Borrowing a sword

Chapter 71 Obsessed
Han Shuangjiang's heart skipped a beat when she heard the words "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect".

This is the ultimate skill of the Dao Ancestor, and is also known as the strongest sword technique in the world.

In the past thousand years, the number of people who have mastered the "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source" technique can be counted on one hand.

In the past century, the only person to have mastered the "Return of Ten Thousand Swords" technique is the current Sword Master of the Sword Sect.

For this reason, although he is still stuck at the bottleneck of the eighth realm of perfection, people often compare him with his junior uncle from the Daoist sect before he fell from his realm.

Furthermore, the Sword Sect unilaterally believes that the Sword Master who unleashed the Ten Thousand Swords Return to One technique is the strongest in the world!
Of course, this statement only represents the position of the Sword Sect.

Every sword cultivator has dreamed of mastering the "Ten Thousand Swords Return to One" technique, without exception.

Han Shuangjiang does not yet have her own natal magic weapon, nor has she yet chosen her future path of cultivation.

However, if one can truly comprehend "The Return of Ten Thousand Swords," then naturally one must practice swordsmanship!

Moreover, in Chu Huaixu's memory, Han Shuangjiang was originally a sword cultivator in "Borrowing a Sword".

As for me...

"I've already achieved the [Sword Heart Clarity], so what else should I practice if not swordsmanship? Body tempering?" Chu Huaixu joked to himself.

After exchanging a glance, they both saw a hint of eagerness in each other's eyes.

They took the jade slip and went to the white-robed steward to register.

The jade slip cannot be taken away. It has its own mysteries. You only need to activate the divine imprint inside to deeply imprint all the contents into your mind.

Chu Huaixu couldn't help but sigh, "If only we had this when we were studying."

The white-robed steward took the jade slips from the two men, glanced at the names of the cultivation techniques, and couldn't help but look up at Chu Huaixu.

"Why is it the Daoist Canon?"

His face was etched with the words "wanting to say something but holding back."

But in the end, I chose not to rely on my seniority and not to speak out of turn.

I'm just the person in charge of the first floor; I just need to do my job.

The head of the library has said many times that Taoism emphasizes predestined relationships and should not interfere too much with others. How do you know that you are definitely right?

—Don't bear the consequences.

"You two close your eyes and calm your minds," said the white-robed steward.

The Chu Huai Preface and Han Shuangjiang were copied accordingly.

Soon, the entire content of the cultivation technique came to mind.

"Thank you, Steward." The two men bowed and expressed their gratitude.

The middle-aged man nodded slightly and said, "After you go back, cultivate diligently. Once you reach the first realm, you can use your registered disciple token to exchange for an outer disciple token."

"Yes."

The two jade slips were thus retrieved and returned to their original positions.

Chu Huaixu looked at the white-robed steward and asked, "Steward, the fourth floor has 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin', right?"

“Yes.” The middle-aged man smiled, not surprised.

Who wouldn't yearn for "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin"?
Wasn't I the same way back then?

So he smiled gently and said, "Of course there is. If you want to go and see, then go ahead. I hope you can really learn it."

Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang exchanged a glance, bid farewell to the white-robed steward, and began to quickly ascend the stairs.

Since the Dao Ancestor has made the "Return of Ten Thousand Swords" technique known to the world, all the sects, large and small, in the Xuanhuang Realm now possess this technique.

Therefore, it is definitely free and does not require sect contribution points to exchange for.

Unfortunately, although it's free, very few people in the world can truly understand it.

Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang quickly arrived at the fourth floor.

Here, their identification tokens as registered disciples were so conspicuous.

Because those who exchange spells here are all outer disciples.

One cannot study the law before entering the first realm.

Therefore, the senior students could easily guess that most of them had come to observe "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin".

Many people recognized them and began whispering among themselves.

On the fourth floor of the library, there is a main pillar.

The contents of "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source" were then engraved on the pillar.

Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang stood in front of the pillar, looking up at it.

When the senior students around saw this, they all showed kind smiles.

Many people were also caught up in reminiscing, as if they were seeing themselves from back then.

Anyone present could recite the entire "Ten Thousand Swords Return to Their Origin" from memory.

Since this is not a divine thought jade slip, you need to stand here and memorize it by yourself.

This pillar is like a must-see attraction for Taoist disciples.

Anyone would come here.

Whether I can comprehend it in the future is another matter; for now, I'll just memorize it first.

Chu Huaixu glanced at Han Shuangjiang and saw a hint of reverence in her beautiful eyes.

Most people in the Xuanhuang Realm revere the Dao Ancestor.

Even those who are not Taoist practitioners often refer to themselves as disciples when mentioning the Taoist Ancestor.

Because of the Qi-Opening Pill, because of "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source"!
Whether it was alchemical formulas or magical techniques, the Dao Ancestor had his own grand vision, and he made both public to the world.

And so, the young couple began to memorize it by rote.

There's no need to memorize the Chu Huai Preface, because it has a systematic structure.

After he read through the entire document, he heard a system notification.

"[Ding! You have obtained the Heavenly-level spell—'Ten Thousand Swords Return to Their Origin'!]"

The path to knowledge is paved with diligence. Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang walked down the mountain, their steps noticeably lighter than when they were going up.

Both of them had memorized the entire text of "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source".

However, since I haven't entered the first realm yet, there's no point in memorizing it, as I don't even have any spiritual energy in my body.

On their way down the mountain, they stopped at the Treasure Pavilion and exchanged their spirit discs for 2000 sect contribution points, which they split equally.

