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Chapter 4338 4340 [Cihang Sword Canon]

That night, Xiang Nan quietly used the time converter and came to the Sutra Library of Cihang Jingzhai alone. He hoped to find the secret book of Cihang Jingzhai, "Cihang Sword Canon".

In the original novel, "Cihang Sword Canon" was a martial art created by Dini, the founder of Cihang Jingzhai, after reading "Random Thoughts on the Demonic Path" written by Xie Tiao, the first evil emperor of the Demon Sect.

Therefore, it can be said that Cihang Jingzhai and Momen actually have the same origin.

In theory, practicing the "Cihang Sword Canon" can also achieve the state of breaking the void and ascending to heaven in broad daylight, just like practicing the "War God Atlas", "Eternal Life Secret", "Heavenly Demon Strategy", etc.

But unfortunately, "Random Thoughts on the Magic Path" was written by Xie Tiao after reading the "War God Atlas" left by his predecessors. Compared with reading the "War God Atlas" directly, it is already discounted.

Based on the "Random Thoughts on the Demonic Path", Dini created the "Cihang Sword Canon", which is a little inferior to the original "Illustrated Record of the God of War".

Therefore, although "Cihang Sword Canon" is listed as one of the four great magical skills along with "Record of the God of War", "Art of Immortality", "Demon Strategy", etc., it is actually a long way behind.

Throughout history, no disciple of Cihang Jingzhai has been able to break through the void and ascend to heaven in broad daylight.

However, the origin of the drama version of "Cihang Sword Canon" is not clearly stated.

But in terms of power it is not too strong.

Even if Shi Feixuan had mastered the highest level of the "Cihang Sword Canon" and combined the strength of Xu Ziling and the others, they were still no match for the Evil King Shi Zhixuan who had mastered the "Immortal Seal".

Of course, since Shi Zhixuan's "Immortal Seal" is too evil, Xiang Nan really doesn't want to practice it, so the "Cihang Sword Classic" is a good substitute.

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After Xiang Nan arrived at the Sutra Repository, he saw that the defenses inside the Sutra Repository were tight.

In addition to Master Yiyun guarding the gate of the Sutra Library, there are also multiple disciples guarding each floor. In addition, there are also mechanisms to firmly protect the classic secrets inside.

However, Xiang Nan was not afraid. On the one hand, he had the ability to escape underground and the illusion spell, so no one would see him at all. On the other hand, he was also a master of mechanisms, so even if there were many mechanisms in the Sutra Library, it would be difficult to defend against him.

Therefore, when Xiang Nan entered the Sutra Repository, it was almost as if he was entering an empty space.

I saw that there were indeed quite a few books collected in the Sutra Repository, but most of them were Buddhist classics.

Although Cihang Jingzhai is not a nunnery, it is just like a nunnery where monks eat vegetarian food, chant Buddhist scriptures, and meditate, so Buddhist scriptures are naturally indispensable.

In addition to Buddhist scriptures, there are also medical books, history books, Confucianism, Taoism classics, and so on.

In fact, the confluence of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism had already begun to emerge during the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Although Cihang Jingzhai burns incense and worships Buddha, it is not a nunnery, so it is not surprising that it has Taoist and Confucian classics.

However, these books were not what Xiang Nan wanted. What he wanted were the martial arts secrets of Cihang Jingzhai.

Therefore, after searching the Sutra Library to no avail, Xiang Nan finally decided to use his "clairvoyance" to take a good look at the Sutra Library to see if there were any secret rooms, boxes or secret doors that he had not discovered.

After taking this look, Xiang Nan finally made a discovery.

It turns out that the martial arts secrets of Cihang Jingzhai were hidden in the cushion where Master Yiyun meditated.

She meditates on a cushion every day. It can be said that there is no place safer than here.

Moreover, no one could have imagined that when they broke into the Sutra Repository to steal the secret book, the secret book was actually inside the cushion at the entrance of the Sutra Repository.

This is like the dark under the lamp. …

Xiang Nan then waved his hand, and Master Yiyun suddenly stood up and walked out.

