33: Chapter 33 Those guys from Zhanlong Peak, they're damn fast!

[Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword, Five Viscera Realm, Chapter 1: Entry (980 / 1000)]

Having only read it once, he had already achieved Entry, approaching Minor Achievement.

Yu Xiu had not yet started practicing; he simply contemplated it carefully once more.

[Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword, Five Viscera Realm, Chapter 1: Minor Achievement (840 / 2000)]

Practiced once.

[Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword, Five Viscera Realm, Chapter 1: Major Achievement (1600 / 3000)]

Practiced a second time.

[Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword, Five Viscera Realm, Chapter 1: Perfection (Sword Intent + 1)]

'Oh no, my cultivation base is not going to keep up with my Realm!'

His Comprehension Ability was too high; even before practicing the Cultivation Technique, he had already reached Minor Achievement.

Practicing twice resulted in Perfection.

Conversely, the True Qi within his body, although refining extremely quickly and progressing rapidly after a nameless Medicinal Pill entered his abdomen, ultimately could not keep pace with the speed of his Comprehension Ability.

If nothing unexpected happened, he could achieve Perfection in the twenty chapters of the Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword, Five Viscera Realm in half a day.

His Realm would also cross into the Perfection of the Five Viscera Realm, but as for his cultivation base, he estimated that even reaching the Perfection of the first stage of the Five Viscera Realm would be difficult.

Refining the Medicinal Pill required time, and his body absorbing the medicinal power also required time, but his Comprehension Ability was too high; it simply did not give him time!

However, it didn't matter. Once his Realm increased, he could slowly consume Medicinal Pills, and his cultivation base would naturally keep up.

This was, perhaps, a kind of suffering: having too high a Comprehension Ability caused his cultivation base's growth to lag behind his Realm's growth.

But this was something other cultivators could not experience.

For the sake of even a tiny improvement in their Realm, they would rack their brains until they broke.

[Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword, Five Viscera Realm, Chapter 2: Perfection (Sword Intent + 1)]...

[Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword, Five Viscera Realm, Chapter 10: Perfection (Sword Intent + 1)]...

[Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword, Five Viscera Realm, Chapter 20: Perfection (Sword Intent + 1)]

Comprehension Ability + 600

Lifespan + 600

Sword Intent + 20

[Comprehension Ability: 2789 (2189+600)]

[Lifespan: 16 / 2864 (2264+600)]

[Sword Heart: Sword Sound (2 / 800)]

Second layer of Sword Heart, 20 Sword Intent, could increase the Sword Heart progress by 1, not bad.

Especially since after the Five Viscera Realm Cultivation Technique reached Perfection, it no longer increased Sword Sense, but directly increased Sword Intent.

[Realm: Great Four Passes, First Pass, Five Viscera Realm, Ninth Stage Perfection (Cultivation base lagging, cannot break through)]

Yu Xiu practiced the sword, while Yuan Tiankuo watched him with half-closed eyes.

When watching Yu Xiu practice the first chapter of the Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword for the first time, a doubt arose in Yuan Tiankuo's heart.

'Hall Master Su Wenjin said he only taught Yu Xiu the Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword today. Why is it that he reached Minor Achievement after practicing it the first time, and even crossed into the Major Achievement Realm?'

When watching Yu Xiu practice the second time, Yuan Tiankuo's heart trembled violently.

'Perfection?'

This is Perfection, right?!

He also practiced the Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword and considered himself to have achieved Perfection.

But his Perfection seemed different from Yu Xiu's Perfection!

It was as if Yu Xiu's Perfection was even more perfect!

But there was no time for Yuan Tiankuo to think it through before Yu Xiu's second chapter of the Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword also reached Perfection.

Then the third chapter, the fourth chapter...

The twentieth chapter!

All of them reached Perfection, and all of them were different from his own Perfection!

He had no time to think about why his Perfection was different from Yu Xiu's, because he realized that by comparing the two, he might be able to make up for his own shortcomings.

But Yu Xiu only practiced each chapter of the Cultivation Technique twice!

He couldn't see clearly!

And there was no time to compare!

'I can't see it clearly!'

Yuan Tiankuo was going crazy, but Yu Xiu did not know that in just over an hour, not even half a day, he had already perfected all twenty chapters of the Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword, Five Viscera Realm, and stopped there.

