There were bound to be countless cultivation technique manuals in the sect. Putting aside a thousand of them, it would not be a problem for him to gather a few thousand of them. It was due to this that many cultivators viewed joining the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion as an honor.
With his talent and deep understanding of swordsmanship, it should not be too difficult for him to join the inner disciples of the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion. However, there was no such thing as a free lunch in the world. If he joined the sect, he would be able to enjoy better resources, but he would have to abide by the rules of the sect.
It would be one thing if it was an ordinary matter, but if it was related to finding Lozosy, that would be a huge blow to his initial goal.
"Why don't I allow Dan Xiaotian to join the sect? As his follower, I'll be able to enter as well …"
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
The Ascendant Cloud Sword Sect was here to recruit outer disciples and menial disciples. Most outer disciples would be assigned with several followers. If Dan Xiaotian were to succeed, Zhang Xuan would be able to sneak into the sect easily.
Once he entered the sect, he would be able to adapt to the situation. If he wanted to obtain resources, he could also make use of Dan Xiaotian's help. This way, he would not be restricted by the rules of the sect.
"It's settled then!"
Heaving a sigh of relief, Zhang Xuan left the Ethereal Hall without any hesitation.
After making up his mind, Elder Lu Yun and the others in the room also made up their minds.
"We'll head to Xuanjiang City right now. Even if we ride on the fastest aerial saint beast, we'll only be able to arrive in the afternoon. Jiang He, there's no need to wait for us. We'll start the selection at dawn. We mustn't miss out on finding World's Edge!"
Elder Lu Yun instructed.
"Yes!" Huo Jianghe hurriedly nodded.
Recruiting such a formidable genius into the sect was much better than recruiting dozens or even a hundred ordinary geniuses. If they were to miss out on this opportunity, they would surely be severely punished when they returned.
"Alright, let's hurry up!"
Hu!
The crowd vanished from the Ethereal Hall.
…
Back in his room, Zhang Xuan took out the storage ring and Basic Immortal Pill that he had just bought.
The pill was silver in color, and it harnessed concentrated and pure mercury-like spiritual energy. With just a single breath, one could feel their muscles twitching and their meridians trembling.
Knowing that it would be of great help to his recovery, Zhang Xuan swallowed the pill without any hesitation.
As soon as the Basic Immortal Pill entered Zhang Xuan's body, a warm stream of energy immediately filled his limbs and bones. The pure mercury-like spiritual energy gradually transformed into even purer True Energy.
As he continued to cultivate, Zhang Xuan discovered that the zhenqi formed from the mercury-like spiritual energy was more powerful than before. His attacks were also more powerful.
The amount of zhenqi in his dantian had not increased at all. If it had been ten thousand surges before, it would still be ten thousand surges now. However, the strength of each surge had undergone a transformation, and his fighting prowess had also increased significantly!
It was no wonder why the experts of the Azure were so powerful that they had to use all of their means in order to achieve victory. Not only did the mercury-like spiritual energy improve Zhang Xuan's constitution, it also enhanced the tempering of his zhenqi.
After cultivating for an unknown period of time, Zhang Xuan finally ran out of energy. Heaving a sigh of relief, he slowly opened his eyes.
Even though the spiritual energy stored in the Basic Immortal Pill was abundant, it was still insufficient for him to recover completely.
"Looks like I'll need one more …"
Zhang Xuan rubbed his glabella helplessly.
Just recovering his cultivation required two Basic Immortal Pills and 200,000 Ethereal Coins … How much more would he need to achieve a breakthrough?
Cultivation was indeed a bottomless pit. No matter how much money one had, it was useless!
The sun had already risen. Walking out of the room, Zhang Xuan saw that Dan Xiaotian was still practicing his swordsmanship.
Even though he had not rested for the entire night, he did not feel the slightest bit fatigued. On the contrary, his strength had been stabilized, and he was able to drive his zhenqi freely.
"Not bad!"
With just a glance, Zhang Xuan could tell that Dan Xiaotian was diligently following his instructions without the slightest bit of slacking off.
Making him practice his swordsmanship for an entire night was not a punishment. Rather, it was because his body and reflexes would not be able to keep up with the sudden breakthrough of six realms. If he did not find a way to stabilize his zhenqi, his fighting prowess would not increase by much.
Practicing the same move dozens, hundreds, and even thousands of times, Dan Xiaotian was able to sense the flow of zhenqi in his body, allowing him to control his movements more and more intricate.
Clearly, he had achieved his goal.
After a night of tempering, Dan Xiaotian had finally gotten used to the Intuitive Impulse realm.
"Teacher!"
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Dan Xiaotian hurriedly turned around and kneeled on the floor once more.
Feeling the changes in his body, how could he not understand his teacher's intentions?
"Hmm?"
Zhang Xuan was just about to pull Dan Xiaotian up when he suddenly felt a jolt in his head. A golden book had suddenly materialized in the Library of Heaven's Path.
It was only at this moment that he had accepted Dan Xiaotian as his disciple and imparted him his cultivation technique.
"As expected, the Book of Heaven's Path can be formed here as well!"
He had thought that it would be impossible for him to do so after entering the Azure, but who could have thought that he would succeed as well?
With the Book of Heaven's Path, he would have a trump card that could save his life.
"How is the swordsmanship that I have imparted to you? Show it to me! "
Zhang Xuan asked with a smile.
He had imparted the sword-tossing technique that he had created in the Ethereal Hall to Dan Xiaotian the previous day, and he could not help but wonder how far Dan Xiaotian had progressed.
"Yes!"
Dan Xiaotian stood up and took a step forward. With a flick of his wrist, the sword in his hand shot forward.
