Chapter 346 - 218: Immortal-Martial Unity (Part 2)

Chapter 346: Chapter 218: Immortal-Martial Unity (Part 2)

Just then, someone suddenly walked over from the side.

The person didn’t look old—or rather, didn’t have the air of an old man. He wore a disciple’s uniform and cupped his fist toward Elder Lu.

"Elder Lu," he said, "we’re running low on Cyan Cloud Swords in the Sword Pavilion’s armory. Should we go discuss it with the people from Luocheng’s special organization?"

"How could there be a problem at a time like this?" Elder Lu frowned. "What about the people from the Qi Pavilion? If they have any surplus Cyan Cloud Swords, we could have some transferred over."

’Qi Pavilion?’ Upon hearing the name, Su Xing felt a flicker of understanding. ’It seems the Cyan Cloud Sect is divided into factions. The Sword Pavilion and the Qi Pavilion are clearly two different ones.’

"The people from the Qi Pavilion... I’m afraid they’re unwilling to support us," the disciple said cautiously. The moment the words left his mouth, they seemed to ignite Elder Lu’s explosive temper. The Elder raged:

"It’s one thing for them to be at odds with us on a normal day, but now, with a great enemy at our doorstep, they still want to play their petty games about the Sword vs. Qi debate?!"

"Hmm...?"

Su Xing mused internally.

’For the Qi Pavilion to outright refuse to help the Sword Pavilion under these circumstances, and for Elder Lu to curse their actions right in front of me, an outsider... This can only mean that while the Cyan Cloud Sect still looks like a major sect on the surface, its internal conflicts must already be severe.’

"..."

Elder Lu thought for a moment, then swallowed his pride and turned to Su Xing.

"Elder Su, since you were sent by the special organization, could you help the Cyan Cloud Sect apply for some supplies from the Luocheng organization?"

"Well... Elder Lu, you know that our organization’s branches in each city are independent. I’m from Cang City and have no real connection to the Luocheng organization."

Su Xing said.

In truth, Su Xing knew that if he personally requested the supplies, the Extraordinary Beings in Luocheng would likely agree. After all, they also wanted to resolve the Cyan Cloud Sect’s situation quickly. However, Su Xing really didn’t want to run errands for others and owe them a favor in the process.

"How about this," Elder Lu offered. "If Elder Su is willing to help the Cyan Cloud Sect with this matter, regardless of whether you succeed, I can allow you to enter our sect’s Scripture Pavilion. You can browse freely, with the exception of the final floor."

After speaking, he glanced at the disciple beside him and waved his hand, dismissing him. The disciple understood, nodded, and quickly departed.

"..."

Su Xing was surprised by Elder Lu’s generosity. Generally speaking, the Scripture Pavilion was the absolute core of a sect, an area that ordinary people were definitely not qualified to enter. Yet now, it had become a bargaining chip in a deal with him.

In reality,

this was all part of Elder Lu’s shrewd calculations.

Though he had an explosive temper, the man was far from foolish. He could naturally see the value Su Xing possessed. As long as Su Xing was the one handling this matter, there was no reason for it to fail.

Therefore, his statement about being able to enter the Scripture Pavilion "regardless of whether you succeed" was essentially just a pleasantry to sweeten the deal.

"Elder Lu, I am a Martial Artist. The cultivation methods left behind by your Qi Cultivators should be useless to me, right?"

Su Xing asked curiously.

Although the offer was indeed very tempting, if it was of no use to him, then it was ultimately worthless.

"Haha, Elder Su, do you know what path the founder of our Cyan Cloud Sect, the Cyan Cloud Sword Immortal, walked?"

Elder Lu said with a laugh.

"What path?"

Su Xing also asked with a smile, "Don’t tell me he wasn’t a Qi Cultivator?"

"No."

"The Cyan Cloud Sword Immortal was definitely a Qi Cultivator."

"But he used his foundation as a Qi Cultivator and supplemented it with the path of a Martial Artist to achieve Immortal-Martial Unity. That was how he broke through the shackles of Tier Eight to reach Tier Nine. Perhaps Elder Su could try using your foundation as a Martial Artist to supplementarily cultivate as a Qi Cultivator."

Elder Lu said seriously.

