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Chapter 242 Dugu Nine Swords, Li Family Two Phoenixes

The secret of longevity.

A Taoist treasure, it is said to have been written in oracle bone script by Guangchengzi, the ancient teacher of Emperor Huangdi. The book is cast with black gold thread and will not get wet when put into water or burn when exposed to fire.

What Hong Chen saw before his eyes were indeed oracle bone inscriptions, and there were seven pictures to match them.

If my guess is correct, these seven pictures represent gold, wood, water, fire, earth, yin and yang respectively.

What Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling learned was the ultimate yin and yang, that is, movement and stillness.

Hong Chen could not understand the oracle bone script, but the paths of practice in the seven pictures were clearly marked, but there was no starting point, making it difficult to get started.

He turned around and opened the deciphered text of more than 3,000 words "given" by Fu Jun'er. After comparing it with the photo, Hong Chen put it away.

Wanwan asked curiously, "How is it? Have you understood anything?"

"No." Hong Chen said bluntly.

"Even you can't comprehend it. It seems that this longevity secret is indeed not something that ordinary people can learn."

Hong Chen shook his head: "What I mean is, there is no need to comprehend, and there is no need to learn it."

"Huh?" Wanwan was immediately confused: "Where did this come from?"

"The practice of Changsheng Jue is very special. It can even be said to be contrary to all existing techniques in the world. For us, as long as we have internal strength, we have been rejected by him."

"Is there such a request?"

"This is only the first point. Second, it requires the practitioner to have the intention of being unintentional in order to get started."

Wanwan was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "It's really abnormal. No wonder no one has ever succeeded in cultivating it. On the contrary, those two people, who can't even read a single word, learned it by looking at the picture."

When Xiao Long Nu heard this, she also asked curiously, "Can I take a look?"

Hong Chen handed it to her.

She flipped through it and examined it carefully for a moment, then handed it back. Hong Chen looked at Wanwan, who reached out to take it, but gave up after a while.

Wanwan: "Not to mention that I have cultivated the Heavenly Demon Secret to the current level, even if I practiced other techniques, I would not be willing to waste my true energy. After all, who knows whether I can cultivate the Longevity Secret after dispersing my energy? The unintentional intention is not so easy to be mastered by others."

Xiao Long Nu also said: "Dispersing the power and cultivating again is already deliberate, so it is naturally impossible to cultivate."

Hong Chen thinks so too.

Moreover, even if he could master the meaning of unintentionality and was sure that he could cultivate the secret of immortality, he would definitely not disperse his power.

With more than five thousand years of true energy already in hand, why would he have to fight head-on with the Art of Immortality?

Even if the secret of immortality is really related to cultivating immortals, wouldn't it be better to enter the world of cultivating immortals and practice more direct techniques in the future?

Why bother yourself at a time like this?

Therefore, the secret of longevity is indeed of limited value.

Even if it was given to those who had no inner strength and were equally illiterate, they might not have the luck and chance of the Twin Dragons to learn one of the pictures by chance. Otherwise, over the years, there wouldn't have been only the Twin Dragons.

Seeing that Wanwan still had disappointment on her face, Hong Chen reminded her, "If you are interested in the Art of Immortality, you can learn a little from Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong."

Upon hearing this, Wanwan was initially tempted, but then she shook her head decisively.

"Forget it. Since we can't even see any clues, forcing ourselves to spy on him won't have any good results. Besides, the Heavenly Demon Secret comes from the Heavenly Demon Strategy, so it may not be worse than the Art of Immortality."

Speaking of this, Hong Chen suddenly became interested.

"The ten volumes of Heavenly Demon Strategy were scattered and lost. How many volumes did the Yinkui Sect have?"

"The Yin Kui Sect has the Heavenly Demon Secret and the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique. The Heavenly Demon Secret is extremely complete, with six chapters and eighteen levels. The Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Technique was once the Xieji Sect's treasured classic, and later flowed into the Yin Kui Sect. However, this technique is extremely difficult to practice, and has now been shelved."