Sou!
Even though it was not as fast as Zhang Xuan, it was still as swift as an afterimage. In the blink of an eye, it pierced through a tree trunk not too far away. With a deafening explosion, the tree was blasted apart, leaving a massive crater in its wake.
"Not bad, you've already grasped the basics of the swordsmanship. If you wish to grow stronger, you'll have to study the flaws of your opponent in battle. As long as you can see through the flaws in your opponent's moves with a single glance, you'll have reached Major Accomplishment in the swordsmanship, and it'll be hard for you to find a match in the same cultivation realm as you! "
Zhang Xuan nodded.
As simple as the sword-tossing technique was, it was in line with the trajectory of the heavens, making it extremely powerful. As long as one could find the flaws in one's opponent, there was almost no one who would be able to withstand it.
It was for this reason that even experts of Huo Jianghe and Xue Gan's caliber were helpless before it.
"Yes!"
Dan Xiaotian replied in agitation.
After practicing the swordsmanship, he knew just how powerful the swordsmanship was. Compared to this, all the techniques that he had practiced previously were nothing at all.
"Alright, I'll impart some other swordsmanship to you. You can learn from other swordsmanship as well, and you'll only be able to advance faster if you complement each other well."
Zhang Xuan nodded. Just as he was about to impart some basic swordsmanship to Dan Xiaotian, a commotion suddenly sounded outside. Jiya! The door was pushed open, and a dozen armored guards walked in.
"Who is the owner of this residence?"
The guard standing at the very front was a young man in his thirties. His cultivation had already reached Ancient Sage 1-dan Bloodline Continuance realm.
Noticing that they were guards from the City Lord Manor, Dan Xiaotian frowned and stepped forward. "Me!"
"Men, capture him for me!"
The young man commanded with a wave of his hand.
Huala!
Two guards immediately rushed forward to stand before Dan Xiaotian. The weapons in their hands gleamed coldly, and killing intent surged from their faces.
"I advise you not to retaliate, or else you'll be charged with unlawful arrest and be executed on the spot!"
One of the guards sneered coldly as he took out a metal chain to handcuff Dan Xiaotian.
"What crime have I committed? Are you intending to arrest me? "Not expecting such a turn of events, Dan Xiaotian could not help but ask.
"Last night, when we were patrolling the City Lord Manor, we discovered the bandit Cao Chengli leading a group of bandits into the city. We dispatched fifty of our elites to encircle him, but who could have known that they would be killed by the bandits? After an entire morning of investigation, we discovered that the elites of the City Lord Manor had disappeared in the direction of this residence. As such, we suspect that you have colluded with the bandits to kill our soldiers! "
The young man said coldly.
"Colluded with the bandits? Nonsense! "Dan Xiaotian was stunned for a moment before he flew into a rage.
If not for his teacher's intervention last night, he might have been killed by the bandits. Colluding with the bandits? You must be joking!
If there was someone who had colluded with the bandits, it should have been the young man!
"I know that you won't admit to it … Men, bring me the evidence!" the young man said with a wave of his hand.
Huala!
A few guards stepped forward and tossed the items in their hands casually onto the ground.
It was a pile of weapons and armor stained with blood.
"These items were dug up in the vicinity of your residence. There are the weapons of the bandits and the armor of the city lord. It's clear that a battle took place here, and someone intentionally concealed the evidence. What else do you have to say for yourself?"
The young man harrumphed coldly.
"This …" Dan Xiaotian was taken aback.
His teacher had already gotten rid of these items yesterday, so how could they still be here?
"These are indeed the weapons of the bandits, and so are the clothes. I was kidnapped by them when I was transporting goods back then, so there's no way I would mistake them for someone else!"
"Indeed. Those are the belongings of the bandits, and the armor belongs to the City Lord Manor. I can recognize them as well!"
"Colluding with the bandits … That's a heinous crime!"
"We have to interrogate them to find out their true motives. If they were to succeed, who knows how many people in the city would be in for it?"
"To think that the Dan Clan would be reduced to such a state. It's one thing for their only descendant to be unable to cultivate, but to think that he would even collude with the bandits! What a disgrace to our ancestors!"
…
Before Dan Xiaotian could explain himself, a group of influential figures in the city had already stepped forward from behind the guards.
They were merchants, taverns, teahouses, herb merchants … The boss of Hongyan Trading Company was among them.
Most of them had been robbed by the bandits in the past, so they had the right to speak up.
"What else do you have to say for yourself?"
The young man said with a wave of his hand. "Capture him and interrogate him in the City Lord Manor!"
Huala!
The chain-wielding guards walked up to Dan Xiaotian.
"Incriminating him …"
Dan Xiaotian was just about to say something when his expression suddenly changed. "Very well, I'll follow you to the City Lord Manor. I hope that you can prove my innocence. The truth can't be faked, and the lies can't be made real!"
"Let's go!"
The young man said with a hint of disappointment on his face. He scanned the crowd and said, "Colluding with the bandits and undermining the peace of the city is a grave matter. Since you have all been persecuted by Cao Chengli in the past, I hope that you can accompany me to the City Lord Manor to testify for my innocence. Don't worry, the City Lord Manor won't cheat just because you are engaged to him! "
"Very well!"
The crowd nodded in agreement.
(In yesterday's chapter, I saw quite a few readers complaining that one-sixth isn't 1.6666. Earlier, I wrote that the City Lord Manor asked how much of his strength was used, and 10 ÷ 6 = 1.666. There's no mistake at all! 1.6666? Laoya didn't make a mistake in his calculation! I might be a physical education teacher, but I have taught mathematics before. Please don't doubt the professionalism of a physical education teacher. Thank you!)
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