Yinshan Record

Chapter 9 Sword Forging
After getting rid of the noisy page, Su Che finally found complete peace and quiet.

The journey from Jiankang to Shanyin County was truly exhausting.

Thanks to the medicinal power of the Taoist elixir, the old wounds on his body remained in a relatively stable position.

And along with the hardships and experiences along the way, his physical condition has gradually improved.

To use an analogy...

He himself was a longsword on the verge of collapse, and the hardships he had endured along the way were like a raging furnace, enough to turn this longsword into iron slag. However, the medicinal power of the Taoist elixir was like an iron hammer.

Through trials and tribulations, he silently forged his fragile body into an even stronger one.

It's like reforging a broken sword.

Su Che was an avid reader and once told a friend that he had three great hobbies.

Admire the beauty, read the Book of Han, and drink Fenyang wine.

When I was in Jiankang, I read some classic books about this world and was once moved by this passage.

The world is a great sea of ​​suffering, and only by crossing this sea of ​​suffering can all beings attain immortality.

To cross this sea of ​​suffering, one must find the fundamental means to do so.

The universe is a vast natural world, and the human body is a microcosm.

Spiritual practice itself is a process of strengthening oneself.

Therefore, regardless of the various sects and lineages of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, demons, monsters, and ghosts, the vast majority of them first use their own physical body as the foundation for cultivation.

Su Che was well aware that his previous experience had essentially severed his path of cultivation.

Even if the foundation is damaged and repaired later, it's like a car that's been overhauled after a major accident and can barely be driven; it can never return to its original state.

According to the plot, he should be a once-in-a-century genius of the Su family of Duling, whose foundation was ruined by someone's scheme, and he should have a fiancée from a prestigious family who abandoned him.

At this time, the abandoned son of the Su family, the ultimate scum, the former genius died in resentment and depression. At this time, a person from another world transmigrated here and, by chance, received a wisp of the remnant soul of an unparalleled powerhouse, and then quickly grew up.

I bear your physical body and accept your karma. Finally, the great enemy hidden behind the scenes is defeated. As for the fiancée who once abandoned him, her fate varies depending on the website where the story is published.

Unfortunately, none of this exists.

However, in this world, sages have already created another path.

This is what is called sword cultivation.

There has always been the concept of swordsmen in this world. However, if you look closely at the backgrounds of these swordsmen, they may be from the lineage of martial arts and Confucianism, or be high-ranking Taoist masters. There are also a few who, by some twist of fate, cultivate Buddhism or the magic arts.

In terms of characteristics, they are probably chivalrous and always carry a sword. Swords are used in various systems.

Or rather, the Swordsman is a faction, a profession, not a system that can reach the highest level of the Daoist universe.

Everyone was just using swords.

Many years ago, in a faraway land, there was a king, a young and talented man, who married a pair of twin beauties and became a disciple of the Martial Confucian lineage, thus creating a beautiful story in the land.

However, things took an unexpected turn when a neighboring country sent troops to attack, and the marshal leading the army was none other than his elder brother, whom he regarded as a brother.

What followed was quite natural: the young king was defeated and his country was destroyed, and the people were reduced to cattle, sheep and fruit trees under the enemy's military might.

His cultivation was completely destroyed, leaving him destitute and homeless on the streets, where he lived as a beggar, barely surviving under constant pursuit.

Their own twin daughters became playthings of the neighboring king, while the eldest brother, taking advantage of his merits, seized power in the neighboring country and was honored as Grand Tutor.

He reflected on the whole situation and was shocked to discover that many years ago, his most respected master and senior brother had been plotting to harm him. The entire conspiracy had even started when he became a disciple.

The techniques he had learned already contained carefully designed loopholes by his opponent, and his peerless skills, which he was so proud of, were deliberately taught to him by his opponent, and already contained countless defeatable moves.

How to avoid a crushing defeat and heavy losses?

It's a pity I realized it too late; three of my limbs were severed, leaving me with only a left arm and a right leg usable.

