Chapter 77

Opening the door, Huang Lao Liu stood outside the meditation room.

"Brother Liu, you came quite early today. Didn't Sister Liu keep you?" Han Muye said with a smile, teasing him.

Huang Lao Liu's face turned red, and he waved his hand, walking into the meditation room.

"Han brother, you are naturally suited to be a Sword Observer," Huang Lao Liu said, turning around with a serious expression.

"The Elder has never sat with anyone before, but today, he came when you called him."

"This shows that he values you."

Han Muye nodded.

Whether it's the Sword Pavilion Elder or Tuoba Cheng, they are all powerful figures who stand at the pinnacle.

They have been at the top for so long that they have forgotten how to express kindness.

For the Sword Pavilion Elder to sit and drink with you today is already incredibly rare.

"Han brother, the Sword Condensation Technique can indeed凝聚强大的剑意，但会损伤神魂。"

Huang Lao Liu looked at Han Muye and then whispered, "Today I will pass this Sword Condensation Technique to you. Whether you practice it or not, you must decide for yourself."

...

Half an hour later, Huang Lao Liu left Han Muye's meditation room.

Inside the meditation room, Han Muye sat with a serious expression.

"The Sword Condensation Technique, where the spirit condenses into a sword, one misstep and the spirit will be damaged, even extinguished."

"Such a sword, once cultivated, will it be the person who masters the sword, or the sword that masters the person..."

His eyes gleamed with a bright light as Han Muye looked at the White Tiger scroll in front of him.

Other cultivation methods involve step-by-step progress, cultivating sword qi, condensing sword intent, and ultimately forming a sword aura.

In Han Muye's view, the Sword Cultivation Technique still has a trace of the orthodox cultivator's path. Although cultivating sword qi is painful, it can still be supplemented with spiritual qi, working together to condense sword intent and achieve the great path.

However, the Sword Condensation Technique relies entirely on the power of the spirit to refine, directly achieving a sword aura in one step!

Such a method, if not handled carefully, can damage the spirit.

Moreover, the spirit sword condensed cannot be integrated with one's cultivation.

Spending sixty years to condense one sword, you only get one sword.

Han Muye deduced the Sword Condensation Technique and discovered another drawback.

If the spirit of the person who condenses the sword is damaged too much, the spirit sword might even control them.

Instead of being the master of the sword, they become the slave of the sword.

No wonder Huang Lao Liu told him that whether to practice it or not is up to him.

Back then, if Huang Lao Liu had any other cultivation path, he wouldn't have practiced the Sword Condensation Technique.

Looking at the chaotic deductions in his mind, Han Muye hesitated for the first time.

The Sword Condensation Technique is powerful, but if it can be avoided, it should be avoided.

...

In the following days, Huang Lao Liu and Han Muye took turns going to the sect gathering venue.

Huang Lao Liu went to watch Lu Qingping's matches.

Han Muye observed the techniques of the elites from various sects, then analyzed and discussed with Huang Lao Liu and Lin Shen how to counter them.

They would then relay and guide the others.

Although Lu Qingping and Lin Yuxia said they didn't want to be arranged, they still gladly accepted the guidance.

Whenever Han Muye went to the venue, Zhao Pu would call him to the stage and occasionally ask him to comment on the winners of the matches.

For this mysterious guest, whose words were worth ten thousand spirit stones, everyone participating in the matches was eagerly anticipating his comments.

Rumors in the venue said that the strongman Qi Mingyuan of Lingjue Sect had quietly returned to the sect after receiving guidance on his sect's sword technique.

He really spent ten thousand spirit stones.

When Han Muye commented, as long as it wasn't on disciples from sects that betrayed the Nine Profound Sword Sect, he would give sincere guidance, accurately pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of their sword techniques.

Most people received substantial help.

The atmosphere in the venue became increasingly harmonious, and many people were inquiring about who this senior brother was.

The might of the Nine Profound Sword Sect was gradually ingrained in everyone's hearts.

After each match, Tuoba Cheng would leave with a cold expression, while Zhao Pu would pat Han Muye on the shoulder in gratitude.

The matches on the high platform became more intense and exciting as the competition progressed.

The experts from various sects were truly giving it their all.

At this point, it was clear that the arrangements made by Zhao Pu earlier had little impact on the losers.

Because the weak were destined not to reach this stage.

Watching these matches, Han Muye gained insights and became more devoted to the path of cultivation.

The day before, his spiritual qi cultivation finally broke through to the third level of the Cultivation Foundation stage, and his dantian space expanded further.

In the past few days, he had gained much from private exchanges with Zhao Pu on body cultivation techniques, reaching the fifth level of the Cultivation Foundation stage, where his blood and qi could transform into the shadows of five iron oxen.

The refinement of his physical body allowed him to carry more sword qi.

"Boom—"

The bell on Nine Profound Mountain rang.

In the past few days, the bell had rung every one or two days, and the disciples of various sects were no longer surprised.

