After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 9 Qinyun Bamboo

With his knowledge and experience from his previous life, most of the sword techniques on the first floor of the library were not too difficult for him.

After reading a few books, Shen Xu wandered over to other areas. The first floor was basically prepared for outer disciples, so there were no restricted areas.

Shen Xu was only interested in the movement techniques and cultivation methods. He was currently cultivating the Shen family's intermediate-level cultivation technique, Qingfeng Jue, which could give his own vital energy a sharp quality. Moreover, this technique could be cultivated to the Qi Sea Realm, so it could be said to be in the upper-middle level among intermediate-level cultivation techniques.

However, as a collateral disciple, he could only obtain the content related to the Qi Cultivation Realm in the Azure Edge Technique. If he wanted to obtain the rest of the techniques, he would have to swear a blood oath to be loyal to the Shen family for life, which was simply a joke.

The standard technique of the Green Bamboo Sword Sect is only the Green Bamboo Sword Manual below the Human Rank. However, as long as he can get into the top three in the outer sect competition, he can apply to become an inner sect disciple. At that time, the sect will have better techniques waiting for him.

Therefore, he did not need to change his cultivation method before the outer sect competition. The Azure Edge Technique would only benefit him during this period and narrow the gap between him and Shen Guangjian.

Moreover, he had a premonition that Shen Guangjian's cultivation technique was probably not limited to the human level; otherwise, his cultivation level in his previous life would not have improved so quickly.

In fact, he still had the Blood Fiend True Technique, a cultivation method below the Earth Rank, which he had obtained from the Blood Fiend Palace in his previous life, in his mind. But having been reborn, why would he want to cultivate a cultivation method that consumes his lifespan?

All the cultivation techniques stored on the first floor of the library were below the Human Rank, which were of little value to him. Most of the remaining books were miscellaneous books and Taoist scriptures, and even popular novels and biographies.

Shen Xu glanced through it briefly, then took out a copy of the Qingfeng Step manual and started reading. His memory had improved a lot since his rebirth. Although he couldn't say he could remember everything he saw, he could memorize the entire manual after reading it a couple of times.

After a while, Shen Xu calculated that about two incense sticks' worth of time had passed, and it was time for him to leave. He knew that Elder Huang's instruction to take his time reading did not mean that he could stay in the library indefinitely. Knowing when to stop would prevent him from becoming disliked.

It's hard to strike the right balance. If he comes out too early, Elder Huang will think he wasted the opportunity that Senior Brother Lu had given him. If he comes out too late, Elder Huang will think that he took so long to choose a sword technique, that he was indecisive and lacked sufficient understanding of the type of sword technique that suited him.

So he chose to stay for twice the allotted time, and what Elder Huang thought was beyond his control.

"Elder Huang, I have made my choice." Shen Xu walked up to Elder Huang with a blue sword manual and said respectfully.

When Elder Huang saw Shen Xu emerge from Zone B, his cloudy eyes flickered, but he didn't say anything more.

"The Overlapping Waves Sword Technique is a mid-level sword technique for humans. It is easy to learn but difficult to master. It is a moderate choice."

You have three months to learn this sword technique. If you wish to switch to another sword technique within these three months, you can apply to the Outer Sect Deacon Hall for a change. However, the total time will remain the same. After three months, return the manual to the Outer Sect Deacon Hall.

Remember, copying damaged or soiled books is strictly prohibited; violators will be punished according to the rules.

"Disciple understands!" Shen Xu replied respectfully, then turned and left with the book.

After leaving the library, Shen Xu had little lingering attachment to the main peak, so he went straight down the mountain to the outer sect's affairs hall.

He was just worried about not having a chance to get close to Yang Qiqi, and Elder Zhang's failure to remind him about the main peak gave him an excuse. However, he didn't dare to question an outer sect elder at this time. He was just taking this opportunity to see if he could exchange his experience for some compensation. The outer sect's affairs hall did indeed have a responsibility to remind him of this matter.

Qingzhu Peak is not close to Cuiyun Mountain, and it was already afternoon when Shen Xu made his round trip.

