Born with immortal seed

Chapter 840 The Unfinished Sword Duel

Bai Zichen picked up the Queen Mother of the West Sword with great satisfaction. In the past, he had only felt that the sword was too long and inconvenient to wield, but now he was overjoyed.

In comparison, the Purple Star Thunder Sword's advancement to the sixth rank was expected and a natural progression.

It's just returning to where it was originally supposed to be.

The magical powers that come with the Queen Mother of the West's sword are quite practical, whether for controlling the metal element or refining magical artifacts.

“Master, I remember now. Master Wuxin also hid a portion of Golden Palace Spirit Essence deep within the sword furnace... It was for his own use. At the time, it seemed he was planning something extremely dangerous. In case things didn’t go well, he wanted his reincarnated body to refine it as provisions for crossing over to the Fusion Realm.”

After the little purple sword spirit returned to the sixth rank, it finally regained its sealed memories.

'When you have the ability to traverse the river of time, come and rescue me from under the Execution Platform...'

Bai Zichen recalled what the Heartless Sword Immortal had said in his shadow, that the other party had foreseen that he was very likely to encounter misfortune when he was in the lower realm.

Not only did they seek help from those who came after them, but they also made arrangements for their own future.

"The Execution Platform is located in the Central Immortal Realm. Its original form was a giant rock, where several innate deities died in battle. They were in a special realm between the Integration Stage and the Great Ascension Stage. Their strength was higher than the Perfect Integration Stage, and they could be considered immortal, but they were still far from the Great Ascension True Immortal, who transcended everything and controlled all things. As long as the Great Dao they represented was completely shattered, they would still perish."

The little purple sword spirit then recounted the past and present of the Ascension Platform:
"After the Heavenly Emperor attained enlightenment, he refined a giant rock, combined it with a wisp of the Great Dao, and tempered three Immortal-Slaying Flying Blades to create the Immortal-Slaying Platform."

"Those who violate the laws of the Dao Court and rebel against the myriad realms will be taken to the Execution Platform and beheaded. Even a seventh-level Body Tempering expert who has achieved a golden body and an indestructible physical body cannot withstand it."

"Countless Nascent Soul cultivators have perished here, their true spirits lingering around them, which in turn amplifies the power of the Execution Platform... Even a seventh-tier magic weapon cannot compare to it, even if it doesn't reach a certain rank."

Bai Zichen remained silent. The Heartless Sword Immortal could never have guessed in the mortal realm that he would die on the Execution Platform.

This only means that he had taken the initiative to go up there, which is why he specified that his descendants should go there to rescue him.

"What use is the Golden Palace Essence?"

I won't think about the distant Execution Platform. In any case, I won't actually go there until I have enough strength to figure out the true intentions of the Heartless Sword Immortal.

"Above the untouchable peak of the heavens, scattered with drifting golden essence, let alone touching it, even looking at it from a distance will burn the spiritual eyes... It cannot be disturbed by human power, and can only be slowly formed by the great power of the Heavenly Dao, taking tens of thousands of years to obtain a piece of Golden Palace Spirit Essence."

The little purple sword spirit transforms into a learned sage, knowledgeable about all strange objects and anecdotes.

"It can make one's cultivation advance by leaps and bounds in an instant. More importantly, it can replace the function of the creation artifact, saving a crucial step in the process of breaking through to the fusion stage."

"I see. Then it's necessary to have a fight."

Upon hearing this, Bai Zichen no longer hesitated.

In the Immortal Realm, sixth-order magic treasures or flying swords are rare, but you can always see two if you wander around a certain part of an immortal city.

Apart from the Mountain and River Cauldron in Ao Laolong's possession, he had never heard of any other Heavenly Treasures in either realm.

The fact that it takes an enormous price from all three realms to send people into the human world to search for the primordial treasure demonstrates its value.

Without the Primordial Treasure, one cannot obtain the corresponding Primordial Spiritual Objects and Primordial Qi.

It is related to the newborn fusion, and each item obtained will become the fastest resource for a cultivator at the peak of the Void Refinement stage to break through to the next realm.

Its mysterious constitution, from the earliest suspected meritorious golden body spirit, to the mysterious holy body that could not find a matching partner, and now the seemingly ambiguous Guangyin body, has never disappointed.

Even at the Refinement of Emptiness realm, one still cannot sense any bottleneck.

He could effortlessly master all sorts of supernatural powers, skills, and miscellaneous techniques.

However, these inherent external conditions are not something it can skip.

Just like when he was cultivating the Five Crystal Glazed Body, he was also firmly blocked at the door before he could visualize the final level without obtaining the two spiritual objects, Five Crystal Divine Iron and Glazed Fire Jade.

He wanted to break through to the Fusion stage, and like everyone else, he needed both the Primordial Spiritual Object and the Primordial Qi.

They flew for more than ten miles without seeing a single person.

From the solid ground to the mirror-like lake, all was silent except for the scorching sword energy.

Inside the sword furnace, divine sense is limited, and flight speed is also slow; one can only search slowly like an ordinary person.

Fortunately, thanks to the faint memories of the little purple sword spirit, he didn't wander around aimlessly.

Soon, the golden-robed cultivator with a wasp waist and ape-like back came into view.

The moment he saw it, the other person turned around as if by telepathy and locked onto him.

"Fellow Daoist, you have actually managed to travel all the way to this place. It seems you are truly destined to encounter the Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace."

Qin Wulie smiled, but his heart trembled violently, and his five fingers unconsciously clenched the Nine Heavens Sword.

Apart from the lineage of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion Master, no one knows the route through the sword furnace, let alone the location of the Grandmaster's treasure.

