novelpro #179 - The six turbidities and corrupt immortal energy!
#179 - The six turbidities and corrupt immortal energy!
Even after shattering the demonic light, Gu Yuan didn't relax. He swept his divine sense back and forth several times, then activated his sword intent, merging it with the Silver Serpent Sword to sense the entire training room, the閣樓 (gé lóu, pavilion), and even the area within ten miles. Only after confirming that there were no abnormalities did he retract his sword intent.
However, he still infused the Silver Serpent Sword with sword intent, keeping it suspended above his head. This protected him and allowed him to react to any unexpected events.
As for Qiu Yue, Gu Yuan casually protected her as well. Fortunately, she hadn't been affected earlier and had survived.
“What happened here?”
Crane Feather True Person appeared before Gu Yuan. He swept his divine sense across the traces within the training room, capturing the lingering demonic energy, sword energy, and killing intent in the void. He roughly understood that a battle had taken place here.
“Master, just now…”
Gu Yuan simply recounted the entire event from beginning to end.
Unexpectedly, after Crane Feather True Person listened, his expression was somewhat gloomy, but he showed no surprise.
It seemed he had anticipated this matter.
“Your current progress in swordsmanship is somewhat beyond my expectations. Whether it's the *Jade Scene Mysterious Pivot Sword Manual* or the *Chaotic Heaven Demon-Slaying Sword Scripture*, both are top-tier sword dao classics in this world. You have clearly already mastered the basics of both sword techniques. Although the latter seems to have excessive killing intent in my opinion, it may well be a form of the ultimate sword dao.”
Crane Feather True Person didn't continue to inquire about the incident, but instead spoke of Gu Yuan's swordsmanship:
“I originally wanted you to follow my path, with your swordsmanship being upright and grand, avoiding any deviation. But now it seems you have already begun to embark on your own path. However, this is also good; everyone's path is different.”
Crane Feather True Person walked to the window, gazing outside, and said slowly, “A great神通者 (dà shén tōng zhě, one with great divine power) once said: ‘Those who learn from me live, those who resemble me die.’”
“It means that everyone's dao is different, and there is no completely identical dao and method in the world. One can study the dao of predecessors, but cannot be the same as the dao of predecessors.”
“You can develop your own rudimentary sword dao, which is very good! I am also very gratified!”
Crane Feather True Person praised him endlessly.
Only the true disciples of major sects, and those with truly profound wisdom in cultivation, understand that following the path pioneered by predecessors is certainly much more convenient and faster.
But this is also a kind of shackle and restraint.
In the end, one will often be trapped in the dao and boundaries of predecessors, unable to break free from the shackles, and unable to surpass them.
Only by pioneering one's own path, or embarking on one's own dao, can one continuously advance and improve, and only then can one go further in the future.
Crane Feather True Person originally wanted to choose an upright path for Gu Yuan, but since Gu Yuan had already taken his own path, even if it was only a step, it meant that he had embarked on a correct path, destined for a great future.
As long as he continues to walk step by step, he will eventually achieve great success and reach the pinnacle of sword dao.
Crane Feather True Person changed the subject, saying, “However, if you want to continue to comprehend the realm of Sword Heart Transparency, there are also things you need to pay attention to.”
“Please enlighten me, Master.”
Gu Yuan bowed respectfully.
Crane Feather True Person naturally wouldn't act mysterious. He reached out and knocked Qiu Yue unconscious, and then told Gu Yuan all the difficulties he had encountered when comprehending the secrets of Sword Heart Transparency, without reservation.
Now, he truly regarded Gu Yuan as an opportunity and future for the rise of the sect lineage, only regretting that Gu Yuan's strength was not strong enough, so why would he hide anything?
Gu Yuan gained a lot from listening to Crane Feather True Person's sword dao experience. Although he only understood a small part, or even didn't understand at all, he could still keep it in mind and slowly comprehend it later.
After giving guidance, Crane Feather True Person asked Gu Yuan to take out the grayish-white energy that had been hidden in the medicinal cuisine.
Opening the jade bottle, Crane Feather True Person glanced at the strands of grayish-white energy inside, his expression becoming even more unsightly, and he sneered repeatedly, “Six Turbid Earth Yin Corrosive Immortal Qi! Good! Very good!”
“Unexpectedly, the person behind the scenes could find such a vicious thing!”
Seeing Gu Yuan's confusion, Crane Feather True Person explained, “This Six Turbid Earth Yin Corrosive Immortal Qi is a kind of extremely evil primordial energy nurtured by the earth's lung strange acupoint connecting the earth's fiendish yin veins. Its nature is turbid and evil, and it can corrode primordial energy and damage people's foundations.”
“If you were to absorb it into your body, even just a trace, it would be enough to pollute your dao foundation… Not to mention you, even a Golden Core Great Cultivator would have their foundation ruined.”
As he said this, Crane Feather True Person's face had a bit more stern coldness.
Gu Yuan was also silent.
The dao foundation is the foundation of a cultivator's cultivation, and the foundation for transforming into a golden core and nurturing Yin Gods and Yang Gods in the future.
Once the dao foundation is polluted, all of one's cultivation, dao practice, and divine powers will be destroyed.
Even if one manages to save their life, they will be crippled.
In this way, Crane Feather True Person's long-cherished idea of restoring the sect lineage would also be cut off.
The person behind this matter was obviously ruthless and vicious, scheming to kill two birds with one stone.
Not only did they want to destroy Gu Yuan, but they also wanted to strike at Crane Feather True Person, and even the hope of the sect lineage. This was killing people and destroying their hearts!
Crane Feather True Person directly asked, “Ah Yuan, what are your thoughts on this matter?”
“Disciple thinks it should be someone from within the Medicine King Mountain.”
Gu Yuan explained his earlier guess. As for whether it was the aristocratic family faction or the sect lineage, he had no clue and didn't make any guesses.
“Your suspicion does have some truth.”
Crane Feather True Person nodded, a sharp sword intent faintly gathering between his brows:
“The Phaseless Yin Demon didn't leave behind any other foundation, and the divine power it emitted, if I'm not mistaken, should be the famous demonic power of the demonic path, the Nirvana Demonic Light. This divine power is widely spread, even in the immortal dao and Buddhist sects, so it doesn't explain anything.”
“Senior Uncle Dry Wood cultivates the dao of withering and flourishing, and his Yin God is in a wonderful state of being half-asleep and half-awake. Therefore, he often overlooks the things that happen on this Sky Dragon Boat. Unless it is a major event that endangers his life or alarms the spirituality of the Sky Dragon Boat, he will not wake up.”
“The possibility of outsiders knowing about this matter is really not great. That Phaseless Yin Demon can quietly infiltrate the dragon boat, it must be very familiar with Ancestor Dry Wood, and with the situation on this Sky Dragon Boat…”
“Leave this matter to me to handle, you don't have to worry about it!”
Crane Feather True Person sneered coldly, a killing intent emanating from his body that even made Gu Yuan feel quite frightened:
“Dare to harm my disciple, no matter who this person is, no matter what his identity is, I will definitely kill him!”
“Thank you, Master!”
Gu Yuan thanked him.
Although he had already joined the Medicine King Mountain and become an inner disciple, he didn't have much foundation or connections.
It was the best choice to leave this matter to Crane Feather True Person to investigate.
After Crane Feather True Person left, Gu Yuan glanced at the unconscious Qiu Yue beside him, and the ashes on the ground that Qiu Zhi's corpse had turned into. His gaze was deep.