Chapter 512: Sword Opens the Heaven Gate and Man and Sword Become One

As a genius who practices both sword and magic, Lu Yang's talent is naturally unquestionable.

In terms of magical talent, he is comparable to Yunzhi.

In terms of swordsmanship talent, he has a tendency to surpass the Taoist Master Bu Yu.

"I was originally planning to teach you how to perform basic sword moves correctly, but now it seems that I don't need to teach you anymore."

Basic sword moves are the foundation of swordsmanship. If the angle is deviated, the power will change significantly.

"The swordsmanship that I master requires a very high level of cultivation, so I can't teach you. To transform one sword into ten thousand swords requires a huge amount of spiritual power reserves. Your spiritual power reserves are among the best in the Jindan stage. There are not many people in the Yuanying stage who have such a level of spiritual power reserves. However, you are still some distance away from performing the one sword transformation into ten thousand swords."

"When you reach the Nascent Soul stage, I will be able to teach you how to transform one sword into ten thousand swords."

One sword turning into ten thousand swords is actually a sword move that can only be performed in the Spirit Transformation Stage. When the sword is swung out, ten thousand swords will follow, like an army, covering the sky and the sun. It is a move that all sword practitioners are eager to perform.

Considering Lu Yang's talent in swordsmanship and his huge reserves of spiritual power, he can perform it in the Nascent Soul stage.

"You can fly with a sword without being taught."

"It's too early for you to learn now. It's easy to go astray. Besides, you have the Qingfeng Sword. No sword can defeat a sword."

"The basic realm requirement for Wanjian Guizong is the Spiritualization Stage, and you are far from it."

"As for my master's ultimate move, the Sword Opens the Heaven Gate, it is even more difficult. You can't perform it without the Fusion Stage."

Taoist Buyu listed various sword moves, none of which were very suitable for Lu Yang to learn.

"Sword opens the sky gate? Master, did you figure it out on your own?" Lu Yang had never heard of this move.

The silent Taoist shook his head and sighed: "The situation forced me to do this, not what I wanted."

It's considered an admission.

Lu Yang looked at the Taoist Master Bu Yu with envy. Sword cultivators actually don't have many moves, such as the unity of man and sword, one sword turning into ten thousand swords and so on, which are all passed down from ancient times. Sword cultivators follow the rules and learn these sword moves.

The same sword move, with different understandings of the sword art, can result in vastly different power.

People like Buyu Taoist who created their own sword moves are extremely rare.

Another cultivator who created his own sword moves that Lu Yang knew of was the Sword Tower Supreme.

There are quite a few sword techniques in the cultivation world, such as the Falling Rain Sword Technique, the Hundred Flowers Sword Technique, the Dawn Sword Technique, the Free and Easy Sword Technique, etc. Some sword cultivators are not good at naming, and there are many sword techniques with the same name. Lu Yang knows that there are at least four types of Free and Easy Sword Techniques.

"Forced by circumstances?"

When the master created this move, he must have been a cultivator in the fusion stage, and he should have had few rivals in the world of cultivation.

Could it be that Master had too many enemies, who took advantage of Master's unpreparedness and attacked him secretly? Facing the siege of hundreds of enemies of the same level, even a strong Master would find it difficult to escape. Master was covered in wounds under the continuous attacks, and his life was hanging by a thread. At the critical moment of life and death, Master had some realization, and realized the sword that could break through life and death - the sword that opened the sky gate.

As soon as this sword came out, a gap appeared in the sky!

Taoist Buyu stroked his white beard and said, "That happened more than a thousand years ago. At that time, I committed a crime, and your master locked me up in Tianmen Peak for ten years. You also know that I am a mortal cultivator, so how can I stay at home?"

"But there is nothing I can do. Your master is more powerful than me and is good at sealing techniques. He has sealed the entire peak."

"Master, I see this is not going to work. If this continues, won't you really have to be imprisoned for ten years?"

"At that moment, Master entered the state of enlightenment. He sat in meditation on the spot, and his body turned into a furnace. All the sword insights of this life were refined, evolved, tempered, and honed in the furnace. Finally, Master displayed his sword and broke the seal of Tianmen Peak!"

"Master named this move Sword Opens the Heaven Gate."

Lu Yang: “…”

Master, why is the process of your understanding of sword moves different from what I imagined? "Speaking of sword cultivators, I did meet one before I became an immortal. He was indeed the most powerful cultivator in the same realm. He was terrifyingly strong and a formidable opponent."

When the Immortal Fairy saw the Silent Taoist master the sword moves, she recalled an old story.

"Fairy, please tell me in detail." Hearing that it was someone of the same kind as himself, Lu Yang became interested.

It's rare to hear about ancient sword cultivators.

"That swordsman is called Liu Ningxuan. He is an expert in both the zither and sword. His honorific title is the Zither and Sword Master. You know the move of the unity of man and sword, right? It was created by him."

Lu Yang's eyes widened slightly. The unity of man and sword is a well-known sword move that can increase combat power in the shortest time. It is said that this move was passed down from ancient times, but no one knew where it came from or who created it. Unexpectedly, he got the answer from the fairy.

"Liu Ningxuan is a good fighter. Like all sword cultivators, he believes in the sword in his hand. When he holds the sword, his whole spirit and energy are different, which is very intimidating. With a long sword in his hand, he can penetrate space, shatter the void, and even cut through time."

Lu Yang took a deep breath. Piercing through space, shattering the void, and cutting through time with a sword, these sounded very powerful and were far beyond what he could do now.

Presumably, this senior named Liu Ningxuan was also a leader among the ancient sword practitioners, or even the number one sword practitioner in ancient times.

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"When he strikes out with his sword, even a strong man like me would retreat and not want to confront him head-on."

"But he is still inferior to me and was defeated by me."

"Fairy is so powerful, how did this Qinjian Master lose?"

"That battle was truly dangerous. The two of us fought fiercely, destroying the heavens and the earth, and causing the stars to tremble. Perhaps he felt the crisis of life and death from me, and felt great pressure, which somehow gave him a higher level of understanding of the way of the sword."

"He also realized that he couldn't defeat me with his original moves, and he had to innovate. He then made a breakthrough in the sword art and pushed the move of man and sword unity to a whole new level that no one had ever achieved."

“His sword merged into one, transforming into an immortal sword, and its momentum increased dramatically, as if it was the creation of the world.”

Lu Yang's eyes lit up as he listened, immersed in the cosmic battle, and asked anxiously, "And then?"

The Immortal Fairy scratched her head in embarrassment. "And then? There was no then. After he turned into a sword, he found that he had merged too closely with the sword and could not change back."

Lu Yang: “…”

Fairy, have you never encountered any normal opponents when you became a fairy?

At this time, Taoist Buyu slapped his forehead and suddenly remembered something, interrupting Lu Yang who was listening to the fairy's glorious history.

"Master, I remember a trick I can teach you."

"Which one?"

"The unity of man and sword, this move is a signature move of sword cultivators passed down from ancient times. It can instantly burst out incredible power. It is most suitable for the weak to defeat the strong and fight back..."

“No.”

Lu Yang decisively refused.

Taoist Buyu was puzzled and couldn't understand why his young disciple refused so decisively and neatly.

Since he doesn’t want to learn the unity of man and sword, it seems that Lu Yang is unable to learn other sword moves at his level.

"Well, then I will teach you how to comprehend the way of the sword."

(End of this chapter)