Honghuang Xuanyang Dao

Chapter 76: Kendo Practice Method (Subscribe)
The next moment, the Chunyang Sword flew backwards, and the sword body became dim. One of the three corpses of the Chunyang Taoist, Dong Wanggong, also had his divine light dimmed. He was shocked and turned into a golden light with the Chunyang Sword, flying into the soul of the Chunyang Taoist.

Taoist Chunyang suddenly groaned, his face turned pale, and a trace of golden blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. One of the three corpses was damaged, and even the Chunyang Sword had suffered a lot of damage.

"Well, the Chaos Bell is indeed an innate treasure, far superior to my Pure Yang Sword." After saying that, Taoist Chunyang looked at Taiyi coldly, turned around and walked towards Qingyuan Mountain.

"Fellow Daoist's Pure Yang Sword Art and Pure Yang Sword are nothing more than this." Taiyi chuckled and waved his hand to summon Taoist Donghuang and the Chaos Bell back into his soul, demonstrating his supreme divine power.

Above the void, all the sentient beings and cultivators watching the battle looked at Taiyi in horror. Donghuang Taoist, who was only one of the Three Corpses, possessed such divine power while holding the innate treasure Chaos Bell.

It can be imagined that Taiyi, who is at the quasi-saint realm, must have boundless divine power, far surpassing other quasi-saints with great supernatural powers.

From now on, the demon race will probably be the most respected in the ancient world.

A strange light flashed in Li Xuanyang's eyes. The Taoist Chunyang's magical powers were only comparable to Taiyi's. Both of them were quasi-saints who could kill one corpse. The Chunyang Sword was also a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. It was so precious that it was even more powerful than the Liangyi Lamp.

But compared to Taiyi's innate treasure, the Chaos Bell, it is far inferior.

There is only one letter difference between the innate supreme treasure and the innate spiritual treasure, but in fact there is a world of difference between them.

"Fellow Daoist Xuanyang, I will take my leave now." Taiyi laughed, and with a flash of the sun god's light on his body, he headed towards the South Heaven Gate.

"The way of sword cultivation is to attack, but unfortunately I encountered the innate treasure Chaos Bell." Li Xuanyang waved his hand and took the Southern Flame Flag back into his soul, fell into deep thought, and couldn't help but think of various things about sword cultivation in later generations.

Nowadays, there is no such thing as a true sword cultivator in the ancient world, whether it is Li Xuanyang's own Xuanyang swordsmanship, the Chunyang swordsmanship of the Chunyang Taoist, or the swordsmanship of the Shangqing Taoist.

Although they call it the way of swordsmanship, in fact none of them focuses on the way of swordsmanship, but rather incorporates many Taoist magic powers. They merely evolve the Taoist magic with the sword and comprehend the way of heaven with the sword, which cannot be considered the true way of sword cultivation.

To put it bluntly, this sword method is still considered to be within the Taoism, not a separate one, so it is not a truly pure sword method.

Li Xuanyang suddenly thought of the two Taoists, Jie Yin and Zhunti from the West. The Qi training method they practiced was different from that of the Qi training practitioners. Instead, they used merit and mental power to condense a soul relic. The cultivators who practiced this method had Taoism and supernatural powers that were superior to the relic.

"Why not follow the method of the two of them to obtain the relics of their primordial spirit and establish a lineage of swordsmanship in the Xuanmen?" Li Xuanyang's eyes lit up, and without thinking too much, he directly displayed the three flowers of his primordial spirit and derived many Taoist magical powers.

First, the basic Xuanmen practice method from refining essence into qi to refining emptiness into harmony with the Tao, and then the various mysteries of Xuanyang swordsmanship, gradually combining the two into one.

Li Xuanyang only felt that the magic power in his body was gradually changing. The original Xuanyang magic power gradually turned into strands of sword energy, sometimes like sword balls, sometimes like sword weapons, and finally evolved into an extremely pure sword energy.

This sword energy is similar to the magic power of a cultivator, and also has the attributes of yin and yang and the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth. The difference is that the sword energy is extremely sharp, not as gentle as magic power.

The most crucial point is that Jian Yuan emphasizes the word "pure", which can be said to be extremely pure.

