Chapter 414: Searching for the Sword

"What is the most important thing about a swordsman?"

This was the first thing negative Jianbei asked her as a teacher.

Tai Xi thought seriously for a long time: "I'm not afraid of death."

"No. The most important thing for a swordsman is to have a sword."

It sounds like a joke.

But there was only seriousness on Fu Jianbei's indifferent face.

"There are a lot of things in this world that can kill someone."

Negative Jianbei said slowly: "Within ten steps, the black rose kills with one blow, and beyond ten steps, it is difficult to defeat the rose cannon. In terms of the effectiveness of killing enemies, these two weapons are better than conventional swords."

"In a life-and-death fight, the swordsman's display space is narrow. Without a sword in hand, even if he finds a flaw, it will be difficult to kill the enemy quickly."

Tai Xi whispered: "Teacher, didn't you once break into the main force of the Ben Cavalry with one man and one sword, and kill the enemy apostle Falbert?"

"It's just luck."

The teacher said without hesitation: "If it weren't for the Cloud Transformation Sword, I would have died. If Falbert hadn't been so arrogant, I would have died. If I hadn't been rescued by Datney from the Benqi tribe, I would have died too." Can't live."

"That was a reckless and impulsive choice that is not worthy of imitation."

Negative Jianbei commented on his widely praised classic deeds.

"The sword represents direction and is a swordsman's tool for survival."

The sword-bearer shifted his gaze and looked at the young student: "In my early years, I fought with Huayun Monk outside Shacheng. In addition to comprehending Huayun Sword, I also inherited fragmentary experiences and memories of ancient practitioners from Huayun Monks. Most of them are the depression of failure and confusion about the world and the future.”

"Many people regard Huayun Monks as monsters from Yunzhong Temple. In fact, they are not monsters. They are ships that have lost their direction and mirrors of battle. Fighting against them allowed me to look directly at my true self."

Two years later.

"You have already learned the Cloud Transformation Sword, I have nothing more to teach you."

Negative Jianbei said to the young apprentice: "Go and find your own sword."

…

Taixi felt a sense of sadness and confusion.

She has dreamed of becoming a swordsman like Negi Jianbei since she was a child.

With the help of the fish spirit, she learned the [Rock Control Technique]. When she grew older, she left the island with the permission and help of the King of Light to follow the footsteps of Negative Jianbei.

This pursuit lasted five years.

She fought to the death with Huayun Monk in the desert of Yunzhong Temple, talked with the cacti under the moonlight at night, and drank water from the lake.

She has been to the blood hills covered with seas of blood, where she competed with the war cat clan in martial arts, and learned rose planting methods and local jokes from the blood clan.

She has also reached the more distant outer worlds, the Ghost World and the Bamboo Reed Country.

In the kingdom of God co-ruled by two gods, Taixi and the ghosts raised slugs, wrestled with ghouls, and communicated with the funeral clan about what they saw and heard.

She made friends with the clever and dexterous reed people, wrestled and long-jumped with the bamboo people... She even visited Master Yanjiu of Pillar Mountain, and his disciple Wushu Nonglei.

The challenge to the farm base ended in a disastrous failure.

Facing Yanjiu, Taixi couldn't even touch him. The characteristics of the sandwalker were brought into full play by this martial arts master.

…

After constantly inquiring and pursuing, she finally found the negative sword north where she had stopped in the headquarters of the Yao world.

At that time, the legendary swordsman was working in Yancheng as a guard at the Museum of the Past.

He cut off the braid of the sword-bearing clan, wore ordinary coarse cloth clothes, and no longer even carried a wooden sword on his back. He was as ordinary as a real passerby, patrolling in the museum.

Tai Xi couldn't understand why such a master of swordsmanship could be in such a miserable state.

"It's a very quiet place here."

Negative Jianbei said: "It's very suitable for practice."

"A swordsman must be able to draw his sword, and he must also be able to sheath it."

After becoming a disciple, Taixi realized that Jiabei was not kidding. He never jokes.

In the first half of his life, Negi Jianbei showed his sharp edge, either in battle or on the road to battle. He was an unsheathed sword and faced every enemy he saw.

Now he has returned the sword to its sheath, its edge dissipated. Even when teaching Tai Xi, he used a branch.

Even a branch can turn cloud into a sword.

Negative Jianbei told her: "Huayun Sword is my sword, you need to find your own sword."

After being asked by her teacher to become a teacher, Taixi left Yancheng.

She began to travel in the Yao world.

It was not until a year later that Qianyuan Mountain was opened.

It is a treasure given to this world by Lord Yao. It is an unparalleled mythical wonder, a place of miracles condensed by the power of gods, and the source and true body of legends and myths.

Taixi looked up at the sacred mountain high in the sky, and heard a voice in her ears.

The voice said, if you want to enter Qianyuan Mountain, then walk up step by step. When you come to the foot of the mountain, you will be qualified to talk to me.

Taixi started climbing the mountain with a wooden sword on her back.

She put away the [Rock Control Technique] and relied on her own feet to cross the rugged and narrow mountain roads step by step. She grabbed the steep and straight cliffs with her hands and climbed the first mountain first.

Then she climbed up the adjacent floating island along the peak, heading towards higher ground.

When she was hungry, she would search for wild fruits and catch wild birds in the mountains. When she was thirsty, she would drink stream water and dew. She would make baskets and walking sticks out of bamboo and wood, and twist rattan into tough ropes... what she had learned on her way of pursuit in the past. Everything came in handy.

She would only draw her sword when encountering large beasts or extraordinary monsters along the way.

