Chapter 278 Overconfidence (2/2)

Shen Lian replied, ”You must remember this feeling today, of how helpless you are. This will be your inspiration to improve yourself.”

Zuo Shaoqing said nothing, as he clenched his fist so hard that it was already covered in blood.

”Looks like the more urgent matter here is not teaching you Daoism, but swordsmanship. Today I will teach you one sword formation. Once you have practiced this well, you can still stand tall in Nanjiang when I leave in a month's time,” Shen Lian explained.

The disciples of Qingjiang thought that Shen Qian will teach them some high-level sword formation. Never did they expect that he was only teaching the thirty-six steps of the True Wandering Light Sword, which was only divided by Shen Lian into two parts of 'cloud' and 'water', eighteen steps each, allocated to nine people, and he explained in detail everyone's position in every formation.

They were very well versed with the True Wandering Light Sword steps, but only a few could release the sword gleam of True Wandering Light Sword.

Shen Lian's sword formation gathered their mana all into one Qi, with the correlation between cloud and water, a sword gleam of the True Wandering Light Sword was formed, so powerful and long-lasting, which would greatly increase their combat power.

A night had already passed, but Shen Lian's meticulous teaching had them in a daze and not realize anything else.

In the morning, a ray of the morning sun shot through the white clouds, and as the red sun rose, the cloudy mist changed colors engulfing the heavens and earth, then only they were aware of it.

Soon after, they saw Shen Lian and Ruoxi sitting on a cloud, a thousand feet from the ground. At this point he looked like a god with the eight colored mana around him, falling from the skies and fused into the rubbles.

Then, everyone saw a miracle they could never forget. The stones grew and stacked up to form buildings, followed by the crawling ivy growing on it and the flowing waters. Within half a day, the rubbles of the sword palace turned into a majestic standalone Daoist courtyard. The noise of the rushing waterfall in front highlighted the serenity here. A Daoist restriction was also formed along the outer wall of the courtyard, taking in the spiritual energy of this mountain. It might not be as tightly guarded as before, but it was now rich in Daoist atmosphere, cutting out a lot of violence.

To build this Daoist courtyard in less than half a day, even gods would find it difficult to achieve. Only Shen Lian's Taixu Strategy had the ability to utilize the forces of the nature of his arms and perform such a feat.

Now in the hearts of the Qingjiang Sword Sect, Shen Lian was not only a mere Zhenren Shen of Qing Xuan Daoist sect, as their worship towards him had increased.

The disciples of Qingjiang Sword Sect entered the courtyard to inspect their new living place. It was now more serene and delicate, much better than the previous cold Sword Palace.

The way Shen Lian decorated this Daoist courtyard had its profound meaning as well. To become the number one sword cultivator in the world, one should not be in a violent environment for too long, so they would not deviate from their swordsman path and not achieve big things.

Last time Chen Jianmei had only his sword and himself as the center, which was why Zhang Ruoxu prohibited him from leaving the mountain and travel. Instead, he was ordered to stay in Qing Xuan, be kept under the influence of the mountain, polish his swordsman's heart, and eventually achieving Huandan.

Shen Lian was the total opposite of Chen Jianmei. He had the Daoist heart from birth but lacked the firmness in swordsmanship due to this. Therefore, Zhang Ruoxu ordered him to leave the mountain, so he would be put on the verge of death and harbor his survival instincts.

That was why Zhang Ruoxu once told him that, ”Your challenge is in your own personality”, meaning that he excelled and face obstacles both because of his natural Daoist heart.

Shen Lian only understood all these recently, and he was increasingly thankful for Zhang Ruoxu's goodwill, but he had passed on, so he felt quite sad.

The evening had set in, and no sign of anyone coming to the mountain. Obviously, Shen Lian's warning to the Five Venoms Order had fallen on deaf ears.