This is very similar to the Pure Yang Sword Dao of the Pure Yang Taoist, both of which are extremely pure. The only difference is that the Pure Yang Sword Dao is extremely pure Yang, while the sword essence can be pure Yin or pure Yang, or gold, wood, water, fire or earth. It only matters about purity, regardless of the Yin and Yang or Five Elements attributes.

The next moment, the sword energy in Li Xuanyang's body changed and turned into his own sword energy, which intersected with his own life. He breathed in and out spiritual energy with the basic method of Xuanmen, and circulated the sword energy in his body to temper the spiritual energy. In the end, only a trace of pure spiritual energy remained, which merged into the sword energy.

This is the entry-level method of sword practice. Instead of cultivating magic power, you cultivate sword energy.

"Life and death intersect!" Li Xuanyang's heart moved, and a sword evolved from the three flowers of his primordial spirit. It was the Moon-Swallowing Soul-Devouring Sword. It echoed with the sword essence evolved from his body, and transformed into a sword embryo. He used the sword embryo to replace the cultivator's golden elixir, swallowing and exhaling spiritual energy, cultivating sword essence, and then tempering the sword embryo with his own sword essence. When the sword embryo was cast and nurtured a trace of spirituality, it could be used to entrust all his cultivation achievements to it.

This move is modeled after the instruments used to achieve enlightenment.

Replace the cultivator's mana with sword essence, replace the primordial spirit with sword embryo, replace the magical instrument for enlightenment with the natal sword, achieve the way of sword cultivation, and finally break all laws with the sword to reach the state of transcending heaven and earth.

In contrast, the demons cultivate their own Dharma images, which are the primordial spirits. A cloud of auspiciousness appears, and the Dharma images of their bodies rise to the sky, accompanied by a chilling wind. It is immediately apparent that they are demons.

The Qi Refiners, unlike the demonic race, refined the five energies within their chests, condensing the three flowers atop their heads. Even if they were unconventional cultivators, as long as they could cultivate to the point of achieving immortality, their spirits and mana being cleansed by thunder, their demonic aura would be completely eliminated.

The way of sword cultivation is different from the other two. They do not cultivate the Dharma of the demon race, nor do they have the spiritual power of the Qigong practitioners. Their Taoism and supernatural powers are all above their natal sword, making them unparalleled in attack.

"Without cultivating Dharma images and without spiritual power, I can only evolve the supreme Dao with my natal sword!" Li Xuanyang only felt a spiritual light emerging from the darkness, and from the three flowers of the spiritual spirit, countless sword energies soared into the sky, and the Moon-Swallowing Soul-Devouring Sword roared excitedly.

"I am Xuanyang Zhenren from Xuanyang Mountain in the East China Sea. Today, I am using the acquired sword weapon, Swallowing the Moon and Devouring the Soul, to suppress my destiny. Within the Xuanmen, I will immediately establish a lineage of sword cultivation to complete the destiny of the universe. Three thousand years from now, I will pass down the sword cultivation method outside Xuanyang Mountain. All living beings in the prehistoric world can come!"

"Sword cultivators are masters of killing, attacking without equal, stand!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a murderous sword energy shot out from the three flowers of Li Xuanyang's soul, rushing straight into the sky. The sword energy filled the void for billions of miles, and the attack was unparalleled, which frightened countless living beings and cultivators.

Above the void, murderous energy swirled, a purple haze filled the air. A stream of profound and golden energy descended from nowhere, carrying boundless innate murderous intent, pouring into the Moon-Swallowing Soul-Devouring Sword, emitting bursts of sword chimes. The path of sword cultivation is inherently one of slaughter, and now Li Xuanyang used the Moon-Swallowing Soul-Devouring Sword to suppress it, his murderous intent intensified.

However, the way of sword cultivation is not a true way of killing after all. It is to stop war with killing, to kill without slaughtering, and to fight with courtesy. This is the right way of Xuanmen.

In the Western World, on one side of the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, Jie Yin and Zhunti were looking out at the southern part of the prehistoric world.

Taoist Jie Yin couldn't help but look thoughtful, and said, "The way of sword cultivation is unparalleled in attack and destruction, but this Taoist Xuan Yang has something extraordinary."

"The sword cultivation lineage established by the Xuanyang kid is based on the way of killing. He uses the killing sword to suppress his luck. Sooner or later, he will be like that Taoist Chunyang. He will lose his own luck and suffer a disaster." Taoist Zhunti sneered and was extremely angry at Li Xuanyang and the way of sword cultivation.

