Chapter 652: Chapter 5 Xiuchun

There was no hesitation; at the first opportunity, the tall and thin cultivator chose to flee.

He could sense that Beiming True Venerable’s cultivation was not as advanced as his, but the problem was that the other black-robed cultivators appearing alongside Beiming True Venerable emanated an aura deep and boundless, impossible to fathom at a glance.

Utter terror!

Regarding the tall and thin cultivator’s escape, Beiming True Venerable simply looked on with cold indifference.

“You think you can leave?” One of the black-robed cultivators in front of Beiming True Venerable sneered, as a large hand composed of spiritual power materialized out of thin air.

The colossal hand, casting a shadow as if it covered the sun, possessed great strength and pinned the tall and thin cultivator, who was about to perform an escape skill, to the ground, rendering him immobile.

It was just like the Five-Fingers Mountain that suppressed Sun Wukong.

“Beiming, I’ll take this one away,” said the black-robed cultivator who had acted, Ma Shun, in a deep voice.

Beiming True Venerable dared not disagree.

After all, he was just an associate tower master of the Qing State branch of the Tower of Guardianship, whereas the other person was at the level of an associate township supervisor, in command of the Towers of Guardianship across Three States.

“Is Lu Qingshan from your Qing State Tower?” Ma Shun asked.

“Before he made a name for himself, he was indeed one of the members of our Qing State Tower of Guardianship,” Beiming True Venerable nodded, a hint of smug pride in his expression.

“Good,” Ma Shun gave a slight nod and instructed Beiming True Venerable, “The existence of such individuals is greatly beneficial to the execution of our duties at the Tower of Guardianship. Keep a good grasp on it.”

“This subordinate understands,” Beiming True Venerable quickly responded.

Ma Shun said no more; his spiritual power hand retracted, and at the same time, a golden Binding Spirit Lock slithered out like a serpent, tightly binding the tall and thin cultivator who had come to investigate the situation.

Afterward, Ma Shun, with the gesture of leading a captive, quickly disappeared along with the Underworld Cultivator.

Seeing Ma Shun and the others disappear, Beiming True Venerable finally exhaled a cloud of foul breath.

As an old acquaintance of Lu Qingshan, after Lu Qingshan was ambushed by Underworld Cultivators, Beiming True Venerable received a message from Lu Qingshan asking him to request support from higher-ups, to lie in wait for the enemy.

In the end, there indeed was a significant harvest.

“What kind of demon is this kid, anyway?” He looked once again at Lu Qingshan’s “masterpiece”–the Mihe Peak that had become a death ground, feeling a multitude of emotions, “A Sixth Realm cultivator, just like that, he was counter-slain by him?”

Once upon a time, Lu Qingshan was no more than a subordinate valued by him.

Yet, in just a few years, Lu Qingshan had grown into the “Strongest of the Fourth Realm.”

Even now, this True Venerable, who managed many affairs of the Qing State Tower of Guardianship, still felt a sense of unreality, as if it were all a dream, it was very unreal.

Shaking his head, Beiming True Venerable put away his thoughts, and with a shift in his heart, quickly transmitted the news to the Sword Sect through the Tower of Guardianship’s channels.

…..

Scripture Pavilion.

This was a colossal peak carved into the shape of a sword sheath, the scripture repository of the Sword Sect.

With the whole mountain used as the place for housing the Sect’s techniques, one can imagine the sheer number of techniques that must be housed within.

Of course, the so-called vast sea of classics is only relative to other Sword Sects.

Compared with the Taoist Sect of Dharma Cultivation, Great Pure Palace, the Scripture Pavilion pales in comparison.

Just think about it: the Dharma Cultivation system is extremely intricate, with five elements, two anomalies, seven attributes–just one of these, any one of their technique classics, could match the total number held within the Scripture Pavilion.

Lu Qingshan went straight into the Pavilion.

As one of the rewards for the great sect competition, the Sword Sect’s Scripture Pavilion had long been open to him without any restrictions, so he encountered no obstructions.

His purpose for this visit was simple: to seek Internal Sword Techniques.

Compared to External Sword, his repertoire of Internal Sword techniques was indeed lacking, and needed strengthening.

The classics of Internal Sword Techniques were located on the highest level of the Scripture Pavilion.

This position indicates that, although the inner and outer branches of sword cultivation are parallel, the status of Internal Sword is, in fact, a notch higher.

For Sword Cultivators, Internal Sword is a technique of exclusivity–“what I have, you do not have,” while External Sword seems more like “what you have, I also have.” Moreover, range is the essence of truth. As the Flying Sword is the most distinctive and unique technique of Sword Cultivators, it stands to reason that it holds a higher status.

Of course, while there is a difference in status between the two, they are not divided by strength or weakness.

Lu Qingshan looked around and saw that the space inside the Scripture Pavilion was vast.

The rocky walls around him were carved with numerous niches, where many Jade Slips were displayed.

On the stone wall next to each niche, there was a sword mark containing Divine Sense information.

As soon as Lu Qingshan’s Divine Sense reached out, he could obtain the briefing on the techniques stored in the sword marks.

There was an extremely large number of Internal Sword Techniques within the Scripture Pavilion, conservatively estimated at over a thousand.

Sounds like not too many?

But consider the fact that sword techniques that are included in the Sword Sect’s Pavilion are inherently not weak.

With this assumption, a thousand techniques becomes a terrifying number.

This is the essence of the Sword Sect, a vast treasury of knowledge.

The adage, “Knowledge is power,” applies just as well in a world of cultivation where mighty powers converge in individuals.

Lu Qingshan began wandering and searching at the top level of the Scripture Pavilion.

“Seven Stars Killing Sword,” “Five Elements Derived Sword,” “Formless Sword,” “Thunder Secret Sword,” “Cloud-Piercing Sword,” “Cold Flame Divine Sword”…

These are all Exploding Sword Techniques, focusing on enhancing the capabilities of a singular Flying Sword. For example, Seven Stars Killing Sword is used to harness the essence of stars, enhancing the power of the Flying Sword with the force of the stars when it is launched. The Cloud-Piercing Sword, on the other hand, is designed to increase the range of the Flying Sword…