Chapter 141: Passing the Sword to Long Er

Tiexin Nan wished he could kill Duan Fengyun and the other three as soon as possible.

In order to defeat Duan Fengyun and the other three, Tiexin Nan, who was well aware of his own strength, had been searching for a way to defeat them.

Tiexin Nan recalled what had happened before.

One day, a man wearing an Ice Sculpture Mask found him and told him he had a way to help him deal with Duan Fengyun and the others.

The man claimed to be Di Shitian, a close friend of his father, Beiye Xiongshi, and said he had come this time to help Tieshinan take revenge.

While Tieshinan was half-doubting, Di Shitian taught Tieshinan a martial art.

Upon hearing about this martial art, Tieshinan was greatly shocked.

Because this martial art was none other than the secret, non-transmitted technique of Shiwangbao—Beast Heart Rage.

The martial art of Beast Heart Rage required sacrificing one's hands as the price to unleash the technique; golden light would bloom from the hands, aiming at the opponent, making the hands unstoppable and the fight to the death.

Because it was too cruel, it was listed as a taboo by Shiwangbao, and later generations were not allowed to practice it.

As time passed, Beast Heart Rage had long been lost, and the descendants of Shiwangbao had only heard its name, never seeing the Secret Manual.

After Tieshinan received the Secret Manual of Beast Heart Rage from Di Shitian's hands, he examined it carefully as if it were a precious treasure.

Di Shitian told him to remember his deep blood feud and then left laughing loudly.

After obtaining the practice method for Beast Heart Rage, Tieshinan began to practice day and night.

In fact, after this Beast Heart Rage passed through Di Shitian's hands, it had long been modified by Di Shitian into an easy-to-understand martial art.

If it were the original Beast Heart Rage, given Tieshinan's talent, he certainly would not have been able to master it in a short time.

But because Di Shitian wanted Tieshinan to take out one of the members of Duan Fengyun's group of four to weaken their strength, he had deliberately adjusted Beast Heart Rage.

This version of Beast Heart Rage could be called a custom-made version for Tieshinan by Di Shitian.

Soon, Tieshinan learned Beast Heart Rage, which gave him enough confidence in his revenge plan.

At this time, in Duan Fengyun's room, the four martial brothers and Long Er were sitting at the same table, discussing going to Motuo Lanruo Temple to let Long Er reunite with his biological father.

But in his mind, Long Er was still recalling his mother's words from that day, which left him with not the slightest bit of affection for this father he had never met.

Duan Fengyun knew that if he wanted to push Long Er to become the future Jiansheng Long Er, then this trip was a must.

Without the early Liangji Sword Technique and Liangji Sword, as well as the sudden enlightenment given to him by Tenggenier, it would have been absolutely impossible for Long Er to embark on the path of the sword in a short time.

Thinking of this, Duan Fengyun spoke up:

"Long Er, I think you should still go to Motuo Lanruo Temple to see your father.

Regarding what happened back then, I don't think it's as simple as your mother said.

As your godfather, I have been through it all; if I were to learn that my wife was pregnant, I would absolutely never abandon my wife and child.

Fathers in this world are all like this, so Long Er, you must have some faith in your father.

We will set off for Motuo Lanruo Temple tomorrow."

As Long Er's godfather, Duan Fengyun naturally had the right to make the final decision, so he finalized the trip for tomorrow.

Long Er could not be stubborn, so he had to agree to Duan Fengyun's plan.

In fact, deep down, he also wanted to see this martial-obsessed father of his.

The blood in Long Er's veins and the soul of the three-generation Jiansheng reincarnation destined Long Er to also be a martial arts fanatic.

Although he said with his mouth that he refused to forgive, his heart understood his father's actions very well.

After the plan was set, Qin Shuang, Nie Feng, and Bu Jingyun returned to their respective rooms to rest.

Long Er, however, was in the same room as Duan Fengyun.

