The Birth of Sword God-Chapter 271 - 238: Body Refining Divine Technique: Heaven and Earth Furnace!

Chapter 271: Chapter 238: Body Refining Divine Technique: Heaven and Earth Furnace!

On the summit of Hidden Spirit Mountain, Jiang Zhi saw Xu Ziqing open his eyes. He was about to speak when a mysterious light suddenly flashed in the youth’s gaze.

All of a sudden, a fierce wind surged around them.

The winds atop the mountain were already wild and tumultuous, but now, they all converged toward Xu Ziqing.

Gradually, they formed a vortex around him.

This vortex began to sweep up everything nearby, even drawing in the spiritual qi between heaven and earth.

Jiang Zhi watched the scene before him and let out a soft "Hmm?"

"Is this enlightenment?"

"Looks like... a body refining divine technique!"

Xiaoxu, with his terrifying comprehension 10, once again revealed his astounding talent.

After cultivating Sword Nurturing Skill to the third layer, he suddenly sensed something within.

He felt that Sword Nurturing Skill and Refining Sword Formulas were truly cut from the same cloth.

Might it be possible to treat Sword Nurturing Skill as a continuation of Refining Sword Formulas?

Since, during Acupoint Opening Stage, one tempers oneself as the sword, why not try, in the later stages, to further refine the self through methods resembling Sword Nurturing Skill?

This thought emerged, and instinctively, he began to experiment.

Soon after, a certain "switch" within his body seemed to flip!

The mysterious light in Xu Ziqing’s eyes grew ever more intense!

As though this light, too, was absorbing everything around.

It was springtime now, and the temperature atop the peak was not really high to begin with.

Yet as the vortex expanded, for some reason, the surrounding air temperature shot up rapidly.

Later, it reached a downright abnormal degree, as if standing inside a furnace.

Jiang Zhi frowned slightly and instantly cast a restriction, lest Xu Ziqing caused unnecessary destruction atop the mountain.

As time passed, the youth’s skin began to burn with heat.

White vapor started to rise from his body.

After about the length of an incense stick, patches began to appear all over him, as if flames and molten lava were flowing over his skin!

They did not cover his whole body, but were scattered here and there.

Some were large—half a palm in size—some were as small as a fingernail.

Jiang Zhi probed with his divine sense and found Xu Ziqing was unhurt.

"So this is the nature of his body refining divine technique?"

In the youth’s opened eyes, the white mysterious light gradually gave way to blazing fire.

His pupils looked as though they were burning!

This was quite reminiscent of the golden flames in Chu Huaixu’s eyes.

Only, one was crimson, the other dark gold!

Between Xu Ziqing’s brows, a crimson flame mark began to emerge.

If Chu Huaixu was heaven and earth, sacred body’s ascension—

Then Xu Ziqing was like using heaven and earth as a furnace, forging a fire god body!

Jiang Zhi watched all this, and involuntarily glanced at the bronze sword.

"This way, he’ll be able to swing more swords."

"Any body refining cultivator, once awakened to a body refining divine technique, sees their physical strength greatly enhanced—almost transformed."

"In fact, previously, it was only the sword attendant Ziqing’s body that hit its limit and could no longer swing the sword. But the evil sword’s limit may not yet be reached."

This sudden commotion brought Xiang Yan and the others rushing to the summit of Hidden Spirit Mountain.

"Junior martial uncle, Ziqing’s body refining divine technique is quite similar to Chu Huaixu’s," Lu Pan remarked, clicking his tongue in wonder.

"Understandable. After all, they both built their foundations with Refining Sword Formulas—their starting points are much the same."

"Ziqing’s body refining divine technique looks pretty good too, at least an upper grade divine technique. It’s just not as overwhelmingly flashy as Chu Huaixu’s," Zhao Shuqi chimed in.

Using pupil technique, he could see at a glance the searing power within Ziqing.

In First Realm, he was honing ice flesh jade bone heart internally; now, in Second Realm, he was externally refining the fire god body.

"Chu Huaixu refined power of origin, triggered resonance of heaven and earth, manifested the might of the heavenly dao, revealing the peak of his body refining divine technique and achieving the heaven and earth effect," Jiang Zhi explained.

He pointed at Xu Ziqing: "He doesn’t possess power of origin, so naturally, no such terrifying phenomena can arise."

"But for this reason, Chu Huaixu’s body refining divine technique is likely a grade higher than Ziqing’s."

The crowd concurred with this assessment.

After all, Chu Huaixu’s power of origin had split in two—half into the sacred body, half orbiting the heart sword.

After a while, Xu Ziqing’s aura began to recede and gather within.

Seeing all these Daoist Sect seniors before him, he quickly rose and saluted each one.

"Excellent, excellent. Only Second Realm cultivation, yet awakened a body refining divine technique. Your comprehension is second only to Chu Huaixu," Xiang Yan couldn’t help but praise him.

Ziqing naturally did not aspire to compete with his senior brother.

