Chapter 414 Looking for the Sword

 “What is the most important thing about a swordsman?”

This was the first thing negative Jianbei asked her as a teacher.

Taixi thought seriously for a long time: "I'm not afraid of death."

“No. The most important thing for a swordsman is to have a sword.”

 It sounds like a joke.

But there was only seriousness on Jianbei's indifferent face.

 “There are many things in this world that can kill someone.”

Negative Jianbei said slowly: "Within ten steps, the black rose can kill you with one blow, but beyond ten steps, it is difficult to defeat the rose cannon. In terms of the effectiveness of killing enemies, these two weapons are better than conventional swords."

“In a life-and-death fight, the swordsman’s display space is narrow. Without a sword in hand, even if he finds a flaw, it will be difficult to kill the enemy quickly.”

Tai Xi whispered: "Teacher, didn't you once break into the main force of the Ben Cavalry with one man and one sword, and kill the enemy apostle Falbert?"

 “It’s just luck.”

The teacher said without hesitation: "If it weren't for the Cloud Transformation Sword, I would have died. If Falbert hadn't been so arrogant, I would have died. If I hadn't been rescued by Datney from the Benqi tribe, I would have died too." Can’t survive.”

 “That was a reckless and impulsive choice, not worthy of imitation.”

Negative Jianbei commented on his widely praised classic deeds.

“The sword represents the direction and is a tool for the swordsman to survive.”

The sword-bearer shifted his gaze and looked at the young student: "In my early years, I fought with Huayun Monk outside Shacheng. In addition to comprehending Huayun Sword, I also inherited fragmentary experiences and memories of ancient practitioners from Huayun Monks. Most of them are the anguish of failure and confusion about the world and the future."

“Many people regard Huayun Monk as the monster of Yunzhong Temple. In fact, they are not monsters. They are ships that have lost their direction and mirrors of battle. Fighting against them allows me to look directly at my true self.”

 Two years later.

“You have already learned the Cloud Transformation Sword, I have nothing more to teach you.”

He held his sword and said to the young apprentice: "Go and find your own sword."

 …

Taixi felt a sense of sadness and confusion.

She has dreamed of becoming a swordsman like Negi Jianbei since she was a child.

 With the help of the fish spirit, she learned the [Rock Control Technique]. When she grew older, she left the island with the permission and help of the King of Light to follow the footsteps of Negative Jianbei.

This pursuit lasted five years.

 She fought to the death with Monk Huayun in the desert of Yunzhong Temple, talked with the cacti under the moonlight at night, and drank the water from the lake.

 She has been to the blood hills covered with seas of blood, where she competed with the War Cat Clan in martial arts, and learned rose planting methods and local jokes from the Blood Clan.

 She has also reached more distant outer worlds, the Ghost World and the Bamboo Reed Kingdom.

In the kingdom of God co-ruled by two gods, Taixi and the ghosts raised slugs, wrestled with ghouls, and exchanged what they saw and heard with the funeral clan.

She made friends with the clever and dexterous reed people, wrestling and long-jumping with the bamboo people... She even visited Master Yanjiu of Pillar Mountain, and his disciple Nong Lei, a martial monk.

 Challenging agricultural barriers ended in a disastrous failure.

Facing Yanjiu, Taixi couldn't even touch him. The characteristics of the sandwalker were brought into full play by this martial arts master.

 …

Continuously inquiring and pursuing, she finally found the negative sword north where she stopped in the headquarters of the Yao world.

 At that time, the legendary swordsman was working in Yancheng as a guard at the Museum of the Past.

He cut off the braid of the sword-bearing clan, wore ordinary coarse cloth clothes, and no longer even carried the wooden sword on his back. He was as ordinary as a real passerby, patrolling in the museum.

Taixi couldn't understand why such a master of swordsmanship could be in such a miserable state.

 “This is a very quiet place.”

Negative Jianbei said: "It is very suitable for practice."

“A swordsman must be able to draw his sword, and he must also be able to sheath it.”

 After becoming a disciple, Tai Xi realized that carrying the sword behind his back was not a joke. He never joked.

In the first half of his life, Negi Jianbei showed his sharpness, either in battle or on the road to battle. He was an unsheathed sword and faced every enemy he saw.

Now he has returned the sword to its scabbard, its edge dissipated. Even when teaching Tai Xi, he used a branch.

 Even a branch can turn cloud into a sword.

Negative Jianbei told her: "Huayun Sword is my sword, you need to find your own sword."

 After being asked by the teacher to leave the school, Taixi left Yancheng.

 She began to travel in the Yao world.

 It was not until a year later that Qianyuan Mountain was opened.

That is the treasure given to this world by Lord Yao. It is an unparalleled mythical wonder, a place of miracles condensed by the power of gods, and the source and true body of legends and myths.

Taixi looked up at the sacred mountain high in the sky, and heard a voice in her ears.

The voice said, if you want to enter Qianyuan Mountain, then walk up step by step. When you come to the foot of the mountain, you will be qualified to talk to me.

Tai Xi started climbing the mountain with a wooden sword on her back.

She put away the [Rock Control Technique] and relied on her own feet to cross the rugged and narrow mountain road step by step. She grabbed the steep and straight cliffs with her hands and climbed the first mountain first.

Then she climbed up the peak to the adjacent floating island, heading towards higher ground.

When she was hungry, she would search for wild fruits and catch wild birds in the mountains. When she was thirsty, she would drink stream water and dew. She would make baskets and walking sticks out of bamboo and wood, and twist rattan into tough ropes... things she had learned on her way of pursuit in the past. All came in handy.

 Only when she encounters large beasts or extraordinary monsters along the way will she draw her sword.

