Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 224, Extreme Point Swordsmanship

"According to the scouts’ information, the journey to Celestial City this time will undoubtedly be extremely perilous. Many demonic organizations are already aware that the Celestial Travel Sect is recruiting disciples, so there’s a high chance they will set up ambushes along the way!"

Zhang Xu analyzed.

Chu Ming nodded slightly, understanding in his heart that although the Celestial Travel Sect was not weak, it was still just one faction. Furthermore, there were at least five or six demonic organizations like the Blood Hand Association in the entire Celestial Realm. These organizations entangled with each other, making the Celestial Travel Sect seem like it was stuck in a quagmire, with no time to worry about other matters. Of course, this was also because the Celestial Travel Sect had not revealed its trump card. A half-step Spirit King was enough to sweep across the entire Celestial Realm.

The four of them discussed other matters. Through their conversation, Chu Ming gained a basic understanding of the personalities of the three others.

Zhao Tianlei was broad-minded and spoke boldly, but he was meticulous at heart. Wang Hao was silent and rarely spoke, only adding a few words when the others paused. Zhang Xu was more composed, always carrying a faint smile on his face.

Zhu Qianqiu and Xu Yibai’s conversation lasted for a full hour. During this time, a hidden array operated around the small pavilion, preventing anyone from hearing their dialogue.

"Brother Zhu, I hope you will consider my proposal seriously!"

As he was leaving, Xu Yibai said with a serious expression.

"I will,"

Zhu Qianqiu acknowledged with a casual wave of his hand.

Turning around, Xu Yibai led the many talents from Black Dragon City away. Zhu Qianqiu did not let out a small sigh until Xu Yibai’s party had disappeared from his sight.

"You all may leave now. Chu Ming, Hong Xue, you two follow me!"

Zhu Qianqiu ordered the numerous talents in the garden, directly issuing a dismissal. These talents did not dare to show any signs of discontent because Zhu Qianqiu held the lifeline of the entire Black Dragon City.

Although the three major families were strong, if they provoked Zhu Qianqiu, they too would not escape the fate of being exterminated. With the aid of arrays, Zhu Qianqiu was equivalent to the strongest in the Guiyuan Realm in the absence of someone from the Realm of Transcendence.

"You two follow me!"

After the talents in the garden had all left, Zhu Qianqiu turned to glance at Chu Ming, his eyes full of admiration. Then, he led the two towards the southeast corner of the Governor’s Mansion.

As they continued walking, Chu Ming noticed that the guards around them were gradually decreasing. However, their strength unconsciously increased. By the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the three had almost traversed most of the Governor’s Mansion.

After walking for quite some time, Zhu Qianqiu finally stopped by an artificial hill. Chu Ming and Zhu Hongxue stood behind him, and at this moment, there were no longer any guards in sight.

"This is the Martial Arts Pavilion of the Governor’s Mansion,"

Zhu Hongxue, who was evidently not here for the first time, explained to Chu Ming. Chu Ming nodded slightly, his gaze falling onto the artificial hill.

The entire hill was huge, about five or six meters wide and taller than two people. Its surface was uneven and covered in moss. A faint fluctuation of spiritual power flashed somewhere on the hill.

Clearly, the entire artificial hill was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Zhu Qianqiu formed seals with his hands, chanting something under his breath. Red light flickered in his hands, and at the same time, a green light screen vaguely shimmered over the hill.

With Chu Ming’s sharp eyes, he could tell at a glance that this green light screen was a special kind of array, used to conceal everything behind it.

"Open!"

Zhu Qianqiu shouted softly, and the green light screen split from the middle, slowly parting to the sides. Everything behind the light screen was exposed to Chu Ming. It was a staircase leading underground.

"Let’s go in!"

Zhu Qianqiu said calmly, stepping lightly as he entered the light screen. Once all three were inside, Zhu Qianqiu lightly waved his sleeve, and the light screen stitched itself back together seamlessly.

Tap, tap, tap!

At some point, Zhu Qianqiu produced a fist-sized luminous pearl, illuminating everything within five meters around them.

After passing through a slanted staircase, they entered a spacious stone chamber, inside which stood several bookshelves filled with numerous books of varying thickness.

"Chu Ming, this is the Martial Arts Pavilion of the Governor’s Mansion. Choose a book from here!"

Zhu Qianqiu said indifferently.

"As for Hong Xue, you may choose a cultivation technique!"

Zhu Hongxue was originally an inner sect disciple of the Celestial Travel Sect and quite renowned among them. Hence, the martial techniques she cultivated were relatively advanced. However, her cultivation technique had been perfected.

Chu Ming glanced around. Most of the martial techniques on the bookshelves were top-tier Profound Level, with a few low-tier Earth Level. As for middle-tier Earth Level techniques, there were only a few. Among them, there was only one sword technique: "Heaven-piercing Swordsmanship."

After briefly flipping through the "Heaven-piercing Swordsmanship," Chu Ming put it back in its place. The "Heaven-piercing Swordsmanship" was a rather unconventional technique, requiring the swordsman to use two swords simultaneously. The power unleashed by wielding dual swords in unison was not simply one plus one equals two.

Even with his current soul power, mastering dual-sword wielding would not be easy. Moreover, if Chu Ming were to become stronger in the future, the augmentation effect of the "Heaven-piercing Swordsmanship" on his techniques would be nearly negligible.

It was a somewhat superfluous swordsmanship!

Since middle-tier Earth Level swordsmanship was not viable, Chu Ming could only settle for a low-tier Earth Level sword technique.

"Jinghong Swordsmanship," "Myriad Kills Swordsmanship," "Clear Water Swordsmanship"...

Each Earth Level swordsmanship had its own unique qualities. As he read the introductions for each technique, it felt as though a grand door to the Sword Dao was gradually opening before him.

"Jinghong Swordsmanship" excelled in explosive power, usually delivering a fatal blow if deployed.

"Myriad Kills Swordsmanship" was a slaughter technique. Every time it killed a martial artist, it could absorb their vital blood to condense a Blood Pearl, which could nourish the sword qi within the body.

"Clear Water Swordsmanship" was incredibly agile. A single strike could shake the heavens and earth, making it hard for opponents to defend. While its offensive power wasn’t the highest, its flexibility was unrivaled.

Chu Ming moved lightly, not making an immediate decision. Perhaps there was an even more suitable swordsmanship yet to be found.

"Hmm?"

Chu Ming picked up a swordsmanship manual from the shelf, only to find that it contained merely three or four pages, and even those had portions of text missing.

"Extreme Point Swordsmanship!"

"That’s an incomplete swordsmanship,"

Zhu Qianqiu on the side explained casually.

"Incomplete?"

Chu Ming was taken aback.

"Yes, I acquired this swordsmanship by chance. It consists of five techniques in total, but I only obtained the first three. The last two techniques are nowhere to be found. I imagine that the full power of all five techniques combined would rival a middle-tier Earth Level martial technique. Unfortunately, it can only be considered an ordinary low-tier Earth Level swordsmanship now."

Zhu Qianqiu explained lightly.

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