Upon hearing Lu Yang’s method, Daoist Buyu suddenly felt as if Lu Yang had already left his apprenticeship behind, and there was no need to teach him the shameless fighting techniques from the bottom of his chest.

He felt that Lu Yang could completely comprehend a set of shameless fighting techniques that would suit him better and be more comfortable for him to use.

Truly a case of the student surpassing the master.

With this Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin, it didn’t matter whether Lu Yang was his disciple; in the eyes of outsiders, he was undoubtedly one of his disciples.

Lu Yang felt that his modified method was indeed very effective, not to mention the issue of Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin being too ostentatious had been resolved; just solving the problem of not being able to use the Seven Star Sword Set in front of others proved it was a good method.

After all, to outsiders, the Seven Star Sword Set belonged to Young Sect Master Lu, which had nothing to do with him, Lu Yang.

Having no opportunity to display the Seven Star Sword Set made Lu Yang feel he hadn’t done justice to it.

This was a method that killed several birds with one stone.

Soon, Lu Yang hid the Inheriting Shadow Sword and the Seven Star Sword Set within the small world of the Green Peak Sword, and once again executed Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin.

Sure enough, nothing seemed amiss from the outside, and even Daoist Buyu had to give a thumbs up and call it a crafty move.

Being praised by his master, Lu Yang didn’t become arrogant but instead buckled down to learn how to execute Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin even more skillfully. Daoist Buyu was nodding repeatedly on the sidelines, impressed by his young disciple’s temperament, which was better than his own in his youth.

Had he thought of any cunning moves back then, he would have been off using them against others instead of continuing his cultivation.

Seven days went by, and Lu Yang could finally execute Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin with proficiency. With one swing, even Daoist Buyu couldn’t tell if it was the Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin or a normal strike, let alone anyone else.

During these seven days, Yun Zhi, Yun Mengmeng, and Gan Tian came and went. Yun Mengmeng even squatted down to watch Lu Yang’s cultivation for a while, but finding it boring, she went back to listening to music.

With good food, drinks, and music to listen to, her days were considerably comfortable, far more so than in the Secret Realm.

"If I had known, I would have left the Secret Realm and joined little Zhi earlier," Yun Mengmeng hummed along to the music with enthusiasm, her voice melodious and pleasant, which surprisingly matched the sweet tunes, impressing Gan Tian.

"Did you study singing?"

"Not at all, I’m just singing for fun."

Gan Tian was even more amazed, realizing this was pure talent.

"How about we play music together? I’ll play the tunes, and you sing?"

Playing music and singing together would be greatly beneficial for her cultivation of the rhythm pathway, she just hadn’t found the right person for it up till now.

"Sure," Yun Mengmeng happily agreed.

After his Divine Ability training was complete, Lu Yang was satisfied as he put away the Green Peak Sword, bid farewell to his master and excitedly went to find Meng Jingzhou.

"Old Meng, are you there? Come out and practice a bit," Lu Yang called out directly at the entrance to Meng Jingzhou’s place.

Old Ma was guarding the entrance, completely failing to fulfill his duties as the Protector, allowing Lu Yang to shout loudly.

As Sun Power increased, Old Ma discovered that the dried grass he had been drying out tasted much better than before, and he had been busy drying grass lately.

Looking at the piles of dried grass, Old Ma felt a greater sense of accomplishment than being a Protector.

"What the hell are you yelling about?" Meng Jingzhou emerged soaking wet, having just climbed out of ice water.

To soothe his restless heart, Meng Jingzhou had been immersing himself in ice water to cool down.

"Just learned a couple of new moves, want to practice them with you," said Lu Yang with a smile.

"Oh, seems like you think you can fight now," Meng Jingzhou replied, suddenly intrigued, as he shook off his body, not suppressing his Yang Qi any longer. His terrifying aura of Yang Qi dried his clothes and hair instantly.

Having studied under the great ancestor for over a year, coupled with the dramatic increase in Sun Power and the strengthening of his Single Body Spiritual Root, his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds. To him, Lu Yang posed no threat at all.

"What have you learned?" Meng Jingzhou looked at Lu Yang with a side glance, sensing that this kid was up to no good.

"Just a couple of little sword tricks," Lu Yang said modestly.

Just as Lu Yang didn’t believe a word of Meng Jingzhou’s bluff, Meng Jingzhou didn’t believe any of Lu Yang’s talk either.

Old Ma, seeing that a fight was about to start, took the initiative to gather the drying grass, clearing space for the two of them.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou stood on the grass, the breeze blowing wave after wave across the lawn, causing their robes to flutter as well.

Meng Jingzhou roared loudly. His vigorous Yang Qi formed a unique aura, his fists one in front and one behind, as he steadied his stance, watching Lu Yang warily.

