I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 166 I'd barely arrived in Zhuolu when Chi You tried to kill me.

"A hidden gem within India?"

Ye Qingzhou touched the crystal in his hand, which had a texture similar to glass, and didn't know what to say. He had been playing with it for two days, but the Dou character seal hadn't reacted at all.

As a result, Huang Liwen casually touched it, and the Dou character seal unlocked on its own. How can you reason with that?

Examining the crystal in his hand closely, Ye Qingzhou quickly revealed a look of surprise: "Crystal clear, sky blue in color, cloudless... the more I look at it, the more it resembles the celestial crystal described in the 'Heavenly Forging Scripture'?"

Tianjing!

Heavenly treasures are even more precious than earthly treasures!

According to the description in the "Tianzhu Jing", Tianjing was formed when a wisp of pure air rose up at the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth, and was condensed by the gathering of innate energy. It can be described as a rare treasure.

Holding the crystal, which had been polished into a round bead, in his hand, Ye Qingzhou could feel that its material was very peculiar. It was indestructible and could also contain an infinite amount of mental energy and store information.

"It really is Tianjing!"

After testing, Ye Qingzhou finally confirmed that the crystal in his hand was the legendary, extremely rare Heavenly Crystal.

Ye Qingzhou immediately sensed something was amiss: "The value of rare materials surpasses that of local treasures. Even a grandmaster would likely be tempted to snatch such a precious item, yet Tao Zhiliang is willing to give it to Wu Baojun?"

"wrong……"

Then, Ye Qingzhou analyzed the original situation in his mind: "The person that Tao Zhiliang really wanted to give it to should be Zhao Baoming, but regarding the rumors about the Nine-Character Seal, no one has ever said that the seal contained Heavenly Crystal. It is likely that someone deliberately concealed this crucial information."

Using the Heavenly Crystal as a carrier, how precious are the secret techniques it contains?

Anyone with a modicum of common sense would never give something like this as a gift, unless the person giving the gift is completely unaware of the value of the treasure, which would lead to such an absurd misjudgment.

The information circulating in the market about the Nine-Character Seal only mentions how precious it is, but fails to explain why it is precious.

Clearly, the news was deliberately leaked by someone.

Picking up the scattered fragments from the ground, Ye Qingzhou saw the seal encasing the Heavenly Crystal. The material was also extraordinary, being a high-to-mid-grade rare and precious black iron.

Its texture is not only extremely hard, but it also has the property of isolating the power of thought.

"It seems that the design of this seal is intended to sever the mental connection between martial artists, in order to prevent anyone from accessing the secrets within the Heavenly Crystal. And this design style seems to be the refining technique of the Xuan Sect..."

After a brief mental deduction, Ye Qingzhou had a fairly good grasp of the cause and effect of the matter: "It seems that there must be someone within the Xuanzong sect secretly collecting the Nine-Character Seal. They definitely know what secrets are hidden in the Heavenly Crystal."

Ye Qingzhou had an idea and immediately got up.

Huang Liwen asked, "Where are you going? Class is about to start!"

"I'm going to the library. Could you ask my teacher for leave for me?"

"You dare skip your homeroom teacher's class? You're something else!"

Huang Liwen gave Ye Qingzhou a thumbs up, looking on with envy. Ye Qingzhou's current treatment was something he, a bottom-of-the-class student, could never compare to.

"Brother Wen, I'm different from you. I skip classes so I can study better."

Ye Qingzhou patted Huang Liwen on the shoulder, hoping that he would take himself as an example and become a diligent and hardworking person.

Huang Liwen rolled his eyes in annoyance: "I've been working really hard lately, okay? I've been setting aside an hour every day to practice, and I've even given up gaming. What more do you want from me?"

"..."

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In the library, Ye Qingzhou sat in front of the computer searching for information and quickly found ancient records related to the Nine Syllable Mantra.

The Nine-Character Mantra Seal originates from the "Six Jia Secret Prayer," a unique and inherited technique of the Taoist Xuanzong sect.

However, the true origin of this technique is actually the military classic "Qimen Dunjia" created by the Yellow Emperor. In addition to recording the methods of weapon forging, the ways of arranging troops and the secrets of troop deployment, the book also records a divine skill that can break magic, named "Liujia Secret Prayer".

In mythology, in ancient times, the Yellow Emperor and Chi You fought a decisive battle at Zhuolu. Chi You often used powerful magic on the battlefield that was beyond human control, but in the end, it was all broken by the nine-character mantra of the "Six Jia Secret Prayer".

Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Qian, Xing!

