The Thrilling Sword

Ye Xuan was so familiar with the Divine Medical Dao Book that he could recite it backwards.

And his knowledge of the large and small acupuncture points couldn’t be any clearer.

He was confident that no one had better medical skill than him within this area.

But this Immortal point was something he had never heard of before.

The Divine Medical Dao Book his grandfather had created also had no records of it.

“This…” Ye Xuan was stumped.

What kind of acupuncture point was the immortal point?

He didn’t know where to begin.

It was a good thing that Ye Xuan looked at this Nine Mysteries Diamond Needle technique and found that it had record of where the immortal point was. It was about three inches below the left arm pit.

“There is an acupuncture point there?” Ye Xuan was completely confused.

“With one look I’ll be able to see if there really is an acupuncture point there.”

Ye Xuan picked up the diamond needled his grandfather had left him and placed it three inches below his left arm pit and squeezed the needle with his finger.

Then he looked at the Nine Mysterious Diamond Needle’s technique record again.

Stab!

The needle went in!

A surge of coolness appeared in his body.

The diamond needle entered this part of his body without any resistance.

Ye Xuan was shocked.

“There really is a point there!” Ye Xuan couldn’t help but be surprised. Although he was going to join the Greenwood sect to increase his own cultivation, but that didn’t mean that he was any less confident in his medical skill.

However, just this simple immortal point broadened his views.

“Huh?”

Ye Xuan didn’t have time to be surprised about the body having a immortal point because he suddenly felt a refreshingness spread through his body.

His pupils shrank.

His heart involuntarily began pounding a lot faster.

A wave of Qi moved, trying to break through the Qi point in his body. He knew that this was the Qi point loosening. Once it loosens, it would mean that he was about to open his Qi point.

“I just poked the needle at this immortal point and it already showed signs of breaking through the 3rd mystery point of Qi. If I had a cultivation method, I have a feeling that I could open my Qi point already. Sadly, I don’t have a cultivation method and can’t act blindly.” Ye Xuan sighed.

He was complete in the dark.

He didn’t know how to open his Qi point or how to open the Mind and Soul point or Soaring point. This was why he needed to join the Greenwood sect.

“This immortal point, this Nine Mysteries Diamond Needle…” Ye Xuan was stunned as he stared at the last golden page in the Divine Medical Dao Manual.

Sticking the diamond needle on the immortal point could help with cultivation.

How was this only helping cultivation?!

It simply increased cultivation speed by ridiculus amount.

“Using the Nine Mysteries Diamond Needle technique with just sticking the needle in, I already feel like I’m about to break into the Qi point. Then what about the Mind and Soul point and the Soaring point?

Ye Xuan took a deep breath. He was very smart and was a genius when it came to medication, but his cultivation talent was quite average.

But since he had the Nine Mysteries Diamond Needle, he could just stick it in his immortal point!

“But this Nine Mysterious Diamond Needle can only be used on yourself and not on someone else’s body…” Ye Xuan mind rapidly thought of different things and said “When grandfather died, he didn’t say a word about this Nine Mysteries Diamond Needle. Obviously, this Nine Mysteries Diamond Needle is very important.”

“Should I tell uncle?”

Ye Xuan relaxed his hand then clenched it again. His hand was filled with sweat.

“I can’t tell uncle!” Ye Xuan secretly thought “Not to say the immortal point is something I have never heard of, but with just sticking the needle in I already have the feeling of a breakthrough. This Nine Mysteries Diamond Needle is not simple and although I trust uncle, the amount of people that knows about this needle is decreasing. Grandfather knew of this before he died yet he didn’t say anything. Clearly he doesn’t want others to find out.”

Thinking about this, Ye Xuan clutched the golden page containing the Nine Mysteries Diamond Needle technique.

He put it into his cloth in front of his chest.

He was still worried though.

Fortunately, he had a low quality bag of holding. After thinking about it, Ye Xuan placed the golden page inside the bag of holding.

He turned off the light.

He laid on the bed. In the middle of thinking various thoughts, Ye Xuan gradually fell asleep.

……

Ye Xuan woke up early the next morning and stood outside the inn with Ye Dayou as if they were waiting for something.

Ye Xuan knew that he was about be led up the Heng Yi mountain to the Greenwood sect. His uncle had spent a great deal to get in touch with an outer sect elder of the Greenwood sect. The person they were waiting for was that outer sect elder.

“Older brother Ye!”