So it was useless for Yuan Tiankuo to be anxious.

'What kind of Comprehension Ability does he have? Or has he birthed a Sword Heart, so the Five Viscera Realm sword techniques have no difficulty for him at all?'

Practicing once resulted in Major Achievement, practicing twice resulted in Perfection. He had never seen, nor even heard of, such progress!

He was very anxious and really wanted to ask Yu Xiu for advice.

But he did not know how to start.

After struggling for a long time, he finally called out: "Junior Brother Yu..."

Yu Xiu stopped taking the Medicinal Pill: "Senior Brother Yuan."

There was nothing more; Yuan Tiankuo's sullen nature caused his words to get stuck in his throat, and in the end, he only said: "Your sword practice is not bad."

Not just 'not bad', it was simply unreasonably good, and impossibly fast!

Is this even human?!

No wonder Ancestor Linyuan's Sword Intent was stirred by him. If nothing unexpected happened, Yu Xiu's Comprehension Ability must be so good it could be called a monster!

'Perhaps, within three years, he will be able to rank among the Ten True Seeds, or even rank first among the Ten True Seeds!'

Yuan Tiankuo could foresee that the sky of Zhanlong Peak was about to change.

Within ten years, even the sky of the Qingwei Sword Sect might change.

The list of the Ten Great True Disciples, which had not changed in sixty years, might also be shaken!

In the following days, Yuan Tiankuo's mind could not calm down no matter what.

And Yu Xiu just buried his head in taking Medicinal Pills, not practicing the sword.

Because there was nothing left to practice, apart from refining the Medicinal Pills, it was still refining the Medicinal Pills.

It was like a Great Four Passes expert who had exhausted their True Qi and was recovering their Origin Qi.

Within his Life Spring, the power of life was vast and mighty, merging into his True Qi, and then surging into his Five Viscera, becoming even more immense.

In just five days, Yu Xiu's cultivation base broke into the second stage of the Five Viscera Realm.

It was also on this day that Wei Ling arrived again: "Brother Yu, the Yin Demon that caused the deaths of Fang Jiming and the other eight in Guiping County, Donghe Prefecture has been identified. You still need to go there."

He quietly leaned over to Yu Xiu and transmitted his voice: "Hall Master Su said this is also accumulation for your promotion to the Main Sect. The flying boat has already been arranged. Once you arrive at Guiping County, there will be someone to handle everything."

"As long as Brother Yu has sufficient strength, upon your return, you can directly enter Zhanlong Peak."

"There is still a Yin Demon in Guiping County?" Yu Xiu was surprised.

Had that Yin Demon not already been cut into mist by him? How could another one really pop up?

Could it be a fake one arranged by Su Wenjin, just so he could go through the motions?

Wei Ling: "Yes, and it is a Yin Demon of the Great Four Passes. Brother Yu, you must act with extreme caution."

"I understand." Yu Xiu had not expected that there would really be such a Yin Demon in a small county like Guiping County.

But it didn't matter. With his current second-layer Sword Heart Realm, even if he encountered a Yin Demon of the second pass of the Great Four Passes, he would not be afraid.

He turned around and bowed to Yuan Tiankuo: "Many thanks for the Medicinal Pill, Senior Brother. Once I enter Zhanlong Peak in the future, I will certainly return it."

"Do not concern yourself with the matter of the Medicinal Pill." Yuan Tiankuo was concise and still sullen.

After Yu Xiu left, Wei Ling walked up to Yuan Tiankuo: "Regarding the meaning from above at Zhanlong Peak, I request Senior Brother Yuan to secretly make a trip to Guiping County."

Yuan Tiankuo's expression did not change: "Hall Master Su has great courage. For this Junior Brother Yu, he actually managed to move the will of Zhanlong Peak."

He smiled rarely: "But Hall Master Su did well. I should make this trip!"

The Opportunity to protect this Junior Brother Yu, this path, would probably only happen this once.

In a few more years, whether Zhanlong Peak could even contain Yu Xiu was not certain!

This Junior Brother's Comprehension Ability definitely exceeded the imagination of many people on Zhanlong Peak!

