This was the second time the masked man had appeared. Before this, Chu Yun had also encountered a crisis.
It was the masked man who had appeared to protect her back then too.
He claimed that he had been ordered by his master to protect her secretly.
He was a quiet person, so he did not converse much with Chu Yun and left soon after.
She secretly made up her mind that she had to work hard to research alchemy and cultivate. She had to do her best to obtain this senior’s approval as soon as possible.
As long as she received this senior’s approval, everything she did today would not bring disaster to the Chu family.
On the contrary, the Chu family would have a powerful backer.
From the masked man’s tone, it was clear that Senior did not care about the threat of Nine Swords Mountain.
It was clear from this just how powerful Senior was.
Chu Yun had once suspected that the mysterious senior was an expert from Heavenly Cauldron Mountain.
The masked man denied it and even disdained Heavenly Cauldron Mountain.
Therefore, Chu Yun had a bold thought.
The mysterious senior was most likely an expert from outside the Southern Region.
There was even a possibility that he was an Emperor realm expert.
Otherwise, why would he look down on Heavenly Cauldron Mountain and not fear Nine Swords Mountain?
Song Pang watched Chu Yun leave with a gloomy face.
His guard could not defeat the masked man.
However, he needed the black heart grass to raise his innate talent, so he was not willing to give up.
“Let’s go!”
He and his guard rushed back to Nine Swords Mountain!
After Chu Xuan finished reading the information about Chu Yun from the Black Moon Tower, he laughed lightly. The young master of the Nine Swords Mountain, in terms of his status, was a good-for-nothing.
The black heart grass was indeed a good spirit herb.
However, it was useless to him.
In terms of talent, who could compare to him?
It was no wonder the young master of Nine Swords Mountain was so determined to obtain it.
After all, although he was the young master, due to his lacking talent and cultivation base, many geniuses in Nine Swords Mountain probably looked down on him.
With his tiny bit of talent, it was absolutely impossible for him to take over the leadership of Nine Swords Mountain in the future.
Nine Swords Mountain was a sect, not a clan.
Moreover, even if it was a clan, if the clan master’s son was too useless, it would be extremely difficult for him to take over the clan.
Even if he took over the clan, it would not be long before his position or authority was usurped.
Chu Yun was on her way back to Chu County.
With the nine sword mountain’s abilities, it would not be too difficult to find out who Chu Yun was.
Soon, the Nine Sword Mountain’s sect master would bring his son to attack her.
Chu Xuan was looking forward to the other party’s attempt. If he was not mistaken, Nine Sword Mountain should be related to Great Qin’s Emperor
They were likely also one of the parties involved in the plot behind the Asura Ancient Land. Perhaps someone had placed a chess piece at Nine Swords Mountain to stir up trouble at that crucial moment.
“Master, I’ve already consolidated my cultivation.” Ding Yue respectfully stood in front of Chu Xuan.
His eyes were filled with respect and worship. His master was too powerful and mysterious.
He had casually given his new disciple a divine sword!
“En.”
Chu Xuan nodded and looked at Ding Yue, falling into a state of deep thought.
His disciple had a childhood sweetheart. Even though she had dumped him, Ding Yue might still be harboring hopes of once again reuniting with her.
In fact, he might even be thinking that, once his cultivation rose, he would be qualified to pursue his childhood sweetheart?
The possibility of them getting back together was not high.
However, if that childhood sweetheart of his acted coquettishly and cute, she might say that the reason why she fell in love with someone else was to test him and stimulate his potential.
She would then say that she still had feelings for him, and that she would not marry anyone other than him.
Would that fellow Ding Yue be so moved to the point of reconciling with his childhood sweetheart without any repercussions?
That would not do!
Chu Xuan’s disciple could not be a simp!
Before this, Ding Yue’s sword pulse had yet to be activated, so his meridians were blocked. The experts at Nine Swords Mountain were unable to discover his hidden talent.
They only believed him to be a good-for-nothing piece of trash.
The Heaven’s Will Sword Pulse was a rarely seen sword pulse in this world. Very few people had the capability of unearthing Ding Yue’s supreme talent in Sword Dao.
