Most sword cultivators use refined spiritual swords, which are spiritual swords that monks obtain through the art of refining. This is related to the art of refining and is what Qian Chao is good at. After Qian Chao established his foundation, , his weapon refining skills are not only famous in the Wuling Sect. The "Qian Zhi" magic sword is sought after by monks throughout the south of Central Continent and within the Wuling Sect's sphere of influence because of its sharpness and agility. Many people They all tried their best to find Qian Chao in order to get the magic sword he refined. Those who were really willing to pay a big price for Qian Chao to refine a high-quality magic sword were those foundation-building sword cultivators.
As a close friend of Qian Chao, Li Jian used a sword that was not made by Qian Chao. His sword was from the spiritual bamboo in the purple bamboo forest where he lived. The two green bamboo branches in his hands were Two extremely sharp swords.
This is a remote method in sword cultivation, to materialize the sword.
Currently, among Mu Xiufeng's qi refining disciples, besides Li Jian, there is another person who also follows the path of materializing swords, and that is Yan Shuang.
Yan Shuang was born in Jiu Genyuan, a large sect in the far north. She herself has water spirit roots. She doesn't know whether she found it herself or was taught by her elders. The sharp sword in her hand is said to be a piece of stone that will last for thousands of years. Xuan Bing.
Li Jian himself has the root of wood spirit, and his double green bamboo swords were originally two green bamboo branches.
In addition, it is said that there are some who use the bones of powerful demon beasts as swords, usually the teeth of demon beasts, and there are also those who use other objects as long swords. Such monks will appear in subsequent stories. .
But generally speaking, among sword cultivators, the method of materializing swords is still mostly practiced by wood spirit sword cultivators. That is to say, sword cultivators themselves are wood spirit roots, and then they can hold it in their hands for many years regardless of the spirit wood. Great power.
But sword cultivators are like other cultivators. If they cannot continue to break through and their life span is exhausted or they are seriously injured in a fight, they will inevitably die.
And the spiritual sword they were using, that is, the piece of spiritual wood branch, was turned into a sword after the death of its owner.
As for the concepts of dead sword shedding and living sword shedding, they are only found among Wood Spirit Sword Cultivators.
When a sword cultivator falls, if his cultivation is below the level of pill formation, then the spirit wood sword he uses will be called the "Death Sword Slaughter". The stick that Song Yuan asked Qian Chao to identify before was a Death Sword Slaughter. Moreover, the use of Death Sword Slaughter is relatively partial, and it can be said that it is of little use.
If the sword cultivator was a sword cultivator who formed pills when he died, then the spirit wood sword he used would be called the "living sword slough". The biggest difference between the living sword slough and the dead sword slough is that... the living sword will be Planted in the soil, and nourished by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the living sword can take root and sprout, and grow into a big tree with strong sword energy and lush greenness!
Although there are not many trees in the sword forest in front of the five people, the trees in the forest that are proud and full of sword energy are all grown from living swords!
After recognizing the origins of these big trees, you can imagine the shock in Li Jian and Qian Chao's hearts!
In that battle that year, almost all the Danjie elders in the Five Spirit Sect were here to besiege the sword cultivator elders of the Ranchen Sect who had fallen into madness. That time...how many people died here!
Just look at the sword forest in front of you and you will know how many Mu Xiufeng's Wood Spirit Sword Cultivators perished here in that battle!
From this, there were countless other alchemy monks who died at the same time!
That incident was definitely a disaster for the Wuling Sect!
Even that battle was probably an important turning point for Mu Xiufeng from prosperity to decline. Until now, Mu Xiufeng seems to have not recovered his strength.
An accident in a large sect directly led to the rise and fall of a sword sect, and was also related to the life and death of many monks. Although the years are long and cannot be traced back, they all left testimonies here!
Feeling this, Li Jian took a step towards the forest.
