Born with immortal seed

Chapter 834 Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace

"Heavenly Sword Pavilion..."

Bai Zichen looked up at the majestic pass surrounded by flying swords, his heart filled with awe.

There are countless sword sects in the Seven Treasures Immortal Realm; it is not the world of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion alone.

Millions of years ago, the Heavenly Sword Pavilion produced a peerless master who elevated the art of swordsmanship to an unprecedented level.

Only then did the Heavenly Sword Pavilion widen the gap with other sword sects and gain the status of a leader.

In later generations, more than two or three of the Pavilion Masters ascended to the position of one of the Five Sons of the Human Race.

This further solidified the sacred place of swordsmanship.

All sword cultivators in the world consider it an honor to become a guest elder of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion.

Countless sword cultivators unconditionally offered up their sword manuals, hoping to be included in the pavilion.

It gradually transformed from a single master-disciple sect into a two-pronged approach of master-disciple and franchise.

Those who joined the Heavenly Sword Pavilion after mastering the swordsmanship accounted for nearly 30% of the total members.

Therefore, the Heavenly Sword Pavilion is never worried that the number of talented sword cultivators in the Earthly Immortal Realm will increase like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

All the heroes of the world have been captured and contributed to its growth and prosperity.

"Halt, you intruder! What brings you to the Seven Treasures Immortal Realm?"

On the endless, majestic passes, the countless flying swords are not just for show, but are arranged into a sword formation using extremely ingenious methods.

The scattered sword intent in the air may seem harmless, but it will provoke a united front against any intruder.

Below the Integration Realm, no one can withstand this relentless onslaught of sword intent; any smuggled cultivator will be pulverized.

This makes the Seven Treasures Immortal Realm the most strictly controlled place in the Earthly Immortal Realm. To enter, one can only honestly go through the pass established by the Heavenly Sword Pavilion.

Above the sword formation, there are no fewer than a hundred such passages, all guarded by disciples of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion.

"I come from the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, seeking a sword destiny."

Bai Zichen wasn't worried that his news had already reached the Seven Treasures Immortal Realm. At most, that matter would cause some trouble in Langyuan Immortal City, let alone cross an entire immortal realm.

Carrying a flying sword, no one would doubt that his demeanor was that of a swordsman.

"Please register there, fellow Daoist. After entering the Immortal Realm, you must not fight with others without cause or damage the spiritual veins... Our Pavilion has swordsmen patrolling all over the place. Once they discover sword fights without power restrictions, they will be immediately expelled from the country and compensation will be demanded."

The cultivator who was speaking carried a huge flying sword on his back, which looked like a door panel and was almost wider than his shoulders.

Bai Zichen was not surprised by this.

Given the existence of sword variants such as flying hooks and flying needles, it's not surprising that someone in the Seven Treasures Immortal Realm, a stronghold of swordsmanship, would choose a terrifying heavy sword.

"Thanks for letting me know."

Bai Zichen bowed in greeting, surprised that he was allowed to pass so easily.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Just look at the foreign cultivators passing through the gates in front of and behind him; there are probably thousands of them coming and going every day.

If we were to investigate thoroughly and leave behind a detailed case file, we would have neither the time nor the ability.

The existence of the pass is not intended to prevent outside cultivators from entering, as can be seen from the strength of the disciples guarding it and the fact that the sword formation does not contain any truly top-tier flying swords.

Although there are many flying swords on the pass, the fourth-tier ones are the main ones, the fifth-tier ones are the auxiliary ones, and the higher-tier flying swords are only broken fragments.

The fact that the highest level among the disciples guarding the area is only at the Refinement of Emptiness realm proves that the Heavenly Sword Pavilion attaches limited importance to this matter.

On a sword-shaped stele, someone had carved the seven ironclad rules of the Seven Treasures Immortal Realm with their finger, which sent chills down one's spine just by looking at them.

Not to mention that each character has a unique meaning, every stroke contains a different sword intent.

Dragons and phoenixes dance, the first strokes of the Yellow Court Classic are written.

It showcases the writer's terrifying swordsmanship, capable of integrating so many different sword intents single-handedly.

After agreeing to the sword stele, the Seven Treasures Immortal Realm opened itself to him.

He then purchased a detailed map of the Immortal Realm from a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion for five Immortal Crystals.

He took it out, glanced at it a few times, determined the direction, and then flew away on his sword.

As expected of a sacred place for sword cultivators, sword lights crisscrossed in the high sky, and powerful auras collided.

There are countless sword masters here; what one sees in a single day surpasses what one would see in a hundred years in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.

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Seven Treasures Immortal Realm, Separation from Hatred Heaven.

The most outstanding patriarch of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion imitated the Heavenly Emperor to create the Nine Heavens, bringing in three outer worlds and creating the Three Outer Heavens within the Seven Treasures Immortal Realm.

While inferior to the original Nine Heavens in every aspect, it has grown stronger and more consolidated through the renovations of generations of disciples of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion.

Within the Heaven of Separation and Hatred lies the Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace, renowned among sword cultivators, attracting them to come and pay homage.

Many people no longer lack a fifth-tier flying sword, but this item witnessed the period of rapid development of swordsmanship.

Since I've come here by chance, I should definitely come and pay my respects.

It was the same ancestor who led the Heavenly Sword Pavilion to its peak. In his later years, he used the Heavenly Treasure he obtained from the Heavenly Crafting Hall in his youth as his foundation, the ninety-nine Heavenly Fires he had collected throughout his life as his flames, and all the sword-refining materials he had accumulated over tens of thousands of years as his ingredients.

Most importantly, the ancestor himself, dragging his mangled body into the furnace, took his place as the new spirit of the artifact.

The furnace fire burned for thirty-three years before gradually dying out, leaving only the Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace standing in place.