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When Long Er was preparing to rest, Duan Fengyun looked at Long Er's figure and made a new decision.

"Long Er, come over here again, Dad has something to ask you."

Duan Fengyun beckoned, calling back Long Er, who was about to lie down.

Long Er walked to Duan Fengyun's side, and Duan Fengyun stroked Long Er's head and asked:

"Long Er, Dad asks you, do you like practicing martial arts and the sword?

Dad wants to hear the truth."

Long Er nodded firmly and said:

"Dad, of course I am willing to practice martial arts and the sword.

My goal is to become a great hero of a generation, a Jiansheng of a generation."

"Good, that's the spirit.

You are worthy of being my good Long Er; today, Dad will teach you how to practice martial arts and the sword."

Duan Fengyun replied.

After hearing this, Long Er was thrilled; he had actually always had the heart to practice martial arts and the sword.

But his mother had never let him practice, so to follow her dying wish, he had never raised the idea of wanting to learn martial arts to Duan Fengyun and the others.

But now it was Duan Fengyun who brought it up, not him.

He believed this did not violate his mother's dying wish, so he was overjoyed, because he could finally hold his favorite weapon—a sword.

Before Duan Fengyun said these words, he had already decided what martial arts to teach Long Er.

Since he had learned the Holy Spirit Sword Technique and Sword Twenty-Two back then, today I will return these two supreme sword arts to you.

Because Long Er had never practiced martial arts systematically and had only been fumbling around on his own.

So first, Duan Fengyun had to teach Long Er from the basics.

Duan Fengyun took a wooden sword out of his bag; this was a wooden sword he had asked Bu Jingyun to carve, modeled after the appearance of the Wushuang Sword.

Since starting from the beginning, then everything shall start from the Jiansheng's Wushuang Sword.

Therefore, Duan Fengyun had long ago quietly asked Bu Jingyun to carve a Wushuang Sword, preparing to give it to Long Er at the right time.

Long Er took the wooden sword from Duan Fengyun's hand; from beginning to end, Long Er had not the slightest interest in such childish playthings as wooden swords.

But when he saw the wooden sword Duan Fengyun gave him, Long Er felt no dislike at all, and was in fact quite fond of this wooden sword.

The Wushuang Sword was the sword carried by Dugu Jiansheng, and as the reincarnation of Dugu Jiansheng, Long Er naturally had an extraordinary feeling for the Wushuang Sword, which is why he was exceptionally fond of this wooden Wushuang Sword.

After giving the Wushuang Sword to Long Er, Duan Fengyun began to teach Long Er basic sword techniques in the room.

Long Er was truly worthy of being the three-lifetime Jiansheng; he learned the basic sword techniques with ease despite having no foundation at all.

Basically, after Duan Fengyun demonstrated them once, he would learn them all, and his practice was vivid and lifelike.

Duan Fengyun finally understood what it meant when people say comparing yourself to others only leads to frustration.

He remembered that back in the day, in order to learn swordsmanship, he had practiced basic sword moves bitterly for several days before he could even be considered to have entered the door.

Yet Long Er had learned all these basic sword techniques in such a short time.

Seeing this, Duan Fengyun said to Long Er:

"Long Er, it seems you have extraordinary talent in the Dao of the sword.

Your father has two supreme sword arts here, and today I will pass them on to you.

But I hope you will practice them diligently, and these two martial arts must never be leaked out."

Duan Fengyun knew that given Jiansheng's personality back then, he must have had many enemies.

He and Bu Jingyun were fine, because the two of them had sufficient strength, so he and Bu Jingyun were not worried about being hunted down.

But Long Er was different; his martial arts foundation

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was weak, and if it were discovered that he knew Jiansheng's supreme arts, he would certainly be hunted down by Jiansheng's enemies.

So, for the sake of Long Er's safety, Duan Fengyun emphasized this to Long Er repeatedly.

