Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

The world of Swordsmanship is considered low-level martial arts, and the power that Xia Zuo can share is completely inadequate. The most valuable thing should be the Dugu Nine Swords.

After activating his cheat ability, Xia Zuo began to think about how to get his hands on this sword technique that could be used in all worlds. Now, it had actually been delivered right to his doorstep. This was truly a cause for celebration.

He perked up, ready to cooperate with Feng Qingyang so that the old man could smoothly transition the conversation to teaching swordsmanship.

He's seen plenty of straight men in comedy.

Feng Qingyang glanced indifferently at Tian Boguang's corpse and continued, "But today such an eyesore of a filthy scoundrel came along. You all got rid of him to save me the trouble of taking action. That's a merit..."

Xia Zuo didn't think much of what he heard, but Linghu Chong blushed with embarrassment. He put his hands behind his back and twisted his fingers helplessly, completely at a loss for what to do.

Xia Zuo bowed respectfully and said, "This kind of scoundrel of the martial world has infiltrated my Mount Hua. Those who have the ability should naturally eliminate him. This is a disciple's duty."

"Besides, Grandmaster Feng's skills are so profound that he could probably dismiss Tian Boguang with just a flick of his little finger. How could I possibly have any merit in front of Grandmaster Feng?"

Feng Qingyang glanced at Xia Zuo with slight surprise: "Seeing your polite manners and the fact that your internal strength far surpasses your swordsmanship, I originally thought that you were Yue's prized disciple and would have the same bad temper as him. I didn't expect you to be so quick-witted."

"Hehe, you guys still deserve credit."

"Back then...back then...I made a solemn vow that I would never again actually fight anyone in my lifetime..."

At this point, Feng Qingyang paused, then looked at Linghu Chong and explained, "That night, I tested your swordsmanship to let you know that if the Huashan Sect's 'Nineteen Jade Maiden Swords' are used correctly, how can anyone bully you so easily?"

"If your swordsmanship and internal strength are not up to par, you can't blame yourself for having a bad sword technique."

"The nine skills of my Huashan Sect are all passed down from our ancestor, Master Hao Datong of Guangningzi, whose source is directly traced back to Master Chongyang of the Quanzhen Sect, who was recognized as the 'Number One in the World' during the Northern Song Dynasty."

He then looked at Xia Zuo and praised, "You're quite good, kid. You've mastered the most basic Huashan sword techniques to a high degree. You've truly grasped the essence of Huashan sword techniques: 'Winning by combining orthodox and unorthodox methods, and seeking victory in danger.'"

Linghu Chong was completely bewildered. "Winning by combining orthodox and unorthodox methods, seeking victory in danger"—how come he didn't see that?

Didn't Xia Zuo just crush everyone from the start and kill Tian Boguang in no time?

Where exactly did they manage to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat?

Seeing Linghu Chong's bewildered expression, Feng Qingyang explained simply, "Xia's swordsmanship is already quite advanced, revealing true skill in the ordinary. Swordsmanship like yours and your master Yue's can't be discerned without a direct confrontation."

"Tsk, we've gone a bit off-topic."

"You two have done a good job, and I, as your elder, deserve a reward. What do you both want?"

"Let me make this clear first, this old man doesn't have any gold, silver, treasures, or divine weapons; I haven't used them for a long time..."

While Linghu Chong was still hesitating, Xia Zuo knelt down without hesitation and kowtowed repeatedly: "Grandmaster Feng, since the internal strife in our Huashan Sect many years ago, the Huashan Nine Skills have been incomplete. My master has been collecting and organizing them for many years, and the internal skills have been restored, but the sword techniques have been missing and have never been resolved."

"If Uncle-Master Feng wants to reward me, he should pass on all of my Huashan sword techniques to his disciples to make up for the shortcomings of my Huashan Sect."

Feng Qingyang's face twitched slightly, and he said with a half-smile, "Heh... do you really need this old man to teach you these sword techniques?"

