Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect-Chapter 940 - 486: Guiyuan Enlightenment

People often say that cultivation has no shortcuts; it requires accumulation day by day, perseverance over time, and only then can one achieve the Great Dao.

This statement is not entirely wrong, but it’s not completely right either.

In fact, cultivation has always had a shortcut, and that shortcut is sword fighting.

Not only because it is a matter of life and death, where the victor takes all, but also because fundamentally most people are merely greedy and lazy, monkey-minded, thinking only about survival and reproduction.

Alright, beings in the Taiji Realm are not humans but wet creatures, yet essentially it’s not that different.

When life can be peaceful and prosperous, there is no inherent drive for progress, mutation, or evolution.

Even faced with crises of various kinds, unless one’s life is endangered, with plenty to spare and mastery of one’s resources, how can one exert their full strength?

Thus, without pressure, there is no motivation; only at the end of the road will change occur, only near death will breakthroughs happen, and only at the brink of life and death can one see the Great Dao; this is the law of nature.

If breakthroughs don’t occur during conflicts and battles, if awakenings don’t happen at moments of survival crisis, how could one unlock their potential, surpass their limits, and reach realms labeled as impossible?

Therefore, the accurate saying should be,

the ultimate shortcut in cultivation is facing life and death crises, with continuous evolution and breakthroughs.

It’s a matter of persistent, and unwavering tribulation through sword fighting, life and death struggles.

Just like the thorny path Tie Dan has embarked on since birth.

Only striving for greater strength, ignoring everything else.

So, why doesn’t anyone encourage disciples to cultivate this way?

The reasoning is actually simple. Everyone knows that betting everything on one cent multiple times and winning consecutively could make someone a billionaire. But losing just once means losing everything.

Why bother? Wouldn’t it be better to stop after winning a few hundred thousand or million?

No, it’s not.

After all, Tie Dan is not afraid of losing everything; he just doesn’t want to lose, or worse, be ridden by someone.

"Are you crazy! Why are you holding onto me! Go ride your Daoist companion! Find that Wangwu Mountain Master! I said I’m busy, dammit!"

Being dragged by Yun Jiangli and the Water Ghost alike, deep into Guiyuan Sea, Tie Dan was helpless, and cursed while repairing his blood-ripped Dao Body.

Yun Jiangli did not stop him, giving him the chance to catch his breath and fight back, merely chatting away to himself,

"Sect Leader has good vision. This move of Taichu Dao Domain was learned by me when I was under Xuanjing Taoist, listening to lectures for five hundred years and practicing hard. But don’t worry, our Dual Cultivation doesn’t take as long as five hundred years.

Back then, I was undercover for the Mystic Sect in Shanglin Garden, Dual Cultivating with your master, the Heavenly Gang Sect Leader, receiving the Supreme Heartless Sword Intent’s true inheritor, already stepping into the entry-level. Just need to experience firsthand the benefits of Nine Luminaries Sword Qi, sharpening the Sword Intent into an edge.

Thus, with lingering feelings and rising desires, let’s have a good Dual Cultivation session, a great battle, over a jiazi, refining Nine Qi Return to One, expelling all distractions from the body.

Finally, use the sharpest sword to stab my Dao; this Dao can then be understood."

"You’re sick, go get treated! I’m out!!"

Tie Dan roared, his eyes suddenly swelling and exploding like a giant’s, and then a pitch-black humanoid figure burst from his flesh! It was the Dao Body Tie Dan had rebuilt!

With a flash around Tie Dan, he suddenly transformed into nine light shadows, attempting to use Nine Heavens Leisure Secret Technique, aiming to escape!

Indeed! Escape! Up to this point, he had already calculated the composition ratio of the Daoist energy in Guiyuan Sea, allowing him to use Escape Skill now!

"Nine Heavens Extreme Cloud Flash!!"

However, a white shadow also whispered lightly, chasing swiftly! Instantly arriving, locking Tie Dan’s waist and shoulder, preventing him from wielding the Giant Watchtower, firmly restraining Tie Dan in an embrace!

"Hehe, so you’ve mastered Nine Heavens secret transmission too, even better, our Dual Cultivation can be more in sync. Hehehehehahahahahahaha!!"

Being overpowered was one thing, but Tie Dan didn’t expect even his escape skill to be chased, leaving him a bit confused.

Originally, he planned to reserve the Nine Heavens Escape Skill until the critical moment of life and death but didn’t expect Yun Jiangli to drag him down continuously, deeper to the seabed, where Earth Spring gets denser and Daoist energy thinner, making escape urgent and seizing the chance!

Who could have foreseen!

"You damn Qingtang Sect Master! How can you also know the Leisure Sect’s Escape Skill!"

Yun Jiangli, chuckling while tightly embracing Tie Dan and rubbing against him,

"Really asking the obvious. Back then, I was dispatched to go undercover in the Immortal Palace causing havoc in Emperor Wu’s dynasty, impersonating the Carefree Demoness, using the Nine Heavens secret transmission.

This was all instructed by your master, you think I wouldn’t know? Haha..."

"He is not my master!!"

Tie Dan turned his head and spewed Ruyi Sword Qi! Beep—! A water sword straightly cut open the sea surface!

"Boom!"

Yun Jiangli twisted sharply, capturing Tie Dan like a throw, and smashed him into the bottom of Guiyuan Sea! Kneeling down and pinning him to the ground! Turning his head forcefully,

"Not your master! Ruyi Sword Scripture taught to you and still not your master! Even if not, it must be!

You learned his sword, you must undertake his karma! Look what trouble your master has brought to Qingtang!"

Thus Tie Dan also saw, at the center of Guiyuan Sea, continuously emitting Earth Spring, like the opening of a spring...

What the hell is this? 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The scene before his eyes was too bizarre and confusing, causing Tie Dan to stop struggling. Even the beastly pupils in his eyes temporarily regained rationality, carefully examining that object...

What is this thing?

At first glance, about ten zhang long, four zhang wide, very round in shape, unusually smooth surface, pitch-black oval object. Suspended in the air, blocked by the mountain wall above.