Each character and seal possesses extraordinary power!

"Some archaeologists even speculate that these nine words of mantra were obtained by the Yellow Emperor from the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady. They are techniques from the heavens, a culmination of military strategies, and possess boundless power."

The more Ye Qingzhou read, the more he felt that the Nine True Words were not simple. Unfortunately, many mythological records were inaccurate, and the Nine True Words as they were now transmitted were far less powerful than those described in the book. Therefore, many people did not take it seriously and thought it was just a rumor.

After all, people in ancient times were also human. When they wrote, they inevitably added some subjective information, and it's even possible that they were exaggerating.

Looking at the Heavenly Crystal in his hand again, Ye Qingzhou seemed to realize something: "This item is related to the Yellow Emperor, no wonder Brother Wen was able to unlock it so easily."

The Taoist school of Xuanzong was originally known as the Huang-Lao school, thus both the Yellow Emperor and Laozi were among its founders. In particular, the Yellow Emperor, as one of the Five Emperors of antiquity, created the theory of primordial energy and yin-yang, which is recorded in the "Huangdi Neijing" (Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic) and became one of the fundamental doctrines of the Taoist school of Xuanzong.

Later generations of Xuanzong used black iron to forge a secret lock to seal the Heavenly Crystal, presumably because they did not want the knowledge recorded within to fall into the hands of ambitious people and thus bring chaos to the world.

Unfortunately, this method could not prevent Huang Liwen, who was the reincarnation of the Yellow Emperor.

In the evening, after returning home from school, Ye Qingzhou first arranged for the members of Zhouzhou Tutoring Class to train on their own, while he himself began to seize the time to refine the Heavenly Crystal in his hand.

Ye Qingzhou continuously poured his mental energy into the crystal, "investing" almost all of his gains from New Year's Day into it, which finally elicited a response from Tianjing.

buzz~

The celestial crystal trembled slightly, then shone with divine light, and a suction force pulled Ye Qingzhou's consciousness directly into it.

When Ye Qingzhou opened his eyes, he saw the scene of two armies facing each other. A great battle was unfolding, and he felt as if he were there, participating in it and becoming an unknown soldier in the Yellow Emperor's camp.

Thump~ thump~ thump~

The thunderous sound of war drums filled the air, like divine music, bolstering the courage and fighting spirit of our soldiers.

This is a special martial art that can enhance strength and unlock one's potential!

Ye Qingzhou was also stirred by the drumbeats, but he remained calm.

At that moment, he looked up and saw a fierce wind blowing and a torrential downpour in the sky.

Within the pitch-black clouds, not only were silvery-white lightning bolts dancing wildly, but a massive dragon shadow also appeared and disappeared amidst the surging lightning.

This dragon has two wings on its back. When it spreads its wings, it stretches for ten miles, covering the sky and blocking out the sun. When it roars angrily, it shakes all directions, bringing thunder and rain.

Using the Dragon Breath Technique, Ye Qingzhou immediately understood the other party's identity: "Yinglong! An ancient giant god who embodies creation, creation, and destruction!"

According to the ancient myths that Dongji Kingdom has collected so far, Yinglong originally lived in the heavens and was an ancient and powerful god. He sent Fuxi the Hetu and Luoshu, helped Fuxi create the Bagua diagram, and even taught Emperor Yan Shennong!

It can be said that Yinglong's contribution was immense in enabling the human race on Earth to establish civilization and become the masters of the world.

Even the "Fish-Dragon Transformation" that Ye Qingzhou cultivated, a divine skill that can be called gene martial arts, also originated from Yinglong, which Ye Qingzhou obtained from its perfect flesh and blood.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Yinglong's opponent was equally formidable.

These were ancient powerhouses belonging to Chi You's camp, and gods from the Dongyi tribe: Feng Bo and Yu Shi!

Among them, Fengbo has the body of a deer and the head of a bird, with antlers on his forehead, while Yushi is covered with colorful feathers and has only one leg, which is the shape of the mythical Shangyang bird.

Both of them have bird-like features, clearly indicating that they are members of the ancient Feathered Clan, and not the same intelligent race as the Scaled Clan to which Yinglong belongs.

"Is this... the Battle of Zhuolu?"

Ye Qingzhou now understood that the scene before him was the crucial battle that took place more than five thousand years ago in ancient times, when the Yellow Emperor and Chi You vied for supremacy in the Central Plains and established their rule over China.

Behind this, the shadows of the Scaled Clan and the Feathered Clan are clearly also present. These alien gods have also participated in the war between humans.