"There are only three Yin Demons in Tiantan Lake, but one of them has already surpassed the first pass of the Great Four Passes. Its strength is far too high for Brother Yu. Hall Master Su's meaning is that Senior Brother Yuan only needs to suppress that Yin Demon of the second pass of the Great Four Passes; you don't need to worry about the rest." Wei Ling said.

'A Yin Demon of the second pass of the Great Four Passes!' Yuan Tiankuo smiled in his heart.

In the past, a Yin Demon of such strength would not even be qualified for him to make a move.

However, for the sake of Yu Xiu, making a move once didn't matter!

"If I leave, who will guard the Earth Fire Abyss?" Yuan Tiankuo asked.

As soon as the words fell, a lazy laugh sounded: "Of course, I will guard it."

Yuan Tiankuo's Face darkened, and he prepared to leave.

But he saw a straight-bodied, handsome young man who had already dispersed from the Sword Qi and revealed his figure.

He was lazy in his manner, and laughed when looking at Yuan Tiankuo: "Little lady, it's been many days, you've become even more beautiful!"

"Lu Shizhang, I f*** your ******" Yuan Tiankuo instantly broke his composure, drew his sword, and prepared to hack someone.

"Look, getting anxious again." Lu Shizhang's figure flickered, and he had already retreated far away: "I heard you are going to Donghe Prefecture to protect a little guy. Oh right, I also heard you protected him for half a month at the Earth Fire Abyss. How is it, is that little guy handsome?"

Yuan Tiankuo had been waiting for a long time, and sneered: "I am protecting a freak comparable to a True Seed, preparing to take down you, one of the top five of the Ten Heroes. Wait to abdicate!"

Lu Shizhang sneered: "I am ranked fifth, and you are eighth. If anyone is getting pushed down, it's you. What does that have to do with me, the fifth?"

Changing the subject: "A freak really appeared who is comparable to a True Seed?"

Yuan Tiankuo cast a contemptuous glance at Lu Shizhang with his beautiful phoenix eyes, transformed into a streak of Sword Qi, and disappeared instantly without a trace.

Lu Shizhang put away the smile on his Face and turned to look at Wei Ling: "Junior Brother Wei, tell me about that freak comparable to a True Seed."

Although Yuan Tiankuo's person was a bit nonsensical when teased, it was limited to cursing. Some words, however, he would not fake.

'A freak comparable to a True Seed?'

I'm afraid not necessarily. Yuan Tiankuo was good-looking and his strength wasn't bad, but his perspective was average.

Among the Ten Heroes of Zhanlong Peak, he only ranked eighth. Let alone the Ten True Seeds who were like freaks, even those monsters in the top three of the Ten Heroes, Yuan Tiankuo didn't know how monstrous they were.

And he was different; he had fought against the third of the Ten Heroes, 'He Guizhou', and only lost by one move.

Of course, if Yuan Tiankuo knew Lu Shizhang was so self-important, he would definitely mock: 'You lost by one move? That's because you f***ing only received one move.'

Wei Ling had a headache; the person in front of him was not easy to deal with, even Yuan Tiankuo would suffer in front of him.

"In the words of Hall Master Su, that Yu Xiu, Junior Brother Yu, indeed has the potential of a True Seed."

Lu Shizhang didn't care at all: "Su Wenjin? That kid's strength is a bit lacking, he can't even compare to Yuan Tiankuo, what kind of judgment could he have."

Wei Ling said to himself: "Junior Brother Yu only walked out of the Outer Courtyard in the last three years..."

'Almost three years to walk out of the Outer Courtyard?' Lu Shizhang fell into deep thought.

That meant Yu Xiu took almost three years to reach the third pass of the Ascending Dragon Realm, the Qi Sea.

With this kind of potential, let alone comparing to a True Seed, even the average Genius below the Ten Heroes could leave Yu Xiu ten streets behind.

Such a simple potential comparison, Yuan Tiankuo could see it, Su Wenjin could see it, even any person could see it.

So, this Yu Xiu's potential was manifested after entering the Inner Courtyard?

Sure enough, Wei Ling continued: "But after entering the Inner Courtyard, this Junior Brother Yu, in only about two months, broke through the Qi Sea and Life Spring passes, and went straight into the Great Four Passes."

He did not mention Yu Xiu's record of fighting nine against one and killing Fang Jiming and the other eight, after all, this matter was not easy to put on the table.

