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’Taixu Sword Technique?’

’Chapter One, Lingxu Swordsmanship.’

’It seems to be a Sword Technique for controlling Flying Swords with Divine Sense?’

’Well, if nothing else, it seems my powerful Divine Sense has been acknowledged by the Sword Dao Stele.’

’Good. I’ll study it more when I have time. I feel like practicing it will be beneficial for my Divine Sense.’

Jiang Zuo briefly processed the Sword Dao inheritance he had just received in his mind.

This Taixu Sword Technique sounded quite formidable.

However, Jiang Zuo could only see the contents of the first Chapter for now.

The first Chapter taught him how to control Flying Swords with his Divine Sense.

Jiang Zuo was still somewhat interested in this.

Methods for attacking with Divine Sense seemed to be very rare.

Among the Divine Sense methods Jiang Zuo had seen on the second and third floors of the Black Tortoise Dao Sect’s Scripture Pavilion, all were related to defense.

Offensive methods were likely found on the fourth or fifth floors.

’Has half a day really passed without me realizing it?’

As Jiang Zuo prepared to recall Xiaoqing and Great Black, he realized he had spent a considerable amount of time inside the Sword Dao Stele.

Had he taken too long to receive the Taixu Sword Technique?

Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but ponder this.

Shaking his head, Jiang Zuo made a mental note of the matter and recalled Great Black and Xiaoqing.

With a flicker of his body, Jiang Zuo turned toward Luofeng Mountain.

Luofeng Mountain was home to the highest concentration of Divine Body Realm Demon Beasts.

If he didn’t also have to search for a Fire Element Spirit Seed on Luofeng Mountain, Jiang Zuo probably would have been too lazy to come up here.

There was a Sword Tomb on Luofeng Mountain, but Jiang Zuo felt it had little to do with him.

The chances of him acquiring a good sword were practically zero.

You couldn’t just take any Flying Sword you liked from the Sword Tomb. Instead, the Flying Sword had to approve of you and be willing to leave with you.

And obtaining a Flying Sword still depended on one’s aptitude and Cultivation in the Sword Dao.

Judging from the Sword Dao Stele, his aptitude for the Sword Dao felt mediocre, and his Cultivation in it was nonexistent.

If he entered the Sword Tomb, he would likely leave empty-handed.

As Jiang Zuo made his way up the mountain, Divine Body Realm Demon Beasts would occasionally leap out at him.

Jiang Zuo avoided fighting whenever he could, only engaging when it was absolutely necessary.

He didn’t sustain any injuries on his way up, but he still wasted a lot of time.

After spending nearly half a day, Jiang Zuo finally arrived before the Sword Tomb on the mountainside.

’So that’s the Sword Tomb inside.’

’According to Nangong Daoist Lord, the Flying Swords in the Sword Tomb are at least second-rank Magical Artifacts.’

’There are also third and fourth-rank Spiritual Artifacts, but they are extremely difficult to obtain.’

Jiang Zuo gazed at the Flying Swords dotting the landscape, each one embedded in a small, black mound of earth, and couldn’t help but fall into thought.

In the Cultivation Realm, first and second-rank Magical Artifacts generally only provided simple enhancement effects for Magic.

Third and fourth-rank Magical Artifacts, however, were called Spiritual Artifacts.

Spiritual Artifacts often possessed their own unique special effects.

As for fifth and sixth-rank Magical Artifacts, they were known as Spirit Treasures.

Spirit Treasures already possessed some self-awareness, and sixth-rank Spirit Treasures in particular would give birth to an Artifact Spirit.

The Black Tortoise Dao Sect’s Ten Thousand Dao Scripture Tower was a sixth-rank Spirit Treasure.

Even within the Black Tortoise Dao Sect, there were very few Spirit Treasures.

For the Phoenix Feather Sword Pavilion’s Sword Tomb to contain fourth-rank Spiritual Artifacts was already quite impressive.

In Nangong Daoist Lord’s explanation, the Sword Tomb was the greatest attraction for the Sword Pavilion’s disciples.

Outside the Sword Pavilion, it would be extremely difficult for them to obtain a Flying Sword of the third rank or higher anywhere else. Their only option would be to painstakingly save up money for an auction.

’As expected, there’s another enormous Array underground!’

