72: Comprehend the peerless secret again

Mo Fan focused his gaze on the stone tablet in the courtyard.

He wanted to test how many stone tablets he could illuminate.

As he thought this, Mo Fan concentrated his Mental Energy and directed it towards the first stone tablet on the left.

Soon, the stone tablet trembled, showing an immediate reaction.

Seeing this, Mo Fan was overjoyed.

'Resonance triggered so quickly? Could I be a hidden sword path Genius?'

However, the moment this thought arose, the stone tablet stopped trembling and returned to its original state, seemingly unwilling to glow.

Mo Fan: '?'

Refusing to accept this, he continued to concentrate his Mental Energy to communicate with the stone tablet.

Unfortunately, after several attempts, he could only make the tablet tremble briefly without any further progress.

In the end, Mo Fan had to accept the fact that he was a sword path dud.

Of course, not exactly a dud.

It could only be said that he lacked sufficient talent.

In reality, anyone who didn't faint before the stone tablet at the entrance was considered to have some level of sword path talent and could stay in the Sword Pavilion as a sword keeper.

But merely a sword keeper, one without the qualifications to receive the Sword Pavilion's Legacy.

The Sword Pavilion hadn't had a pure sword keeper in over a decade.

'Forget it, the Sword Pavilion isn't a place worth staying anyway. Better to just earn Spirit Stones honestly, add points, and level up.'

Mo Fan shook his head, glanced at Xu Jing who was still receiving treatment, and sat down cross-legged to wait patiently.

He planned to wait until Xu Jing woke up.

To quietly tell her some truths.

Being a Sword Cultivator meant not living long.

Of course, whether to leave or stay.

Was still Xu Jing's own choice.

Having nothing better to do, Mo Fan thought for a moment and continued to observe the stone tablets.

This time.

He didn't use his Mental Energy again.

Instead, he purely looked at the characters.

These characters somewhat resembled ancient script.

There were even one or two characters that matched ancient script.

Since he had nothing to do anyway, Mo Fan wanted to see if he could translate a sentence or two to pass the time.

Thinking this, Mo Fan steadied his mind and carefully observed the characters on the stone tablet.

Instantly, character after character entered Mo Fan's field of vision.

Perhaps due to his overly powerful Comprehension Ability.

Upon careful observation, Mo Fan felt an inexplicable familiarity with the characters before him.

Although he didn't know their specific meanings, he could sense a feeling of affinity emanating from between the lines.

These characters seemed to have life, wanting to get close to Mo Fan.

Slowly, the characters appeared one after another in Mo Fan's mind, automatically evolving.

Mo Fan's expression grew serious as he began to analyze them earnestly.

After an unknown amount of time, Mo Fan suddenly froze, his expression turning strange.

'This character is 'speed'?'

'This character seems to be 'more'?'

'This character seems to be 'night'?'

'...'

'This character is definitely 'sleep'!'

He discovered that these characters seemed not to be indecipherable.

The originally unfamiliar characters abruptly became familiar.

And as time passed, he recognized more and more characters.

Over ten minutes later, Mo Fan withdrew his gaze from the final stone tablet, his expression turning strange.

'Have I... deciphered the characters on the stone tablets?'

He took a deep breath.

To verify his conjecture, he focused his gaze on the first stone tablet again.

Immediately, characters flashed with light, their meanings rapidly surfacing in Mo Fan's mind.

'Nurture the Heaven's sword, borrow the Earth's power, condense within the divine repository, communicate with the inner landscape, ten thousand Daos return to one, this is cultivating sword—'

After reading the first sentence, Mo Fan was completely stunned.

'What's carved on this stone tablet... is it truly a Sword Canon?'

Glancing at Xu Jing who was still receiving treatment—it seemed it wouldn't end anytime soon—

Mo Fan steadied his mind, continued observing the stone tablet, and quickly began simulating the Sword Canon carved on it in his mind.

When he finished reading the first stone tablet.

With a rumble, the first stone tablet trembled violently.

Immediately after, brilliant crimson light erupted, instantly enveloping the entire backyard.

Liu Xiyan, who was treating Xu Jing, sensed the abnormality and was momentarily stunned, looking towards the first stone tablet.

Simultaneously, with a *whoosh*, a surge of majestic Sword Intent erupted from the first stone tablet, sweeping through the entire backyard.

Liu Xiyan was startled and quickly clenched her five fingers.

With a *swoosh*, Chu Qian's figure flew over, landing beside Liu Xiyan.

