Chapter 67

The situation at Tongyou Peak has become increasingly severe, and everyone has a premonition that a storm is about to come.

During this period, the patrol riders of the Guard Corps have been frequently dispatched, engaging in fierce battles with the Blue Spirit martial cultivators from the Four Spirit Mountains across the vast wilderness between Tongyou Peak and the Four Spirit Mountains.

Tang Yuan has even ordered the patrol riders to completely abandon the patrol of the Tongyou Path, dedicating all their strength to the battlefield spanning a thousand miles in front of Tongyou Peak.

However, because two-thirds of the elite patrol riders of the Patrol Hall were taken away by Liu Jitang, the strength of the Patrol Hall has significantly decreased, causing the patrol riders to be at a disadvantage in their confrontation with the Blood Riders of the Four Spirit Mountains.

Every time the patrol riders return from a mission, some are severely injured or even die, and the patrol range of the patrol riders in this thousand-mile area is continuously shrinking.

The Four Spirit Mountains are gradually approaching Tongyou Peak!

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While the battles outside Tongyou Peak are becoming increasingly brutal, the commercial building remains unusually calm.

Fang Gang's Sword Technique is a martial skill passed down from the extreme yang path of the Yin-Yang Dual Paths.

When Shang Xia cultivates this set of sword techniques, his body can only circulate the corresponding yuan qi.

Even when necessary, Shang Xia can transform all the Two Instruments yuan qi in his dantian into the yuan qi of the extreme yang path, doubling the power of the sword techniques!

Similarly, if Shang Xia wishes, he can also make the essence of the extreme yin path flow within his body.

And at this moment, Shang Xia did just that.

The moment all the yuan qi in his body transformed into the yuan qi of the extreme yin path, Shang Xia's sword moved again!

This time, he performed a completely unfamiliar and entirely opposite martial skill to the Fang Gang Sword Technique.

The Intangible Sword Technique, also derived from the "Ji Jian Ce"!

If Shang Xia's cultivation method were seen by others, it would be considered suicidal!

Before a martial artist of the Extreme Martial Realm achieves great success in both the yin and yang paths and fixes the balance of the two extremes under the upper limit of the Extreme Martial Realm, they must carefully cultivate each extreme separately.

Usually, they first cultivate one extreme to great success, then fully devote themselves to the cultivation of the other extreme.

During this process, martial artists are extremely cautious to avoid any conflict between the two extremes, which could lead to the loss of control of the two extremes' yuan qi, and even the collapse of the dantian.

Therefore, when cultivating one extreme, they often avoid touching the other extreme, let alone cultivating both extremes simultaneously.

In the eyes of most martial artists of the Extreme Martial Realm, "cultivating both extremes simultaneously" is almost equivalent to suicide.

Even if a martial artist encounters a rare opportunity to greatly enhance the other extreme during the cultivation of one extreme, they must temporarily set it aside or even give it up.

Such incidents are not uncommon among martial artists of the Extreme Martial Realm.

However, Shang Xia is not only attempting this suicidal behavior but also seems to be quite engrossed in it.

This is all thanks to the Taiji diagram manifested in Shang Xia's dantian and the Two Instruments yuan qi he has renamed.

The Intangible Sword Technique is not a technique for controlling intangible swords, nor does it make the long sword in one's hand become intangible.

The name "Intangible Sword Technique" comes from the idea of "water having no constant form."

It refers to the essence of this sword technique, which takes the "yin path" of water, and also to the unpredictable and unpredictable nature of the sword techniques themselves.

The difficulty of cultivating this sword technique is extremely high. The complexity of the sword techniques is secondary; each move is often unexpectedly bizarre, making it difficult for opponents to defend and even causing the martial artist to go crazy during cultivation.

Moreover, this sword technique has very high requirements for the circulation of yuan qi within the body, demanding that the martial artist's control over their yuan qi reach an extremely fine level.

Shang Xia was initially hesitant about whether to attempt its cultivation.

Although he can avoid the conflict of yuan qi from cultivating both extremes, he has not been at the Two Instruments Realm for long. Even with the assistance of the Taiji diagram, his control over his yuan qi may not be as fine as required by the Intangible Sword Technique.

However, Shang Xia has the Soft Jade River Sword, a medium-grade weapon whose material characteristics make it the best choice for cultivating complex sword techniques like the Intangible Sword Technique.

Without a doubt, with the help of the Jade River Sword, Shang Xia can significantly lower the threshold for cultivating the Intangible Sword Technique from the beginning!

However, there is still one issue: the Soft Jade River Sword is a public asset of the Shang family.

With a major battle imminent at Tongyou Peak, to maximize their combat effectiveness, the two public assets in Shang Xia's possession, the Soft Jade River Sword and the Ivory Folding Fan, will definitely be allocated to those with higher cultivation and strength in the Shang family.

