Chapter 354: Sword Lord’s Profound Discourse on Metal Mastery Secret Chapter

When Lu Yang came out of the Reception Hall, he was met with Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon’s somewhat helpless gaze. “I didn’t expect you to really be able to offer incense to the Patriarch…”

“Follow me.”

Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon sighed and didn’t say much more. He led Lu Yang on a streak of escaping light, arriving at the absolute peak of the Sword Pavilion’s mountain gate in no time.

Here, one could truly feel that “once reaching the summit, all other mountains appear small.” A palace hall stood prominently, with streaks of light and shadow manifesting within. A glance revealed they were all Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones. After bringing Lu Yang here, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon didn’t drag things out. He reached out and summoned a thick Daoist book.

“Today, disciple Yan Xiao entered the Reception Hall and offered incense to the Patriarch.”

Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon held the Daoist book in his hands and said solemnly, “Following the Patriarch’s decree, you are listed as a Sword Seed of the sect. Exhaust your lifespan, cultivate diligently, uphold the Orthodox Path, and rectify the world.”

After speaking, he entered the name of Lu Yang’s clone in this life into the Daoist book.

“You are the head disciple under my seat. In terms of generation, you should belong to the ‘Ming’ generation. Today, I will give you a daoist title: [Ming He]. I hope you encourage yourself with it.”

“Disciple greets Master.”

Lu Yang bowed respectfully, accepting the token symbolizing the identity of a [Sword Seed] from Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon, then voluntarily withdrew.

“The stature of a [Sword Seed] is comparable to Foundation Establishment.”

“Holding the token, you may find a cave abode in the Extreme Heaven Cliff on your own. Your background from the past life is profound; you should cultivate diligently to restore your former stature as a Perfected One as soon as possible…”

Watching Lu Yang leave, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon’s gaze suddenly turned gloomy.

Almost simultaneously, a Foundation Establishment Perfected One walked over and smiled. “Congratulations, Perfected One, on gaining a beloved disciple. The day when karma is completely resolved is not far off…”

This person was named Ye Cheng.

As a disciple of the Ye Family, his face carried a cheerful smile at this moment. “I heard that this person harmed Xing Feng. It is only right that he repays the evil deeds of the past!”

Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon’s expression became even uglier upon hearing this.

For external cultivators joining the Sword Pavilion, the sect had a very complete and concise “whitewashing” process. The Reception Hall was the most crucial link.

“All outsiders joining the Sword Pavilion first have their past life memories erased, then come to the Reception Hall to offer incense, drain their luck, and reshape it into [Sword Pavilion Luck]… I originally thought Fellow Daoist Lu’s natural talent was insufficient and he wouldn’t be able to learn the Sword Lord’s Profound Discourse on Metal Mastery Secret Chapter, leaving room for redemption. I didn’t expect spilled water cannot be gathered…”

Thinking of this, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon sighed again.

“…Heaven’s Will.”

The Sword Lord’s Profound Discourse on Metal Mastery Secret Chapter was a Rank 1 True Art known to everyone in the Sword Pavilion. However, looking inside and outside the Sword Pavilion, very few people practiced this method.

True direct descendants of the Sword Pavilion rarely used it for cultivation.

If one were to take a careful census, they would discover that only disciples who were external Perfected Ones in their past lives and joined the Sword Pavilion after reincarnation would cultivate this technique.

Extreme Heaven Cliff, inside the quiet room of a cave abode.

“Sword Lord’s Profound Discourse on Metal Mastery Secret Chapter…”

This technique was extensive and profound, with content totaling over ten thousand words. Moreover, it was all-encompassing. More importantly, it overturned all existing cultivation systems!

What is a sword cultivator?

Generally speaking, a cultivator who uses a sword is a sword cultivator. However, in the Sword Lord’s Profound Discourse on Metal Mastery Secret Chapter, this was not the case; it regarded such people as unorthodox.

A true sword cultivator is a person who cultivates the sword!

Focusing on the sole one, abandoning all other things. With only a sword as a companion, interacting day and night, connecting to the divine through sincerity. Finally, taking the sword as the Dao—only then can one be called a sword cultivator!

Lu Yang frowned as he read this. Up to now, he had seen quite a few Sword Pavilion cultivators. However, according to the standards of the Sword Lord’s Profound Discourse on Metal Mastery Secret Chapter, even in the Sword Pavilion, perhaps only Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon Ye Guangji could truly be called a “sword cultivator”!

