Inner disciple are the backbone of the Qianxian Sect.
The inner disciples of the Third Peak are talented, and their treatment far exceeds that of ordinary inner disciples.
The courtyard where Lu Qingyun resides covers an area of over 3,000 square meters, and including the peripheral gardens, it totals over 20,000 square meters. In that courtyard, it's not just about housing seventeen people, it could handle hundreds of people.
"Miss."
As Lu Qingyun entered the courtyard, someone immediately came to greet her.
Also a Snow Eagle Swordsman.
She is accompanied by a total of twenty Snow Eagle Swordsmen taking turns to protect her. This time, she brought fifteen people to Qingyuan City and there were still five people guarding the sect.
"En."
Lu Qingyun nodded to the middle-aged woman: "Caiyun, has anything happened in the past half month?"
"There's nothing related to us, but Zilily ranked ninety-three in the test six days ago, entering the top hundred of our Third Peak, and Di Tianguang has even broken through to the Ninth Layer of True Refinement."
"Ninety-three? Impressive! No wonder Xue Jin dared to be so arrogant in front of me! But it is a bit troublesome that Di Tianguang actually broke through to the Ninth Layer of True Refinement. His brother, Di Daqian, died at my hands in the inner disciple promotion competition, so he definitely won't let it go easily."
Lu Qingyun pondered, seeming to consider the corresponding strategy.
And no one present interrupted her.
After a while, Lu Qingyun seemed to have thought of something. She snapped out of her contemplation and looked at Lu Qinghe, saying, "Right, Caiyun, this is Lu Qinghe, my selected attendant. Arrange for him to be in the East Second Courtyard. Changli, you and I will go to the Palace of Heavenly Mandate."
"Yes, Miss."
The only Snow Eagle Swordsman among the fifteen who had reached the Seventh Layer of True Refinement responded.
"Attendant?"
Caiyun looked at Lu Qinghe: "He's only at the Third Layer of True Refinement, and he's not young. He should be nineteen..."
"Lu Qinghe is the Miss's older brother."
Prompted by a Snow Eagle Swordsman next to Lu Qingyun.
Caiyun suddenly realized, glanced at Lu Qinghe, and said nothing more: "I'll arrange it."
"Qinghe, you go with Caiyun, take a day off, I will go and handle the matter," said Lu Qingyun, as usual, turned and walked away: "Leaving at least a hundred test scores in the Temple of Destiny to deter Di Tianguang, and also strive for more support from 'Blue Moon Lake'."
"Miss, you can definitely do it."
"Come with me," Caiyun said, leading Lu Qinghe to the backyard, with no particular emotion in her expression.
Lu Qingyun lived in a courtyard with four sections, and after a while, she finally followed Caiyun to a spacious room.
The room was over two hundred square meters, exquisitely furnished, and even had a small garden exclusively. Spec-wise, it was second only to Lu Qingyun's room.
"This is where you will live. Next to it is Miss's residence. In Miss's residence, there is a Hexagram Celestial Array where the yuan energy is twice as strong as that outside. Since you are close, you can also enjoy some conveniences for cultivation."
"Hexagram Celestial Array," Lu Qinghe realized.
No wonder he felt the air and active elements in this courtyard were more concentrated than in other places.
"You are Miss's elder brother, so I won't say much, but... your Triple Refining cultivation is too low," Caiyun shook her head: "Most of the time, inner disciples are focused on cultivation and sect tasks. It is impossible for them to do everything personally, otherwise, it will delay a lot of cultivation time and fall behind. This is a lesson that doesn't need emphasis. Close attendants are specifically responsible for handling these trivial matters. There is only one requirement for you – stay in the courtyard and don't cause trouble."
Lu Qinghe nodded.
He crossed the starry sky, seeking the path of truth and enlightenment, not idly provoking.
"These are some rules of the Asking Immortal Sect and some things that attendants need to know. Look carefully to avoid being exploited," Caiyun handed over an elaborate booklet, which was no less than two hundred pages thick.
"Take care of yourself."
Caiyun looked heavy-hearted and left helplessly.
"Triple Refining..."
Lu Qinghe recalled the cultivation realms of the disciples he had encountered along the way. Basically, he had never seen anyone below Quadruple Refining, and even those at that level were few. Quintuple and Sextuple Refining were the mainstream of the third peak.
Although at the moment, with his profound swordsmanship, he was not inferior to someone at Quintuple Refining, but...
"Breaking through with the help of drugs, unstable foundation, need to adjust, let's say half a month. Half a month later, refine essence into Qi, stimulate all the residual medicinal power of the Heavenly Heart Begonia, and advance to Quadruple Refining."
At this, Lu Qinghe smirked, "The feeling of being underestimated everywhere is very bad, especially..."
Lu Qinghe glanced in the direction Lu Qingyun had left...
"The Asking Immortal Sect is not very peaceful either."
With these words, he reached out and picked up the elaborate booklet.
Attendants
Although they enjoy all the rights of the outer sect disciples, because they move within the inner sect, some rights are similar to those of inner sect disciples.
The inner sect is a restricted area, and not everyone is qualified to enter. Those attendants, brought by inner sect disciples, servants, guards, and maids, can only move within their own peaks. Once they leave their peaks, they may be treated as spies and captured.
To handle any matters, inquire about any news, or trade certain items, it can only be done through attendants.
Of course, it would be best if the inner sect disciples went in person, but apart from extremely valuable items, who has the time to personally handle trivial matters?
Lu Qinghe looked for a while and had to admit that the attendants had a very high degree of freedom within and outside the Asking Immortal Sect.
Over the next three days, Lu Qinghe worked on stabilizing his cultivation realm, while not neglecting the practice of the Star Stabbing Moon Sword Art and the Three Clearings Embracing Sword Art in the Tai Shang Sword Canon.
