This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 587 03-25 - 62: The Three Great Sword Immortals of Chang’an_2

Chapter 587: Chapter 62: The Three Great Sword Immortals of Chang’an_2

“Our Gu family was originally this powerful,” the young woman’s eyes sparkled with excitement.

“It’s not that simple,” the old man stroked his beard, “Actually, our Gu family has benefited from the cultivation disciplines.”

In the Spirit-Nullifying Realm, cultivators below the stage of Void Refining can hardly cast spells or use divine skills.

Needless to say, without spiritual power, the weakest are undoubtedly those from Dharma Cultivation. Spiritual Cultivators and Nether Cultivators are slightly better off, but without spiritual power, their arsenal of techniques is sparse.

The best off are Body Cultivators and Beast Cultivators.

You know about Body Cultivation, with a fierce physical body. Once everyone is devoid of spiritual power, unable to cast spells, naturally, they are the strongest.

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As for Beast Cultivators, although they lack a formidable physical body, they have beast pets!

Demon beasts are also known for their strong physique; if humans can’t do it, but the beast pets can, that’s the crux of the matter.”

“Our Gu family is a Beast Cultivator family, so…” the woman named Gu Ya’s cheeks reddened slightly, “I was so shocked that I didn’t realize this simple truth…”

The elder with the surname Gu laughed heartily.

“What about Sword Cultivators?” Gu Ya suddenly remembered something, tilting her head as she asked, “Grandpa Gu, why did you leave out Sword Cultivators?”

The elder with the surname Gu shook his head. His young mistress was perfect in many ways, but somehow, born into a Beast Cultivator noble family, she surprisingly harbored a heart for sword cultivation. As a child, she was so stubborn that she went to learn the sword, and in the end, it was only with a stern face that the family head managed to drag her back home.

Yet, the family head only stopped the young mistress from learning the sword, not from harboring that mischievous desire.

The old man, leading his Beast Pet, a Third Grade wild bull, walked along the rugged mountain path, chuckling, “Sword Cultivators are quite special, there are two possibilities.

For those Sword Cultivators who practice the Internal Sword, in such a place, they are like plucked birds or earthbound chickens with nowhere to fly.

As for those who practice the External Sword, relying on their close-combat swordsmanship, they are indeed stronger than those from Dharma Cultivation.

But it’s a case of the pot calling the kettle black, not much better. After all, the frailty of a Sword Cultivator’s physical body is no different from that of a Dharma Cultivator. Your swordsmanship may be superb,” the old man patted the wild bull he was leading, proudly saying, “but if my Beast Pet charges straight at you, what fancy moves can a Sword Cultivator muster in such a place? It’s true what they say, ‘sheer power can overwhelm all tactics,’ and it’s just like that.”

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“So, miss,” the old man said earnestly, “Beast Cultivation is better, stop thinking about all those things related to Sword Cultivators, flashy as they may be. They look good but have many limitations and are not practical.”

“Besides, who likes a sword more than a Beast Pet?” The elder with the surname Gu affectionately stroked the sharp, metal-like horns of the wild bull, speaking righteously, “Swords are cold and lifeless, just dead objects, unlike Beast Pets…”

Gu Ya did not let Grandpa Gu continue boasting and changed the topic, her face filled with longing, “During the Chang’an Years, three Sword Immortals emerged. I wonder when the first Sword Immortal of the Tianyuan Year will be born?”

“It’s not that easy. Sword Immortals are beings that can be sought but cannot be forced,” said the old man. Despite his earlier belittlement of Sword Cultivators, at the mention of Sword Immortals, he involuntarily expressed deep reverence, adding with emotion, “The three Sword Immortals of the Chang’an Years, each was a once-in-an-era figure.”

Gu Ya’s eyes flicked around, “Are there any potential Sword Immortals in this generation?”

Confined to her home for cultivation, she was like a bird in a cage. Although she held a fondness for the Sword Dao, she was ultimately not well-informed about the romantic tales within it.

“Sword Immortals are mysterious and profound, so the talk of potentials is just that—talk, not to be taken seriously.

You should know, in the twenty thousand years of Chang’an, there have not been many Sword Cultivators hailed as potential Sword Immortals, but every few decades, or at most a century, one or two will emerge,” the elder with the surname Gu shook his head, whispering, “But tell me, how many of those potentials actually become Sword Immortals?”

