Chapter 402: Ten Years of Sharpening a Sword

On the top of Jinxiao Peak, there is an Eight-Directions Qiankun Formation.

This magic array is connected to the Qingyun Sect's huge magic array, condensing a stable spatial coordinate in the void.

Sect practitioners can use the Shenxiao Order to open the spatial coordinates, use the Qiankun Transfer Talisman to connect to the magic circle, and return to the sect directly from thousands of miles away.

It was unknown how far Luoxing Valley was from Qingyun Sect, so Yun Qingxuan used the Ten Directions Qiankun Great Shift Talisman to be able to directly transmit it back to the sect.

Just this fourth-grade, top-grade teleportation talisman is worth five million spirit stones.

Including the costs of elixirs, spiritual weapons, etc., Yun Qingxuan invested 70 to 80 million spirit stones this time.

It would be a great loss if we return empty-handed.

That's it. Yun Qingxuan realized how powerful the White Tiger Star Lord was and immediately gave up his action plan without hesitation.

Until Gao Xian stepped forward and used his powerful clone to recover her losses.

Yun Qingxuan and Gao Xian were close friends and had some vague feelings for each other, but they both enjoyed this spiritual resonance more.

During this trip, the boundary between the two was broken.

Yun Qingxuan actually knew very well that Gao Xian was a romantic and passionate man. He had relationships with a long list of women, including Zhu Qinnan, Li Feihuang, Zhou Yuling, Yan Feiyin, etc. Each woman was very beautiful and had a strong personality.

Not to mention that Gao Xian often went to Changle Tower to indulge in sensual pleasures, and there was no telling how many women he had.

Yun Qingxuan did not expect Gao Xian to be loyal to her. For her, this was a new experience.

As a practitioner, one must always experience love and hate, happiness and sorrow, in order to clearly see one's true heart and nature.

Her elixir was of the second grade, but she did not have the magical powers of a first grade golden elixir, so she could only rely on her acquired abilities to make up for it.

Choosing Gao Xian is also a kind of cultivation for her. I just don't know whether she will be addicted to it, or whether she can polish her heart and understand the world, and make further progress in her cultivation.

She was not opposed to being close to Gao Xian, but rather was a little curious.

In fact, Gao Xian and her just touched their lips and had no time to do anything else.

The teleportation speed of the magic circle was very fast. In the blink of an eye, Gao Xian and Yun Qingxuan appeared in the Jinxiao Peak teleportation magic circle.

Gao Xian naturally let go of Yun Qingxuan. The teleportation array was guarded day and night, and he didn't want to show off his affection in front of outsiders.

Yun Qingxuan nodded slightly to Gao Xian and left.

Gao Xian said hello to the cultivators guarding the magic circle before returning to Xuandu Courtyard.

Qingqing was very excited to know that Gaoxian had returned. She hurried over to stick to Gaoxian and was unwilling to leave him even a step.

Gao Xian coaxed the little girl for a while, then called Qiniang to talk about some serious business.

It was mainly arranged after Qiniang formed the elixir. Qiniang had just formed the elixir, and as a true disciple, she also had twenty years of practice time.

During this period, there is no need to perform good deeds or work for the sect.

Gao Xian also told Qinnan not to worry and to consolidate her cultivation first.

At night, Qingqing was taken away by the newly hired maid to rest. Gao Xian and Qiniang had a secret meeting alone.

After two days of dual cultivation with Qiniang, Gao Xian finally recovered and started to get down to business.

When he left Luoxing Valley, he quietly left the Taiyuan Divine Image there.

With his powerful spiritual sense, he was able to place the Taiyuan Divine Image thousands of steps away, but Yun Qingxuan could not detect it at all.

After regaining his spirit, Gao Xian also devoted most of his energy to Taiyuan Shenxiang.

The Nine-Pointed Star Palace is very large, with rich star power and some broken puppets.

Taiyuan Shenxiang practiced the Astrological Sword in it, where he had both strong star power and a strong opponent in sword practice.

During the time Gao Xian was in Luoxing Valley, he gained a lot of insights into the Astrological Sword and had mastered this sword technique.

However, it is still far from the grandmaster's perfect Fengyun Sword Sutra and requires time to polish and temper it.

From then on, Gao Xian devoted most of his energy to practicing sword skills, and hanging out with the Five Elements Sect, which controlled the Taixuan Divine Image.

Gao Xian was distracted and had no energy to show off. His daily work was to instruct Qingqing in her cultivation and play games with her. His life was quite leisurely and relaxing.

Every three to five months, he would visit Yun Qingxuan. The two of them broke through that barrier, but Yun Qingxuan obviously could not accept too fast progress and needed to proceed step by step.