'Two months to break through the Qi Sea and Life Spring, straight into the Great Four Passes!' Lu Shizhang rubbed his chin, 'Could it be that he obtained some unknown Opportunity?'

But with such an obvious span of strength, how could those Elders in the Inner Courtyard not investigate?

At least the Library Elder would not be deceived, because the Inner Courtyard Disciples' Cultivation Techniques all came from the Scripture Pavilion, and the Library Elder would be the first to know about Yu Xiu's span of strength.

And Yuan Tiankuo, he would not be willing to protect a Disciple who had no reputation just because you practiced fast!

'Could it be that he had an epiphany and his Comprehension Ability skyrocketed?'

Various thoughts flashed through Lu Shizhang's mind, but he said: "Average, how can he be compared to a True Seed."

Waving his hand, he had already disappeared without a trace.

Wei Ling did not speak, but turned and left.

It was known to everyone on Zhanlong Peak: Yuan Tiankuo's Face, Lu Shizhang's mouth.

Yuan Tiankuo's Face was good-looking, Lu Shizhang's mouth was hard, and smelly enough.

Inner Courtyard, Scripture Pavilion.

Silently, a streak of sword light dispersed, and Lu Shizhang's figure had already appeared in front of the Library Elder 'Liao Jianshu'.

Elder Liao was still lying down reading a book, just glanced at Lu Shizhang, then turned over and ignored him.

"Senior Brother Liao, lying down, are you?" Lu Shizhang greeted with a cheeky smile on his Face.

Liao Jianshu put down the book in his hand, "Speak your piece."

Lu Shizhang smiled cheekily: "Senior Brother was also a Prodigy of Jinding Peak ranked among the Ten Heroes back then. How is it that after your injury, you've spent so many years cultivating your character, yet your temper has grown instead? That won't do, that won't do."

Liao Jianshu looked cold: "If you keep spouting nonsense, this Senior Brother will draw his sword."

"Calm down, calm down." Lu Shizhang smiled cheekily: "Asking about someone, Yu Xiu."

Liao Jianshu lay down again: "Stop asking, be careful about getting beaten up later."

Lu Shizhang: "???"

Fifth of the Ten Heroes of Zhanlong Peak, am I afraid of him?

...

After Lu Shizhang left, Yu Xiu arrived at the Scripture Pavilion on his heels and met Liao Jianshu.

"You've entered the Great Four Passes!" Liao Jianshu sat up again, seemingly with a bit of emotion: "Logically speaking, with your talent and Comprehension Ability, the books in this Scripture Pavilion would eventually be yours to read. Why go through the extra trouble of making another deal with this old man?"

Yu Xiu bowed: "I just wanted to read them sooner."

Liao Jianshu: "When cultivation reaches the Late Stage, most powerful cultivators who pursue going further choose to create their own Cultivation Techniques, walking a path that belongs solely to themselves. At that time, one must refine a hundred scriptures in the furnace and read through all kinds of methods."

"It is actually not wise for you to read through all kinds of Cultivation Techniques so early."

"Because your Realm is not high enough; although your comprehension of the Cultivation Techniques is deep, you lack a sufficiently high Realm. You cannot achieve a bird's-eye view, and instead, due to the power of the techniques, you will affect yourself and easily walk the path astray."

Yu Xiu understood clearly what Liao Jianshu was saying.

This was also the reason why, although his Comprehension Ability was already very high, so high that he could actually modify many Cultivation Techniques in his eyes to make them stronger and better, he had never dared to modify the Cultivation Techniques.

Because he could modify the Cultivation Techniques to be more powerful, but just as Liao Jianshu said, he might change his subsequent cultivation path incorrectly due to the power of the techniques, leading to a failure to connect to the subsequent cultivation Realm at a certain stage.

"Elder, your teachings are deeply engraved in this Disciple's heart. Cultivation Techniques cannot be easily changed, and I will not change them." Yu Xiu said: "Coming here this time, firstly, it is to inform the Elder that I have already entered the Great Four Passes."

"Secondly, it is to trade with the Elder for some Medicinal Pills."

"Medicinal Pills?" Liao Jianshu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Yu Xiu carefully: "You have practiced the Dragon-Slaying and Evil-Purging Sword?"

'Good heavens, those people from Zhanlong Peak are damn fast!'