"The fifth line of defense of the Three Qin Sword Sect has been breached. Guest Elder Ten Thousand Swords of the Nine Profound Sword Sect broke through a hundred armors with one sword, seizing eleven superior-grade sword artifacts, which have been sent to the Sword Pavilion."

"Enforcer Elder Lin Che of the Sword Battle Hall injured the law enforcement elder He Liuyu of the Three Qin Sword Sect, obtaining a half-spiritual sword artifact, which has been sent to the Sword Pavilion—"

The announcements echoed throughout Nine Profound Mountain.

Han Muye stood up from the stage.

"Uncle, Brother Zhao, I will go to welcome the swords."

To welcome the swords.

The situation on the Three Qin Sword Sect's side was becoming clearer, with one line of defense after another being breached, and their downfall was imminent.

The continuous return of sword artifacts not only demonstrated the strength of the Nine Profound Sword Sect but also intimidated the various sects participating in the gathering on the mountain.

The matches in the gathering venue had temporarily paused, and everyone looked up, watching the sword lights flying towards the Sword Pavilion.

"Again, it's Elder Ten Thousand Swords. This guest of Nine Profound Mountain is truly in the limelight," someone whispered in the venue.

Elder Ten Thousand Swords' contributions in the battle to destroy the Three Qin Sword Sect were truly remarkable.

"Is this the strength of the Nine Sects of the Western Border?" someone murmured.

"Yes, without any of the sect's powerful elders taking action, they can still destroy a sect."

"What if the true powerhouses of Nine Profound Mountain were to act, what would happen?"

In the venue, someone's face turned pale as they whispered.

The strongest in the Nine Profound Sword Sect were the three Grand Elders, each a half-step Heavenly Realm.

Elder of the Sword Pavilion, one person with one sword, could match a hundred breaths of the Heavenly Realm.

In the five veins of the Nine Profound Sword Sect, there were many Earth Realm third-level cultivators who had formed their golden cores.

So far, none of these people had taken action.

Relying solely on the guest elder Ten Thousand Swords, the Three Qin Sword Sect was already on the brink of destruction.

This was the true strength of a major sect in the Western Border!

From this, it was clear that without reaching the same level of strength, one could never fathom how powerful such a major sect truly was.

The Three Qin Sword Sect, which had provoked the Nine Profound Sword Sect, was about to be destroyed.

In the venue, many people looked at each other with extremely complex expressions.

On the high platform at the front of the venue, Tuoba Cheng slowly raised his head.

"The Three Qin Sword Sect is about to be destroyed. Someone should be getting restless, right?"

"Han's words were right. A fierce tiger descending from the mountain can create momentum."

"Ten years of sword cultivation, the great trend, is finally formed."

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At the entrance of the Sword Pavilion, Han Muye and Huang Lao Liu received all the sword artifacts.

They had become quite familiar with the process of receiving the swords.

This time, the best sword artifact was a half-spiritual one, which didn't need to be sent to the second floor of the Sword Pavilion, making the process much faster.

In less than half an hour, all the sword artifacts were recorded and cataloged.

"Everyone, thank you. All the sword artifacts have been received." Standing on the stone steps in front of the Sword Pavilion, Han Muye smiled and bowed to the disciples who had brought the swords.

"Brother Han."

Among the people who brought the swords, a tall young man stepped forward, bowed to Han Muye, and said in a low voice, "I am Tang Ming. I was entrusted by several fellow disciples and instructed by Elder Ten Thousand Swords to return these spirit medicines."

Tang Ming held out several packets of spirit medicines.

These were the spirit medicines needed to refine longevity-enhancing elixirs, obtained by Zhao Youzhi, Jiang Han, and others from the Three Qin Sword Sect.

Of course, the process of obtaining the spirit medicines was not something outsiders could know.

Han Muye took the spirit medicines and said softly, "Thank you, Brother Tang."

Tang Ming was one of the top two hundred inner disciples of the Nine Profound Sword Sect. This time, he mainly returned to escort these spirit medicines.

Hearing Han Muye's words, Tang Ming smiled and shook his head. "If it weren't for Brother Han's guidance, disciples Luo Cheng and Qin Yi wouldn't have introduced me to Elder Ten Thousand Swords."

"Elder Ten Thousand Swords has profound knowledge, and under his guidance, my sword technique has greatly improved. After completing this mission and returning, I will aim to break into the top hundred inner disciples."

He smiled and looked at Han Muye. "Disciples Jiang Han and others all said that Brother Han has a keen eye for selecting swords. I hope you can help me choose a good sword when the time comes."

Han Muye smiled and nodded, then handed over a small jade bottle.

"I can't let Brother Tang and the others work for nothing. This is a token of my appreciation."

Tang Ming was slightly taken aback.

He, a top two hundred inner disciple, would care about a small favor from a Sword Pavilion observer?

He came here out of respect for Elder Ten Thousand Swords.