Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

The land on the mountain is different.

The Guhua faction has existed for many years and has always occupied that land, and the General Affairs Department never collects land tax from them.

"Building it on the mountain is a bit inconvenient, but the environment is good, far away from the secular world, which allows disciples to cultivate in peace, and it is also in line with the style of the sect."

"That's true. Ren, do you think our Ara-Taki-ha should move up the mountain too?"

Moving up in the mountains would be so classy!

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Hisagi Shinobu's forehead.

"Boss, don't just do things on a whim..."

Moving to the mountains, how could he even think of that?

They have nothing, are they going to move up the mountain and starve?

"I was just saying..." Ichidou muttered.

He's just thinking about it; he'd never actually do it.

"Speaking of which, your Ancient Hua Sword Technique is quite formidable, isn't it? Why has the Ancient Hua Sect declined so much?"

Hu Tao felt a little puzzled, but she had never really looked into this issue before.

Logically speaking, with such powerful swordsmanship, the Guhua Sect shouldn't have declined so much.

Or has the tradition been broken?

If the tradition is broken, the sword technique they possess will become very important.

Although many pages were stuck together due to moisture, there are still skilled craftsmen who can repair them.

Chapter 644 I Want to Learn Fire Swallowing and Sword Spitting

"Well, it's a bit complicated..."

Xingqiu was unsure where to begin.

"It's alright, take your time."

Everyone perked up their ears, curious as to why the Guhua School had declined.

"Alright, then I'll explain it to you slowly."

"Although I say that the Guhua Sect is a declining minor sect now, it is actually showing signs of revitalization. Before I arrived, the Guhua Sect was much more declining."

"What do you mean by that?" Jiang Bai asked curiously.

"It all started when I joined the Guhua faction..."

Xingqiu imitated a storyteller, drawing out his words to deliberately whet everyone's appetite.

Hu Tao shoved him, telling him to stop being so mysterious and to hurry up and tell her.

Although it's not difficult to find out information about the Guhua faction, with someone directly involved here, there's no need to ask around.

Xingqiu cleared his throat and began to speak slowly.

"At first, I was quite happy when my father sent me to the Ancient Flower School. After all, the Ancient Flower School's spears and swords were famous in Liyue hundreds of years ago."

"The sect also possesses three major secret techniques: the spear technique [Thrusting Brightness Technique], the sword technique [Cutting Rain Technique], and the dual techniques of spear and sword [Generation and Restraint Technique]."

"I originally thought I'd just learn any martial art to protect myself. But after joining, I was greatly disappointed..."

As Xingqiu spoke, the group became very gossipy, with Jiang Bai even pulling out a handful of melon seeds.

Xingqiu took out a fan, tapped it in his palm, and struck a pose like a storyteller.

"You know, the Guhua Sect has a huge training center. When I saw that magnificent training center, I was so happy, thinking I had made the right choice. But do you know what happened?"

"What's up?" Jiang Bai asked politely, playing the straight man.

"That dojo was actually rented!"

"Pfft—" Chongyun choked a little.

Renting a dojo may sound outrageous at first glance, but upon closer examination, it makes perfect sense.

The Guhua School had already declined, so it was impossible for it to have a grand temple anymore.

If you want to recruit new disciples with potential, you have to make a good impression, right?

So renting the dojo became a natural progression.

After all, renting is much cheaper than buying.

"At first, I thought these three unique techniques were just empty names, after all, the Guhua Sect didn't even have a single person who could use them completely."

"But as I continued to consult the classics, I discovered that this was not the case."

"It's not that these three techniques are weak, but rather that they are too strong. Ordinary people cannot learn them, and without a teacher, it is extremely difficult to learn them. Even if one or two moves are managed to be used, they are just for show and have no real power."

"Therefore, the Guhua School declined in this way."

Hu Tao suddenly realized.

She thought the cultivation technique had been lost, but it turned out the technique was too difficult...

"It's truly rare for a technique to decline because it's too powerful..." Jiang Bai didn't know what to say.

It can only be said that the majority of people in the world are mediocre.

As a result, if it weren't for Xingqiu, the Guhua School would never have been able to revive over the years.

"No one can actually use the three unique skills of the Guhua Sect, and most of its disciples are skilled in unorthodox martial arts and minor techniques..."

"My father originally just wanted me to learn some martial arts to protect myself, but I ended up reading the classics on my own and accidentally learned these three techniques."

Xingqiu spread his hands in a gesture reminiscent of Versailles.

He was very polite in public, maintaining the demeanor of the second young master of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, but he was completely different in front of close friends.

He didn't learn martial arts deliberately; he just learned them gradually and mastered them as he watched.

He didn't even have a master to teach him; he learned it simply by reading the martial arts manual.

Looking at his Versailles-like demeanor, Jiang Bai said sarcastically:

"Our young master Xingqiu is truly remarkable!"

"That's really impressive." Yi Dou didn't pick up on Jiang Bai's sarcastic tone and gave it high praise.

