bookbashuk Chapter 91: The Nine Swords of Dugu
Chapter 91: The Nine Swords of Dugu
These three lines of text, no matter how you look at them, are Dugu Qiubai's reflections on his life, and could not possibly be some kind of martial arts manual!
Hmm? That's not right!
In the novel *Ode to Gallantry*, Shi Potian comprehends the *Tai Xuan Jing* precisely because he completely fails to understand the meaning of the poem.
He was illiterate, yet he comprehended unparalleled martial arts from the strokes of each character.
Therefore, the three lines left by Dugu Qiubai were not merely a lament that he had sought a worthy opponent throughout his life but could not find one.
Instead, he hid the Dugu Nine Swords he created within these three lines of text.
Thinking of this, Qian Jin quickly focused his attention and, once he stopped focusing on the meaning of each word, he gradually discovered that there was indeed a peerless sword technique hidden in these three lines of text.
From beginning to end, there are exactly nine sword techniques.
It truly is the Nine Swords of Dugu!
Qian Jin was overjoyed and immediately began to carefully study and understand it.
After practicing three times, Qian Jin had a sudden inspiration, and another unique skill was added to his proficiency panel.
Dugu Nine Swords (Newcomer): 0%
Qian Jin closed his eyes and mentally rehearsed the technique. He couldn't help but marvel that the Nine Swords of Dugu was the pinnacle of Dugu Qiubai's swordsmanship.
If one can cultivate to the highest level, even if one does not practice swordsmanship in the ocean like Yang Guo, one can eventually reach the realm described by Dugu Qiubai, where "no sword is better than having a sword."
So he left the cave and told Xiaolongnu and Cheng Ying about how he had mastered the Dugu Nine Swords.
The two girls, Xiaolongnu and Cheng Ying, were completely dumbfounded.
Cheng Ying looked at Qian Jin with admiration and said:
"Brother Qian, I told you you were a martial arts prodigy and would definitely be able to comprehend Senior Dugu's unparalleled swordsmanship."
Upon hearing this, Qian Jin smiled and said:
"I once said that if you could comprehend Senior Dugu's unparalleled swordsmanship, I would pass it on to you."
"Since I have nothing to do today, I'll pass on the Dugu Nine Swords technique to the two of you!"
Although the Dugu Nine Swords only has nine swords, it contains the ultimate martial arts principle that can defeat all martial arts in the world. Once mastered, it makes one stronger when facing a stronger opponent.
The stronger the opponent's martial arts, the more exquisite the sword technique can be brought out. In fact, as the practitioner's understanding of the sword technique increases, the Dugu Nine Swords can become stronger and stronger.
Therefore, it took Cheng Ying and Xiaolongnu more than a month to fully comprehend the Dugu Nine Swords.
During this period, apart from giving guidance to Cheng Ying and Xiaolongnu every day, Qian Jin spent the rest of his time diligently practicing the Dugu Nine Swords and the Xuan Tie Sword Technique.
Whenever a flash flood occurred, Qian Jin would take his Xuan Tie Heavy Sword and practice the Xuan Tie Sword Technique in the floodwaters.
As Qian Jin's mastery of the Dugu Nine Swords continued to improve, he also discovered that the Dugu Nine Swords had a significant enhancing effect on the Xuan Tie Sword Technique.
Another month or so passed, and Qian Jin had also mastered the Dugu Nine Swords and the Xuan Tie Sword Technique to the highest level.
During this period, Qian Jin had been diligently practicing these two sword techniques because the Dugu Nine Swords and the Xuan Tie Sword Technique originated from the same source.
Therefore, Qian Jin decided to try to merge the two sword techniques to form a new sword art.
Qian Jin sat cross-legged in the cave for three days and three nights.
Qian Jin used the Dugu Nine Swords as the general principle and gradually integrated the Xuan Tie Sword Technique into the Dugu Nine Swords.
In fact, although the Xuan Tie Sword Technique originated from Dugu Qiubai's swordsmanship and was passed down to Qian Jin through the Divine Condor's memory of Dugu Qiubai's swordsmanship, it is essentially a completely new swordsmanship.
Because it is entirely something that practitioners comprehend on their own through continuous practice.
Qian Jin has now mastered all the martial arts techniques to the highest level, so his martial arts skills are far superior to Yang Guo's back then.
With Cheng Ying and Xiaolongnu assisting him and exchanging sword techniques with him, Qian Jin's mastery of the Xuan Tie Sword Technique was far superior to Yang Guo's.
It is a sword technique that truly brings the greatsword to its ultimate level.
The Dugu Nine Swords, no longer constrained by the heavy sword, is a sword technique that brings the exquisite art of swordsmanship to its ultimate expression.
Therefore, after Qian Jin integrated the Xuan Tie Sword Technique into the Dugu Nine Swords, he vaguely felt that if his understanding of the sword path was deep enough, he would be able to ultimately transform the Dugu Nine Swords into a single sword.
The strongest sword strike in the world.
It is a sword that can move mountains, overturn seas, subdue demons, suppress monsters, command gods, pluck stars, sever rivers, destroy cities, and open the heavens.
If one day he were to truly comprehend such a sword technique, he would probably be able to open the gates of heaven with his sword and ascend to immortality!
So, what name should he give to this newly formed Dugu Nine Swords?
Qian Jin glanced at the proficiency panel, too lazy to think any further, and simply added the word "Extreme" before "Dugu Nine Swords".
With a single thought, the Dugu Nine Swords and Xuan Tie Sword Technique on the proficiency panel vanished.
Instead, a completely new sword technique was introduced.
Ultimate Dugu Nine Swords (Peak of Mastery): 100%
After the appearance of the Ultimate Dugu Nine Swords, Qian Jin gained a deeper understanding of swordsmanship, and his martial arts realm rose to a new level once again.
Qian Jin's swordsmanship is now so strong that it has even surpassed that of Dugu Qiubai in his prime. There is no one left in the martial arts world who can rival him.
However, by this time, Dugu Qiubai had no more pursuit in martial arts and could only live in seclusion in a deep valley, keeping company with the Divine Condor.
But Qian Jin was different. In his heart, there were at least two great martial arts skills in the world that he had not yet mastered, which he longed for.
One of them is the Nine Yang Manual, which is now hidden in the Shaolin Temple.
The other is the supreme divine skill of Tantric Buddhism, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill.
Although with Qian Jin's current martial arts skills, these two divine skills are merely icing on the cake for him.
But now that we know they exist, we have to learn from them no matter what.
It's a pity about the Ecstasy Palm, a palm technique that is said to be comparable to Guo Jing's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill at the tenth level.
However, without his original circumstances, Yang Guo probably wouldn't be able to create this palm technique out of grief.
Moreover, it is said that this Heartbreak Palm technique is related to one's mood; if one is in a pleasant mood, one cannot perform this Heartbreak Palm technique.
Just like his master, the Old Urchin, although Yang Guo had told him about this palm technique back then, the Old Urchin was carefree and happy, so he could never understand the subtlety of this palm technique.
This is indeed a bit bizarre, so he might as well not learn this martial art.
He didn't want to create a lot of negative emotions because of a martial art.
Now that there's nothing urgent to do in this deep valley, Qian Jin decides to go to Shaolin Temple to learn the Nine Yang Manual stored in the Sutra Repository first.
However, it is inconvenient for Shaolin Temple to receive female guests, so for the time being, it would be better to let Xiaolongnu and Cheng Ying stay in the deep valley and wait for his return!