On the slightly protruding platform of the steep cliff, Teng Qing and Li Kun stood shoulder to shoulder. The chilly mountain wind blew by, causing Li Kun's body to sway, and she involuntarily took a step back, her face turning slightly pale.

  "Haha......" Teng Qing Shan turned his head and glanced at Li Juan, laughing, "Little Juan, just now almost fell down."

  "It's so high, if you fall down, no one can save you, and you'll definitely die." Li Jun felt a bit frightened afterwards, "Tun Ge, don't stand at the edge either." Although she had been with Tun Qing Shan for so long, Li Jun didn't know... that an expert in Neijiaquan could even survive a cliff jump with their life intact.

  "Me?"

  Teng Qing Shan smiled and said, "Let's go, back to the cave!" Holding a spinning gun, Teng Qing Shan returned to the natural cave, looking up at the wall of the mountain that had already turned into green jade.

  "Teng big brother, when are we leaving?" Li Kun asked.

  "Leave? Not yet." Teng Qing Shan shook his head.

  "We're not in a hurry here, why don't we leave?" Li Kun was somewhat surprised. "Teng big brother, didn't you say that the divine jade pendant contains the sword intent of 'Li Taibai', the Poet Immortal? You didn't want to learn his swordsmanship, so why are we still here?"

  Teng Qing Shan looked up calmly at the four rows of majestic and powerful calligraphy.

  "Xiao Jin, I told you before, I'm going to the Beihai continent to find the Divine Axe Mountain and witness Yu Huang's 'Thirty-six Open Mountain Styles'! This 'Thirty-six Open Mountain Styles' is a very powerful axe technique. I won't learn axe techniques, nor will I follow Yu Huang's old path. Why do I still go despite knowing this?"

  "It's because all things are interconnected! Whether it's the way of calligraphy, the way of painting, or the way of music... when you reach the ultimate level, everything is in harmony with the natural order. That's why I want to observe the 'Thirty-six Forms of Tai Chi'! I hope to gain some insight and enlightenment from it."

  Teng Qing Shan's eyes shone brightly in the dark cave, "And this poem 'Sword Song of Green Lotus' by the great poet Li Bai, these four lines, although they are about swordsmanship! But, they also have a borrowed meaning."

  "Taking heaven and earth as teachers is able to enlighten the heavenly way! However, this difficulty is extremely high!"

  "The four-line inscription on the immortal jade pendant contains the sword intent of Li Taibai's predecessor! And Yu Huang also told me that using the mountain-opening divine axe can more clearly feel the 'Thirty-six Styles of Mountain Opening', making it easier to experience and learn from. Teng Qing Shan smiled, "Learning from them will allow you to comprehend the Heavenly Way faster!"

  "So that's how it is!" Li Kun suddenly understood a bit more.

  The Way of Heaven is beyond words!

  It's impossible to describe with accurate language, what is needed is a kind of 'enlightenment'. The realm of the four strongest people's intuition is extremely precious.

  "No wonder this Sword Pavilion, their swordsmanship can reach such a realm!"

  Hong Qing Shan exclaimed, "This Li is also formidable. At the very least, his mastery of calligraphy is extremely high! With just four lines of characters, he has fully embodied his swordsmanship!" For example, even if you asked the Buddhist patriarch Sakyamuni to use poetry and calligraphy to convey his understanding of the 'Way', it would be difficult for him.

  It's hard for Teng Qing Shan to use calligraphy to imply the way. After all, he is not proficient in calligraphy.

  "Teng big brother, have you realized something?" Li Kun said expectantly.

  "Li's sword path is profound and unfathomable." Teng Qing Shan's face revealed a hint of a smile, "However, based on my previous deep perception, Li's sword path should have started with the Water Walking Entrance!"

  Legend has it that Li Taibai, the Poet Immortal, was particularly fond of good wine.

  Places of residence generally also like places with water.

  "Are you going into the water?" Li Kun asked in surprise.