In the past, Gao Xian would just hold hands with me, and they would mainly talk about metaphysics and philosophy, tell some profound and wonderful stories, and occasionally write a poem.

For example, plagiarizing Qiu Chuji's lyrics, the whole two lines are about the quiet night, the floating light is hazy, and the cold moon is immersed in the bright moon.

In the world and in the sky, the silver clouds shine through. It is just like the immortal Gushe, with a natural beauty and noble spirit. Who believes in Taoism when there are so many changes? I am not among the beauties...

This poem about pear blossoms is quite fairy-like and very much to Yun Qingxuan's liking.

Taking advantage of Yun Qingxuan's joy, Gao Xian would of course go a step further. The charming scene here is not something that can be told to outsiders.

All I can say is that this bright and beautiful woman with a cool and ascetic style is even better than a charming witch once she is moved.

Gao Xian pondered the White Tiger Star Bead for more than half a year, and finally used the white jade gourd to completely absorb the sharp golden star power of the White Tiger Star Bead.

As for the White Tiger Sky-Devil Sword deep within the White Tiger Star Bead, it is extremely special and cannot be absorbed by the White Jade Gourd.

The White Tiger Heavenly Evil Sword is actually the sword of the White Tiger Star Lord. It can be regarded as a fourth-level spiritual sword, but its grade is not too high. After all, the White Tiger Star Lord is just a puppet.

The White Tiger Sky-Devil Sword has a strong sharp golden murderous aura, but it itself is like a platinum star. Its quality is far inferior to that of the White Emperor Qiankun Transformation Sword.

However, the two swords were extremely similar in attributes, and their functions overlapped. It would take a certain amount of time and effort to refine the White Tiger Heavenly Evil Sword.

After some consideration, Gao Xian decided to give the White Tiger Heavenly Evil Sword to Qiniang.

Under his introduction, Qinnan spent 15 million spirit stones to ask Huo Lingyun to integrate the White Tiger Heavenly Evil Sword into the Golden Leaf Sword.

This action caused the White Tiger Heavenly Evil Sword to drop a level, but upgraded the Golden Leaf Sword to the level of a third-grade top-grade spiritual sword.

With this sword, Qi Niang's fighting power increased instantly.

Gao Xian's original body uses sword intent to refine the white jade gourd every day, and puts the White Lotus Golden God Flag into the gourd, refining it into one with the white jade gourd.

After these absorptions, the white jade gourd has obviously undergone significant changes.

But there is still one level away from refining, and no matter how hard Gao Xian tries, he cannot get over that barrier.

He had a feeling that only if he used this sword as his natal sword to form a sword pill could he truly refine this sword.

There are still more than ten years before the agreement with Yue Shenxiu is fulfilled, so Gao Xian is not in a hurry.

The most important thing now is to lay a solid foundation and practice the Wuji Tianxiang Sword Technique to a very high level, so that it will be possible to condense a first-grade sword pill.

On the other hand, Gao Xian was also constantly digesting the power of thunder in the Purple Thunder Pearl and comprehending the method of Purple Thunder therein.

This kind of practice is equivalent to a senior giving him an initiation and blessing, and the process is quite easy.

The peaceful, relaxed and stable days flow by like running water, leaving no traces.

One night, Gao Xian suddenly felt something in his heart. As soon as he thought about it, the divine image of Tai Yuan appeared before him.

At this moment, Taiyuan Shenxiang's golden clothes had been corroded by the star power, leaving thousands of holes, and his golden eyes had turned dark blue.

After practicing sword in Luoxing Valley for ten years, even with the Astrology Sword to convert star power, Taiyuan Shenxiang could not avoid having his body and soul eroded by the strong star power, so much so that even the color of his eyes changed.

Gao Xian couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he saw Taiyuan Shenxiang's appearance.

After ten years of hard work, I finally achieved something.

The Astrology Sword, which was originally the most difficult to practice, allowed Tai Yuan Shen Xiang to reach the master level in ten years.

This was also due to the White Tiger Sword Intent in the White Tiger Star Bead. In addition, the Nine-Pointed Star Palace was originally built by gathering star power. Various star power restrictions and puppets remained in it, all showing the various changes of star power.

Taiyuan Shenxiang watched the rising and setting of the sun and the moon in Luoxing Valley. Because the star power was so strong, he had a more special experience and understanding of the changes of the sun and the moon.

Under normal astronomical changes, the sun and stars do not see each other, and the lone moon covers the stars.

In Falling Star Valley, all this has changed. The stars cover the moon and the stars shine brightly on the red sun.

Taiyuan Shenxiang practiced sword in Luoxing Valley. Both the Sun Phase and Moon Phase sword techniques reached the master level. Although there is still one level short of the Fengyun Sword Sutra, it is enough.

The Wuji Tianxiang Sword Technique is of an extremely high level, far superior to the Fengyun Sword Sutra.

At this point, his swordsmanship had really taken a big step forward and reached a high level.

Tai Yuan Shen Xiang's sword intent was extremely pure at this moment, and his cultivation had reached the limit. As long as he wanted, he could condense a sword pill at any time.

However, Taiyuan Shenxiang stayed in Luoxing Valley for too long, and his soul and body were eroded by the star power, so he needed to recuperate and adjust for a period of time.

The most important thing is that he needs to find a place where he can safely form the elixir.

To form a pill, one must have enough spiritual energy and be safe enough. Just these two conditions made his choices very limited.

If he could form a first-grade sword pill, at that time the divine light would penetrate the sky and the earth and would be clearly visible thousands of miles away.

Without Yuanying Zhenjun to help him conceal the strange vision, he would definitely attract powerful and severe enemies.

Gao Xian had been thinking about this problem for the past ten years, and he certainly had several backup plans in mind, but he wasn't sure which one to use.

After successfully refining the sword, you must form the elixir as soon as possible without any further delay.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

However, one thing was beyond Gao Xian's expectations, that is, Taiyuan Shenxiang was too seriously eroded by the star power.

In order to get rid of the star power, he had to find Jin Dabao and buy ten Nine-Transformation Jade Purity Pills through Wanbao Tower.

The Jade Purity Pill can purify the body and soul. The Nine-Transformation Jade Purity Pill cost two hundred high-grade spirit stones, which is quite expensive.

Fortunately, Gao Xian had more than 30,000 high-quality spirit stones with him, so he paid the bill without blinking an eye.

The effect of the expensive elixir is also extremely miraculous. After taking ten Nine-Transformation Jade Purity Pills, all the star power that corrodes the soul and body will be removed, allowing the Taiyuan Shenxiang to return to its best condition.

Gao Xian once again lamented that alchemy was really profitable, but he did not have the extra energy to waste on it.

If you improve your cultivation, you will naturally get everything you want.

At this time, it was already mid-December. Qingyun Sect and Donghuang had both entered the cold winter, and most cultivators hid at home to spend the winter, with almost no one going out.

Even though the Five Elements Sect is a demonic sect, they are in no mood to go out and do bad things in such a cold season.

The headquarters of the Five Elements Sect is located in the Wuyuan Valley. The sect has excavated tens of thousands of caves in the valley, which are enough to accommodate nearly 100,000 Five Elements Sect practitioners to spend the winter.

The weather is freezing cold and the mountains are covered with snow.

The practitioners of the Five Elements Sect, who had been busy for a year, were hiding in their own caves.

Rich cultivators use magic circles to keep warm, while poor cultivators can only use branches and firewood to keep warm.

Zuo Yunshan, the leader of the Five Elements Sect, lives in a huge cave at the deepest part of the valley. It faces north and south, and the cave is inlaid with huge transparent tiles that allow the midday sun to shine in.

There is a third-level magic circle in the cave that runs day and night, not only making the cave warm as spring, but also resisting all external dangers and protecting his safety extremely well.

This is also the center of the Wuyuan Valley. The huge magic array covering a hundred miles guides all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into this place. The spiritual energy here is ten times richer than anywhere else.

Zuo Yunshan likes to bask in the sun and sip hot tea at this time the most.

A few years ago, something went wrong when he was practicing a secret technique, and he no longer had any desire to practice it.

Zuo Yunshan took a sip of hot tea, but it still couldn't warm his cold body. He pulled at the thick fox fur covering his legs, but this fur made of a third-level snow fox couldn't make him feel warm either.

A trace of helplessness appeared on Zuo Yunshan's skinny and pale face. Fortunately, he did not die after becoming possessed, but his body became extremely afraid of cold.

Especially in the cold winter, the chilling cold between heaven and earth was too much for him to bear.

Even though it was noon when the Yang energy was at its strongest, he still felt cold all over.

Zuo Yunshan gently knocked on a small golden gong on the table, and a middle-aged woman from outside walked in quickly and saluted, "Ancestor?"

"Go pick two fresh and good-looking ones. I want to change my taste." Zuo Yunshan said casually to the middle-aged woman.

The middle-aged woman bowed and replied, "The ancestor liked to drink blood, and he had prepared a lot of monsters and some virgin beauties when winter came."

