Chapter 125: 102. Both Righteous and Evil, Array Dao News (3.9K words - Seeking Subscription)
[Year one, you operate the "Profound Sword Scripture," transforming three hundred strands of Profound Qi into Sword Qi...]
[Year thirty, you’ve converted all of the Profound Qi in your body into Sword Qi...]
Song Yan perceived.
He found that all the ordinary Profound Qi in his Refining Profound Realm had turned into Sword Qi.
He continued his cultivation.
[Year one hundred and thirty, you’ve converted all the Profound Qi wrapped around the "Changwang Tiger" Essence Blood in the Central Palace into Sword Qi]
[The Sword Qi interacted with the "Changwang Tiger Essence Blood," and you comprehended a trace of special Sword Qi—Soul-Imprisoning Sword Qi.
Wherever the Sword Qi goes, the opponent will feel a sense of unease on the level of the Divine Soul for a while, with slow thinking and sluggish movements]
[Year two hundred and thirty, you’ve converted all the Profound Qi wrapped around the "Night Candle Soul Worm" Essence Blood in the Central Left Palace into Sword Qi]
[The Sword Qi interacted with the "Night Candle Soul Worm," and you comprehended a trace of special Sword Qi—Soul-Piercing Sword Qi.
The Sword Qi is formless, directly targeting the Divine Soul. Although its power is not as great as the soul collision of the Night Candle Soul Worm, it can cause a fleeting pain on the level of the Divine Soul during a battle, making it difficult to defend against]
Thus...
The cultivation was considered complete.
Song Yan stretched his body, feeling the Sword Qi surging within. Yet, with a single thought, it all returned to calm, truly "still like a virgin, moving like a fleeing rabbit," akin to a vast ocean, appearing calm, but if a tsunami arose, it could instantly display the strength of a natural disaster.
Although he had not yet made a move, Song Yan already felt a significant improvement in his power, but what level it was at, he was not yet sure.
However, he also sensed that this "Profound Sword Scripture" seemed to contain some external entity that could accelerate the speed of cultivation, but these things... were unrelated to him now.
He had trained well enough and no longer needed to exhaust his mind seeking those external items.
Having completed his cultivation, Song Yan recalled the matter of the array.
There are four whole years left in the five-year agreement...
But he had not found relevant information on "arrays" in the Library Pavilion of the Nanwu Sword Sect.
He could only seek elsewhere...
Yet, he did not know where this opportunity would be found.
Song Yan got up and sat by the window, lit a candle, glanced at the distorted character "sword" on the ground, and picked up the pen again, the brush moving like a dragon and snake, landing a new ink-written "sword" character on the paper.
The character was dignified and upright, as clear as a spring, yet as ethereal as clouds outside the sky.
With a thought of "Sword and Shadow," Song Yan’s clean eyes suddenly turned an eerie and fierce red.
Writing again, another "sword" character fell on the paper.
This time...
The "sword" character was twisted and sinister, indescribably strange and terrifying, as if some monster was using a dead man’s severed finger to write a pattern on the window.
Song Yan turned back to Sword Qi once more, this continuous transformation gave him a bit of inexplicable irritation, it was evident... although the transformation was at will, the repeated drastic change in thoughts could also bring some inadequacy.
He casually destroyed the "sword" character written with a killing intent, then lay on the bed, with his hands under his head.
The "Jingzhe Day" of the duel between the Elder and Gu Huangzi was only two and a half months away...
If the Elder goes, it might be his chance to search everywhere for the "array opportunity."
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The next day.
At the crack of dawn, Song Yan went to the bamboo house of the Kuye Sword Master, ready to work in the fields.
As soon as he reached the door, he saw the Kuye Sword Master waving towards the sky, and in the firmament, Meng Po Po was controlling a sword and leaving.
Soon, there was no one in the sky, but the Kuye Sword Master still stood there, smiling foolishly. It was not until he felt Song Yan’s gaze outside the door that he retracted his smile, looked at Song Yan with a serious expression, and beckoned to him.
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Inside the house, the Kuye Sword Master recounted to Song Yan at a leisurely pace:
"The relationship between people is indeed strange and variable.
Back in the day, Meng Rong and I met, got to know each other, fell in love, and were full of youthful vigor. Later, we even joined forces and, very fortunately, obtained a share of Crimson Palace Demon Blood.
Originally, we thought, since we were not ordinary people, with our hearts united as husband and wife, we would surely pass the Pill Tribulation and completely digest the demon blood.
But unexpectedly, both Meng Rong and I failed.
Afterward, she blamed me, and I blamed her, and we couldn’t continue living together, so we parted ways. I came to Red Leaf Island in a fit of anger, while the family arranged for her to be in the Library. Though we were once in love in our early years, we lived the rest of our lives in perpetual hatred, never seeing each other again for decades.
But in truth, it’s long since passed, yet being too proud to acknowledge it.
Fortunately, you broke through this layer of paper."
Song Yan laughed lightly and said, "You two elders being like this makes me happy as well."
The Kuye Sword Master looked deeply at the man in front of him and suddenly said, "Could you show this old man your sword control again?"
Song Yan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Of course."
Immediately, he got up, walked outside, flexed his fingers, and controlled his sword. A sword shot up upright, breaking through the clouds, then rapidly descended, skimming across the water, truly like a flood dragon roaming the sky.
The Kuye Sword Master watched with his arms behind his back, discerning the sword extremely carefully, as if to examine every trace of Sword Qi and Sword Intent to see if there were any falsities or deceptions.
But whether Sword Qi or Sword Intent, all were incomparably pure, stunningly beautiful, and flawless.
After a long while, the Kuye Sword Master lightly stroked his beard, revealing a look of indescribable comfort in his eyes.
Once Song Yan sheathed his sword, the Kuye Sword Master looked at him and said, "You are still young, why not find a Dao companion?"
Song Yan: ...
"No, thank you."
"My dear embroiderer, this old man has already made plans. On Jingzhe Day, I will go to Konglan Mountain with the Elder. Surely, you can’t be left all alone in such a big house, with such a large plot of land, can you?"
The Kuye Sword Master sighed, "I have had enough of this lonely life. In my youth, I stubbornly refused to admit defeat, but now in hindsight, I truly regret it immensely. You have helped me let go, so why won’t you let yourself do the same?"