Such is life; one should have long since lost all hope, or merely clung to life, trying to convince oneself to take everything lightly, or, unable to bear the humiliation, drawn a knife and ended it all.

However, that king, a man of extraordinary talent, ultimately turned the impossible into possible. Amidst the siege and pursuit of numerous enemies, he honed his skills and forged a new path despite his crippled body. This is the path of the sword cultivator.

The reforged sword is even stronger than before.

He doesn't distinguish between good and evil, because good and evil are no longer sufficient to measure his hatred.

He doesn't question the cause and effect, because the cause and effect can no longer bear the weight of his past.

This sword is only for slaying people.

People from enemy countries, regardless of age, gender, or rank, are all equal and destined to die by the sword.

This continued for thirteen years.

The enemy country was eventually emptied out.

He finally challenged his master and senior brother, who were on the verge of collapse, to a duel in the enemy country's palace.

The eldest brother spoke frankly, recounting his past pain and the pursuit of his former lover.

His various schemes were all aimed at establishing an ideal state where all beings are equal, but how a grand and beautiful future was reduced to nothing by his mad sword.

The master pointed directly to the root of the problem, explaining that everything was related to a larger conspiracy concerning the rise and fall of humanity and the world. If one now realizes their mistake and returns to the right path, there may still be a chance to salvage the situation.

He just smiled.

The eldest brother's flesh and blood turned into dust, which he divided into thirteen portions and fed to thirteen different kinds of dogs.

The master's head was hung high on the city wall of the homeland, to comfort the people who were enslaved and humiliated by the neighboring country's burning, killing and looting.

One man, one sword, settles all grudges, without questioning cause and effect.

From then on, a new system called sword cultivation was created in the world.

This ruler did not reach the end of this system, but successors will rise to the top.

The path of sword cultivation begins in the smallest of times and reaches its pinnacle in the East Sea. The East Sea Sword Palace is one of the four great clans of this world, and countless sword cultivators roam the four seas and eight wastelands, upholding justice and living a life of pleasure.

Su Che placed the sword box horizontally on the table and gently traced the inscription on it with his finger.

Even without national or personal grievances, and without any desire to engage in chivalrous acts, one should still have the opportunity to cultivate oneself.

Sword cultivation is one of the few systems that does not require any physical foundation at the beginning.

Moreover, in terms of sheer killing power, it firmly holds the top position among all major systems.

This is precisely the path that Su Che has chosen for himself.

Su Che gently knocked open a hidden compartment inside the sword box, took out a bamboo slip, and held it gently in his hand.

There was nothing else on the bamboo slip except the four characters "Ding Tian Jun Jian".

Just before Su Che left Jiankang, he asked his elders to retrieve a secret book from the palace. By chance, the Great Liang found a sword manual in the East China Sea.

This item was originally obtained by a messenger from the Great Liang Dynasty who was sent to the East Sea to search for rare treasures. He took it because he found it quite extraordinary.

However, it was then left to gather dust in the treasury and was never visited.

The elder member of the Su family in the palace, who had risen through the ranks in the imperial library, had also mastered a great deal of martial arts. He had long coveted this item, and after several deductions and verifications, he determined that it was made by a swordsman who was also proficient in calligraphy.

The four characters "Ding Tian Jun Jian" on the bamboo slip contain the pure sword intent of that master. Later learners can inherit this unique skill by following his advice and guidance.

This item had always been kept in the treasury. After Su Che requested an introductory manual for sword cultivation, the elder thought it over and over and decided that this one was the most suitable. So he used his connections to send this item out.

Su Che let out a long sigh, calmed himself down, grabbed the bamboo slip with his left hand, and gently placed his right hand on the sword box.

With a clear mind, the spiritual weapon inside the sword box stirred with joy.

A surge of sword energy slowly flowed along his arm into his body, eventually vanishing at the center of his brow.

The four characters "Ding Tian Jun Jian" seemed to be solidified in the deepest part of Su Che's sea of ​​consciousness.

(End of this chapter)