Chapter 229

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　　After the coughing subsided, he suddenly said with a sense of loss on his face：
This Saber Ghost has a good saber intent. If I could have a battle with him face to face I would definitely gain something. Unfortunately, I’m afraid I’ll never be able to pick up a saber again.”
　　His pair of cloudy eyes looked at his own pair of rough and old hands full of wounds with some regret.
　　Upon hearing this, the Broken Water at his waist suddenly let out a “buzzing” tremor, as if complaining that he shouldn’t have said such discouraging words.
　　”Old friend, you have to admit that you’re getting old.”
　　Duan Tianya gently patted the long saber at his waist.
　　”Grandpa Duan, was your cultivation level already at the state of enlightenment before your death？”
　　Seeing that Duan Tianya was actually able to suppress the Saber Ghost, Xu Taiping suddenly asked out of curiosity.
　　”Enlightenment？ No, no. In my entire life, I only reached the peak of Refining the Spirit, but…”
Duan Tianya first shook his head, and then proudly smiled, playing a trick.
　　”But what？”
　　Xu Taiping immediately asked.
　　”I have killed one.”
Duan Tianya grinned and his smile was full of pride and arrogance.
　　Although it was only three simple words, they were better than all the flowery words.
　　”Don’t be so surprised. In the eyes of saber cultivators, there are only those who can be killed and those who cannot be killed. There is no such thing as Refining the Spirit or enlightenment.”
　　Seeing the expression on Xu Taiping’s face, Duan Tianya smiled and shook his head.
　　”This junior has been taught.”
　　Although it was just a casual sentence, it had already revealed the true meaning of saber cultivation.
　　”Lad.”
　　Duan Tianya suddenly raised his head again and looked at Xu Taiping and said.
　　”What is it, Grandpa Duan？”
　　Xu Taiping asked in confusion.
　　”Do you want to learn my saber skills？”
　　Duan Tianya asked with a smile.
　　Xu Taiping was first stunned, and then very honestly nodded vigorously and said：
　　”Yes！”
　　Seeing Xu Taiping’s frankness, Duan Tianya laughed heartily again.
　　”Come closer.”
　　He then beckoned to Xu Taiping.
　　Xu Taiping moved his head closer as told.
　　Subsequently, Duan Tianya once again extended a finger towards Xu Taiping and gently tapped on the center of his forehead.
　　With a buzzing sound in both ears, page after page of the saber manual flew into Xu Taiping’s mind like snowflakes.
　　In my life, I have accomplished nothing. Only in the way of the saber do I consider myself not inferior to anyone, even those cultivators in the state of enlightenment.
　　However, you are not a disciple of the Heavenly Saber Sect, so I can’t pass on the saber techniques of the Heavenly Saber Sect to you. But the saber techniques I pass on to you today were created by me in the cellar over decades after being expelled from the Heavenly Saber Sect and do not count as the saber techniques of the Heavenly Saber Sect.
The original intention of my creating these saber techniques was to use this saber to venture the Nine Netherworlds alone and avenge the injury inflicted on me by that devil. So I named it the Demon-Slaying Saber.
　　Duan Tianya smiled and explained to Xu Taiping.
　　Thank you, Old Duan, for bestowing the saber.
　　Xu Taiping thanked him solemnly again.
　　Although it was just a fleeting glance, the saber techniques described in this Demon-Slaying Saber had already left him in awe.
　　He had never thought that the saber could be practiced like this.
　　The saber at your waist is not bad, but it is ultimately just a common product and cannot display the power of my saber techniques.
　　While speaking, Duan Tianya untied the Broken Water Saber at his waist.
　　”My old friend here has a bit of a temper, but he’s the best knife in the whole world. I hope you, young man, can treat him well.”
　　Then, he held the knife body in one hand and handed it to Xu Taiping, saying
　　As soon as these words were spoken, the long knife in his hand kept making a mournful cry, as if reluctant to part with him.