"1000 contribution points should be enough for you to exchange for a suitable spell for your current realm," Chu Huaixu said to Han Shuangjiang.

"Yes, thank you," the large ice block said softly.

"Why thank me? We explored the secret realm together, and we agreed to split the spirit disk in half." He smiled indifferently.

"The most urgent task now is to master the technique as soon as possible and enter the first realm," he emphasized again.

"So, you bought so many pills?" Han Shuangjiang looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Just now, after selling the spirit disk at the Treasure Pavilion, Chu Huaixu immediately spent over four hundred sect contribution points to buy several bottles of spirit pills.

“That’s right, you are a superior-grade spiritual embryo, and I am a low-grade spiritual embryo. Of course I need pills to aid my cultivation.” He said with an air of self-righteousness.

Chu Huaixu knew what the other party was worried about: "Don't worry, it's just for assisting cultivation. Relying solely on pills to break through is, after all, a minor path."

The pills he just bought are indeed the kind that can accelerate cultivation.

When players consume it, it will be directly converted into experience points.

Gaining experience points through drugs is the same as gaining experience points through sparring; there is an upper limit for each level.

Chu Huaixu planned to use these credit limits as soon as possible.

He's in a rush right now; for some reason, he needs to make the most of every second.

After the two returned to the bamboo house, Xu Ziqing still hadn't come home.

This drove Chu Huaixu, who had bought several bottles of elixirs, crazy.

"Can't someone do something about him? If I also had this kind of innate medicinal physique, I could just work hard to earn money to buy pills, or even learn how to refine pills myself!"

Han Shuangjiang looked at him and said goodbye, "Then I'll go back to cultivate now."

"Alright, I wish you success in advancing to the next level." He said politely.

In reality, Chu Huaixu knew that with the extraordinary talent of this world's protagonist, she could probably master the Six Imperial True Scripture tonight and advance to the first realm.

Tomorrow morning, she can exchange her identity token for that of an outer disciple.

"For her, the speed of breaking through to the first realm is actually not much slower than that of the Qi Refining stage." He sighed.

Pushing open the door, Chu Huaixu sat down on the futon.

He's still quite excited.

He's traveled through time now, so playing games is definitely different from before.

A real and magnificent world of cultivation is about to open up before him.

"More importantly, the system will reward each player with 1 [random attribute point] when they reach the first realm."

Chu Huaixu had been craving this for a long time.

Currently, his [Physical Strength] is 2 points, while his [Spirit Gathering] and [Comprehension] are both 1.

Moreover, there is a very small chance of increasing the [Spiritual Embryo Attribute].

Chu Huaixu took out a bottle of Enhancement Pills and began to take them.

The name sounds so impressive, like eating it will break through your cultivation level, but in reality, one pill only gives you 200 experience points.

Chu Huaixu swallowed all ten pills in one gulp.

It tastes terrible, bitter at first, and the pills are so large that they are hard to swallow.

It is completely different from the wonderful taste of the Xuan Tian Fetal Breathing Pill, which melts in your mouth.

"A low-grade elixir is just a low-grade elixir!"

The system notification sounded in his ear, and he successfully gained 2000 experience points.

After glancing at it, Chu Huaixu opened the second bottle of Enhancement Pills and continued taking them; he couldn't stop taking the medicine!
Two bottles of elixirs were converted into 4000 experience points.

He took a deep breath, adjusted his posture, and sat cross-legged on the futon.

Upgrading the "Taoist Canon" requires 3497 experience points according to the system's calculations, always in such exact amounts.

The matching degree between Chu Huai Xu and Dao Dian is only 33%. If it were higher, the experience points would definitely be saved more.

However, the compatibility is only linked to his current situation, and his biggest characteristic right now is that he is in good health.
However, both [Comprehension] and [Spiritual Embryo Attribute] can be improved in the future, and the compatibility will only continue to increase.

"In the early stages, leveling up is relatively inexpensive, unlike the later stages where you can easily gain tens or hundreds of thousands of experience points. The difference isn't that much," Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

He's determined to accept this forced marriage!

It might not be sweet at first, but it quenches your thirst!
And it will only get sweeter in the future.

"System, upgrade me!"

Chu Huaixu is ready.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth began to surge towards him. The [Spiritual Embryo Secret Treasury] within his body had been opened, and all nine orifices were now fully open. After passing through the nine orifices, the spiritual energy would transform into spiritual power and be stored within the [Spiritual Embryo Secret Treasury].

After the spiritual energy entered his body, he felt a warm sensation.

He could feel them passing through one acupoint after another, and then surging towards the mysterious [Spiritual Embryo Treasury].

However, the next moment, a bizarre scene unfolded.

The spiritual energy that had already been transformed into spiritual power was diverted at the entrance to the [Spiritual Embryo Secret Treasury]?
Some entered the Spirit Embryo Treasury, while others began to flow to other places.

Those were Chu Huaixu's limbs and bones; that was his physical body!
A different kind of pain began to emanate from my body.
"This is not right! This is not right! This is not right!" he exclaimed in alarm.

He still possesses such basic knowledge of spiritual practice.

Chu Huaixu instantly realized what was going on!
Today, inside the library, he broke through the formation with force, piercing through four array barriers with a single finger.

Amidst the strange looks from his senior classmates, he raised his hand and explained, "Cultivating both inner and outer qualities, cultivating both inner and outer qualities."

At this very moment, my words have come true!
(End of this chapter)