Chapter 427 - 288: From Now On, Yunxi—A Yunxi for One Person (Part 2)
Gu Zhan: "..."
Nangong Weiyang smiled slightly, let go of Sword One’s hand, looked at Gu Zhan, and said, "Lord, although Sword One has lost his cultivation, his Sword Dao Realm still exists. He can be arranged to be an instructor at the Military Garrison Office."
Sword One hurriedly said, "I can also organize and compile martial arts secret manuals. Hmm, speaking of it, I have one sword here. If I compile it, perhaps... it will break the existing martial arts rules."
Gu Zhan frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Break the martial arts rules, what does that mean?"
Sword One glanced at the corpse of Qi Baiyu lying on the ground beside him and said, "Qi Baiyu, in his last attempt, used all his vitality to display the sword he created, named ’White Lion.’
Perhaps he didn’t want this sword to be lost, so at the last moment of displaying that sword, he intentionally revealed the Sword Intent of that sword completely in front of me. I conceded to him because I saw this sword."
Sword One took a deep breath and said, "Lord... Qi Baiyu’s last sword before his death has transcended!"
Gu Zhan frowned and said, "You mean he created a brand new martial arts path?"
"No," Sword One slowly said, "it is beyond the limits of martial arts."
Sword One looked at Nangong Weiyang, then at Gu Zhan, and said, "I don’t know much, because the legendary Secret of the Grotto Heaven in Sword King City is top secret. Even as Sword Son, they keep it absolutely secret from me. However, while I was previously in Sword King City, I learned about some matters through fragments.
The Land Immortal of the Grotto Heaven Realm is no longer martial arts. True martial arts, at the Supreme Grandmaster Realm, is already the peak, while the Grotto Heaven Realm is actually a different type of cultivation method. I don’t know specifically what it is."
Nangong Weiyang exclaimed in surprise, "A different cultivation method, what do you mean?"
"It means it’s no longer martial arts," Sword One said solemnly, "Three thousand years ago, the Martial Saint created martial arts, but at that time, martial arts were chaotic, with various methods emerging endlessly and varying greatly. The system was also quite fragmented, and twelve hundred years ago, the epoch-making Martial Ancestor emerged, integrating the strengths of various martial arts, deducing a Martial Arts System of Great Success, which is what we practice now.
However, this system actually only reaches the Supreme Grandmaster, and then there’s no continuation. As for the Land Immortal of the Grotto Heaven Realm we know of, it’s not part of this system at all, and this realm has actually existed before the Martial Ancestor. It’s just that it was always controlled by those top sects and never spread."
Nangong Weiyang was shocked, "So, the Grotto Heaven Realm is just a lie?"
Sword One contemplated for a while and said, "You could say so, because the Grotto Heaven Realm does not belong to martial arts. The peak of martial arts is the Supreme Grandmaster.
However, just now, Qi Baiyu’s sword already had the intention of breaking the limits of martial arts. Although he didn’t succeed, it’s because his sword was not perfect. If perfected, perhaps he’d be an existence comparable to the Martial Saint and Martial Ancestor, paving a new path in martial arts."
"This..." Nangong Weiyang was greatly surprised.
Gu Zhan suddenly remembered the words Nie Ghost God said before his death,
Supreme Grandmaster is not the end of martial arts,
and in the end,
Nie Ghost God shouted, "I have a sword that can kill immortals!"
At that time, Gu Zhan didn’t pay much attention,
because Nie Ghost God’s sword was especially awkward and powerless,
but now, after hearing Sword One’s words,
Gu Zhan recalled,
this sword had a hint of Qi Baiyu’s last sword.
Gu Zhan raised an eyebrow, a suspicion in his heart,
that Nie Ghost God must have speculated after seeing Qi Baiyu’s sword, hence he kept saying he knew too late,
after all, he was a Supreme Grandmaster, reached the peak of martial arts with no path forward and had given up, but suddenly before death knew there was still a path ahead in martial arts,
"I have a sword that can kill immortals!"
Gu Zhan now understood the sadness when Nie Ghost God said those words.
"Lord,"
Sword One bowed to Gu Zhan, "I have already memorized Qi Baiyu’s sword. He may indeed have found the path forward for martial arts, perhaps by coincidence, perhaps destined. This sword cannot disappear. However, now my Dantian is wasted, whether it can truly be realized depends on you, Lord!"
Gu Zhan smiled slightly and said, "No need, I have my own Dao to walk, Qi Baiyu’s legacy is for you to inherit."
"Hmm?" Sword One was surprised.
Gu Zhan looked at Sword One and said, "With your talent, just being an instructor is too wasteful."
After saying that,
Gu Zhan touched Sword One’s forehead with a finger and said, "Qi Baiyu walked his Dao, I also walked mine. Remember my will now, perhaps you can cultivate without needing a Dantian. I hope Qi Baiyu’s sword can lead you to open a new path!"
In that instant,
a strand of Martial Arts Will surged into Sword One’s consciousness.
After a long while,
he suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes filled with astonishment and disbelief as he looked at Gu Zhan, saying, "Lord, this..."
Gu Zhan nodded slightly and said, "You sensed correctly."
Sword One took a deep breath, and only after a while did he calm down, saying, "I thought Qi Baiyu found a direction, already at the apex of the era, but didn’t expect, Lord, you... have already walked out a new path!"
After all, he stands at the pinnacle of martial arts,
able to sense the uniqueness of Gu Zhan’s Martial Arts Will just now.