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Chapter 237 The Will of Heaven (Please Subscribe)
For the first time, Shen Cangwu realized he couldn't truly understand a person.
Faced with danger, he cried for
help immediately, showing no regard for pride or shame—a true man of life! Faced with opportunity, he'd rather forgo it than remain unmoved—a man of integrity!
Yet, upon hearing that someone could stop the Heavenly Sword Sect for him, he immediately called them "Master"—his attitude changed so swiftly it was almost imperceptible.
A model of pragmatism indeed!
As for Lin Yan using the Heavenly Sword Sect's top disciple as an example, Shen Cangwu saw it merely as a test of his own strength. After all, as a disciple of the Taiyi Sword Sect, it wouldn't be appropriate to use the sect's core disciple as a pretext.
Shen Cangwu remained silent for three breaths before slowly speaking, "I'd like to know which one is the real you."
Lin Yan maintained his bowing posture, his tone sincere and frank: "Each one is the real disciple."
Taking a deep breath, Lin Yan's eyes didn't waver as he continued to explain, "I came from humble beginnings. I've come this far by knowing when to be firm and when to be yielding. Not running when you should is foolish; being yielding when you should is cowardly. I don't want to be a fool, nor a coward."
"Fool...coward..."
Shen Cangwu looked deeply at Lin Yan, his expression meaningful, "Are you sure you want to become my disciple?"
"Yes!"
Lin Yan answered without hesitation, his answer resolute.
"Good, then I, Shen Cangwu, will accept you as my disciple."
Shen Cangwu didn't mince words, nodding emphatically. Regardless, Lin Yan was indeed the best prospect he had encountered in recent years.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have used the rainbow to summon him.
"Master, which peak will I stay on from now on?" Lin Yan asked curiously.
"If you want the resources of the Taiyi Sword Sect, then stay in the Qijian Hall. As for which peak, it's up to you. After all, I'm not considered a member of the Taiyi Sword Sect."
Lin Yan: ...
"Hahaha!"
Seeing Lin Yan's wide-eyed, incredulous expression, Shen Cangwu, who had been waiting for this for a long time, couldn't help but laugh heartily.
He knew this kid would have this expression.
"Don't you think I'm a member of the Taiyi Sword Sect?"
"Master, you just said that if I become your disciple, my identity within the Taiyi Sword Sect..."
Halfway through his sentence, Lin Yan stopped abruptly.
Damn it, he'd been tricked!
"If you become my disciple, do you know what level of status you'll have within the Taiyi Sword Sect?"
Recalling his master, Lin Yan immediately realized he'd been tricked; his master was playing word games with him.
From beginning to end, his master hadn't explicitly mentioned what status he'd have as his disciple; he was simply using words to lure him into thinking higher.
"Master, then what if I were to kill the Heavenly Sword Sect's eldest disciple? Would you stand up for me and stop their retaliation?"
Shen Cangwu said calmly, "If those old bastards from the Heavenly Sword Sect retaliate, I'll kill them."
Hearing this, Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness… at least his master's strength must be terrifyingly high.
"If those old geezers from the Heavenly Sword Sect were to make their move, even if I'm no match for them, I'll stand up for you to the death."
Lin Yan: …
His emotions were like a rollercoaster ride; even with his strong heart, Lin Yan felt he couldn't take it anymore.
"Master, forgive my rudeness, but what is your strength?"
Shen Cangwu didn't answer directly. Instead, he put his hands behind his back and, under Lin Yan's watchful gaze, walked towards the edge of the mountain cliff.
"I am a powerful expert at the fifth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm, the master of the Killing Sword Mark, one of the fifty-two intermediate sword marks in the world. I have carried the Killing Sword Mark for thirty years and am invincible below the sixth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm."
Hearing his master's words, Lin Yan was stunned. Why did these words sound so familiar?
"Below the sixth realm, I am invincible; above the sixth realm, one for one?"
Lin Yan blurted out instinctively. Upon hearing this, Shen Cangwu's eyes narrowed, and he slowly turned around: "In a sense, what you said is not wrong. Below the sixth realm, I am indeed invincible. As for the experts of the sixth realm, the Life and Death Realm, most of them are in seclusion. Those three old fogies from the Heavenly Sword Sect that I mentioned earlier might be in seclusion and unable to make a move. As long as those three old fogies don't make a move, I will have no problem protecting you."
