Chapter 1 A Dream of a Thousand Years

A dream of a thousand years was naturally not difficult for Jiang Xuan. He even integrated the Great Dao-level sword techniques of the desolate Three Realms into it. Although he couldn't allow Jiang Boyun to comprehend the Sword Dao, if Jiang Boyun could climb to the peak, he could gain an extraordinary understanding of the Sword Dao.

Across from Jiang Xuan, Jiang Boyun was immersed in the dream. A Sword Dao Divine Mountain soared into the clouds, and immeasurable artistic conceptions were like a vast ocean, seemingly endless. Jiang Boyun was in it, mesmerized, constantly climbing this divine mountain, wanting to see the ultimate in Sword Dao.

In reality, Jiang Xuan was not in a hurry. Jiang Boyun's cultivation was too low, and it would take an extremely long time to reach the top of this Sword Dao Divine Mountain.

Of course, if he gave up halfway, Jiang Xuan wouldn't say anything, but he wouldn't let him follow anymore. But even if he really gave up, based on what he had seen and learned in the dream, he would definitely go further, but all of that would no longer be related to Jiang Xuan.

Time flew by, and the evening glow passed through the windows of the teahouse and scattered down. In the afterglow of the setting sun, Jiang Boyun slowly opened his eyes. A dream of a thousand years felt like a lifetime. In his dream, he saw everything he wanted to pursue. Even if he had not truly comprehended it, he still had many insights.

He didn't even need to try to know that his current strength must have increased explosively, and his sword techniques were like a rebirth. None of his former enemies could compare to him.

"Thump!"

Coming back to his senses, Jiang Boyun bowed and knelt down, kowtowing to Jiang Xuan: "Disciple Jiang Boyun, thanks Master for your guidance!"

In the mortal world, there is a saying that those who impart knowledge, teach skills, and resolve doubts are called teachers. This is even more so in martial arts cultivation. In martial arts, techniques are not easily passed on, but Jiang Xuan allowed Jiang Boyun to see the peak of the Dao. Even if Jiang Xuan didn't care, he should still be called a teacher.

Jiang Xuan shook his head and smiled, looking at Jiang Boyun kneeling on the ground, and said slowly: "Get up, you... for now, you will be a disciple under my name. Only after you enter the Divine Sea can you be considered my true disciple."

He was willing to give Jiang Boyun the opportunity to climb the Sword Mountain because he intended to take him as a disciple. Now he has climbed the Sword Mountain for more than three thousand years in a dream and has seen the peak of the Sword Mountain. He is naturally happy to accept such a character.

Hearing this, Jiang Boyun was overjoyed and bowed again: "Disciple pays respects to Master!"

Jiang Xuan nodded, let him get up, and at the same time told him the rules of his sect. Of course, he was still very casual when accepting disciples. As long as they didn't betray the sect, he was too lazy to restrain their growth.

"Besides you, I have three other disciples, your two senior brothers and one senior sister, but with your current cultivation, I'm afraid you won't be able to see them. Work hard in your cultivation." Jiang Xuan didn't explain his identity in detail, but just asked Jiang Boyun to work hard in his cultivation. When his horizons broadened in the future, he would naturally know about the Divine Domain.

"Yes!" Jiang Boyun said respectfully. Although he was curious about the strength of his senior brothers and sisters and his master, he also knew that Jiang Xuan was doing this for his own good, worrying about affecting his cultivation state of mind, so he suppressed his curiosity and remembered what Jiang Xuan said.

"Mm." Jiang Xuan nodded, then pointed his finger, and a memory merged into Jiang Boyun's mind. There were three cultivation methods. Even if he only glanced at them roughly, Jiang Boyun was sure that if any one of them was spread out, it would cause chaos in the world!

"Three cultivation methods: the first is the *Lingjian Jue* (Spirit Sword Manual), specializing in Sword Dao. It is also a cultivation method, and there is also a special physique that is compatible with your Sword Spirit Body. After cultivation, it will be of great benefit to you."

"The second is the *Huntun Gang Dou Jing* (Chaos Qi Combat Classic), specializing in body refinement, claiming to be able to refine the physical body into an supreme divine weapon."

"The third is the *Shenmo Guanxiang Tu* (God and Demon Visualization Diagram), which can be used to condense the soul."

The three Great Daos of essence, qi, and spirit run through the Martial Extremes World. To transcend, the prerequisite is to bring these three Great Daos to the extreme. Of course, not everyone in this world can cultivate all three Daos at the same time. How can ordinary people have so much energy? Even those Heavenly Sovereigns in the Divine Domain mostly specialize in one Dao, with the other two Daos only as auxiliary cultivation, and the realms are also very different.

