Chapter 23: Soul-shaking Bell, Yin-Yang Secret

In the forest, Gu An was unable to defeat Li Ya and finally performed a poor set of Li family seven swords. Only then did he realize that pretending to be clumsy was harder than pretending to be proficient.

Faced with Gu An's stiff sword moves, Li Ya criticized him for a long time, and then began to patiently teach him how to practice sword.

Gu An could tell from his sword moves that he was already practicing the Nine Swords of Shocking Truth, which made him a genius. At least his talent in swordsmanship was stronger than Gu An's.

When the second day came, Li Ya asked Gu An to practice sword fighting.

Gu An can't take it anymore!

"Brother Li, I don't have a talent for swordsmanship, so forget it. I only have a few decades to live. Wouldn't it be a waste to practice swordsmanship? I would rather plant and water flowers than practice swordsmanship."

Gu An said helplessly, he secretly activated the dragon energy in his body, stimulating his eyes to turn red.

Seeing this, Li Ya, who was holding the sword, suddenly felt very upset.

What is he doing? Repaying Junior Brother Gu in the way he likes?

Isn't this a kind of harm? Li Ya couldn't help but think of when he was a child, his father forced him to learn from his brothers, but he could never learn what his brothers were good at.

He sighed, walked up to Gu An, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Junior Brother Gu, I was inconsiderate. I'm sorry."

Gu An forced a smile and said, "It's okay, Senior Brother is thinking about me, it's just that I'm useless and lack talent."

The more he did this, the more guilty Li Ya felt.

The two sat down and began to talk about their first year in the valley to dilute the tense atmosphere of sword training.

In the following days, Li Ya no longer pestered Gu An to practice sword, but he would still take an hour to teach Xiaochuan and others how to practice sword.

For people like Ogawa whose dreams have not yet died, being able to learn swordsmanship from outer disciples is a rare opportunity.

It was not until five days later that Li Ya was ready to leave.

Gu An brought his fellow junior brothers and sisters to send Li Ya to the entrance of the valley. Xiaochuan and others were reluctant to let him go as they had learned so much from Li Ya.

"Brother, this will always be your home. Come back often." Gu An said with a reluctant look on his face.

Home? Li Ya's heart was in turmoil, but he smiled calmly and said, "Well, I will be back."

After saying this, he turned and left. Dressed in black, he was like a ball of black flame burning fiercely in the forest. The bleak autumn wind could not extinguish his fire.

Gu An felt that he was burning with a certain fighting spirit, which might be related to his injury this time.

Gu An didn't look away until Li Ya disappeared into the depths of the forest. He turned to look at his fellow apprentices and said with a smile, "Practice well and go to the outer sect to find Senior Brother Li as soon as possible to bring honor to our Xuan Valley."

Lu Jiujia immediately expressed his ambition and vowed to enter the outer sect.

Ogawa also said so, but his confidence was obviously not as good as his.

Ye Lan was troubled and no one knew what she was thinking.

Wu Xin said, "I won't go to the outer sect. I want to stay with my senior brother for the rest of my life!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at him in surprise, including Gu An.

"This child..."

Gu An felt a little touched. Did he misunderstand Wu Xin?

These days, Wuxin has been very honest and no longer touches things around late at night. Moreover, Xuan Gu has never lost anything, so it is not possible to conclude that Wuxin has any bad intentions for the time being.

In that case, let’s assign more chores to Wuxin in the future.

Ye Lan felt regretful. How come Wu Xin said this before her?

At the same time, she realized that perhaps in her heart, her senior brother was important, but not as important as cultivating immortality and pursuing longevity.

Lu Jiujia couldn't help but mock Wuxin for being too good at flattering. For a moment, Xiaochuan, Ye Lan and Wuxin started quarreling with him again.

Gu An took them back to the valley, but his heart flew underground.

Li Ya has left, and the next step is to prepare to solve the trouble underground.

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Late at night, Bajing Cave.

Gu An came to Meng Lang with the scabbard of Tianxu sword in his hand. Meng Lang, whose seven orifices were blocked by mud, was still lying on the grass.

"There are signs of movement on the surrounding grass. There must be someone there."

Gu An keenly noticed that there were subtle changes in the grass around Meng Lang. It would be difficult for ordinary people to detect this. The reason why he was able to detect it was because he had specially observed it when he left last time.

He squeezed the Tianxu Sword in his hand, then walked towards the cave where Meng Lang had escaped from.

Soon, he disappeared into the darkness.

This tunnel does not have that many crystals and is very dim, but it has no effect at all on the consciousness of the Nascent Soul Realm.

A cold spiritual wind was blowing in the cave, ruffling Gu An's robe. His spiritual sense had already reached the end of the cave.

It was a spacious cave. Although not as big as the main cave of Bajing Cave, it was not small either. There were coffins standing here. The top of the cave was inlaid with a blue-green crystal as big as a water tank. Under the dim light, these coffins were so scary.

There was nothing else except the coffin.

Gu An's spiritual sense immediately detected a living person lying in one of the coffins. The faint breath of life could not escape the spiritual sense of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Gu An did not feel any danger from this anger, but he did not take it lightly.

He walked forward for a long time before he reached the end of the cave.

He stood at the entrance of the cave, carefully poking his head out, and asked cautiously, "Is anyone there?"

No one answered him, as if there was no one in the cave.

Gu An picked up a stone on the ground and threw it inside. With a bang, the stone hit a coffin. The coffin did not move, but he seemed to be frightened, with his eyes widened.