"Disciple understands. Disciple has never doubted Master's strength. Master's ability to test me from hundreds of miles away is enough to prove Master's strength."
Testing me from hundreds of miles away—this strength was beyond his imagination.
Upon hearing Lin Yan's words, Shen Cangwu smiled slightly: "I was able to do this because this is the Taiyi Sword Sect, filled with the will of the sword. I also mobilized the will of the sword for my own use. If this were outside, I might not be able to do it."
"Mobilize the sword's will?"
Seeing Lin Yan's confusion, Shen Cangwu explained, "When you one day enter the Dharma Aspect Realm and acquire a sword imprint, you'll understand that the sword imprint isn't just about increasing your strength; it also allows you to mobilize the sword's will between heaven and earth. The stronger the imprint, the more sword's will you can mobilize."
"Within the Taiyi Sword Sect, I can strike from a thousand miles away with a single sword strike. But outside the Taiyi Sword Sect, I can only control it within a hundred miles. Any further… I'm powerless. In some special places, the distance might be even shorter."
A hundred miles!
Lin Yan was already deeply moved.
A sword strike illuminating a hundred miles was a scene he could hardly imagine.
This meant that a single sword strike could cleave down a prefecture city.
Of course, here, "prefecture city" doesn't refer to the entire prefecture's territory, but rather the city itself.
Guangping County, from east to west, is less than fifty miles in diameter. Qingzhou Prefecture's diameter reaches a hundred miles, but a single sword strike would be about the same.
As for the description of "a sword's light chills nineteen provinces, its sword energy traverses thirty thousand miles" in the novels I read in my previous life, that's far too exaggerated. This isn't martial arts training; it's immortal cultivation.
"Master, how many realms are there in the Dharma Aspect Realm?"
"The Dharma Aspect Realm is divided into six realms, but you don't need to know too much right now. What you need to do now is to enter the Dharma Aspect Realm as soon as possible."
Shen Cangwu looked at Lin Yan: "My requirement for you is to compete for a top seat in the Qijian Hall assessment by the end of this year."
Top seat?
Lin Yan was stunned. He had learned the details of the Qijian
Hall assessment from his senior uncle Zeng on the eleventh peak. Only disciples who had been in the Qijian Hall for less than ten years were eligible to compete for a seat, and this was the Qijian Hall's training model for its disciples.
The Qijian Hall provides the most martial arts resources in the first ten years. After ten years, the martial arts resources decrease. Just like his senior uncle Zeng and the others, who had been in the Qijian Hall for ten years, they could obtain very few resources from the Qijian Hall. They mostly had to buy them from the sword sect or barter with other items.
The Taiyi Sword Sect possesses numerous elixirs and secret realms unavailable outside the sect. Uncle Zeng and his group remain within the Taiyi Sword Sect precisely for these resources.
Otherwise, with their strength, they would be respected wherever they go, unlike within the Taiyi Sword Sect where they are merely ordinary disciples with no status.
For disciples who have been in the sect for less than ten years, the annual ranking assessment at the end of the year is paramount.
All disciples under ten years old focus intently on this assessment.
According to Uncle Zeng, those who can rank in the lower ranks must possess the strength of the eleventh level of the True Qi Realm, while the middle ranks approach the twelfth level, and the upper ranks… are all True Qi Realm twelfth level experts.
Disciples from the twelve sword academies who enter the Taiyi Sword Sect initially have a small number at the tenth level of the True Qi Realm, while the majority are at the ninth level. After ten years, most remain at the eleventh level, with only a few reaching the twelfth.
Breaking through two realms in ten years may seem small, but that's the nature of the True Qi Realm; breakthroughs become increasingly difficult as one progresses.
Even in the late True Qi Realm stage, the gap between those at the same level becomes significant.
Both being at the True Qi Tenth Level, the one in the late stage of the Tenth Level could easily kill
the one in the early stage of the True Qi Tenth Level. "Master, you want me to break through
to the True Qi Twelfth Level within this year, this... I'm afraid I can't do it." Lin Yan spoke truthfully. In the past two years, he had stepped from the True Qi Second Level to the True Qi Tenth Level at an astonishing speed, but he wouldn't become arrogant and think he could cross over to the True Qi Twelfth Level in just one year.
