Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect
Chapter 44: Come Sword Fighting

Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Come Sword Fighting

The so-called Nine Luminaries refer to the Divine Gang, Purple Mist, Xuanming, Red Evil, Returning Dust, Sun, Taiyin, Jidu, and Luo Hou stars.

The foundation of the Beichen Sword Sect’s true swordsmanship lies in using the star power of the Nine Luminaries to evolve the Divine Sword.

Of course, it’s not that you can only cultivate one; if you’re skilled and wealthy enough, you can have them all! By uniting the nine swords into one, you can directly reach the realm of Nine Luminaries Returning Star and cultivate the true Beichen Nine Luminaries Divine Sword!

At this supreme, ultimate, and highest sword realm, combined with the Xuan Nu True Scripture and the Ruyi Sword Technique, you can make the Nine Swords Transform, interchange among the Nine Swords, and forever receive the maximum sword power bonus from the celestial heavens and the Celestial Stars!

At that time, divine sword power will directly reach the Star Dome! The Dharma of Heaven and Earth, infinite and boundless! Above and below, unparalleled!

However, those who can truly cultivate the Nine Luminaries Divine Sword to that extent are so few that even counting on one hand might be too much. Even among the sect leaders of the Sword Sect throughout history, most can only refine four or five swords. According to the secret records of the sect leaders in the Sword Sect, only Xuan Nu herself and her trained monkey have achieved the Nine Luminaries Returning to Truth so far.

Among the Nine Luminaries, the Divine Gang, Purple Mist, Xuanming, Red Evil, and Returning Dust are also known as the Taiji Five Qi, the fundamental components of the Taiji World, and they are relatively easier to refine. A typical disciple, even if they focus on mastering one, just with this one Divine Sword can roam the world, unparalleled in battle.

Of course, due to the cycle of Five Qi, the principles of heaven and earth, and their natural mutual generation and restraint, Sword Sect disciples usually don’t cultivate only one sword. For instance, Tie Dan’s Divine Gang Sword Qi is countered by the Red Evil Dao, so after forming the Sword Infant, it would be best to cultivate the Xuanming or Returning Dust Divine Sword.

In the Mystic Sect’s study of Qi Refining, the Sword Sect naturally is no exception. Besides the basic Nine Luminaries Divine Sword forms, past sect leaders and Ninth Peak Sword Masters also developed various combinations of two, three, or four luminaries to surprise and surpass, creating new swordsmanship and multi-sword fusion techniques.

Examples include the Taiji Five Qi Hua Qiankun Sword Technique and the Purple Mist Returning Dust dual sword fusion, which are usages of composite sword energy. These are the untransmitted secrets of the Sword Sect, hidden ultimate moves, the mysteries of which are not easily shared with outsiders to prevent side doors from learning and countering them.

Among these, the "Shadowless, Formless, Traceless, and Formless Sword Qi" is a rather exaggerated and rare one.

This sword qi is surprisingly cultivated simultaneously with the star power of the Sun, Taiyin, Luo Hou, and Jidu!

It must be understood that these four stars do not exist on earth, and only when starlight shines from above can the star power be projected onto the Taiji earth.

While the Sun and Taiyin are approachable, the Luo Hou and Jidu are hidden stars and rarely appear, making it extremely difficult to borrow their star power, which is very niche and hard to refine.

Because of this, compared to the Taiji Five Qi, the star power of these four luminaries is elusive, which even most of the Sword Sect members can’t figure out, much less outsiders, making them impossible to guard against!

Therefore, the Sword Sect developed secret techniques to borrow light from the Sun and Taiyin, stimulating the star power of Luo Hou and Jidu. During the day, the Sun Sword Radiance is used to drive the Luo Hou Sword, and at night, the Taiyin Sword Radiance is used to drive the Jidu Sword, thus achieving true shadowless, formless, traceless, and formless!

Indeed, this sword qi is specifically designed for assassination!

Developed from the Mystic Sect’s Qi Gong of Formless Sword Qi and combined with the assassin heritage from the era of the Demon Palace!

This is the Beichen Sword Sect’s secret skill that is not passed on outside!

Beichen Killing Sword!

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. At the bottom of the Cold Pond, under Chen Huzi’s personal guidance, Tie Dan mastered the "Shadowless, Formless, Traceless, and Formless Sword Qi" and learned the transmission of the Beichen Killing Sword.

He also learned the Water Manipulation technique...

"Good, good, good, the Heavenly-granted sword seed, your talent is indeed extraordinary. Not just among the disciples I’ve had over two generations, but also throughout the Ninth Peak, there’s no one who can compare to you. If only Peng’er had a tenth of your talent..."

Chen Huzi paused and shook his head,

"Are you ready?"

Tie Dan nodded and bowed,

"Ready, Master."

Chen Huzi said seriously,

"Good, you haven’t received the Nine Yin Sword Technique, nor the Honzan Talisman. To avenge, I privately taught you the Secret Killing Sword, which violates sect rules and is a great taboo punishable by disintegration.

If your skills are recognized by those in the mountain, you’ll inevitably be hunted down by the Ninth Peak Sword Masters. So unless absolutely necessary, do not reveal it in front of others, remember that!"

Tie Dan nodded again and bowed,

"I remember, Master."

Chen Huzi squinted his eyes,

"So remember, later on, leave none alive, kill them all."

Tie Dan bowed three times,

"Yes, Master."

"Alright, let’s go!"

Chen Huzi waved his sleeve, and the sword light erupted. Wind and thunder roared, swirling into a golden sphere, which in the blink of an eye, leaped out of the heavens with a "biu" sound.

Only the still, mirror-like deep pond bottom remained, with the mountain and walls full of sword marks.

