Refining Sword: Delving into the Ocean's Pupil

  Chu Feng lowered his head to think about Yue Qing's words, when suddenly the three phoenixes excitedly came over and said: "Sister Xu has already agreed to let Brother Yue teach us the sword-refining technique! Let's give him all of our Tianyi True Water, anyway we don't have any use for it."

  Jin Xunu hastily said beside him, "The Tianyi Zhen Shui is a rare treasure between heaven and earth, how can it be easily given to others? Moreover, even one or two drops are extremely precious, absolutely cannot be taken out and wasted."

  San Feng immediately retorted, "That one true water was placed in the golden courtyard jade pillar for five hundred years, although it's rare, what use is it? It's just something you used once to transform and rebirth. Now it's even more precious, but in our hands it's still useless, not as good as giving it to Yue Shidi, he's a master of alchemy, maybe one day he'll refine it into some kind of treasure, would that still be unfair to us?"

  Jin Xulü was bitter, and could only persuade Chu Feng again. In the end, Chu Feng made a decision: "That day's true water is indeed useless in our hands, let's give it all to Yue Dao!"

  Yue Qing cupped his hands: "Then thank you several palace masters! I will now write out the method for refining the Five Poisons Immortal Sword."

  Both parties reached an agreement, and Chu Feng immediately went to the Golden Court Jade Pillar himself to retrieve the Tianyi True Water stored in a coral gourd and handed it over to Jin Xu Nu: "There is also the method of refining the Zhen Shui left by the Tianyi Golden Mother in the past. I have copied a copy for my fellow Taoist. Neither of us knew how to use this water, and we didn't pay attention to it in the past. Looking at the refining method, it actually requires the Taiyi Golden Essence from the Western Direction. If there was Taiyi Golden Essence earlier, we would have used it to refine the Xianjian Secret Treasure. Who would be willing to use it to refine this True Water?"

  The five poisonous swords are a set of five: the snake is called Poisonous Dragon, the toad is called Moonlight, the spider is called Coiling Silk, the scorpion is called Second Black, and the centipede is called Thousand Eyes.

  This sword is extremely famous in the Five Tai and throughout the world. Many disciples of the Five Tai and Mount Hua schools imitate it when cultivating their flying swords, such as Jin Shen Luo Han Fa Yuan's flying sword, which appears as several red lines instead of a normal sword light, all of which are modeled after Pan Si Sword. Some people's flying swords are arc-shaped, resembling a Wu hook, which is also modeled after the Yu Wu Sword.

  In those years, Taiyi Hunyuan Zushi spent nearly ten years in Maoshan to practice this set of flying swords. The suggestion given by Yue Qing to the Purple Cloud Temple was that five people should refine it separately. After all, even if one sword is taken out alone at this level, it can already dominate the world. If they encounter a critical moment, they can still combine the five swords, which would be invincible.

  Chu Feng led everyone to discuss and finally decided that Chu Feng would refine the Poison Dragon Sword, Er Feng would refine the Moonlight Sword, San Feng would refine the Pan Si Sword, Hui Zhu would refine the Yi Wu Sword, and Dong Xiu would refine the Qian Mu Sword, with each of the five girls in charge of one sword.

  The Purple Cloud Palace treasure house opened, pouring out all its contents, taking out the best materials to refine the sword blanks. Then, they repeatedly washed and refined the Five Poisonous Thick Juice, and then used specific talismans to bless and worship. The five swords had different temperaments and characteristics, so the methods used were also different. Some used poisonous sand to grind, some used immortal fire to scorch, and some used poisonous liquid to soak... Therefore, the five women usually refined their swords in their respective palaces, gathering at the Yellow Crystal Palace every 25 days to jointly refine and worship once. After 25 times, the flying sword was considered to be slightly successful. To increase its power, Yue Qing also took out the Five Poisonous Sword Formation recorded in the Mixed Yuan Vice-Book to teach them to practice.

  During the sword-refining period, Chu Feng promulgated the Purple Cloud Palace's rules and regulations, a total of twelve commandments. Yue Qing helped her revise and add to them, eventually reaching thirty-seven articles. From the palace master down to the maidservants, everyone had to abide by them. If anyone violated them, they would be taken to the Heavenly Punishment Chamber for punishment. Chu Feng also invited Xu Fei Niang and Yue Qing to serve as guest elders of the Purple Cloud Palace, overseeing its laws and regulations.

  Three Phoenixes and Dong Xiu initially didn't care, thinking it was just a rule to restrain the palace people. Later, when Nan Hai killed the poisonous python, he recklessly used the sand mill to harm many fishermen. When San Feng found out, she really showed no mercy and sent them to the Heavenly Punishment Chamber, where they were burned with fire and pierced with needles, dying twelve times before finally showing some restraint.

  Yue Qing looked at Chu Feng and saw that he wasn't just talking, but had actually done it. Only then did she teach him the "Town Palace" method: "This Purple Cloud Palace is deeply hidden in the sea eye, with golden courts and jade pillars supporting it. The palace master only needs to use a seal to connect the entire palace foundation with the sea eye. Once a powerful enemy comes to seize the palace and destroy the sect, we can't resist, and when we're on the verge of being destroyed, the great palace master will activate the seal, break the golden courts and jade pillars, shatter the sea eye, release the endless rock magma and earth fire from the earth's lungs, boil the South Sea, and bring down boundless calamity. Even the Three Sages and Two Elders of Emei Sect, the Three Demons and Five Monsters of the demonic path, and the Four Monks and Two Nuns of Buddhism wouldn't dare to risk their cultivation being completely destroyed to play with your life."

