Chapter 44: Come Sword Fighting
The so-called Nine Luminaries refer to the Divine Gang, Purple Mist, Xuanming, Red Evil, Returning Dust, Sun, Taiyin, Jidu, and Luo Hou stars.
The foundation of the Beichen Sword Sect’s true swordsmanship lies in using the star power of the Nine Luminaries to evolve the Divine Sword.
Of course, it’s not that you can only cultivate one; if you’re skilled and wealthy enough, you can have them all! By uniting the nine swords into one, you can directly reach the realm of Nine Luminaries Returning Star and cultivate the true Beichen Nine Luminaries Divine Sword!
At this supreme, ultimate, and highest sword realm, combined with the Xuan Nu True Scripture and the Ruyi Sword Technique, you can make the Nine Swords Transform, interchange among the Nine Swords, and forever receive the maximum sword power bonus from the celestial heavens and the Celestial Stars!
At that time, divine sword power will directly reach the Star Dome! The Dharma of Heaven and Earth, infinite and boundless! Above and below, unparalleled!
However, those who can truly cultivate the Nine Luminaries Divine Sword to that extent are so few that even counting on one hand might be too much. Even among the sect leaders of the Sword Sect throughout history, most can only refine four or five swords. According to the secret records of the sect leaders in the Sword Sect, only Xuan Nu herself and her trained monkey have achieved the Nine Luminaries Returning to Truth so far.
Among the Nine Luminaries, the Divine Gang, Purple Mist, Xuanming, Red Evil, and Returning Dust are also known as the Taiji Five Qi, the fundamental components of the Taiji World, and they are relatively easier to refine. A typical disciple, even if they focus on mastering one, just with this one Divine Sword can roam the world, unparalleled in battle.
Of course, due to the cycle of Five Qi, the principles of heaven and earth, and their natural mutual generation and restraint, Sword Sect disciples usually don’t cultivate only one sword. For instance, Tie Dan’s Divine Gang Sword Qi is countered by the Red Evil Dao, so after forming the Sword Infant, it would be best to cultivate the Xuanming or Returning Dust Divine Sword.
In the Mystic Sect’s study of Qi Refining, the Sword Sect naturally is no exception. Besides the basic Nine Luminaries Divine Sword forms, past sect leaders and Ninth Peak Sword Masters also developed various combinations of two, three, or four luminaries to surprise and surpass, creating new swordsmanship and multi-sword fusion techniques.
Examples include the Taiji Five Qi Hua Qiankun Sword Technique and the Purple Mist Returning Dust dual sword fusion, which are usages of composite sword energy. These are the untransmitted secrets of the Sword Sect, hidden ultimate moves, the mysteries of which are not easily shared with outsiders to prevent side doors from learning and countering them.