"No need for the True Qi Twelfth Level. With the sword intent you've mastered, the True Qi Eleventh Level will give you a chance to compete for a top position." Shen Cangwu said slowly.
Hearing his master's words, Lin Yan also remembered that he had previously revealed almost all of his strength except for the Stone Waist Thunder Spine, and his seventy sword intents were unreserved for the first time.
"I tested you because someone told me about your situation."
"Master, was it Elder Sun?"
Lin Yan thought of Elder Sun. Elder Sun had said that he was not suitable to be his master, but that he should not rush to become an apprentice after entering the Taiyi Sword Sect.
Although Elder Sun didn't explicitly say so, Lin Yan had a guess in his heart that Elder Sun might be looking for a more suitable master for him.
"Yes and no."
After answering, Shen Cangwu saw his disciple's puzzled look and explained, "Sun Yin alone is not enough to persuade me. There is someone else. You will naturally know about this in the future."
Someone else?
Lin Yan's eyes narrowed slightly. He couldn't think of that. The most powerful person he had encountered in the Taiyi Sword Sect was Elder Sun.
Since his master was unwilling to say, he wasn't in a hurry to find out. He would know when the time came.
"Master, how can this disciple break through to the eleventh level of True Qi within a year?"
Lin Yan asked with anticipation on his face.
His master was so powerful, and he wanted him to compete for a senior position at the end of the year. He would definitely give him enough martial arts resources.
"Go for it with your life!"
Lin Yan: ...
Shen Cangwu saw the incredulous look in his disciple's eyes, and his old face flushed for a moment, but it was only for a moment, so fast that Lin Yan didn't even catch it.
"I am not a member of the Taiyi Sword Sect. You must fight for the sect's martial arts resources yourself. That's why I want you to remain on the tenth peak or perhaps the fifth peak."
Hearing his master's words, Lin Yan's heart sank, and he couldn't help but ask, "Master, if you're not a member of the Taiyi Sword Sect, how come you're here?"
"The Taiyi Sword Sect has a Hidden Hall, and the swordsmen there are not disciples of the Taiyi Sword Sect."
Shen Cangwu pondered for a moment, then added, "Or you can understand it as me being a guest elder of the Taiyi Sword Sect, having a cooperative relationship with the sect, but without the authority to mobilize its resources."
"Disciple understands."
Lin Yan understood; his master was essentially a guest elder of the Taiyi Sword Sect.
To become a guest elder of the Taiyi Sword Sect despite not being from it was enough to prove that his master wasn't exaggerating; his strength was definitely top-tier.
Even if a master of this caliber couldn't utilize the resources of the Taiyi Sword Sect, the martial arts resources he possessed, even a small amount hidden among his fingers, would be enough for his own use.
"I cultivate the Killing Sword Path, and all my savings have been poured into it. If you're hoping I'll provide you with resources, you'd better give up that idea now."
Lin Yan: ...
Hello, 110? Someone's trying to scam me here.
Sometimes, when you're speechless, you really want to call the police.
Lin Yan felt that way right now.
"Do you regret becoming my disciple?"
Shen Cangwu smiled. "I gave you a chance before; it's too late to back out now."
"I wouldn't say I regret it. With my master here, at least I won't be bullied."
Lin Yan shook his head. He didn't regret it; a fifth-level Dharma Aspect Realm expert was someone countless True Qi geniuses wanted to become his disciple but couldn't find a way. He had indeed found himself a powerful backer.
The disappointment was that this backer was powerful, but there was no leg hair to pluck.
Hearing Lin Yan's words, Shen Cangwu nodded: "The reason Qijian Hall asked me to take you as a disciple is because, like you, I don't have a sword heart. And looking at the entire world, I am the only one who has cultivated a sword heart to my level. No one is more suitable to be your master than me."
"Master doesn't have a sword heart either?"
Lin Yan's pupils shrank, his face filled with shock.
Lin Yan knew very well how difficult it was to walk the path of the sword without a sword heart, especially as his realm increased, the advantage of a sword heart genius would become increasingly obvious.
