Chapter Fourteen: Xuanling Sect

  "The Yunhai Tide Birth Secret is a technique that can be cultivated to become a master of swordsmanship, including three steps: refining internal energy, condensing true qi, and transforming true qi into yuan. The Yunhai True Qi cultivated from this technique changes unpredictably, seeming both real and illusory. When combined with our Yunlai Sword Sect's Condensed Truth Sword Secret, Violent Snow Wind Thunder Sword Secret, and the Twenty-Three Swords of Wind and Clouds, it possesses boundless power."

  "Is the Young Master planning to pass on this cultivation technique to us?"

  "It's great, I'm about to impact the fourth-level swordman's inner strength refinement. If I can cultivate the Cloud Sea Tide Birth Secret, obtain the inner strength refinement method within it, and advance to a fourth-level swordman, the time will be greatly shortened. The inner strength cultivated will also have an additional mysterious and unpredictable power."

  The disciples present heard Qin Tianyi's words and were all delighted.

  "Cloud Sea Tide Birth Secret..."

  Zi Lingyun sank into thought for a moment, glanced at the remaining few disciples of Yunlai Sword Sect, and finally nodded: "Tianji, you are the young master of Yunlai Sword Sect, naturally have the qualifications to make this decision."

  "Uncle Qi, I've been studying the Yunhai Chaosheng Jue recently and reviewed some notes left behind by our Cloudy Ridge Sword Sect's founding master. Based on these notes, I made some minor adjustments to the first three stages of the Yunhai Chaosheng Jue practice method. As a level 8 swordsmaster, Uncle Qi, would you mind taking a look and see if it has any potential for further development?"

  Qin Tianyi said, and handed over a small booklet with only 6,000 words.

  "Modify Yunhai Chao Sheng Jue's first three layers of refining method?"

  Zi Lingyun was slightly stunned, instinctively feeling that Qin Tianyi was too arrogant and presumptuous. The Cloud Sea Tide Killing Technique had been passed down for over a hundred years, and during this time, it had been in the hands of more than a dozen top swordsmen, but no one had ever suggested modifying it. Now, he was just a mid-level swordsman, yet he dared to discuss revising the technique...

  Although he felt that Qin Tianyi was reckless, it was rare for him to show such determination. Qi Lingyun didn't want to discourage him too much, so he took the small booklet and nodded: "I'll take a closer look when I get back."

  "Thanks, Uncle Qi."

  Qī Língyún nodded and encouraged everyone a few more times. Under the accompaniment of Xue Zǐyī, his fellow sister, he returned to his own courtyard.

  The other disciples gathered in the martial arts arena for a moment and also left one by one. They too had their own cultivation tasks to attend to.

  ……

  "Number Two, how's the optimization of the 23rd Wind and Cloud Sword going?"

  "Drip, has been optimized to the seventh sword, overall power increased by 32.11%, the eighth sword involves the use of true energy, without the support of the database, optimization is slow."

  "Up by thirty percent."

  Qin Tianyi was also quite satisfied with this data.

  "The life essence of the tenth-grade ferocious beast's inner dan has been activated very smoothly. At this rate, in just three days at most, my physical quality will reach the peak of a sixth-grade swordsman."

  Qin Tianyi has already begun a new round of training in his heart.

  With the best method to supplement physical nutrition, plus the assistance of No. 2 in analyzing his body condition at any time, Qin Tianyi could feel his strength increasing almost every day. Although he had only been training for half a month, the effect was probably not inferior to that of an ordinary person in a year.

  "When reaching the peak of a sixth-level swordsman, preparations must be made to impact seventh-level swordsmen. Refining marrow-washing pills and air-condensing pills should be included in the plan. Air-condensing pills are high-grade swordsmen's true energy condensation medicine, which can be put aside for now. Marrow-washing pills... if they can be refined in large quantities, the overall level of all Cloudy Sword Sect disciples will increase significantly."

  An afternoon's time passed quickly.

  The night shrouded, silently enveloping the mountain peak of Yunlai Sword Sect.

  "Next, it's spiritual cultivation. The swordsmen level will be upgraded again. Spiritual cultivation can't fall behind either. A day and a night complement each other. If the spirit can break through to the master level, inject X-01 mech armor, my strength won't be lower than that of a Sword Master. At that time..."

  Qin Tianyi wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his eyes sparkled with a sharp light.

  "I don't believe it, with so many advantages, you can't even deal with a small Xuanling Sect."

  ……

  Xuan Ling Pai

  One of the strongest sects in Wanxia County, a second-rate sect with eight great swordsmen sitting in town.

