Chapter 263: Advent of the Divine Dragon (19)

Though the match ended with an unexpected event, there was no need for a strict judgment to determine the winner and loser.

While Qing was in a state of no-self, Gongson Yoye took those techniques with all her might, getting beaten like a dog.

It was a desperate effort to be considerate and continue Qing’s enlightenment.

That last move. One of the thousands and tens of thousands of flower petals that filled and scattered in all directions was actually a vicious blade that effortlessly pierced human cloth.

If Qing had swept with killing intent, Gongson Yoye would probably have become well-minced meat.

The reason the ship arena collapsed was simple – due to the continuous intense matches more fierce than usual, the wood itself was bruised and cracked, accumulating fatigue.

On top of that, Gongson Yoye’s sword energy that stretched like a wishing staff scratched it, and then the sword energy flower petals widely clawed at it.

Then unable to bear its own weight, one breaking point spread in a chain reaction and crash. The Murim Alliance’s event plans also crashed, and the recovery of construction costs for the ship arena crashed too.

And Qing went glug glug gulp gulp.

It’s unknown why the eighth movement of Dugu Nine Swords, Kaleidoscope, came out unconsciously.

Whether the illusion of the Celestial Martial Emperor seen on the Absolute Sword Wall was so impressive, or she unconsciously showed off properly after crossing the wall, or her unconscious resolved it with one huge move that could be unfolded all at once to protect her blood vessels as all the True Qi rushed out at once, is unknown.

However, the Celestial Martial Emperor was an immortal master who was born human but didn’t die human.

It was an imitation of the enlightenment left by such a master in his later years, a realm unfathomably high.

Just as a sparrow’s legs would split trying to follow a stork, it’s natural for the trivial Ximen Qing to face a general strike of her whole body’s muscles through extreme exhaustion.

Even to someone who doesn’t know martial arts, it was a spectacular sight they would never see again in their life, but to someone who knows martial arts well, it was an even more amazing, marvelous move, so you see as much as you know.

However, there was one slightly strange point.

Among the five-colored sword energies, the yellow one was Buddhist golden light mixed with Daoist energy, and the blue was Daoist pure and clear True Qi.

The rest, well, the red True Qi unmatched in lewdness could still be seen as an ancient Daoist immortal art of harmonious yang cultivation.

But the white and black, especially the black, was a concentration of the world’s most vicious demonic energy filled with such ugly murderous intent, even looking closely.

Since one person can’t hold several True Qi abundantly enough to form sword energy, perhaps the Celestial Martial Emperor created it through some strange transformation.

Since it’s Kaleidoscope, couldn’t the nature of the True Qi change too, as expected of the Celestial Martial Emperor, as expected of Senior!

This was roughly the flow of thought.

Only Ximen Surin, who was listening quietly, struggled to hide her flustered look.

So Yu Ha the Immortal asked:

“Youngest junior sister. Wasn’t that Kaleidoscope, one move of Senior Celestial Martial Emperor?”

“Uh, hmm. It should be.”

Anyway, since Qing had no memory of unfolding Dugu Nine Swords, she could only answer awkwardly.

“It was truly a godlike move. A blade hidden in beauty, that’s the spirit of Mount Hua, so that must have been the meaning left by the Celestial Martial Emperor. Hmm. But, you don’t remember?”

“No. I guess I’m still infinitely lacking to reach Senior Celestial Martial Emperor’s martial studies.”

“Well, you just set foot in the Transcendent Realm, so what can you do? Don’t worry too much and walk slowly without rushing.”

At this, Qing looked at the bundle of paper and fine brush tightly held in Mount Hua Sect Leader Yu Ha the Immortal’s hand.

As soon as he saw Qing, he asked if she could annotate the technique, so wasn’t the one worrying and rushing actually Grandfather Yu Ha the Immortal?

At that gaze, Yu Ha the Immortal quietly held out what he was holding to Qing.

“Ahem, it’s not that. I heard you have a hobby of calligraphy, so I brought this as a reward. You saw the teachings of the Absolute Sword Wall directly with your eyes before dying, what a great gift this is.”

For something like that, the paper is white and bright with an elegant pattern, the highest grade among the highest grades, but in contrast the fine brush isn’t particularly high-grade, so it feels like he just picked up whatever he saw.

“But, Kaleidoscope is the eighth movement?”