　　Xu Taiping was a bit hesitant.
　　”Old Duan, even ten pots of Longdan wine are not worthy of your knife.”
　　Xu Taiping seriously refused.
　　The knife is different from the knife manual. There are too many things entrusted in it, and he really can’t afford it.
　　”But you are worthy.”
　　Instead of taking back his hand holding the knife, Duan Tianya’s eyes looking at Xu Taiping became even more firm.
　　”With just an ordinary bone, even with the greatest opportunity, without indomitable perseverance, it is absolutely impossible to reach this step. I have traveled through several worlds for hundreds of years and will never misjudge.”
　　He then added affirmatively.
　　”How did you see that I have an ordinary bone, Old Duan？”
　　Once again having his identity of ordinary bone pointed out, Xu Taiping finally couldn’t help but ask Duan Tianya.
　　”When I traveled through several worlds, the worst defeat I had was losing to a cultivator with an ordinary bone. The fist and knife intents you reveal when you punch and swing the knife are exactly the same as his.”
　　While speaking, Duan Tianya forcefully stuffed the Broken Water Knife in his hand into Xu Taiping’s arms.
　　”Who　is　he？”
　　Xu Taiping held the Broken Water Saber with both hands and asked curiously.
　　“Youyunzhou, Xiliang Country, the great general Zhang Tianze who has guarded the Zhenhai Tower alone for 900 years, killed countless abyss demon generals, and single-handedly fought against the Demon Lord, making him dare not invade Xiliang for 900 years.”
　　Duan Tianya said with full respect in his eyes.
　　“An ordinary-boned person can also fight against the Demon Lord alone？”
　　Xu Taiping’s eyes suddenly lit up.
“Young man, you may not know that although it is not easy for an ordinary-boned person to practice, once on the path of cultivation, the state of mind is much tougher than that of ordinary cultivators. Therefore, among the other few worlds, most of the cultivators who can insist on resisting the ordinary-boned people. So the ordinary-boned cultivators hate the most.
　　Duan Tianya said seriously.
　　Xu Taiping had never thought that among the other few worlds, ordinary-boned cultivators actually had such amazing deeds.
　　“If possible, I hope that one day, young man, you can take my old friend and fight against the Demon Lord of Youyunzhou again, so that when the world has long forgotten me, Duan Tianya, in a hundred or thousand years, they can still remember my Demon-Slaying Saber and remember my old friend.”
　　Duan Tianya grinned at Xu Taiping.
　　After realizing that Old Duan truly placed high hopes on him, he no longer declined. He put away the Broken Water Saber and then said very seriously, “Although I don’t know if I can reach that step, Xu Taiping will definitely not disgrace your saber technique, Old Duan, and this saber of yours.”
　　”Very good, very good.”
　　Upon hearing this, Duan Tianya laughed heartily.
　　”I originally thought that this Demon-Slaying Saber would be buried with me, but I didn’t expect to find a good successor on the verge of death. Heaven has treated me well.”
　　He said with a sigh on his face.
　　Saying this, Duan Tianya suddenly raised his hand and sucked a stack of letters and a wooden box in the building into his hand.
　　”Most of the useful books in this building have been stolen. Only the personal notes of the owner of Listening Wind Tower are still somewhat useful. Those are the letters exchanged when he communicated with a certain immortal about cultivation experiences. If you and the little girl can carefully understand them, it may be of some use to your future cultivation.”
　　While speaking, Duan Tianya divided the stack of letters into two parts and handed them to Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu respectively.
　　At the same time, he opened the wooden box and took out two jade bracelets from it.
　　”These jade bracelets are the key objects of the array in this Listening Wind Tower. After you go to the study, you just need to interlock the fingers of the hand wearing the jade bracelet, and you can activate the teleportation array and teleport you to several other teleportation points in the ruins of the immortal mansion.”
　　While speaking, Duan Tianya handed the two jade bracelets to Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu.