The lineage of the "Chaos Ancestor" was the "Chaos Sword Canon."
This sword canon was easy to pick up, cultivated at an extremely rapid pace, and when unleashed, manifested as myriad swords flying erratically, exuding overwhelming might and boosting combat power to the max!
However, as cultivators practiced the "Chaos Sword Canon," they would continuously generate "dark chaotic energy," which would relentlessly erode their minds.
Many cultivators, while practicing the "Chaos Sword Canon," lost their sanity, became possessed, and transformed into "sword demons" that knew only madness and slaughter!
Therefore, the most crucial aspect of cultivating the "Chaos Sword Canon" was not rapid progress, but rather steady advancement. One had to find every possible way to slow down the cultivation speed, preventing the "dark chaotic energy" from completely consuming their minds.
It was incredibly difficult for the "Chaos Ancestor" to reach the "Soul Division Realm," having faced a nine-out-of-ten chance of death!
The other five "Dark Ancestors" were in similar situations.
The "Fear Ancestor" had the "Fear Sword Canon."
The "Abomination Ancestor" had the "Abomination Sword Canon."
The "Envy Ancestor" had the "Envy Sword Canon."
The "Wrath Ancestor" had the "Wrath Sword Canon."
The "Pride Ancestor" had the "Pride Sword Canon."
These six supreme "sword canon inheritances" of the "Dark Sword Sect" all generated "dark energy" that eroded the cultivators' sanity.
Ordinary cultivators could not even withstand one type of "dark energy," let alone six types?
"I propose..."
The eldest of the "Six Dark Ancestors," the "Fear Ancestor," stepped forward and addressed the other five "Dark Ancestors."
"To protect Xiao Tian, none of us shall impart our respective sword canon inheritances to him! At least, not until he cultivates to the Nascent Soul Realm!"
Once a cultivator successfully condensed their "Nascent Soul," their essence would be firm, their spirit clear, granting them a certain resistance to the erosion of "dark energy." At this stage, cultivating "dark sword canons" would be relatively safer!
"Agreed!"
"We shall heed the eldest brother's words!"
"We swear together, if any breaks this oath, may the heavens strike us with thunder!"
...
The six "Dark Ancestors" solemnly swore their oaths.
Then, that very evening, the "Fear Ancestor" stealthily went to Yun Tiankong's cave dwelling.
His reasoning was as follows:
Since none of them would impart their sword canons to Yun Tiankong, if he, alone, taught Yun Tiankong the "Fear Sword Canon," there would be no problem.
Given Yun Tiankong's monstrous talent for "dual cultivation of righteous and demonic paths," he would undoubtedly be able to withstand the backlash of the "Fear Sword Canon!"
As the saying goes, the swift prevail!
By seizing the initiative now, by the time Yun Tiankong cultivated to the "Nascent Soul Realm," the other five "Dark Ancestors" would discover that Yun Tiankong had already cultivated the "Fear Sword Canon" to an advanced stage, making it unrealistic for him to switch to other sword canons.
In this way, Yun Tiankong would have no choice but to cultivate the "Fear Sword Canon," faithfully propagating the lineage of the "Fear Ancestor!"
Hehehe...
I am so wicked!
The "Fear Ancestor" gave himself 10,086 likes in his heart!
What, he swore an oath? That he would be struck by thunder if he broke it?
So be it, let the heavens strike him with thunder!
As cultivators, they frequently had to endure heavenly tribulations and were accustomed to being struck by lightning.
To propagate his own lineage, let alone a strike of thunder, even nine strikes of thunder would be acceptable!
Thus, the "Fear Ancestor" imparted the "Fear Sword Canon" to Yun Tiankong.
Yun Tiankong was initially unwilling to learn.
His reason was the same old one!
As a "righteous path cultivator," how could he practice "demonic path techniques?"
The "skinny black demon soul" unleashed a torrent of scolding upon Yun Tiankong.
"The Black Demon King's Nine Killings Path is also a demonic path technique, and moreover, it's a top-tier demonic technique. Weren't you learning it with great enjoyment! The six great sword canons of the Dark Sword Sect are profound and subtly touch upon the surface of the Great Dark Dao. It would be a waste not to learn them!"
Yun Tiankong awoke as if from a dream, thinking, "That's right! There's nothing wrong with 'demonic path techniques,' the problem lies with 'demonic cultivators' who misuse their power and kill innocents!"
As long as Yun Tiankong used the power of "demonic path techniques" to do good deeds, "demonic path techniques" were good techniques!
Having completed his "psychological construction," Yun Tiankong happily began learning the "Fear Sword Canon" under the tutelage of the "Fear Ancestor."
Then, the "Fear Ancestor" was stunned!
He had originally planned to spend nine days and nine nights gradually imparting the "Fear Sword Canon" to Yun Tiankong.
The "Fear Ancestor's" demands were not high; it would be enough if Yun Tiankong could grasp even a superficial understanding in such a short time!
Who knew that Yun Tiankong, in less than fifteen minutes, had mastered all the knowledge points imparted by the "Fear Ancestor" and cultivated the "Fear Sword Canon" to the introductory level!
The "Fear Ancestor," looking at the black sword energy imbued with pure "fear power" that Yun Tiankong had condensed, fell into deep thought.
How long did it take him to reach this level?
Ten years, twenty years... uh, it seemed to be fifty years!
Even then, his master had praised him as a once-in-ten-thousand-years peerless genius!
Compared to Yun Tiankong, he felt that his own status as a "peerless genius" was fit to be thrown into the trash, and the kind that was "non-recyclable!"
What was this? Cultivating the "Fear Sword Canon" to the introductory level in fifteen minutes, this was simply too absurd!
Utterly preposterous!
Completely outrageous!
After the shock, the "Fear Ancestor" began to worry about Yun Tiankong.
As stated before, the introductory difficulty of the "Fear Sword Canon" was not high, and could even be considered simple. Compared to other top-tier techniques, its cultivation speed was also very fast.
However, the side effects of the "Fear Sword Canon" were significant, very significant!
The faster a cultivator practiced the "Fear Sword Canon," the more and more potent the generated "dark fear energy" became, frantically eroding the cultivator's intellect and causing them to lose their self-awareness, becoming a "sword demon" that only knew how to slaughter!
Therefore, speed was not the most important factor in cultivating the "Fear Sword Canon"; steady progress was paramount!
The "Fear Ancestor" looked at Yun Tiankong with concern.
"Xiao Tian, do you feel anything uncomfortable, such as restlessness, dizziness, or a strong urge to kill?"
Yun Tiankong's expression remained calm, and he shook his head faintly.
"No, I feel perfectly fine!"
After cultivating the "Fear Sword Canon" to the introductory level, Yun Tiankong's cultivation base had greatly increased.
Demonic path techniques indeed lived up to their reputation as "taking the unconventional route"; the speed of increasing cultivation was remarkable!
The "Fear Ancestor" was perplexed and bewildered.
This was not scientific!
Bah, this was not cultivation!
The faster Yun Tiankong cultivated the "Fear Sword Canon," the more "dark fear energy" should have been generated within him!
Not at ease, the "Fear Ancestor" personally inspected Yun Tiankong's physical condition.
Swish!
He channeled a wisp of his "divine sense" into Yun Tiankong's body!