The Heavenly Saber Novel - Chapter 009

Chapter 009 Outer Sect Disciple
Since he had already decided to join Flaming Sun Peak, Li Qing went through a series of entrance formalities and finally became an outer sect disciple of the Eight Desolates Sect’s Flaming Sun Peak. Normally, when a disciple first enters a sect, they have to start from the outer sect and have to complete five years. After five years, if they pass the examination, they can become an inner sect disciple.

Liu Ke’er had already separated from them and went to the Secluded Moon Peak. Unlike Li Qing, she directly became an inner sect disciple of You Yue Peak-this was how the backstage disciples could openly walk through the backdoor.

When they parted, she looked extremely reluctant, as if she was about to cry. Her grandfather was Elder Flaming Sun Peak, so she definitely couldn’t follow her to the Secluded Moon Peak. In the future, she would have to live alone.

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Flaming Sun Peak was not steep. The mountain looked a little round, yellow, thick, and grand. Outer sect disciples usually lived on the hillside of Yan Yang Peak, and each disciple had a courtyard. The courtyard was very big, the environment was not bad, and there seemed to be no one around. The Eight Desolate Sect carried out an elite path, and there weren’t many disciples.

Every new disciple could receive a few sets of sect disciple costumes, as well as an introductory guide manual, which contained the basic information, rules and regulations of the sect, as well as life guidelines. There was also a token-this was a disciple token. With it, there was no need to worry about being suppressed by the sect’s grand formation when entering or leaving.

Li Qing entered his new residence and sized it up for a while. The huge courtyard looked a little bleak, and there was only one person who was lonely. He walked into the room and sat in a chair, feeling as if he was in a dream, feeling lonely in his heart.

He suddenly felt that he didn’t know what to do and was bored. The guide brought him here and ran away without saying anything. Elder Liu was not by his side, so he was unable to ask.

He suddenly remembered that he had an introductory guide in hand, so he picked it up and read it. After spending some time reading through the pamphlet, he finally had some understanding of the sect.

“Looks like I have to seek a cultivation method first.” Thus, he got up and walked out of the door, heading towards the Skill Transmission Hall.

The Skill Transmission Hall was located at the peak of the Flaming Sun After Li Qing reached the peak, he saw another magnificent building complex. In the middle, there was a straight road leading to a large hall. There were four words written on the hall: Flaming Sun Great Hall. There was a huge square in front of the hall.

It looked similar to the Eight Desolates Hall below the peak, but on a smaller scale.

The Skill Transmission Hall was located on the left side of the hall. Li Qing quickly found the Skill Transmission Hall and walked straight into the hall. He saw a white-haired old man sitting there with his eyes closed and sleepy.

Li Qing approached and bowed, “Disciple Li Qing greets the elder. I am here to seek a cultivation method.”

The old man opened his eyes and didn’t raise his head. “Are you new?” He asked.

“Yes.” As he spoke, he took out his disciple token and showed it to the old man.

The old man casually glanced around and took out a book from the bookshelf behind him. He tossed it to Li Qing and said, “Take it back and read it. After reading it, come and find me.”

Li Qing was slightly excited. He stretched out his hand and took the book. Looking closely, he saw that the cover read: Basic Knowledge of Cultivation.

“This doesn’t seem to be a cultivation method, right?” He muttered in his heart. Seeing that the old man had closed his eyes, he didn’t ask any more questions and returned with the book.

After returning to his residence, he couldn’t wait to open the book and read it. The contents were indeed some basic knowledge of cultivation. These things were very useful to Li Qing. He spent several days reading this book and finally had a clear understanding of cultivation in his heart.

Most of the cultivation methods in the world were divided into body refinement and qi refinement. However, body refining techniques were rarely circulated in the world, and most of them were relatively crude and shallow, making it difficult to cultivate to a higher level. Therefore, body refining techniques were not very popular in the world and were generally used as supplementary cultivation.

In this world, Qi refining was the mainstream of cultivation.

This world was filled with spiritual energy. The process of refining qi was actually to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into one’s body, and then convert it into one’s own true energy.

The realm of qi refining was divided into Houtian and Xiantian, each divided into ten levels. As for whether there was a higher realm behind them, the book did not say.

“The Purple Sun Fist that I practiced in the past belongs to the Body Refining Technique. I just don’t know how strong I am now compared to the Houtian realm.” He was a little curious.

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A few days later, Li Qing finished reading the book and went to the Skill Transmission Hall to ask for a book.

The old man took another book from the bookshelf and gave it to him. Li Qing took it back and read it. This book was actually about the history and origins of the Eight Desolate Sect.

According to this book, the Eight Desolate Sect’s background was really not small. It turned out that in ancient times, Daoist Patriarch Wuji had founded the Dao Sect, and there were ten palaces below. The Eight Desolate Sect belonged to one of the palaces, originally known as the Eight Desolate Palace. Later on, the world changed and the Dao Sect was destroyed. However, the Eight Desolate Palace was preserved and became an independent sect. It was the current Eight Desolate Sect.