  Chu Feng hesitated after hearing this: "The Purple Cloud Palace is hundreds of miles deep, with sixty-three levels up and down. If you want to connect it with the sea eye below, it's not something that can be done with ordinary means."

  Yue Qing smiled and said: "As long as the Grand Palace Master trusts me, I am willing to help the Grand Palace Master complete this matter."

  Chu Feng was overjoyed: "Brother, your kindness is so great, how can I repay you?" She thought for a moment, "If brother doesn't mind, from now on we'll call each other sister and younger brother, what do you think?"

  Yue Qing was also very pleased: "Since the Grand Palace Master is so fond of me, I'll take a chance! Our Wu Tai Pai has a Taoist technique called 'Da Xiao Shi Er Zong Tian Mi Mo Jin Zhi', which can use secret magic to entice the power of the stars in the sky. It can also reverse its course and use the star's power to generate magical abilities. The two are intertwined, never-ending. My master, Mohe Zun, is most skilled in this technique. Once his 'Da Xiao Shi Er Tian Mi Mo Shen Lei' is activated, within a thousand miles, the earth, water, fire, and wind will all boil together. The five elements and four directions will rub against each other, continuously violent. Within the forbidden circle, everything that flies, swims, moves, or grows will be reduced to ashes. Even mountains, rivers, and streams will be flattened. Using it to destroy the Purple Cloud Palace and blast through the sea eye would be more than enough."

  Chu Feng's eyes widened in shock: "Such incredible power actually exists?"

  Yu Qing nodded: "In the past, our master did not allow us to refine such a treasure. He thought that even if we were killed, we could be reborn, but once we used such a treasure to cause a catastrophe between heaven and earth, it would truly be irreparable for eternity. Therefore... That's why I ended up like this! I also had such an idea when I was trying to prevent the Emei Sect from being exterminated, but I didn't have the necessary things. Palace Master..."

  Jade Phoenix feigned anger: "Still calling me Eldest Palace Mistress!"

  "Haha, the treasures in the palace are piled up like mountains, and there are many helpers. If you want to complete the forbidden law, it's not difficult at all. At most five years, by then, even if the two old men of Songshan wanted to take over the Purple Cloud Palace, they wouldn't dare to do so!"

  Yue Qing drew out the formation diagram of the Twelve Heavenly Secret Magic Seals and handed it to Chu Feng: "This forbidden technique can stir up the power of the stars in the heavens, produce a secret magic resonance, and even reverse yin and yang, disturb the five elements. Therefore, it requires a large amount of five-element essence as its foundation. You need to help me find five people to condense the five-element essence."

  Chu Feng and the five women were all practicing their sword skills, only Jin Xulü and Xu Fei'niang were idle. They still lacked three powerful warriors with similar abilities. Chu Feng was in a difficult situation, so Yue Qing decided to help him thoroughly by asking Xu Fei'niang to go out and invite four fellow Taoists to come and assist. Xu Fei'niang left for half a day and returned with the four sword immortals from the Wudang Sect: Gen Xian Shifu, Zhuge Ying, Cihou Dao Ren, and Sui Xin Yi.

  The relationship between Wudang and Wu Tai has always been good, even closer than with Emei. In the past when Taizhen was alive, their master called Taizhen as Shu Shu ( uncle-master), if calculated carefully, they are one generation younger than Yue Qing and Xu Feiniang, but both sides have interacted for hundreds of years, so these details are not discussed, they are considered equal fellow Taoists.

  Xu Fei Niang introduced them to the people of Purple Cloud Palace, and the four saw all sorts of strange sights in the palace. They secretly admired it, and the people of Purple Cloud Palace also admired their deep Taoism and extraordinary demeanor. They brought out the best celestial wine and rare treasures from the palace to entertain them, and both host and guest were delighted.

  Yue Qing first refined five spiritual energy furnaces with red copper, placed them in the lowest level of the Purple Cloud Palace, above the water eye, and each of the four friends from Wudang was in charge of one. Xu Fei Niang held the overall situation in the central upper part, and together they cast a spell to search for the five elements of true energy between heaven and earth, gathering them into the furnaces.

  Yu Qing jumped into the sea eye, and was immediately pulled by the invisible force from the center of the earth. Even the Taiyi Five Smoke Net used to protect himself was slightly twisted and deformed. His right hand pointed with a pair of swords, transforming into a silver light arrow, splitting open the twisting and churning water path. His left hand held the Xuan Guang ruler, slowly descending.

  Yue Qing sat cross-legged in the dark pupil of the sea, with the Xuanguang ruler horizontally placed on his chest. Five light circles appeared above his head, and he pinched his fingers to cast the Tianxuan secret magic seal. He stirred up the power of the stars in the sky, and the five light circles of the Xuanguang ruler corresponded to the five stars of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth from afar, producing a response and absorbing the aura of the five stars.