Who taught him to practice swordsmanship like this?

Chapter 168 Five Mountains Divine Sword

A month later, Su Baichen's soul-gold clone arrived in the capital of Liang Kingdom with a bountiful harvest.

He found Tang Dezhao, handed him two formulas and a blueprint, and said, "Your Majesty, with these, you should be able to stabilize the country and strengthen your power."

Tang Dezhao took the three documents and looked through them.

What surprised him first were the two recipes, which were actually two fertilizers made from saltpeter and flint!

"This—isn't saltpeter used to make gunpowder, and flint used to start fires? Can it really be used as fertilizer in the fields?"

Su Baichen nodded and said, "This is a refining method that my senior sister, known as the 'Little Fairy Doctor,' researched for a month before discovering it."

"—Do you need me to explain the principles of the Five Elements' mutual generation to you?"

Tang Dezhao waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I don't have the patience to listen to that kind of stuff. If you say it's useful, then it must be useful."

Su Baichen said, "Well, you can ask the people at Hidden Dragon Manor to experiment more, and you can also ask them for help with production. If you're putting it in the fields, it's best to use it in combination with traditional farm fertilizers, which will help increase grain yield."

"The last set of blueprints is a forge blueprint that I obtained from a master craftsman. It can also be operated by Hidden Dragon Manor. Once built, it will improve steelmaking efficiency and help you forge armor and weapons."

Tang Dezhao was deeply moved: "Master Xiaobai, you have helped me so much, please allow me to repay you—"

Su Baichen shook his head and said, "I'm helping you because you're a good emperor."

He patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't forget to practice the Emperor's Sword regularly to keep your body healthy, or you'll fall ill too soon."

When this was mentioned, Tang Dezhao became very animated.

"Haha, how could I not practice the Emperor's Sword diligently? You have no idea, those ministers who like to rely on their seniority don't dare to utter a sound in front of me now—many people are secretly saying that my power is growing stronger and stronger!"

Looking at the smug Tang Dezhao, Su Baichen could only see the carefree spirit of the young emperor from back then in him at this moment.

He thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "Then if you suddenly become nicer to them, wouldn't those old men be grateful to you?"

Tang Dezhao's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I need to find an opportunity to try."

Then, somewhat troubled, he said, "But I have a problem now."

Su Baichen asked, "What is it?"

Tang Dezhao said, "Originally, I relied on the eunuchs and those ministers to compete and balance the court, but now I find that those eunuchs are not capable at all, and they can't beat those old foxes in the court at all."

"Unless I take sides."

"The problem is, when you really let those incompetent people handle government affairs, they often make a complete mess of things, and I'm the one who has to clean up their messes."

His troubles were largely due to the lack of truly capable confidants.

Su Baichen changed his mind slightly and said, "I just gave you some new fat and a new forge. You can call all these eunuchs to take charge of these matters under the pretext of entrusting them with important tasks."

"They probably can't handle overly complicated government affairs, but they are better suited to practical matters that require careful management."

"As for the fact that you don't have any talented people under your command—if you're too lazy to train them yourself, then go ask your aunt. Or you can simply let those eunuchs find a way to recommend talent for you."

"Set clear rules for them, make them understand that this means they really have to take responsibility, and that it represents their authority in your eyes—"

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"I'm sure they'll go to great lengths to find talented people for you."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Of course, you must also show sufficient respect to those ministers who have risen through the proper channels, and give them important positions."

"That's how you make people think you're a good emperor, just a bit emotional and blinded by those eunuchs."

Tang Dezhao was greatly impressed upon hearing this, saying, "Teacher Xiaobai, that's why I say you're a teacher!"

He felt he had learned a very useful skill.

On the other side, Su Baichen finally breathed a sigh of relief after sensing that his Soul Gold clone had finally handed over the fertilizer formula and the blast furnace steelmaking formula to the little emperor. He felt as if a burden had been lifted from his heart.

He has already provided the best solution; the rest depends on whether Tang Dezhao can live up to expectations.

But he still had something on his mind to accomplish.

That is to combine the insights from the five mountains and finally create a sword technique belonging to the earth element.

This sword technique can be considered a summary of his travels over the past year. Of course, it's also because he's a bit of a perfectionist and always felt he should make a summary.

So he carried Luan Ke to the top of Yin Feng Gorge, closed his eyes, and began to recall his various insights from the journey.

The profoundness and sustenance of Nanshan, the majestic stability of Taishan, the tenacious protection of Damaoshan, the unyielding fortitude of Yujingshan, and the uprightness and inclusiveness of Chongshan.

The unique character of these five mountains has become the foundation of his understanding of the Earth element, and the key to his ability to deduce the Earth element from acquired understanding to innate understanding.

And it was amidst these many insights that he suddenly had a brilliant idea.

Why not incorporate the essence and characteristics of a sacred mountain into a single sword, and then create the "Five Mountains Divine Sword"?

Su Baichen thought the idea was excellent, and then secretly began to plan.

Subsequently————

He started from Mount Tai.

He incorporated his previous understanding of the "Withering and Flourishing Sword Technique" into his insights into the earth and mountains, and then suddenly swung his sword.

All true qi and spiritual power circulated wildly in this sword strike, and essence, qi and spirit merged into one. Then, a vast and enormous azure sword qi, as large as a mountain, was slashed out. This sword strike slashed towards the sky, and the clouds and mist seemed to separate into two colors, life and death, yin and yang!

What a magnificent Mount Tai Divine Sword!

Su Baichen gasped for breath and quickly popped a handful of pills into his mouth.

This sword strike consumed a huge amount of energy, nearly a third of his true energy.

He quickly sat down to meditate and recover, and it took him a long time to catch his breath.

When he got up again, he noticed that there were people watching him from a distance.

Perhaps his cultivation practice has once again attracted the attention of others.

This time, however, he was experienced. After calming his breathing, he unleashed another sword strike—

The profound and weighty presence of Nanshan Mountain, and the ever-burning flame of life—

Nanshan Divine Sword!

With another sword thrust towards the sky, flames engulfed the heavens!

This was his second sword strike, but because of his previous experience, he controlled his energy consumption this time and didn't expend too much of his spirit.

Even so, the sword intent that was held back still stirred up the Zhou Tian Fire Element, which ignited the entire sky.

The previous Mount Tai Divine Sword was of the Wood element, while this time the Mount Nan Divine Sword is of the Fire element.

Most importantly, they can all be catalyzed and driven by the innate earth element!

A moment later, came the sharp and piercing Jade Capital Divine Sword, followed by the powerful and resilient Great Mao Divine Sword, and finally the dignified and majestic Chongshan Divine Sword.

Five mountains and five swords were brewing and emerging one after another.

After unleashing all five swords, he gasped for breath but revealed an expression of immense pleasure.

Xuan Yin Zhenren watched this scene silently from afar, his heart heavy with sorrow.

Shuiyin Ji asked with a smile, "He's already created sword techniques at the level of ultimate arts and profound secrets, are you still going to let him develop freely?"

Master Xuan Yin's lips twitched slightly as he said, "Isn't this perfect?"

Shuiyin Ji smiled radiantly and said, "It is quite good, after all, I am now considered a half-sword cultivator—but 'Yin Sword Sect' doesn't sound very good, does it?"

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