Longevity Begins With Gu Refining

Chapter 185: Chen Qing's Unique Path of Martial Arts Grandmaster

Between the Sword Abyss was a chain bridge.

To be precise, the bridge was just a chain bridge, not a chain bridge.

This Iron Chain Bridge only had a single iron chain.

And on the chain in front of Chen Qing, there was a girl in white who looked only eight or nine years old. She opened her arms and swayed left and right, but she was strangely stable.

After walking past the chain, the girl jumped down. "You're Brother Qing Xu?"

Chen Qing found it interesting. "That's right."

"What's your name?"

The girl craned her neck and looked up. "Dong Ya."

"My Martial Uncles said to bring Brother Qing Xu over when he comes."

After saying that, the girl jumped onto the chain again.

Chen Qing followed her. He tried his best to ensure that he walked on the chain without causing too much swaying, so as not to accidentally shake the girl off.

While walking, Chen Qing suddenly saw hundreds of flying swords fly out from the main peak of the Hidden Sword Mountain, flying towards a huge rock not far away from the Dragon Stallion Army.

The sharp swords whistled through the air, cutting a huge rock into the shape of a pavilion in just a moment.

Soon, the swords carried brooms and rags and began to clean up.

There were also many flying swords carrying tables and food placed in front of the stone pavilion. There were even flying swords inviting Ye Yuntian and the rest to a banquet.

This miraculous scene caused Chen Qing to gasp in admiration as he watched.

As expected of the Hidden Sword Mountain.

Unexpectedly, Dong Ya said, "I heard that before Brother Zhang Can came up the mountain, the senior brothers and sisters weren't so lazy."

"After Brother Zhang Can came up the mountain, everyone became unwilling to go out."

"They use flying swords no matter what they do."

This level of control over the flying sword made Chen Qing feel that it was extraordinary.

After walking past the chain bridge, Chen Qing followed Dong Ya along a winding path towards the main peak of the Hidden Sword Mountain.

Before arriving at the main peak, Chen Qing could see that there were eighteen levels of platforms here, and there were praying mats on the platforms.

The Hidden Sword Mountain disciples were sitting cross-legged on the lowest levels, seriously comprehending the sword.

Dong Ya said, "These are our Hidden Sword Mountain disciples."

"Brother Qing Xu, follow me."

Continuing to follow Dong Ya, Chen Qing went around the eighteen levels of platforms and followed the path to the top of the mountain.

In the plum blossom forest ahead, a white-haired old man was holding a pair of scissors and cutting the plum blossom branches.

When he saw Chen Qing arrive, he placed down the scissors and studied Chen Qing. He said, "I had originally thought that Qing Xu would be someone with great talent, but I never thought his attainments in the Way of the Sword would be so low."

"Your mastery of Sword Principle is actually inferior to Zhang Can's."

Chen Qing observed the old man in front of him and asked, "The Imperial Preceptor is in front?"

The white-haired old man nodded slightly and gestured for Chen Qing to take a seat.

Chen Qing did not stand on ceremony. He found a futon and sat down.

"Why can the Imperial Preceptor leave Royal City?"

The Imperial Preceptor waved his sleeve and sat down on the praying mat across from Chen Qing. "The reason why the Nine Royal Cities summoned all existences above the Profound Martial Realm is to choose someone who can fight against Ji Chang."

"Now that you've been chosen, why can't you leave Royal City?"

Chen Qing said, "That's true. Imperial Advisor, did you come back just to see me?"

The Imperial Preceptor said, "Since I've already placed my bet, I'll entrust the life and death of the Foundation Establishment disciples of the Sword-hidden Mountain to you."

"I have to take a look before I can be at ease."

"Now that I look at it, it's a little lacking."

"With your current mastery of Sword Principle, you'll definitely lose if you go up against Ji Chang."

"That Yan Shiying has a Dicoria Gu and his blade skills are peerless. He's already reached a higher level."

"But he still can't fight back in front of Ji Chang."

"And you, you're even worse."

"Looking at the way you walk, you don't seem like someone who practices the sword all the time."

Chen Qing did not hide it. "Speaking of which, Imperial Preceptor, I've only been practicing the sword in Green Ruins for two years."

Only then did the Imperial Preceptor become less serious. "If that's the case, your talent in Sword Principle really isn't that great."

Chen Qing did not feel too conflicted about this.

His talent in Sword Principle really wasn't that great.

He felt like he was even inferior to Yu Qingshuang.

Compared to those outstanding prodigies in history, he was indeed much worse.

The Imperial Preceptor continued, "There are four great realms of Martial Skill: Profound Understanding, Dharma Eye, Grandmaster, and Sainthood."

"Looking at your posture as you walk, you're only at Profound Understanding."

"I have to say, the Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth is indeed very powerful."

"According to records, Ji Chang is very likely to be a Spear Grandmaster. Although he's only just become a Grandmaster, he's still a Grandmaster."

"If you fight him, you'll definitely be full of openings in his eyes."

"Not just him, even Zhang Can is also at the Dharma Eye realm. If you fight him, you probably won't be able to withstand his sword."

Chen Qing recalled the scene of his battle with Zhang Can. Indeed, Zhang Can's attainments in Sword Principle far surpassed his.

Once Zhang Can attacked, he could only take a beating.

The main reason was that he was too good at taking a beating, which was why he and Zhang Can were both injured.

But in terms of attainments in Sword Principle, he was just a young man who had only learned the sword for two years. His talent was not great either. How could he compare to Zhang Can?

Zhang Can's talent in Sword Principle was extraordinary to begin with. Moreover, he had been practicing the sword for many years. Naturally, he was extraordinary, far surpassing his peers.

At this moment, Chen Qing finally had a clear understanding of geniuses.

Someone like Zhang Can, who had already reached the second realm of Martial Skill at a young age at Foundation Establishment, could be considered as looking down on Jiuli.

And someone like Ji Chang, who only appeared once every few thousand years, was at the Master realm.

No wonder Yan Shiying, who had double pupils, was defeated so thoroughly.

If Chen Qing was a pure Dharma cultivator who usually only used spells in battle, he could ignore this point.

But the problem was that he was actually a pure Martial Skill cultivator.

In the past, he only relied on the Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth to forcefully suppress his opponents.

All of his opponents had a serious problem, which was that they were no match for Chen Qing in a head-on attack.

Chen Qing had the power of eight dragons in his hand, purely relying on his strength to suppress everything.

But if he had to face a monster like Ji Chang, this method was very likely to be useless.

Just like the time when he was at Foundation Establishment and faced the God of War Wu Dutian in the illusion.

Once the enemy was able to fight him head-on, he would be completely crushed.

From the beginning to the end, he was suppressed by Wu Dutian and did not have any power to fight back.

He even used the fisherman's method to win.

However, this kind of life-risking move could only be used once at most.

The next time, it would be completely useless.

Just like after Cheng Tianyou saw his battle with Zhang Can, Cheng Tianyou had never entered his stomach during the two times he fought him.

He knew very well where his disadvantage was, but there was nothing he could do about it.

"Qing Xu came to Sword-hidden Mountain this time to solve this problem."

"I want to raise my Martial Dao realm to the Master Realm in a few years."

The State Preceptor chuckled and shook his head. "Please find someone else. This old man can't teach you."

He was looking down on his lack of aptitude.

Chen Qing was not angry. He had a clear understanding of his own abilities. He would not be offended by the State Preceptor's words.

Chen Qing would not be able to reach the Master Realm in a short time.

"I don't want the State Preceptor to teach me. I just want to use something from the Sword-hidden Mountain."

The State Preceptor was slightly puzzled. "What is it?"

Chen Qing cupped his hands and said, "Yichuan Sword Demon."

The State Preceptor glanced at Chen Qing seriously and said angrily, "You're digging your own grave!"

"It's not like I've never seen someone like you before."

"My master's talent in the Sword Dao is not high. However, with the accumulation of time and three thousand years, he reached the Master Realm."

"Of course, his talent in the Sword Dao is not high. He's still better than you, about the same as Zhang Can."

"I heard from Zhang Can that you can devour ghosts and absorb their memories."

"But if you do this, even if you forcefully raise your Sword Dao realm to the Master Realm, I'm afraid you'll stop at the Master Realm for the rest of your life!"

"Because you're using other people's methods and not your own understanding."

"Without your own understanding, you won't be able to walk your own path."

"If you can't walk your own path, you'll never be able to transcend mortality!"

"What's others is ultimately others', not yours!"

"If it's not the most suitable for you, you'll never be able to transcend mortality."

Chen Qing understood this logic. Song Qingshu also knew the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, but who would think he was Qiao Feng's opponent?

Chen Qing said leisurely, "But what if I'm not only a Sword Dao Master, but also a Spear Dao Master, or even a Saber Dao Master?"

Chen Qing's thinking was very simple. He had no talent in Martial Dao anyway.

Even if he spent thousands of years, he might not be able to reach the Master Realm. It was better to devour ghosts and absorb their Martial Dao experience.

Yes, he could not only be a Sword Dao Master, but also a Spear Dao Master, or even a Saber Dao Master, a Fist Dao Master, and so on.

In this way, he could walk a new path.

That was the strongest martial artist in the Grandmaster Realm!

He was not a Sword Dao Grandmaster, Spear Dao Grandmaster, or Fist Dao Grandmaster.

He was a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

He just wanted to be a pure hexagonal warrior.

Hearing this, the Imperial Tutor rolled his eyes and thought for a moment. "That's one way."

"I'm looking forward to what you'll look like after you become a Grandmaster of Mathematics."

"A river of Sword Ghosts is the accumulation of my Hidden Sword Mountain over ten thousand years."

"Furthermore, each and every one of these Sword Ghosts is a Sword Dao obsession left behind by the seniors of Hidden Sword Mountain."

"This is not something that can be exchanged for by leading this generation of Hidden Sword Mountain disciples into the Death Realm and reaching the Profound Martial Realm."

"A temporary thing is just a temporary thing."

Chen Qing reached into his pocket and took out a book titled "Common Gu Worms in Southern Li Kingdom – Sword Gu Chapter". He placed it in front of the State Preceptor and asked, "Is this okay?"

The Imperial Preceptor picked up the book and read it for a moment. He had seen more than a thousand Sword Vermin in his life. After flipping through a few pages, he knew that this was the real deal.

"The outside world says that you're a Literary Grandmaster of Southern Li. I didn't believe it before, but now it seems that you're living up to your name."

Chen Qing said, "I'll exchange the sword moves that Hidden Sword Mountain has accumulated over ten thousand years for the prosperity of Sword Dao in Hidden Sword Mountain for the next ten thousand years. Is that okay?"

The State Preceptor thought for a moment and reached out to pinch his white beard. "I'll give you an answer in three days!"

"Dong Ya, take Qing Xu to Sword Mountain and let him choose a famous sword!"

"Consider this my gift to you for our first meeting."

After the State Preceptor finished speaking, he placed the book in front of him and didn't open it again.

It meant that he would give him a Spiritual Grade Sword Vermin after reading a few pages of the book.

Chen Qing stood up and cupped his hands. "Then I'll wait for you to think about it before I give you an answer!"

The reason why Hidden Sword Mountain was called Hidden Sword Mountain was because of the existence of this Sword Mountain.

There were many Spiritual Grade Sword Vermin on the Sword Mountain, which was the accumulation of Hidden Sword Mountain for ten thousand years.

At this moment, Chen Qing was still a little shocked when he came to the Sword Mountain.

This was different from Linglong Divine Palace.

The green mountain was covered with dusty ancient swords.

This should be a special way of sealing Sword Vermin.

Some were inserted into the roadside, while others were inserted into cliffs.

Chen Qing looked around, and all kinds of information entered his eyes.

Here, he saw almost all kinds of Sword Vermin, and almost read all of them.

With the accumulation of Hidden Sword Mountain, there were almost all the common Spiritual Grade Sword Vermin.

There were also a few Spiritual Grade Sword Vermin that were rarely seen.

Among them, there was a peach wood sword called Peach Talisman, which Chen Qing found very interesting.

It was extremely effective against malicious ghosts and could be used to perform the Heavenly Thunder Righteous Technique.

Unfortunately, Chen Qing was the Lord of Evil Spirits and was not interested in these at all.

There was also a sword called Suwen, which Chen Qing also felt was very good.

The sword was snow-white, like a pool of autumn water.

It could dispel distracting thoughts and cut the heart.

This sword was a good choice for cultivation and to counter ghostly tricks.

However, Chen Qing relied on drinking the pain of all living beings, and his mind was extremely strong, so he had a strong resistance to such spells that messed with the mind.

Therefore, it was not very meaningful.

In addition, there were many famous swords, such as Dou Zhuan, Tianniu, Shenyi, Changkong, and Flying Rainbow.

They were all good famous swords.

Chen Qing did not choose immediately, he had not formed his own Sword Path, so it was too late.

After devouring Yi Chuan Sword Ghost and raising his Martial Path attainment level, it would not be too late to choose a sword that was extremely suitable for him.

Actually, what Chen Qing wanted the most was a Gu worm that could transform into all kinds of weapons.

Unfortunately, this Gu worm should be a unique treasure in the world, even Hidden Sword Mountain did not have such a Gu worm.

To obtain such a Gu worm, one needed a huge fortuitous encounter.

After touring Hidden Sword Mountain, he gained a lot of knowledge and saw many Sword Path Spirit Grade Gu worms.

Hidden Sword Mountain had so many Sword Vermin, who knew what the Sword Path Secret Treasury of Sword Swimming Palace would be like.

After observing the swords in Hidden Sword Mountain for two days, Chen Qing suddenly stopped.

It was not because he saw a Spiritual Grade Sword that he was most interested in, but because he suddenly felt a throbbing in his body.

His vital Gu was about to reach Dao Convergence Rank Nine.

Taking out a jade bottle, Chen Qing poured out the Profound Heaven Purple Qi, but found that his vital light butterfly did not have any reaction.

The flapping of wings in his chest became louder, and the frequency also became faster.

Unfortunately, he could not cut open his chest to see how it was rising and rotating.

Chen Qing immediately found an ancient pine tree that grew on a precipitous cliff, and then he leaped onto the pine tree and sat down cross-legged.

(End of this chapter)