Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain
Chapter 1544 - 1543: The Sixth Floor

Chapter 1544: Chapter 1543: The Sixth Floor

Lin Dong followed this demon-sealing swordsman in training and had long since forgotten the passage of time.

A day and night in this place seemed but a moment to him.

At the moment, he had already learned ninety-nine sword techniques demonstrated by the demon-sealer.

"Your talent is truly unheard of. Even a prodigy predestined by the heavens would need hundreds of years to master all ninety-nine of my sword techniques."

"Yet, you only took a mere day and night!"

After Lin Dong sheathed his sword, he laughingly said, "Thank you, Senior, for imparting your sword techniques to me."

The demon-sealer offered a faint smile, then spoke, "I still have one last sword technique. This one, even you cannot possibly learn in an instant."

"I will demonstrate it to you three times, and you can slowly comprehend it in the future."

With that, he slowly uttered four words:

"Heavenly, Earth, and Mankind’s Sword!"

Upon saying this, his body slowly began to become translucent, then turned into specks of starlight, condensing into a long sword.

This long sword, a transformation of the demon-sealer himself, was imbued with infinite terrible energy, capable of slashing apart all things.

"I wish to turn into a sword and cut down everyone under the skies!"

"Alas, in the end, I am not a sword..."

A ethereal voice sounded as he thrust out with the sword.

Lin Dong could feel the terror of this strike; facing it, he had no strength to retaliate.

"Is this the lethal sword of a ninth stage sword master? How many heavenly realm martial artists below could withstand this strike?"

If the demon-sealer wanted to kill him, there was no way Lin Dong could escape.

Fortunately, the demon-sealer had never intended to kill him but merely wanted to impart this sword technique to him.

This very sword, stopping less than a meter from Lin Dong’s throat, came to a halt.

"How does this sword strike you?" After the sword had stopped, it dispersed and reformed back into the demon-sealer’s original form.

Lin Dong said, "If that strike held killing intent, there would have been no way for me to survive."

The demon-sealer nodded, "Have you gained some insight?"

Lin Dong pondered for a moment, then said, "I have some insights. To achieve this ’Heavenly, Earth, and Mankind’s Sword,’ one must first step into the realm of sword technique where ’Swordsman Unifies with Sword.’ Merging with the sword as though it were an arm..."

Hearing Lin Dong’s words, the demon-sealer nodded repeatedly, "The boy is worth teaching!"

"After you watch three times, I will teach you some mental cultivation methods. Someday, you will come to realize how to use this ’Heavenly, Earth, and Mankind’s Sword!’"

Having said that, he began to perform the second demonstration.

In the second round, his speed slowed significantly.

Moreover, he shared many insights.

After watching and listening to all of this, Lin Dong gained further understanding.

"The last time," said the demon-sealer after the second demonstration, showing Lin Dong the last rendition.

"Following the Heavenly Way, complying with the earth, nurturing the sword with one’s body, transforming into the sword..."

"I wish to become an immortal sword, bearing the Three Thousand Great Ways, to cut through this Period of Disarray..."

After the final demonstration was complete, Lin Dong committed all the mental cultivation methods to memory.

He also ingrained in his mind the scenes of how the demon-sealer used the ’Heavenly, Earth, and Mankind’s Sword,’ just as if they were recorded on film.

Of course, as the demon-sealer said, it was unrealistic to expect to master this ’Heavenly, Earth, and Mankind’s Sword’ overnight.

Even with Lin Dong’s against-the-heaven talent, it was impossible to learn it immediately.

Some things required a catalyst, a state of realization, and such a state doesn’t come when simply willed.

"Okay, I have taught you all my sword techniques. And I have done so because I wish for you, with these techniques, to cut down the wicked of this world on my behalf!" said the demon-sealer slowly.

He had sealed his heart and was destined to guard this tower for this lifetime, never venturing out again.

But he had indeed been influenced by Lin Dong’s earlier words, so he passed on his sword techniques to Lin Dong.

He wished for Lin Dong to use these techniques to accomplish what he could not.

Holding a wooden peach sword in his hand, Lin Dong bowed with a fist and said, "Thank you, Senior, for imparting the sword techniques."

"As long as I live, I will follow my convictions and use the techniques taught by Senior to eradicate the wicked under the heavens."

The demon-sealer nodded, "It seems you have recently encountered danger, and you appear to be somewhat pessimistic."

Lin Dong offered a wry smile, "To not conceal the truth from Senior, I will soon face a life-and-death duel with a martial artist who is at least a Ninth Stage Grandmaster."

"Against such a person, I am not confident of survival."

The demon-sealer gazed at Lin Dong for a long time before laughingly said, "I learned the rudiments of Qi Gazing from my master, and from what I see, you do not have the destiny of one with a short life."

"Perhaps you will successfully overcome this calamity."

Lin Dong gave another bitter smile, as he perceived the demon-sealer’s words as mere comfort.

He did not believe in destiny, but in his own strength.

The disparity between his current strength and that of King Kunlun was significant.

The demon-sealer suddenly spoke again, "If you can overcome the sixth level, and acquire what my master left on the sixth floor of the Treasure Pagoda, it will aid you. Even when facing a martial artist with the strength of a Ninth Stage Grandmaster, you will possess the power to fight!"

"In fact, with it, you could even defeat a Nine-Segment Grandmaster."

"Oh? What is that?" Hope sparked in Lin Dong, and he asked impulsively.

"Ha ha..." instead of answering, the demon-sealer said, "Just go to the sixth floor, and you will know."

Only then did Lin Dong remember that, until now, he still didn’t know how to pass the fifth stage.

Could it also involve defeating the demon-sealer?

That seemed nearly impossible!

And if he couldn’t achieve it, if he couldn’t even get past the fifth stage, then what right did he have to speak of the sixth?

At that moment, Lin Dong once again asked, "Senior, I still don’t know how to pass the fifth stage?"

The demon-sealer waved his hand, "How to pass the fifth stage depends on my mood. If I am in a bad mood, you would have to defeat me to succeed in passing."

"But if I am in a good mood, it doesn’t matter. Clearly, I am quite content now, and you have already succeeded."

Hearing this, Lin Dong was overjoyed.

He gave a bow with his fist and again said to the demon-sealer, "Thank you, Senior, for your generosity."

The demon-sealer gestured, "Go. If you have the fortune to pass the sixth level of the treasure pagoda and become the first to pass all stages of the National Technique Tower, then you will obtain what my master left on the sixth floor."

"If you can attain it and use it, then even I would not be your match."

"With it, in your duel with the one you spoke of, even if he is at the peak of the Ninth Stage Grandmaster Realm, you will be able to fight him on equal terms."

With those words, Lin Dong’s curiosity grew even more, wondering what treasure the Upper Person Yangxin had left on the sixth floor?

Such a treasure with incredible effects?

However, no matter how precious the treasure, one must get through the sixth level to acquire it.

And in several hundred years, nobody had managed to pass the sixth level; could he?