Hou Niao confirmed his Cultivation Technique, and the process thereafter accelerated significantly. With a solid foundation established, the meridians were traceable.
For his Escape Technique, he undoubtedly chose the Sword Control Technique. Neither fighting nor flying would be delayed, and with its superior speed, there was no reason not to choose it.
From the Outer Path, he selected a book called Guang Cheng's Formation. Of the Outer Path's offerings, it had the most direct influence on combat. Setting up a good formation wasn't because he intended to use it to fight others; his purpose was to break formations and to use it for cultivating and gathering Spiritual Energy.
The Body Skill was the Natural Dao Body.
Finally, for the sixth level swordsmanship, he didn't linger but grabbed three books and left. This was also the maximum number of books a Tongxuan Cultivator could take at once.
Thunderbolt Secret Sword, Shape-following Sword, and Ram Technique.