“Yes. He said it was the eighth movement, Kaleidoscope.”

“Kuhehe, did you hear? He said it’s the eighth movement. The Nine Great Sects each have one movement, but eight movements. Do you know what this means?”

“Ahem.” “Hmm, hmm.” “Kuhum.”

At this, the elders of the Nine Sects who came to give congratulations together let out uncomfortable coughs.

Originally, since techniques become more difficult and powerful the later they’re positioned, saying Mount Hua’s technique is the eighth movement meant they had one above and seven below.

“He described different enlightenments, where is there a preceding technique and advanced application? A Daoist saying such bland things. This is why Mount Hua guys don’t listen.”

The Wudang Sect Leader Chai Gan the Immortal, who was at odds with him, objected.

“What did you say? Ha, from what I saw, the technique left at Wudang is exactly the first movement. Wasn’t that taiji enlightenment obtained from the Chen family in the first place?”

“What’s the difference between one movement and nine movements? Childishly ranking such things. If you’ve eaten your age you should know how to be serious, ranking like a child. Tsk tsk.”

For reference, though no one at this place knew, the nine movements of Dugu Nine Swords are at Wudang.

Perhaps Chai Gan the Immortal will later carefully chew on the meaning of the saying that the mouth is the root of disaster.

At this, Wuxue Dashi chided them:

“Stop it. Aren’t you ashamed in front of your youngest junior sister?”

“Ahem.”

“No, what youngest junior sister, kuh. Well, that is the distribution.”

That’s right. In terms of distribution, Qing is Ximen Surin’s direct disciple, and another direct disciple of Ximen Surin is Wang Juhui, the Divine Maiden Sect Leader Thousand Dun Sword Ten Thousand Gold Inner Clothing.

“Hmm. Come to think of it, didn’t the child say she wanted to see the Absolute Sword Wall? Shaolin is close by, so since it came up, let’s go see it together. I want to see Senior’s traces after a long time too.”

“Ahem. Youngest junior sister, if you’re going back to the Divine Maiden Sect anyway, isn’t Mount Zhongnan just a little detour? You can stop by Mount Song on the way.”

“Then if we go a little further on the way, Mount Kongtong is also…”

“Right. It would be good to stop by Mount Kongtong, then go down to Sichuan and see the Absolute Sword Walls of Mount Qingcheng and Emei, then take a boat back.”

“Then while we’re going around, Diancang…”

“What Diancang, are you trying to call someone all the way to Yunnan?”

They were all clamoring for her to see their Absolute Sword Walls.

In fact, it wasn’t a place to congratulate and give words of blessing to the new Divine Dragon, but a gathering to recommend the Absolute Sword Walls.

Even for past winners, Divine Dragons, there was never a time when all the elders of the Nine Sects gathered in one place to give words of blessing.

The proper etiquette was to visit and greet each one individually to receive words of blessing, so if others saw, they would click their tongues saying these old people are truly senile.

Just like Chai Gan the Immortal.

“What’s there to see? Just giving the child a lot of burden. Holding back a child who wants to go home. Tsk tsk. Shouldn’t she go back and take time to slowly organize her thoughts now that she’s just gained enlightenment?”

At this, the other sect leaders or elders who came as representatives glared at Chai Gan the Immortal.

For reference, Wudang is the closest neighbor to the Divine Maiden Sect. Even if you take a carriage from the Divine Maiden Sect and leisurely sightsee as slowly as possible, it can’t take more than three days.

“Hmm. Child, Kunlun is. Hmm. Right. Hmm.”

Kunlun’s Tianfei the Immortal stopped mid-sentence.

Humanly speaking, Tianfei the Immortal’s conscience was too outstanding to tell her to stop by Kunlun too.

But it’s Senior Celestial Martial Emperor’s insight.

It was also a great legacy left as a reward, the result of directly seeing and reinterpreting the supreme techniques of the Nine Great Sects.

Even Wuxue, the current world’s greatest expert, feels something vaguely on the verge of realization when he sees the Absolute Sword Wall, knowing yet not knowing something, so ambiguous he doesn’t dare measure the realm, it’s such a profound divine art, so how precious a heavenly gift is the martial genius who interpreted it?

“My master said to try to continue Senior Celestial Martial Emperor’s teachings when I reach the Transcendent Realm. I was planning to visit each one anyway, so I’m very grateful for your warm welcome already.”