The monstrous hatred and murderous intention that filled the forest and the boundless violent sword energy that overflowed seemed to be just stopping the five people from moving forward. As Li Jian took this step forward, all of this unexpectedly came together. As if they had found an outlet to vent their anger, they all turned to Li Jian in an instant, just like hungry beasts finding a small beast that could feed themselves. The overlapping pressures rolled in like an invisible and substantial flood, and the mountain breeze blew against their faces. They all seemed to be passing by one after another. Li Jian's front and back were instantly stared at by countless suspicious eyes that no one else could see. They stared closely, suspiciously, and seemed to be waiting for him to step out again. In one step they all came forward and tore him into pieces.
Li Jian, who was nervous and frightened, took off the Mu Xiufeng jade pendant that represented his identity from his waist, held it in his hand and raised it forward. At this time, the warm jade pendant was glowing under the pressure of the sword in the forest. of light.
Fairy Leng Yue once said that if you want to cross this Jianmu Forest, you must show your identity.
She also said that there is a very powerful monster here...
Senior Leng Yue didn’t say it was a monster, let alone a monster bird, but he said there were monsters here!
Senior Leng Yue could not lie to himself, nor could he be wrong. Mu Xiufeng's jade pendant was the identity of the sword cultivator of the Wuling Sect. Thinking of this, Li Jian took another step forward, holding up his jade pendant, and then, In this swordwood forest, the next scene happened so that the five people could not believe their eyes!
Of course, Li Jian was the first to notice, but he didn't make any noise. However, the four people behind him were different. The first to notice was Yanxuan. There was no way, she was the least courageous among the five. Therefore, she was the most sensitive. When she was looking at Li Jian's figure with great concern, she suddenly discovered that from every big tree in the Sword Wood Forest, there was a figure turning out!
With a low cry of "Ah", Yanxuan immediately covered his mouth, and then Tang Ping also saw it, and then the four of them saw all this in horror.
In fact, it was not a person, but a human-shaped shadow. A shadow could be seen next to every big tree in the Jianmu Forest. To put it into detail, it was the general outline of a person, but the facial features , clothing, etc., everything is a virtual mass, like the white steam coming out of a cup of hot tea, but even more chaotic and turbid. They all turned out from behind the big tree and did not move, just like that Standing quietly, I could feel that those... shadows... were staring at Li Jian who broke into the forest, like threats, more like preparations for attack!
After these figures emerged from behind the trees, Li Jian felt a despairing fear for the first time in his life. Only then did he deeply realize that he was as insignificant as grass and grass. , when he reflected on the incident afterwards, he realized that it was only in Tang Bonian, senior Gu Huo, senior Kang Fu and even senior Leng Yue that they all had murderous intentions towards him and stood ready in front of him. Only when he takes action can he feel such despair!
Senior Leng Yue will never lie to himself!
Li Jian was worried. The monster in front of him was not a monster with insensible intelligence. Since Senior Leng Yue wanted to reveal his identity as a disciple of Mu Xiufeng, it would be fine, then...
"Junior Wuling Sect Mu Xiufeng disciple, passing by Jianzhong Mountain, came to pay homage to Jianxiu Ancestor's mausoleum. Please don't stop me!"
Li Jian held up the jade pendant and said loudly to Lin Zhong. For the first time in his life, he felt that he was lacking in confidence.
Then those figures changed from standing under the tree to walking towards Li Jian!
All five people were extremely nervous at the same time!
What are these figures? Qian Chao's face is pale, but his eyes are slightly flashing with blue light. He doesn't dare to disturb those figures, but he still wants to see some clues, but he keeps frowning. In Tang Ping's opinion, this was definitely not a natural monster, let alone an illusion of a monster. As for what it was, she couldn't figure it out. As for Yanxuan and Lu Pingchuan, they didn't know what they were seeing. Compared to the fear in Yanxuan's heart, Lu Pingchuan, who had always been fearless, was thinking about death at this time!