Most of the time, Taixi was like a poor but optimistic hiker, living on the wisdom left by her predecessors and continuing to climb higher.

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It took her nearly three years to finally reach the foot of Qianyuan Mountain.

The long-lost voice came from the cotton-like clouds in the sky.

"Tell me, what do you want?"

A blurry white figure was high in the sky, exuding the unique sense of oppression of the apostle.

Taixi said frankly: "Master Apostle, I hope to forge a sword here and hone my swordsmanship."

"Okay."

The apostle agreed.

Taixi breathed a sigh of relief.

She lived on this floating mountain.

When looking up from underground, Qianyuan Mountain was not too big, but when she really stood on the mountain, Taixi felt that the mountain was surprisingly large.

It was like a piece of land that rose up, with ancient roads that had been in disrepair for a long time on the mountain. Most of the roads were either covered with weeds and broken, or the stone slabs fell off, the railings were lost, or collapsed and landslided.

No one has taken care of the sacred mountain for a long time.

Taixi's task was to move stones from the surrounding floating islands and polish them one by one, and repair the mountain roads and steps.

It was obvious that the apostle saw through her [Rock Control Technique]. This ability can be used to move and transform stones, maintain and build mountain roads.

Taixi knew very little about the apostle who was like a dragon in the clouds.

She heard from other fellow disciples who were also practicing here that the apostle was called Master Ji, who was also the agent under the command of God Yao and the master of the mountain in this mythical place.

Later, everyone called him Master Ji.

Every day, Taixi stepped on stones, piled up piles of stones into a giant stone ball, and then stepped on the stone ball all the way back to the gate of Jinguang Cave.

After returning, she transformed these stones into stone slabs, stone balls, stone railings, stone stairs... according to their size and material, and stored them in different categories.

Then she used these stones to repair the missing or damaged areas, so that this sacred mountain could be restored to its original appearance.

Only at night did she have time to practice swordsmanship.

There were often fellow disciples competing in the valley behind the mountain. That place used to be used to test various magic weapons, but now it has become a competition arena and a martial arts arena.

Taixi always lost more than she won in competitions with fellow disciples.

Those who can enter Qianyuan Mountain to practice are either determined or have strong bodies or skills. There is no such thing as a completely mediocre person.

After repeated defeats, Taixi gradually realized what her teacher Fu Jianbei said.

"Huayun Sword is not your sword. You need to find your own sword."

Fu Jianbei's Huayun Sword is unpredictable and comes and goes without a trace, just like his fingers hidden in his sleeves.

Taixi's Huayun Sword is very rigid. It just condenses the cloud and mist elements into a sword shape, which is used for piercing and cutting. It is completely without the erratic and agile nature of clouds and mist.

She needs a sword of her own.

Taixi spent all her time in the dismantling pool except for labor.

The disassembly pool like a green lake can decompose various props, but it will consume the power of the entire sacred mountain, so the mountain master has always strictly prohibited throwing props into it.

However, Taixi discovered that if it is not a prop, but just a product of some kind of power condensation, it will not consume the power of the sacred mountain.

For example, the Huayun Sword, or the stone sword.

After obtaining the permission of the mountain master, she began to perform the [Rock Control Technique] and threw stone swords into the pool.

When the stone sword enters the water, it will be visibly separated into earth elements and broken rock fragments, and they will eventually become dust and mud at the bottom of the pool.

Only in the short time of decomposition, Taixi can see an amazing scene: the condensed earth element turns into countless fragments of light, and the broken rocks are separated from each other, like a huge and dense spider web, with silk threads slowly pulled out, and the delicate and complex structure inside is displayed in the water.

Taixi watched the stone sword enter the water again and again, and was stripped into earth elements and debris.

At the same time, she also began to try to reproduce the internal structure of the earth element she saw, and condense a more powerful stone sword.

This is difficult.

Taixi can easily twist rocks into stone swords with [Rock Control Technique], but the complexity and difficulty of weaving the structure from the basic level of earth element makes her walk with difficulty and extremely strenuous.

Just like using wooden blocks to build a complete house, any error in any area will cause the collapse and collapse of the whole.

To further verify, Taixi also used [Cloud Transformation Sword] at the same time to condense the cloud and mist elements into a sword, sink it into the disassembly pool, and compare it with the stone sword.

Unlike the sinking earth elements, the cloud and mist elements are light and easy to disperse. After they are separated from the Cloud Transformation Sword, they will become tiny bubbles, slowly rising on the water surface and merging into the air.

This gave Taixi an idea.

Can the heavy earth element be interwoven with the light cloud and mist element to weave a sword that will neither sink nor float up?

It will rise with the wind like a cloud and hide everything like soil.

How wonderful it would be.

Great Lord Yao, please bless me and let me forge this sword as soon as possible!

Taixi was excited and looking forward to it.

With continuous attempts and failures, the combination of earth element and cloud element has begun to show results. The sword that has never existed before is taking shape in his hands bit by bit...

However, at this critical juncture, something big happened.

A giant beast with a mysterious origin attacked Qianyuan Mountain.

It was covered with black hair, its eyes were shining with dim light, and it roared wildly at the moon. As soon as the black-haired monster appeared, it punched and smashed the stone tower of the Refining Treasure Pavilion that everyone had repaired with great difficulty.

Under the moonlit night, the fellow disciples of Qianyuan Mountain couldn't help cursing and attacked one after another.

I don't know if the mountain master was out or what happened, and he didn't hear his voice.

Seeing this situation, Taixi also took up his sword to join the battle!