Chapter 0511 Mortal Saber Manual

Chapter 0511: Mortal Saber Manual

The news of Yue Liang's death left Dao Fan completely shocked.

"Impossible!" Yue Wulan also feigned shock, pretending to be shocked.

The middle-aged man in white sighed, "But he is indeed dead. His life talisman burned yesterday!"

A life talisman is a special type of talisman. Once crafted, a drop of blood is placed on it. If the owner dies, the talisman will burn up.

"How did he die?" Dao Fan asked.

"Unknown! He died yesterday, but he never left the Saber and Sword Manor. The details are already being investigated!"

The middle-aged man in white continued, "Tian Chuao went out last night and hasn't come back yet, right?"

Dao Fan shook his head, "No."

"A new disciple is running around everywhere. If he returns, he will be punished!" The middle-aged man in white said before hastily leaving the saber courtyard.

Dao Fan explained, "The rules of the Saber and Sword Manor prohibit private duels. If discovered, severe punishment will follow!"

"On the last three days of each month, disciples can leave the manor."

"Inside the manor, there is a market and shops located in the western district."

"Our Saber and Sword Manor sometimes hosts martial arts competitions. Participating can win you rewards!"

"To obtain more cultivation resources, you must work hard enough. You'll understand this eventually!"

Afterward, Dao Fan took out several booklets and handed them to Qin Yun and the others.

"The Mortal Saber Manual is the martial art I’ve mastered the most. It is a low-tier earth-grade technique!"

"It consists of two parts: the mental cultivation method and the saber techniques, which must be studied together."

"Now, I will teach you the mental cultivation method!"

Qin Yun and the others immediately paid close attention.

The mental cultivation method of the Mortal Saber Manual is profound, and different people will have different interpretations.

This booklet is fairly thick and large.

However, the mental cultivation method takes up just one page, while the rest is dedicated to saber techniques!

"Using the saber primarily hones the heart. There is no unified path."

"Meanwhile, sword cultivators mainly focus on cultivating the intangible sword intent, which varies greatly!"

"Cultivating the saber heart is similar to cultivating the martial heart. It improves your understanding of various saber techniques and allows you to quickly master them!"

Dao Fan turned the pages of the booklet and continued explaining.

Even though it was just one page of content, Dao Fan spent the entire day explaining it, finishing only by nightfall!

"I've explained everything I can. Next, you need to practice the techniques based on your own understanding of the mental cultivation method!"

"There are various saber techniques, all of which are basic yet widely used!"

"If you can master the various saber techniques in the manual, it will become very easy to learn other saber techniques in the future!"

"Moreover, you can even combine and execute various saber techniques together!"

"Alright, tonight you should absorb today's knowledge well! I need to go look for Tian Chuao now!"

Dao Fan glanced at the bright moon in the sky and hurriedly left the No. 9 Blade Academy.

Qin Yun and the others all knew that Tian Chuao was already dead and could not be found, but they didn’t say anything.

"Lower Grade, No. 9 Blade Academy," Qin Yun muttered as he arrived at the entrance and looked at the sign.

"Let’s head back to our rooms," Yue Wulan suggested.

After they returned to their respective rooms, none of them rested but continued to study the Mortal Saber Manual.

Qin Yun, in the secret training chamber, held a saber and practiced the various saber techniques from his memory.

There were many diverse saber techniques, each with unique moves.

Though they appeared simple, they were highly practical—no frills, just straightforward and effective moves!

"The manual has a hundred pages, each containing over ten moves. Mastering them through practice should be enough! It’ll probably take four or five months to get the hang of them, right?"

In just one night, Qin Yun had already mastered one page of saber techniques.

...

At dawn, Dao Fan, clad in black, stood in the courtyard early in the morning.

His expression was grave, a mix of confusion and helplessness.

"Old Fan!"

Qin Yun walked out of his room and greeted Dao Fan politely upon seeing him.

The Ji Clan Twin Furies, Yue Wulan, and Tian Ruoleng also emerged from their rooms and greeted Dao Fan.

"Tian Chuao is dead! The Tian family confirmed it," Dao Fan sighed. "Two deaths in two days, both within our Blade and Sword Manor, and both from the Five Great Clans."

The Tian family likely confirmed Tian Chuao’s death through a life talisman.

"Also, the higher-ups are sending you out of the city to escort a batch of swords and sabers to the ancient city and place them in the Blade and Sword Pool!"

Dao Fan spoke with a look of helplessness.

"Old Fan, this kind of task shouldn’t be ours, right? We’re just beginners!" Yue Wulan guessed.

"There’s no choice—that’s how the higher-ups set it up."

"If you succeed, our No. 9 Blade Academy will earn five hundred contribution points!"

Tian Ruoleng said: "Outside the city, the Long family will be waiting for me. I’ll handle them—you focus on escorting the swords and sabers."

The Blade and Sword Manor’s higher-ups likely have Long family ties, which explains why they sent Qin Yun and the others out of the city.

This way, they’d have an opportunity to target Tian Ruoleng.

"If you return safely this time and they keep sending you out, I’ll protest to them too!"

Old Fan also felt that Qin Yun and the others had great potential.

Leading this team well could bring him significant benefits.

Two large carts were placed at the entrance, carrying swords and blades respectively.

These weapons had been specially forged and could not be stored in storage artifacts.

They were meant to be placed in the Sword and Blade Pool in the ancient city for trials or competitions.