Qing said this with a bright smile.

At this, the elders of the Nine Sects gained great enlightenment with an aching heart pain.

This is why they say you should raise daughters! they thought.

Behind the introduction stage for the new Divine Dragon. Though “new Divine Dragon” is a bit awkward since Divine Dragon itself means a new dragon, it’s not a big problem as an expression since Divine Dragon itself is a pronoun meaning the martial arts competition winner.

Ye grabbed Qing’s hand.

“Miss Ximen. Congratulations.”

“Hmm. How are you, Ye? Wasn’t it too much? Um, I heard I was a bit much when I was swinging my sword in a state of no-self. How’s your body?”

Indeed, a thick black bruise is visible on Gongson Yoye’s left hand attached to Qing’s hand.

“Don’t apologize. Actually, I also grasped a clue to the Transcendent Realm by seeing Miss Ximen’s sword. Rather, I should be grateful.”

And Gongson Yoye smiled brightly.

“And above all, it was such an enjoyable time. If I could do that again, it feels like I could do anything. Like there might never be such a joyful moment again in my life, in my remaining life.”

“Uh, hmm. Don’t talk like someone who won’t live long, okay? How’s your body? Your Innate True Qi? Did you use too much? Can you tell how much your lifespan was reduced? This won’t do. I’ll give you a Great Return Pill-“

“I’m grateful for your concern, but I ate elixirs and rested well. Would there have been no preparation for staking the clan’s long-cherished wish? I ate various types of elixirs to nourish my body and True Origin, so please don’t worry anymore.”

“Hmm. Various types? What did you eat? Can you tell me? If you’re just saying that because you feel burdened about receiving a Great Return Pill, I really won’t leave you alone.”

“First the Great Clarity Pill, two Lesser Return Pills, then the Kunlun Immortal Pill, and the Great Yang Thousand Leaves Pill, Spirit Essence Energy Pill, Nourishing Yin Protective Speed Energy Pill, and Gathering Qi Nourishing Yang Pill, I ate them all solidly. They’re all precious elixirs you’ve heard of at least once, right? The energy of undigested elixirs is already filling my whole body, so if I eat a Great Return Pill now, all the meridians in my body might burst?”

“Ah.”

Qing flinched and secretly put the Great Return Pill hidden in her sleeve back in the box.

She was planning to throw it into her mouth in a moment of carelessness, but it turns out that would have been an attempt that could have led to a funeral.

And Qing reflected a little.

Gongson Yoye is not a pitiful tragic protagonist who was abused by her clan and locked in the training ground just swinging her sword.

Her clan must also be doing their best for her.

Just hearing the names of elixirs that sound terrifying just by name spilling out, you can tell.

But, I haven’t heard of those…

I understand there’s a Lesser Return Pill since there’s a Great Return Pill. Hmm. The rest, I don’t know. They must be good.

Finally when her name was called and she went out, she understood what it meant that too loud sounds are heard with the body, not the ears.

This time there was no one to restrain the cheers, so fierce cheers continued for a long time until everyone’s voices were hoarse.

Of course, there weren’t no annoying sounds like Three-Headed Beauty or Absolute Flower, but there were also some cool words mixed in here and there that were satisfying.

I’ve heard of Crescent Moon Divine Sword, and Celestial Fairy sounds like, isn’t that a bit shamanistic?

World’s Most Beautiful is, come on, that’s too much. And what use is it that I’m pretty? Others should be pretty.

Sword Phoenix sounds a bit off.

And what’s Vermilion Bird Divine Maiden?

There were countless attempts at aliases for Qing, but unfortunately the most fair method in the world, majority vote, wasn’t achieved.

This was because Wuxue Dashi crushed them all with the weight of the world’s greatest expert.

There was Yu Ha the Immortal who sighed saying he came up with it first, but if you’re upset you should have become the world’s greatest expert.

Separately, Yu Ha the Immortal acknowledged it too.

Three-character aliases are much more precious than four-character aliases, and because they’re precious, they have more authority.

Above all, he liked that the new alias shared the “Hua” of Mount Hua, emphasizing the connection.

And so the current world’s greatest expert gave that alias as a gift to the most likely candidate for the next world’s greatest expert.

Heavenly Flower Sword.

The most beautiful sword under heaven.