  Xuanling Sect is located on the Purple Mist Mountain, governing two city pools, eighteen major towns, with nearly 500,000 subordinates, and 6,000 disciples. If miscellaneous servants and followers are also counted, there are tens of thousands of people in the sect.

  Compared to the Huá Xīng Líng Sect, let alone the current Yunlai Sword Sect, even when that great swordsman sect master Qin Huailing was alive, the two were not on the same level.

  At this moment, in a courtyard closer to the top of the mountain peak in the Xuanling Sect building complex, the robustly dressed Xuanling Sect elder Zhou Chong was slightly frowning, looking at the young disciple who was reporting the situation to him.

  "Are you saying that there is no news about Sun Yang in Yunlai Jianzong at all?"

  "Yes, the disciple personally went to the outer periphery of Yunlai Sword Sect to secretly investigate, and there was no news coming out of that sect gate, just as if Sun ** had never appeared in Yunlai Sword Sect at all."

  "Didn't Sun Yang go to Yunlai Sword Sect? Was he delayed by something? But even if he was, it's already been over half a month now, there should be some news coming out."

  Zhou Chong's eyes narrowed slightly as he pondered, his mind already considering the worst-case scenario: "Could something have happened to Sun Yang? Unlikely. Yunlai Sword Sect doesn't even have a high-level swordsman, and Sun Yang himself is an expert at assassination. Even if Qi Lingyun hadn't died, he would... wait, Qi Lingyun!"

  At this thought, Zhou Chong's eyes narrowed and he immediately turned to the disciple and asked: "Has Yunlai Sword Sect had any other unusual movements recently?"

  "No, the Yunlai Sword Sect has been quite unstable recently. The towns under its jurisdiction are all restless and want to break free from the sect's control. The disciples of the sect are also worried and anxious, and now they have already closed the mountain and will not come out..."

  As he said this, the disciple seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said: "Right, elder, I heard that Qi Lingyun, the elder of Yunlei Sword Sect, didn't actually die, and the mainstay of Yunlei Sword Sect hasn't dispersed..."

  "Isn't Qi Lingyun that old scoundrel dead? This is impossible!"

  Before the disciple could finish speaking, Zhou Chong interrupted: "I personally saw Qi Lingyun, who was indeed severely injured. Later, I deliberately condensed my aura and launched a surprise attack, forcing him to resist with all his might, which led to his true energy backfiring. In that state, it's a miracle he survived for five days, how could he not be dead?"

  "Yes, yes, yes, the disciple must have misheard."

  "But..."

  Zhou's mind linked the matters of Sun Yang and Qi Lingyun, vaguely, he had already come to a fact that he didn't want to believe but still had to face.

  "If Qi Lingyun hadn't died... Sun Yang might have really fallen at Yunlai Sword Sect... For anything, we must prepare for the worst..."

  After a moment of contemplation, Zhou Chong's expression gradually turned cold and stern, with an air of unspoken majesty on his face: "Ridiculous! A small Cloud Lei Sword Sect dares to make trouble? If they provoke me, I'll personally take care of them and wipe them out. See if they still dare to be arrogant in front of me! Yang Shan, since you're handling this matter, continue to pursue it. Go to Yunwu Town now and secretly control it for me. When necessary, I allow you to raise the Xuanling Sect's flag, but remember not to make a big deal out of it. We still need to consider the attitudes of the other 35 sects in Wanxia County. I want to see how Cloud Lei Sword Sect will dare to treat us after we cut off their roots!"

  "Yes, elder."

  A disciple named Yang Shan responded with a sound and quickly retreated.

  After Yang Shan left, Zhou Chong's mind suddenly appeared with Qin Tianyi's figure.

  "Just a lowly 4th rank swordsman after all... was I overestimating myself?"

  After a moment, Zhou Zhong's expression became more serious.

  "The master has ordered me to go to the Xianxia Sect, to win over this sect and strive to gain more support from other sects at the Sect Ranking Conference five months later. After unifying the Wanjia County, I will personally visit Yunlai Sword Sect and eliminate that little beast."

  After making up his mind, Zhou Zhong felt relieved.

  "Yun Xiao Sword, indeed worthy of being a spiritual sword, Su Yuhan has had Yun Xiao Sword for a month and a half, his cultivation has made great progress, now he is in seclusion to break through the 9th level of swordsmanship. For Yun Xiao Sword, Yun Lei Sword Sect will offend whoever they need to, even if it means being destroyed, no big deal."

  Zhou Chong also didn't continue to think about Yunlai Sword Sect.

  After all...

  Compared with Huaxuan Lingpai, Yunlai Jianzong is indeed a bit too small.

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