’This should be an automatic Artifact Refining Array. I wonder what Cultivation the founding master of the Phoenix Feather Sword Pavilion had. To have such means... it’s simply astonishing.’

Jiang Zuo thought to himself.

Every sixty years, a batch of disciples from the Phoenix Feather Sword Pavilion would enter and take some Flying Swords from the Sword Tomb.

Over tens of thousands of years, the number of Flying Swords in the Sword Tomb hadn’t diminished, all thanks to the underground Artifact Refining Array that continuously and automatically forged new Flying Swords to replenish its stock.

𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Should he dig down and take a look?

He remembered how the Cyan Wood Secret Realm had a massive underground space.

Jiang Zuo felt that the underground area of the Phoenix Blood Secret Realm was likely more than just a simple Artifact Refining Array.

It was probably like the Cyan Wood Secret Realm, with a whole other world hidden within.

Jiang Zuo was eager to try, but after calming down a bit, he shook his head.

Back in the Cyan Wood Secret Realm, he had been able to do as he pleased and dig straight into the underground space.

A large part of the reason was that the Divine Wood Sect disciples had destroyed the Array themselves.

If the Array were still active, it would have been highly unlikely that he could have dug underground.

The Arrays and restrictions in the Phoenix Blood Secret Realm were still intact. If he were to dig down now, he would most likely trigger the Secret Realm’s defensive restrictions.

Getting kicked out of the Secret Realm would be getting off easy.

If his goal was to ruin the Secret Realm, Jiang Zuo might have considered forcibly digging.

But for now, he decided against it.

Jiang Zuo strolled through the Sword Tomb, walking past one second-rank Flying Sword after another.

Jiang Zuo didn’t feel anything for the first few steps, but after walking a short distance, he felt the Sword Qi and Sword Intent on the path ahead gradually intensifying.

When a Cultivator walked through, they would feel a sensation like being pricked by needles.

’It seems that in the Sword Tomb, the higher one’s Cultivation, the stronger the needle-prick sensation.’

’But if you’ve cultivated the Sword Dao, you can reduce the intensity of the pricking.’

The rules of the Sword Tomb faintly surfaced in Jiang Zuo’s mind.

’I haven’t cultivated the Sword Dao, but my Cultivation is also low. Even if I go deeper, it shouldn’t be a problem.’

Jiang Zuo’s Cultivation was too low, and his physical body was too strong.

When this Sword Qi and Sword Intent landed on his body, Jiang Zuo could completely withstand it.

’The first Chapter of the Taixu Sword Technique teaches a method for controlling Flying Swords with Divine Sense.’

’I’ll spend a little time practicing it. I probably only need to be able to control a Flying Sword slightly with my Divine Sense.’

’Then I’ll use my Divine Sense to make contact with the Flying Swords in the Sword Tomb. Any sword that is willing to follow me will prove that we have an affinity and that it’s suitable for me.’

’If all the Flying Swords remain unmoved, it just means they’re not compatible with me. I won’t be bothered if I don’t obtain a Flying Sword.’

Jiang Zuo thought.

He immediately sat down right there in the Sword Tomb and began Learning the method of controlling a Flying Sword with Divine Sense.

Then, after just half a day, Jiang Zuo felt he had a slight grasp of the Divine Sense control method.

’This should be enough. If a Flying Sword is willing to leave with me, this level of control will be sufficient. If none are willing, being more skilled won’t make much of a difference.’

Jiang Zuo stood up and walked step by step into the depths of the Sword Tomb.

Jiang Zuo didn’t just test every Flying Sword he came across with his Divine Sense. Instead, only when he saw one that caught his eye would he try to make contact, leaving it all up to fate.

However, Jiang Zuo’s method seemed to have no effect. He had already reached the deepest part of the Sword Tomb, where he could occasionally see third-rank Flying Sword-type Spiritual Artifacts, yet not a single Flying Sword had been moved by him.

So be it.

Just as Jiang Zuo was about to give up and search for a Fire Element Spirit Seed nearby, a faint red light, as if drawn to him, suddenly flew out from among several third-rank Spiritual Artifacts.

Huh?

A Flying Sword was willing to leave with him?

Jiang Zuo’s spirits lifted.

However, when the ball of faint red light landed in his hand, a strange expression appeared on Jiang Zuo’s face.

A Sword Pill?

Information about the object in his hand flashed through his mind.