Chapter 91: Revolving Star Passage Technique (2/2)

He did not know how Yan Qianyin thought of it, but these items were extremely suitable for Mo Wuji.

The next thing which Mo Wuji touched wasn't the skill transfer crystal ball, but the broken blade.

This broken blade was originally part of Mo Luoqu’s treasured sword. According to Yan Qianyin's logic and his own observations, Mo Luoqu should have met his end at the Formless Blade Mountain after being betrayed by his lover. Mo Wuji felt a strange sense of kinship and similarity to Mo Luoqu. Thus, he was going to clean this broken sword before framing it in a nice wooden box. Not only would it be an act of remembrance but also a reminder to always be on guard.

The fracture on the Fallen Tune Sword looked rather smooth, but after corrosion of time, it was rusty and mottled.

As Mo Wuji pulled out his short knife to scrape the rust away, he discovered that there was a small crack in the sword. He started to use a greater force to work his way with the crack, causing it become bigger, and he pulled out an extremely thin piece of silk paper from the crack. More accurately, it shouldn't be called paper. This material was similar to the pages of the wordless pill manual; it was extremely tough.

Mo Wuji slowly unfolded the silk, and it actually turned out to be 1 metre long and 50 centimetres wide. There were countless minute words etched on it, and it there even clear images

The minute words looked to be a mnemonic chant and the images seemed to correspond to the chants while in cultivation.

This broken blade actually hid a secret technique; however, it still wasn't clear whether it was a cultivation technique or a skill. Mo Wuji guessed that even Mo Luoqu did not know about this hidden technique. Even if he did, it was only after he ended up at the Formless Blade Mountain.

On the top left hand corner of the silk, there were four relatively larger words: Revolving Star Passage Technique.

Mo Wuji was speechless; when he first transmigrated to this world, his circumstances were like Murong Fu. Now, even the skill he obtained had the same name as the one practised by Murong Fu.

However, that Murong Fu was a mere fictional character ah… How could there be such a situation which really caused one's balls to hurt. There was no way that Sir Jin would have based Murong Fu off an actual person, right? [2]

Casting these thoughts aside, Mo Wuji could not help but admit that the Revolving Star Passage Technique was the most impressive one among all the martial arts.

What Nine Yin True Scriptures? What Nine Yang Sacred Art? What Nine Swords of Dugu? What Qiankun Great Shift Technique? [3] In Mo Wuji's eyes, these martial arts could not compare to the Revolving Star Passage Technique.

Mo Wuji wasn't sure how many levels there were in the Revolving Star Passage Technique, but Mo Wuji knew that when Murong Fu was merely at its first level, he was already comparable to Qiao Feng [4]. The only reason why Murong Fu was not as acclaimed as Qiao Feng was because he put all his effort into restoring his country.

According to Murong Fu’s words, “In my clan's practise of the Revolving Star Passage Technique, my brother reached the 'Big Dipper Shift’ level, my father reached the ‘Solitary Dreamstar’ level, while the creator - Patriarch Longcheng - reached the peak of the 'Meteoric Starwave’ level, and ultimately attained the peerless ‘Heaven’s Magic Star’ level…”

This Revolving Star Passage Technique which appeared in Mo Luoqu's sword… There's no way that it was the same technique created by by Murong Longcheng. [5]

Mo Wuji started reading it, “Life originated from chaotic energy. Energy breeds essence; essence breeds spirit; spirit breeds clarity. With the energy of Yin and Yang, convert it to essence; convert essence to spirit before converting spirit to clarity. Forming spirit with energy, would cause essence to lose its shape. Training in these three, would be more natural and waste less effort…

Cultivators are governed by the law of Yin and Yang as well as the fates of numeracy. These laws hold the entire Qiankun. The spirit is a vehicle; energy is a horse. With energy and spirit together, one can be successful...”

How was this a martial art technique? This was simply a cultivation technique. That's not right, this should be a skill.

As he read further, “This manual is split into four word stages: Dou, Zhuan, Xing, Yi. (These are the hanyu pinyin characters of Revolving Star Passage Technique) There are four levels in the Dou Stage: Nature's Shift, Big Dipper Shift, Solitary Dreamstar and Meteoric Starwave. In the Zhuan Stage, there are also four levels: Heaven's Magic Star, Eternal Convergence, Midnight Revolution and finally Qiankun Upheaval.” [6]

Mo Wuji exhaled strongly; as expected, this technique truly didn't have any links to Murong Longcheng's technique. According to Murong Fu, the Murong Clan's highest realm was the first level of the Zhuan Stage: Heaven's Magic Star. Being able to reach the 'Heaven’s Magic Star’ level would already put you at the pinnacle of the martial world.

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[1] The Tian Ji Pole and the Weapon Chart are from the acclaimed 古龙 Gu Long's wuxia novels. The Tian Ji Pole was the weapon of the Old Man Tian Ji.

[2] The Sir Jin referred to here is Jin Yong, the author of famous works such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

[3] These are powerful martial arts from Jin Yong's wuxia novels

[4] Another character from Jin Yong's novels.

[5] Take note that Murong Longcheng and Murong Fu are different people.

[6] Qiankun refers to the great Heavens and Earths