Chapter 18: First Meeting with Grandmother

Jinghu Meng Mansion.

Meng Chuan was practicing "Fallen Leaf Saber" in the martial arts training ground, and he saw his whole body like a gust of wind, with flashing sword lights. After using the knife technique in the blink of an eye, Meng Chuan walked over to the stone bench and sat down, lost in thought alone.

Recalling yesterday's conversation with Dean Ge Yu in my mind.

"Dean, after I mastered the secret technique, the Fallen Leaf Saber Technique has been fully cultivated and there is no way to progress. How should I practice next and how can I comprehend the blade technique?"

"Meng Chuan, as the cultivation of this swordsmanship progresses, it becomes more and more dependent on one's own experience. There's not much I can teach you," Ge Yu said with a smile while drinking. "I can only tell you how I came to understand the power. When I was on the battlefield of Qinyang Pass and faced monsters, I fought life and death time and time again. I found that the swordsmanship I learned was a bit cumbersome, so I gradually changed my swordsmanship."

"No matter how comfortable it is to kill monsters, I will do it. After the military service is over, I continue to demand to stay at Qinyang Pass. I stayed at Qinyang Pass for twelve years, and finally one day, my self created sword technique was perfected, and I also realized the power of the sword." Ge Yu said.

"The dean's own knife technique?" Meng Chuan was surprised.

"That's right." Ge Yu smiled and drank, "By practicing a top-notch sword technique to perfection, you can understand the secret technique and reach the state of unity. And if you create a top-notch sword technique yourself, you can understand your own sword technique."

"What kind of sword technique was created by the dean himself, can I show it to the disciples?" Meng Chuan was curious.

"Haha, I'll let you take a look."

At that time, Ge Yu, who was half drunk, became interested and began to use that set of knife techniques.

The swordsmanship is more evil, eerie, and fierce.

Ge Yu was thin and small, but he wielded a long sword, like a big horse monkey wielding a sword. His body was surrounded by knife light, as if there could be knife light in every part of his body. At that time, the courtyard had become much colder, and countless leaves were broken and fluttering under the knife's breath. Meng Chuan felt a chill as he watched the eerie and sinister knife technique.

This is just a drill, not a full effort to kill the enemy. Truly killing enemies is ten times more terrifying.

This is the first sharp sword in Dongning Prefecture.

"This knife technique is not suitable for teaching you," Ge Yu shook it and inserted it into the scabbard hanging beside him. He smiled and said, "This is the most suitable knife technique for me. I am thin and small, but my arms are quite long. This set of knife techniques is suitable for my body shape. For those of you with normal body types, it is best to practice the Falling Leaves Blade. Moreover, the Falling Leaves Blade is created by the gods and demons of Yuanchu Mountain, and it is the most suitable for laying a foundation."

"Of course, your Fallen Leaf Saber is already perfect. In fact, Jinghu Taoist Academy doesn't have much to teach you. It's even more up to you." Ge Yu smiled and said, "As the dean, I don't want anything else. I just want to teach a Yuanchu Mountain God and Demon in this lifetime. Haha, then Ge Yu can boast for a lifetime."

Meng Chuan recalled and pondered.

"Chuan'er." Meng Dajiang arrived at the martial arts training ground.

"Dad," Meng Chuan stood up.

"Let's go with me to the ancestral home and meet your aunt," Meng Dajiang said.

Meng Chuan exclaimed, "Grandmother, what do you mean, Dad?"

"It's just a fairy," Meng Dajiang whispered.

Meng Chuan's eyes lit up, this was the pride of the entire Meng family, the towering pillar of the Meng family! The second deity and demon in the history of the Meng family.

"Dad, let's go." Meng Chuan was very excited and couldn't wait to see his aunt.

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Ancestral Mansion, the courtyard where Meng Xiangu lived, looks ordinary and occupies a slightly larger area than the ordinary courtyard inside the ancestral mansion.

"Follow me in." Meng Dajiang led Meng Chuan cautiously into the courtyard, afraid to make loud noises.

In the courtyard, an old woman is leaning on a cane and looking at a peach blossom, carefully observing the small flowers that have just bloomed.

Meng Chuan observed carefully.

The old woman was very quiet when observing the peach blossoms, as if merging with this world. If she closed her eyes, she couldn't even feel her presence. Meng Chuan understood that this old woman should be her aunt Meng Xiangu.

"Coming?" Meng Xiangu turned her head and looked at Meng Dajiang and Meng Chuan's father and son with a smile.

"Meet your aunt soon," Meng Dajiang urged in a low voice.