He stepped back subconsciously, pretending to be terrified.

Why haven't you said anything yet?

It would be awkward if we continue acting like this!

Gu An was anxious. The reason why he made such a fuss was to confirm the attitude of that person. After all, the other party had never harmed him before, and he didn't want to kill a good person by mistake.

At least he should feel at ease! Gu An gritted his teeth, suddenly drew his sword, rushed into the cave, and chopped wildly. With a click, the Tianxu sword hit a coffin board and then got stuck. He pulled hard, and because of inertia, his body staggered back two steps.

"Puff——"

A light laugh was heard, sounding very harsh in the cave.

Gu An almost got goosebumps. It turned out to be a woman's voice. At first glance, it sounded like a female ghost laughing.

He held the Tianxu Sword in his hand and glanced around nervously, turning his body in circles non-stop, fearing that demons and monsters would rush out from the side.

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"Boy, are you Cheng Xuandan's apprentice?"

The mysterious female voice sounded again, and the charming tone made people imagine a lot.

Gu An quickly replied: "Yes, Senior, Cheng Xuandan is my master, who are you and why are you here?"

"The one who can be here is naturally your great-master. Cheng Xuandan is my disciple. The fact that you can come in means that his time is up, right?" The mysterious female voice restrained her smile, with a hint of emotion in her tone.

Gu An replied, "So it's you, Grandmaster. Nice to meet you, Grandmaster. Master's time has indeed come. He said that he wants to follow your example and find a place where no one knows about him to meet the end of his life."

The cave then fell into silence.

Gu An remained alert. If the other party wanted to attack him, no matter if he was his master or not, don't blame him for being ruthless.

The Tianxu Sword is in his hand and has never seen blood!

a long time.

When Gu An was about to speak, the other party's voice sounded again: "Did Cheng Xuandan tell you my identity?"

Gu An replied in a low voice: "Master told me everything. You are from Qianqiu Pavilion. He also asked me to be ready to meet people from Qianqiu Pavilion at any time..."

"Looking at you, you are so timid and cowardly, and you were so cautious when you came in. You shouldn't have come here voluntarily, right? You only knew all this after he handed the Valley Master over to you?" the other person asked jokingly.

Gu An sighed, leaving everything unsaid.

This time, he didn't act, he was really helpless.

"Since you have already accepted him as your master, you are naturally my disciple. You will guard for me for another ten years. After ten years, I will be able to leave Taixuan Sect and will not cause you any trouble."

Hearing this, Gu An couldn't help but ask, "May I ask for the master's name?"

"My surname is Jiang, my given name is Qiong. As for my name in the world of immortal cultivation, it is better not to mention it."

Jiang Qiong?

The name is nice, but I don’t know how many years he lived.

As Gu An was thinking, a coffin in front of him suddenly opened, and he was so scared that he drew his sword.

Two objects flew out of the coffin and landed in front of him.

He looked down and saw a small black clock and a secret book.

"This is a welcome gift from me to my disciple. Shaking the Soul Bell can control all the Gu techniques of the Myriad Gu Mysterious Art. As long as you shake it, all the corpse Gu in this cave will be at your disposal."

"That secret book is my method of cultivation, the Yin-Yang Secret. The Yin-Yang Secret contains the secret of how to refine the Soul-Shaking Bell. Even your master cannot learn this."

Jiang Qiong's voice came, and her tone sounded a little tired.

Gu An quickly bowed and thanked him. He couldn't help but ask, "My disciple's talent is mediocre. Why is the master so kind to him?"

"Haha, mediocre talent? Boy, although I don't know what extraordinary skills you have practiced, your actual cultivation is definitely more than the fourth level of Qi training. You should have already established your foundation. You are a genius if you can establish your foundation at such a young age. You can suppress your arrogance and concentrate on hiding in the outer sect as a menial disciple. Although I don't know what you are carrying, at least it seems that you are very resistant to Taixuan Sect."

"Your aptitude satisfies me, and your style of doing things suits my taste. Practice well, and I will teach you magic later. When you inherit my legacy, I will recommend you to Qianqiu Pavilion as a true disciple."

Jiang Qiong resumed her previous charming smile, and Gu An's face changed. He felt as if he had been seen through and was ashamed.

Gu An took a deep breath and said, "Thank you, Master. If you have any instructions, you can tell me at any time."

After saying that, he leaned over, picked up the Soul-Shaking Bell and Yin-Yang Secret, then turned and left.

Jiang Qiong's voice was no longer heard in the cave, and Gu An quickly returned to the Bajing Cave.

He meditated under a tree and began to read the Yin-Yang Sutra.

He wondered whether Jiang Qiong had any ill intentions.

If it's just ten years, he won't be afraid. Not only is he in the Nascent Soul stage, he also masters the Taicang Jingshen Sword.

Jiang Qiong was obviously not a good person. She was just afraid of Gu An's strength in the Foundation Establishment Realm. In just ten years, how could she go from being afraid of the Foundation Establishment Realm to killing the Nascent Soul Realm with a flip of her hand? She didn't just hide here. According to Cheng Xuandan, she had been dead for seventy years.

During these ten years, he would try to learn more spells and secret manuals from her. If she left honestly after ten years, Gu An would not betray his teacher and ancestors.

If she had bad intentions, Gu An could only let the Tianxu Sword see blood.

What to eat for lunch? (End of this chapter)