Volume 18: The Third Master's Sword Chapter 453: Divine Sword
Excalibur Villa.
The Sword House.
Early autumn.
The Cangjian Lu was overgrown with weeds and was barren everywhere, appearing quiet and desolate. Occasionally, there were small insects crawling around in the corners. It was nothing like the holy land of kendo that outsiders imagined.
A middle-aged man with broken fingers and a look of vicissitudes in his eyes is playing chess with another young man who looks ordinary.
The middle-aged man played chess for a long time, obviously his mind was not on the chessboard. He sighed and said, "I didn't expect you to be so young after going through so much. But I am already old!"
The young man laughed out loud: "Hahaha, the technique I practice is just special, it's not about whether I am old or not."
The middle-aged man pondered for a moment, then said, "You told me the secret of becoming a god just to let me use the power of the Divine Sword Villa to help you investigate the murder case of a dung picker?"
These two people are Xie Xiaofeng and Su Weiyun.
Su Weiyun said: "Otherwise, what else can I ask for?"
Xie Xiaofeng was silent for a long time before he said, "Indeed, you have become a god. There is nothing in this world that you cannot obtain."
Su Weiyun sighed: "It's a pity that becoming a god is not the end, the road ahead is long and arduous!"
Xie Xiaofeng couldn't help but be moved and asked: "Above the gods, there is a realm?"
Su Weiyun said: "I don't know what kind of realm that is. At least what I have to do now is to integrate my internal strength into my own martial arts."
He integrated martial arts into Taoism, but also had internal strength.
Before, he simply forgot how to operate his internal energy and couldn't use it, but the internal energy itself was still within his dantian.
If he can refine his inner strength and achieve unity with the Tao, he will be able to reach the perfection of the divine realm.
"Does internal energy also require 'sitting and forgetting'?"
Su Weiyun said: "It's hard to explain. Just like the two mental methods created by Bodhidharma, "Xisui Jing" and "Yijin Jing", this is to make people reborn, rebuild the foundation, and seize the innate fortune. Isn't it incredible? How can such a mental method be created?"
The higher their realm, the more they can understand the mysterious and magical internal martial arts left behind by those powerful people in the realm of gods and men.
Xie Xiaofeng nodded slowly, looking into the distance, and said, "The founder of Shaolin, Bodhidharma, faced the wall for nine years, leaving his image on the stone wall, and eventually passed on the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills; the Taoist Master Sanfeng, who was in seclusion for a hundred years, created the Tai Chi boxing and sword, which is unprecedented in history."
"These two gods, one is a Buddha and the other is a Taoist. Both of them have achieved divine status. What truth did they realize during their retreat? It is truly hard to guess!"
Su Weiyun said frankly: "I don't know either. Maybe everyone's path is different, but the same thing is that they are all pursuing the most real thing."
Xie Xiaofeng asked: "What is your Tao?"
Su Weiyun smiled and said, "My path is to be a small person. How can I become a god if I don't become a good person first?"
In fact, there is one more thing he didn’t say.
Whether it is Bodhidharma or Sanfeng, they both made breakthroughs after years of seclusion and meditation and a thorough understanding of martial arts.
Su Weiyun was far inferior to them in terms of age and experience.
Is there anyone who can be promoted to a god before the age of thirty?
So of course the path Su Weiyun took was the most difficult, the most dangerous, and the one most likely to lead to disaster.
…
The sun sets and the sunset glows beautifully.
The green lake is sparkling, the boat is swaying, and the afterglow of the sky is shining, making the reflection of Cuiyun Peak extremely beautiful.
The two put down their chess games and walked slowly here.
Xie Xiaofeng said: "I also took this path in the past, but I only got halfway through."
Su Weiyun said: "Because you are Xie Xiaofeng after all, not Aji. Once you become Xie Xiaofeng, you will always be Xie Xiaofeng, even if you no longer hold the sword, you are still Xie Xiaofeng."
Xie Xiaofeng walked slowly and fell silent. He suddenly smiled and said, "The head escort of the Red Flag Escort Agency, Tie Kaicheng, also told me the same thing."
Su Weiyun said: "Although he may not understand the realm of gods and men, he may have seen something."
"Xie Xiaofeng..."
Xie Xiaofeng pronounced his own name, and it sounded a little awkward and unnatural.
It was as if this was the name given by a very stranger on the street, rather than a name that had been with him for decades.
Su Weiyun said: "When you really become Aji one day, there will be no Xie Xiaofeng in Shenjian Villa. There will be one more god in the world."
