Chapter 274: A Ray of Hope and a Storm

Shi Xuan had heard similar words before, so when he first heard them, he was smiling, not knowing why the corridor reflected them.

But as these words of worship, praise, and awe rang in Shi Xuan's ears in a dense and exaggerated way, Shi Xuan's face gradually became solemn, and even a little cold sweat came out of his forehead. He asked himself, was he complacent about these praises? Was he vain? Did he become impetuous because of this? ...

Shi Xuan had answers to these questions in his heart, more or less, no wonder Master Jiang only said that he had accumulated enough, not his character.

As Shi Xuan took one step at a time, his mind gradually became purer. I practice Taoism and seek immortality only for myself, not for the eyes of others. Whether it is praise or criticism, it has nothing to do with me.

As his mind gradually became purer and his spirit became more determined, Shi Xuan only felt a suction force between his spirit and his true energy, vaguely touching the threshold of the Golden Core, but still a little short of taking that step.

Just as Shi Xuan was looking for this opportunity, he suddenly froze and saw a bronze door. It turned out that he had reached the end of the corridor. Unfortunately, he still didn't find the feeling of advancing to the Golden Core.

Pushing open the bronze door, a small room appeared. As Shi Xuan stepped into it, the light around the small room flashed, and in the middle, a monk with a sword box on his back, a sharp face, and a cold look appeared. When he saw Shi Xuan, he pointed his hand, and a white sword light flew out of the sword box behind him and slashed at Shi Xuan.

The sword light was like a rainbow, dazzling the eyes and ears, and the five sounds and five colors were all captured by it. The sword intent contained in it was still the great freedom sword intent that cut through everything, condensed and pure. Although it was not as good as the great immortal in the Sword Discussion Hall, it also got the essence of the sword intent, and seemed to split Shi Xuan's resistance one by one.

Shi Xuan's Thunder Demon Subduing Sword was fully powered, and he used the sword energy and thunder sound to meet it.

The two sword lights collided. Although Shi Xuan's green sword light was faster, he was pressed back by the white sword light, just like being chopped on wood by a sharp axe. Whether he wanted to change his position with speed or use sword skills to make up for the disadvantage, he was simply chopped by the white sword light and blocked. He watched the white sword light force in front of him.

Shi Xuan was about to use the Tai Chi diagram, but suddenly he felt the huge pressure dissipate, and the white sword light also retracted into the sword box. The monk slowly said: "The sword intent is not pure."

As soon as he said this, the room was filled with light. Before Shi Xuan could figure out what was going on, he felt dizzy. When he stabilized his body, the scene in front of him had changed.

It was still a long bluestone corridor, but there was no bronze gate in front, but a little light, which looked like the exit.

Shi Xuan was a little annoyed. If he had known that this level was a test of the purity of the sword intent, he should have simulated the sword intent of the immortals in the Sword Discussion Hall as he did when he came in, and he should have passed it smoothly.

Turning his head, Shi Xuan saw that there was a dead end behind him and there was no way to return, so he had to go to the exit. At worst, he could go back to the small lake cliff after going out.

There was no more abnormality on this bluestone corridor, and Shi Xuan walked to the exit smoothly. This was in a hidden valley, covered with big trees, and it looked extremely cold.

Shi Xuan was about to leave this place, but suddenly remembered that he didn't know if this was the only exit. If it was not the only exit, if the old man Jian also failed to break through the level, he would have to pass through here. If it was the only exit, then whether he succeeded or not, this place was a must for him.

Therefore, this valley and its surroundings are likely to be the burial place of the old man Jian. Since he has come here, he should search it first and don't rush back to the lake.

So, Shi Xuan began to search the valley, and his spiritual sense slowly swept over it, but he was happy in his heart, because in another place in the valley, Shi Xuan found a cave. The entrance of the cave was a gray-white gas mixed with miasma and death, which blocked his spiritual sense exploration.

Miasma is easy to understand, and death is the key, which means there is a corpse inside! As for whether it is the body of the old man Jian, or other cultivators, or even the body of a monster, Shi Xuan can only go into the cave to take a look. Moreover, this is not a place where yin energy gathers, so there is no need to worry about corpse transformation.

Shi Xuan showed the Soul-Bewitching Banner, and sucked the gray-white gas into the banner like a whale sucking water, leaving no residue.

Because the cave was dark and there was no light, Shi Xuan was worried about missing things that his spiritual sense could not see, so he took out the Qianyang Green Lamp, lit a little light, and illuminated the surroundings.

Under the dim halo, Shi Xuan walked into the cave. After a few steps, he felt a corpse sitting in a concave stone wall in the right front. He held a jade slip in his hand. He was tall and had a rusty short sword on his knees, which was quite in line with the characteristics of the old man Jian.

Although Shi Xuan was happy in his heart, he still did not dare to be careless. It is a wise saying that it is better to be safe than sorry. Slowly walking to the front of the corpse, Shi Xuan first bowed respectfully, then picked up the jade slip, released his spiritual sense to read it, and was very excited.

