Chapter 16: Nine Swords of Dugu!

What he wanted was the method of the Heavy Sword.

The Heavy Sword technique naturally required the use of the Heavy Sword. By giving him the Azure Light Sword, did this Divine Condor mean it did not plan to teach him the Heavy Sword technique?

“Brother Condor, you…” Wei Ziqing just wanted to tactfully suggest to the Divine Condor that he wanted the Heavy Sword, but he did not expect that before he could even speak, the Divine Condor acted as if it had been greatly stimulated, and its temper suddenly became violent.

Its huge wings spread open in an instant. Upon the small platform, sand and stones flew, and a wild wind raged.

“Brother Condor, you…” Wei Ziqing’s face filled with anger. He never expected that this Divine Condor would start a fight just because they didn’t agree!

He pushed his Lightness Skill to the limit, but the platform itself was small. In a short while, he became completely disheveled.

However, very quickly, Wei Ziqing’s expression froze, because he suddenly found that this scene felt so familiar!

It seemed that when the Divine Condor taught Yang Guo back then, they went through this exact same scene!

“So, Brother Condor wants to train me!” After figuring it out, the anger on Wei Ziqing’s face disappeared, replaced by a look of gratitude.

“Since Brother Condor wants to fight with me, then I shall have a match with Brother Condor to make a friend through martial arts!”

Wei Ziqing laughed loudly toward the Divine Condor. The Azure Light Sword in his hand pointed forward as a Sword Finger, and the Quanzhen Sword Art was instantly unleashed from his hand!

However, even though Wei Ziqing was a First-Rate Expert, he was at a disadvantage in every way against this Divine Condor. Combined with the narrow platform, he was already covered in scratches within a few breaths.

Yet, Wei Ziqing seemed unaware of all this, and the Divine Condor also seemed not to notice. The man and the condor continued to fight fiercely.

…

Day after day.

During the day, he practiced the sword on the cliff with the Divine Condor.

At night, he practiced internal cultivation, eating nothing but wild fruits and snake gallbladders.

Although the snake gallbladders were bitter, they were indeed rare treasures in the Divine Condor World. They could not only increase Inner Energy but also refine it.

Perhaps because of the effect of the Anywhere Door System, in just half a month, Wei Ziqing vaguely touched the realm of a Peak Expert!

And during this time, his martial arts exchanges with the Divine Condor changed from being covered in wounds to being effortless.

The Divine Condor’s teaching method was very special—so special that Wei Ziqing vaguely felt that some kind of secret was hidden within it.

During this time, Wei Ziqing’s state of mind changed greatly. In the past, he believed he was naturally gifted. He thought that while his martial arts could not defeat Guo Jing and the Five Uniques, he could still navigate the Divine Condor World with ease!

But after this period, he discovered how ridiculous his arrogance had been.

Practicing martial arts was like studying; even a genius could not jump directly from being illiterate to university.

In the past, although his talent was good, he was ultimately a fake. His strength relied solely on stacking Inner Energy, and he had no understanding of the smooth flow of techniques!

He lacked a Teacher!

And this Divine Condor was the best Teacher for Wei Ziqing!

One day, Wei Ziqing stood with his sword. A slight smile was in his eyes, while the Divine Condor in front of him tilted its head, clearly looking depressed and confused.

For no other reason than that, unlike the usual ease, just now, the Divine Condor had been forced by Wei Ziqing to a point where it could no longer move!

“Brother Condor, you lost!”

Gulu gulu…

The Divine Condor let out a series of cries and flapped its wings, creating a wild wind that swept across the platform.

Wei Ziqing smiled but did not dodge, because he noticed that the Divine Condor was simply depressed. In that case, he would just let it be naughty!

Seeing Wei Ziqing looking a bit disheveled from the wind, the Divine Condor finally stopped its rampage and continued to cry “gulu gulu,” clearly feeling much better!

Then, it let out a long cry toward Wei Ziqing and walked away arrogantly, looking back at Wei Ziqing as it went, clearly wanting him to follow.

“Brother Condor, are you taking me to eat something delicious again?” Wei Ziqing smiled slightly and followed without thinking much.

As for the delicious food, there was nothing else besides the snake gallbladders.

However, Wei Ziqing slowly found something different. Usually, after the Divine Condor finished training him, it would go to catch snakes. But this time, it led him directly back to the cave.

The Divine Condor ignored Wei Ziqing’s confusion and went straight to the pile of rubble that served as Dugu Qiubai’s grave. It flapped its wings, and the violent wind instantly blew open the grave, sending rubble flying.

“Brother Condor, what are you doing? This is a Senior’s grave, you…”

Wei Ziqing was stunned. He never imagined the Divine Condor would destroy Dugu Qiubai’s grave. He was shocked and wanted to stop it, but when he saw the grave, he froze!

Under the rubble, it was empty. Where were the remains of Dugu Qiubai?

Not only that, but the ground was covered with terrifying sword marks.

The sword marks were deep. When he saw these dense marks, he felt a terrifying Sword Intent instantly flood in. The entire cave seemed to turn into a world of swords!

Beside the sword marks, several inscriptions were carved:

“I have looked across my life and found no rival, which is a great regret. Now that my time is coming to an end, I record the insights of my lifelong martial arts here, hoping that future generations can comprehend them.”

Beside the sword marks filled with Sword Intent, small words with a sharp Sword Intent were also carved: Nine Swords of Dugu!

“Nine Swords of Dugu!” Wei Ziqing’s expression changed and became very complex!

The Nine Swords of Dugu were the culmination of Dugu Qiubai’s life’s essence. They consisted of nine forms: breaking swords, breaking spears, breaking sabers, breaking whips, breaking palms, breaking energy, breaking chains, breaking arrows, and the General Formula!

It was claimed that it could break all methods in the world. Wei Ziqing never imagined that the grave he thought buried Dugu Qiubai did not hold his body, but his legacy: the Nine Swords of Dugu!

Suddenly, Wei Ziqing remembered the matches with the Divine Condor over the past few days. He had always felt that some secret was hidden in its training. Now, seeing the Nine Swords of Dugu, he suddenly realized!

That was actually the General Formula of the Nine Swords of Dugu!

“Brother Condor, you…”

Wei Ziqing’s face was full of emotion. He had come outside Xiangyang City to find the Divine Condor for the method of the Heavy Sword, but he never expected that the Divine Condor had already taught him the Nine Swords of Dugu, which was more profound than the Heavy Sword method!

Thinking of this, Wei Ziqing bowed deeply and respectfully to the Divine Condor.

This bow was a must!

Gulu gulu…

The Divine Condor raised its head proudly, as if saying you should have bowed to me long ago. But then, as if remembering something, its eyes dimmed. Looking at the sword marks filled with Sword Intent on the ground, there was a trace of longing in its eyes!

It was as if it remembered that person who desired a rival to force him to defend a move throughout his life but failed to find one, finally burying his sword in an empty valley and spending his life in solitude!