In the early stages of the sword path, one could make up for this gap through hard work, but in the later stages, the gap could not be made up for by hard work alone.
The reason he was not weaker than a sword heart genius so far was because he had the Martial Dao Tree.
"And what about Master?"
Lin Yan looked at his master, his mind racing with wonder. Had he opened it too?
"Master, Imperial Jade Liquor?"
"What nonsense!"
Shen Cangwu glared at Lin Yan, who breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully… nothing dramatic had happened.
"I'll ask you one last time, what is your goal in martial arts?"
Shen Cangwu's expression turned serious. Lin Yan, equally earnest, replied, "To reach the pinnacle of martial arts."
"Ambitious. What about your short-term goal?"
"My short-term goal is to surpass the current top disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect."
Hearing Lin Yan's answer, Shen Cangwu's lips twitched. "Don't be shy just because you're a disciple of the Taiyi Sword Sect. Just say you want to catch up to the current core top disciple of the Taiyi Sword Sect."
Lin Yan's expression became extremely serious. "Master, my goal is the top disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect."
At this, Shen Cangwu realized something was amiss.
His disciple wasn't using the Heavenly Sword Sect's top disciple as an example; he genuinely aimed for him.
Recalling his disciple's earlier question, Shen Cangwu narrowed his eyes: "You have a grudge against the Heavenly Sword Sect's top disciple?"
"Yes." Lin Yan nodded, admitting it.
"A deep one?"
Shen Cangwu was somewhat curious. Based on the information that old fellow Zuo Xuanwei had sent Lin Yan, there was no reason for him to have any connection with the current top disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
The two were far apart in both strength and background.
"A blood feud!"
At this moment, Lin Yan made no attempt to hide his killing intent. One of the driving forces behind his desperate cultivation was to avenge the sword wound he suffered back then.
Shen Cangwu sensed the killing intent emanating from Lin Yan and fell silent.
"If Master thinks you might cause trouble for Master..."
"Isn't it just the Heavenly Sword Sect's top disciple?" Shen Cangwu knew what Lin Yan was about to say and interrupted him directly.
"I'll say it again: if you can truly kill the Heavenly Sword Sect's top disciple openly and fairly, I can handle any subsequent retaliation from the Heavenly Sword Sect."
"Thank you, Master."
Lin Yan bowed respectfully, understanding the meaning behind his master's words.
A fair and square battle, relying on his own strength, left the Heavenly Sword Sect speechless.
"Do you know what realm the Heavenly Sword Sect's eldest disciple is currently at?"
"This disciple doesn't know."
"He's only forty years old, yet he's already at the second stage of the Dharma Aspect realm. Catching up with him won't be easy. You must know that while you're cultivating, he won't stop either. And as the Heavenly Sword Sect's eldest disciple, the martial arts resources he possesses are far beyond what you can compare to." "
This disciple understands, but this disciple will not give up. If ten years isn't enough, then twenty; if twenty years isn't enough, then thirty."
Sensing the determination in Lin Yan's words, Shen Cangwu couldn't help but be curious.
"What grudge do you have with the current Heavenly Sword Sect's eldest disciple?"
"This disciple almost died under his sword."
Facing his master, Lin Yan didn't hide anything and recounted the incident of challenging the sword at Mount Tai.
In recent years, he had read some books in the Cheng Yi Sword Academy's library and had some understanding of the Heavenly Sword Sect's Sword-Chasing Stone.
Although he didn't know why the current Heavenly Sword Sect's eldest disciple had swung his sword at him, he was certain that the other party hadn't sensed the martial arts tree within him.
Moreover, his current contact with his master further corroborated his judgment.
His master was a powerful expert at the fifth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm, the Heavenly Extreme Realm. Even when he unleashed his full power with a sword strike, his master hadn't noticed his own Martial Dao Tree. How could the eldest disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect have detected it?
"Swinging his sword at you?"
Shen Cangwu's eyes also showed surprise upon hearing his disciple's account. What did the eldest disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect want?
With the other party's strength, his disciple wouldn't have even caught the other party's eye back then.
"I understand now. It seems your desperate cultivation is also driven by revenge."
"I cannot rest until I avenge this humiliation."