From then on, this furnace became imbued with spirituality, and every hundred years it would spew out a batch of fifth-tier flying swords.

Occasionally, it would even unleash a flying sword with the potential to reach the sixth rank, driving the surrounding sword cultivators completely mad.

The Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace solved the problem of sword use for cultivators in the Earthly Immortal Realm, freeing those accomplished sword cultivators from the arduous task of tempering and nurturing their swords themselves.

It doesn't directly affect the sword cultivator's realm, but since its appearance, it has clearly increased the number of sword cultivators and their overall strength.

To exaggerate a bit, the prosperity of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion is largely related to this furnace.

Despite not having the highest rank, he laid the foundation for the early Heavenly Sword Pavilion.

"This happens only once every hundred years, and the time for the Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace to unleash its swords is fast approaching... I wonder if I'll be fortunate enough to win a fifth-tier flying sword this time."

"Brother Kuang possesses three great sword bones and a natural sword heart. If it weren't for his desire to carry forward his family's sword techniques, he might even be qualified to compete for the title of Sword Master if he joined the Heavenly Sword Pavilion."

The two people talking were both young sword cultivators with handsome faces and elegant bearing.

However, one person exudes a more noble air, while the other has the air of a carefree hermit in the mountains and rivers.

Among the hundreds of sword cultivators waiting far outside the Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace, the two of them stood out from the crowd with their exceptional bearing.

Despite being only at the initial stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he showed no signs of unease, and was not intimidated by those around him who were all stronger than him.

The entire Lihentian is the territory of the Tianjian Pavilion, so who gets to enjoy the Kaitian Sword Furnace is entirely up to them.

Besides the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion, many rising young talents are also able to come here.

Most of them are at the Nascent Soul stage; it's rare to see them progressing to the Void Refinement stage or the Nascent Soul stage.

"But something feels off about this atmosphere. Why are there so many Void Refinement cultivators here? Could something big have happened...?"

Kuang Juemin looked around, unsure whether he could win a fifth-tier flying sword.

My friend's praise is not unfounded; the sword cultivators who have come here are probably not simple.

With only ten slots available for flying swords, he wasn't entirely confident.

A single fifth-tier flying sword is not enough to make the young sword cultivators of the Seven Treasures Immortal Realm take this matter so seriously; it is also an entry ticket.

Only those who gain the approval of the Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace and have the ability to win a flying sword in front of others can be regarded as genius sword cultivators with cultivation value at this stage.

Otherwise, no matter how outstanding one is, there will always be a lack of a halo.

"You've been in seclusion for too long. You've forgotten that this is the day the Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace opens its body every six thousand years. There will be three spots available to enter the furnace and be granted a near-sixth-tier flying sword. Those Void Refinement seniors are all here for this reason."

The other person had a wide circle of acquaintances and had already heard the rumors circulating in private.

"I've heard that some extraordinary figures from the Heavenly Sword Pavilion will be present..."

"The Nascent Soul Ancestor cannot arrive on site to avoid causing tremors in the Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace. The highest level of Void Refinement... Could it be that person who has come..."

Kuang Juemin was startled after he voiced his guess. If it was true, the number of sword cultivators gathered this time would probably be beyond imagination.

The sun and moon rise and set, but the huge red fireball on the horizon remains still, like a man-made sun.

It radiates an astonishing amount of heat and shows no signs of diminishing.

This has been true for millions of years, it is true now, and it will be true millions of years from now.

Several days later, the Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace suddenly trembled, emitting a deafening roar, and then wobbled and flew into the sky.

For a moment, two suns were high in the sky.

The heavenly fire spewed out, forming rainbows that turned the sky a dark red.

It's unclear how many miles it affected, but every cultivator felt as if they were surrounded by a sea of ​​fire, with the spiritual energy in the air being scorched.

Every breath I exhaled caused a burning, stinging pain in my meridians.

The few Nascent Soul cultivators who had been brought by their elders to broaden their horizons immediately experienced difficulty breathing, their faces turned as red as pig liver, and they were on the verge of fainting.

Fortunately, an elder in the family stepped in to help, and he returned to normal.

"The sword furnace ascends to the heavens, and the flying sword chooses its master!"

Kuang Juemin clenched his fists excitedly. According to the pattern, ten flying swords would fly out of the furnace in the next moment.

Every hundred years, the Heavenly Sword Pavilion pours a massive amount of sword-forging materials, as well as fragments of broken flying swords, into the Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace.

The types of flying swords that are forged are unpredictable, and there are all sorts of strange and unusual ones.

Everyone present was focused on the Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace, their eyes glued to it, even as their own eyes burned red and tears streamed down their faces.

"The sword furnace shoots out flying swords without any pattern. It may shoot out one at a time, or it may shoot out all ten at once... I'll keep an eye on the left side, and you take care of the right side. The goal is to secure one or even two. Don't get greedy."

Flying swords choose their masters. If only sword talent is considered, Kuang Juemin would not feel inferior even if he were compared to a Void Refinement Sword Cultivator.

However, there are more than one factors to consider when deciding who gets the flying sword after it's been forged.

One of them came from a declining family of sword cultivators, and the other was simply a rogue cultivator without any allegiance. With the help of their companions, they were definitely much weaker than the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion and other major sects.

Just as Kuang Juemin was about to say something more, he suddenly felt a pang of heart palpitation and subconsciously turned his head to look behind him.

A renowned swordsman in golden robes, holding a sword in one hand and a gourd in the other, arrived, stepping through the air.

The moment I saw him, I felt incredibly small and insignificant.

Not only him, but all the thousand sword cultivators in the arena felt the same way.

This applies to all levels of attainment.

One man's power actually stole the limelight from the Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace.

(End of this chapter)