It was not beyond Li Kezhou's expectation that after he integrated the "Black Fire Evil Phoenix" talisman bone talisman into the Dragon Diagram, he was not able to use the Dragon Diagram to advance.
But he could clearly feel that the power of the dragon map had increased to a certain extent.
Using the dragon diagram to bless the sword energy could originally increase the edge of the sword energy by about ten times, but after he incorporated the holy beast runes, it increased by more than twice again.
Now the edge of his sword energy has improved a lot.
And this is just one function of the dragon map. If it is used to exert the power of other attributes, whether it is attack or defense, great progress has been achieved.
"Fei Longzi's Nine Dragons map is really mysterious, but it's a pity that the sacred beast runes are too rare. Otherwise, if I upgrade this map to the six poles as soon as possible, or even the legendary eight poles, my strength will not be astonishing." Li Kezhou whispered secretly.
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The more clearly he felt the improvement in strength, the more he became eager for the advancement of Longtu.
Suddenly! He looked outside the cave.
A sword light came in a flash.
"Senior brother! The elders have invited you to go to the elders' court for a talk. They said they have important matters to discuss."
The voice came from a disciple who served in the Presbytery and was responsible for delivering messages.
"I see!"
The disciples outside stood with their hands tied. When they heard the sound coming from inside, they did not dare to stay longer and walked away under the light of the sword.
"The Council of Elders is looking for me! It seems that it is about the sword discussion in the four places."
Li Kezhou secretly guessed, got up and walked out of the cave...
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Presbytery.
Li Kezhou entered the top floor of the Elder's House while bowing to greet a disciple who had been waiting for a long time.
As soon as he stepped into the room, he saw a dozen gray-haired old men.
"Come in! Sit wherever you want. You are now the Holy Son of the Sword Academy. You can save yourself some red tape between elders and disciples!"
Li Kezhou was happy to see the success and found a shiny wooden chair against the wall and sat down.
None of the elders spoke. Everyone pinched the beard on their chin, looked at Li Kezhou, and nodded secretly.
Finally, the first elder shook his head and sighed: "What a pity! It's a pity that you chose that dark organization and gave up the frost-defying sword species. Otherwise, in ten years at most, you would have been a strong contender for the next head of our Sword Academy."
Li Kezhou heard this and said: "If I don't have that kind of virtue, I might not be able to shoulder such an important task. In addition, I am used to being free and lazy, and I am not used to being restrained."
When these elders were sizing him up, he never stopped sizing them up.
In his perception, the cultivation levels of these people were all unfathomable. Not surprisingly, they were all people who had reached the Great Perfection of Guizhen. They were elders in the Sword Academy and had the highest status. These people knew that he had joined the Black Sky Alliance.
Of course there are no surprises.
"As the saying goes, everyone has his own ambitions. You can't force this matter. If you don't have the heart to dedicate yourself to the Sword Academy, even if you catch the duck, it will only be self-defeating."
One person's words made all the elders slightly nod in agreement.
"Okay! Let's get down to business. Do you know the purpose of why we came to you this time?"
"Could it be that the four places were discussing swords? I have heard a little bit about this matter." Li Kezhou said.
"That's right! Although the Holy Lands in the four directions are of the same spirit, there is always a comparison. When there is a comparison, there is a beginning and an end. Which Holy Land is willing to be ranked at the bottom of the Four Holy Lands? This not only has a bad reputation, but also damages the prestige of the Holy Land.
It will also be very detrimental to recruiting disciples in the future..."
Li Kezhou nodded silently and listened quietly.
"In the last ten years, our Sword Academy ranked third among the Four Holy Lands. The task I have set for you this time is to protect the third and compete for the second."
"Guarantee three and fight for two?"
Li Kezhou raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Do the elders have no confidence in me, or are they because the other saints are too strong to propose such a lenient task?"
"Not relaxed at all! I'm not afraid to tell you that when the elders watched the battle between you and Ximen Jianqi, your last sword was indeed shocking in the realm of Yuan Ti, but this sword was only pure.
The edge of the sword, but do you know what you are talking about when talking about swords?"
"Isn't it strength?" Li Kezhou asked.
The first elder smiled: "It seems that you don't know much about the sword discussion in the four places. The sword discussion in the four places is about the way of the sword, not who has stronger killing ability, so no matter how sharp your sword is, it will not matter.
It’s not enough to help you win this sword debate.”
Li Kezhou frowned upon hearing this.
"That's why, I say it's a pity, because you didn't get the Frost-Destroying Sword Seed, so you don't have enough understanding of the way of swordsmanship. Without understanding, how can you discuss swordsmanship with others?"
An elder interjected: "The biggest difference between the other three holy places and our Sword Academy is that they only cultivate one kind of power and only understand one kind of swordsmanship. Take Xinggong as an example. His Douzhai Swordsmanship, also known as Tianhe Swordsmanship, has more than a thousand
Over the years, through the deductions of successive powerful men, it has reached an extremely mysterious state, which is what our Sword Academy lacks..."
Li Kezhou nodded secretly after hearing this.
The characteristic of the Sword Academy is that it is all-inclusive, and different people take different paths. The advantage of this is that it is not easy to bury your qualifications and it is easy to find a cultivation path that suits you.
But the shortcomings are also obvious. Because it is not focused enough, or it is too complicated, there is no swordsmanship that can compare with the other three holy places in terms of mystery and depth.
And just as the elders said, his strength is strong, but his strength has nothing to do with swordsmanship. It is a simple method of killing. One sword move, blessed with a dragon diagram, increases his sharpness tenfold, making him unstoppable.
If he were to fight with pure swordsmanship, he would indeed look pale and helpless.
"Boy! Tell me, what is the swordsmanship you pursue?"
An elder suddenly shouted and asked, making him confused and speechless for a moment.
"Don't tell me it's edge. Edge is just a kind of power, not a way of swordsmanship. He only serves the way of swordsmanship. One of the three gods, the God of Edge, never brought edge to the extreme back then, but he still has his own way of swordsmanship. Then
It is the Sword of Doom, so people of this lineage will always practice in Doom, otherwise they will not make any progress..."
Li Kezhou thought of the young man Yiye Qiongfeng.
The fact is indeed as the old man said.
The elder continued: "Everyone in the world talks about the Six Realms of Sword Qi, because what can be seen with the naked eye is Sword Qi, and behind the sword Qi, what cannot be seen is the Dao of the Sword. The so-called Six Realms of Sword Qi are essentially the Six Realms of Sword Qi.
territory."
"If I'm not mistaken, you have just entered the Sword Qi Differentiation, and you are just starting out in the kendo. Both Xuan Zhai from Xing Gong and Jia Chi Dao from Chess House have entered the fourth level of ken Dao, Jian Qi Cheng Jie.
, do you think now that the task we have set for you is still loose? "
Li Kezhou was speechless.
Because if sword energy corresponds to kendo, and sword theory is a mutual confirmation of kendo, then there is no need for him to go.
His third level of swordsmanship cannot be compared with the fourth level of swordsmanship of those two people, let alone the fifth level of Master Xiaoyue.