  "Hmm, one is my feeling, two is..." Teng Qing Shan smiled, "Before, I fought against the master of Jian Lou, Huang Fu Yu Jiang. His 'Ming Yue Sword Classic' contains the Water Movement Way. Water can be soft and gentle to control all things, water can also be strong and unyielding to break through everything. The three ancestors of this sword pavilion and I should have initially understood Li's senior sword way! And created the 'Ming Yue Sword Classic'."

  One of the Four Great Supreme Ones, Li Taibai's sword path was initially Water Flow.

  "And I, previously, was unconsciously influenced by his realm and learned his swordsmanship." Teng Qing Shan smiled and shook his head, "If I had let myself go, my own path would have been completely influenced by him. The consequences of that would be unbearable to think about. Fortunately... at the critical moment, I bit my tongue and broke free from his influence."

  Li Kun also secretly felt shocked upon hearing this.

  Teng Qing Shan's words seemed easy-going. But Li Kun couldn't forget... the scene of Teng Qing Shan with a face full of sweat and blood flowing from the corner of his mouth earlier.

  Obviously, it's hard to break free from influence!

  However, through this ordeal, my mind is even more determined. And the greater benefit is that I have a deeper understanding of water-based skills! Tan Qing Shan smiled and said, "Xiao Juan, from today on, I plan to stay in seclusion for a long time to comprehend Li's swordsmanship and at the same time refine my 'Water Flow Fist'."

  "Will you be staying here for long?" Li Kun asked in surprise.

  "En, I will retreat and cultivate in seclusion." Teng Qing Shan nodded.

  Teng Qing Shan was well aware that having the Divine Artifact, one of the Four Supreme Treasures, in front of him was a rare opportunity. This time, cultivating on Bright Moon Island would have far better effects than cultivating on the Nine States Continent! Of course, in the future, when he went to the North Sea Continent and cultivated at Axe Mountain, with the assistance of the Divine Axe, Teng Qing Shan's cultivation effects would be even better.

  However--

  Yu Huang and Li Taibai have different approaches to the Tao. Teng Qing Shan's practice of the Water Walking Fist, drawing inspiration from Li Taibai's swordsmanship, is naturally the most wise course of action.

  "That... " Li Kun continued, "I estimate that tomorrow the people from Jian Lou will send food over. At that time, if those four elders don't appear, the people from Jian Lou will definitely be suspicious. They might even dispatch a large number of experts to come over, and we are in this..."

  "Don't worry!"

  Hong Qing Shan smiled and said, "I'm here, even if two Huang Fu Yu Jiang came, I would still make him leave in embarrassment!"

  "Xiao Juan." Teng Qing Shan looked at Li Juan, "Starting from tomorrow, let Kuang Feng Ying take you to the Wootz Steel Boat or somewhere else for meals. As for me... during my meditation period, I will only eat once every ten days or half a month."

  Li Jun listened and nodded: "Teng big brother, eating is a small matter, you don't have to worry." At the same time, Li Jun also looked at Teng Qing Shan in front of her - long-term bitter practice had made Teng Qing Shan's hair messy and unkempt, and he even had a beard. He was completely different from the handsome young man she met for the first time back then.

  Li Kun sighed secretly in her heart...

  From the young man who was famous far and wide back then, Teng Qing Shan grew step by step. Now, if he were to be placed in the Nine States Continent, below the Void Stage, there might not be anyone who could surpass him.

  Still in seclusion.

  "Or in a few years, Teng big brother will be a Void Realm expert, an existence like the Heavenly God. Become one of the strongest on the Nine States continent!" Li Kun said with some anticipation.

  "Xiao Juan, I still have one more thing to entrust you with," Teng Qing Shan said continuously.

  "Hmm?" Li Kun looked at Tan Qing Shan.

  "The people from Jian Lou, I reckon, will come over tomorrow. It'll stir up a commotion! Once this matter is settled, I can focus on my closed-door training in peace. I hope you, every day at noon, if I'm still immersed in Li's senior swordsmanship, you must interrupt me. The method is simple, just hit me with a stone." Teng Qing Shan instructed, taking precautions just in case.

  "Uh-huh, okay." Li Kun nodded.