Amidst the torrential rain, the intensity of the battle was such that even the aftershocks could alter celestial phenomena and change the climate within a radius of thousands of miles.

"Martial arts can actually reach this level!"

Ye Qingzhou's soul was also deeply shaken at this moment.

Compared to the battles fought by these experts, humanity's current airplanes and cannons are simply a joke.

Even the main guns of battleships, capable of creating craters the size of a football field with a single shot, are utterly inadequate against Yinglong. Aircraft and missiles are like inferior toys.

Ye Qingzhou witnessed Yinglong stir up a howling gale with just a flap of its wings, blowing away a mountain right in front of everyone!

The Wind God and the Rain Master, working together, possess the power to change the world; they are practically two high-speed, mobile weather weapons.

They can easily create a Category 17 hurricane with wind speeds of up to 60 meters per second, blowing a one-ton tank into the sky like a plastic bag.

They could even force rivers to change course, using powerful floods to destroy enemy positions.

It's practically a super-enhanced version of the power of mental imagery!

Apart from nuclear bombs, any conventional weapon is far too insignificant in the face of such vast and boundless power of nature.

Amidst wind and rain, the great battle continues.

Ye Qingzhou quickly realized that the power used by the Yellow Emperor and Chi You was clearly different.

And what these two represent are probably the two major branches of military strategy and martial arts in the ancient times of the human race.

Among them, the Yellow Emperor relied on the art of Qimen Dunjia, which is the way of the military to gather the masses. It can also be called the martial art of thinking and energy. Its characteristic is that it can gather the morale and spirit of the whole army and transform it into a powerful force, which is then given to the commander to achieve the effect of uniting the people and changing the world.

On the other hand, Chi You focused on strengthening and transforming life, pursuing the ultimate power of body refinement. To this end, he did not hesitate to refine evil spirits into his body, making himself into a strange and grotesque creature with a body of copper and iron, going further and further down the path of inhumanity.

There are two paths, neither of which is right or wrong.

In military strategy, the victor is king.

Whoever wins is right in their martial arts!

roar~

Dozens of miles away, Chi You, who resembled a mecha demon god, swung his sword from afar.

A dazzling golden light shot out, tearing apart the earth, shattering mountains, and transforming into a dark golden torrent that surged forth.

Super-level martial arts technique, Tiger-Slaying Golden Blade!

Ye Qingzhou had seen this move before on Niu Taijie, and it was clearly a unique skill created by Chi You. Its power was incredible. Back then at the Phoenix Cup, even with Niu Taijie's cultivation level, Ye Qingzhou was still shaken to his core and unable to move for several seconds when Niu Taijie used it. This shows how powerful this move was.

Facing the blade personally swung by Chi You, Ye Qingzhou felt as if he were facing a natural disaster, and his flawless sword heart was almost shattered and annihilated.

"How can a mere fragment of an image captured from the river of time possess such power, enough to shake my very soul? If it were the real Chi You, how strong would he be?"

Ye Qingzhou trembled all over, not from fear, but from excitement.

He longed for the day when he could fight against such a master to prove his own martial arts skills!

When the super-level martial skill Tiger Demon Golden Blade, which had reached a state of divine perfection, was unleashed, the blade's light instantly dominated the world and shook all directions. Ye Qingzhou's position was the first to bear the brunt of the attack.

Just as Ye Qingzhou thought the video was about to end, a powerful and furious shout suddenly rang out beside him: "Fight!"

Suddenly, a human general clad in golden armor appeared beside him. He was tall and imposing, with fierce eyebrows raised. At this moment, he was forming a hand seal with his middle finger retracted and his little finger extended outward, forming the Outer Circle Mystic Seal.

Once this mudra is formed, one will be fearless in the face of danger and advance with courage and diligence!

Instantly, the morale of the entire army surged, and the immense power of thought and energy converged upon him alone.

Immediately, this person's fighting spirit surged, and all his mental energy was transformed into his strength, increasing his cultivation level by more than tenfold!

Fight!

Fight against heaven and earth!

Humans are the most warlike race in the world!

To survive, they are willing to fight against the heavens, the earth, and other people!

And this is the essence of the Dou character seal!

With united will, we will overcome all obstacles!

"Break it!"

The golden-armored general roared and swung his long spear, shattering the attacking Tiger-Slaying Golden Blade head-on. The innate Geng metal evil energy scattered across the sky, dyeing the earth with a layer of golden radiance.

Ye Qingzhou's mind was still immersed in that earth-shattering attack just now, and when he came back to his senses, his consciousness had already left the Heavenly Crystal and returned to reality.

