Swords emerge from Mount Hua, sweeping across the heavens from the world of Swordsman.

Having his personal disciples serve him was a pretense; his real intention was to have them teach him martial arts.

“Young Yue, you’ve changed your old-fashioned ways, but your cunning hasn’t diminished at all.”

"If you've taken a liking to my Dugu Nine Swords, just say so! Why beat around the bush!"

Yue Zhuoqun, without blushing at all, laughed and said, "Haha, Uncle Feng's Dugu Nine Swords is unparalleled in the world. If he is willing to teach these children, that would be their good fortune."

Yue Zhuoqun had been longing for the Dugu Nine Swords for a long time.

At first, they hoped that the system would reward them, but over the past three years, the strength of the martial arts apprentices has been steadily improving, while the number of times the system has issued rewards is very limited. Even when there are rewards, they are just ordinary, common martial arts.

He had tried to subtly probe the matter a few times, but Feng Qingyang simply ignored him.

Today, taking advantage of the grand event at Mount Hua and with everyone present, I brought it up again.

Feng Qingyang pondered for a moment and then sighed:

"I am getting old. If the peerless sword technique of Dugu Nine Swords is lost in my hands, it will be a great regret for the martial arts world. It should be passed on."

However, this sword technique demands exceptional comprehension, so I've selected a few from among them to try teaching. Whether they can master it depends entirely on their own destiny.

After saying that, his eyes swept over the top ten in the competition:

"Yang Lin, Linghu Chong, Feng Xinghua, and Yue Lingshan, the four of you will come to me at Siguo Cliff starting tomorrow to learn swordsmanship."

Yang Lin is his personal disciple, so he will definitely be taught; Linghu Chong's carefree personality is very much to his liking; Feng Xinghua, as Feng Buping's son, is also a descendant of the Sword Sect.

As for Yue Lingshan, it was because of Yue Zhuoqun's several indirect attempts to get her involved.

If I couldn't teach Yue Zhuoqun, I'll make up for it by entrusting him to his daughter!

He originally wanted to select Xia Xueyi, but he saw that the boy harbored too much hatred and was afraid that he might be unsettled, so he did not choose him.

"Thank you very much, Grand Uncle!"

Yang Lin and his three companions were overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly stepped forward to kneel down in gratitude.

The others looked on with envy.

Although they didn't know what kind of martial art the Dugu Nine Swords was, they knew from Yue Zhuoqun and the others' words that this sword technique was extraordinary. It would be a lie to say they weren't disappointed at not being chosen.

However, Yue Zhuoqun's next words swept away their sense of disappointment.

"After the assessment, the apprentices who have officially graduated will become formal disciples of the Huashan Sect."

"All formal disciples of the Huashan Sect can learn the complete Huashan Sword Technique and the advanced version of the Quanzhen Dao Dao Song. At the same time, I will teach you a set of Yi Jin Duan Gu mental techniques that will help improve your aptitude and solidify your foundation."

"Based on this, the bottom fifty participants in the competition will have the opportunity to go to the Scripture Pavilion and freely choose advanced martial arts techniques."

Those ranked between 30th and 50th will have two opportunities to choose their martial arts skills.

"In addition to the opportunity to choose a martial arts skill, the top thirty will be awarded an extra Small Rejuvenation Pill."

wow...

Everyone in the room was thrilled.

"I want to choose the Gale Sword Technique created by Elder Feng. The sword moves are as swift as the wind, it's so cool."

"The sect leader's Thirteen Styles of Gentle Breeze are truly cool!"

"Wrong, the Golden Goose Skill is a better lightness skill, I want to choose this one."

"You're still picking and choosing? I want both!"

"Why is your face so big... Uh, you're in the top fifty, so it's okay."

……

[Ding! The number of formal disciples of Mount Hua has reached 500. Reward: 200 Inner Strength Points, 20 Martial Coins, the martial arts manuals Dugu Nine Swords, Golden Snake Manual, Xuanming Divine Palm, and Life and Death Talisman, and 4 Great Completion Scrolls.]

Name: Yue Zhuoqun

[Identity: Leader of the Huashan Sect]

[Internal Strength: 11350]

[Techniques: Purple Cloud Divine Skill (Mastery 2190/10000), Yi Jing Bone Forging Chapter (Mastery 1190/10000)...]

武技：移花接玉（大成2190/10000）、一阳指四品（大成1190/10000）、左右互搏术（大成1190/10000）、空明拳（大成1190/10000）、五岳剑法完整版（大成1190/10000）、破五岳剑录（大成1190/10000）、正反两仪刀剑法（大成1190/10000）、金雁功（大成1190/10000）、……】

The system is at level 2. My internal energy points and proficiency points automatically increase by 2 every day. My internal energy has already exceeded 10,000, and I have even reached the mastery level of proficiency in various martial arts.

This reward still made Yue Zhuoqun unable to suppress a smile; he hadn't received such a generous reward in three years.

