The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Chapter 189 The True Colors Are Revealed: Modification of Cultivation Techniques

The Sword Sect elder was very satisfied with Lu Yao's obedient demeanor.

"I am Fu Wenxing, an elder in charge of the outer sect, known in the martial arts world as the Heavenly Star Sword. From now on, you will be a disciple of my lineage in the Sword Sect."

Fu Wenxing gave Lu Yao a deep look with a smile on his face.

"The disciple understands."

Lu Yao was unsure of Fu Wenxing's intentions, so he could only deal with him for the time being.

"Disciple, I noticed that the swordsmanship you used just now was quite extraordinary. Is it from somewhere?"

After sitting down in a rattan chair, Fu Wenxing casually asked Lu Yao.

The Sword Sect disciple standing to the side immediately looked at Lu Yao with sympathy.

"I dare not deceive my master. This is a sword manual that I obtained by chance when I was young, and I have been practicing it ever since."

Lu Yao's expression shifted slightly, and he casually made up an excuse.

"Was that exquisite movement technique used just now also from that sword manual?"

Fu Wenxing looked up at Lu Yao in surprise and asked.

Although Lu Yao only used the acquired level Dugu Nine Swords during the sword competition, in his hands, it was almost indistinguishable from the innate level swordsmanship.

More importantly, the Dugu Nine Swords carries the meaning of "one sword gives rise to all laws," which greatly intrigued Fu Wenxing.

"Master's insight is profound; that movement technique is indeed placed alongside that sword manual."

Lu Yao was speechless, but since Fu Wenxing had already given him a reason, he decided not to make one up himself.

"You're lucky."

Fu Wenxing smiled and praised Lu Yao.

"After the disciple-acceptance ceremony is over, come to my cave and I will teach you the swordsmanship of my Heavenly Star lineage."

After giving Lu Yao some instructions, Fu Wenxing ignored him completely.

Just then, the sword duel off the field also came to an end.

In the end, it was Ao Kong from Baijian Villa who won the last spot.

Although Ao Kong was defeated by Lu Yao, it does not mean that his strength has weakened.

Ao Kong was originally a swordsman at the Innate Realm, and in addition, he came from the Sword Worship Manor and possessed a divine weapon that suited him perfectly.

In addition, his family's inherited sword-melting technique made him an unmatched opponent for any other swordsman at the Innate Realm.

"The apprenticeship ceremony is over! Please descend the mountain promptly!"

With a loud shout from a Sword Sect disciple, the Sword Sect's once-every-five-years disciple recruitment ceremony officially came to an end.

The swordsmen who failed to advance looked at the ten people on the high platform with resentment, but there was nothing they could do but dejectedly descend the mountain.

……

Because Lu Yao and others entered the sect with prior skills, they received different treatment from other inner disciples.

Their respective cave dwellings were located halfway up the mountain in the Sword Sect, while the inner disciples' cave dwellings were located at the top of the mountain.

They had to pay for everything themselves; they had to pay to learn swordsmanship at Jian Ge and to listen to lectures from sword masters.

In short, they have to pay for everything they do at the Sword Sect, and the price isn't low.

After being assigned a cave dwelling, Lu Yao immediately set off for Fu Wenxing's cave dwelling.

Since Fu Wenxing had told him to come find him after the ceremony, Lu Yao naturally wouldn't risk offending an outer sect elder over such trivial matters.

After finding out the location of his master's cave, Lu Yao set off to pay his respects.

"Disciple Lu Yao has come to pay respects to Master."

Lu Yao stood outside the cave and shouted loudly into it.

"come in."

A moment later, the cave door opened, and Fu Wenxing's voice came from inside.

Lu Yao then entered the cave.

“Disciple, sit down in front of me.”

Fu Wenxing looked very happy and quickly asked Lu Yao to come forward and sit down.

Lu Yao was very puzzled and wary of Fu Wenxing's behavior.

He was just a disciple who had already entered the sect with some skills. No matter how talented he was, he didn't deserve to be treated like this by an elder.

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

Fu Wenxing's actions must mean he has ulterior motives.

But Lu Yao wondered why he hadn't revealed anything, so why would he attract Fu Wenxing's attention?

Looking back on the entire sword duel, he only used two martial arts techniques: the Dugu Nine Swords and the Lingbo Steps. Could this old guy be trying to steal his martial arts skills?

Lu Yao's lips twitched as he thought of this.

“My disciple, during the sword competition, I saw that although your sword techniques and movements were exquisite, there were still some flaws. Tell your master about the two martial arts manuals, and I will give you some guidance.”

Fu Wenxing looked at Lu Yao with a smile, his true intentions suddenly revealed.

Lu Yao narrowed his eyes; this old man really wanted to steal his martial arts skills.

"What? You're worried that your master will steal your meager martial arts skills?"

When Fu Wenxing saw that Lu Yao remained silent, his expression immediately darkened, and the pressure of a grandmaster emanated from him.

Lu Yao had no doubt that if he refused, the old man would definitely take action and forcibly seize it.

Then they can destroy the evidence, report any reason to the Sword Sect that he committed insubordination and was killed by him. The Sword Sect will definitely not punish its elders for the sake of an outer disciple like him.

"Master is overthinking it. With Master's guidance, I'd be happy to come."

Lu Yao immediately put on a smile and looked at Fu Wenxing with great gratitude.

"Haha, in that case, let's begin."

Fu Wenxing laughed loudly, feeling quite pleased to see Lu Yao so cooperative.

"Hmph! You old bastard, you dare to steal my martial arts techniques? I'll teach you until you're dead!"

Lu Yao sneered inwardly, for he had a way to deal with Fu Wenxing.

As a martial arts master, Lu Yao, with the help of the Haotian Pearl, had already mastered the Dugu Nine Swords and Lingbo Steps.

It's easy to alter parts of the cultivation process so that no one can tell there's a problem.

If Fu Wenxing dares to cultivate, he will surely suffer a qi deviation and lose his mind.

Soon, Lu Yao dictated his modified Dugu Nine Swords and Lingbo Steps to Fu Wenxing.

"Such swordsmanship is truly exquisite, and this movement technique is simply created for me."

After listening to Lu Yao's explanation of the Dugu Nine Swords and Lingbo Steps, Fu Wenxing did some mental deduction and was shocked.

Fu Wenxing, an elder of the Sword Sect, cultivates a sword manual called the Heavenly Star Sword Technique, a top-level sword technique based on celestial phenomena and supplemented by the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams.

Although it is not as powerful as the Sword Sect's Ten Thousand Swords Return to One or Heavenly Origin Sword Technique, it is still a very powerful sword technique.

However, Fu Wenxing has made no progress for more than ten years since breaking through to the Grandmaster realm.

He then wanted to collect various unique sword techniques to pave the way for his swordsmanship.

That's why he took in more than twenty disciples over the past ten years, all of whom he stole their sword techniques from.

At the previous two apprentice-acceptance ceremonies, he accepted a total of five disciples. One of them refused to hand over his family's sword manual even at the cost of his life, so he killed him.

The other dozen or so disciples were all originally outer disciples of the Sword Sect, but they all chose to submit out of fear of Fu Wenxing's status as an elder of the Sword Sect.

Furthermore, Fu Wenxing didn't give nothing; he passed on the innate stage of his Heavenly Star Sword Technique to these disciples.

However, if one wants to obtain the Heavenly Star Sword Technique at the Grandmaster level, one must wholeheartedly serve Fu Wenxing.