"Go back and learn from the stone walls in that cave. With your swordsmanship level, you'll learn it all after just one look."

Feng Qingyang continued, "That kid Yue Buqun is utterly clueless when it comes to recognizing and teaching people. Linghu Chong was originally a great talent, but he turned him into a stupid ox or a wooden horse, making him incredibly clumsy when it comes to practicing swordsmanship."

Upon hearing Feng Qingyang speak ill of Yue Buqun, Linghu Chong's anger flared, and he raised his head and said, "Grand Uncle, I don't want you to teach me anymore."

Feng Qingyang said, "You're upset that I insulted your master? Fine, I won't insult him anymore."

"According to seniority, I belong to the 'Qing' generation, and he belongs to the 'Bu' generation. He should call me 'Shishu' (Uncle-Master), and I should call him 'Yue Xiaozi' (Young Master Yue). Is that alright?"

Linghu Chong quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Grandmaster Uncle, you did not scold my master. Your grand-disciple will naturally listen to your teachings."

Feng Qingyang smiled slightly and said self-deprecatingly, "It's me who's here to beg you to teach me."

Linghu Chong kowtowed again, sincerely saying, "This disciple dares not, please forgive me, Grandmaster Uncle."

Feng Qingyang glanced at Linghu Chong, then at Xia Zuo, and shook his head, sighing, "Yue Buqun's ability to teach this kid is truly rare... Heh!"

"You two are quite eccentric, aren't you?"

"Linghu is clearly a free-spirited and chivalrous person, but he is bound by rules and regulations and cannot be free; Xia seems to be a rigid, serious, and methodical person, but in reality he is quick-witted and decisive."

"Young Yue is really lucky to have such unpolished gems as his disciples. If they are well-educated, the revival of Mount Hua will be a piece of cake."

Feng Qingyang remained silent for a while before regaining his composure and saying, "What I am going to teach you is a sword technique called the Dugu Nine Swords."

"Listen up, you two."

Feng Qingyang curled his fingers and counted: "Gui Mei moves towards Wu Wang, Wu Wang moves towards Tong Ren, Tong Ren moves towards Da You."

"Jia transforms into Bing, Bing transforms into Geng, and Geng transforms into Gui."

"The transition between Zi and Chou, the transition between Chen and Si, and the transition between Wu and Wei."

"Wind and thunder are one change, mountains and marshes are one change, water and fire are one change."

"Qian and Kun clash, Zhen and Dui clash, Li and Xun clash."

"Three increases to become five, five increases to become nine, and nine increases to return to the origin of one."

"..."

Feng Qingyang continued reading, reciting over three hundred characters before stopping and saying to the two, "Try to memorize it once."

Linghu Chong, with his lively personality and strong desire to perform, was the first to recite: "The Maiden Returns to the Unwanted, the Unwanted Returns to the Companion, the Companion Returns to the Great Possession..."

Linghu Chong was very intelligent, and his memory was very clear when he was focused. He recited the text all the way through, only making about ten mistakes.

Feng Qingyang corrected him, and Linghu Chong recited it a second time, only making seven mistakes. The third time, he got it all right.

Feng Qingyang was very pleased and said, "Very good, very good!"

"Xia boy, it's your turn."

Xia Zuo smiled slightly and began to recite: "Gui Mei Qu Wu Wang..."

The combined intelligence resulting from the stacking of eight souls was terrifying; Xia Zuo memorized all 300 words after hearing them only once.

Moreover, Linghu Chong had recited it several times, and upon comparison, he was even more certain of his abilities.

Xia Zuo memorized 300 characters perfectly, even mimicking Feng Qingyang's tone flawlessly.

Linghu Chong and Feng Qingyang were both slightly surprised, but quickly understood.

Only with such talent could one achieve such mastery of swordsmanship and internal energy at the age of 17.