The Ji Clan Twin Furies volunteered to haul the carts.

They knew the journey to the ancient city would be fraught with danger.

The Sword and Blade Ancient City was not far from this new city; you could get there by heading straight out of the city gates.

As Qin Yun and the others arrived at the city gates, about to leave, an old man suddenly appeared.

"Grandfather!" the Ji Clan Twin Furies exclaimed in surprise.

"Go, stay out of trouble!" The old man grabbed the two brothers and hurriedly left the city.

Yue Wulan and Tian Ruoleng exchanged worried glances, fearing the brothers might spill their secrets.

"Leaving the city could expose us to all kinds of dangers!" Qin Yun frowned. "Maybe we should wait until nightfall to leave?"

Tian Ruoleng, after a moment of silence, said, "They’re after me! You focus on the mission—I’ll handle this!"

As she spoke, a chilling aura erupted from her!

This woman, radiating a wild and coldly arrogant aura, did not show any fear in the face of death.

Qin Yun used his mental energy to guide the two large carts to the city gate.

They were all disciples of the Sword and Saber Manor, so even if they blocked the road, no one dared to say anything.

Qin Yun and Yue Wulan stood inside the city gate and did not venture out.

The moment Tian Ruoleng stepped out of the city, a middle-aged man and a handsome young man with eyebrows shaped like swords slowly descended from the distance.

They were dressed in golden robes embroidered with dragons, clearly marking them as members of the Long family!

The young man with sword-like eyebrows appeared rather thin, not as tall as Tian Ruoleng, seemingly smaller and slimmer than she was, yet his face was filled with cold arrogance and anger.

"Tian Ruoleng, I am Long Yuanwei, the elder brother of Long Yuwei!" The young man unsheathed a long sword and pointed it menacingly at Tian Ruoleng: "Today, I will capture you and bring you back to the gates of my Long family to be beheaded!"

A crowd had also gathered at the city gate.

"Long Yuanwei, it seems he is a disciple of the Grass and Trees Star Palace, and quite familiar with Liu Chongsheng!"

"That man must be Qin Yun, right? He offended Liu Chongsheng, I wonder if Long Yuanwei will take this opportunity to seek revenge!"

"The middle-aged man beside Long Yuanwei should be his father, a Martial Lord of the Spirit Martial Realm!"

Upon hearing the crowd's chatter, Qin Yun's fists slowly clenched.

"Long Yuanwei, do you plan to defeat me in a fair duel? Or do you intend to join forces with your father to capture me?"

Tian Ruoleng showed no fear, coldly staring at Long Yuanwei as she asked.

"We all cultivate the Martial Path, so naturally we should settle things with our fists!"

"When we fight, let's not use Dao Artifacts! If you lose to me, you'll hand over the Dao Artifact to me—deal?" Long Yuanwei's eyes were filled with greed.

If he could obtain the Dao Artifact, his strength would skyrocket!

"Don't mess with my two friends, and I'll agree to your terms!" Tian Ruoleng glanced at Qin Yun and Yue Wulan behind her.

"Rest assured, I won't lay a finger on them!" Long Yuanwei sneered coldly. "Qin Yun is Brother Liu's problem, so naturally Brother Liu will deal with him personally!"

Tian Ruoleng said to Qin Yun and Yue Wulan, "You two, get the swords out of here!"

"Wulan, stay here! I'll escort the swords, and you play it by ear!" After saying this, Qin Yun drove the two large carts and steered them out of the city gate.

For such personal grudges, the Sword and Saber Manor usually stays out of it.

As long as they don't make a scene within the Sword and Saber City, the Sword and Saber Manor won't intervene.

Qin Yun drove the two large carts, hauling them through the air toward the distant ancient city.

Outside the city gate, on the open ground, Tian Ruoleng and Long Yuanwei had already begun their fierce battle.

...

Tian Ruoleng's strength is formidable; defeating Long Yuanwei should be a piece of cake!

Qin Yun had faith in Tian Ruoleng's strength!

But he was still worried that the Long family might pull some underhanded tricks, fearing that their Spirit Martial Realm warrior might act shamelessly.

In the Spirit Wilderness, if one's cultivation is much higher than others, they generally won't step in.

Especially when there are many people around, they're even less likely to pull something like that.

Bullying warriors with lower cultivation is a total disgrace!

Qin Yun hauled the two carts, flying through the air at his top speed.

It took him a full hour to transport the swords to the side of the Sword and Saber Pool and plunge the swords into the pool.

"This is my fastest I can go, but the round trip still takes about two hours!"

Qin Yun hurried back, worried sick about Tian Ruoleng.

Just as he was flying swiftly through the air, suddenly a powerful force came crashing down!

Boom!

A strong force slammed into Elder Xie from the air!

Qin Yun was knocked to the ground, leaving a massive crater.

He pulled himself out of the crater and saw four people surrounding him.

"Who are you people?" Qin Yun saw an elder warrior of the Spirit Martial Realm and was instantly on guard.

"We're from the Lü family! You killed two of our Lü family disciples during the assessment. Did you think we'd let that slide?"

The Spirit Martial Realm elder had a chilling grin on his face.

"Your Lü family disciples, so easily becoming others' dogs—I thought they weren't valued by your Lü family, so I took them out without a second thought!"

Seeing only one Spirit Martial Realm warrior, Qin Yun didn't bat an eye.

The other three were young men in white robes, all at the Ninth Layer Martial Path!