Chapter 11

"Are you playing with me? Why do you always pick on me when I want to go down the cliff?" Luo Fan shouted angrily at the divine eagle, but the eagle only made two gurgling sounds, then spread its door-like wings on the not very wide cliff, causing a fierce wind to blow.

Luo Fan hurriedly used the Golden Goose Technique to dodge and weave, but on this palm-sized platform, there was nowhere to hide, and he was immediately forced into a panic.

"I'll have to fight back if you keep this up!" Luo Fan yelled.

The divine eagle paid no attention to Luo Fan's shouts, continuing to flap its wings, the air currents almost knocking Luo Fan off the cliff several times.

Luo Fan was instantly furious, wielding the Green Light Sword and unleashing the Exorcist Sword Technique.

However, if on a spacious and flat ground, Luo Fan could勉强与神雕打个平手，但在这掌大的平台上， Luo Fan had nowhere to hide, putting him at a great disadvantage. By now, he had already been injured in several places.

With the divine eagle watching him like a tiger, he did not dare to rashly go down the cliff, for even a small mistake could result in broken bones and torn tendons.

"Could it be because I was disrespectful at Dugu's tomb earlier, and the divine eagle is deliberately messing with me?" Luo Fan thought to himself as he dodged the eagle's attacks, "It shouldn't be that serious, besides, I already apologized to Dugu Qiu Bai."

After jumping around for several hours, with the sunset about to set, Luo Fan finally noticed something in the divine eagle's fierce wind.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the divine eagle always left a tiny flaw in its wing flaps, and if he followed this flaw, he only needed the simplest move to pass through the wind or dodge the eagle's iron wings and attack it.

Another hour passed, and Luo Fan was no longer as狼狈. At this moment, he seemed to have thought of something, "Attack the flaw, this rhythm is somewhat like..." A flash of insight crossed Luo Fan's mind, and his long sword moved even faster.

However, it was already dusk, and the divine eagle, seeing the late hour, stopped its actions and tugged at Luo Fan's clothes, as if telling him to go down.

Looking at the fiery sunset sinking into the horizon, Luo Fan knew that if he didn't go down, he would have to spend the night on the platform. So, he used the small holes in the stone wall to jump down the cliff.

In Dugu Qiu Bai's stone cave, Luo Fan gathered some dry branches to start a campfire. He also spent some exchange points to get some food from the system, so neither he nor the eagle went hungry.

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, Luo Fan got up early. The divine eagle was already standing by the stone table, making two gurgling sounds at Luo Fan. On the table were a pile of wild fruits and some snake gallbladders, which the eagle seemed to have prepared to thank Luo Fan for the hospitality the night before.

"Brother Eagle, are these specially prepared for me?" Luo Fan asked happily, seeing the wild fruits.

"Gur~" The divine eagle nodded, as if in response.

Luo Fan picked up a wild fruit and put it in his mouth. It was sour and sweet, very delicious.

During this breakfast, Luo Fan ate a lot of wild fruits and snake gallbladders. Although the snake gallbladders were bitter, Luo Fan knew they had pure internal energy and could enhance his strength, so he swallowed them all with the sweet and sour fruits.

Next, the divine eagle pulled Luo Fan to the cliff to practice swordsmanship. By the end of the day, Luo Fan felt more and more that his guess was correct. By the end of the day, he had become much better at finding and attacking the flaws, and was gradually able to make some counterattacks.

After practicing for a few days, the divine eagle no longer deliberately exposed flaws, and Luo Fan had to rely on his intuition and judgment to find the flaws in the eagle's attacks.

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After another ten days, Luo Fan's practice ground had moved to Dugu Qiu Bai's narrow cave, which was even smaller than the platform at the sword tomb, leaving almost no room to dodge. If he couldn't find the flaws in the eagle's attacks, he would have to withstand the eagle's iron wings.

This was much harder than the previous two stages. On the first day, Luo Fan was hit by the eagle's iron wings and spat blood, lying in bed for a whole day. This was only because the Nine Yang Divine Skill made him more resilient and had healing effects; otherwise, lying in bed for a week would not be surprising.

On the third day, Luo Fan was hit by the iron wings again and lay in bed for half a day. However, after that, he was injured less and less, and by the tenth day, he had achieved a state of no injury.

After a few more days of fighting the divine eagle, finally, the system notification "Ding" sounded: "Congratulations, host, you have learned the Dugu Nine Swords (General Formula), gaining 5000 energy points and 5000 luck points. Congratulations, host, you have obtained the divine eagle, gaining 13000 energy points and 13000 luck points."

"Haha!" Luo Fan laughed out loud, "I came here to find the Black Iron Sword Technique, but unexpectedly learned the Dugu Nine Swords, a world-class sword technique, and even got 18,000 luck points. It seems that reviving my manhood is within reach!"

The divine eagle also flapped its wings and made loud gurgling sounds, as if congratulating Luo Fan.

"However, why only the General Formula? What about the other eight techniques?"

At this moment, the divine eagle seemed to understand and moved some stones from the outer part of Dugu Qiu Bai's tomb, revealing a slightly yellowed, bound book. The eagle picked it up and handed it to Luo Fan.

"This is..." Luo Fan took it and saw four large characters written in a flowing script, "Dugu Nine Swords."

Luo Fan quickly opened it. The first section, the General Formula, contained only one sentence:

"Future generations, who have obtained this secret manual, must have passed my test and are worthy of inheriting my legacy. I have roamed the world undefeated, a great regret. Now, as my time is near, I have recorded my lifetime of martial arts insights in this book to be passed down. I hope that future generations will find a worthy opponent to satisfy my heart, and I will be very happy."

