Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

“Junior Brother, when choosing cultivation methods, try to pick from the upper shelves.”

“Most of the sword techniques below are of lower quality, which would be a waste of this opportunity for you.”

Li Guanqi had just picked up an ancient book when Gu Ran's voice came from behind him, speaking into his ear.

Li Guanqi paused slightly. He couldn't tell Gu Ran that the Sword Spirit could complete this incomplete manuscript.

He could only shrug and say, "Senior Sister, this cultivation method suits me quite well."

"Some sword techniques might be of high quality, but they might not be the most suitable for me."

But who knew that Gu Ran would say with a serious face, "Junior Brother, I know you have talent."

"But precisely because of this, you can't waste your talent."

"Suitability is important, but the quality of the cultivation method is equally important."

"Even if a Yellow-grade cultivation method suits you perfectly, it's essentially inferior to a Profound-grade one."

Gu Ran earnestly said, "This opportunity is so rare, you should try to choose a sword technique of high enough quality."

"You picked this sword technique right away. Why not look around more? Perhaps there are others that are also suitable for you."

Li Guanqi shook his head slightly and said softly, "Thank you for your kind intentions, Senior Sister. I understand the reasoning, but this sword technique is the most suitable for me."

Seeing this, the woman rolled her eyes at him and stopped talking, turning around to carefully select a sword technique.

The Sword Spirit's voice slowly echoed in his mind.

"This little girl might achieve great things in the future if she specializes in spirit incantations."

Li Guanqi said with some surprise, "Oh? Why is that?"

He was surprised because the Sword Spirit rarely praised others.

The Sword Spirit said softly, "This little girl has a somewhat special physique, but it's not a very powerful one."

"It's just that because of this physique, she has a strong ability to empathize with many people and things."

"And her divine soul is relatively resilient, making her very suitable for studying spirit incantations."

However, Li Guanqi turned a deaf ear to this and instead asked,

"Hehe, Sword Spirit, do you know any particularly powerful spirit incantations?"

"If you don't like them, you can teach them to me."

But who knew that the Sword Spirit would revert to its usual aloofness, sneering and saying,

"Spirit incantations? Mere trivialities!"

"All methods in the world can be broken with a single sword. What's the point of learning them?"

Li Guanqi's mind was shaken. He clearly felt the Sword Spirit's voice carrying immense confidence and pride when it said those words!

"Uh… Admirable! Just listening to you makes my blood boil!"

"That… So, in the end, you just don't know them…"

"It's okay, how could anyone know everything?"

"Based on our relationship, you can just tell me directly, and I won't laugh at you, right?"

The Sword Spirit snorted coldly, not bothering to explain further.

Li Guanqi received no response and touched his nose somewhat awkwardly.

Finally, he began searching through the bookshelf for movement techniques.

His current movement technique was still too low in quality, and even the burst of speed couldn't keep up with the speed brought about by his physical strength alone.

After searching around, he finally found a movement technique called "Wandering in the Clouds" at the top of the bookshelf.

The book only contained one sentence.

'With mastery of this movement technique, one need not fear those newly entering the Golden Core realm!'

Li Guanqi was secretly delighted and put the ancient book into his storage ring.

And when he put away this movement technique, Ling Daoyan outside the door opened his eyes and smiled slightly.

He took a sip from his wine gourd, then slowly closed his eyes again, gently tapping the chair beside him as it rocked.

"So you have good taste, kid. It wasn't in vain that I took out my private collection."

"But… the Violet Subduing Demon Sword only has two stances. Although their power is extraordinary, still…"

"Hmm… should I talk to Lu Kangnian about it?"

But then the old man seemed to think of something and stopped talking, just muttering softly.

"He doesn't seem like a fool. Perhaps he has his reasons."

Only the old man's narrowed eyes flashed with a sharp light, and the tapping of his fingers carried a hint of killing intent, not knowing what he was thinking.

In the end, Gu Ran also chose two suitable techniques and left with Li Guanqi.

After saying goodbye to Gu Ran, Li Guanqi flew on his sword towards Jade Teapot Peak.

Suddenly!!

A terrifying pressure like the might of the heavens instantly descended upon the Great Xia Sword Sect!!

That terrifying pressure permeated the void, and three purple-robed figures flashed into existence above the Heavenly Sword Peak!

The old man at the head had white hair and a youthful face, with a hooked nose and triangular eyes.

His face trembled slightly as he raised his hand to conjure a golden spirit sword the size of a dozen zhang.

Then, he pointed his arm fiercely at Heavenly Sword Peak!!!

"Lu Kangnian, get out here for me!!"

Boom!!

Terrifying power gathered in the sky, and in an instant, the wind and clouds changed color, with thick dark clouds obscuring the sun.

The sharpness of the gold-elemental energy caused all the Great Xia Sword Sect disciples to feel a stinging sensation on their skin, even from a distance of thousands of zhang.

Even from a distance of over a thousand zhang, Li Guanqi could still see the huge spirit sword falling towards the main hall of Heavenly Sword Peak!

Dong!!

A loud noise came.

A layer of azure light curtain blocked the fall of the spirit sword. As sparks flew in all directions, the array curtain was like a stone thrown into a pool of cold water, with violent ripples spreading across the curtain.

In an instant, everyone in the sect noticed the abnormality. All the disciples and elders still within the Great Xia Sword Sect's territory soared into the air on their swords!

The white-haired old man's eyes were as sharp as knives, and with a cold snort, the spirit sword fell with even greater force!

Bang!!!

The array curtain shattered, and as the spirit sword was about to land on the main hall of Heavenly Sword Peak,

Suddenly!

A figure slowly emerged from the sky above the main hall!

It was Lu Kangnian, wearing a green robe.

Seeing Lu Kangnian appear, the old man sneered.

"How bold! I thought you were going to be a turtle, hiding in the sect-protecting formation and not coming out!"

At this time, Lu Kangnian's eyes were cold, and there were nine spirit light swords flying around his body.

With a flick of his finger, the spirit swords beside him flew into the void one after another!

Tit for tat!

Each of those small spirit swords would collide with the tip of the golden spirit sword.

Dong! Dong dong!!

Rumbling sounds rang out one after another.

The terrifying power caused all ten main peaks within the sect to shake slightly.

Only after the fourth spirit sword flew out did the golden spirit sword in the sky shatter!

Qin Xian also appeared behind Lu Kangnian, along with another, less frequently seen old man.

The three purple-robed old men all had violent elemental energy fluctuations around them.

With a cold snort from the leading old man, an incomparably powerful pressure erupted from his body.

This pressure, like the might of the heavens, slammed down!

Including Li Guanqi, all the Great Xia Sword Sect disciples who had soared into the air on their swords were unable to maintain their balance and fell from the void in a rather disheveled manner!

Li Guanqi flew down from his long sword, his figure swaying slightly as he landed on the peak of a mountain.

Lu Kangnian's voice was icy cold as he said in a deep voice, "The three elders of the Purple Sun Hall come to our sect, and immediately try to smash my Great Xia Sword Sect's mountain gate. What great prestige!"

"If you don't give my Great Xia Sword Sect an explanation today, I'm afraid it won't be justified!"