Chapter 100 Liu Dudou (4,000 words)

As one of the most famous temples in the world, the Five Thunder Sword Temple has always been highly respected by all kinds of practitioners.

Because of the fame of its "Five Thunder Sword Technique", all disciples in the Five Thunder Sword Temple are called "Sword Cultivators".

The disciples who are able to enter the Five Thunder Sword Temple, when they enter the worldly life to gain experience, are mostly ruthless people who can kill one person every ten steps and leave no trace in a thousand miles.

Correspondingly, these disciples are always treated well and respected by various forces whenever they travel in the mortal world.

This day.

The elder of the Five Thunder Sword Temple is teaching morality to the disciples of the Huang Academy.

Inside the huge bell tower and drum hall, the square hall is bright and spacious. There are hundreds of cushions inside, filled with disciples of the Huang Academy wearing white Taoist robes.

The elder on the stage explained patiently, and the disciples all listened attentively with their eyes fixed on the subject.

Zhang Ling, who was wearing a white Taoist robe, closed his eyes slightly, but his mind was not on the class. After a while, his mind drifted farther and farther, disappeared into the clouds and came to a mountain peak.

It is the chief peak where Xu Beixuan is.

This place is full of colorful flowers, lush green trees, and gurgling mountain springs. It is a rare place of beauty.

Looking around, I saw a familiar figure sitting on a large bluestone.

Zhang Ling could see clearly with his spiritual sense that this person was Xu Beixuan.

It is estimated that Xu Beixuan has been sitting here since the immortal showed him the way that day. His face is haggard, his eyes are dull, and his beard is all overgrown. He has completely lost his former vigor and spirit. His high spirits are long gone, replaced by a decadent person with a sense of decadence.

Not long after, an old man came riding on a sword in the wind. He was Master Xu Beixuan, also the head of the Five Thunder Sword Temple.

"Bei Xuan, the National Daoist Competition will be held in a year. Why are you sitting here so dejected?"

The head of the Five Thunder Sword Temple asked with some confusion.

Could it be that his disciple encountered some major change or bottleneck, which led to the emergence of inner demons?

Xu Beixuan did not respond and continued to sit on the bluestone platform.

After a long while, he finally asked, "Master, if the Five Thunder Sword Technique cannot be practiced, can we give it up?"

The headmaster was furious and shouted, "Bei Xuan, are you out of your mind? What nonsense are you talking about?"

Xu Beixuan shook his head and said, "I finally understand why my great-grandmaster and great-uncle masters always died suddenly while practicing in seclusion. I originally thought it was because they couldn't break free from their shackles, or that it was because of the growth of inner demons... I was wrong, all wrong... There's something wrong with the Five Thunder Sword Technique itself. It's a dead end, a side path that will ultimately only lead to harm..."

"How dare you! Shut up!"

The sect leader was furious and slapped Xu Beixuan on the shoulder. The other party spat out blood and fell to the ground with a smirk on his face.

"Bei Xuan!"

Seeing Xu Beixuan like this, the headmaster shuddered. He had been so excited that he accidentally injured his beloved disciple. Feeling ashamed, he hurried over to help Xu Beixuan up: "Beixuan, why did you say such outrageous words? You...how did you become like this..."

Xu Beixuan shook his head. He looked at his master who had always cared for him and finally made up his mind. A real man has his dos and don'ts. He must pave a bright path for the younger generations of the Five Thunder Sword Temple. Even though he would become a sinner for all eternity and be despised and scolded by countless people, he was willing to risk it all for the morality and beliefs in his heart!

"Master, the path of the Five Thunder Sword Technique is a dead end. The path to becoming an immortal that we've been striving for doesn't even exist..."

"Bei Xuan, do you know what you're talking about? My Five Thunder Sword Temple has been passed down for thousands of years and is renowned. We are one of the leading Taoist temples in the world. Isn't it the Five Thunder Sword Technique that makes us revered by the world? You're inexplicably disparaging it now. What exactly do you intend to do?"

"Master, we were all wrong! The Five Thunder Sword Technique simply cannot help us achieve immortality, nor can there be any Taoist scriptures or techniques in this world that can help us achieve enlightenment..."

Xu Beixuan stood up abruptly from the ground, blood stained the corners of his mouth. He looked towards the entire Taoist temple below the mountain. "I, Xu Beixuan, am willing to devote my entire life to repairing the Five Thunder Sword Technique. If I fail, I will never return to the temple!"

After saying this, Xu Beixuan knelt down and kowtowed to his master, saying that starting today he would resign from the position of the chief disciple of the Five Thunder Sword Temple and would wander around the world in search of destiny.

"Bei Xuan!"

No matter how his master called out to him, Xu Beixuan walked down the mountain without hesitation.

He did not explain clearly to his master where the loopholes in the Five Thunder Sword Technique lay. It was not that he did not want to tell him, but some things can only be understood but not expressed in words.

Not to mention that even if he could tell all the loopholes of the Five Thunder Sword Technique in detail, it would be of no avail. It would even plunge the Five Thunder Sword Temple into chaos, and countless people would lose their faith in Taoism, or even commit suicide because they couldn't bear it.

Xu Beixuan didn't want to see all this. He would rather shoulder these responsibilities himself. As long as one day he could perfect the Five Thunder Sword Technique and return to the Taoist temple, all his fellow disciples and the elders and masters would be able to make a safe transition.

But the road ahead is difficult, and he is the only one moving forward. Even if he fails here, he will have no regrets.

The head of the Five Thunder Sword Temple was filled with melancholy when he saw his beloved disciple was so stubborn and left without a care in the world like a madman.

This is the path of spiritual practice. You never know when a practitioner may go crazy. Others cannot provide any help in this situation, and only the practitioner can get out of the predicament by himself.

But it is also an opportunity, but more often it is a disaster.

Whether you emerge as a butterfly or become trapped in your own cocoon depends entirely on God's will.

The head of the Five Thunder Sword Temple shook his head, and in an instant his hair turned white, with his temples becoming even more gray.

He had originally intended to pass the position of the head of the Five Thunder Sword Temple to Xu Beixuan, but now it seems that it is a long way off and he has no idea when it will end.

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