"I will investigate why the Heavenly Sword Sect's eldest disciple attacked you. Now... tell me everything about the cultivation techniques you practice. To catch up with the Heavenly Sword Sect's eldest disciple, the cultivation plan I originally devised for you is no longer necessary."
"Yes."
Lin Yan nodded, then said, "I currently cultivate two main techniques. One is my Lin family's Eight Desolate Dragon Elephant Technique."
Hearing Lin Yan's words, Shen Cangwu frowned. What was the Eight Desolate Dragon Elephant Technique?
Those mid-level martial arts families just liked to give their cultivation techniques fancy names.
"Is the second technique the Three Talents Fusion Heart Technique of Cheng Yi Sword Academy?"
"No." Lin Yan shook his head: "It's the Five Elements Return to One Sword
Scripture." Shen Cangwu, who had been calm, changed his expression instantly upon hearing the Five Elements Return to One Sword Scripture: "Are you sure it's the Five Elements Return to One Sword Scripture that Cheng Yi Sword Academy has lost?"
"I'm sure."
Shen Cangwu looked up at the sky. Could it really be fate?
Forty years ago, he had visited Cheng Yi Sword Academy and Taiyi Sword Sect, hoping to see the Five Elements Return to One Sword Scripture, but he never expected that this technique had been lost, not even by Taiyi Sword Sect.
Unexpectedly, forty years later, this technique reappeared in his disciple's body.
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Chapter 238 Alliance (Please Subscribe)
The Five Elements Return to One Sword Scripture is no ordinary technique.
Lin Yan knew this very well, but he hadn't expected his master to react so strongly upon hearing about it.
"How did you obtain this technique?"
Shen Cangwu stared intently at Lin Yan. He believed that the Taiyi Sword Sect and the Chengyi Sword Academy wouldn't lie to him; this technique was truly lost.
"I obtained it from the Sword Tower."
Lin Yan recounted his journey through the Sword Tower, omitting the part about stealing the page from the Martial Dao Tree, only saying that the stone tablet revealed it on its own.
"I see. It seems that senior left this technique in the Sword Tower to select a suitable successor. It seems I didn't meet that senior's requirements back then."
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After listening to his disciple's explanation, Shen Cangwu's face showed regret.
He had also entered the Chengyi Sword Academy's Sword Tower back then and seen the stone tablet there.
Although he had some enlightenment, he didn't reveal the technique. It was obvious he hadn't met the senior's requirements.
"Not being able to cultivate the Five Elements Return to One Sword Scripture has always been my regret. I never expected my disciple would cultivate it. It's truly fate that brought us together."
Shen Cangwu's tone was filled with emotion. Lin Yan silently muttered to himself, "It's not that Master didn't meet the requirements, it's that Master doesn't have a Martial Dao Tree within him.
" "If Master wants to cultivate, this disciple can…"
"No need."
Shen Cangwu raised his hand to interrupt Lin Yan: "The Five Elements Return to One Sword Scripture is only useful before entering the Dharma Aspect Realm. I have already entered the Dharma Aspect Realm, my Dharma Aspect is fixed, and I can no longer cultivate this technique."
Lin Yan understood the phrase again: Dharma Aspect fixed.
"Besides that, what else have you cultivated?"
As he said this, Shen Cangwu's eyes were filled with anticipation. This disciple might surprise him several times over.
"In addition, this disciple has also cultivated the Undying Sword Body."
"Hmm, the Undying Sword Body is a decent body tempering technique." Shen Cangwu nodded slightly. Although this technique wasn't exactly groundbreaking, it was still quite good.
"Also, not long ago, this disciple learned the Heaven-Turning Seal from the Xuantian Sect."
"The Shandong Dao Xuantian Sect?"
"Yes." Lin Yan nodded, then asked curiously, "Master, are there any other Xuantian Sects?"
"Yes, I know of four Xuantian Sects. There's one in the Beihai Xingdao Sect, but they can only be considered mid-level sects."
Hearing his master's answer, Lin Yan smiled. It seems there's a reason for naming sects.
"In the entire martial arts world, apart from some top-tier forces like the Taiyi Sword Sect, there aren't many sects with the same name. For these sects with the same name, the convention is to address them by their Dao."