In addition, Ding Yue’s meridians were blocked and his cultivation progressed extremely slowly. No one would take him seriously and it was unlikely that he would be carefully examined for his talent.
Now that Ding Yue’s Heaven’s Will Sword Pulse had been activated, his talent in Sword Dao became unparalleled.
Would Nine Swords Mountain still let him leave if they found out?
They would definitely try their best to keep him.
Ding Yue had already acknowledged Chu Xuan as his master and would definitely not return to Nine Swords Mountain. However, the nine swords mountain would not sever their connection with him just like that.
Once they discovered his newfound talent, they would definitely try their best to use his childhood sweetheart to woo him back to their side.
At the same time, they would also be able to obtain some treasures from Ding Yue’s mysterious master and befriend an expert.
Therefore, Ding Yue absolutely could not be a simp!
He had to completely forget his childhood sweetheart!
Chu Xuan quickly came up with a plan.
He looked at Ding Yue and said, “Your talent in Sword Dao is excellent, and you have a chance to tread on the path of the Supreme Sword. However, if you want to tread on the path of the Supreme Sword, you have to break through the three stages of the way of the sword.”
Ding Yue’s expression was solemn as he said, “Master, what are the three stages of the way of the sword?”
Chu Xuan did not answer immediately. Instead, he asked, “Do you know why there are so few top-notch sword experts in this world?”
“Do you know why countless sword cultivators are mediocre and have yet to display the true strength of the Sword Dao?”
Ding Yue was puzzled. Why did Master ask him this question?
The senior experts of Nine Swords Mountain were all very skilled in swordsmanship. Their combat strength was very fierce. It was difficult for them to be defeated by those of the same level.
However, since his master had asked him this question, it was likely that the experts of the way of the sword in his master’s eyes were not quite the same as his understanding of the matter?
Perhaps those experts from Nine Swords Mountain were actually not very strong? Was his worldview limited by his poor cultivation? Was that why he believed them to be powerful?
After thinking for a moment, Ding Yue said, “Is it because they failed to hone themselves enough, or maybe their cultivation in the way of the sword was insufficient and their talent in the way of the sword was too poor?”
“No!”
Chu Xuan shook his head and said, “It’s because they only cultivated ordinary swordsmanship, and never progressed to the cultivation of the Supreme Sword!”
“Over the eras, there have been countless people who possessed outstanding talent in sword cultivation, and there were also people who were more talented than you. However, in the end, they did not step into the cultivation of the Supreme Sword and only ended up becoming ordinary sword cultivators that were just a little stronger than others.”
Ding Yue fell into a state of deep thought.
After a long while, a thought flashed through his mind. He said, “I know, Master. It’s because they haven’t broken through the three stages of the way of the sword!”
Chu Xuan put on an expression that seemed to indicate that Ding Yue was a disciple that was worth teaching.
“Let me ask you, do you want to become a powerful and somewhat famous sword cultivator, or do you want to become a Sword Immortal who has mastered the Supreme Sword and is famous for all eternity?”
Sword Immortal?
Although he did not know how powerful a Sword Immortal was, Ding Yue could not help but be fascinated.
“Master, I want to be a Sword Immortal whose name is famous for all eternity. I want to tread the path of the Supreme Sword!” Ding Yue said with a firm expression.
“I’m very satisfied that you possess such determination.”
Chu Xuan nodded with gratification. He was almost done with the setup. He then said, “If you want to tread the path of the Supreme Sword, you have to break through the three stages of the way of the sword.”
“Master, I will definitely break through the three stages of the way of the sword. Please tell me what the three stages of the way of the sword are!”
Ding Yue’s blood was boiling, and his gaze was resolute.
Su Xian’er stood at the side and listened in. She was very confused. The three stages of the way of the sword?
She had never heard of this before.
Chu Xuan was very satisfied with Ding Yue’s reaction. He said with satisfaction, “Very good. I believe that you will definitely break through the three stages of the way of the sword.”
“Listen carefully. The first stage of the way of the sword is to sever the emotions that bind your heart. Forget about your sweetheart!”
“Ah?!”
Ding Yue was dumbfounded. The first stage of the way of the sword was this? He had to forget about his sweetheart?
Su Xian’er’s mouth was wide open and her face was full of confusion.