Xie Xiaofeng laughed, “Hahahahahahahahahaha, that day may not be far away!”
The autumn leaves gradually fell, and the two held hands in silence.
On the other side of the lake, there is a small restaurant called Xinghua Village.
Small Xinghua Village.
There is also a shopkeeper in the restaurant, and his surname is also Xie.
When Shopkeeper Xie saw Xie Xiaofeng, he immediately said, "I have sent people to the Huashan Sect to ask, and it is true that there was an outer sect disciple of Huashan named Pang who casually killed a dung man in Liuquan City."
Xie Xiaofeng asked: "Why?"
Shopkeeper Xie said, "It is said that Li Anzi from the Hainan Sword School asked him to do it."
Su Weiyun frowned. He originally thought that it was Pang Da who did it, but it turned out that Li Anzi hired someone to kill him.
Xie Xiaofeng asked: "Hainan Sword Sect? Why hire someone to kill a dung man?"
Shopkeeper Xie hesitated for a moment and said, "It seems that Li Anzi thought that Fenfu had heard some secrets of their Hainan Sword School, so he killed him."
Su Weiyun and Xie Xiaofeng were silent at the same time.
Xie Xiaofeng asked: "What kind of big secret is it that is worth him killing people to silence them?"
Shopkeeper Xie said, "It is said that Li Anzi is marrying a young lady from the Liu family for a purpose. So..."
Xie Xiaofeng said casually: "He is a manure collector. Even if he knows all this, what's the use?"
The two men sat down, each with a wine cup in front of them.
Su Weiyun sighed deeply and said sadly: "This is probably the human heart."
"Forget it, I'll go and solve this matter myself..."
Shopkeeper Xie also sighed, "I'm afraid it's not worth it. When I sent people to Huashan to investigate, it alerted Huashan Sect's senior brother Mei Changhua. After he learned the whole story, he personally rushed to Jiangnan and killed Li Anzi and all his fellow disciples."
"Since Li Pingzi's death, there has been no one in Hainan Sword Sect who can support us. After this battle, I'm afraid we will have to stay in the South China Sea for many more years."
Shopkeeper Xie carefully poured a pot of wine for Su Weiyun, then took out two swords that had been wiped clean and shiny, and gently placed them on the table.
One is simple and unpretentious, the other is green as water.
Both swords are filled with an imposing aura. Although their materials may not be as good as the Cold Iron Sword, people who are good at observing swords can definitely see that these are truly good swords with a great origin.
One sword for immortality, one sword for Xiaoxiang.
Shopkeeper Xie said respectfully, "This is the sword of Hero Su. I noticed that the hilt of the Xiaoxiang was a little cracked. I wanted to mend it, but I was afraid of offending you, so I returned it intact."
Su Weiyun looked at the Xiaoxiang Sword, which had gone through many battles and was mottled and ancient, but still shone with a faint green wave, and said, "What's the harm in repairing it, and what's the harm in not repairing it?"
He hung the two swords back on his waist and carried on as usual.
It seemed as if the two swords were supposed to be there, as if they had never left that position.
Su Weiyun drank the wine in the cup and said, "Okay, I will stay in your village for a few days and wait for someone to come and see me."
"Who are you waiting for?"
"Waiting for a mysterious man, his last name is Gu."
…
As expected, Taoist Gu finally came.
Just after August, he arrived at Excalibur Villa.
He would have come, but when he did, he was surprised.
The top of Cuiyun Peak.
The autumn clouds are lingering and the fog has not yet dissipated.
The fallen leaves fell early and covered the entire mountain road all the way to the top of the mountain.
Gu Xian looked at Su Weiyun in front of him and spoke after a long time.
"You are stronger than I was when I was at the God-Man level."
Su Weiyun smiled and said, "Because the path I'm taking may be the most difficult one."
After a long time, Gu Xian said, "I'm sure you won't change your decision."
Su Weiyun asked, "Do you have any other way to make me change my mind?"
Gu Xian thought for a long time without saying a word.
He was at his wit's end.
For swordsmen at the level of Gu Xian, Su Weiyun, and Xie Xiaofeng, it is impossible to change their minds by threatening them with force.
They are all determined enough.
Gu Xian just suddenly said: "You will reach the realm of 'Broken Void' one day. When the time comes, people will inevitably be tempted to do something when they are too quiet. When you are bored, you may consider my request again."
Su Weiyun was neither sad nor happy: "I hope so."
Gu Xian shook his head and said, "Where do you want to go now? Su Ying can still give you a ride."
