Chapter 273: Yang Xu’s Plan
After hearing that, Yu Nianzhen didn’t continue to ask.
It’s not that he wasn’t curious, it’s because he understood that too much information could be as bad as too little.
At the moment, he was content to know there was a long path to follow and that path didn’t end at the fourth level.
"Thank you senior for your guidance." Yu Nianzhen said and bowed.
"You are a rare sword origin, don’t waste your talent." Senior Zhen said and chuckled.
"You can go back to practice with peace of mind."
When Yu Nianzhen heard that, his brow rose slightly.
’Does that mean that he won’t allow others to find them in the Fair Plum inn?’ He wondered.
However, he didn’t plan to place all his faith in the senior.
After all, the two were essentially strangers.
Although Yu Nianzhen felt that senior Zhen could be trusted, he didn’t dare to take such a big risk.
Since his husband and master were also in the Fair Plum inn, Yu Nianzhen had the mind to maintain a heart that guarded against others.
Still, he was grateful that senior Zhen didn’t sell them out at the first opportunity.
"I will go back first." He said.
"Go."
After that, the senior waved his hand and the sword restriction disappeared.
Without another word, Yu Nianzhen bowed to the person and then left for the cave.
As he walked, he recalled everything he learned about sword intent and a plan formed in his mind.
At the moment, he urgently needed to form a sword seed.
However, he couldn’t be hasty about the matter.
Before he formed the sword seed, he needed to further polish his sword intent and consolidate his way.
Only after he had a more solid comprehension of his tao could he attempt to form a sword seed.
’Fortunately, I have always had a clear mind about my tao.’ He thought and his eyes flashed with dominance.
According to the senior, the concept of tao instilled within the sword seed not only influenced a swordsman’s sword intent but also affected the power and size of their sword domain.
Knowing this, Yu Nianzhen wanted to form a powerful foundation so that his path of swordsmanship could be longer.
When he returned to the cave, he found his master and mistress talking in the sitting area.
They looked a little solemn and he couldn’t help but wonder what they were talking about.
However, Yu Nianzhen didn’t take the initiative to ask.
Like himself and Jiang Yue, some things belonged to Yang Xu and Bing Lan only.
"Master, mistress, I am back." He shouted to let them know that they were no longer alone.
"Nianzhen, you have returned at the right time." Yang Xu said and indicated that Yu Nianzhen should take a seat.
"Is something the matter?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
"I plan to enter the Nine Treasures secret realm." Yang Xu suddenly said.
"Master, your cultivation is already at the peak of the core formation realm. Do you have a way to ignore the cultivation restrictions of the secret realm?"
"I don’t have a way to ignore the restrictions but I have a way to suppress my cultivation."
"I see." Yu Nianzhen said and thought about the matter.
There was a difference between hiding and suppressing one’s cultivation realm.
Hiding was a simple affair and the cultivator could still use their true cultivation to protect themselves.
However, suppressing was different.
If Yang Xu suppressed his cultivation to the origin-tempering realm, he could only use the power of an origin-tempering realm cultivator.
Not only that, suppressing his cultivation could also damage his foundation especially since his origin was already injured.
However, Yu Nianzhen didn’t plan to dissuade him.
Although his master hadn’t said anything, Yu Nianzhen understood some of his reasoning.
The first reason was that he had just formed a Taoist contract with Bing Lan.
In that situation, it was a little difficult to accept that they would be separated for one hundred years.
Another reason was that he couldn’t be assured to let his wife enter the Nine Treasures secret realm alone.
At other times, maybe he wouldn’t be so worried but the Cangxing world was too turbulent at the moment.
It was inevitable that war between orthodox cultivators and the Death Flower Ascension Front would soon break out.
This war would not only affect those who remained on the mainland but would also involve those in the Nine Treasures secret realm.
For that reason, Yang Xu wanted to follow his wife and disciple into the secret realm to protect their safety.
The third reason he wanted to enter the secret realm was that he hoped for a chance to change or strengthen some of his origin treasures.