  Teng Qing Shan smiled: "Of course, if nothing unexpected happens, I will stop by myself before noon every day." Teng Qing Shan was very clear that he couldn't immerse himself too deeply in this sword path. Only when his own 'Dao' had improved could he gain a deeper understanding of it without being affected.

  "Now, I'll meditate properly for a while." Teng Qing Shan said, then sat down cross-legged and placed the Wheel of Reincarnation on his knees to meditate.

  In his mind, the previously understood part of the sword path emerged, and he began to gradually peel off, incorporating the water-like state into his own "Water-Flowing Fist".

  ……

  The next day, the sun rose until noon.

  Everything was as expected in Qingyuan Mountain, the young man who delivered food had been shouting at the entrance of the Forbidden Land Cave for a long time, but none of the four guardian elders appeared. He immediately guessed that something big had happened and was so scared that he didn't even dare to report it. The Forbidden Land Cave hadn't had any major incidents for a very, very long time.

  The four great elders of the Watchers had no news at all.

  It's all over! He's dead!

  This caused a stir among the higher-ups of Jian Lou, and the Sealed Land Cave Mansion. To say it's unimportant is not important, but to say it's important is extremely important. That piece of 'Divine Jade Token' was something that the entire Sword Tower must have.

  There is an immortal jade disc, and the Sword Tower will prosper forever.

  ******

  The sun is high in the sky, and the warm sunshine on a cold day feels very comfortable on people's skin.

  However, the masters of Jian Lou didn't feel comfortable one by one.

  Shasha~~~

  On the winding mountain path of the forbidden high mountain, a large number of strong men from Jian Lou were rushing towards the forbidden cave mansion. At the forefront of this group was the master of Jian Lou, 'Huang Pu Yu Jiang'. Beside him stood an old man with white hair, who was the former master of Jian Lou.

  Also Tian Hong, the master of Huangfu Yujiang!

  When Huangfu Yujiang's strength surpassed that of his master 'Tian Hong', Tian Hong stepped down voluntarily, and Huangfu Yujiang became the new owner! The rules of Jian Lou are that the strongest person becomes the owner!

  "For thousands of years, not a single person has ventured into the Forbidden Caverns." Tian Hong's face was filled with worry as he hurried along the road, saying, "In these Forbidden Caverns, even ordinary internal energy cultivators can't get in. As for innate experts... there are only six or seven innate experts on the entire Moon Island! They're all from our Sword Pavilion! If they want to see the Divine Immortal Jade Scepter, they can just go in directly, no need to force their way in and kill people. This... this..."

  They just don't understand...

  Who would have rushed in!

  "What I'm most worried about now is that the person who rushed in will destroy the Divine Jade Disc!" Huangfu Yujiang's face turned iron-green.

  As they spoke, a group of people rushed swiftly to the entrance of the Forbidden Cave Mansion.

  "Bloodthirsty!"

  Huang Pu Yujiang and his master 'Tian Hong' were the only two pre-heavenly Golden Elixir experts in the entire Sword Pavilion, they simultaneously discovered that the house of the four elder guards had been killed.

  "It should be killed at the same time! There was no time to tell people outside." Tian Hong frowned.

  "It's a gun! The weapon that killed them is a gun!" Huangfu Yujiang saw the bullet holes on the necks of the four great elders, and the bloodstains had already dried up. "It really was him!" Huangfu Yujiang had long guessed that terrible opponent who used a gun.

  "The host..." The other powerful warriors of Jian Lou also rushed in.

  "Divine Jade Disc!" Huangfu Yujiang's expression slightly changed.

  Hoo! Hoo!

  Huangfu Yujiang and Tian Hong, one in front of the other, swiftly rushed towards where the divine jade pendant was located.

  At that moment, in the grand hall of swordsmanship, Huangfu Yujiang and Tian Hong stopped involuntarily, and a large group of people behind them also stood to one side. Their eyes all fell on the one person who had been standing in the grand hall early on.

  A blue long gown, a face full of whiskers, and that handful of silver shining long guns!

  "Heng Qing Shan!" Huangfu Yujiang's eyes gleamed like a sword as she squeezed out these three words from between her teeth.

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