Lu Yang drew the Green Peak Sword from his waist, and the blade scraped the lip of the scabbard, making a sharp "zzt" sound.

Lu Yang steadily held up the Green Peak Sword, its tip pointing directly at Meng Jingzhou with not a hint of wavering, and he shouted sternly, "Meng Jingzhou, why don’t you kneel upon seeing this genius!"

Meng Jingzhou flew into a rage, "I kneel to your grandpa..."

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Before he could finish speaking, Meng Jingzhou suddenly fell to his knees with a thud, his face full of confusion.

Even Old Ma, who was eating hay, was stunned and couldn’t understand what technique Lu Yang had used.

Lu Yang revealed a look of surprise: "Hey, I was just joking, Old Meng, why did you really kneel down? There’s no need, no need."

Being forced to kneel, this feeling was all too familiar to Meng Jingzhou, damn it, it was the Extinguishing Immortal Sword Array.

The question was, when had Lu Yang deployed the Extinguishing Immortal Sword Array?

"How about it? Can’t figure out how I did it?" Seeing Old Meng’s confused face, Lu Yang couldn’t help feeling very pleased with himself.

Meng Jingzhou honestly nodded, he truly wanted to know how Lu Yang did it.

"It’s quite simple, actually. There’s a small world within my Green Peak Sword, where I can deploy the Extinguishing Immortal Sword Array, and then execute the Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin. This way, whoever my sword points at must kneel."

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

Is this what you call a sword trick?

He had indeed prepared himself for Lu Yang deploying the Extinguishing Immortal Sword Array, but no matter how much he prepared, he hadn’t anticipated that the Extinguishing Immortal Sword Array had advanced to such a degree.

Who could defend against this?

Lu Yang stopped using the Extinguishing Immortal Sword Array, allowing Meng Jingzhou to stand up.

"Come on, let’s start the real fight," Lu Yang said with a laugh, looking as if he held the winning ticket, making Meng Jingzhou grit his teeth in frustration. Do you really think I have no way to deal with you?

"Take this, Piercing Technique!"

Lu Yang bellowed, as his Green Peak Sword thrust forward, piercing the air and fast as lightning.

Meng Jingzhou’s lips curled into a cold smile, the Piercing Technique was all he had, he seriously underestimated him. Originally, Meng Jingzhou intended to take it head-on, but suddenly he had an indescribable feeling that something wasn’t right and instinctively avoided the sword.

A ravine appeared right where Meng Jingzhou was standing.

This was by no means the power of the Piercing Technique!

"This isn’t the damn Piercing Technique at all!"

Meng Jingzhou suddenly remembered, when Lu Yang explained how to secretly deploy the Extinguishing Immortal Sword Array, he mentioned it was necessary to first deploy the Extinguishing Immortal Sword Array, then execute Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin.

So what if he only executed Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin?

Of course, that would work.

This sword had the appearance of the Piercing Technique, but in reality, it was Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin!

A venerable hand exuding ancient aura emerged behind Meng Jingzhou, the arm bent and shielded him.

There was a clang, the Green Peak Sword collided with the ancient hand, pierced through the hand’s appearance, almost puncturing through it.

"The Dharma Aspect?" Lu Yang exclaimed in surprise, as the ancient hand was part of some Dharma Aspect.

It seems that while studying with Meng Junzi, Old Meng learned how to deploy the Dharma Aspect.

Lu Yang struck again with his sword, hitting the ancient hand once more.

To his surprise, this time the Green Peak Sword did not pierce through the ancient hand, it was just a normal sword skill.

Just when Meng Jingzhou prepared to retract the ancient hand, Lu Yang made the fourth strike, once again almost puncturing through the hand, startling Meng Jingzhou into not making any other moves.

Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin!

Meng Jingzhou, sweating on his forehead, vaguely realized the tactic of this rascal, Lu Yang.

There’s no difference between Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin and an ordinary sword strike, you can’t tell unless you cross swords.

And he dared not guess what the next move Lu Yang would execute; one wrong bet was a loss. All he could do was keep deploying the Dharma Aspect!

Lu Yang continued to thrust with his Green Peak Sword, an unending barrage with a few instances of Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin amidst numerous ordinary strikes.

Meng Jingzhou wasn’t able to maintain the Dharma Aspect indefinitely, and eventually the ancient hand disintegrated, forcing him to admit defeat.

"Okay, okay, you win."

Meng Jingzhou looked at Lu Yang with annoyance: "Where did you learn such a dirty trick?"

Not just him, but anyone at the initial stage of Spirit Transformation couldn’t cope with such a dirty trick.

Lu Yang straightened his clothes, and said earnestly, "My master said that I should claim I realized this technique on my own, and that it has nothing to do with him."

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