YM778.TV Chapter 92
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Song Yuanqiao, along with Mo Shenggu and Yin Liting, and a group of third-generation disciples, hurried down the mountain. The remaining four heroes stayed to guard Wudang. Ning Changge continued his routine of reading scriptures and comprehending the Dao.
The Daoist scriptures sent by the First Emperor Ying Zheng and Princess Yunluo were enough to keep him occupied for a while. Watching the clouds roll by and the red clouds at the horizon was a delightful experience.
He glanced at the forbidden area in the back mountain, sensing that Zhang Sanfeng was very close to success. “Master should soon succeed and emerge. He’ll surely be delighted to see the changes in Wudang,” Ning Changge smiled slightly, closing his eyes to comprehend the Dao.
Although he had made initial progress in the four paths of alchemy, artifacts, talismans, and formations, he had only just entered the threshold. Each path was vast and profound, worthy of Ning Changge’s time to create and comprehend step by step.
Elixirs that could elevate one to immortality! Daoist artifacts like incarnations of deities! Eternal talismans! Heaven-reaching formations that could refine the world! These were Ning Changge’s goals.
Ning Changge entered a state of Dao comprehension, while Jin Ling diligently tended to the Mountain and River Spirit Gathering Furnace, refining elixirs as part of his daily routine.
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The chaos in the martial world had nothing to do with Ning Changge. Unbeknownst to him, Song Yuanqiao and the others had been down the mountain for over half a month, sending back news that many were searching for the truth behind Emei’s destruction and the missing Heaven-Reliant Sword.
But all efforts were in vain. In the Sutra Pavilion, Ning Changge summoned three spiritual swords, which rotated in the form of the Three Talents. This was the starting form of the Three Talents Sword Formation. The sword light on the spiritual swords flickered, sharp and unmatched.
Ning Changge’s eyes focused. Long-term nurturing of the spiritual swords with spiritual power not only improved their quality but also allowed him to communicate with them intuitively.
Today, he had a sudden insight and wanted to try using one spiritual sword to perform the Three Talents Sword Formation!
With a sword formation nested within a sword formation, its power would be even greater. But this was difficult. To transform one sword into three required not only abundant spiritual power but also profound swordsmanship.
Currently, Ning Changge’s Free and Easy Swordsmanship was constantly improving, easily splitting into three hundred sword lights. But he wanted to go further. Ning Changge sat on the Spirit Jade Dao Platform, a calming spirit jade discovered among the treasures of the Sun Moon Sect, which helped focus the mind and aided in Dao comprehension.
Ning Changge pointed, and the Gold Edge Sword and Qingyuan Sword transformed into light and entered his dantian, leaving only the Chixiao Sword floating in the air, continuously splitting sword light with the Free and Easy Swordsmanship.
Ning Changge’s powerful spiritual consciousness controlled the sword light, trying to condense it into sword shadows. But the process wasn’t smooth. A crisp sound echoed as the sword light, about to form a shadow, shattered, and waves of spiritual power were dispersed by Ning Changge’s hand. His eyes were filled with determination.
“Again!” The experiment made him realize his direction was correct, but he needed to fine-tune the details.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Crisp sounds continuously erupted, drawing the attention of Jin Ling, who was meditating outside the Sutra Pavilion.
It was rare to hear such commotion from the Daoist Master inside, but his curiosity was short-lived as he refocused on his cultivation.
Time passed, and the crisp sounds finally ceased. Ning Changge’s eyes shone with joy. In the air, the three hundred sword lights around the Chixiao Sword had disappeared, replaced by two solid-looking sword shadows, rotating in the form of the Three Talents.
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[You gained inspiration from the Three Talents Sword Formation, supplemented by the mystical Free and Easy Swordsmanship, continuously experimenting, integrating the path of restrictions, and condensing sword light into sword shadows. You created the celestial sword technique, Sword Shadow Division!]
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Ning Changge continued to control the swords. The two sword shadows around the Chixiao Sword moved back and forth like real swords, stable and without signs of collapse.
This was the result of his sudden idea to transform sword light into restrictions, evolving the path of stability.
Now, one spiritual sword represented heaven, with two sword shadows representing earth and man, forming the Three Talents Sword Formation, greatly enhancing its power! He shook his head, still somewhat dissatisfied.
He then summoned the Gold Edge Sword and Qingyuan Sword, extracting a bit of spiritual light from each and placing it on the two sword shadows. Instantly, the sword shadows transformed, gaining some of the attributes and mystique of the Gold Edge Sword and Qingyuan Sword!
The Gold Edge Sword and Qingyuan Sword trembled, each evolving two sword shadows with the same attributes and mystique. Now, with just one spiritual sword, he could form the Three Talents Sword Formation.
In the air, three sets of Three Talents Sword Formations appeared, each set forming the shape of the Three Talents, with sword formations nested within sword formations, exponentially increasing their power compared to a single Three Talents Sword Formation!
Ning Changge laughed heartily. “Success!” A deep sense of satisfaction filled his heart. It wasn’t just the creation of Sword Shadow Division. This attempt also enlightened him on the principle of formation nesting.
The Seven-Star Spirit Gathering Formation was a large formation with smaller formations nested within, and now the Three Talents Sword Formation was the same. These two attempts had taught him much.