Hong Chen's eyes suddenly lit up.

Hong Chen had already obtained the secret of the Heavenly Demon from Bian Bufu's side quest, but he had no interest in it after seeing this martial art.

But he was very interested in the great method of cultivating demons in the heart of Tao.

Wanwan saw the change in his eyes and knew what he was thinking, so she smiled and said, "If someone is willing to help me break through the highest level of the Heavenly Demon Secret, then I can give him the Dao Heart Planting Demon Technique."

When Hong Chen heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "If I see Zhu Yuyan, I can let her use the Dao Heart Planting Demon Technique to buy her own life."

Suddenly, Wanwan's lips were pursed so hard that an oil bottle could be hung on them.

Xiao Longnu smiled slightly, which immediately attracted a lot of attention.

She put away her smile and said softly, "We should find a place to rest. You should stay in Chang'an for some time, right?"

"It won't be long, but I'll have to leave the inn. I've learned a lot from Song Que recently, so I need a more spacious place to practice."

Afterwards, the three of them went to a brokerage firm and purchased a residence of an official of the Sui Dynasty.

The official, who was eager to flee to the south, also gave away a number of maids and servants, saving a lot of effort.

After moving in, Hong Chen immediately began practicing sword in the backyard.

What he practiced was not anything else but the Dugu Nine Swords that he had just obtained a few days ago.

[Side quest: Revitalize Huashan Sect and make it the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sects. Completed.]

[Reward: Dugu Nine Swords]

Although Hong Chen is no longer in the Ming Dynasty, with Yue Buqun who has obtained the Beiming Divine Art, and Cao Zhengchun, the powerful governor of the East Factory, it is really easy to revive Huashan and unify the Five Mountains Sword Sects.

He even felt that Yue Buqun and Cao Zhengchun were moving too slowly.

At the same time, Lin Pingzhi's revenge mission has been completed, and he also obtained the Sword Manual of Exorcism.

But the Manual of the Sword of Exorcism was worth less than toilet paper to him, so he could only give it to Cao Zhengchun, or see if he could meet other eunuchs he liked more in the future.

The Nine Swords of Dugu, whose general outline is taken from the "Book of Changes", is the pinnacle of martial arts in the world, containing the secrets of everything, and was created by the sword demon Dugu Qiubai.

The sword techniques are divided into nine styles.

The sword-breaking style, the knife-breaking style, the spear-breaking style, the whip-breaking style, the rope-breaking style, the palm-breaking style, the arrow-breaking style, the qi-breaking style, and the final style.

The first eight moves have already broken all fists, kicks and weapons in the world. Then there is the final move, which has a total of 360 variations, integrating all the sword intent of the first eight moves into it, which can simplify the complex and reach the level of nine swords returning to one.

This set of sword techniques requires the most understanding, and it is impossible for those who are not extremely talented to learn it.

The nine sword techniques are all based on the spirit of sword, and the core is that no moves are better than moves.

This coincides with Hong Chen's goal of improving his swordsmanship.

In the past, Hong Chen only relied on the "Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Their Positions" ability of the invisible sword energy that could break through his body, and used the naturally flowing innate sword energy to continuously hone his sword intent.

The advantage of doing this is that it saves a lot of time and energy. The disadvantage is that although the sword intent will be improved through training, the speed is relatively slow.

Now, I have obtained the Dugu Nine Swords, and I don’t use them for anything, but only as a method.

The growth of sword intent is naturally very gratifying.

Xiaolongnu's main skill is sword, so she naturally has to learn the Dugu Nine Swords. Although Wanwan's main skills are the Heavenly Demon Double Slashes and the Heavenly Demon Ribbon, she is also very jealous of Hong Chen's Dugu Nine Swords, so Hong Chen will naturally not be stingy.

The three of them practiced swordplay, and their understanding of swordplay was clear at a glance.

Hong Chen's comprehension had already transcended the ordinary world with the addition of dragon energy, but Xiao Longnu's sincere heart made her cultivation process no slower.