Thanks to Qian Chao standing next to Lu Pingchuan, he noticed Lu Pingchuan's nervousness. Brother Lu was trembling all over and sweating on his forehead. He was almost on the verge of collapse. Qian Chao grabbed Lu Pingchuan tightly. He clenched his fist and shook his head... Since Li Jian said that he could solve it, and it was taught by senior Leng Yue, then... there should be nothing wrong!
Just like when fear reaches the extreme, it leads to anger and hysterical attacks. Li Jian's heart is also changing at this time. It is not fear in his heart, but nervousness. When the nervousness reaches the extreme, he simply does not stop, Just wait and see what happens, do nothing and just stay there and watch those figures walking towards him.
Although these figures are all indistinct, you can tell they are different if you look closely. Some seem taller and more powerful, while others are thin and slim. Some even look like figures and you can tell at a glance that they are... The graceful women walked at different paces. Some came towards Li Jian with long strides, while others walked calmly behind. But no matter what, as these figures approached, a murderous intention as deep as an iceberg began to appear. It was pressing towards Li Jian extremely heavily!
Moreover, these figures were originally a chaotic mass of white steam, but as they approached Li Jian one after another, the color of those shadows gradually changed, from a chaotic mass of white steam to turbid yellow sand. Then it was like a cloud of blood mist, and finally when it came to Li Jian, it became pitch black, like a cloud of ink.
At the same time, the branches and leaves of all the trees in this swordwood forest began to tremble. The mountain wind was not strong, and the branches and leaves were only slightly swaying. But when these figures came together, almost all the tree crowns were shaking. It rustled and trembled, making a sharp buzzing sound like gold and iron, indicating that danger was about to come in the next moment!
How do you identify yourself?
It seems that Mu Xiufeng's jade pendant is of little use.
At this time, the five people were thinking.
Li Jian looked at the chaotic figures that had almost gathered into a black wall in front of him, and suddenly it was like seeing the lights of a distant city in a dark and stormy night!
These figures have blocked Li Jian's sight, but above these figures are the lush branches and leaves of this swordwood forest!
Jianmulin!
The Forest of Living Sword Sloughing!
Sword shed!
Spirit wood sword!
His green bamboo spiritual sword!
It turns out... what Senior Leng Yue said about revealing his identity... actually meant this!
"Sword..." Tang Ping suddenly murmured, then raised his head sharply to shout, causing Yanxuan to look nervously sideways.
Qian Chao suddenly shouted:
"Brother Li, your sword...!"
And just when Tang Ping and Qian Chao both figured it out, Li Jian had already held two green bamboo branches in his hands. The green bamboo branches had a comfortable coolness in his hands, which made Li Jian feel more comfortable. A sense of peace of mind that you can rely on!
Then, in front of the crowds of people approaching, the two green bamboo branches suddenly became blazing with white light. In an instant, the bamboo joints on the bamboo branches disappeared, and the greenery disappeared. In the sudden white light, the green bamboo branches turned into a long Two short, indestructible swords. The shape of the sword is ancient, the blade is straight, the sword light is bright, and the blade is cold. A faint killing intent ripples out from the sword, accompanied by two sounds that seem to resonate in the air. The sound of swords ringing together!
All the dark figures stopped moving at the same time. Their faces could not be seen clearly, but judging from their postures, they seemed to be staring blankly at the sword in Li Jian's hand!
Then, under the gentle blow of a gust of mountain wind, the wind disappeared, and the dark figures were blown away!
The golden iron buzzing from the branches and leaves in the forest also disappeared at the same time.
At the same time, the lingering pressure and layers of murderous intention since stepping into Jianzhong Mountain disappeared at the same time. The lingering and unexplained panic and panic also disappeared. The sword intention here in Jianzhong Mountain also disappeared. The sword energy was still there, but the hostility and murderous intention towards them seemed to have disappeared completely and completely in an instant!
