254: Strong backing

After much thought and consideration, Xiao Shi ultimately decided not to rush into comprehending this weapon technique for now.

He considered the possibility of more enlightenment beads dropping later.

If he were to comprehend this weapon technique now and then another enlightenment bead dropped, the two might very likely be duplicates.

"I need to keep these two weapon techniques from Thousand Weapons Mountain as the final two safeguards for cultivating the Thousand Weapon Dao Slash."

"If no more enlightenment beads drop later, at least I'll have two weapon techniques I can cultivate."

"Or, if the enlightenment beads that drop later turn out to be duplicates in terms of weapon type, I can still adjust through these two weapon techniques from Thousand Weapons Mountain."

"At least these two weapon techniques from Thousand Weapons Mountain are not fixed in type and can change at any time according to my needs."

Xiao Shi's thinking was very clear.

If he were to comprehend a Martial Soul Realm saber technique or spear technique now, and then an enlightenment bead for the same saber or spear technique dropped, it would be a complete waste.

The safest approach was to preserve these two weapon techniques for now.

After he had cultivated five weapon techniques, he would then complete the comprehension of these final two.

At that point, he would be able to successfully cultivate the Thousand Weapon Dao Slash!

Of course, if that were the case, he would have to carefully preserve the Chai Wenshen clone.

Originally, he had planned to find an opportunity to make this clone disappear after the matter was concluded.

But now that it involved this Dao technique from Thousand Weapons Mountain, the existence of this clone became very important.

The only thing that worried Xiao Shi about this identity was that Thousand Weapons Mountain would not easily let him leave... If this clone could not leave Thousand Weapons Mountain, his main body would also be locked within Thousand Weapons Mountain.

Now that he had filled in the weapon technique for the Entering Martial Realm, Xiao Shi was no longer prepared to stay here.

He wanted to investigate Xiang Zizhen as soon as possible.

"It seems I need to find an opportunity to test the Thousand Weapon Mountain Ancestor's attitude and see if he will allow me to leave Thousand Weapons Mountain..." Xiao Shi thought to himself.

Half a month later, boom!

With a huge roar, the voice of the Thousand Weapon Mountain Ancestor echoed in Xiao Shi's ears and mind simultaneously.

"Not bad."

"You can now initially merge and use three weapon techniques; you may go out and temper yourself."

Half a month ago, when Xiao Shi proposed to the Thousand Weapon Mountain Ancestor his idea of Going out for tempering, the Thousand Weapon Mountain Ancestor set a condition.

As long as Xiao Shi could merge three weapon techniques, he would be allowed to leave Thousand Weapons Mountain.

The merging of these three weapon techniques was also part of the Thousand Weapon Dao Slash.

Of course, the ultimate form involved merging seven or more weapon techniques.

After half a month of effort, Xiao Shi successfully completed the merging of three weapon techniques.

This also made him truly feel the terror of the Thousand Weapon Dao Slash.

Even with just the merging of three weapon techniques, the power it unleashed far exceeded Xiao Shi's expectations.

In fact, when he unleashed this unformed Dao technique, he felt an immense burden on his entire body, almost exploding from being unable to withstand such a burden.

Although this was not his main body, the power unleashed by the clone was far less than that of the main body, and the burden was certainly smaller than that of the main body.

This made Xiao Shi realize that even if his main body were to unleash this unformed Dao technique, he would most likely face a similar situation.

"The power of three weapons is already capable of killing a Martial Soul Realm expert. It can serve as a major killing move for me at this stage, but it cannot be used multiple times."

Xiao Shi made a judgment in his mind.

"The merging of these three weapon techniques can serve as your strongest killing move currently. Coupled with the name of our Thousand Weapons Mountain, it should be enough to ensure your safety outside. However, just in case..."

Whoosh!

As the Thousand Weapon Mountain Ancestor spoke, a flash of light appeared.

A sword-shaped jade pendant appeared out of thin air in front of Xiao Shi.

"If you encounter an existence you cannot contend with, crush this jade pendant with your will, and I will descend with a clone."

For Thousand Weapons Mountain, Xiao Shi's importance was self-evident.

Thousand Weapons Mountain could not tolerate Xiao Shi being killed outside.

However, the Thousand Weapon Mountain Ancestor also knew that while keeping Xiao Shi in Thousand Weapons Mountain would ensure his safety to the greatest extent, it would also stifle his growth.

Furthermore, Thousand Weapons Mountain's cultivation method had never been to keep its disciples within the mountain gate, preventing them from Going out.

Of course, given the current emphasis Thousand Weapons Mountain placed on Xiao Shi, his Going out would inevitably be accompanied by powerful life-saving items.

Originally, the Thousand Weapon Mountain Ancestor had intended to arrange two Dao protectors for Xiao Shi, but Xiao Shi refused them all.

He insisted on independent tempering.

After some thought, the Thousand Weapon Mountain Ancestor decided to give him this jade pendant.

With this jade pendant, Xiao Shi would have a certain degree of life-saving ability even if he encountered a Martial Demon Realm Expert later.

Of course, this jade pendant could only be used once.

The Thousand Weapon Mountain Ancestor solemnly instructed Xiao Shi that if he used this jade pendant, he must immediately return to Thousand Weapons Mountain.

He had to ensure Xiao Shi had such a powerful life-saving measure before he felt at ease letting him temper himself outside.

In addition to this sword-shaped jade pendant, the Thousand Weapon Mountain Ancestor also gave Xiao Shi many other life-saving items.

Defensive, teleportation, summoning... all types of life-saving items were available.

This also made Xiao Shi deeply feel the importance Thousand Weapons Mountain placed on him.

"Having a Martial Demon Realm Expert as my backer seems pretty good," Xiao Shi thought to himself.

The Thousand Weapon Mountain Ancestor was not the first Martial Demon Realm Expert he had met.

Strictly speaking, the first Martial Demon Realm Expert he had seen should have been Wu Muzhen.

But Wu Muzhen was clearly not as powerful as the Thousand Weapon Mountain Ancestor.

Although he did not know the specific strength levels within the Martial Demon Realm, he could tell that the Thousand Weapon Mountain Ancestor should belong to the more powerful type among Martial Demon Realm Experts.

Having such a powerful backer would provide some level of security.

Two days later, Xiao Shi's clone and main body left Thousand Weapons Mountain one after another.

They met in Shanli City, a certain distance from Thousand Weapons Mountain.

Whoosh!

The soul within the clone was directly extracted by Xiao Shi and then merged into the main body's soul.

As for the clone's body, he merely put it into his storage bag, planning to use this clone again when he returned to Thousand Weapons Mountain in the future.

"Next... I need to investigate Xiang Zizhen!" Xiao Shi took a deep breath.

While he was in Thousand Weapons Mountain, he had already gained a general understanding of the Star Luo Army through his identity within Thousand Weapons Mountain.

He knew that the Star Luo Army was not concentrated in one place in Star Luo Province but was spread across several important cities in Star Luo Province.

He needed to first find out which city Xiang Zizhen was currently in.