Looking at the space between the first and second floor, there were no stairs to climb, which surprised Tianci.
Out of respect for Jian Li Chen, Tianci kowtowed to his portrait before a beam of light flew into his sea of consciousness.
"What is a sword? A gentleman in the army. Evil people use it to harm the people of the world. I have used ten thousand swords all my life to kill those who should be killed, to correct the morality and justice of heaven, to help myself to realize the small righteousness, to be fierce in war, to be firm in heart, and to prove the Tao with swords. I hope you will reflect on it and not be disturbed by foreign things.”
It turned out that this was a sliver of intent that Jian Li Chen had left behind to pass on his cultivation insights to his descendants. Just as he was about to get up from the futon, the swords on the surrounding walls seemed to be alive and evolved into another scene, allowing Ji Tianci to be there.
In the painting, Ji Tianci had gone through many hardships as a child. He had learned the sword from a master and cultivated diligently, accompanying the sword all day long. When he reached middle age, he would have a small mastery in his sword arts and could eliminate all injustice in the world. When he reached old age, he would be able to kill enemies thousands of miles away with his sword. When he was on his deathbed, he was unable to see the Dao and ended with regret.
Ji Tianci seemed to be half-awake as he muttered to himself,"In this life, I regard the sword as my heart. Although my heart is focused on it, I have never been careless. Spending my life is not what I want.”
The sword vanished completely, and an undetectable trace of sword will instantly fused into Tianci's body.
At this moment, Jian LiChen's voice rang out in Tianci's sea of consciousness,""Good! Good! Good! Since he could see the meaning, he could go to the second level to comprehend it.”
After saying that, Ji Tianci suddenly disappeared into thin air on the first floor, as if he had never appeared. Everything was as before.
On the second floor, Tianci was still sitting cross-legged on the praying mat, but there was another scene in the painting. In the painting, Ji Tianci was promoted to a first-grade general, leading thousands of troops to gallop across the border and kill the enemy under the horse. However, the good times did not last long. Because of his high achievements, he was envied and persecuted. His wife and children were separated and he died a miserable death.
"In this life, I see the sword as a sharp weapon, killing millions of enemies, but it can't protect me. It's hard to hold it in peace, and it's not what I want.”
"Not bad, not bad. It's rare to be able to find the true taste of it. I can go to the third level to comprehend it.”
Similarly, before Ji Tianci entered the third level, a trace of sword will also entered his body from the second level, but he did not notice it.
In the third level, Tianci became a mortal martial cultivator. He had learned a good sword technique from a master since he was young. After he mastered it, he went down the mountain and became invincible. He became a grandmaster and was famous for a while. Once, when he returned home, he found that his wife and children had already died tragically. He did not know who his enemy was. Then, his temperament changed drastically. He drank all day long and fell off the shore before he reached middle age.
"In this life, I regard the sword as my ambition. Although my ambition has not been fulfilled, although I can win in attack, there is no good in it.”
"It's rare that you're not bewitched by his ambition. It's rare that you've passed this level.”
At this moment, there were already three wisps of sword intent that had entered the Heavenly Bestowal, and the outside was already shrouded by the indistinct sword qi. Xuan Kong, who had been waiting for four hours, was extremely anxious when he saw that the fourth floor of the sword pagoda had already opened. He secretly prayed that Ji Tianci's mind would be bewitched by the illusion so that he could be expelled from the sword pagoda. Unfortunately, his hope was turned into disappointment.
Xuan Kong could not be blamed for being anxious. Back then, he was known as the number one person in the Immortal Sword Academy, but he only managed to reach the fifth level. His disciple was even worse. He was expelled from the third level.
However, dreams were beautiful, but reality was harsh. At this moment, Ji Tianci had already successfully entered the fourth level, and there were no signs of him being expelled. This made Xuan Kong feel like he had been deceived, as if he had fallen into Ling Ao's trap.
Ever since Tianci entered the fourth level, he had fallen into the state of mind again. He found that he had become a disciple of a cultivation family. He was proud of his sword all day long and had collected all kinds of precious swords. After becoming the head of the family, he became more and more out of control. When the enemy attacked, he found that not only did he not know how to use a sword to resist the enemy, but his cultivation was also poor. In the end, his family was destroyed.
"I regard swords as treasures and love them very much. However, they are just toys to honor my aspirations and are not what I want.”
[Level 5: I treat the sword as a friend and treat it sincerely…]
[Sixth level: I regard the sword as my hand and foot, cherishing it as my life…]
The seventh level, I regard the sword as my life, the straightforward nature of Dao…
Xuan Kong, who was outside, was completely stunned. He did not expect Ji Tianci to be able to stay in the Sword Pagoda for a day and a night. What kind of concept was this? Ordinary disciples would be expelled after three to five breaths of time after entering the first level. Although elite disciples could reach the third level, they could only hold on for two hours. Even he himself only took six hours to reach the fifth level.
Seeing that Ji Tianci had already reached the eighth level, he was so shocked that his jaw could not close.
On the eighth level, Tianci was still sitting on the praying mat. However, the scene was very special. The expressions on his face were very rich.
On this level, Ji Tianci became a disciple of the Celestial Sword Academy. When he was young, he used a peach wood sword to practice with his senior brothers. The young man used a treasure to compete with his fellow countrymen. The young man used a spirit weapon to go down the mountain to train, and he was invincible among those of the same level. The middle-aged man used the immortal sword and became a grandmaster. In his later years, he buried his sword in the pagoda. He had used the sword for thousands of years and had yet to achieve the Great Dao.
I have no sword in my hand, but there is a sword in my heart. This sword is not that sword. The sword is the Dao, and the Dao is the sword. Since there was a sword in his heart and a Dao in his heart, there was no harm in giving it up. There was no need to be entangled in this.