 Most of the time, Tai Xi is like a poor but optimistic hiker, relying on the wisdom left by his predecessors to live and continue to climb higher.

 It took nearly three years before she finally arrived at the foot of Qianyuan Mountain.

The long-lost voice came from the cotton-like clouds in the sky.

 “Tell me, what do you want?”

 A white figure with a vague face is high in the sky, exuding a sense of oppression unique to the apostles.

Tai Xi said frankly: "Master Apostle, I hope to make a sword here and hone my sword skills."

"Can."

 The apostle agreed.

Taixi breathed a sigh of relief.

 She just lived on this suspended mountain.

When you look up from the ground, Qianyuan Mountain is not that big, but when you really stand on the mountain, Taixi feels that the mountain is surprisingly big.

It is like a piece of land rising up. There are ancient roads on the mountain that have been in disrepair for a long time. Most of the roads are either covered and broken by weeds, or the stone slabs have fallen off, the railings are missing, or they have collapsed and slid.

 The sacred mountain has not been taken care of for a long time.

Tai Xi’s task was to carry stones from the surrounding floating islands and polish them one by one, repairing the mountain paths and steps.

 Obviously, the apostle has seen through his [Rock Control Technique]. This ability can be applied to moving and transforming stones, maintaining and building mountain roads.

Tai Xi’s knowledge of the apostle of the Dragon in the Cloud is very limited.

She heard from other disciples who also practiced here that the apostle was called Lord Ji, and he was also an agent under the command of God Yao, and he was the mountain lord of this mythical place.

 Later everyone called him the Lord of Mount Ji.

Every day, Taixi steps on stones, piles piles of stones into a giant stone ball, and then steps on the stone **** all the way back to the gate of Jinguang Cave.

 After returning, she transformed these stones into stone slabs, stone balls, stone railings, stone steps... according to their shape and material, and stored them in categories.

 She then used these stones to repair missing or damaged areas, restoring the sacred mountain to its original appearance.

 Only at night can she have time to hone her sword skills.

There are often competitions between fellow disciples in the valley at the back of the mountain. That place used to be used to test various magic weapons, but now it has also been turned into an arena and a martial arts arena.

Taixi always loses more than he wins in competitions with his fellow disciples.

Those who can enter Qianyuan Mountain to practice must either have a firm will or have a strong body or ability. There are no completely mediocre people.

 In the repeated battles and defeats, Taixi gradually understood what the teacher said while holding Jianbei behind his back.

“Huayun Sword is not your sword, you need to find your own sword.”

The Huayun Sword holding Sword Bei is unpredictable, coming and going without a trace, just like his fingers hidden in his sleeves.

Tai Xi's Cloud Transformation Sword is very precise. It only condenses the cloud elements into a sword shape, which is used for piercing and slashing. There is no erratic and agile movement like clouds and mist at all.

 She needs a sword of her own.

Taixi spent all her time outside of work in the dismantling tank.

The pit-like dismantling pool can dismantle various props, but it consumes the power of the entire sacred mountain, so the mountain owner has always strictly prohibited throwing props into it.

But Taixi discovered that if it was not a prop, but just a product of some kind of ability, it would not consume the power of the sacred mountain.

 For example, the Huayun Sword or the Stone Sword.

 After getting permission from the mountain owner, she began to perform the [Rock Control Technique] and threw stone swords into the pool.

 When the stone sword enters the water, it will be visibly separated into earth elements and rock fragments, which will eventually turn into dust and silt at the bottom of the pool.

Only during the short period of decomposition, Tai Xi could see an astonishing scene: the condensed earth element turned into countless fragments of light, peeling off each other from the broken rock, like a huge and dense spider web, with silk threads slowly drawn out. Li, the exquisite and complex structure inside is displayed in the water.

Taixi watched over and over again as the stone sword entered the water and was peeled off into earth elements and debris.

At the same time, she also began to try to recreate the internal structure of the earth element she had seen, and to condense a more powerful stone sword.

 This is difficult.

Tai Xi can use [Rock Control Technique] to easily twist rocks to make a stone sword, but the complexity and difficulty of weaving the structure from the basic level of the earth element makes it extremely difficult for her to move forward.

 It’s like building a complete house out of wooden cubes. Any mistake in any area will cause the overall collapse and collapse.

To further prove it, Taixi also used [Cloud Sword] simultaneously to condense the cloud elements into a sword, sink it into the dismantling pool, and compare it with the stone sword.

  Unlike the settled earth element, the cloud element is light and easy to disperse. After they are detached from the Cloud Transformation Sword, they will turn into tiny bubbles, rising slowly on the water surface and blending into the air.

This gave Tai Xi an idea.

 Can the heavy earth element be intertwined with the light cloud element to create a sword that will neither sink nor float?

 It will rise with the wind like clouds and hide all things like earth.

that would be nice.

Great Lord Yao, please bless me so that I can make this sword as soon as possible!

Taixi was excited and looking forward to it.

With constant attempts and failures, the combination of earth element and cloud element has begun to bear fruit. The sword that has never been seen before is taking shape in my own hands little by little...

 However, at this critical juncture, something big happened suddenly.

 A giant beast with mysterious origins attacked Qianyuan Mountain.

It is covered with black hair, its eyes are shining, and it roars crazily at the moon. As soon as the black-haired monster appeared, he smashed the stone tower of the Treasure Refining Pavilion that everyone had finally repaired with his fists.

 Under the moonlit night, the fellow disciples of Qianyuan Mountain couldn't help but cursed and took action one after another.

I don’t know if the mountain owner was out or what, but I didn’t hear his voice.

Seeing this, Taixi also raised his sword and joined the battle!

 (End of this chapter)