But as he read it slowly, Shi Xuan gradually became disappointed. Inside was the swordsmanship experience left by the old man Jian before he passed away, the experience on how to practice sword energy thunder sound, the experience on how to practice sword energy beyond the level, and the experience of many sword techniques. The only thing missing was the experience and ideas of using swordsmanship to enter the golden elixir that Shi Xuan hoped to see.

It was a wasted trip. Shi Xuan sighed and was about to bury the old man Jian's bones. Suddenly, he saw some sword marks on the wall. He scanned it carefully with his spiritual consciousness. It turned out to be the last words of the old man Jian before he passed away.

"I have been practicing for more than 300 years. I was an orthodox Taoist at first. Later, because of my excellent talent in swordsmanship, I gradually became addicted to swordsmanship and turned to sword cultivation. After that, I spent a hundred years watching the tides in the vast sea and practiced sword energy and thunder sound. After that, I fought hundreds of battles, big and small, and never lost a single battle."

"Everyone in the world praises and respects me. Wherever I go, everyone admires me. I am overjoyed and become more obsessed with swordsmanship. After that, I spent another hundred years to break through the boundaries of my predecessors and practiced infinite sword energy, which is unique in the world and I am very proud of myself."

"However, after only a few years, I was horrified to find that my life span was about to end and the golden elixir road was far away. In desperation, I broke into the cave of Tianjian Sect to find the golden elixir secret method. No matter how bad it is, I must find the magic elixir. "

"God didn't bless me, I got nothing, but I found the ancient sword refining road here. I walked along the way and passed through the barriers. I felt that yesterday was absurd in my heart. "

"I was about to regroup, but my injuries recurred and my life was over. I had to sit here and die, leaving these words and sword skills for future generations. "

"When I sit and die, I think about my life and regret it! Regret it!"

The second "regret it" was already crooked, but these words struck Shi Xuan's soul like lightning, as if he understood something, but also as if he didn't understand anything.

Turning his head blankly, seeing the Qianyang Green Lantern in his hand, Shi Xuan's mind suddenly emerged with the words that his master said when he gave him this magic weapon.

"This Qianyang Green Lamp was my portable magic weapon when I was young. The light on it is the Qianyang True Fire that is a combination of Qianyan True Fire and Sun True Fire. It has wonderful uses in destroying evil, destroying delusion, burning mountains, boiling seas, and self-defense. It has been refined to perfection in the seventh heaven. Later, because it was not in line with the practice, I gave it away. I give this lamp to you, not because it is so powerful, but so that you can remember the way of choice when you see it."

The way of choice?

"The Golden Elixir Road is extremely difficult. Only those who can be firm in themselves, stick to their original intentions, and stick to the road can finally reach it. I hope you will remember what I said today."

What is my path? What is my original intention?

Looking at the last words on the wall again, combined with the master's words, he recalled the exaggerated but real praise and admiration he had heard in the corridor of his mind; he remembered that after his soul was perfected, he spent most of his time studying swordsmanship because he was stagnant; he remembered his complacency in swordsmanship and his impetuousness after becoming the first seat; he remembered that he actually pinned his hopes on using swordsmanship to enter the golden elixir...

Bit by bit, these scenes flashed before Shi Xuan's eyes. Although he always thought that he had determined his path and that swordsmanship was only useful for him temporarily, now thinking back, he felt that his deep heart was shaken by his achievements in swordsmanship and the respect he received.

Connecting these, Shi Xuan felt that the last words and the master's words were like a flash of lightning that split the chaos and darkness, revealing the solemn and glorious golden elixir road. For him, this golden elixir road was nothing else but the supreme way of yin and yang!

The soul was pure as a mirror, the true qi was rolling like boiling water, a dragon and a tiger, one yin and one yang, bursting out with a strong attraction to each other!

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In Lingjian Peak, the Jindan Grandmasters were all dejected. This formation became stronger when it met a stronger opponent. It was just a little short just now, and now after using the trump card, it is still a little short.

"Let's give up. If there are more variables later, some of them will inevitably be buried here." Qiao Mubai looked at the Jindan Grandmasters of the Netherworld Sect, the Loose Cultivator Alliance, and other lone cultivators.

These cultivators nodded silently. If they really used all their trump cards, they might not be able to open the ban, but if they opened the ban without a trump card, wouldn't that be a wedding dress for others? Especially the cultivators of the Netherworld Sect and Luofu Sect, they all thought in their hearts, wouldn't it be better to invite more fellow disciples next time?

Only Li Huaiyuan's face turned black, as if a huge hope had been dashed, but things had come to this point and could no longer be forced. What they should do now is to eliminate the future troubles.

Just as these Jindan Grandmasters and Soul Cultivators were leaving Lingjian Peak, something strange happened in the distant void. The spiritual energy within a thousand miles rolled and surged, and gathered towards the center like a strong wind. As the spiritual energy became denser, white clouds condensed there, which were particularly eye-catching in the dark void.

"Storms and clouds? I didn't expect that there would be a cultivator who achieved Jindan in this cave!" Qiao Mubai exclaimed.

Somehow, a name appeared in Li Huaiyuan's mind: Shi Xuan!