It could be said that the Eight Desolate Sect was the oldest sect in the world, and its dao tradition was also the most orthodox. Seeing this, Li Qing couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride in his sect-it turned out that my sect was so powerful.

After reading the book for a few days, he went to the Skill Transmission Hall to change it. The old man took out another book and gave it to him. Looking closely, it was written on the cover: Basic Breathing Incantation Technique.

The old man said, “Wait for Dantian to vent his anger before coming to find me.”

Li Qing couldn’t help but be delighted in his heart, “Looks like this is the cultivation method. I’ve finally obtained it. The teaching method here is really gradual and orderly.”

He took the book and asked, “What does it feel like?”

The old man said impatiently, “Keep cultivating according to the incantation above. When the Qi sensation appears, you will naturally know what it is.”

Li Qing had no choice but to leave. After returning to his residence, he couldn’t wait to start cultivating.

This basic breathing technique was actually very simple. All it needed to do was keep breathing according to a certain pattern. He learned it in a flash and practiced it over and over again. Soon, a day passed, but the so-called Qi Sense did not appear at all.

“Why do you feel nothing?” He was puzzled. Not to mention the feeling of Qi, he didn’t even have the slightest bit of feeling, which made him a little suspicious.

“Am I wrong?” He read the book carefully again and found that there were no mistakes.

“Let’s try for a few more days.” He had no idea.

For the next ten days, he had been practicing this basic breathing technique, but he still hadn’t achieved any results, so he couldn’t help but feel a little annoyed.

He breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, and walked out of the door to relax.

“Why don’t I ask someone else?” He thought to himself. He walked out of the courtyard and knocked lightly on the door in front of a nearby courtyard.

After a while, the door of the courtyard opened, and a sturdy man with a body like an iron tower appeared. Seeing Li Qing, a trace of surprise and doubt appeared on his face. He asked in a low voice, “Who are you?”

Li Qing saluted, “I am a new disciple. I have come to pay a visit to Senior Brother.”

“Oh.” He smiled honestly and said, “It’s the new junior brother. Come in and have a seat.”

Thus, Li Qing followed him into the room, and the two of them sat down and began to chat. From the conversation, it was known that the man’s name was Zhao Tiezhu, and he had been in the Eight Desolates Sect for nearly three years. In the past, his family lived in Yunzhou City. They were the children of poor families. Later, the Eight Desolate Sect recruited new disciples in Yunzhou City. He wanted to give it a try, but he actually passed the preliminary examination. Afterwards, he passed through the Heaven Ascension Road in one go and became a disciple of Flaming Sun Peak.

Li Qing secretly said, “So this was recruited through a regular channel, but it wasn’t picked up by Elder Liu halfway through the journey like me.”

After chatting for a while, he asked Zhao Tiezhu, “I’m new here and I don’t know much about cultivation. I hope Senior Brother will spare no effort to teach me.”

Zhao Tiezhu smiled and said, “You don’t need to be so polite. If you have any questions, just ask me. I will definitely know everything.”

Li Qing said, “The Skill Transmission Elder gave me a basic breathing technique, but no matter how I practice it, I can’t get any results. I wonder what’s going on.”

“Oh, so that’s what happened.” He laughed heartily. “Back then, I was also troubled by this matter. You know, the process of cultivation is actually to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into your body and then convert it into your own true energy. However, if you want to cultivate, you must be able to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth so that you can absorb it.”

‘”This is actually the first obstacle on the path of cultivation. That’s why the Basic Breathing Technique is useful. As long as you keep cultivating this technique, you will sooner or later be able to vent your anger. At that time, you will naturally break through this obstacle. So don’t worry, if you persist in cultivating this technique, you will be able to vent your anger for tens of days, or even months.”

Li Qing suddenly came to a realization. He cupped his fists and thanked, “This is my anxiety. Thank you for your guidance, senior brother.”

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After chatting for a while, Li Qing said goodbye. After asking the reason for the matter, he no longer felt troubled. In the following days, he began to patiently cultivate the breathing incantation. From morning till night, he cultivated diligently.

Finally, more than a month later, Li Qing’s spirit platform suddenly became empty, and the world seemed to become incomparably clear. He could feel tiny dots of light appearing in the air around him, dancing gently.

“Isn’t this spiritual energy? It’s amazing.” He was delighted and tried to absorb these spots of light, but he was unable to do so.

“Looks like I have to go to the Skill Transmission Hall to seek further cultivation methods.” He was rather impatient.

The next morning, Li Qing arrived at the Skill Transmission Hall early. The old man was still sitting there, half asleep and half awake.

Li Qing walked forward and bowed, informing him of his intentions. The old man opened his eyes and sized him up for a while before nodding, “Sure.” As he spoke, he took out a book from the bookshelf and threw it to Li Qing.

Li Qing took it and took a look. On the cover, it was written, Eight Desolate Demon Subduing Technique, Volume One.