Otherworld Merit Upgrade System

Chapter 241 Ruins of the Three Emperors

Chapter 241 Ruins of the Three Sovereigns

If I can't be taught, how can I learn?

Lin Fei was completely stunned. He never expected that after talking for so long, the Hidden Sword Elder would finally tell him this conclusion: the Benevolent Sword cannot be taught.

Seeing Lin Fei's bewildered expression, the Hidden Sword Elder chuckled and said, "This Benevolent Sword, I spent three hundred years just comprehending it. Creating this sword took another three hundred years. Perfecting this sword also took another three hundred years. This sword embodies my lifelong understanding of the Heavenly Dao and all living beings. How could it be so easily learned by someone else?"

The Hidden Sword Elder is hailed as the greatest in the world, possessing unparalleled cultivation and talent. Even such a figure took a full nine hundred years to create the complete Benevolent Sword. This Benevolent Sword is indeed beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

“If it were anyone else, they could only slowly comprehend it, spending hundreds of years, and perhaps they could even touch the threshold of the Benevolent Sword.” The Hidden Sword Elder stroked his beard and smiled. “But you, there is a shortcut you can take.”

The Hidden Sword Elder summoned Lin Fei from the Southern Tang capital to the Sword Pavilion, then used the Celestial Immortal Sword Realm to help him condense his ancestral aperture between his eyebrows. Finally, he even personally intervened to open the Heavenly Gate for Lin Fei. His purpose, of course, was not to play such a cruel joke on Lin Fei, forcing him to cultivate in the Sword Pavilion for hundreds of years to comprehend the Heavenly Dao and the Benevolent Sword.

Since the Hidden Sword Elder intended to teach Lin Fei the Three Immortal Swords, he had naturally already devised a solution. Lin Fei remained patient, waiting for the Hidden Sword Elder to continue.

The Hidden Sword Elder continued, “You possess the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, passed down from the Three Sovereigns of antiquity. The Xuanyuan Sword contains the dragon energy of the Human Sovereign, which contains a great deal of power of all living beings. This coincides perfectly with the essence of the Benevolent Sword of my Three Immortal Swords. Although you cannot comprehend the Benevolent Sword for the time being, you can still use the dragon energy of the Human Sovereign within the Xuanyuan Sword to barely unleash the Benevolent Sword.”

This is also why the Hidden Sword Elder wanted Lin Fei to bring the Xuanyuan Sword to the Sword Pavilion. Even if Lin Fei is exceptionally talented and has extraordinary aptitude, it would probably take him hundreds of years, if he wanted to comprehend the Benevolent Sword.

However, with the help of the dragon energy of the Xuanyuan Sword, Lin Fei had a shortcut, so he didn't have to spend hundreds of years slowly comprehending the mysteries of the Benevolent Sword.

"Now, I will pass on to you the secret of using the Xuanyuan Sword to wield the Benevolent Sword. Remember it!" With that, the Hidden Sword Elder's fingertip lit up with a golden light, and he pointed a finger at Lin Fei's brow.

In an instant, a flood of information rushed into Lin Fei's mind—the secret of how to use the Xuanyuan Sword to unleash the power of the Benevolent Sword.

Using the Xuanyuan Sword to wield the Benevolent Sword doesn't necessarily mean Lin Fei has truly mastered this wondrous swordsmanship. It's merely a shortcut, and the power of the Benevolent Sword he can unleash is limited, certainly not reaching the terrifying level of the complete Benevolent Sword.

Moreover, the number of times it can be used is also limited. According to the information that the Hidden Sword Elder directly transmitted to his mind, with the dragon energy contained within the Xuanyuan Sword at this moment, it can only unleash the Benevolent Sword attack a maximum of three times a day.

Each time it is used, it consumes a portion of the dragon energy contained within the Xuanyuan Sword. It takes a whole day to replenish the depleted dragon energy.

The benevolent sword technique wielded with the Xuanyuan Sword felt more like a magical artifact to Lin Fei than his own true skill. Lin Fei couldn't help but feel a little regretful about this.

But there's nothing that can be done about it. Since it's a quick method, it must have its drawbacks. It's impossible for Lin Fei to learn the Benevolent Sword technique, which the Hidden Sword Elder spent nearly a thousand years creating, in just one day. Even a Great Immortal could never do that.

"The Benevolent Sword I passed on to you, though requiring the aid of the Xuanyuan Sword to wield, contains some of the essence and profound mysteries of the Benevolent Sword. If you can thoroughly comprehend it, it will greatly benefit your understanding of the true Benevolent Sword," the Hidden Sword Elder said to Lin Fei. "You should stay in the Sword Pavilion for now, comprehending the mysteries of the Benevolent Sword while consolidating your newly broken-through cultivation. Come back to me in a month, and I will tell you about the Three Emperors' Ruins."

The reason Emperor Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty agreed to let Lin Fei take the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, an heirloom of the Southern Tang Dynasty, away from the capital was because of the matter concerning the ruins of the Three Sovereigns. Lin Fei naturally dared not forget this.

Seeing that the Hidden Sword Elder had sat back down by the pond and picked up his fishing rod again, Lin Fei wisely withdrew.

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For the next month, Lin Fei stayed temporarily in the Sword Pavilion of the Heavenly Hidden Sword Sect.

While comprehending the profound mysteries of the Benevolent Sword taught to him by the Hidden Sword Elder, he also consolidated his cultivation, which had been at two levels and whose foundation was somewhat unstable.

Martial Arts Name: Benevolent Sword of the Three Immortal Swords (Fake)

Martial Arts Description: The ultimate technique of the world's strongest master, the Hidden Sword Elder, possessing the power to transcend heaven and reverse life and death. (Note: This martial art is a simplified version passed down by the Hidden Sword Elder, with only 30% of the original Benevolent Sword's power. Furthermore, it requires the consumption of the Xuanyuan Sword's dragon energy to unleash.)

Conditions for activation: Each activation requires 100 points of Xuanyuan Sword Dragon Qi. Back then, the Xuanyuan Sword contained 300 points of Dragon Qi.

Special Attributes: Heavenly Sword of Benevolence, Reversal of Life and Death—The Benevolent Sword, one of the Three Immortal Swords, possesses immense power to reverse life and death, and invert Yin and Yang. Each time it is used, the host can actively choose the sword of life or death. The sword of death can directly kill enemies whose cultivation level is two realms lower than the host's. Those whose cultivation level does not exceed the host's own will suffer severe, irreversible, and irreparable damage. The sword of life can restore an enemy whose cultivation level does not exceed the host's own. The probability of restoration depends on the level of the specific item being restored.

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Looking at the special properties of the Benevolent Sword, Lin Fei couldn't help but gasp – reversing life and death, turning yin and yang upside down, what kind of powerful supernatural ability was this? No wonder that when the Hidden Sword Elder used it, Xuanwu Street, which had become a ruin, miraculously returned to its original state.

Moreover, this is only a "simplified" version of the Benevolent Sword, yet it already possesses such immense power. How powerful would the complete Benevolent Sword be? Lin Fei simply couldn't imagine.

The Benevolent Sword is a sword of life and death. As expected of the martial art of the strongest in the world, Lin Fei vaguely felt that the Benevolent Sword was much more powerful than his own Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, Feather Robe Sword Style, and other signature skills.

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A month passed quickly. Lin Fei's cultivation, which had been somewhat unstable due to his rapid breakthrough, had now completely stabilized. He had also gained some insights into the Benevolent Sword itself.

On this day, Lin Fei followed the instructions of the Hidden Sword Elder and found him fishing again by the pond in the Sword Lodge.