Long Er nodded and agreed immediately:

"Father, don't worry. I will definitely keep my mouth shut."

Duan Fengyun then demonstrated the Holy Spirit Sword Technique and Sword Twenty-Two one by one before Long Er.

Long Er was dazzled, but he committed everything to memory.

After watching these two martial arts, Long Er sighed with emotion:

"This senior must have had an extraordinary status in the Dao of the sword.

What is his name, Father?"

Duan Fengyun replied:

"His name is Dugu Jiansheng."

Long Er exclaimed in admiration: "A great name; this Jiansheng senior must have been a master of the Dao of the sword.

Father, tell me the story of this Jiansheng senior quickly."

Duan Fengyun was speechless; you want me to tell you the story of your own past life?

But though he thought this, he still began to tell Long Er:

"Dugu Jiansheng's real name was Dugu Jian, and he was the elder brother of the Wushuang City Lord; he was obsessed with the sword his entire life.

Before the Martial Arts Myth Wuming appeared, the martial arts world for the previous several decades belonged to him alone.

Jiansheng was a natural sword fanatic; he began practicing the sword at five, became famous at nine, and attained enlightenment in the Dao of the sword at thirteen; before he had even reached the age of twenty, he was already a top-tier peerless swordsman in the jianghu.

Dugu Jiansheng once roamed the Dao of the sword and could find no rivals, until the Martial Arts Myth Wuming appeared out of nowhere and defeated Dugu Jiansheng.

Because he was defeated by Wuming, the unwilling Dugu Jiansheng went into Seclusion to practice the sword and ignored worldly affairs.

He originally had a duel scheduled with the Under Heaven Society leader Xiongba, but in order to defeat Wuming, he chose to postpone it so he could practice the sword bitterly.

Wushuang City Lord Dugu Yifang, because of his many evil deeds, died at the hands of your Uncle Feng, and Wushuang City was destroyed along with him.

Later, after your father and your Uncle Feng and the others rebelled against the Under Heaven Society, I went to find Dugu Jiansheng.

In order to seek justice for Wushuang City and take revenge on the Under Heaven Society, Jiansheng accepted the invitation and emerged.

After Jiansheng came out of Seclusion, he went to find Wuming, wanting to wash away his past shame.

Unexpectedly, before Wuming's wife's grave, Wuming's disciple Jian Chen easily broke Jiansheng's pride and joy, Sword Twenty-Two, with the Nameless Sword Art.

Later, after Jiansheng met and sparred with Wuming, he discovered that Wuming had long since reached the Heavenly Sword realm, and he would never have hope of defeating Wuming in this life.

After the battle with Wuming, the already lifeless and exhausted Jiansheng finally realized a new Dao of the sword at the very end.

Relying solely on a single thought, Jiansheng arrived at the Under Heaven Society; at the Shibu Terrace, he had a sudden enlightenment, his soul left his body, and he realized the supreme and holy Sword Twenty-Three.

Once this sword appeared, Jiansheng shone with boundless light, his momentum was unparalleled, and his aura was overbearing.

Within the Under Heaven Society, even though there were many expert seniors, they could only look up in awe and become fish on the chopping block; even Xiongba, whose fate was set by heaven, was bound and helpless, unable to parry.

Once this sword appeared, the heavens and earth changed color, ghosts wept and spirits howled, and all living things were at the mercy of the blade; Jiansheng was like a god descended to the mortal world, deciding life and death with a flip of his hand—he was truly the executioner of the world.

But in the end, because Jiansheng's body was exhausted, he fell short of success and dissipated directly into the air, failing to complete his plan to kill Xiongba.

That is the story of Jiansheng; what are your thoughts, Long Er?"

After listening, Long Er was filled with yearning, and he replied:

"A man should live like Dugu Jiansheng!"

Duan Fengyun nodded, silently approving; this was the momentum that the three-lifetime Jiansheng should have.

(End of chapter)

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