The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

The two figures, one human and one eagle, crossed paths on the open ground. The powerful force transmitted through their arms caused Lu Yao to increase his output of true energy.

"boom!"

After a loud bang, the two figures separated.

The giant eagle flapped its wings, raised its sharp claws, and turned to slash at Lu Yao.

Lu Yao drew his Longquan sword to counter, unleashing a perfected version of the Quanzhen Sword Technique.

The giant eagle's claws were as hard as steel; when the Longquan sword clashed with them, it only left a white mark on the claws.

After several moves, Lu Yao had no choice but to use the sword techniques from the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra to fight the giant eagle.

A moment later, Lu Yao put down the Longquan Sword and put it into his storage space.

"No fight, no fight."

Lu Yao waved his hand, indicating that he would not fight the giant eagle.

Upon hearing Lu Yao's words, the giant eagle looked at Lu Yao with some confusion.

In fact, Lu Yao did not use his full strength, after all, it was not a life-or-death battle.

Lu Yao had a general idea of ​​the giant eagle's strength. It was definitely stronger than any of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, but still far inferior to masters like Guo Jing.

When the giant eagle saw that Lu Yao had stopped competing, it assumed that Lu Yao had admitted defeat.

It then came to Lu Yao's side and gently patted Lu Yao's shoulder with its wing.

"Wow, Brother Eagle, you really are strong!"

Lu Yao was stunned by the giant eagle's slap, and the force on his shoulder made him grimace.

Judging from the size of this giant eagle, it's clear that it's incredibly strong. Even with Lu Yao's physical abilities, he felt some pressure without using his internal energy to resist.

"Whoa!"

The giant eagle shook its head, signaling Lu Yao to follow it.

"Ok?"

Lu Yao was taken aback when he saw this, but then smiled.

"It seems we've gained the eagle's trust."

Lu Yao smiled and used his lightness skill to catch up with the giant eagle flying slowly at low altitude.

However, after a while, Lu Yao followed the giant eagle to a valley.

"This place is so dangerous, no wonder ordinary people can't find it."

Lu Yao stood at the edge of the valley, looking at the steep rocks, and thought to himself.

The valley was surrounded by two steep cliffs, with jagged rocks that made it impossible for ordinary people to pass through.

But it can only stop ordinary people; some highly skilled martial artists can still get through.

"Wow!"

The giant eagle landed on a boulder and looked at Lu Yao.

It was as if asking Lu Yao if he needed its help.

"Haha! Thank you for your kindness, Brother Eagle, but this is no challenge for me."

Lu Yao chuckled, then channeled his inner energy and soared into the air, flying towards the valley.

When the giant eagle saw Lu Yao take flight, a hint of curiosity flashed in its eyes.

After all, Lu Yao took off directly into the air without using any support to perform his lightness skill. This was the first time the giant eagle had ever seen such amazing lightness skill.

The giant eagle then flapped its enormous wings and chased after Lu Yao.

In the valley.

This sword mound, located on a stone platform atop a cliff at the edge of a valley, is a masterpiece of nature.

Lu Yao stood on a platform, looking at the message left by Dugu Qiubai on the stone wall.

"Having roamed the martial world for over thirty years, I have slain all my enemies..."

"It really is the Tomb of the Lone Swordsman."

After reading the inscription on the stone wall, Lu Yao confirmed that this was indeed the Dugu Sword Tomb from the original novel.

Lu Yao came to a stone platform to the side, on which were placed four swords of different shapes.

The first one was an unnamed sword that gleamed with a bluish light. Decades had passed, yet its sharpness remained undiminished, and the materials used to forge it were no ordinary ones.

The second sword was a stone sword, with a line of small characters next to it indicating that this was only a substitute, and the original sword was abandoned in a deep valley by Dugu Qiubai because it accidentally injured a righteous man.

The third sword is a broad, heavy sword, inscribed with the words "A heavy sword has no edge; great skill lies in simplicity."

Finally, there was a decaying wooden sword with the inscription, "Not bound by material things, grass, wood, bamboo, and stone can all be used as swords."

These four swords represent the different levels of swordsmanship mastery achieved by the Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai throughout his life.

Lu Yao put the Azure Light Sword and the Heavy Sword into his storage space. After all, these two swords were not ordinary items, and the materials used in them must have been extremely precious.

However, Lu Yao's most important goal was not these swords, but Dugu Qiubai's Nine Swords.

At this moment, the giant eagle landed on the stone platform and quietly watched Lu Yao.

Lu Yao also saw the giant eagle, but he couldn't directly ask it if it knew where the Dugu Nine Swords were hidden, so he had to search for it himself.

Lu Yao glanced at the stone platform a few times but didn't see anything special.

After searching for a while, Lu Yao used the Tangwu Technique, circulating his vital energy and dispersing it in all directions.

In terms of perception, essence is much stronger than true qi, and its uses are endless.

While moves made with refined energy have limited power compared to those made with true energy, they have great potential in other areas.

A moment later, Lu Yao withdrew his energy, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Could it be that Dugu Qiubai did not leave behind any sword techniques?"

Lu Yao couldn't help but doubt his own judgment.

Under Lu Yao's skillful manipulation, his vital energy had penetrated several meters underground, yet he still couldn't sense the existence of any secret manual.

"Ugh!"

Lu Yao shook his head in disappointment and put aside the matter of the Dugu Nine Swords Technique.

"Screech."

The giant eagle called out softly twice and looked at Lu Yao with a puzzled expression.

Lu Yao turned to look at the giant eagle and couldn't help but smile.

"Let's go, Brother Eagle, let's go catch snakes."

Lu Yao called out to the giant eagle, intending to first catch a few Bosqu snakes to see the effects of their gallbladders.

For the next month or so, Lu Yao stayed with the giant eagle, catching snakes to extract their gallbladders, eating roasted meat, and drinking fine wine.

......

"The efficacy of this snake gall is getting worse and worse."

Lu Yao swallowed a snake gall and shook his head.

The gallbladder of the Bodhi snake does indeed enhance one's power, but Lu Yao's true energy is already quite large, so the improvement is not very noticeable.

Lu Yao had been hunting and killing the Bodhi snake for a month. He would swallow the snake gall and refine it with his essence, so he would not feel full.

After being refined, snake gall produces a medicinal power that nourishes the dantian, expanding its capacity for true qi, thus enhancing internal strength.

However, after Lu Yao had been consuming the gallbladder of the Bosphorus snake for a month, the effects were already very mild.

During this time, Lu Yao would often drink and eat meat with the giant eagle, and their relationship became increasingly intimate.

"Never mind, I should go."

Lu Yao glanced at the few Bodhi snakes in the corner and lost the desire to kill them for their gallbladders, as they were now of little use to him.

"call out!"

Lu Yao blew a whistle, and with the support of his internal energy, the sound traveled very far.

"Wow!"

A moment later, a sharp cry rang out; it was the giant eagle.

The giant eagle slowly folded its wings from the air and came to Lu Yao's side.

"Brother Eagle, I'm leaving now. I don't know when we'll meet again."

Lu Yao stroked the eagle's wings and said softly.

In fact, Lu Yao really wanted to bring the giant eagle along. After all, having a flying mount like the giant eagle would not only be impressive and domineering, but it would also make it very convenient to go anywhere in the future.

Unfortunately, Lu Yao couldn't kidnap the giant eagle, and whether the eagle was willing to follow Lu Yao was still unknown.

"Screech."

The giant eagle looked at Lu Yao and let out two soft cries, its eyes filled with reluctance.

Animals have very simple emotions; they either like something or dislike something, unlike humans who have complex emotions.