Soon, a middle aged man appeared outside the inn. This middle aged man was wearing a simple robe. Although he was middle aged, his body looked very tough.

“Brother Bai!” Ye Dayou let out a smile “Little Xuan, come and greet your uncle Dai!”

Ye Xuan was normally smart and quickly said to the middle aged man “Ye Xuan greets uncle Bai!”

He knew that it all depended on this middle aged man whether or not he became an inner disciple of the Greenwood sect.

Bai Yu let out a laugh “What is up with all the greetings,  this makes us look more distant.”

“We can’t mess up the seniority.” Ye Dayou shook his head and said “Little Xuan still needs brother Bai’s help. Little Xuan is able to enter the Greenwood sect due to brother Bai’s help so I thank brother Bai here.”

“Huh?”

Bai Yu slightly frowned and exclaimed “Brother Ye is being too kind. Back then I was heavily injured and if it wasn’t for old man Ye who came by and saved me, I would have died already. I heard old man Ye has pa.s.sed and my heart hurts because I was never able to repay him. To help his descendent is something I should do.”

Ye Dayou thought of old man Ye and his face revealed a sad expression and exclaimed “Brother Bai still remembers some people… forget it. I hope that brother Bai can bring little Xuan into the Greenwood sect!”

Bai Yu realized he hit a delicate subject so he quickly changed the subject and said “Brother Ye can relax. This time the Greenwood sect is recruiting inner disciples and I as an outer sect elder also got a spot! There shouldn’t be any problem with little Xuan joining the inner sect.”

“Brother Bai must have spent quite a bit of effort!” Ye Dayou touched his bag of holding and took out several ink pellets ready to hand over.

“What is brother Ye doing? This is not allowed!” Bai Yu quickly shook his hand to reject and said “I have still been thinking about how to pay back that favor from back then and you’re here giving me ink pellets. You’re not letting me pay back the debt.”

Ye Dayou realized Bai Yu’s words were real. After thinking for a bit, he said “I was rude!  Little Xuan!”

As he was speaking, he looked at Ye Xuan.

Ye Dayou bowed and said “Brother Bai, I leave little Xuan in your hands!”

“Brother Ye can relax, I’ll send him into the inner sect!” Bai Yu clasped his hands.

Ye Dayou frowned and earnestly said “Little Xuan, don’t forget what uncle has said before!”

“Uncle, I’ll remember them!” Ye Xuan’s expression became serious as well.

Bai Yu thought for a while and said “The Greenwood sect allows disciples to leave the sect once every year to visit their family. I have a senior apprentice brother in the inner sect. I’ll ask him to try his best to give little Xuan the opportunity to come and visit you.”

“That won’t be necessary!” Ye Dayou let out a long sigh.

Who doesn’t want their relative around them more?

How could he not want Ye Xuan to join the Greenwood sect and force him to walk the path of strength so he could go to Jiang Dongliu’s family to get the second half of the Divine Medical Dao Manual back?

Ye Dayou pondered for a bit, suppressing the pain in his heart and said, “Take your time there to cultivate properly and don’t think about coming back!”

Ye Xuan understood his uncle’s thoughts and bowed.

Bai Yu sighed in his heart “Long term pain is better than short term pain”

“Let’s go.”

Ye Xuan nodded.

Bai Yu led Ye Xuan and quickly left.

.…

Bai Yu and Ye Xuan left the little city and Bai Yu waved his hand as a pair of wings appeared. He grabbed Ye Xuan and the two of them flew into the sky.

Ye Xuan was startled as he looked at Bai Yu’s technique.

Bai Yu had a pair of wings on his back as he flew in the sky.

Bai Yu smiled “When you are stronger, you can fly in the sky without the help of this pair of wings! But with my strength, even with the help of these wings, I can only fly very low and have to be very careful.”

“I believe brother Ye has already told you, when you enter the inner sect you must be careful!”

“Little Xuan will remember!”

Ye Xuan responded, but in his heart a desire for these wings appeared. He didn’t know when he would be able to fly in the sky like this.

After opening the Soaring point, one can walk in the air at low alt.i.tude. Although this wasn’t true flight, but this kind of strength was something people dreamed of.

And once one reached the Yuan Forming stage above the Soaring stage, one could step onto a flying sword and easily travel 100 meters in the blink of an eye, making people filled with admiration.

……

The view was like a painting. Thick spiritual Qi gathered in the area and there were many ancient trees.

This was the Heng Yi Mountain where the Greenwood sect was located.