Moments later, the sword light returned to the front of Jiuning Mountain, where the Dongzhen Palace crowd was ready.

Tie Dan stepped out of the sword light, looking ahead at,

The clouds and mist linger on Jiuning Mountain, myriad rays of light reflect the immortal robe,

The azure star river hangs at the pinnacle, the fire of the Pill Furnace illuminates the sky,

The crane’s cry, the beast’s roar, rain pours down, the sound of the Buddhist scripture echoes around the mountain ridge,

The Divine Light shines in the Void Heaven, the Yuqing Dao Skill shakes the Jiuxiao.

"Yuqing Red Cloud, here for the sword duel appointment"

"Yuqing Bai Yun, here for the sword duel appointment"

"Yuqing Zi Yun, here for the sword duel appointment"

Seeing the sword light’s arrival, Chi Yunzi, Bai Yun Old Man, and Ziyun Daoist first emerged in front of Jiuning Mountain, presenting the red, white, and purple heavenly Dharma manifestations, each holding a seal, staff, and trident, sitting firmly atop the mountain peak.

"Yuqing Qingai, here for the sword duel appointment"

"Yuqing Yan’ai, here for the sword duel appointment"

"Yuqing Yao’ai, here for the sword duel appointment"

Then two more figures, a Daoist and a nun, wrapped in pink, yellow, and black Daoist energy, emerged from east, west, and south, revealing the True Man’s Dharmic body in the heavenly rainbow clouds, holding an umbrella, lamp, and hammer, vaguely visible in the clouds.

Six True Monarchs encircled, forming a grand array, trapping the Sword Sect master and disciple in the center.

Then came a "clang" of metal, and from Jiuning Mountain, the sky filled with firelight, blazing toward the sky. Clouds and smoke covered the sun as six Golden Core cultivators, four men and two women, rode tigers, leopards, immortal cranes, white deer, yellow deer, and green oxen, descending from the mountain in a line.

"..."

Seeing such a grand display, Tie Dan couldn’t help but glance at Chen Huzi,

Chen Huzi also glanced at him,

"Remember what I said."

Oh, kill them all, right. Then let’s do it.

So Tie Dan nodded, "Yes, Master."

Chen Huzi laughed, patted Tie Dan on the shoulder, then looked up and cursed loudly,

"Guangxia Mountain Chen Tianku! I come to take your heads!"

Then Chen Huzi’s eyes gleamed with golden light, and with a "ha!" he spat out a mouthful of sword fire, directly becoming one with the sword, wrapping himself in the sky-reaching sword light, breaking into the six-colored cloud array in the sky to start the fight.

In an instant, lightning flashed and sword radiated in the sky, with gusts of wind and thunder, as the adults directly rolled up their sleeves to fight.

But at the mountain path entrance, the juniors looked at each other, then the Riding Leopard Taoist took the lead, bowing from a distance to Tie Dan,

"Disciple Shi Ding of Dongzhen Palace on Jiuning Mountain, here for the sword duel appointment."

"Guangxia Mountain Tie Dan."

Tie Dan swept his eyes over,

"You all aren’t coming together?"

Shi Ding took out a copper spear and, riding the leopard, walked forward slowly,

"The sword duel is agreed upon by you, do you not understand the rules?

You can invite someone to assist your sword, you can set up an array to compete in magic, but you can only do so one by one.

Winning is your skill, losing is your fate.

The gamble is on Immortal Fate, the defeated must disintegrate, and the winner takes all."

Tie Dan looked at him,

"You also bear the surname Shi, it was my senior brother you killed."

Shi Ding shook his head, pointed the spear horizontally at Tie Dan, gesturing with the tip,

"The grievances among you have nothing to do with me. I am merely using the Dao Body supplied by his family to reincarnate.

No more nonsense, draw your sword."

Alright, then let’s duel.

Tie Dan clenched the storage jade at his waist, pulling out a wooden sword, smearing his fingertip on it, applying a layer of Divine Gang Sword Qi onto the sword blade.

This was indeed a spare magic sword from Senior Brother Yue, made of thousand-year-old thunderstruck wood, a top-notch magic artifact, best used with Purple Mist Sword Qi. However, this one was a bit old, and the talismans on the sword were hardly visible.

Yanzi Cave was impoverished, so now Tie Dan didn’t even have handy weapons for the sword duel, using Senior Brother Yue’s old belongings.

From the previous battle, although he had seized quite some magic treasures, those were specifically made by others, requiring unique spell talismans to use, so they were just trash, thrown into the furnace to be refined for qi.

The Imperial Sword was quite good, though it was Xiao Liu’s first-blood trophy, and since Tie Dan had already taken one of his short swords, he naturally felt embarrassed to fight for it.

But it’s okay, as long as the sword edge is sharp enough to kill, it will suffice.

Let’s use Senior Brother Yue’s sword to avenge him.

"Dongzhen Samadhi Fire Spear!"

Shi Ding kicked off, the leopard under him leaping! Bounding onto a cloud with a pounce! Simultaneously, Shi Ding brandished his spear! The spearhead instantly flared with Red Evil fire and wind! Three blazing spears thrust in succession! Directly aiming at Tie Dan’s chest!

"Face death——!!"

Oh? Is that the way you’re coming at me? Alright, let’s begin.

Thus, Tie Dan swiftly gathered his qi, leaping forward like an arrow, with the swiftness of a swooping swallow.

"Ha!"

The Divine Gang Qi Sword unsheathed, slashing towards Shi Ding.

The Thunderstruck Wood Sword twisted, stabbing the leopard through the face.

With just one clash,

Shi Ding of Jiuning Mountain, dead.