With a firm expression, Liu Xiyan casually drew a line in the air, instantly forming a protective light barrier that covered herself, Xu Jing, and Chu Qian, shielding them from the Sword Intent.

After doing this, she continued treating Xu Jing while curiously glancing towards Mo Fan.

'He illuminated the first stone tablet. I didn't expect him to also possess some sword path talent—

'Unfortunately, it took over a quarter of an hour to illuminate the first tablet. That's likely his limit.

'His talent is slightly worse than Chu Qian's. If he's willing, he could still be taken as a Disciple—'

Shaking her head, Liu Xiyan stopped overthinking and continued treating Xu Jing.

Meanwhile, the majestic Sword Intent subsided.

Mo Fan didn't pause and continued to observe the second stone tablet.

There were quite a few characters on the stone tablet.

Coupled with the time needed to simulate and comprehend their meanings, Mo Fan's reading speed was somewhat slow.

It wasn't until six minutes later that he finished reading the second stone tablet.

Then, just like before.

The second stone tablet rumbled, erupting with brilliant crimson light and releasing majestic Sword Intent.

Sensing the crimson light and Sword Intent, Liu Xiyan hurriedly raised another protective barrier, then looked up in astonishment towards Mo Fan's direction.

'He actually illuminated the second one? And the speed was even faster than when he illuminated the first? Why is that?'

Liu Xiyan had never seen such a situation before.

But she didn't dwell on it.

If Mo Fan could illuminate the second stone tablet, it meant he had decent sword path talent, more than enough to join the Sword Pavilion.

'The little girl's injuries are more important—'

Thinking this, Liu Xiyan calmed her mind and continued treating Xu Jing.

Soon, another six minutes passed.

The third stone tablet rumbled.

Crimson light erupted.

Sword Intent permeated the air.

Liu Xiyan, who had raised the protective barrier, was a bit bewildered.

'He illuminated the third stone tablet too? What exactly is going on?

'Could it be—'

This time, she simply didn't retract the protective barrier and simultaneously divided her attention to observe Mo Fan's side.

Just in case, a miracle occurred?

She saw that after the Sword Intent subsided, Mo Fan, without any pause, focused his gaze on the fourth stone tablet.

Exactly the same as before.

Six minutes later.

The fourth stone tablet rumbled.

Crimson light erupted, filling the backyard.

Then, majestic Sword Intent surged, as if cheering.

'He truly illuminated the fourth stone tablet, and it still took six minutes...'

Liu Xiyan seemed to think of something, her palms began to sweat, and her expression grew somewhat tense.

Mo Fan didn't notice this side.

After the Sword Intent subsided, he continued to observe the fifth stone tablet.

He discovered that a peerless Sword Canon was carved on the stone tablet.

If practiced to the extreme, its destructive power would be immense; Sword Qi sweeping across tens of thousands of miles wouldn't be a problem.

Clearly, this Sword Canon was at the level of a Peerless Secret Chapter.

Although it couldn't compare to Peerless Secret Chapters like the Golden Body Art that far surpassed Earth's level.

It was indeed a secret chapter that significantly surpassed the super-first-class tier.

Mo Fan concentrated on his research.

Earnestly comprehending the Sword Canon.

Six minutes later.

The fifth stone tablet rumbled.

Brilliant crimson light erupted.

Majestic Sword Intent ran rampant.

Mo Fan was overjoyed.

'Success!'

He took a deep breath, focused his mind to connect to the Virtual panel, and checked his own attributes.

[Name: Mo Fan]

[Cultivation: Body Tempering Peak (+)]

[Cultivation Technique: Basic Body Tempering Art, Breath Concealment Art]

[Martial Skill: Vajra Fist - Body Tempering Scroll, Golden Body Art (First Layer), Sword Nurturing Art (Complete Version) (Beginner)]

[Storage Space: 1 cubic meter]

[Available attribute points: 53]

Nothing else had changed.

The Sword Nurturing Art had been added after the Cultivation Technique section.

However, what puzzled Mo Fan was the note after Sword Nurturing Art.

'Complete Version'? What does this mean? Could there be an incomplete version of the Sword Nurturing Art?'

Just as Mo Fan was puzzled.

Liu Xiyan walked over in a daze, her bright eyes filled with disbelief.

'You, you you—

'The, the fifth stone tablet? H-how is this possible?'

She stared at Mo Fan, rendered speechless by shock.