The Greenwood sect was an upper ranked sect of the Flying River County. According to a rumor, the sect head of the Greenwood sect had already broken through the Yuan Forming stage, to the even stronger Qi Sea stage.

A Cultivator.

Above the Five Mysterious Point was Yuan Forming and above that was when your Qi completely opened up and formed a Qi Sea, entering into the Qi Sea Stage.

……

One day later, Bai Yu brought Ye Xuan into the Greenwood sect.

After they landed in the outer sect of the Greenwood Sect, Bai Yu let out a breath. Ye Xuan knew that Bai Yu had only opened the Mind and Soul point and couldn’t really fly. That pair of wings was a magic treasure Bai Yu had borrowed to help him fly.

Flying for so long had caused Bai Yu to be very tired.

Bai Yu kindly smiled “This is the outer sect of the Greenwood sect. Let’s go, I’ll take you to the inner sect!”

Ye Xuan looked around.

This Greenwood sect was really picturesque. The moment he entered it, he felt like he had entered another world. This place was so beautiful that it was like a dream. It was filled with flowers and trees with b.u.t.terflies flying around and looked very pretty.

“Greeting elder Bai Yu!”

“Greeting elder Bai Yu!”

The outer disciples saw Bai Yu and one by one they respectfully greeted him.

Bai Yu’s position in the outer sect was not low as he was an elder of the outer set so when the outer sect disciples saw him, they were all very respectful.

Bai Yu waved his hand and lead Ye Xuan toward the peak of the Heng Yi Mountain.

The inner sect of the Greenwood sect was at the peak of the mountain. Everywhere else was considered the outer sect. The difference between the outer and inner sect was that the outer sect couldn’t go to the Great Hall and so the inner sect was consider the true strength of the Greenwood sect.

Bai Yu lead Ye Xuan and charged toward the mountain peak.

……

“Senior apprentice brother, these are the disciples the outer sect recommended to join the inner sect!”

Before a giant stone tablet in the inner sect of the Greenwood sect stood 7 or 8 people. Among them were 6 young teenagers.

Ye Xuan was also among them.

After Bai Yu brought him here, he had excused himself. According to what Bai Yu said on the way here, once they reached here they were just waiting to decide who to send them under. Two disciples had already been sent to their teacher.

“This kid is not bad. Let him join senior apprentice brother!”

A middle aged man respectfully smiled toward the old man wearing a black robe with an ink tiger on the robe..

This black robed old man, Fang Yunjian, and middle aged man, Yu Wi, were both experts of the Greenwood sect. It was rumored that they had  broken past the Five Mysterious Point and into the Yuan Forming stage..

Even Bai Yu who was an outer sect elder didn’t dare to breathe too loudly around them. When he left, he told Ye Xuan to be careful and be smart in front of them.

The person the two experts  were pointing at was a shy young man about 21 or 22 years old.

The old man with the tiger pattern on his black robe, Fang Yunjian, stroked his beard and said “This year’s disciples are all quite good but this one is above the rest. Kid, are you willing to become my disciple?”

The young man that was 21 or 22 years old became quite respectful and quickly shouted “I’m willing, I’m willing!”

After saying that, he quickly stood behind the old man.

The old man smiled until his eyes squinted. He looked toward the middle aged man and said “Junior apprentice brother, let’s look at the next one!”

Before them were 3 to 4 youths and the middle aged man walked toward one of the youth.

“Your talent pa.s.ses!” Yu Wei smiled.

The black robed man smiled and said “Since his talent meets qualification, then let him become junior apprentice brother’s disciple!”

Yu Wei secretly hated this Fang Yunjian. The ones whose talent met the qualification joined him but those with good talent joined the old man. If it went on like this, when would his disciples ever beat the old man’s disciples.

But after remembering that this other brother was only so so, his heart calmed down a lot.

Yu Wei said “You, come here!”

“Yes!”

A youth shyly walked toward Yu Wei.

The middle aged man checked the youth’s vein and plainly said “Talent meets qualification! Let him become a disciple of junior apprentice brother Yuan.”

“You, come here!”

The middle aged man pointed at Ye Xuan who was among the remaining people.

Ye Xuan nodded and walked toward the middle aged man.

Yu Wei grabbed Ye Xuan’s wrist, closed his eyes and felt for a long time.

Ye Xuan’s heart felt very tense. He was very confident in his medical skill but had no confident in his own talent.

A long time later, Yu Wei said “Talent is mediocre, you barely pa.s.s.”