"These three cultivation methods are of comparable strength. You can choose one of them to focus on, and the other two to assist in cultivation. You can also choose the most difficult path of cultivating all three Daos at the same time. I will not interfere with your choice," Jiang Xuan said. The difficulty of cultivating all three Daos at the same time is very high. Although he has great expectations for his disciples, he will not interfere with their choices.

After all, he knows the difficulty of cultivating all three Daos at the same time best. If it weren't for great opportunities and good fortune, he might not be able to become a Heavenly Sovereign now.

"Yes!"

Jiang Boyun said respectfully, while also watching the three cultivation methods in his mind.

Among these three methods, the *Lingjian Jue* was created by Jiang Xuan at will, but it also contains a special physique created with reference to a sacred body derived from the "Yang" character secret and the Sword Dao laws. Even in the Divine Domain, it is definitely not weak.

As for the *Shenmo Guanxiang Tu*, it was created by Jiang Xuan with the ancient gods and abyssal demons as references. After visualization, it can condense the soul, and its value is equally high.

As for the *Huntun Gang Dou Jing*, Jiang Xuan only gave the body refinement chapter and the Eight Gates chapter. As for the subsequent Nine Palaces chapter, it depends on Jiang Boyun's own luck.

After Jiang Boyun watched the three cultivation methods, he became more and more horrified, and finally made a decision in his heart. Since he wants to pursue the peak of cultivation, he cannot be afraid of difficulties. Although the difficulty of cultivating all three Daos at the same time is great, he has also decided to embark on this path!

"Let's go. You can slowly cultivate and comprehend on the road."

Jiang Xuan interrupted Jiang Boyun's thoughts, left a few pieces of silver, and went straight back to the carriage. As for Jiang Boyun, he also got on the carriage, but he didn't enter it. Instead, he sat on the shaft like the servant driving the car, quietly comprehending and cultivating the cultivation methods in his mind.

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"Master, Tianxuan City has arrived."

Several months later, Jiang Xuan and his party, after going around, came to a place called Tianxuan City.

Speaking of which, this is still the territory of Qixuan Valley. The main sect of Qixuan Valley is located in the Tianxuan Mountains, and this Tianxuan City is located at the foot of the Tianxuan Mountains. It is the largest city in the surrounding area. The city walls are five zhang high and extend for hundreds of miles.

And this Tianxuan City has also ushered in a grand event during this period. The Qixuan Valley's triennial main sect martial arts competition will be held here. Qixuan Valley governs thirty-six countries, so now that the competition is approaching, there are naturally more and more martial artists coming and going.

"Mm, let's go in." Jiang Xuan didn't care much. To him, it was the same wherever he went. He was just traveling around in this lower realm to pass the time.

"Yes." Jiang Boyun said, signaling the servant to drive the carriage into the city. Soon they arrived at the city gate.

Outside the city gate of Tianxuan City, there is now a team of guards stationed here. These guards are all Bone Forging stage martial artists. In the lower realm, only a third-grade sect like Qixuan Valley can have such a foundation.

Moreover, as the competition approaches, there are many people who want to enter the city. Although there will not be many disciples who actually participate in the assessment, there are a lot of people who accompany these core disciples, so even though the city gate is very large, it still seems crowded.

"You...you are, Young Master Jiang Boyun?!" When it was Jiang Boyun's turn, the guard watching the city gate obviously recognized Jiang Boyun. As the number one genius of the Qixuan Valley's main sect, Jiang Boyun's reputation is naturally very great.

Especially recently, Jiang Boyun's disappearance has caused the Sword Sect, one of the Qixuan Valley's branches, to be in a state of anxiety, and even sent people to look for him many times, but there has been no news.

"Mm." Jiang Boyun nodded with a smile, without saying much. He put down the ten taels of gold that needed to be paid to enter the city and directly signaled the servant to enter the city.

The guard looked at the gold in his hand and took a long time to recover. He quickly ran to the guard captain to report. Jiang Boyun disappeared for nearly a year, and now he has finally appeared. This is a major event that must be reported!

"Master, there are many famous places in Tianxuan City. Would you like to take a look?" After following Jiang Xuan for several months, Jiang Boyun naturally knew that Jiang Xuan was now traveling around.

Although he didn't understand why a great power like Jiang Xuan would choose to travel like a mortal.

"There's no hurry. I'm quite interested in your Qixuan Valley's main sect competition. It just so happens that you're also participating, so why not find an excuse to take me to see it?" Jiang Xuan really looked like a mortal. He clearly wanted to watch the competition, and even if it was separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, he could see it at a glance, but now he said he wanted to go to the scene to watch it.

"Yes." Jiang Boyun said. He had always been extremely respectful to Jiang Xuan. Since Jiang Xuan had said so, he would naturally comply.