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Chapter 32: The True Martial Arts Treasury
Chapter 32: The True Martial Arts Treasury
"This Sword..."
Deep within the Sword Tomb, Lin Yuan grasped the hilt of the sword with his right hand.
Even so, Lin Yuan could clearly feel the sword trembling slightly.
If it weren't for the 'Supreme Sword Sense Chapter' constantly circulating within his body, Lin Yuan would have no doubt that this sword would have flown away.
"It's just an inanimate object, yet it possesses such sentience?"
Lin Yuan couldn't help but be amazed.
If this were in the Universe Human Alliance, only starships and battleships crafted with bio-fusion technology, valued at the same level as planets, could be compared to it.
"However, no matter how sentient it is, it's still an object."
Lin Yuan could sense the sword's resistance weakening.
After just a moment, it stopped trembling and lay still in Lin Yuan's hand.
It was only at this moment that Lin Yuan turned to look behind him.
The current master of Tian Shi Fu, the plump Taoist priest, and Ping Yang Daoist, the three of them at the Tian Xiang realm, stood not far away, watching Lin Yuan quietly.
To be precise, they were looking at the 'True Martial Sword' in Lin Yuan's hand, their expressions filled with complex emotions—a mix of relief, awe, and reminiscence.
"Master," Lin Yuan said, his face promptly showing a trace of fear.
He was about to bow.
"No need for that," Master Qing Cang said, stepping forward and helping Lin Yuan up.
"Since you've been chosen by the True Martial Sword, you are the rightful successor of the True Martial lineage and the future Grand Master of Tian Shi Fu."
Master Qing Cang's tone was solemn.
The journey to the Sword Tomb came to an end.
Instead of returning to the Daoist academy on the mountainside, Lin Yuan was personally escorted by Master Qing Cang to a residence at the mountain's peak.
Accompanying Lin Yuan were four Daoist disciples.
From Master Qing Cang's casual chat, Lin Yuan learned that the swords chosen by these four disciples were also extraordinary, even if they paled in comparison to the 'True Martial Sword' he had selected. They were swords left behind by previous Grand Masters of Tian Shi Fu.
They had a great chance of reaching the Tian Xiang realm in the future.
"Peak Brother, what do you think Master is up to?" Little Daoist Qing Ping asked, sticking close to Lin Yuan.
This little tag-along had actually been chosen by one of the swords left by the previous Grand Masters, becoming one of the four.
"Don't worry, it's definitely a good thing," Lin Yuan said casually.
From the hints dropped by Master Qing Cang, Lin Yuan deduced that the five of them would definitely be groomed as 'seeds' by Tian Shi Fu.
Especially Lin Yuan, who had been chosen by the True Martial Sword and thus became the 'future Grand Master' in Master Qing Cang's eyes.
What did it mean to be the Grand Master of Tian Shi Fu?
Even after five hundred years, the world still hadn't forgotten the terror of the Grand Master.
Whenever Tian Shi Fu produced a Grand Master, they were unmatched in the world.
According to Lin Yuan's understanding, the power ceiling in this world was the Tian Xiang realm.
Perhaps a very small number of prodigies might be able to take a small or large step beyond the Tian Xiang realm.
But only the Grand Masters of Tian Shi Fu could completely surpass it.
This was why the Grand Masters were unrivaled.
Even Lin Yuan was curious about what made a Grand Master so exceptional.
After all, according to his calculations, with his heaven-defying comprehension, it would still take him at least fifty years to surpass the Tian Xiang realm.
So, how did the Grand Masters do it?
Could it be that every Grand Master of Tian Shi Fu possessed comprehension as heaven-defying as his? That was obviously impossible.
Master Qing Cang left after bringing Lin Yuan and the other four to their residence and reminding them not to wander off at night.
Lin Yuan sat on the bed, casually placing the True Martial Sword in front of him.
The sword had completely calmed down by now.
"This sword definitely holds the secrets of the Grand Masters," Lin Yuan said to himself.
"Otherwise, Master Qing Cang wouldn't have recognized me as the future Grand Master."
Lin Yuan's right hand gently stroked the hilt of the sword.
At the same time, Threads of Qi and true energy began to travel along the sword's hilt, probing deeper into the sword's body.
Boom!!! The scenery around Lin Yuan suddenly changed.
He found himself in a deep, dark void.
Not far to his left was a fiery orb like the sun.
