Chapter 40: Sword Stone Monk

Ye Yang saw an orchid with broad and thick leaves.

The orchid leaves are dark green with snake skin patterns on them. The flowers are not the common yellow, but dark black, with three or two petals on the top and bottom, as if they were poisonous snakes.

Ye Yang recognized this fellow practitioner.

"It's Zedoaria."

This substance is poisonous, has strong vitality, and can adapt to a wide range of sewers.

It can even survive in the Black River. Its leaves can extend and form a black-stemmed zelan formation, which is very effective in binding and killing enemies.

The effect is good, Ye Yang continues to feel it.

He sensed dozens of fellow practitioners, but only two or three of them had functions and effects that interested him. The rest were either too unpopular or inconsistent with his sword path and state of mind, and therefore of little value.

"I found it. This is it."

I closed my eyes again, and a familiar breath, as if from an old friend, came from a group of fellow practitioners.

In the huge hall, it was like a beam of light in the darkness, extremely dazzling.

The dust was blown away, revealing a dry body of pale golden color. This fellow monk is quite old.

The body is very old, cracked, the paint is mottled, and dust is all over it.

Ye Yang wiped away the dust with his hand, and the full appearance of this fellow practitioner suddenly appeared in his eyes.

The silver-bladed scimitar is like a crescent moon, with a golden back and a dragon pattern engraved on it. It is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, and the blade is as bright as silver, with a hint of cold light that is captivating.

The long sword is as black as ink, with a purple lotus blooming hollowed out on the hilt. The sword has blades on both sides, and the tip of the sword is three-edged and divided into three parts. It is extremely sharp and flashes with cold light.

An old monk, carrying a sword and a knife on his back, with his hands clasped together, his face haggard and weathered.

There was a scar running diagonally across the right side of his face, and a black straight line pattern on his shoulder blade. He was wearing a gray linen patchwork coat.

Perhaps because it had been too long, the paint on the old monk's face had fallen off, leaving black and red stains.

Because of the moisture, a layer of green moss has grown on the body, giving it a sense of being carved by time.

"Sword and Blade Stone Monk, second level fellow practitioner, one sword and one knife, sword and knife practice together, sword crazy and sword infatuated, sword to destroy, sword to give life.

The maid at the side walked up to Ye Yang, took out a booklet in her hand, and introduced it aloud.

Ye Yang nodded: "That's it."

Practicing both sword and saber together is considered an anomaly, because the sword's movements are heavy, while the saber's movements are light, and the two conflict with each other.

The human body also has flaws. Either the right hand is sensitive and strong, but the left hand is lacking, or the left hand is sensitive and strong, but the right hand is lacking. It is almost irreconcilable.

In addition, being proficient in one skill is already a great thing. Practicing a weapon means that the practitioner has to spend more time and effort.

They also have to adapt to the discomfort that it causes to the body, so those who practice swordsmanship at the same time rarely achieve great success.

Generally, swords or knives are the main objects, which may be the reason why no one has ever been interested in this stone monk with swords and knives.

For example, Wang Sandao seems to wield a knife in his right hand and a sword in his left hand, but he is most proficient in swordsmanship, and the knife skills are only used as an auxiliary to confuse the opponent, so he has the nickname "Shaoyang Sword".

The name Wang Sandao is also a nickname, which means that his swordsmanship usually has only three moves. After three moves, his swordsmanship is basically gone.

"The Sword Demon Ape's two arms work together, which seems to be able to offset the difference in coordination between the left and right hands, and his body is also very agile..."

Ye Yang was thoughtful and felt as if he had grasped something.

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After coming out of the sect's treasury, Ye Yang thanked the maid and then settled the bill happily.

This stone monk with sword and knife is a top-notch item among the second-level monks, priced at 180 contribution points. After a 30% discount, Ye Yang paid 126 contribution points.

Seeing that it was still early, he headed towards the Sutra Library. Now that he had mastered the Wind and Frost Sword Skill, he could already practice the Withered and Flourishing Hand. The Sutra Library was behind a bamboo forest.

As the sun rises, the mist in the bamboo forest is dyed with colorful brilliance.

The morning dew drips from the bamboo leaves, the morning glow is brilliant, and finally the morning mist is dispelled, and the fairy air lingers.

Passing through the corridor in the bamboo forest, Ye Yang saw a rocky mountain with old pines planted all over the mountain and a waterfall hanging beside it. The scene was spectacular and beautiful.

The Sutra Repository is built on top of a huge peak covered with old pine and cypress trees. The top of the peak is vast and radiates auspicious light in the morning glow.

An ancient building stands in front of us, with walls made of bluestone and old tiles.

The plaque on the gate hall does not have the characters "Scripture Repository" written on it, but "Tianyi Pavilion" written in gold and silver.

The so-called Tianyi is a dot in the sky, which is water.

The bamboo slips, books and ancient books in the Sutra Repository are most afraid of fire, so "Tian Yi" is used instead, which means that the fire will be driven away and everything will be smooth and safe.

Ye Yang walked into the Sutra Library and saw the shelves filled with books, bamboo slips, and jade slips.

In the Sutra Library, he already had a very good understanding of the target "Withered and Flourishing Hand", but he had never had the opportunity to exchange it before.

Ye Yang went straight to the second floor, turned to the second row of counters on the left, and found a jade slip made of green jade among a yellowed book.

He opened the jade slip, and on it were written in large characters: "Hands of withering and flourishing, one withering and the other flourishing, withering and flourishing coexisting." Below the large characters were two palms.

One is plump, with well-proportioned muscles and abundant blood, while the other is like a chicken claw, with exposed veins and dry and dull skin.

The two hands, one flourishing and the other withering, contain both the essence of life and death.

Ye Yang took the jade slip, walked down the Sutra Library, and exchanged it for the withering and flourishing techniques.

The guard glanced at him and said, "One hundred contribution points. The jade slip will be returned in one month. It cannot be passed on to others or copied."

Ye Yang nodded in agreement. The inheritance jade slip was extremely precious and could engrave the practitioner's movement routes and insights into martial arts.

Therefore, after exchanging it in the Sutra Library, you will need to return the jade slip after practicing and comprehending it.

After transferring the contribution points, Ye Yang took the jade slip of Kuruoshou’s skills back home.

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Sitting cross-legged in the courtyard, Ye Yang leaned against the dark persimmon tree, carefully feeling the vigorous vitality of the big persimmon tree.

It is the spring equinox now. The branches of the persimmon tree are covered with tender yellow green leaves. The trunks are as strong and twisted as dragons, and the bark is cracked like scales.

Last winter, when heavy snow weighed down the branches, rime formed a thick layer, and the sky and earth turned white, this old persimmon tree was still bare.

It was so silent that there was almost no sign of life. Ye Yang almost thought it was going to die.

Now, with the arrival of spring, everything is full of vitality, and there are hints of green on the branches.

"It awakens in the early spring morning breeze, reaches its peak in midsummer, and finally dies in the evening autumn breeze."

"Then it will remain silent in the snowy winter, and wait until the next spring to continue this fate."

Ye Yang was silent.

Looking at this huge old persimmon tree that has been growing for who knows how many years, Ye Yang has some insights.

"People, like plants and trees, wither and flourish; their sinking and floating are all controlled by the same sky."

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