Although it was very difficult to do so, Yang Xu had always been lucky.
Many years ago, he found an ancient technique that could help him change his origin treasures and he didn’t want to miss this chance.
If these three reasons were not enough there was also a fourth reason.
The Nine Treasures secret realm was full of heaven and earth treasures.
With his luck, Yang Xu hoped to find a treasure that could repair some of the damage on his origin.
"Master has to be careful when suppressing his cultivation." Yu Nianzhen finally said.
When Yang Xu heard that, he chuckled and sighed in relief.
He appreciated his smart disciple who could infer things without needing detailed explanations.
Beside Yang Xu, Bing Lan sighed but didn’t say anything.
Initially, she didn’t want Yang Xu to follow but she couldn’t deny his rationale.
All they could do now was make the appropriate preparations to enter the Nine Treasures secret realm with confidence.
"Master, mistress, I want to retreat for a while." Yu Nianzhen said.
"Make sure to keep track of time if you don’t want to miss the auction of the BlueStar Treasures Pavilion."
"I know." Yu Nianzhen answered and nodded.
The auction was scheduled for three months before the opening of the secret realm and Yu Nianzhen didn’t want to miss it.
’Speaking of treasures...’ Yu Nianzhen thought and recalled the two-coloured stone he got from Lin Fu.
In everything that happened, he and Jiang Yue ignored the stone and hadn’t had a chance to cut it.
’Forget it. We will cut it when Jiang Yue leaves seclusion.’ He decided.
After that, he said goodbye to the two elders and then entered the ancient palace.
However, he didn’t retreat right away.
Instead, he used all the ingredients on hand to prepare a few gourds of wine. He then dug a few pits in the backyard and buried the wine to age.
After that, he told Hongzhu of his intentions to retreat and asked her if she wanted to leave the palace.
The reason he did this was because the palace was refined by him and Jiang Yue.
Without their permission, no one could enter or leave the palace. This meant that she would be stuck in the palace if she didn’t take the opportunity to get out before he retreated.
"I plan to stay here." Hongzhu said and looked at the coffin in the middle of her room.
"I understand." Yu Nianzhen said and nodded.
After a few more words, he returned to his room and decided to pen a letter for Jiang Yue.
This time, he didn’t know when they would leave seclusion and he wanted to leave an explanation before he retreated.
When that was done, Yu Nianzhen sat five metres across from Jiang Yue and looked at his husband.
Jiang Yue looked peaceful and his aura had become a little more solid since Yu Nianzhen saw him last.
"Looks like the formation inheritance is also beneficial to his cultivation." Yu Nianzhen muttered and smiled.
He continued to look at Jiang Yue for a long time before he reluctantly closed his eyes.
As soon as he closed his eyes, his mind relaxed and he immediately entered a strange state of mind.
This state of mind wasn’t as mysterious as cultivating on the enlightenment mat found by Jiang Yue in the Lu family’s secret realm.
However, it was comparable to a small epiphany and Yu Nianzhen’s mind worked faster than usual.
At this time, Yu Nianzhen channelled his qi into his meridians and began to circulate it according to his cultivation technique.
When the cycle took, he allowed the qi to passively circulate while he examined his sword intent.
Qi existed in the dantian while sword intent existed within the sword origin.
The sword origin and sword intent formed a cycle and they endlessly generated and overcame each other.
As Yu Nianzhen watched, his sword intent bombarded his sword origin while the sword origin resisted with a force of its own.
This process not only helped to purify the sword origin but also helped to polish the sword intent, making it sharper.
After watching the cycle for a long time, Yu Nianzhen began to actively polish his sword intent.
This polishing wasn’t a manual kind of activity, it meant polishing his understanding of swordsmanship.
Yu Nianzhen reviewed his entire comprehension of swordsmanship and began to incorporate everything he learned during the martial contest.
After a long time, his sword intent began to change and finally became sharper and more spiritual.