The Star Stabbing Moon Sword Art is divided into two realms, Star and Moon, and is considered a masterpiece of both ancient and modern sword art.
The focus of this sword art is not on the power of the sword, but on speeding up the swordsman's sword strikes.
Lu Qinghe's mastery in this sword art has reached the level of Star, increasing the speed of his sword strikes by 30%. When he steps into the Moon realm, the speed will increase to 60%. In the complete Moon realm, it will double.
Ten swords in a second, twenty swords in a second, the difference between these two is immeasurable.
It may not be very obvious in the early stages, but as it progresses, the amplification effect becomes more and more terrifying. Especially in the peak battles, this sword art can be the key to reversing the situation.
The Three Clearings Embracing Sword Art transcends the category of swordsmanship.
This sword art is based on the ancient legend of the Sage of the Taiqing Era - One Qi transforms into Three Clearings and has been summarized.
Currently, his mastery of this sword art has only reached the level of Illusory Embodiment, able to create three sword shadows to confuse opponents. This could be considered the first level of the Three Clearings Embracing Sword Art and has not even been fully mastered.
When he reaches the next level of Return to Truth, the changes between illusion and reality, refining and vacuity, can make the power of the sword art surge. A single strike transforms into three swords, one sword into Three Clearings, like the Sage’s beheading, one sword is good, one evil, one life, one death, three swords simultaneously released, the power of the sword art increases threefold.
As for the highest level, the Unity of the Supreme Path, it is the merging of the three swords into one. Just like how a cultivator integrates three corpses into one to become a saint, the Three Clearings Embracing Sword Art is the same.
Although these realms are deduced by Lu Qinghe, they are ultimately similar to those ancient myths and legends, and whether they can be practiced one by one depends on his own cultivation and comprehension.
"Swoosh!"
In the void, the sword light shimmered.
In an instant, it even triggered a slight air burst.
In just that moment, Lu Qinghe unexpectedly pierced out thirteen swords in one breath.
On Earth, the human body's limit was ten punches in one second.
The action of piercing a sword was much larger than throwing a punch, and the limit was only six swords in one second.
At this moment, Lu Qinghe not only broke through the limit of six swords in one second, but also doubled it to reach the realm of thirteen swords in one second, showing the rapid growth of his cultivation.
"The Profound Light Technique, indeed a method of enhancing sword speed with true qi operation. When I was at the second level of True Refinement, relying on the Moon Chill Sword, I could pierce eleven swords in one second. At the third level of True Refinement, reaching twelve swords in one second was the ultimate. But after mastering the Profound Light true qi, under the stimulation of true qi, I can even pierce thirteen swords in one second..."
Thirteen swords!
If he encountered Ji WujI, this outstanding student of Changkong Academy again, he wouldn't need to stimulate his blood with secret techniques, erupt true qi, and fight to the death. He could simply rely on the advantage of his sword speed alone. As long as he revealed half a flaw, he could kill Ji WujI with just one sword.
"The Supreme Sword Scripture discusses the realm of the sword, the Meteor Piercing Moon Sword Technique, with average power. After mastering it, the main focus is on enhancing sword speed. The Three Pure Art of the Yi Sword is the same, similar to the enhancement of sword techniques over practical sword techniques... It seems that I need to seek out a practical sword technique. However, before I start, I need to integrate the realms of the Meteor Piercing Moon Sword Technique and the Three Pure Art of the Yi Sword..."
Lu Qinghe pondered the advantages and disadvantages of his sword techniques.
In the last days of Earth, although the "Supreme Sword Scripture" he had summarized had reached the peak level in terms of realm due to the fragmentary words passed down from the mythical era, it could not be denied that those sword techniques indeed lacked extraordinary power.
Just like the well-regarded Tai Chi Quan technique.
This technique was practiced by everyone on Earth, but other than for health and fitness, it almost lacked any power to kill enemies.
But this did not mean that the technique was crude and unsophisticated.
On the contrary, the realm contained in this technique actually returned to the basics and pointed directly to the Dao.
One stillness, one movement; in this technique, it was interpreted thoroughly. It was much akin to the principles of lifting heavy as though light, and lifting light as though heavy in swordsmanship?
The weakness of this technique lay in the sorrow of the era.
The sorrow of the end times of heaven and earth.
"Qinghe."
Just as Lu Qinghe was making plans in his heart, the voice of Lu Qingyun came from outside the courtyard.
She had a faint smile on her face, a shallow dimple, and with her fair and lovely appearance, she seemed quite sweet and adorable to Lu Qinghe.
Of course...
It was only in Lu Qinghe's eyes...
"How are the past three days for you?"
"Very good."
"Great, Qinghe, I successfully ranked in the top one hundred in the test this time, and I'm at the eighty-ninth position among the four hundred and eighty-eight inner disciples in the third peak. 'Blue Moon Lake' has a good mission for me and has invited me. I need to leave the sect for a month or two. During this time, you should focus on practicing in the courtyard and refining the medicinal power of the Tianxin Seablue. I hope that by the time I come back, you will have opened up one of the Ren Du channels."
Lu Qinghe nodded. "I will."
From Lu Qingyun's good mood, it seemed that this mission should have a fairly generous reward.
"Well, I told Caiyun, she will teach you swordsmanship. Also, my study is open to you, there is some of my experience in cultivation inside, and you can read it when you have time."
Lu Qinghe didn't understand the realm of True Refinement, and Lu Qingyun's experiences in cultivation might help him clarify some uncertainties.
"Okay, that's it, I'm leaving."
After giving the instructions, Lu Qingyun waved her hand directly.
She came and went like the wind.
Only a faint fragrance and emptiness were left in the air.