Seeing the martial arts skills as a reward, he felt a little strange.

He had just persuaded Feng Qingyang to pass on the Dugu Nine Swords, and then he was rewarded.

Was that Golden Snake Manual a special compensation sent to Xia Xueyi because she wasn't chosen by Feng Qingyang?

The Xuanming Divine Palm and the Life and Death Talisman are both incredibly vicious and ruthless, and I'm supposed to be the leader of a righteous sect!

System, did you do this on purpose or by accident?

……

With the conclusion of the assessment competition, one-third of the traditional martial arts hall was empty.

Those who successfully graduate become formal disciples and are reassigned to new residences within the sect.

Those who were unable to graduate smoothly and reached the required age packed their bags and, as outer disciples, were arranged by Xie Fenghuang to go to shops in various places.

None of this had a significant impact on the Huashan Sect, and they quickly got back on track.

Yue Zhuoqun also had an extra task every day: to teach his four disciples.

He scheduled the teaching sessions for the afternoon, while Yang Lin and Linghu Chong went to the Cliff of Contemplation in the morning, and Xia Xueyi and Mu Renqing practiced their skills on their own.

Since he was a direct disciple, he naturally wouldn't hold back and passed on the "Transplanting Flowers and Jade" technique to the four of them.

He also taught Mu Renqing Kongming Fist and Xia Xueyi Golden Snake Sword Technique as compensation for not having practiced the Dugu Nine Swords.

Seven years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Chapter 19 The Foundation Has Been Established

In the garden pavilion, Yue Zhuoqun and Ning Zhongze sipped tea while looking at the distance with smiles on their faces.

Eighteen-year-old Yue Lingshan, standing tall and graceful, is competing with an eight- or nine-year-old boy.

She has now cultivated the Mingyu Skill to the sixth level, and also possesses the Dugu Nine Swords and the Shifting Flowers and Jade Techniques. Although she has not reached the first-class level, she is still better than most second-class figures in the martial arts world.

But this boy was able to fight her to a standstill.

Every time Yue Lingshan used a martial art, the boy would immediately use the same move, which greatly annoyed her.

Seeing that her martial arts moves were ineffective, she simply used the internal energy of the Mingyu Gong, and the Biyue Sword emitted a crystalline chill.

As soon as the boy's longsword clashed with her Azure Water Sword, it would be immediately pulled by an invisible spiral force, causing the sword strike to reverse and attack him.

Bang bang bang.

The boy stumbled back four or five steps, his bright eyes wide with surprise on his face.

Yue Lingshan smiled smugly: "Little brother, your father has taught you all the other martial arts, but the Mingyu Skill is more suitable for girls to practice. You're out of options now!"

"Sister, don't be so smug. There are things you can't do, and I know things you haven't mastered."

After being surprised, Yue Xuan, unwilling to admit defeat, charged forward again.

He stood on a mysterious vantage point, wielding his sword with unrestrained skill, employing the Yin-Yang Sword Technique.

Yue Lingshan thrust out her sword, its chilling aura spreading outwards, intending to repeat her previous tactic.

But when she drew Yue Xuan's longsword out, Yue Xuan suddenly swung his left hand out, actually using his hand as a knife to perform the Reverse Yin-Yang Sword Technique, catching her off guard.

In his haste, he could only use his profound internal energy to defend himself and retreat quickly, thus avoiding defeat.

"Hehe, wasn't that a great move of mine!"

Many disciples of Mount Hua have practiced the Yin-Yang Sword Technique.

This martial art is easy to learn but difficult to master. However, if two or even four people join forces to form a sword formation, its power will increase several times over.

Yue Xuan's ability to wield both positive and negative sword techniques simultaneously surprised Yue Lingshan.

She couldn't help but look indignantly at Yue Zhuoqun, who was drinking tea and watching the show: "Father is biased. He teaches my younger brother powerful martial arts, but not me!"

Yue Zhuoqun chuckled and said, "I taught you this Ambidextrous Fighting Technique a few years ago. Why are you blaming your father for being biased when you haven't learned it yourself?"

"Dual-armed combat? You actually mastered it, little brother?"

Yue Lingshan circled around Yue Xuan, looking him up and down with a strange expression: "Isn't this martial art supposed to be learned by only stupid people? Could it be that you're actually a fool, little brother?"

"You're the idiot!" Yue Xuan's face turned red with anger.

"Hehe~" Yue Lingshan stepped forward and grabbed his little face, giving it a good rub.

She naturally knew that Yue Xuan was not stupid, but rather quite intelligent; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to master several advanced martial arts at such a young age.

Normally, when the two siblings sparred and played around, it wasn't easy for her to defeat Yue Xuan without using her internal energy to suppress him.

Now that he's mastered the art of ambidextrous fighting, it's even more impossible.

She felt a slight sense of disappointment, but even more so, pride.