His words made Su Xing’s heart skip a beat. Even though Su Xing didn’t cultivate in the conventional sense, he knew just how difficult it was to walk a single path to its apex.

For the Cyan Cloud Sword Immortal to have cultivated both the paths of Martial Artist and Qi Cultivator simultaneously... it was hard to imagine just how powerful he must have been. However, Su Xing didn’t let Elder Lu’s words go to his head. He asked:

"If the Cyan Cloud Sect has such a cultivation method, why haven’t you and Sect Leader Gu tried it?"

"It’s too difficult."

Elder Lu gave a wry smile. "By the time I reached Tier Seven, I was already over two hundred years old. If the path of a Qi Cultivator didn’t inherently increase one’s lifespan, I would have long since turned to dust, let alone try to cultivate the path of a Martial Artist as well."

"It was the same for Elder Gu. In recent years, the only person in our sect who might have been able to do it was Li Ye. But he betrayed the sect before he could receive our full inheritance."

"But you are different, Elder Su. Although you possess such terrifying strength, I can see that you’re only in your twenties. You have a much better chance than any of us to succeed on the path of Immortal-Martial Unity."

Indeed.

Su Xing had never considered the difficulty of cultivation.

To him, as long as something could appear on his system’s panel, there was no difficulty at all. Nevertheless, Su Xing still asked:

"Immortal-Martial Unity... that is the Great Dao of your Cyan Cloud Sect’s first Sect Leader. It should be more important than even the Cyan Cloud Swordsmanship, right? Why are you just handing it over to me like this?"

"Because I need you."

Elder Lu said with great seriousness.

"As a Tier Eight Qi Cultivator, Sect Leader Gu’s intuition is much sharper than mine. For him to be so courteous to you can only mean that you are destined for greatness. Therefore, I hope that in the future, you will do your best to protect me."

"Protect?"

Su Xing repeated the word with interest.

"The Cyan Cloud Sect has five at Tier Seven and one at Tier Eight. Why would you need my protection?"

"Elder Su, this world is a dangerous place."

Elder Lu said earnestly, "It’s never a bad thing to build a few connections for oneself. Besides, allowing you to enter the Scripture Pavilion is well within my authority."

"Alright."

Su Xing nodded with a smile.

Although Elder Lu was being very serious, future dangers were ultimately just ethereal concepts. Besides, by the time any real danger arrived, Su Xing had no idea how strong he himself would be. Protecting the Cyan Cloud Sect might not be a difficult task at all by then.

For now, he should seize every opportunity to improve himself. What’s more, this was the legacy of a Tier Nine Extraordinary Being—something he absolutely could not miss.

"This is the key."

Seeing Su Xing agree, Elder Lu immediately took out a key. Though he called it a key, it looked more like a stone.

"This key will grant you access to every floor except the last one. The final floor is where the Cyan Cloud Swordsmanship is stored."

"What about the method for Immortal-Martial Unity? Something so important, which floor is it on?"

Su Xing asked curiously.

"The first floor."

Elder Lu replied with a helpless tone, "We put it on the first floor because we hope new disciples will be willing to try for Immortal-Martial Unity. Its difficulty is so immense that any Extraordinary Being who has some understanding of the hardships of the cultivation path would almost never choose it."

"I see..."

Su Xing nodded. Although he could understand their reasoning, it also meant that the disciples who chose this exceptionally difficult path were likely to be ruined. They would probably find it impossible to even take the first step.

The Martial Dao and the path of a Qi Cultivator were both difficult Extraordinary systems on their own. The difficulty of training in both simultaneously was imaginable. But so too was the power one could expect to gain upon success.

After bidding farewell to Elder Lu, Su Xing didn’t leave the Secret Realm right away. Instead, he headed straight for the Scripture Pavilion. He wanted to see for himself what this cultivation method for Immortal-Martial Unity was all about.

If it was really as Elder Lu described, then for someone like him who possessed a system, this would be a massive windfall. He already had the Martial Arts Realm of a Tier Six Martial Artist. If he could match that with the Qi Cultivation of an equivalent tier, Su Xing truly couldn’t imagine how strong he would become.

Soon,

Su Xing arrived at the Scripture Pavilion.