The words were filled with loneliness. Luo Fan seemed to see an invincible old man who sought a defeat but could not find one, living in seclusion with an eagle for company, and dying in depression. Luo Fan felt a deep respect and bowed to the stone tomb, saying, "Senior Dugu, I will fulfill your wish."

Luo Fan knew that in the martial world of Huang Yi, there were even realms of breaking through the void. However, due to the limitations of the world, Jin Yong's world could only stop at this point, and the Sword Demon could not reach the realm of breaking through the void. Luo Fan could only sigh deeply.

Next, Luo Fan opened the second page of the manual, the Sword-Breaking Technique.

"Ding, congratulations, host, you have learned the Dugu Nine Swords (Sword-Breaking Technique), gaining 1500 energy points and 1500 luck points."

"Ding, congratulations, host, you have learned the Dugu Nine Swords (Sword-Cutting Technique), gaining 1500 energy points and 1500 luck points."

"Ding, congratulations, host, you have learned the Dugu Nine Swords (Spear-Breaking Technique), gaining 1500 energy points and 1500 luck points."

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Flipping through the pages, Luo Fan finally learned all of the Dugu Nine Swords. He discovered that, except for the General Formula, the other eight techniques were not sword techniques but Dugu Qiu Bai's insights on fighting various weapons! To put it in a way that modern people can understand, it's like a game where a legendary warrior, Dugu Qiu Bai, teaches you how to PK a warrior, which is the Sword-Breaking Technique, and how to fight a mage, which is the Qi-Breaking Technique, and so on. Of course, since it was real combat, Dugu Qiu Bai's eight guides were much more detailed than game PK guides, even specifying which part of the opponent's body or which muscle movement indicated the next move. These insights were extremely valuable, saving Luo Fan at least ten years of trial and error in learning how to use a sword against various weapons. Even if he abandoned the sword in the future, these insights would still be very beneficial.

Luo Fan was extremely happy. He had originally been puzzled about how he could predict and counter various weapons with no experience, but now he understood. He affectionately hugged the eagle's neck and said, "Brother Eagle, tonight we'll have a big meal, on me! Haha..."

The eagle seemed to brighten up and made even louder gurgling sounds.

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Afterward, Luo Fan thought about why Yang Guo had obtained the Black Iron Sword Technique here, while he had obtained the Dugu Nine Swords. However, he soon understood. Dugu Qiu Bai would not have left a sword tomb just to pass on a technique he no longer used. Who would leave a legacy without passing on their lifetime of knowledge? In the original story, Yang Guo's sword technique was too poor, and he had not reached the necessary level, so the eagle passed him the Black Iron Sword Technique. Luo Fan, on the other hand, had started with the Exorcist Sword Technique, a very advanced sword technique. If the eagle had given him another similar technique, it would have been redundant. Moreover, the eagle could not have known that Luo Fan had come here to replace the Exorcist Sword Technique. Therefore, unless the eagle could not pass on the Dugu Nine Swords, it would have to be the Dugu Nine Swords.

After resting for a night, Luo Fan spent 6000 exchange points to upgrade the Dugu Nine Swords to the third level, and kept the rest. He did not want to spend too many exchange points, as reviving his manhood still depended on these points. Although he had gained 30,000 points this time, the martial arts manuals in this world had been mostly collected, and there seemed to be no more hidden treasures. The only exception might be the Lingbo Microstep in the Langya Jade Cave, which would not be very useful to him. As for the Beiming Divine Skill, Luo Fan did not expect it, as such a powerful skill, if fallen into the wrong hands, would become a powerful evil skill, and Duan Yu and Xuzhu would not let it spread. Moreover, the absorbed internal energy was not his own and had various drawbacks, so Luo Fan did not plan to practice it.

With everything done, Luo Fan, eager to return, immediately set off with the divine eagle toward the Zhongnan Mountains.

"I wonder how she has been this year?" Luo Fan gazed in the direction of Zhongnan, lost in thought...

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Shanyang County, already in Shaanxi Province, Luo Fan was about to reach the Zhongnan Mountains.

The warm morning sunlight shone on the stone-paved streets of Shanyang County, heralding another beautiful day.

A very beautiful female Taoist, bathed in the golden morning light, rode a black and white donkey down the street, followed by a young female Taoist on another donkey.

However, in stark contrast to the warm morning sunlight, Li Mochou's heart was cold.

She was thinking about the hateful little thief.

"If I ever meet him again, I will definitely skin him and pull out his tendons to vent my anger!" Li Mochou muttered to herself.

However, thanks to that little thief, inspired by his disassembled moves, Li Mochou's techniques had become much more flexible over the past year. Although she did not know how her junior sister Xiaolongnü had also come up with such a method, the year of fighting with her had greatly improved her skills.

"If I meet that Luo Fan boy again, I will definitely shock him!" Thinking of this, Li Mochou's face broke into a satisfied smile.

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Shanyang County, already in Shaanxi Province, Luo Fan was about to reach the Zhongnan Mountains.

The warm morning sunlight shone on the stone-paved streets of Shanyang County, heralding another beautiful day.

A very beautiful female Taoist, bathed in the golden morning light, rode a black and white donkey down the street, followed by a young female Taoist on another donkey.

However, in stark contrast to the warm morning sunlight, Li Mochou's heart was cold.

She was thinking about the hateful little thief.

"If I ever meet him again, I will definitely skin him and pull out his tendons to vent my anger!" Li Mochou muttered to herself.

However, thanks to that little thief, inspired by his disassembled moves, Li Mochou's techniques had become much more flexible over the past year. Although she did not know how her junior sister Xiaolongnü had also come up with such a method, the year of fighting with her had greatly improved her skills.

"If I meet that Luo Fan boy again, I will definitely shock him!" Thinking of this, Li Mochou's face broke into a satisfied smile.