This boy, who looks like a girl, has mastered a powerful sword technique that has been lost for many years without any master's guidance. He is truly amazing.

Chong Yunli also failed to detect Jiang Bai's sarcastic tone and said very sincerely:

"I also admire Xingqiu very much. He is not only very talented in martial arts, but also has unique insights into many things. He even helped me find a lot of information about demons and monsters..."

Hu Tao looked at the silly child with some pity.

So innocent and straightforward, no wonder she's always being teased by Xingqiu.

"You're my good friend, how could I not help you?" Xingqiu winked at Chongyun.

Chongyun didn't notice anything amiss and nodded earnestly.

"Well, I won't thank you enough. Just let me know if you need any help."

Jiang Bai and Hu Tao exchanged a glance, feeling that Chong Yun, this silly child, was beyond saving.

"Hey, Brother Xingqiu, what kind of strange martial arts are you talking about?" Yidou was quite interested in what he was talking about.

Anyway, I'm going to Guhuapai, and if it's fun, I might as well learn something from it.

"Oh, there are so many. Like swallowing swords and breathing fire, paper fish swimming, breaking rocks with your chest, splitting bricks with your bare hands... 100 skills, and I learned them all in half a month."

It's like autumn has arrived at Versailles.

He was more proud of this than the three essential skills of the Guhua School that he had learned on his own.

Who else in the world can learn more than 100 kinds of unorthodox techniques in ten days or half a month?

"Is this martial arts? This is more like acrobatics..." Hu Tao's lips twitched.

Did the Guhua School really degenerate into a school of acrobatics after no one could master the Three Perfections?

"Swallowing swords and breathing fire! That's amazing!" Ichidou's eyes were shining.

If he learns this trick, when he returns to Inazuma, he'll dazzle his underlings!

Seeing his boss's enthusiastic expression, Hisagi Shinobu was too embarrassed to tell him the truth.

However, Jiang Bai was clearly much more ruthless.

"Sword swallowing is just using a retractable prop. It looks like the sword is swallowed into the throat, but it's actually just the sword retracting."

"As for breathing fire, you can hold a mouthful of high-concentration alcohol in your mouth and spray it out when it comes into contact with a fire source to create the effect of breathing fire."

"Huh? That's it?" Ichidou felt greatly disappointed.

What? I thought it would be something amazing, but it's just this?

"Although the principle is the same, the performance is quite different. Some of my senior brothers who have practiced this move for years can directly spit out a fire dragon. The scene is beyond description!" Xingqiu tried to save face for his sect.

"Where does the paper fish swim?"

"It's just an effect created using some special props."

"Breaking a boulder on his chest?"

"This requires some finesse and years of practice to achieve the effect of shattering large rocks without causing injury..."

"Wouldn't that be very harmful to your health?" Hisagi asked.

"How can you learn a skill without getting injured?"

These may seem like minor paths, but reaching the pinnacle of them is extremely difficult.

Chapter 645 Will you carry me on your back?

Xingqiu never looked down on his senior brothers because they couldn't learn the three unique skills of the Guhua School.

They may be a bit mediocre, but to master a minor skill to the extreme is no less a testament to their great perseverance.

He said his sect was a declining minor sect, which was also a form of self-deprecation.

There's a saying that goes something like this: you can say your own school is no good, but you can't let others say it's no good.

It's more accurate to describe the Guhua School as a school rather than a sect.

People would enter to become apprentices and learn skills, and after completing their studies, they would graduate and leave, only to be replaced by new people coming in to learn.

After he mastered the Three Unique Skills, he also left behind the "Martial Arts Principles," providing his fellow disciples with learning methods and guidance.

Nowadays, many people who have heard of its reputation have joined the Guhua Sect, which is gradually being revitalized. Perhaps it won't be long before it regains the prosperity it had hundreds of years ago.

The group arrived at the gate of the Guhua Sect.

The main gate of the Guhua School is a huge stone archway, which was built at the beginning of its establishment and has been rebuilt and repaired many times, but still retains its most glorious appearance.

It is simple, grand, and has a unique charm.

On either side of the arrangement, a stone spear and a stone sword are carved, signifying the ancient Hua School's former mastery of both.

"Let's go in."

After passing through the archway, we soon came to the temple of the Guhua School.

The Guhua Sect has declined for so many years, and its once luxurious dojo has naturally been eroded and decayed by time. However, in recent years, the Guhua Sect has replaced all the floor tiles in the dojo, so it no longer has that old and broken feeling.

Many disciples dressed in training uniforms were practicing swordsmanship and spear fighting in the arena.

They were either practicing basic moves or sparring with their fellow students, creating a vibrant and lively atmosphere.

Knowing that Xingqiu had arrived, the sect leader personally came to greet him.

"Sect Leader Uncle, it's been a long time."

The sect leader looked at Xingqiu with loving eyes.

"Xingqiu, it's been quite a while since you've visited the sect. You've grown taller since we last met."

"I've been busy with things at home, and that's why I'm here. How is Gu Huapai?"