The last time he gave a sermon in Zixiao Palace, if it weren't for the sword energy remaining in his body, he would have killed one of the three corpses and stepped into the realm of quasi-saint. How could he be practicing so hard in vain now?

"The way of sword cultivation!" Taiyi, who had just returned to heaven, sneered, "It's just a small way."

The Pure Yang Taoist in the Pure Yang Cave Heaven looked at the strange image in the sky with a complicated expression. He said with a hint of dejection, "I am far inferior to fellow Taoist Xuan Yang."

"The way of sword cultivation!" A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the Taoist Shangqing. A faint sound of sword chime could be heard. He wanted to compete with the strange image in the void. He laughed loudly and said, "What an unparalleled attack! I want to see the difference between the sword cultivation lineage founded by Fellow Daoist Xuanyang and my own sword path."

Speaking of this, the Taoist Shangqing couldn't help but reveal a strange look.

During the sword fight at Mount Buzhou in the past, although Li Xuanyang's swordsmanship was extraordinary, it was still in its infancy and not as good as his and his fellow Taoist Chunyang's Chunyang swordsmanship.

Now, only hundreds of thousands of years have passed, and a lineage of sword cultivation has been established, and there are signs of the way of heaven.

"Junior brother, you are right. We should indeed go and see for ourselves the methods of sword cultivation." Taoist Yuqing said with a chuckle.

Taoist Taiqing nodded, obviously very curious about Li Xuanyang's sword practice method.

Li Xuanyang had just retracted the three flowers of his primordial spirit and was about to check the changes in the Moon-Swallowing Soul-Devouring Sword when he heard a voice coming from the void.

"Congratulations to fellow Daoist for establishing a lineage of sword cultivation. You can look forward to great success in the future."

At this moment, a cloud of light suddenly descended from the sky, revealing a woman in palace attire. She bowed to Li Xuanyang and said, "This time, fellow Daoist, you have truly opened my eyes!"

The woman was wearing a white palace dress, a purple bodice embroidered with lavender crabapple flowers, a long skirt with flowers tied around her waist, and a misty purple gauze that trailed on the ground. She had a pearl hairpin in her hair, revealing her graceful neck and clearly visible collarbone. The folds of her skirt flowed like the light of snow and moonlight, cascading to the ground, stretching for more than three feet.

This woman is none other than the Queen Mother of the West.

This time, Taiyi came to the southern part of Honghuang and invited the three corpses of Chunyang Taoist to fight, which attracted many powerful people to come, including the Queen Mother of the West.

However, what she didn't expect was that Li Xuanyang would later reveal the three flowers of his primordial spirit, deduce a method of sword cultivation, and even take the opportunity to establish a sword cultivation lineage.

"Although I was the one who established the sword cultivation lineage, I cannot say that I can achieve great success." Looking at the Queen Mother of the West in front of him, Li Xuanyang smiled and shook his head. Don't think that this time he deduced the method of sword cultivation and established the sword cultivation lineage.

But Li Xuanyang did not actually practice this method.

This sword practice method is different from the method of Qigong practitioners. One needs to practice from the beginning, transforming all magic power into sword energy, nurturing the sword embryo, and forging the natal sword. It cannot be practiced by cultivators who have not yet embarked on the path of practice.

If you must practice, you can only use all your magic power to start from the beginning.

Li Xuanyang would certainly not do that.

What's more, the method of sword practice has just been developed and is far from perfect. The mere matter of replacing the magic weapon for enlightenment with his natal sword is something that Li Xuanyang cannot solve for the time being.

To forge a Taoist magical instrument, one needs an innate spiritual object or innate spiritual treasure.

If one wants to use one's natal sword to replace the magical weapon for enlightenment, it is obvious that one must either forge the natal sword with an innate spiritual object from the beginning, or find an innate sword to serve as the natal sword.

In this way, it is inevitable that the loss outweighs the gain, unless one obtains the Qiankun Ding in the future and can reverse the innate state.

Otherwise, it would be almost impossible for the sword cultivation lineage to truly prosper.

Fortunately, Li Xuanyang only established a lineage of sword cultivation, passed down the method of cultivation, and occupied a share of the luck of sword cultivation, but he did not intend to recruit many disciples.

(End of this chapter)