If Shang Xia were to cultivate the Intangible Sword Technique at this time, once the battle begins, he would not only be unable to use it but might also delay the cultivation of the Fang Gang Sword Technique.

Therefore, Shang Xia thought of exchanging a pair of willow leaf sabers for the ownership of the Soft Jade River Sword.

After all, the willow leaf sabers are Shang Xia's war trophies, completely his own.

In fact, this idea had already taken root in Shang Xia's mind when he chose the "Ji Jian Ce" from the scripture cave.

However, at that time, the situation at Tongyou Peak was not as severe, and Shang Xia planned to wait until he returned to Tongyou City to exchange with the family through his aunt.

Although Shang Xia had already pondered the Intangible Sword Technique in advance, and the Jade River Sword was extremely suitable for its cultivation, he spent a long time and only managed to勉强演练完前两式，就已经感到有些心力交瘁了。

静室中，商夏缓缓睁开双眼，恢复了元气和精神的他重新振作起来。

此时的商楼，二层以上一片寂静。

偶尔有嘈杂声传来，也只是在一楼，而且很快又安静了下去。

没有人来打扰商夏的修炼，以至于在通幽峰即将迎来一场大战的时候，他好像成了一个完全被遗忘的局外人一般。

商夏哑然失笑，这当然不可能。

他之所以能够一直在这里修炼而不被打扰，主要是因为家族在为他争取，甚至商溪都有让他避开此战的想法。

还有便是商夏此前已经为通幽峰立下了一系列大功，无论是独自营救被劫持的生员，还是几乎以一己之力说服风燕部落放弃攻打通幽峰，都足以让他在通幽峰保持一种相对超然的地位。

至少通幽峰上的考功司尚兵，至今还没有对商夏立下的大功给予一个说法。

说实话，如果商夏现在真的要退回通幽城，哪怕是整个通幽学院上下都挑不出理来。

只是那样的话，面子上可能会显得不大好看。

默运体内元气，按照元气境神通“混元霹雳手”的路线在体内游走一遍，掌心之中有雷光凝聚。

将刚刚凝聚出来的一小团雷光丢给正在孵蛋的燕妮儿，商夏这才来到一张书桌前，从笔架上拿起刺毫笔，沾了少许符墨，开始在眼前未完成的桃纹符板上勾勒起雷纹。

这是一张一阶的心动符。

商夏自认有制符的天赋，更是曾制成数块雷纹符板，那可是一阶武符中威力最大的几种。

在得到刺毫笔和一盒符玉之后，商夏更是雄心勃勃地认为，自己马上就可以成为二阶的符师。

来到通幽峰之后，商夏便拜托商泉卖掉精铁拳套，打算筹集一笔银元之后，购买一些制作二阶武符的非凡材料。

商泉得知他的打算后，并没有直接拒绝，而是委婉地告诉他，目前通幽峰上物资紧张，不妨先多制作几种其他的一阶武符，夯实基础再说。

商夏原本兴致缺缺，但商泉立即给出了符纸、符板、符玉、符墨等一应制符材料都由家族供应，各种武符的制作秘术家族负责收集，商夏只管制符，且武符制成之后家族负责售卖，所得收入二八分账，商夏二家族八的承诺。

在进阶两仪境之后，修为提升所需的庞大元气，已经让商夏进一步意识到了修炼资源的重要性。

如果说在两仪境之前，商夏的修炼还可以完全依赖家族和学院的供养，那么在他进阶两仪境之后，很大程度上就必须自食其力了。

事实上，商泉在对商夏自身的制符造诣并不清楚的情况下，与他约定了二八分账的承诺，已经是最大程度上的照顾了。

然而当商夏一开始准备制符的时候，他才发现，没有百年雷击木制成的符板。

只有几沓普通的符纸，顶多有几块普通非凡材料制成的符板。

商夏对其他普通的一阶符箓并没有多少制作经验，他所擅长的仅仅是偏雷术的武符制作。

更确切地说，他只擅长雷纹符板的制作，而且每一块雷纹符板本身都是用百年雷击木制成的。

商夏所制作的雷纹符板威力的确不俗，在一阶武符中堪称顶尖，足以媲美“混元霹雳手”神通的三四成威力。

但他的制作方式也堪称奢侈，并不具备向外出售的可能。

而在其他一阶武符的制作中，商夏的成功率并不算高。

至少到目前为止，商夏制成的一阶符箓还没有赚到银元。

这也让商夏终于意识到，他在制符上的天赋或许并没有他想象中的那么高，至少他还没有成长到那么高。

以他现在这种制符的半瓶子水平，是断然无法制作二阶武符的，只会白白浪费一大笔非凡材料。

无奈之下，商夏只能在修炼之余，继续钻研一阶武符的制作。

不过商夏很快便意识到，相比其他一阶武符，与雷术相关的武符仍然是他所擅长的，只不过不再只是一种雷纹符板罢了。

而眼下即将被他完成的一阶武符心动符，便是一种能够在关键时刻救命的武符。

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However, after a long time, he barely managed to practice the first two techniques and already felt somewhat exhausted.