Lin Yan suddenly understood, then asked, "I see. So, if we encounter a sect with the same name within the same Dao, how should we address it?"
"If they have the same name within the same Dao, they're just second-rate. Don't bother with them." Shen Cangwu replied nonchalantly.
Lin Yan: ...
Thinking about it, Master's words do make sense. Within the same sect, having the same name only means that neither sect is particularly strong. If one were stronger, they wouldn't allow a sect with the same name within their sect.
Only sects whose strength is limited to the county level, unable even to leave the prefectural city, can tolerate sects with the same name among their peers, because they can't do anything about it.
Next, Lin Yan explained the sword techniques he practiced.
Finally, except for Stone Waist Thunder Spine, he told his master everything in detail.
Shen Cangwu put his hands behind his back again, clearly deep in thought, and Lin Yan stood quietly to the side, not daring to disturb him.
"For you, the difference between you and a Sword Heart Genius lies in your Sword Domain. A Sword Heart Genius's Sword Domain is blessed with the Sword Dao's favor, possessing a unique effect that counters other swords. We Sword Pill Warriors lack this, but it's not impossible to compensate in other ways."
After a long while, Shen Cangwu turned around: "My original plan for you was to begin condensing your Sword Domain, but you cultivate the Five Elements Return to One Sword Scripture, so starting to condense your Sword Domain now is a bit premature."
"Master, this disciple has already begun condensing it."
Lin Yan quickly spoke, and without further ado, he directly channeled his true essence and began releasing his Sword Domain.
Within a few feet around him, a Sword Domain slowly formed.
Shen Cangwu stood within it, sensing Lin Yan's Sword Domain. Three kinds of heaven and earth energy corresponded to three kinds of sword intent. His disciple had quite a few ideas.
"Tell me your concept for the Sword Domain."
"Yes."
Lin Yan recounted in detail his sudden flash of inspiration at the waterfall behind Cheng Yi Sword Academy, and his subsequent cultivation process while listening to music at home.
"Master, what do you think?"
Shen Cangwu pondered for a while: "Using true essence as the strings of a zither, and plucking them with sword intent, with different strings corresponding to different sword intents, this method is feasible, but that's all. At most, it will allow your Sword Domain to accommodate more sword intent than others."
Isn't having more sword intent enough?
Quantitative change leads to qualitative change.
Among martial artists of the same realm, others can only accommodate fifty, while you can accommodate seventy, twenty more sword intents, greatly increasing the power of your Sword Domain. "It's still
not enough."
Shen Cangwu shook his head slightly: "If your goal is simply to be no weaker than an average sword heart genius, then it is indeed enough. But if your goal is to become the top disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, the quantity of sword intent alone is not enough."
"Then how should this disciple cultivate?" Lin Yan humbly asked for guidance.
"First, enhance your True Essence."
"Enhance True Essence? Master means I should improve my cultivation level first?"
"Enhance the purity of your True Essence, continue refining it."
Shen Cangwu now understood why that old fellow Zuo Xuanwei had recommended Lin Yan to him. In terms of training Sword Pill disciples, he was indeed the most suitable for Lin Yan.
Because only he knew the extent to which the True Essence of a Sword Pill warrior could be refined.
Those Sword Heart geniuses only needed to focus on studying sword intent, following the steps systematically, while he himself had made various attempts to catch up with them, cultivating each one to its extreme.
"My first request for you is to go to the Sword Prison and enter the sixth level within three months."
The sixth level?
Hearing his master's request, Lin Yan's mouth gaped slightly. He had tested the power of the Sword Prison before. When he left the Taiyi Sword Sect, he could stand on the third level of the Sword Prison. Now that his cultivation had broken through, he had a chance to step onto the third level, but as for the sixth level...
"If you can't even stand on the sixth level for three months, then I advise you to give up your desire to seek revenge on the Heavenly Sword Sect's eldest disciple
. Otherwise, the other party doesn't even care about you. As long as you don't tell anyone, this matter can be completely ignored." Lin Yan's lips twitched. His master's method of provocation was really... too old-fashioned.
"This disciple will definitely do his best."
Shen Cangwu nodded slightly, raised his right hand, and a beam of light shot towards Lin Yan, who quickly reached out and caught it.