Xiang Nan took the opportunity to cast a copying spell, copied the cushion, left it in its original place, and took the original cushion away.

Following him, he quietly returned to the room, tore open the cushion, and took out the two secret books collected in it. One of them was the "Bird Crossing Technique" passed down by Master Feixuan, and the other was the "Cihang Sword Classic", the secret book of the Cihang Jingzhai sect.

It turns out that the Cihang Sword Canon already includes internal strength and swordsmanship, while the Bird Crossing Technique includes lightness and body skills. These two are already top-notch skills, so there is no need to practice other martial arts, and they are enough to roam the world and have no rivals.

Xiang Nan had already been taught the "Bird Crossing Technique" by his teacher Feixuan. Now when he looked at the secret book again, he found that she had really taught him everything she knew without hiding anything, so he was very grateful.

Afterwards, Xiang Nan read the "Cihang Sword Canon" again and saw that the sword canon had thirteen chapters, with the four-character mental method of "quiet", "guard", "empty" and "nothing" as the main focus, emphasizing the use of invisible intention to drive the visible sword. The sword moves with the will, the intention moves with the heart, and the sword heart is clear, so naturally there is no disadvantage.

Xiang Nan was also greatly inspired after reading it.

In fact, he is also an expert in swordsmanship and knows many swordsmanship, such as Tai Chi swordsmanship, Bi Shui swordsmanship, Xuan Tie swordsmanship, Dugu Nine Swords, Xuan Pin swordsmanship, Xie Family swordsmanship, Fifteen Deadly Swords and so on.

In terms of swordsmanship, he can be called an unrivaled master.

But the strongest sword technique he practiced was only Yan Shisan's "Fifteen Deadly Swords". This was a sword technique that was sure to kill, and once the sword was thrust out, blood would be drawn.

However, "Fifteen Deadly Swords" still has moves, and sword techniques with moves can be cracked by others, so "Fifteen Deadly Swords" was eventually cracked by both Xie Xiaofeng and Ding Peng.

Xiang Nan also knew that in the end, what he was practicing was the sword spirit. However, sword moves were easy to practice, but sword spirit was difficult to practice.

How many swordsmen go their entire lives without being able to develop their own sword skills, or even realize this level.

Since "The Little Fish and the Flowerless" and "The World's Number One", Xiang Nan's internal strength has been greatly improved and he has also learned many high-level martial arts, but he has stopped making progress in swordsmanship for a long time.

To this day, his swordsmanship level still remains at the state of "no sword in hand, no sword in the heart".

But Xiang Nan knew that this was not the highest level.

The same is true for Zen and martial arts. According to the famous Zen "Ten Oxen Picture", the ten major realms of practice are looking for the cow, seeing the trace, seeing the cow, getting the cow, herding the cow, riding the cow home, forgetting the cow and keeping the man, forgetting both the man and the cow, returning to the origin, and entering the shop with hands down.

The same is true for swordsmanship.

For a swordsman learning swordplay is like "finding the cow", after getting the basics it is like "seeing the trace", mastering a sword technique is like "seeing the cow", practicing it thoroughly and being able to perform it at will is like "getting the cow", being able to come up with something new and bring forth something new is like "herding the cow", and becoming a master and traveling across the world is like "riding the cow back home".

Generally speaking, when a swordsman reaches this level, he will be hard to beat in the world.

"Forget the ox and save the man" actually means "there is no sword in the hand, but there is a sword in the heart"; "forget both the man and the ox" actually means "there is no sword in the hand, and there is no sword in the heart".

Above that there are two major realms: "returning to the origin" and "entering the shop with ease".

Xiang Nan had never understood it before, but after reading "Cihang Sword Classic", he suddenly realized something.

The so-called "return to the origin" is "true emptiness and formlessness", which is not the same as the "stillness, guarding, emptiness and nothingness" advocated in "Cihang Sword Canon", but at least it gave him a way to comprehend.

"I see." Xiang Nan nodded, then put the two books back on the cushion, restored the cushion, and put it back into the Sutra Repository.