Chapter 1103: Knocking on the Southern Heavenly Gate

Long Qilin took out the Bottle of Heavens and used Primordial Chaos Liquid to treat the Butcher's injuries. The Mute and the Blind Man chuckled continuously. The Mute gestured, "Your Emperor's Throne-level cultivation method is complete. Why don't you directly teach it to him? Instead, you keep forcing him to enter the Dao through the blade?"

The Butcher then took out a pill refined by the Apothecary for him. He swallowed it to stabilize his scattered vital qi and nourish his Divine Treasures and Celestial Palace. He shook his head, "You know nothing. The cultivation method was created by me; it suits me, but it might not suit him. The best teacher doesn't teach his own cultivation method; he guides the student to comprehend their own path."

He looked up at Qin Mu, who was contemplating the name for the first heaven of his blade Dao in the sky. "My eldest disciple, Ba Shan, isn't quite there. He lacks a certain understanding in the blade Dao, so he can only take a different path, combining combat techniques. He can still become a Grandmaster, which is why I can pass my cultivation method to him. But Mu'er is different; he can go much further, so he must comprehend it himself."

He stretched his body, his eye twitching slightly, and grunted, "It's just that this kid's magic power is too strong! His essence, qi, and spirit have been accumulating for too long, and this journey brought him immense benefits. When his blade Dao erupted, I almost thought I couldn't handle it."

The Blind Man's gaze flickered. "His sword Dao started from the Village Chief's tenth heaven of the sword Dao, building upon it to develop his own. His blade Dao is also based on your Nine Heavens of the Blade, starting directly from the ninth heaven of the blade Dao. This young fellow has achieved so much at forty..."

Yan'er reminded him, "Young Master said he just turned ten."

"Shameless! Utterly shameless! Without shame!"

The Blind Man, the Mute, and the Butcher burst into curses, thoroughly enjoying their joyful tirade. They all felt much better afterwards.

"How high one's cultivation is, in fact, depends on one's horizons and Dao Heart."

The Butcher mused, "For example, an old farmer who spends his entire life tilling the land, seeing and thinking only about farming, will find it difficult to escape that plot of land; he'll remain a farmer his whole life. If his gaze extends beyond that field, he might discover a vaster world outside and realize there's no need to confine himself to one plot. Once he steps beyond that land, he can achieve greater things!"

The Blind Man nodded. "Expanding one's horizons is crucial, and sharpening one's Dao Heart is equally important. A person confined to their own profession can only achieve the level of a master craftsman within that field. To become a Grandmaster, one needs to see more broadly and further, only then can they elevate themselves."

The Mute nodded repeatedly. "Only by not limiting oneself to immediate tasks can one advance further. Mu'er's blade Dao concept is far loftier than that of a butcher, which is why his first heaven of the blade Dao is like a butcher's ninth heaven of the blade Dao."

The Butcher was displeased, yet that was precisely what he meant.

Qin Mu had first tempered his Dao Heart, and his horizons were higher and broader than the Butcher's. This allowed him to forge his own path based on the Butcher's blade Dao.

This kind of succession brought him great satisfaction.

Yan'er was surprised and asked Long Qilin, "Are the Young Master's guardians all so far-sighted?"

Long Qilin nodded. "That's why the Cult Master often returns to learn from them."

Yan'er stuck out her tongue.

The Butcher glanced at the Blind Man and the Mute, saying, "I've passed on my Dao; what about you two?"

The Blind Man hesitated. "The Formation Celestial Palace itself is straightforward, but guiding him to comprehend the Dao of formations and establish his own Formation Celestial Palace — that's what gives me a headache."

The Mute gestured, "Forging a Celestial Palace isn't difficult either. The challenge lies in how to help him comprehend his own path."

Both of them were troubled.

Yan'er asked curiously, "Fatty Long, is it easy for them to comprehend their own Emperor's Throne-level cultivation methods? From what I've seen in history, it was incredibly difficult for people to comprehend Emperor's Throne methods."

"The reason it was difficult for people in history is that they started from scratch and hoarded their knowledge, rarely exchanging Emperor's Throne-level cultivation methods."

Long Qilin explained, "But Yanxing is different. In Yanxing, you can learn three or four types of Emperor's Throne-level cultivation methods just by visiting any academy or college. Throughout Yanxing, there are about a dozen Emperor's Throne-level methods, and people are not forbidden from learning them. As for other cultivation methods, there are even more."

