Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 423: Preaching (Happy Fourth Day of the Month!)

Chapter 423: Chapter 423: Preaching (Happy Fourth Day of the Month!)

Xie Xiangshan chided himself for being careless before, which was why the demon beast raised by his opponent had made him eat humble pie.

At this time, with the sect’s secret flying sword in his hand, he truly felt invincible and was ready to slaughter that detestable green sparrow, and then cut off Zhong Shenxiu’s tall hat and hair bun to make the man utterly embarrassed!

The difference in a Sword Immortal’s combat power with and without a flying sword is like night and day!

"This... maybe not."

Shenxiu smiled lightly and waved the feather fan in his hand as he watched the incoming sword light assault.

This fan, named the Five Fire Seven Feather Fan, was a magical treasure he had casually refined while traveling.

Due to the limitations of the materials, the seven feathers were taken from Yu Tongzi, a Core Formation demon, and the five fires used were substitutes from the Undying Heavenly Fire Divine Ability, including the Three Suns True Fire and Six Void Yin Fire.

Even so, with a single wave of the fan, amidst a burst of brilliant colors, a feather drifted down and suddenly transformed into a display of Divine Skills!

Majestic grace spread in all directions, engulfing the heavens with its tremendous presence!

Seven fierce fire birds, each one’s presence nothing to scoff at, assimilated the myriad Purple Mist Sword Qi, and even ensnared several feet of sword light, continuously scorching it.

At this point, Xie Xiangshan knew trouble was afoot and desperately tried to recall the flying sword, but it was already too late.

The Five Fire Seven Feather Fan, fashioned after an Ancient Spiritual Treasure, was something Zhong Shenxiu turned into a consumable treasure due to his impatience in slowly refining it, allowing only seven uses.

But with each activation, since it consumed the treasure’s own essence, the power was extraordinary.

The Three Suns True Fire and Six Void Yin Fire are also not to be underestimated compared to the true Five Fire varieties.

Now, as the host of fire bird spirits circled the sword light, continuously spewing flames, it took but a moment to shatter the sword light, revealing the Purple Mist Flying Sword within.

All seven fire birds pounced at once, causing the spirit of the flying sword to diminish greatly, and ultimately it fell from the heavens, reduced to mere iron.

"Pfft! My flying sword!"

On the preaching platform, Xie Xiangshan witnessed this scene and instantly spat out a mouthful of blood, devastated beyond measure.

Meanwhile, on Zhong Shenxiu’s shoulder, Yu Tongzi looked on, nearly reduced to tears: "My feathers... I pray, dear Heaven, that the master won’t consider replenishing the treasure again, lest my demon power fall through the Golden Core..."

With this single move from Zhong Shenxiu, the assembly was stunned into silence.

Everyone knew that not only was Xie Xiangshan successful in cultivating his vigor into a formidable force, but his swordsmanship was also extraordinary, paired with an excellent flying sword.

Even when facing a Nine-grade Golden Core Ancestor, he could exchange a few blows and possibly escape unscathed!

But now, he suffered a crushing defeat with just one move, and furthermore... his flying sword was refined?

What kind of technique was this?

Golden Cauldron Daoist saw the situation and was also somewhat surprised. A direct disciple quickly whispered some information and he nodded, "So, it turns out he is an Artifact Refining Master. No wonder his Spirit Flame Technique is so fierce... Ah, Xie Xiangshan has really hit a snag this time. Master of Bibo Mansion is probably going to weep..."

He had not finished speaking when he saw Xie Xiangshan on the platform start crying out, "My flying sword, my flying sword..."

His voice was as mournful as a cuckoo shedding blood, full of grief and yearning, almost moving the onlookers to tears themselves.

Xie Xiangshan’s heartbreak was genuine!

Among the fringe schools, not only was the art of refining swords rare, but crafting a flying sword treasure was even rarer!

Bibo Mansion had indeed received the sword-refining techniques from Zixia Wanderer, but just collecting the materials took decades of hard work.

After all, in the grand cultivation atmosphere of Da Jing, cultivators have high standards.

The lowest-grade spiritual materials like the Hundred-refined Mysterious Iron could not be used to refine a Purple Mist Flying Sword.