These beauties were captured from all over the place and kept nearby as fresh food. They would be presented to the ancestor when needed.

Of course, this kind of blood food must be infused with the best spiritual medicine every day, and the food and drink are very particular. This is to ensure that the blood is fresh enough and full of spiritual energy.

As soon as the middle-aged woman went out, she met a monk in black. The man had long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and his facial features were quite handsome, but his expression was cold and gloomy, making it difficult for people to approach him.

The middle-aged woman knew this person, the foundation-building cultivator Honglian, a guest of the sect, who had been in the sect for more than ten years. He usually kept a low profile and rarely interacted with others.

What was Honglian doing here? The middle-aged woman looked at him with some confusion: "What's the matter, Elder Honglian?"

"I have something important to discuss with the Sect Master. Please help me report this to the Chief Steward."

Honglian emphasized again: "This matter is of great importance and extremely urgent. We must report it to the Sect Master immediately."

The middle-aged woman didn't dare to ask any more questions after hearing this. She hurried back to the cave to ask for instructions. After a while, she came back and said to Honglian, "Come with me."

The middle-aged woman’s cultivation was too poor, so she naturally couldn’t tell that Honglian in front of her had become a different person.

Gao Xian followed the middle-aged woman across the high threshold and entered the huge cave.

This cave is dozens of feet in radius, with dozens of windows on both sides. The transparent glazed windows let in all the midday sunlight, making the cave dazzlingly bright.

Sect leader Zuo Yunshan was lying on a couch, covered with a snow-white fox fur coat. His pale and skinny face had no expression, and his eyes were cold and sharp.

Taixuan Shenxiang had been in the Five Elements Sect for more than ten years, and had only met the Sect Master a few times.

The Taixuan God had been to this cave where Zuo Yunshan lived many times. Taiji Xuanguang Invisible Heavenly Clothes came and went without a trace, making him perfect for being a thief.

After more than ten years in Wuyuan Valley, Taixuan Shenxiang has almost figured out the situation here. He even found the sect's treasure house.

The reason why Gao Xian didn't take action was that he was actually waiting for a suitable opportunity.

Zuo Yunshan didn't notice anything wrong with Gao Xian. He was about to enjoy the food but was interrupted. He felt a little unhappy.

He said coldly: "Tell me what you want to say."

Gao Xian smiled at Zuo Yunshan, and slowly took out the Green Lotus Sword from his sleeve.

Zuo Yunshan felt something was wrong. Honglian didn't like to laugh, and she would never laugh at him so disrespectfully.

He felt a strong sense of alertness in his heart and instinctively gathered his magical power.

The next moment, a flash of green sword light appeared in Zuo Yunshan's eyes, and its sharp sword intent even cut off Zuo Yunshan's outward spiritual consciousness.

Zuo Yunshan was horrified. Without hesitation, he madly activated the Great Five Elements Heavenly Gang.

Gao Xian's smile deepened. This person's Great Five Elements Heavenly Gang was too crude. The dense silver Gang Qi was actually full of gaps.

Ten years ago, he could have killed the opponent with one sword, but he had to use the sword's will to cut the opponent. Now it is much easier, he just needs to follow the gap in the opponent's Qi and strike him with the sword, and he doesn't even need to use force.

A ball of silver Qi rose from Zuo Yunshan's body, and the green sword light had already separated the silver Qi and penetrated deeply into Zuo Yunshan's brows.

The exquisite sword intent on the four-foot green blade even cut Zuo Yunshan's soul into pieces.

After Gao Xian succeeded in striking with his sword, he floated back and sheathed his sword. He said softly to Zuo Yunshan who was standing there in shock, "Sect Master Zuo, I am here to borrow your place to do something."

He thought for a moment and added, "Also, I would like to borrow your sect's Great Five Elements Kung Fu inheritance."

The light in Zuo Yunshan's eyes was gone, and there was no life left. He couldn't make any response.

The middle-aged woman next to her was shaking with fear. She watched helplessly as the sect leader was killed by the other party with a single sword. The killing was so easy, even easier than a cook killing a chicken.

Zuo Yunshan, a powerful man in the late Jindan stage, the leader of the Five Elements who was feared by everyone and managed millions of demon cultivators, died so easily!

A thought suddenly occurred to her mind: "Could the other party be a Yuanying Zhenjun..."

Gao Xian turned his gaze to the middle-aged woman and said, “Manager, the leader has passed away, there is no need to be too sad.

"How about we get the business done first?"

The middle-aged woman was stunned for a moment and quickly nodded vigorously: "It's all up to you, sir. It's all up to you!"

(End of this chapter)