Of course, the outer sect affairs hall is still very lively. There are nearly three thousand outer sect disciples in the entire Green Bamboo Sword Sect, but there is only one outer sect affairs hall. The disciples usually handle all their affairs here, so you can imagine how busy it is.

However, most of the affairs are handled by the disciples, and the elders only step in on some important matters, such as the Qi Cultivation Level 5 certification that Shen Xu handled last time.

Upon arriving at the outer sect's hall of affairs, Shen Xu scanned the area but did not find Elder Zhang. However, he was pleasantly surprised to find a young girl in green sitting quietly by the window, lost in thought.

"Seven Seven, why aren't you working at the window today?" Shen Xu asked with a smile.

"Senior Brother Shen, it's you! Actually, I'm just staying here temporarily. What happened yesterday was just me filling in for a senior sister!" Yang Qiqi was pleasantly surprised to see Shen Xu.

In fact, Yang Qiqi's appearance can only be considered above average, but she has a lively temperament and two deep dimples when she smiles, making her look playful and cute.

If it weren't for the same name and similar appearance, Shen Xu would never have associated her with the aloof and serene fairy from his previous life.

It's unknown what Yang Qiqi went through in the next few years.

"I see you're spacing out. Why aren't you cultivating?" Shen Xu asked with concern.

"I'm not a disciple of the sect yet, so I can't practice the sect's techniques. Uncle Zhang won't let me go out either. I feel so bored!" Yang Qiqi slumped helplessly onto the table.

"Elder Zhang?" Shen Xu murmured.

"Alright then! Since Elder Zhang won't let you go out, is there anything you want? I'll go find it for you, how about that?"

"Really?" Yang Qiqi immediately leaned closer to Shen Xu excitedly, but then seemed to deflate again as if she had thought of something.

"Thank you for your kindness, Senior Brother Shen, but I've never been outside and don't know what's out there." Yang Qiqi sighed deeply.

"Then let me tell you what's outside!" Shen Xu couldn't help but smile.

"Great! Great!" Yang Qiqi looked at Shen Xu with excitement.

Which aspect specifically would you like to hear about?

"Senior Brother Shen, I'll listen to whatever you say!"

"Uh... well, I won't go into the distant past, let me just tell you about the deeds of our Green Bamboo Sword Sect's founding ancestor!"

"Legend has it that our ancestor, Master Qingzhu, fell into this barren land where our Qingzhu Sword Sect is located when he encountered a spatial rift while crossing the Thunder Sea from the Central Plains."

Out of compassion for the people living on this land, he used his most precious treasure, the Qinyun Bamboo, to gather the sparse spiritual energy from a radius of a thousand miles to this place, thus creating this beautiful and spiritually rich land where our Qingzhu Sword Sect is located.

Finally, Master Qingzhu planted a small branch of Qinyun Bamboo in the core area of ​​this region to ensure that the vital energy would gather and not disperse, and left a part of the lineage it transmitted here to educate the people here.

After his disappearance, his disciples founded the Green Bamboo Sword Sect around that branch, and it has been passed down to this day.

Although it was just a small branch, Shen Xu had heard of its power. It was said that when the Blood Fiend Palace attacked the Green Bamboo Sword Sect's protective formation, the energy provided by that branch to the formation was inexhaustible. If it weren't for the presence of an insider, Shen Xu estimated that the Blood Fiend Palace wouldn't have been able to break through the Green Bamboo Sword Sect's protective formation without sending out a vice hall master.

But you should know that the Green Bamboo Sword Sect is just a small eighth-grade sect!

When used as a weapon, it is even more terrifying, capable of elevating a person to a higher realm out of thin air, and the person who used it at that time was the girl in green in front of us.

Unfortunately, after Yang Qiqi died, that branch flew away into thin air, and no one knows where it went.

After that branch disappeared, the spiritual energy in the area belonging to the Green Bamboo Sword Sect became increasingly thin, eventually turning into a dead land where cultivation was impossible, just like the surrounding area.