vstars Chapter 109 This inheritance seems fake.
Chapter 109 This inheritance seems fake.
The Qingyun Sect has no spiritual fields, no elixirs, no formations, and no talismans.
The patriarchs of all generations have guarded this mountain, and over the past two hundred years, apart from Mo Wentian, not a single cultivator above the mid-Foundation Establishment stage has emerged from it.
It's not that they didn't work hard enough, it's that there's nothing on this mountain.
If Qingyun Sect had possessed even a basic skill, such as the art of cultivating spiritual plants, which would have allowed them to cultivate a few acres of spiritual fields and grow spiritual grains and herbs on the mountain, their ancestors would not have faced such hardship.
If one possesses a lineage of array formation techniques, setting up a spirit-gathering array could potentially increase the concentration of spiritual energy on the mountain by several times.
If there is a lineage of alchemy, even if it only knows how to refine the most basic Qi Gathering Pill, it can continuously provide disciples with cultivation resources, so that each generation only has one or two people who can barely reach the Foundation Establishment stage.
Thinking of this, Shen Qing couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.
But despite the bitterness, Shen Qing quickly suppressed her emotions.
Zhao Yuanlang's words today are certainly very reasonable, but Shen Qing is not a greenhorn who has just started out.
The reason why Zhao Yuanlang sent seeds and cultivation methods, and even brought good wine up the mountain today to have a heart-to-heart talk with him, is ultimately because he is wary of that fictitious "Golden Elixir Immortal".
Without this apprehension, given Zhao Yuanlang's methods and temperament, he would have devoured Qingyun Mountain, this seemingly worthless piece of meat, long ago.
Shen Qing knew perfectly well that this county magistrate was neither a friend nor an ally, but merely a partner with temporarily aligned interests.
These words today may be an attempt to curry favor, or they may be a test.
Shen Qing naturally wouldn't reveal all his secrets.
However, Zhao Yuanlang was right about one thing: cultivating immortality and mastering various arts are indeed one of the foundations upon which a sect stands.
Shen Qing recalled his ancestor, Daoist Qingyun, whose true identity was the last true disciple of the Lingyun Sword Sect in Shuzhou.
The Lingyun Sword Sect was once a behemoth that dominated a continent, with Nascent Soul cultivators presiding over it in every generation. Its profound foundation was far beyond that of ordinary sects.
How could a sword master whose lineage has been passed down for countless millennia not have the inheritance of the various arts of immortal cultivation?
Shen Qing didn't believe it.
In fact, the Sword Sect legacy left behind by Xian Linglong is extremely vast.
However, since Shen Qing established his foundation, he has been busy seeking revenge, rebuilding his sect, and developing spiritual fields. He has never had a complete period of time to calmly and carefully sort out this inheritance.
I occasionally browse through it, but only to find techniques that can be used immediately in emergencies; I have never investigated the full picture of this heritage.
The Sword Sect's heritage largely revolves around sword cultivation, with the "Lingyun Sword Canon" serving as its overarching framework.
Shen Qing's understanding of swordsmanship is still shallow, and most of those profound sword techniques are obscure and difficult to understand. He can only start with the most basic inheritance.
As for the deeper levels of swordsmanship inheritance, he hasn't even scratched the surface yet.
This is also why he has never been able to fully examine the Sword Sect's heritage. It's not that he doesn't want to, but that most of the content is beyond his current level of understanding, and he doesn't even have the qualifications to read it.
However, the various arts of cultivation are different from the way of the sword. If he can find a lineage related to spiritual plants, the help he receives will be immediate.
With this in mind, Shen Qing no longer hesitated, calmed his mind, and sank his consciousness into his sea of consciousness.
Within her sea of consciousness, countless sword lights transformed from the Immortal Linglong's inheritance still floated there.
Some scriptures gleamed with golden light and were within reach, while others were like looking at flowers through a fog, their characters indistinct and unclear. Still others were hidden deeper within, enveloped by layers of sword intent, making them inaccessible even to divine sense.
Those are the core inheritances of the Sword Sect, and Shen Qing's current level is far from being qualified to touch them.