"Master, what is this?"
Looking at the pill in his hand, which didn't have a name label, Lin Yan asked curiously.
"This will allow you to endure in the Sword Prison a little longer, but you can only take one a day. There are only ten in total. Once they're used up, they're gone. Don't take them unless you absolutely can't hold on any longer, to avoid wasting them."
"Thank you, Master. What's the name of this pill?"
"Nameless. It was developed by me. If you insist on a name, you can call it the Pressure-Resistant Pill."
Pressure-Resistant Pill.
Master's naming is really casual.
"Since you've become my disciple, I can't just leave without showing my appreciation. I'll be leaving the Taiyi Sword Sect for the next three months to find the fourth type of energy in the world for you."
"Thank you, Master."
Lin Yan didn't say anything hypocritical like "No need to trouble you, Master."
...
...
An hour later.
Lin Yan returned to the Eleventh Peak and met Elder Xu.
"Disciple Lin Yan greets Elder."
Xu Zhao looked at Lin Yan, a smile on his old face. "No need for formalities."
After Lin Yan stood aside, Xu Zhao continued, "What happened during the hour you left?" "
Disciple went to pay respects to a master."
Xu Zhao's old eyes narrowed, showing no surprise, as he had already expected it.
"Oh, who did you take as your master?"
"A senior from the Hidden Hall of the Taiyi Sword Sect."
Lin Yan did not reveal his master's name, not because he wanted to maintain mystery, but because his master had instructed him not to disclose it for the time being.
"A senior from the Hidden Hall?"
Xu Zhao was somewhat surprised. He had thought it was the Left Deputy Hall Master or Elder Sun, but it turned out to be a senior from the Hidden Hall.
Taking a senior from the Hidden Hall as a master was not a good thing for Lin Yan.
It wasn't that Xu Zhao looked down on the seniors from the Hidden Hall; those who could enter the Hidden Hall of the Taiyi Sword Sect were all top experts. It was just that they were not originally disciples of the Taiyi Sword Sect, so they lived in the Hidden Hall as guest elders.
However, precisely because he wasn't from the Taiyi Sword Sect, the seniors in the Hidden Hall didn't have the authority to access the sect's resources for Lin Yan.
"Since you've become a disciple, then focus on cultivating with your master."
Xu Zhao, being an experienced old man, knew Lin Yan couldn't change his mind now that he'd become a disciple. As for Lin Yan not revealing his master's name, he assumed the senior was temporarily preventing him from doing so, so he didn't press further.
"Mm."
Lin Yan nodded in agreement.
"So, regarding which peak you belong to, has your master made any arrangements?"
"My master lets me choose whichever peak I want."
Lin Yan shook his head. Whether he joined the tenth or fifth peak, his master had said it was up to him; in his master's eyes, it didn't matter which peak.
"Elder, this disciple has an immature idea."
"Tell me."
"Since the fifth peak is also vying for disciples, could this disciple be both a disciple of the fifth and tenth peaks, and... could we treat it as a joint training program between the fifth and tenth peaks?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhao fell silent.
This situation had never occurred before in the Qijian Hall—a disciple belonging to two peaks simultaneously—wasn't that like one person consuming the resources of two peaks?
"One person eating two peaks..."
Xu Zhao smiled, realizing this was Lin Yan's plan.
"I can accept it, but even if the Fifth Peak agrees, I'm afraid the Qijian Hall..."
"Elder, my master said the Qijian Hall will agree."
Lin Yan chuckled. Before returning, he had suggested this idea to his master, who replied, "Your mind is truly sharp; you even came up with the idea of uniting disciples. You're going to make history for the Qijian Hall!"
Ultimately, however, his master gave a positive answer.
He would handle the Qijian Hall.
"If the Qijian Hall is fine, then I'll personally persuade the Fifth Peak; that shouldn't be a problem either."
Xu Zhao gave Lin Yan a deep look. Although Lin Yan didn't reveal the identity of his master, the fact that he could make Qijian Hall break new ground meant that Lin Yan's master was probably no ordinary person.
"If he can't do it at the third level of the Dharma Aspect Realm, then he must be at the fourth level, and he might even have mastered the Sword Dao Mark."
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