“The first of the Chang’an three great Sword Immortals was the one who now guards Heavenly River City, Heavenly River Sword Immortal, Chu Mu. He is renowned as ‘In the absence of the Ancestral Taoist, Heavenly River reigns supreme,’ acknowledged as the foremost individual beneath the Ancestral Taoist by the Human Race.” Since the topic had been broached, the old man proceeded to explain in detail to his young mistress.

“The second was the former Sect Master of the Sword Sect, Qingyun Sword Immortal, Xie Qingyun.

“Unwilling to let the ambition of reaching the heights of Qingyun fall, unwilling to slay those without names,” how dashing and adept he was in the myriad sword techniques of the world, single-handedly advancing the Sword Sect for ten thousand years.

The last of those Sword Immortals was directly named after Chang’an.

Chang’an Sword Immortal, Li Qiubai, he initiated his path in the heart of Chang’an City, taking that step to become a Sword Immortal.

“Desiring to ascend to the blue heavens and gaze at the bright moon,” in terms of talent alone, who could compare with this man? Setting aside the other two Sword Immortals, even if the scope is expanded to include all the cultivators of the Human Race, it seems that only Ancestral Daoist Xia could surpass him in talent.

At the age of eighteen, he entered Taiyi, thereafter emerging to challenge all sword cultivators in the world. Whether it was against those of the same level or above, he never tasted defeat. He made the young cultivators of his generation seem lackluster by comparison.

The grand Chang’an City, standing tall and unyielding for ten thousand years. But upon the gates of Chang’an, the pride of Great Xia, the Xuanwu Gate, still bears the sword mark he made, undisturbed by anyone, how dominating?

In time, some even considered it an honor to be defeated by the sword of the Chang’an Sword Immortal, actively seeking a challenge for the sake of a glorious defeat, which was truly laughable.

“You tell me, which one of these three isn’t a character out of heaven and earth? How could such characters be so easily produced?” The elder of the Gu surname commented with honest appraisal.

Gu Ya didn’t care at all about the old man’s rambling, instead speaking with a face full of longing, “Sword Immortals, how free and easy they are. I wonder if I’ll have a chance to meet one in this lifetime.”

“Us ordinary folks, how could we have the chance to meet such figures?” The robust elder bluntly shot down his young lady’s hopes.

“Unless you diligently cultivate and become a powerful cultivator, perhaps then you might have a small chance of meeting them…” The elder couldn’t help but turn the topic back to encouraging study.

“Why go through all that trouble? I can first meet a sword cultivator, and if he diligently cultivates into a Sword Immortal, then wouldn’t I have seen a Sword Immortal?” Gu Ya teased with a giggling smile.

“You…” The elder shook his head, rather helpless about his young lady.

Gu Ya’s first journey out of home, her mind was extremely lively, and she recalled something, “Grandpa Gu, that extremely handsome young man we just saw, what kind of person is he?”

“He should be a sword cultivator.” The elder thought it over seriously for a while before responding.

“Why do you say that? According to what you said, Grandpa Gu, shouldn’t this region seldom see sword cultivators?”

“By temperament,” with the elder’s age and experience in travel, naturally, he was not confined like Gu Ya, “Although basing judgments on temperament is somewhat arbitrary, there is still about an eighty to ninety percent chance of being correct.

Once you have seen more people, you will understand. The temperament of sword cultivators is completely different from the other five cultivator types…”

The temperament of sword cultivators?

Gu Ya found it quite mysterious.

“That sword cultivator must be really naïve to dare venture into such a place without a map, even having to ask us for one,” Gu Ya couldn’t help but murmur.

“It’s his good fortune that he met our young lady. Seeing that he was handsome, you just gave him a map, not even willing to accept the rewards he offered,” the elder said with a laugh.

“Grandpa Gu, you are teasing me again,” Gu Ya widened her eyes, her cheeks flushed slightly, “When you’re out and about, being helpful to others is also being convenient for yourself. Besides, the map didn’t cost anything to make and isn’t really worth much. How could I shamelessly accept his reward…”

“Though the young lady has a heart of pure ice and means no wrong, cultivators in the Cultivation World are not often filled with gratitude.

Good deeds seldom lead to good returns; being too kind doesn’t make for a long life…” The elder continued with his rambling advice.

Suddenly black wind rose between heaven and earth, a thundering sound appearing out of nowhere, interrupting the elder’s nagging.