So, Wanwan became the one who pales in comparison.

But even so, she was not discouraged at all, believing that with more time and effort, she would be able to officially get started.

All I can say is that anyone who can be the protagonist doesn’t have bad talent or understanding.

Of course, Hong Chen did not give up teasing.

"Stop practicing. Watching you practice swordplay is harder than watching the old lady next door walk."

"Tsk, if you keep practicing like this, I'm really afraid you'll trip yourself up."

"If it really doesn't work, let's wear a pair of shoes. Aren't bare feet cold? Are the soles of our feet dirty? What if we step on poop..."

Wanwan couldn't bear it any longer, so she turned around beautifully, and the long sword immediately flew out of her hand, brushing against Hong Chen's face and piercing into the pavilion pillar.

"It's enough!!"

Hong Chen turned around and sighed, "Alas, if you can't even hold a sword, why are you still practicing it?"

Wanwan was furious. She gritted her teeth and rushed to Hong Chen. She raised her leg and stretched her foot in front of Hong Chen, shouting at the top of her voice: "Look carefully for me, where is it dirty?!"

Hong Chen looked him up and down, a smile gradually forming on his face.

"It's really good, and...it looks pretty."

Wanwan was stunned, her eyes gradually widened, and her cheeks became hot uncontrollably.

Then she suddenly put her legs down, drew her sword, and walked out of the backyard without looking back.

But after a while, she came back.

"You have someone to visit you."

Hong Chen continued to use his sword skills, and asked, "Who?"

Wanwan curled her lips: "Who else could it be?"

Hearing her tone, Hong Chen knew that it must be her old rival who had come.

He drew the sword and threw it lightly, and Tianwen flew back to the room and put the sword into the scabbard.

Turning around, he saw Wanwan staring at him, so he shifted his gaze downwards.

Unexpectedly, Wanwan was not shy at all, but started laughing.

"Brother-in-law, do you want to see Sister Long's feet?"

"I don't want to. A woman's feet are a private part. You were born in a demon sect, so it's no wonder you act strangely and behave differently. I recognize and support your freedom. But Miss Long is different. Since you call her Sister Long, you should respect her at all times. From now on, I don't want to hear such words from you again." After saying that, Hong Chen walked straight past her and headed towards the front yard with a smile on his face.

Wanwan's expression was one of shock and astonishment. She looked foolishly at Xiaolongnu who had just walked in from the Moon Gate, with an expression as if she wanted to cry but had no tears.

"Sister Long, if I said it was a misunderstanding, would you believe me?"

Xiao Longnu's expression was calm and she said calmly, "I know. You wanted to frame him, but he fought back."

Wanwan: "..."

Xiao Long Nu: "He has extremely high skills, and his Qi is as thick as the abyss. Even if I try my best, I can't explore its depth. You can see me with your eyes, but he can clearly know where I am without seeing. Have you ever thought about it?"

Wanwan cried, "I know, I was just so angry that I lost my mind."

forecourt.

Hong Chen originally thought that only Shi Feixuan came, but he never expected that there was a tall, handsome, and extraordinary young man standing next to her.

When he saw him, Hong Chen felt that the dragon energy in his body seemed to move as well.

Without asking, the young man took the initiative to step forward, clasped his fists and spoke with a sincere smile.

"I, Li Shimin, have long heard of Senior Xielong's great name. I am so lucky to meet you today!"

When Hong Chen heard this, he couldn't help but feel moved, and then he looked at him carefully.

Although young, he already has the spirit of a young dragon. There is an unusual brilliance in his eyes. He has a unique temperament and is beginning to show the qualities of a dragon and a phoenix.

Hong Chen nodded slightly and said, "The Li family has successors."

This is not just a polite remark.

Li Erfeng had not yet ascended the throne, and even Li Yuan had not yet officially proclaimed himself emperor, but dragon energy had already been lurking in his body.

It can be said that he is the choice of dragon energy.

It can also be said that it was his strength that attracted the dragon energy.

(End of this chapter)