Li Jian was about to fall down as if he was exhausted. At this time, the green bamboo spiritual sword in his hand returned to green bamboo branches. Fortunately, there was the support of the green bamboo branches, otherwise Li Jian would have really fallen. After those figures were blown away At that moment, Li Jian knew that he had passed this level, but he clearly didn't take action. For some reason, he just felt like he was exhausted after a big battle, and he didn't have any strength in his body.
"Brother Li!" Yanxuan and Tang Ping quickly stepped forward to help him.
Qian Chao's face was still a little pale. He looked up at the branches and leaves of the Jianmu Forest that had returned to calm, and he didn't know what to think.
"Be good," Lu Pingchuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "After living so long... I finally saw a ghost today!"
Seeing that Li Jian was really weak, Yanxuan and Tang Ping helped him sit by the forest. Yanxuan grabbed his wrist and inspected the situation inside his body, while Tang Ping asked with lingering fear:
"Brother Li, what are those...?"
"It's not a ghost... it's..." After hearing what Lu Pingchuan said just now, Li Jian gasped and said, "Sword puppet!"
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There is no reasonable explanation for what the sword puppet is. Whether it is the Wuling Sect or Mu Xiufeng, they all have an attitude of ignoring the sword puppet in Jianzhong Mountain. After all, explaining the sword puppet must explain the incident that happened back then. A major event that severely damaged the Wuling Sect. Looking at the entire Central Continent, except for the Sword Tomb Mountain of the Wuling Sect, there seems to be no talk about the appearance of sword puppets anywhere.
Fairy Lengyue told Li Jian something later, and this statement was also privately recognized by Mu Xiufeng's sword cultivator elders, that is, after a sword cultivator became a demon and then died in a state of complete madness, his soul could not be recovered. Freed, endless regret will always be with him. His soul was polluted by the devil, and he regretted it before his death. He was entangled with madness and regret, and the devil's heart was entangled with the sword's heart. This is why he created a sword puppet that is unparalleled anywhere else in the world. , it is said that after the battle at Jianzhong Mountain, the sword cultivators from Mu Xiufeng discovered the sword puppet when they came here to pay their respects. Many sword cultivators thought that some difficult monster had been provoked here, so they took out their magic swords and prepared to kill them. He drove them away, but when the sword light appeared, those sword puppets fled away. After repeated repetitions, people discovered the characteristics of this sword puppet... As long as you are a sword cultivator, you can scare away those sword puppets.
Later, people understood that it was not a frightened retreat at all, but the remnants of the sword puppet's regret and guilt for Mu Xiufeng!
After Li Jian took a rest, the five people felt completely different when they passed through the sword wood forest. The sword energy was still strong in the forest, but the despairing fear before was no longer there. Looking at the sword-sloughing trees passing by as thick as a hug, and feeling the sword energy in the forest, the five people were so surprised that they even felt like they were in the Muxiu Peak.
There is a tall stone tomb at the end of Jianmu Forest. In front of the stone tomb is a stone tablet with only a big word "regret" on it. I think this is where the elders of the Ranchen Sect were buried together.
After all, Li Jian was a disciple of Mu Xiufeng. No matter how much harm the elders buried here had caused to the Five Spirits Sect, they did not do so out of their true intentions. The word "regret" on the tombstone is enough to prove it. Before the cairn, Li Jian tidied up his appearance, and then prostrated himself solemnly. He was worshiping both the elders buried here and the lineage of Mu Xiufeng that continues to this day.
The next five people found the sword-washing pool.
There is a cave in the stone wall, which is not deep. Then the light outside the cave makes the situation inside the cave clearly visible.
It was a small pool, but very deep. The pool was full of clear water. A stone stalactite hung upside down above the pool. Every once in a while, a drop of clear water would drip into the pool, causing ripples in the pool.
"There...are a lot of swords in here!" Lu Pingchuan suddenly said as he stretched his head to look into the pool.
Sure enough, several people came over to take a look. Just at the bottom of the pool, long swords filled with cold light were scattered there in the clear water. Some had been broken into broken swords, while others were still intact and brilliant.