In the quiet room, Shang Xia slowly opened his eyes, and with his recovered yuan qi and spirit, he regained his vigor.

At this moment, the second floor and above of the Shang Building were completely silent.

Occasionally, there was some noise from the first floor, but it quickly quieted down again.

No one came to disturb Shang Xia's cultivation, making him seem like a completely forgotten outsider as Tongyou Peak was about to face a major battle.

Shang Xia laughed wryly; of course, this was impossible.

The reason he could continue to cultivate here without being disturbed was mainly because the family was advocating for him, and even Shang Xi had the idea of letting him avoid this battle.

Moreover, Shang Xia had already established a series of great achievements for Tongyou Peak. Whether it was rescuing the kidnapped students alone or almost single-handedly persuading the Fengyan Tribe to abandon their attack on Tongyou Peak, these achievements were enough to give him a relatively transcendent status on Tongyou Peak.

At least Shang, the head of the Merit Department on Tongyou Peak, had not yet given an explanation for Shang Xia's great achievements.

To be honest, if Shang Xia really wanted to retreat to Tongyou City now, even the entire Tongyou Academy would have no reason to object.

However, doing so might not look good on the surface.

Silently circulating the yuan qi in his body, he followed the path of the "Hunyuan Pili Hand" technique, and a bolt of lightning condensed in his palm.

He threw the small ball of lightning he had just condensed to Yan Ni'er, who was incubating eggs, and then came to a desk. He picked up the spiky-hair brush from the pen holder, dipped it in a little talisman ink, and began to draw lightning patterns on the unfinished peach-patterned talisman board.

This was a first-stage Heart-Moving Talisman.

Shang Xia believed he had a talent for talisman making and had even created several lightning-patterned talisman boards, which were among the most powerful first-stage martial talismans.

After obtaining the spiky-hair brush and a box of talisman jade, Shang Xia was even more ambitious, believing he could soon become a second-stage talisman master.

After arriving at Tongyou Peak, Shang Xia entrusted Shang Quan to sell the refined iron gauntlets, planning to raise some silver to purchase extraordinary materials for making second-stage martial talismans.

When Shang Quan learned of his plan, he did not directly refuse but tactfully told him that resources were tight on Tongyou Peak. It would be better to first make several other first-stage martial talismans to solidify his foundation.

Shang Xia was initially unenthusiastic, but Shang Quan immediately offered to supply all the talisman materials, including talisman paper, talisman boards, talisman jade, and talisman ink. The family would collect the secret techniques for making various martial talismans, and Shang Xia would only need to make the talismans. The family would handle the sales, and the income would be split 20-80, with Shang Xia getting 20% and the family 80%.

After advancing to the Two Instruments Realm, the vast amount of yuan qi required for cultivation made Shang Xia more aware of the importance of cultivation resources.

Before the Two Instruments Realm, Shang Xia's cultivation could still rely entirely on the support of the family and the academy. However, after advancing to the Two Instruments Realm, he had to largely fend for himself.

In fact, Shang Quan's offer of a 20-80 split, even without knowing Shang Xia's actual talisman-making skills, was already the greatest possible consideration.

However, when Shang Xia first started making talismans, he realized he did not have the necessary materials, such as talisman boards made from century-old lightning-struck wood.

He only had a few ordinary talisman papers and a few talisman boards made from ordinary extraordinary materials.

Shang Xia had little experience making other ordinary first-stage talismans; he was only skilled in making martial talismans related to lightning techniques.

More specifically, he was only skilled in making lightning-patterned talisman boards, and each board was made from century-old lightning-struck wood.

The lightning-patterned talisman boards Shang Xia made were indeed powerful, ranking among the best first-stage martial talismans, with a power comparable to 30-40% of the "Hunyuan Pili Hand" technique.

However, his method of making them was also extremely luxurious and not suitable for sale.

His success rate in making other first-stage martial talismans was not high.

So far, Shang Xia had not earned any silver from the first-stage talismans he had made.

This made Shang Xia realize that his talent for talisman making might not be as high as he had imagined, at least not yet.

With his current half-baked skills, he could not make second-stage martial talismans and would only waste a large amount of extraordinary materials.

Reluctantly, Shang Xia could only continue to study the making of first-stage martial talismans in his spare time.

However, Shang Xia soon realized that among the first-stage martial talismans, those related to lightning techniques were still his specialty, though not limited to just one type of lightning-patterned talisman board.

The first-stage Heart-Moving Talisman he was about to complete was a type of talisman that could save his life in critical moments.

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