Chapter 511 -510 Self-taught_1

Daoist Buyu sighed, truly proud of his good disciple, Lu Yang. Without guidance, Lu Yang managed to concoct something as elaborate as the Heaven’s Court.

Back when he himself was in the Golden Core Stage, he merely fooled other Golden Core Stage cultivators, but Lu Yang at his Golden Core Stage was already tricking not just the transcendent grandmasters from the Transcendence Tribulation Stage and the Three Great Demon Sects, but also low-level cultivators and the common people, impressing with his ability to deceive those above and below him.

Originally, he had intended to teach Lu Yang his deceptive tricks behind Yun Zhi’s back. Now it seemed unnecessary.

As a master, unable to pass on your most prized knowledge – he wasn’t sure if this was fortune or misfortune.

“As the Heavenly King’s Protector, I should contribute to our Sect. I can help publicize our teachings in the outside world,” Daoist Buyu proposed responsibly, eager to utilize his skills.

“You cannot.” The Fourth Elder rejected Daoist Buyu’s suggestion.

“You are infamous throughout the cultivation world, notorious, like a rat crossing the street, everyone is up for knocking you down. Common people and middling or low-level cultivators may not understand your circumstances, however, which high-level cultivator doesn’t know you?”

“If you were to promote our sect in the outside world, your main targets would be common people and middle or low-level cultivators. However, the prime objective of Heaven’s Court is to deceive our hidden enemies, who are all high-level cultivators. With you taking the lead in the publicity, it would in fact lower our credibility.”

Daoist Buyu: “…”

Just taking analysis into account, without bringing in any strong, personal opinions, he had to admit that the fourth elder had a point.

Eighth Elder added, “In my opinion, Heaven’s Court should avoid public activities for the moment. Making frequent public appearances gives the vibe of putting on a play. Keeping a low profile while allowing our enemies to speculate based on limited information about the power of Heaven’s Court is a better strategy.”

The less information they have, the wider their scope for imagination. Moreover, the strength of Heaven’s Court is there for all those who care to see. Even if we don’t act, others will interpret it as us plotting something in secret. It is the enemies who should be anxious.”

As Buyu’s primary mentor, Eighth Elder had his unique theories in the art of deception.

While listening to the elders’ discussion, Lu Yang held back Fairy Eternity’s burgeoning ambitions within his spiritual space.

“Hey, hey. Your master is back. You should hurry and ask him to pass the Sect Leader position to me!” Fairy Eternity banged at the edge of the bed, excitedly urging Lu Yang to reveal his ambitions, to seize power.

“Fairy, it’s not that simple.”

“What’s so difficult about it? I see your master isn’t really interested in being Sect Leader anyway.”

“The problem isn’t with my master, it’s with Eldest Senior Sister. She has held power in the Sect for eleven years. She is obsessed with power and unwilling to hand it over easily. Letting you act as the interim Sect Leader twice previously was merely her wishing to take a break. Even if my master does not want to be the Sect Leader, the next most likely candidate is Eldest Senior Sister.”

“Then what do we do?”

“As long as you, Fairy, can defeat Eldest Senior Sister, we can have the position of Sect Leader if we want it!”

Lu Yang had to stop her. He was worried that if he dared to claim to be the Sect Leader, his master might truly pass the position to him.

Fairy Eternity nodded, thinking that what Lu Yang said made sense: “There’s no rush to be in a position as the Sect Leader. I’m not afraid of Miss Yun, I just think she’s doing quite well as the current Sect Leader. I’ll wait until I’ve returned to my peak condition, then strive for the position of Sect Leader!”

“Fairy, you are insightful, patient and hardworking. I am sure you are destined to show your talents in the Seek Dao Sect.”

𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

“That’s what I think too.”

The temporary meeting of Heaven’s Court ended fairly quickly. In reality, there wasn’t much to discuss. The main purpose was to inform Daoist Buyu, who was a member of Heaven’s Court but unaware of it.

After the meeting ended, Daoist Buyu called Lu Yang to one side.

“Xiao Yang, stay back a moment.”

“Master, what’s the matter?”

Daoist Buyu cradled his whisk in his arm, stroking his white beard as he slowly said, “Nothing major, I just realized that since you became my disciple, I have never truly taught you anything. Now seems a good opportunity to teach you a bit about understanding Swordsmanship.”

Lu Yang was thrilled; there weren’t many in the Sect who were proficient at the art of the sword. Lu Yang’s sword techniques were merely basic ones, relying on his innate talent for understanding the essence of swordsmanship.

Two years after becoming a disciple, and both being Sword Spirit Root, it’s only now that the lessons have begun.

“Take out your sword, let me see.”

Lu Yang drew out the Green Peak Sword and the Dark Moon Sword.

“You keep your swords in your Identity Jade?”

“Is there a problem with that?” Lu Yang was confused. He saw other mystic swordsmen do the same thing.

Could it be that a swordsman should be keeping his weapon close at all time, giving it meticulous care, so that he will be able to wield it more comfortably in battle?

“There is a big problem. When I was your age, I often fell victim to ambushes. In order to cope with these unexpected attacks, I carried my sword with me at all times. You keep it in your Identity Jade. What will you do when you encounter danger? Won’t your reaction be slow?”

“Was the security in Great Xia this bad when you were young?” Lu Yang was startled. Since the start of his journey, he had never experienced an ambush. It was inconceivable that Great Xia had such disorder two thousand years ago.

“Although others say that the security in the Great Xia two thousand years ago was as good as it is now, based on my own experience, it was chaotic back then!”

“Then, did you report it to the government when you were ambushed?”

“The matter was too complex, I usually did not report it.”

Lu Yang understood. The political system truly was dark.

“How complex exactly?”

“Mainly because I was the one who launched the first ambush. If the matter was taken to the government officials, neither of us would benefit.”

Lu Yang: “…”

Daoist Buyu drew both swords slightly out of their scabbards, just exposing a part. The shimmering edge of the sword was reflected in his eyes.

Daoist Buyu couldn’t stop lavishing praise on both swords, “Excellent swords. One of them was given to you by Xiao Zhi, and she even applied a seal on it. The other one was carefully forged by Old Five.”

His own whisk was also forged by the Fifth Elder; it seemed like an ordinary whisk, but it contained countless Sword Qi, making it an unexpected weapon.

Daoist Buyu reluctantly handed the swords back to Lu Yang. Xiao Zhi was biased, he had asked her for the Green Peak Sword many times, but she never agreed.

“Show me your sword techniques, let’s see how far you’ve come.”

“Yes.”

The sword handle aligned with his chest, Sword Qi spiraled on the blade, like a coiled flood dragon, full of vigor.

Lu Yang shouted, giving his wrist a shake, the sword was like a startled goose, the moves were sharp and unstoppable.

The Breaking Tactic, Dotting Tactic, Lifting Tactic…

Basic sword tactics in Lu Yang’s hands seemed alive, combined like a cohesive line, the movements were smooth without a flaw.

Daoist Buyu: “…”

Is this what self-learning can achieve?

He felt that even if he personally instructed, the result wouldn’t be much better.

Lu Yang sheathed his sword, the Green Peak Sword vertically behind his back, and he gave a slight bow to Daoist Buyu.

“Master, do you think there’s anything about my sword techniques that needs to be improved?”

Lu Yang was quite nervous in his heart; he acquired all his sword techniques through self-study. Although he felt confident, his master might see a great deal of flaws in it.

Daoist Buyu pondered for a while before saying meaningfully, “Next time when you display your sword techniques, remember to leave a few flaws for me to point out.”