Something’s not right…

His intuition from years of study in the initial Saint Sect told Lu Yang there was a problem here! After all, this was a Rank 1 True Art. Would they casually show it to people?

…Unless there’s a trap!

And a massive trap at that!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang became increasingly vigilant and continued to peruse this Sword Lord’s Profound Discourse on Metal Mastery Secret Chapter. Soon, his expression changed.

A moment later, he closed his eyes.

I knew the Sword Pavilion wouldn’t be that kind-hearted… What Rank 1 True Art? It’s actually castrated! The cultivation part stops at Foundation Establishment Perfection and goes no further!

The Sword Lord’s Profound Discourse on Metal Mastery Secret Chapter was indeed a Rank 1 True Art because it was the first method Lu Yang had seen that was truly a method of “Void Attainment.” The person who created this technique clearly intended to create something from nothing, attaining a [Sword Dao Fruit]. The ambition was breathtakingly large.

After all, even [Wu You Heaven], strictly speaking, was not Void Attainment.

Rather than calling [Wu You Heaven] Void Attainment, it’s better to say they found a prototype of a Dao Fruit and then used their own dao arts to transform it into the desired appearance.

By now, Lu Yang also knew what was hidden in the [Myriad Spirits Banner].

That inexplicable mighty force that allowed him to fake the stature of a Great Perfected One was actually a prototype of a Dao Fruit, sealed away after being obtained by Perfected One Primordial!

So strictly speaking, [Wu You Heaven] still had a foundation.

However, the [Sword Dao Fruit] that the Sword Lord’s Profound Discourse on Metal Mastery Secret Chapter aimed to attain was different. It truly sought to attain a real Dao Fruit from the void!

The ambition was grand, but what was the cost?

The cost is paid by us!

Regardless of whether you reached Foundation Establishment in your previous life or what Divine Abilities you had, as long as you cultivate this technique, everything will be transformed into a [Eternal World-Contemplating Metal Sword Foundation].

Including the Innate Divine Abilities from the previous life—they will all be transformed together!

This method was remarkably similar to [Wu You Heaven]. Both dragged the Dao Foundations under the rule of other Dao Fruits into the water to fill the massive pit of the [Sword Dao]!

The [Sword Dao Fruit] is difficult to attain, so they need people like us to cultivate this Rank 1 True Art, using our lifelong natural talent and comprehension to fill it bit by bit, supplementing it… If the [Sword Dao Fruit] is a painting, then we are the ink and brush used to draw this painting.

This technique… is probably specifically for outsiders!

Lu Yang realized internally. External Perfected Ones had diverse Dao Foundations. Even if their past life memories were erased, their souls hadn’t been washed clean by reincarnation, so their Dao Foundations remained unchanged.

It was just right to use this Rank 1 True Art to wash them again.

First wash the memory, then wash the luck, and finally wash the Dao Foundation… During this period, the Sword Pavilion collected the luck and filled the [Sword Dao Fruit]. They were simply making a fortune!

And on top of this, I still owe them karma!

Sword Seed… No wonder we’re called Sword Seeds!

Without us Sword Seeds filling in our lifelong cultivation, how could the [Sword Dao Fruit] take root and sprout, growing into a towering tree?

However, thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly paused.

“Wait, it’s not like no one among the Sword Pavilion’s direct descendants has cultivated this Rank 1 True Art. Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon! He seems to be a pure sword cultivator!”

Lu Yang had seen Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon in action. Yet, facing the assault of the [Mystic Spirit World Realm]’s Heaven Immortals and Earth Immortals back then, this Great Perfected One at Foundation Establishment Perfection didn’t use any Divine Abilities. He simply drew his sword. That so-called [No-Kill Sword Intent] seemed to be the mark of a sword cultivator!

But why would he cultivate such a massive pit?

Could it be that he, like me, is an external Perfected One who reincarnated into the sect? No, impossible. He is a direct descendant of the Ye Family, a Sword Pavilion person through and through…

…Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde?

Suddenly, inside the [Myriad Spirits Banner], Patriarch Nether Whisper, who was reading the Sword Lord’s Profound Discourse on Metal Mastery Secret Chapter together with Lu Yang, spoke abruptly. His expression looked slightly strange.

“What has been will be again…”

Patriarch Nether Whisper sighed, then said in a deep voice, “Before this, could Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon Ye Guangji have been cultivating [Wall-top Earth]?”

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