On the contrary, he found it rather sweet to hear.

—In terms of comprehension, I’m the one closest to senior brother!

Yet, he soon realized the implication behind these words.

The youth raised his head, curious: "Senior brother has already awakened the body refining divine technique too?"

The crowd nodded to him.

Chu Yinyin, as second master, promptly claimed her disciple’s glory for herself.

She stuck out her chest, face brimming with pride and satisfaction, and said:

"Not long ago, you must have seen a golden phantom ten thousand zhang tall?"

"That was the heaven and earth phenomenon triggered when Chu Huaixu awakened his divine technique."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziqing’s jaw dropped, eyes round with astonishment.

He recalled the fearsome scene from that day and couldn’t help but swallow.

"Truly worthy of being senior brother," Xiaoxu thought.

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On the summit of Hidden Spirit Mountain, Jiang Zhi eyed the youth before him.

He saw Ziqing’s face full of reverence—just hearing others mention Chu Huaixu, and he was already bowing down in worship across the void.

It made the jealous little old man feel a bit uncomfortable inside.

But now, he had taught Ziqing all that needed teaching; by sect rules, he should send him back to the outer sect.

When he’s able to advance and become a direct disciple, he’ll naturally return to Junzi Temple.

Besides, the youth was still young, needed experience, and shouldn’t be locked up in the courtyard all the time.

Yet, as a jealous junior martial uncle, he just couldn’t help but make a comparison.

He said, "As a sword attendant, I’ve taught you everything I should. You have learned well."

"Now, I’ll give you two choices."

"One: return to the outer sect and continue as an outer sect disciple. Two: stay in Junzi Temple, cultivate quietly with me..."

Halfway through, Jiang Zhi began to regret it.

Why do I keep making things difficult for myself!

Because he noticed that, upon hearing the first half, Ziqing’s eyes lit up instantly!

The blazing brilliance in those eyes nearly rivaled the mysterious light of his enlightenment!

"Forget it, you go back to your outer sect, and return to that blasted senior brother of yours," the little old man waved impatiently, still tasting a bit of vinegar in his heart.

Xu Ziqing, pure and childlike, didn’t notice a thing—he just stood there grinning foolishly with excitement and delight, obliviously showing a lack of tact as he said:

"Thank you, junior martial uncle, for granting me this!"

Listening nearby, Xiang Yan and company couldn’t help but smile, especially at the phrase "granting."

For these people, their masters had all died young.

Almost every one of them had undergone special training from junior martial uncle.

One reason for their different attitude towards him was that Jiang Zhi was the only clear-headed elder left in the clan.

The other was that he could be counted as half a master to most.

Whether Jiang Zhi taught well or not... well—

Back then, little junior sister would often cry and curse, tearfully complaining, "Master, could you please not die, wu wu wu! Master, wake up please, wu wu wu!"

"Jiang Zhi is a beast! Junior martial uncle doesn’t treat me like a person either! Wu wu wu—!"

Only the seventh junior sister, with her tenacious nature and a certain innate cluelessness, could handle being junior martial uncle’s disciple.

Now, Xu Ziqing stood atop the mountain, involuntarily glancing toward Medicine Mountain.

For some reason, he vaguely sensed something in a certain spot on Medicine Mountain.

So far away, yet he could already sense an aura very similar yet distinctly different from his own!

"Is it senior brother?" The youth wondered.

Xiaoxu immediately sought confirmation from the Daoist Sect seniors.

"Sect leader, junior martial uncle, elders, for some reason, I can sense someone on Medicine Mountain—roughly pinpointing their location."

"And that seems to be the bamboo hut where I and senior brother live."

"Is senior brother inside at this moment?"

The crowd paused in mild surprise at his words.

Using their divine sense, they could naturally detect Chu Huaixu’s whereabouts.

But Ziqing was only at Second Realm; at such a distance, it should have been impossible.

Xiang Yan scanned briefly with divine sense and said, "Chu Huaixu is indeed inside."

"It seems, after you two special body refiners awakened your body refining divine techniques, there’s now a faint resonance between you." He said.

Nangong Yue added, "This phenomenon does happen sometimes. Practitioners who train in the same cultivation technique, as their cultivation deepens, can occasionally sense each other, though it is quite rare."

"Of course, you don’t need to worry about it."

"Such resonance can be cut off at any time using even basic breath concealment technique—it won’t actually affect much," Nangong Yue explained.

But how could Xu Ziqing be troubled by it?

He was overjoyed!

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Medicine Mountain, bamboo hut.

Chu Huaixu had been choosing among six profound level techniques, weighing which best fit himself.

He suddenly frowned, feeling something too.

At once, he stepped out of the hut into the courtyard.

Chu Huaixu gazed far into the distance, toward Hidden Spirit Mountain.

He silently sensed that aura: so like his own, yet so not, able to sense his exact location.

However, with his temperament, a look of displeasure and disdain swiftly appeared on his face.

"Eww—! What filth is on Hidden Spirit Mountain!"

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