"Hahaha, what a good idea. The world ridiculed me for being a sword maniac, and I laughed at the world for being too hesitant…Good, good, good. To be able to see such a talent ten thousand years later, who was even better than me, is my fortune.”
As he spoke, Jian Li Chen appeared in Tianci. He looked exactly the same as the painting, scaring Tianci into retreating. What a joke. Who wouldn't be shocked when they saw someone at the level of a founding master? Even Xuan Kong and the others would prostrate themselves in fear.
"Kid, do I look that scary? What's left here is only a wisp of my divine sense. Moreover, your future achievements will far surpass mine, so what's there to be afraid of?”
"Heavenly Faction's Ji Tianci greets senior and thanks senior for the sword.”Ji Tianci was not a pretentious person. Since Jian Li Chen had said so, he no longer held back and bowed.
"Good, you are worthy of teaching. It is the first time in ten thousand years that you have comprehended the intent of the eighth level. It is not in vain that I built the sword pagoda back then. Sigh! The past was unbearable to recall! I can't bear to look back on the past!"
Jian Li Chen said emotionally. It was as if he had returned to the days when he dominated the Cang Ling Astral World.
"Senior is right. The past is like smoke and clouds.”
"Oh, I didn't expect you to be able to comprehend the True Meaning of Time at such a young age. Brat, do you have any wishes? I can grant them to you, but the condition is that you give up the chance to go to the ninth floor of the sword pagoda.”
"I'll be forever indebted to the sword-arts that Senior has taught me. How would I dare to raise any more conditions? Since Senior wants me to give up the ninth level, I'll give up.”
"Yes! Do you know why I asked you to give up? Aren't you curious?"
"Of course I'm curious. Since Senior said so, it makes sense. Why don't you get tangled up in this? Cultivators are obsessed with everything, what's the use of cultivation?”
"Hahaha, I can't even see through you. Not bad, then I'll give you a wisp of Sword True Meaning.”
After Jian LiChen finished speaking, he quickly tapped on Tianci's forehead. A bit of information appeared in his sea of consciousness. This was Jian LiChen's life experience in sword training.
Tianci had meticulously sorted out the sword essence he had comprehended on the eighth level. The sword essence that he had originally released had already been restrained, but there was a trace of sword essence in his eyes. The scenes of the eight lifetimes replayed in his sea of consciousness over and over again until he finally mastered all the sword techniques before he woke up.
"Brat, how much do you remember?"
"Senior, I've forgotten everything."
"Hahaha, good! As expected of a hero! Remember that Cang Ling Astral Realm is a place full of disasters. I hope you can think of the big picture and contribute more to it.”
"Senior, don't worry. I'll definitely remember it.”
"Alright, it's getting late. I'll send you out now.”
After saying that, Jian Li Chen sent Tianci out of the pagoda.
Seeing Tianci come out, Xuan Kong almost lost his temper and cried out that he had been tricked. At the same time, he understood why Haotian wanted him to fight at all costs. He was also glad that he did not ruin the foundation of the Academy of Sword and Fairy. He only hated that his wings were not sealed yet, but there was no time to fight with Haotian. Otherwise, he would not have swallowed his anger.
"Congratulations on being able to climb to the eighth level. It's really our opening. In the future, if you meet any disciples of the Immortal Academy, I hope you won't be stingy with your teachings.”
Xuan Kong said it casually, but his heart was bleeding. He was shouting that the heavens were unfair and that an outsider had reached the eighth level. This was definitely the shame of the Immortal Sword Academy in the past ten thousand years.
But he had no choice either. He forcefully sent Tianci to the sect's temporary encampment in cold anger.
When Perfected Ling Ao saw that Tianci had already finished cultivating, he immediately went forward to welcome him. Seeing that everyone was baffled, he said,
"How many levels did Tianci go up?"
"Sect Master, the eighth floor."
"Good, good, good. Elder Xiao, let me ask you how much you remember.”
"I've forgotten all of them, not even a single move.”
"Not bad, not bad. Good job."
The conversation between the two people confused everyone. They were all silent, but there were also some who were ignorant and were getting carried away.
"Hahaha, what an idiot. He didn't even learn a single move after entering the sword pagoda. What a joke.”
Cheng Wei stood in the crowd and laughed.
"Noisy ~"
When Daoist Ling Ao heard that his disciple was mocking him in public, he couldn't help but be furious. He casually made a spell and didn't even look at the sound. Cheng Wei was like a kite with a broken string that was thrown high and quickly fell down. Everyone looked and made way for him. He fell heavily on the ground and bounced two or three times on the ground before completely fainting.
Ling Ao didn't even look at Wan Wei after beating him up. He didn't even say a word of thanks to Xuan Kong as he carried Tianci into the house. Only Xuan Kong, Yu Chengzi, and the others were left outside.
Looking at his good-for-nothing son, Yu Chengzi felt extremely aggrieved. He dragged Cheng Wei's legs into the house.
"Master, this failure was caused by those people being too arrogant.”
"Sigh! This kid was lucky to have escaped this time. Let me ask you, were you the one who raped the female cultivator?”
"Yes, I didn't expect that female xiu to remember the birthmark.”
Hua Yuan said embarrassedly.
"Forget it, this matter can't be completely blamed on you. If you want to blame someone, blame this kid for being tough. However, we still gained something. From this incident, we can see a principle. For a sect master to come all the way here to avenge him, it's either that this kid's identity is extraordinary, or the sect master wants to focus on nurturing him.”
"Yes, what does Master want to do next?”
"Looks like I can only make an issue out of my experience. When the time comes, you have to do well and don't make any mistakes.”
"Yes, Master."
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