And not far to his right was a bottomless abyss radiating endless cold.
The power of the sun and moon permeated the entire space.
"What is this?"
Lin Yuan's pupils constricted slightly as a flood of insights burst into his mind.
【Your comprehension defies the heavens. By observing the external manifestation of the yin and yang bipolar forces, your understanding of the Yin-Yang Principle deepens.】 This message echoed through his mind repeatedly.
In an instant, a multitude of epiphanies rushed into Lin Yuan's consciousness.
He was utterly engrossed, his entire being focused on the yin and yang powers to his left and right.
An unknown amount of time passed.
Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
"So that's how it is."
"So that's the secret."
Realization dawned on Lin Yuan.
At this moment, he finally understood why the generations of Grand Masters of Tian Shi Fu had been able to transcend the Tian Xiang realm.
It was because of this True Martial Sword.
Within the sword, the solar force and the lunar force manifested externally.
This was a path to heaven, surpassing even the Tian Xiang realm.
The Grand Masters of Tian Shi Fu had contemplated the yin and yang forces within the sword day and night, constantly gaining insights into the nature far beyond the Tian Xiang realm. Naturally, it would be no difficult task to surpass that realm.
"Twenty years."
"No, that's wrong."
"At most, a decade or so."
"That's all it will take for me to break through the Tian Xiang realm."
Lin Yuan's heart surged with excitement.
In fact, one only needed to comprehend either the solar force or the lunar force within the sword to break through the Tian Xiang realm.
This was the path taken by the generations of Grand Masters of Tian Shi Fu.
But Lin Yuan had grand ambitions; he wanted to cultivate both the yin and yang forces together.
This was why the required time had skyrocketed.
If Lin Yuan had chosen to focus on just one force, with his heaven-defying comprehension, he estimated that it would only take him a year or a few months to smoothly break through the Tian Xiang realm.
"Wrong."
"Wrong."
"My method of breaking through to the Tian Xiang realm was wrong."
After observing the essence of the yin and yang forces, Lin Yuan immediately realized the issue with his current state.
Several years ago, Lin Yuan had quietly broken through to the Tian Xiang realm. However, the foundation of his Tian Xiang realm cultivation mainly came from the martial arts world he had traversed before.
It wasn't necessarily wrong, but breaking through to the Tian Xiang realm in this manner would make the path forward more challenging.
"If I use either the yin or the yang force as my foundation, stepping into the Tian Xiang realm, and then attempt to combine yin and yang to break through..."
Lin Yuan's mind quickly formed a plan.
He decided to break through to the Tian Xiang realm anew.
For others, wanting to break through to the Tian Xiang realm again would likely mean starting over and cultivating from scratch.
But Lin Yuan possessed heaven-defying comprehension, and he soon figured out a method to perfectly transform his Tian Xiang realm true qi and spiritual power into either the yin or the yang force.
Although there would be some loss in the process, it was still infinitely better than starting over.
"This sword..."
"Could the True Martial Emperor truly exist in this world?"
Lin Yuan's gaze fell upon the sword before him once more.
The essence of the yin and yang forces within the sword could guide beings to a level beyond the Tian Xiang realm.
The creator of this sword must have been terrifyingly powerful, their might unimaginable.
The next day.
Lin Yuan and the other four disciples gathered outside.
The head of the Tian Shi Fu, Master Qing Cang, and the other two Tian Xiang realm cultivators stood at a distance.
"Alright."
"You five are the future hope of my Tian Shi Fu."
Master Qing Cang's gaze lingered on Lin Yuan for a moment, unnoticeably.
It was clear that in Master Qing Cang's eyes, the other four disciples were dispensable.
As long as Lin Yuan, the future Grand Master chosen by the True Martial Sword, was present, that was all that mattered.
However, due to the rules of Tian Shi Fu, he had brought along the other four.
"Next,"
"I will take you to the True Martial Treasury."
"It is the place where the Grand Masters of Tian Shi Fu secluded themselves in the past."
"Inside, you will find records of their cultivation paths and insights."
Master Qing Cang spoke slowly.
As soon as these words left his mouth, the four disciples' faces lit up with excitement.
In Dragon and Tiger Mountain, the Grand Masters of Tian Shi Fu had become legendary figures.
Being able to visit the place where the Grand Masters once cultivated was something that any disciple of Tian Shi Fu would yearn for.
(End of Chapter)
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