I Am Loaded with Passive Skills-Chapter 3378 - 1684: Discussing the Path - Discourse on the Sword Demon in the Five Regions, Taking in Both Willow and Osmanthus_3

Chapter 3378 -1684: Discussing the Path – Discourse on the Sword Demon in the Five Regions, Taking in Both Willow and Osmanthus_3

“No need to explain.”

“No, listen to my explanation!” Zhong Yuanzi grew anxious. “I know his temperament, he plucks feathers from passing geese, leaves not a blade of grass behind. That’s why I made precautions ahead of time! I didn’t expect that not only the God Worship Willow, but the Nine Sacrificial Gui Capital were targeted…”

“I already know.”

“You don’t know! Listen to the rest of what I have to say! I really didn’t leave any marks on purpose…”

“I know, Elder Zhong, your intentions were good.” Ai Cangsheng retorted, unusually verbose due to the pressure, “But you forgot—his mastery of the Divine Secret technique, it’s not insignificant.”

“Gah.”

Zhong Yuanzi abruptly stopped, then let out a long sigh.

Unstoppable!

Completely unstoppable!

He had already exhausted all his efforts to resist, yet perhaps his actions or inactions would lead to the same outcome.

Xu Xiaoshou, by merely walking and stopping casually, had behaviors and mannerisms that could easily be interpreted as those of a saboteur.

“Still, Elder Zhong, lately you seem quite reluctant to be associated with Xu Xiaoshou in any way, even in the most trivial aspects. You seem keen to… distance yourself?” Ai Cangsheng furrowed his brow, puzzled. “You didn’t care about things like this before.”

“Gah?”

…

“This array is actually quite brilliant, at least a Saint-level array.”

Xu Xiaoshou waved over Feng Zhongzui, who came a little closer, letting the Five Domain swordsmen hear his explanation:

“This array integrates aura concealment, illusion, stealth, and forgetting into one. It truly achieves making everyone lose interest in what the array protects.”

“Of course, the reason I noticed it wasn’t because there’s any ‘mark’ or ‘sign’ here. A traitor in the Sacred Mountain is impossible—the Sacred Mountain is a mountain of righteousness.”

“I’m just strong.”

Lord Shou exhaled toward the mist lingering before the broken array, and the mist fled away in a spiral of terror.

“There’s truly a willow tree!”

Revealed within was a place of dim, somber shadows.

The towering broken willow had been compressed via mystical arts to human height. Lord Shou flicked his sleeve and shattered the sealing power, allowing it to return to its towering size.

Beneath the broken willow was an ancient table, on which a single candlelight flickered.

The candlelight shimmered between existence and destruction, faint and erratic.

Xu Xiaoshou’s lips curled slightly; he seemed to perceive something yet said nothing. Instead, he turned to look at Feng Zhongzui.

The latter fixated on the broken willow, ancient table, and the fading candle, his hand trembling and the Dao Imparting Mirror he held shaking along with him.

For the first time, he did not shout loudly. Instead, he seemed to remain immersed in that profound domain, murmuring softly:

“Trickery…”

“Such trickery, such power, such terrifying Sword Will…”

The Five Domain swordsmen were baffled, wondering what bizarre episode Feng Zhongzui had plunged into again.

Lord Shou appeared as though he were a family elder, beckoning another over. Beibei begrudgingly twisted her shoulders.

“If you don’t come over, you’ll find yourself dancing over here.”

Beibei’s face instantly turned crimson as she scrunched her delicate nose, huffed heavily, then stomped forward in resentment.

“What did you see now?”

The Five Domains understood now; beneath the broken willow, only an ancient swordsman could see what lay hidden.

Lord Shou seemed as though he were…

… conducting a test?

“Ah, weren’t they opponents earlier? How come now it feels like their levels are completely different; is Lord Shou some ancient Seven Sword Deity?”

“He gives me the vibe of Master Siren… though I’ve never met Master Siren and don’t know what feeling he evokes.”

“I think he’s like You Tu.”

“Well, in that case, I think he’s like Bazhun’an.”

Sword Deity Bei quickly forgot the chatter and immersed herself in the Sword Will.

To be honest, she had assumed the position of ruler of the white-clothed faction, but to stand so close and observe the Land of Screen and Candles, the broken willow, ancient table, and fading candlelight so intimately—

… this was her first time.

The absurdity lay in…

… everything that transpired was permitted by an outsider from the Sacred Mountain Gui Zhe!

“The ‘Trickery’ of the Spirits Controlling technique, the ‘Absolute’ of the Lord of Phantom City, and something else, even I cannot see through it…”

“It’s normal you can’t discern it; you’re still far from ready.”

Beibei lifted her flushed face, viciously revealing her teeth at Xu Xiaoshou before her expression turned woeful—she knew she couldn’t compete and could only be bullied.

But she wasn’t one to surrender to oppression; she questioned back: “What about you? Did you figure something out?”

Why should I tell you?

Xu Xiaoshou crossed his arms and grinned mischievously, ignoring the petite Beibei altogether.

As he cast a glance aside, he noticed Feng Zhongzui’s reverent gaze resembling a worshipper—a gaze imbued with an intense, pure thirst for knowledge and no distractions, only yearning.

Ancient swordsmen renowned across the Five Domains were few.

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Swordsmen fascinated by Ancient Sword Techniques were many.

At this moment, surely there were countless similar gazes, awaiting an answer from the Number One Sword Deity?

Xu Xiaoshou suddenly realized that, unbeknownst to himself, he had truly become the person others regarded as one who could provide answers.

If Master Siren were here…

He contemplated it, looked at the ruins of the Land of Screen and Candles, gazed at the broken willow, ancient table, and fading candlelight, then spoke slowly:

“Trickery differs from ghosts; their essence is not the same.”

“But infused with the ‘Path of the Sword,’ the flesh becomes the spirit. Through this technique, you understand distinctions, discern illusion and reality, connect origin and end. From awakening spirits begins, the form of Ghost Inscription completes, enslaving spirit souls at its conclusion. The technique nears forgetfulness, and control moves like an extension of the body. Thus, the Phantom Sword Technique takes its first steps…”

“Trickery is akin to ghosts; they are actually connected.”

“But through the ‘Form of the Sword,’ the essence of ghosts is achieved. Through mutual force, it protects body and spirit, creating balance in-between. A myriad of motives converge, intents manifest, the mind perceives through the eyes with no harm sustained, all external temptations fade, leaving only the delicate soul focused. Thus, the Phantom Sword Technique enters mastery…

From initiation to proficiency in the Phantom Sword Technique.

From the first level to the second stage.

Feng Zhongzui, Beibei, Xi… and even spiritual cultivators and ancient swordsmen from across the Five Domains—no one expected Lord Shou to speak, let alone speak so incredibly well.