Meng Chuan quickly stepped forward, knelt down and kowtowed, "Pay respects to my aunt."

"Get up quickly," Meng Xiangu sat down. "You both sit down, too."

Meng Dajiang and Meng Chuan sat down on the side.

Meng Chuan was too curious about his aunt. He observed carefully, and her face looked beautiful when she was young. He didn't know... Before her injury, Meng Xiangu's appearance was equivalent to that of a mortal in her thirties and forties.

"Meng Chuan, come closer to my aunt," Meng Xiangu said gently.

Meng Chuan immediately sat on a nearby chair.

Meng Xiangu held Meng Chuan's hand and looked at him, liking him more and more. This is the hope of the Meng family!

"Meng Chuan, you should be able to complete the Wash Marrow Realm in two or three months," Meng Xiangu said.

"Yes," Meng Chuan nodded.

"Building a foundation, refining externally, and washing the marrow... are all just laying the foundation to fully cultivate the physical body." Meng Xiangu said, "In the realm of transcendence, we begin to transcend the mortal body, cultivate the divine and demon bodies, and gradually gain the power of gods and demons. This is a change in the level of life. It's like transforming from ants to tigers and leopards. We gradually transform from mortals to gods and demons."

"The first step in transformation is the realm of transcendence."

Meng Xiangu said, "This step is particularly important. At this point, as long as there are enough treasures of heaven and earth, one can build an incredibly powerful foundation of gods and demons."

"The foundation of gods and demons?" Meng Chuan was taken aback.

"The development of the fetus in the belly is very important," Meng Xiangu said. "Some ancient god and demon families allow pregnant women to take the treasures of heaven and earth while the fetus is still in the belly. As soon as the fetus is born, it far surpasses its peers."

"The state of rebirth is like the fetal period of gods and demons," Meng Xiangu said. "The most critical moment to change one's qualifications is when I have spent all my family's years accumulating treasures and exchanged a drop of 'Divine and Demon Jade Marrow Liquid'. When you start practicing the Divine and Demon Body, take it immediately. You can lay a strong foundation. The strength of your body and the purity of your true energy can far surpass your peers."

"Divine and Demon Jade Marrow Liquid?" Meng Dajiang was shocked. "This... Auntie, doing this..."

The Meng family's years of accumulation may have consumed most of it.

This matter was not discussed by the clan chief and elders. Because Meng Dajiang didn't know.

"This is what I have set, and it has already been done," Meng Xiangu said. "The foundation of the gods and demons is very important. I missed the earliest period of the rebirth realm. In the future, there will be treasures that are hundreds or even thousands of times more precious, and I cannot change the foundation. Exhausting the family's accumulation to exchange for this drop of divine and demon jade marrow liquid is worth it!"

Meng Chuan suddenly felt immense pressure.

How could my grandmother be so desperate? She almost emptied all her family treasures and exchanged them for a drop of divine and magical jade marrow liquid, only using it on herself?

The fair rules upheld by the family have only allowed me to comprehend the secret techniques. Whether I can become a god or a demon in this life is a matter of two different opinions. Is that how you cultivate yourself?

"Meng Chuan." Meng Xiangu smiled as she looked at the younger generation in the family. She could see Meng Chuan's unease and said with a smile, "Grandmother, I have been seriously injured and can last for another seven or eight years. So I can't wait too long, I must do my best to cultivate you."

Meng Chuan was taken aback.

The giant pillar of the family can only live for another seven or eight years?

Meng Xiangu continued, "Not only did I exchange a drop of Divine Demon Jade Marrow Liquid for you, but also the credit I have accumulated in the past 80 years of fighting against the demon tribe in Yuanchu Mountain. As long as you realize your swordsmanship before the age of 20, these credit will be directly transferred to your name."

"Auntie, these merits have been accumulated by you for many years," Meng Dajiang couldn't help but say.

"As long as the family can have another god and demon, it's worth it." Meng Xiangu looked at Meng Chuan and said, "Meng Chuan, you are the only hope of the family. I think you can carry all of this."

Meng Chuan experienced such a catastrophe at the age of six, and his heart was extraordinary. He quickly accepted everything and nodded, saying, "Grandmother, I don't know if I can become a god or a demon. But I will do my best!"

"At this moment, I'm still very calm," Meng Xiangu smiled and nodded. "That's great, I didn't misread you."

Meng Dajiang was somewhat panicked on the side.

"Da Jiang."

Meng Xiangu said, "Perhaps you don't agree with me saying everything and pinning everything on Meng Chuan. But if you want to become a god and demon, how can you not have a strong heart? You have to believe in your son, Meng Chuan, he is better than you think."