He paused. "Perhaps there are even more Emperor's Throne-level methods now. If you have the aptitude, you could even learn more than a dozen of them. However, creating a cultivation method is difficult, but achieving the Emperor's Throne realm is even harder. To reach the Emperor's Throne realm, relying solely on cultivation methods isn't enough. There are so many Emperor's Throne-level methods in the Celestial Heavens, yet very few have actually reached the Emperor's Throne realm."

Yan'er stuck out her tongue. There seemed to be an inexplicable atmosphere in Yanxing, brimming with vibrant energy and a bustling, prosperous scene, unlike the intrigues of the Celestial Heavens.

Of course, Yanxing's rapid development was, in fact, related to Grandmasters like the Woodcutter and Yan Yunxi, and linked to the legacy of the Kaihuang era.

Before the Yanxing Calamity erupted, the four Grandmasters of the Kaihuang era settled in Yanxing, imparting the reform achievements of the Kaihuang era to Yanxing's various academies and colleges. Achievements in medicine, calligraphy and painting, forging, formations, sword Dao, blade Dao, architecture, design, cultivation, animal husbandry, and many other fields were all absorbed by Yanxing.

That was Yanxing's fastest period of development.

Later, the Yanxing Calamity erupted, and Qin Mu bore the brunt of it, preserving Yanxing's foundations and allowing the reform achievements to be maintained, thus enabling continued development.

Another interesting phenomenon was that Yan Yunxi brought the fruits of Yanxing's reforms to Worry-free Village, hoping that Worry-free Village could absorb them and forge its own path.

However, to her surprise, Worry-free Village did not absorb Yanxing's reform achievements and remained stagnant, only revitalizing upon Qin Mu's arrival.

Most intriguing was that the first to absorb Yanxing's reform achievements and innovate upon them was none other than Kaihuang, who had always been a source of complaint among the people of Worry-free Village.

He created the Twenty Swords, pushing the sword Dao to another heaven, bringing it closer to the ultimate domain of the sword.

"Ten years mastering sword and scripture, journeying west to Dragon Han City."

Qin Mu's resonant chanting came from the sky. Everyone looked up to see Qin Mu dancing with his blade in mid-air, the blade light interwoven like chains, flashing like lightning, rumbling like thunder!

"Knocking on the South Gate's door, a long blade takes the dukes and lords!"

He leaped, falling from the sky, then sheathed his blade and appeared before the Butcher and the others. He returned the divine blade to the Butcher, bowing and saying, "Butcher Grandpater, I now know the name of the first heaven of my blade Dao. This strike is called 'Knocking on the Southern Heavenly Gate'!"

The Butcher laughed heartily, "Very good, quite interesting. For the blade, I've brought you through the entrance. How you walk the path from now on is up to you."

Qin Mu nodded solemnly. Within his Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure, the Blade Dao Celestial Palace was reorganizing, taking shape once more, becoming increasingly complete.

The Butcher had not imparted a cultivation method to him; he had merely guided him into the blade Dao. This Blade Dao Celestial Palace could only be perfected by Qin Mu himself.

The Butcher's teaching method was raw and direct – not the easiest teacher, but indeed the best teacher.

Qin Mu closed his eyes. Within the Blade Dao Celestial Palace, buildings rose from the ground. Divine palaces and temples formed amidst the crisscrossing blade qi. The Jade Pool and Jade Terrace quickly materialized, leading to the formation of the God-Slaying Platform and Jade Capital City.

Thousands of blade qi converged and stacked within the central walls of Jade Capital City, transforming into a Blade Dao High Heavens Treasure Palace!

Qin Mu's spirit embryo's eye twitched. The Blade Dao High Heavens Treasure Palace was too powerful. To comprehend the ultimate of the blade Dao, step into that hall, and sit on the Emperor's Throne to become an Emperor of the Blade, one could only imagine the trials and tribulations one would have to endure!

However, what truly terrified him were the two God-Slaying Platforms formed from two streaks of blade light!

Those two streaks of blade light were formed from the condensed Grand Dao of the blade; they could cut through anything and were incomparably sharp. Although his blade Dao primordial spirit was still beneath the Southern Heavenly Gate, just gazing at these two streaks of blade light sent shivers down his spine.