The materials for this particular Purple Mist Flying Sword required Bibo Mansion’s concerted effort, melting down countless pounds of five metallic substances to obtain just seven or eight ounces of metallic essence. They had to plead earnestly to acquire a bit of Taibai Geng Gold for inclusion, forging its sharp edge.

After gathering the materials, the furnace was lit, and all the brothers and elders of my sect worked tirelessly, sparing no effort or cultivation power, for eighty-one years, just to refine the flying sword’s prohibitions to beyond thirty-six layers and to shape the sword itself.

Furthermore, they had to find spiritual medicines such as the ten-thousand-year-old Snow Lotus, thousand-year-old spiritual ginseng, and hundred-year-old Red Fruit to daily purify and strengthen the flying sword’s spirit.

One could say that the entire fortune of Bibo Mansion for the past century was spent on this single flying sword.

Of course, once refined, the Purple Mist Sword was exceptionally powerful. In combination with the Purple Mist Sword Technique, it could shatter myriad spells with a single stroke, moving freely and incomparably amplifying a cultivator’s strength.

This flying sword, of course, did not belong to Xie Xiangshan.

The Master of Bibo Mansion cherished this sword as his own life. This time, it was only because Xie Xiangshan had come to the Golden Core Conference and desperately begged his master for the sword to make an appearance, that he reluctantly bestowed it upon him, with countless cautions, completely uneasy about it.

In fact, if it wasn’t for considering that the sword’s grand unveiling also involved Xie Xiangshan’s efforts, the Master of Bibo Mansion truly would not have wanted to lend it.

Alas...

Alas...

The flying sword was really gone...

This flying sword was the lifeblood of Bibo Mansion; even if Xie Xiangshan was killed, there would be no second one.

At this moment, Xie Xiangshan seriously felt like dying.

"It truly breaks the heart of the hearer, brings tears to the eyes of the beholder..." the Golden Cauldron Daoist sighed deeply and instructed, "Go support down the bereaved Xie Xiangshan. Also... bestow upon him a piece of the Ten Thousand Year Cold Iron from the treasury."

And the flying sword?

The Golden Cauldron Ancestor was also unwilling to lose it.

You should know that a flying sword is worth at least as much as ten treasures of the same level of prohibitions!

Xu Yuan had promised a treasure as a bet, which already was a great loss.

When Xie Xiangshan was escorted away in tears, nearly fainting from grief, the Golden Cauldron Daoist smiled faintly and announced, "Please welcome the Artifact Refining Master, Zhong Shenxiu, to take the stage to impart his teachings!"

Zhong Shenxiu thought for a moment, turned into a stream of light, and ascended the podium.

Many cultivators marveled at his flowing sleeves and lofty bearing, truly the image of a master. Hearing him addressed by the Golden Cauldron Ancestor as an Artifact Refining Master, they all felt a surge of excitement.

The Hundred Beasts Ancestor of the Beast Taming Sect fixed his gaze intently on the green sparrow perched on Zhong Shenxiu’s shoulder, almost without blinking.

"Does the Hundred Beasts Ancestor also have some interest in the Path of Artifact Refining?"

A female practitioner from Suxin Palace asked with a sly, teasing smile.

"This person... is quite remarkable. Even I can’t completely see through the spiritual beast he’s raised," the Hundred Beasts Ancestor replied, somewhat troubled.

The female practitioner’s eyes lit up: "That’s quite strange. Who doesn’t know that when it comes to recognizing spiritual beasts, the Beast Taming Sect is second to none..."

In her heart, she now held even greater expectations for Zhong Shenxiu’s teachings.

Zhong Shenxiu flew to the podium, where a cloud naturally formed under his feet, becoming a cloud seat.

He sat cross-legged and surveyed the many cultivators, smiling slightly: "Today, I will discuss the ’Outer Path Golden Core Method’."

This ’Outer Path Golden Core Method’ was not Zhang Taiyi’s Outer Elixir Method, but one Zhang had come to understand during quiet contemplation recently in this realm—a Dan Formation Method of our world.

It allowed bypassing flaws such as natural talents, foundations, and even incompatibility with spirit energy, to congeal an external elixir comparable to a Golden Core!

Although most could only achieve a middle and lower grade pill formation, it still represented a shortcut and a clear path.

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