Shen Qing had entered his sea of consciousness many times before, but his gaze was always fixed on the inheritance of swordsmanship, and he never paid attention to those inconspicuous miscellaneous methods scattered in the corners.
This time, he didn't head straight for the high-hanging golden scriptures, but instead spread out his divine sense to explore them little by little.
There were hundreds and thousands of scriptures floating in his sea of consciousness, and Shen Qing patiently looked at them one by one.
The general outline of the "Lingyun Sword Manual" cannot be accessed if one's cultivation level is insufficient.
The "Sword Heart Clarity Technique" requires the concentration of the sword heart, so it cannot be used for the time being.
The "Sword Qi Thunder Sound Technique" can only be learned at the Golden Core stage, and I am still far from being able to learn it.
The "Splitting Light and Shadow Technique" requires understanding the meaning of sword light differentiation, but Shen Qing couldn't even get close to the threshold.
One after another, they were all techniques of killing and destruction.
Shen Qing was not impatient and continued to explore deeper.
At the edge of his sea of consciousness lay many scriptures he had never noticed before.
Shen Qing checked them one by one.
"Miscellaneous Notes on Sword Maintenance" discusses how to nurture flying swords and how to prevent sword spirits from falling asleep. Although it is useful, it is not the kind of inheritance of all arts that he is looking for.
The "Shuzhou Gazetteer" records the geography and distribution of spiritual creatures in various parts of Shuzhou, which is an unexpected delight, but it is not a collection of all arts and crafts.
"Selection and Appraisal of Flying Sword Materials for Foundation Establishment Stage" discusses which types of spiritual wood are suitable for making sword sheaths and which types of spiritual ores are suitable for tempering sword blades. It barely touches on the topic of weapon crafting, but the content is too superficial and lacks a systematic approach.
The more Shen Qing flipped through the pages, the more something seemed off.
With such a vast sword sect heritage, encompassing the complete sword cultivation system from Foundation Establishment to Deity Transformation, how could it possibly lack a complete lineage of all immortal cultivation arts?
Sword Sect disciples are also human beings; they also need cultivation resources, and they also need to refine pills, craft weapons, set up formations, and draw talismans.
Such a large sect can't possibly rely entirely on robbery, right?
Shen Qing patiently continued to examine the texts, not even letting go of the most inconspicuous ones.
An hour passed, then two hours passed, from the dead of night to the first light of dawn, and then from the early morning to midday.
After Shen Qing's divine sense had finally gone through all the inheritances that a Foundation Establishment cultivator could access, he fell silent.
No.
There isn't a single one.
Forget about a complete inheritance of all arts and crafts, there isn't even a decent introductory manual for spiritual plant cultivation.
That book, "Selection and Appraisal of Flying Sword Materials for Foundation Establishment Stage," is barely the closest thing to the truth, but it's just a guide to selecting sword materials, a far cry from true weapon crafting techniques.
As for spiritual plants, alchemy, talismans, and formations, there wasn't even a trace of them.
Shen Qing opened her eyes, unsure whether to be happy or sad.
The good news is that the Sword Sect's heritage contains no trace of the Hundred Arts, which proves one thing: the Sword Sect is the ultimate sword cultivation sect.
The Sword Manual's entire inheritance system has only one core element: the sword.
Everything revolves around the sword, and everything serves the sword.
Sword Sect disciples do not need to dig in the spirit fields or squat in front of the alchemy furnace to fan the fire; all their energy is devoted to honing the sword in their hands.
Wherever the sword points, everything is severed; this may be the reason why the Lingyun Sword Sect has been able to dominate Shu Province for countless years.
Worryingly, this path is not suitable for him now.
He is the sect leader of Qingyun Sect, and he has so many disciples under his command waiting to eat and cultivate.
He didn't have the millennia-old heritage of the Lingyun Sword Sect, nor did he have a massive sect apparatus to provide him with a continuous stream of cultivation resources.
He needs spiritual fields, spiritual grains, and means to ensure his disciples are well-fed and to provide him with a continuous supply of spiritual energy.
Shen Qing did not intend to be a pure sword cultivator. What he wanted was to gradually expand the Qingyun Sect, to go beyond Qinghe, beyond Fenglin County, and even beyond Chuzhou.
However, the resources needed here cannot be provided by a single sword.