He hurriedly touched his forehead. Luckily, he did not seem to receive any injuries, but that golden light which condensed from the ancient golden text had indeed made Gu Fei''s heart palpitate.


    Right at this moment, Gu Fei suddenly felt as if something had appeared within his mind. Following that, a set of incantation surfaced in his mind.


    The ancient characters that rushed out from the jade slip once again began to surge out from the depths of his memories, as if these characters were originally from his memories.


    "This …" Gu Fei could not help but be surprised, this method of imprinting methods onto one''s memories was just too inconceivable, it was practically modifying a person''s memories!


    Only a few great cultivators would use this method to directly send the cultivation technique''s incantations into the minds of a direct disciple, imprinting it onto their hearts and passing it down to their master.


    "This jade slip..." Gu Fei sat up from his new seat, reached out and picked up the jade slip that had fallen to the ground, he couldn''t help but frown. He did not need to understand this ancient language, he naturally knew the contents of the technique, "Refining the body with weapons?"


    Gu Fei felt that this chapter on cultivation, was a technique to smelt weapons into the body, it was one of the rare abilities that was derived from cultivation.


    "Why did the Sect Master teach me this chapter? "Where did this incantation come from?" Within the Taixuan Sect, there did not seem to be a single that contained such a profound art, which made Gu Fei unable to understand it.


    It was as if this cultivation method had nothing to do with Dao arts, but more like a technique specially prepared for cultivating the Warrior. After all, the cultivation of a cultivator only focused on essence, energy, and spirit, while it focused on the body. This directly resulted in the body of a cultivator being not strong enough.


    If his body wasn''t strong enough, how would he be able to fuse the Divine Weapon into his flesh and blood? His body was not strong enough. If the divine weapon was not under his control and was directly condensed within his body, then not only would the cultivator not increase his battle prowess because of this, but he would also be heavily injured.


    "But, I don''t have a weapon. Even if I have this method of body transformation, it doesn''t seem to be of any use for the time being." Thinking of this, Gu Fei could not help but lose interest.


    In his hands, there were only three things that could be said to be treasures. Of these three items, only two were offensive. Of these two offensive treasures, one of them was something he couldn''t use and couldn''t use.


    Dao talisman, inner core of a Black Water Serpent, and a purple stick, these were Gu Fei''s current assets. Of course, Branch Vein of Green Spirit Peak was once a powerful bloodline within the Nine Veins of the Taixuan Sect. It had a glorious history, but from generation to generation, it produced many experts, and the treasures left behind by these experts were not few in number.


    However, ever since he had cultivated in the ancient arts, the magic treasures left behind by these cultivators had been stored in the treasure room of the abode and were no longer used.


    Cultivators'' magic treasures were all driven by mana. The ancient technique was a body tempering technique, but what they cultivated was essence energy, not mana. Therefore, Gu Fei did not have the ability to drive a cultivator''s magic tool.


    Therefore, the only thing that was currently useful to Gu Fei was the Profound Serpent Core he had obtained from killing the Black Water Serpent in the cave beneath the Cold Pool of Green Water. As for the Dao talisman that had stolen from Wang Yuanzhi, it was useless to Nangong Chu, as it could not control the power contained within the Dao talisman.


    As for the stick that the sect had passed down, it was neither gold nor stone, and no one knew what it was used for.


    "Could it be …" Gu Fei took the stick out from his chest pocket and carefully examined it. Other than the ancient patterns carved on it, there was nothing special about it at all.


    Gu Fei did not discover anything new with the stick, but he still decided to give it a try. Following the "Weapon Refining" technique, he circulated the Profound Qi in his body, and threads of Profound Qi immediately shot out from his hands. Then, like countless colorful strands of silk, they wrapped around the stick in his hands.


    Then, Gu Fei saw a scene that shocked him. That was the dark and dull stick, and it began to change. Slowly, a blurry purple light appeared on the stick, as if it had turned into a piece of crystal clear purple jade.


    In the end, the stick had actually turned into a resplendent purple flowing light, and fused into Gu Fei''s body. The moment the purple light appeared, the entire cave was filled with a cold aura, as if a divine weapon had been pulled out of its scabbard.


    "Sword Qi?" Gu Fei was shocked. He had never thought that the Body Refinement Art would actually be able to integrate that piece of stick into his body. That piece of stick seemed to be the hilt of a godly weapon.


    But what Gu Fei found strange was that the two ends of the stick were abnormally smooth and did not have any traces of broken parts. If it was a sword hilt, then where was the sword body?


    Looking at it from the inside, Gu Fei realized that the purple colored sword aura that had fused into his body could be seen swimming around his flesh and blood, converging and dispersing, but it had not completely assimilated into his flesh and blood.


    He tried to control the sword energy that was flowing through his flesh and blood. As expected, the sword energy was following his thoughts, and started to flow towards his right hand, and then, a purple sword light leaked out from Gu Fei''s right palm. An extremely sharp sword energy condensed in his hand, and then, an ancient and ancient sword that emitted an endless aura, appeared in his hand.