"The secret technique of spiritual resonance?"

Playing with the smooth, lustrous celestial crystal in his hand, Ye Qingzhou, in the illusion just now, had clearly mastered the true essence of the Dou Zi Seal: "I never imagined that this Dou Zi Seal would actually record such an ancient military technique that can resonate with the spirit and mind. In terms of grade, it must be at least a super-level martial art, right?"

Then Ye Qingzhou fell into deep thought: "The Six Strategy of Military Competition is said to be a treasured martial arts manual created by the Sage of War. Before the Cave Heaven reappeared in the mortal world, it was not valued. It was not until Qi Shengtian brought back the Heavenly Conquest Martial Manual from the Mi Luo Cave Heaven and unlocked the secret of internal energy that the martial arts passed down by the military finally saw the light of day and was promoted by the Eastern Pole Kingdom in the army."

Organizing the various information and materials he had consulted, Ye Qingzhou gained a clearer understanding of the development of martial arts on Blue Star.

"It seems that the martial arts tradition of the Eastern Pole Kingdom is currently dominated by the body-refining style of the military school, which is similar to the life-modification style of Chi You. On the contrary, the Mind-Power Martial Arts inherited from the Yellow Emperor seems to be known by very few people?"

Ye Qingzhou was very puzzled by this: the martial arts of the victors were lost, while the martial arts of the losers were flourishing.

So, who won and who lost the Battle of Zhuolu?

Afterwards, Ye Qingzhou began to cultivate the spiritual resonance divine power on the Douzi Seal. His mental energy transformed into invisible threads, which quickly and successfully connected with the sword souls of the three peerless divine weapons: Tianxing, Yandi, and Longyuan.

The attempt to connect with the Flying Frost Sword failed, because the Flying Frost Sword has no sword spirit, and spiritual resonance cannot resonate with "inanimate objects".

buzz~

The three divine weapons, Tianxing, Yandi, and Longyuan, flew out of their sheaths and began to rotate around Ye Qingzhou.

One person and three swords, in the blink of an eye, entered a state of resonance.

Ye Qingzhou felt that he had entered an incredible state, with the power of the three peerless divine weapons gathered in his body.

At that moment, it seemed as if everything in heaven and earth was prostrating itself at his feet.

A powerful aura began to emanate from Ye Qingzhou, and his sword intent transformed into a dragon shape, soaring into the sky from behind him, piercing through heaven and earth, and dominating the universe.

Even Yingyue, who was attempting to break through to the Martial Saint realm, was alarmed. She flashed to Ye Qingzhou's side, her expression filled with excitement: "My lord, you've crossed the threshold of ascension?"

Ascend to the Twelve-Story Heavenly Tower!

It is the only way for mortals to shed their physical bodies and ascend to heaven to become gods.

Crossing the first level, in the martial arts world of Blue Star, is the so-called master realm. Its mark is that one uses one's own essence, energy, and spirit to construct a bridge between heaven and earth, breaking the barrier between the human body and heaven and earth, thereby being able to circulate energy throughout heaven and earth and possessing inexhaustible power.

Ye Qingzhou shook his head and said, "This is the spiritual resonance of the Dou Zi Seal. I was able to forcefully make my sword intent penetrate the heavens and earth and possess characteristics similar to a martial arts master because I received the power of the three peerless divine weapons. But this is not my own cultivation; it is borrowed power."

Ye Qingzhou didn't hide anything from Yingyue and spoke frankly about it.

Upon hearing this, Yingyue was even more shocked: "The 'Dou' character seal? Young master has received the Yellow Emperor's inheritance?"

Ye Qingzhou smiled and said, "Not yet, but I've figured out how to obtain the Yellow Emperor's inheritance."

Huang Liwen is most enthusiastic about chasing girls, but as for practicing martial arts, he is completely forced into it, so his progress is very slow.

If we really wait for him to achieve mastery of his cultivation, who knows when that will be?

Therefore, Ye Qingzhou planned to teach the Douzi Seal to Huang Liwen, so that he could resonate with the spirit of the Tianxing Sword, which should be enough to activate the Yellow Emperor's inherited memories within him.

Anyway, the Dou character seal originally belonged to the Yellow Emperor. Even if Ye Qingzhou didn't teach it, Huang Liwen could learn it on his own after awakening the Yellow Emperor's inherited memories.

Ye Qingzhou's actions were tantamount to trading something that originally belonged to the Yellow Emperor with the Yellow Emperor's reincarnation, a prime example of getting something for nothing!

(End of this chapter)