After reading it, Li Jian sighed and said:
"Maybe... they are all the swords used by those seniors back then. Sword washing pool, only by washing can it be clean and sins can be removed. This is probably the reason why this pool got its name."
After a pause, Li Jian said again:
"I just faced off with those sword puppets, and I seem to have some enlightenment. Well, can we stay here for a while? I want to gain some enlightenment in the sword wood forest, and maybe I will gain something. How about that?"
"certainly."
Li Jian bathed his pair of green bamboo branches with the dripping spiritual spring water under the stalactite, and then walked out of the cave. Now he slowly walked around every big tree in the swordwood forest, looking up at On the tree trunk, he either slapped or stroked it, or was lost in thought or closed his eyes to feel it. After a while, he sat cross-legged under a clump of straight and handsome spiritual bamboos, covering his two legs that had just been bathed in the spiritual spring water. He placed every green bamboo branch on his knees, then closed his eyes and entered into meditation.
The spiritual spring water here is rare, so Tang Ping continues to stay in the cave to collect the low spiritual spring water, while Yanxuan stays with her.
Lu Pingchuan sat at the entrance of the cave and watched Li Jian walk around in the forest for a long time, then sat down. When he saw Qian Chao coming out of the cave, he said:
"Brother Qian, I saw something unusual about Brother Li just now. Are you fascinated by those puppets here?"
"Don't worry, it won't happen. Today is a rare opportunity for Brother Li. Let's just wait quietly."
"Well, fine, as long as Brother Li is fine."
When the five people found the sword washing pool, the sky was only noon. Li Jian then sat in the swordwood forest. Then the sun's shadow slanted to the west, the shadows of the trees grew longer, and finally the twilight was dim, and the stars in the sky loomed, and then the night fell. Deep and utterly silent.
The four of them all understood that this trip to Jianzhong Mountain was an important opportunity for Li Jian, so they did not dare to make any noise to disturb him. Even if they talked to each other, they would whisper.
It wasn't until the east turned white and the morning dew first set that Li Jian slowly opened his eyes.
This time of enlightenment in the Sword Tomb Mountain was extremely important to Li Jian. The opportunity this time was not due to his cultivation, but to the fact that Li Jian, as a sword cultivator, had quietly developed his skills during this enlightenment. His own sword intent.
Li Jian once had the honor to feel the sword intention of Senior Leng Yue. At that time, Senior Leng Yue just picked off a blade of grass and used the blade of grass as a sword to perform a sword stance so that Li Jian could feel it. When the blade of grass pointed at him, Li Jian felt it. Jian felt that she was under the snowfield and iceberg, looking up at the bright moon, but it was also that time. After letting Li Jian feel it, Senior Leng Yue asked him to forget this feeling, because this sword intention belonged to her, and The sword intention of each sword cultivator is different. Even if there is a master-disciple relationship, the disciple cannot imitate his master. He has to find his own sword intention. During this study, Li Jian has initially found it. He gained his sword power, and... he first showed his prowess in the fierce battle that broke out not long after!
There was another thing that surprised Li Jian. Among the two green bamboo branches he placed on his knees, the long branch was also the one he used first when he was playing with swarms of bees in the bamboo forest. He didn't know what happened after this experience. The bathing in the Ciling Spring water improved, and it was because Li Jian's sword intention had just emerged, that a green bamboo leaf grew out of a bamboo joint, but the short bamboo branch remained unchanged.
When Li Jian stood up and walked towards his friends, Tang Ping stared at Li Jian with sharp eyes and said hesitantly:
"Brother Li seems... a little different?"
"Hehe, Brother Li has rested for so long, so of course he has enough energy and energy." Lu Pingchuan said with a smile.
"It's a little different." Yanxuan also said.
Qian Chao smiled and said:
"Congratulations, Brother Li!"
Li Jian smiled:
"We have gained a lot this time, but we will know the details later. Now I have nothing else to do. Brother Qian, we can go find the place where Wen Liang did things."
"Walk!"