    Gu Fei felt that the sword hilt he was holding in his hand was a tangible object, it was the piece of stick, but the sword body, was not solid, but was formed from condensed Sword Qi.


    Gu Fei was extremely shocked in his heart, why did Sect Master have a skill book on body transformation? Moreover, he knew that it was no accident that the short stick passed down from his master was able to give rise to an extraordinary aspect of the technique.


    Everything seemed to be a mystery that Gu Fei was suspicious of, but at this time, it was impossible for him to understand the secrets behind it.


    Strength, as long as he possessed the strength to look down on the world, all mysteries would be easily solved.


    "Shua!"


    Gu Fei waved the long sword in his hand, and a resplendent sword beam immediately slashed out in a slanted forward, as if it had directly cut through the void. The sword energy disappeared and a soundless sword mark appeared on the ground.


    Although he had never cultivated the Sword Dao before, he had only waved it lightly and could release such a sharp sword aura. This made Gu Fei exceptionally surprised and happy, with this secret weapon in hand, in tomorrow''s competition, he would be able to win.


    Furthermore, if the stick s that had fused into his body were to condense in his hands, it would be like holding a divine sword in his hand, hacking at the sharp blades without fear, which could also invisibly injure the enemy.


    Gu Fei''s mind moved, "Shua!" With a loud sound, he put the short stick into his right palm, and the sword Qi also disappeared, completely melting into his flesh.


    This short rod truly did have a great origin. By using the body refining technique, he was able to melt it into his body. Only by doing this could he display the might of the short rod. This unremarkable stick was the reason for the astonishing change.


    Something that could be discovered along with the ancient technique, body refining technique, was definitely not ordinary. However, for hundreds of years, no one had fused this sword hilt into their body, triggering the power of the short stick. Was this the reason why the Body Refinement Method was lacking?


    Gu Fei did not know, and maybe even his master Wan Xiancheng, who was already dead, did not know, or maybe, the secret of this chapter was only known to the Taoist Xuan Tian, who was the one who passed down the cultivation method to Gu Fei.


    The more Gu Fei thought about it, the more he felt that this mysterious method of body transformation was very likely to be a secret between the and the Branch Vein of Green Spirit Peak.


    Inside the cave, Gu Fei sat cross legged once again and channeled the body refining method, using the Vital Energy of Five Elements that was born in his body to nourish the purple colored sword energy that was transformed by the sword hilt.


    Tiny rays of multicolored light surged from Gu Fei''s body, as wave after wave of obscure elemental energy ripples spread out from his body.


    He needed to harmonize his body with the sword aura, and after tempering, only then would he be able to unleash the greatest power of the sword aura. The weapon body tempering technique was now Gu Fei''s trump card.


    Time unknowingly passed. The origin energy fluctuations in the cave were still the same, but that sword energy gradually became pure, as if it had lost its sharpness and became obscure.


    Dong …


    Suddenly, the meditating Gu Fei heard a melodious bell chime. Those who had been cultivating deeply would not have disturbed them, even if Mount Tai had collapsed right in front of their eyes. But, the bell chime seemed to have penetrated through the void, directly affecting Gu Fei''s heart, waking him up from his meditative state.


    The melodious ringing of the bell echoed through the world for a long time. Just as the bell was about to disappear, another chime sounded.


    Gu Fei immediately stopped cultivating and stood up from the ground. His eyes shot out like lightning, and muttered: "Is it finally going to start?"


    Gu Fei, who was dressed in white, walked out with big strides. He did not bring anything with him, his hands were empty, but he was filled with confidence, because his weapon was not in his hands, but inside his body.


    The body refining technique was extremely marvelous, no one could feel the abnormality in Gu Fei''s body. The short rod that had fused into his flesh and blood was hidden within Gu Fei''s body. As long as Gu Fei willed it, that short rod would appear within his body and become a Divine Weapon.


    "It''s dawn!" Gu Fei raised his head and looked towards the east, only to see a red sun hanging above the mountains, the rising sun shone down from the east, lighting up the entire place.


    The melodious ringing sound continued to shake the world. The disciples of the Nine Peaks and Nine Veins, one by one, came out from their respective cultivation areas and headed towards the Taixuan Peak that was guarded by the eight peaks.


    Gu Fei did not dare neglect this, because the Nine Vein Competition would be held today. He immediately rushed down the mountain, and while walking in the forest, he picked a few fresh fruits to feed himself.


    There were countless wild fruits on the mountain, and they could be seen everywhere. Cultivators, on the other hand, were very relaxed with regards to food and drink, and when they were hungry, they would drink mountain springs, and eat wild fruits. This was the life of cultivators. At least, this was what cultivators in the Taixuan Sect did.


    When Gu Fei arrived at the Taixuan Hall plaza, most of the disciples from the nine bloodlines were already there. Under the guidance of their teachers, the disciples of the nine factions stood orderly in the public square.


    At this moment, the melodious bell had rung nine times!