Therefore, he was not too worried about outsiders entering the sword furnace, and normally it would not cause any trouble.

However, what was happening before his eyes clearly defied common sense, and since even his Supreme Sword Venerable Dao Body was ineffective against this person, he couldn't help but feel a sense of unease.

"Sword Master has quite the refined taste, actually digging and filling the river here."

Bai Zichen glanced at the excavated soil behind the other person and knew he had found the right place.

"This place contains relics left behind by our predecessors. Outsiders cannot open it and it is useless to them. Why waste your time, fellow Daoist... Leave here and you will be a friend of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion. I will also give you a generous gift after you leave."

Qin Wulie didn't want to cause any more trouble; his priority was to collect his grandmaster's belongings.

According to the master, it not only relates to his own opportunity to unite with the Daoist body, but may also contain a great secret of the Daoist court.

That grandmaster uncle was unorthodox and estranged from the Heavenly Sword Pavilion, instead working for the Daoist Court.

It is said that he later became involved in a major conspiracy, and mysteriously disappeared not long after successfully merging with the other.

Thousands of years later, the soul lamp in the pavilion went out.

The secrets within the Heavenly Sword Pavilion were only deciphered in recent years through a few letters left behind, revealing the foreshadowing within the Heavenly Sword Furnace.

"I only believe that treasures belong to the fortunate... How do I know I'm not that fortunate person if I don't try?"

With the opportunity to unite before him, how could Bai Zichen possibly give it up?

For other early-stage Void Refinement cultivators, Body Integration is a distant and unattainable dream; focusing on immediate benefits is more practical.

But for him, as long as he follows the steps, reaching the peak of the Void Refinement Realm is only a matter of time.

"In that case, let's settle this unfinished battle!"

Qin Wulie brandished his longsword, knowing that the Sword Master's image was ineffective against this person, so he abandoned his strengths in the Daoist body and focused on demonstrating his swordsmanship.

Outside the Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace, he was inexplicably defeated, which made him very resentful.

The sword light seemed to come crashing down from the sky, thousands upon thousands of them descending from the heavens, freezing people in place.

The sword light shone brightly, omnipresent and irresistible, flowing to every corner like sunlight.

Throughout his growth, all sword cultivators naturally paled in comparison to him.

However, he did not slacken his swordsmanship practice. With his own hard work and the blessing of the Supreme Sword Master's Dao Body, he could master any swordsmanship as easily as a fish in water.

While others take a hundred days to master a skill, he can learn it in one go.

While his fellow disciples pondered the essence of sword intent, he could master it in a single night of meditation while holding his sword.

The unanimously recognized next Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion was a Nascent Soul cultivator who couldn't wait to be promoted to the position of Sword Master, and he convinced everyone with his own abilities.

The endless sword light in the sky swept up the hard, golden soil and the pure, deep blue lake water.

The rising rainwater mixed with metal scraps caused the ground to sink three zhang (approximately 10 meters) in an instant, turning it into a murky swamp.

"it is good!"

Bai Zichen only had time to utter one word, and every ray of light was filled with Qin Wulie's sword intent. This was the true combat power of a perfected Void Refinement cultivator.

Instead of the Sword Master statue failing, Qin Jianzi was unable to react in time.

Because of his lack of combat experience, Qin Wulie was somewhat weak in adapting to changing situations.

However, he excels at learning extremely quickly; not only in a single battle, but even in every single move, he is improving.

These thousands upon thousands of sword lights did not pour down aimlessly, but rather formed layers of encirclement around him.

At first, the repeated landing points were somewhat chaotic, but in a short while, they filled every inch of space with astonishing control, without wasting any energy.

Each sword light is no different in strength from the initial sword, which is something that cannot be achieved by simply differentiating sword lights.

At this level, swordsmanship can no longer be evaluated using the five realms of swordsmanship.

The golden tadpole spirit runes on one side of the Queen Mother of the West's sword lit up, unleashing its control over the metal element to its limit.

The moment the light touched the ground, it seemed to be under some mysterious influence, and they all turned around.

The once beautiful rain of swords instantly went awry.

The two used their flying swords as a medium to compete in swordsmanship.

"You also have a sixth-tier flying sword!"

Qin Wulie was shocked once again. Before entering the Heaven-Opening Sword Furnace, all the flying swords were of the fifth rank.

Upon reflection, he was filled with admiration for those two sword techniques. If it weren't for the rough details, they could have been ranked as the top sword techniques of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion.

If he had a sixth-tier flying sword at that time, his defeat would have been even more certain.

This further confirms that this person has a powerful being behind him.

While independent cultivators can inherit Taoist techniques and supernatural powers, obtaining treasures of the sixth rank or higher is not so easy.

Despite his superior cultivation and swordsmanship, Bai Zichen's tenacity clearly exceeded Qin Wulie's expectations.

The offensive came in waves, one after another, but no substantial progress was made.

"Since I became a sword disciple, my master bestowed upon me a gourd to nurture my sword energy for thousands of years. Even I myself do not know how strong this sword energy has become now... I originally intended to leave it for that young lord of the Heavenly Palace, but I did not expect to use it today."

Qin Wulie lifted the gourd in his hand and shook it vigorously, causing the water inside to gurgle and vibrate violently.

"To die by the sword-nurturing gourd of mine would be the most glorious moment of your life!"

A sword aura, dreamlike and ethereal, shot out from the azure gourd, instantly turning the surroundings into nothingness.

In a different location, he would have the leisure to discuss the exquisite techniques of swordsmanship with this nameless man.

But when it comes to the opportunity to unite, there are more things to consider.

Bai Zichen's pupils dilated as he felt a death threat for the first time in a long time when facing a cultivator of the same level.

(End of this chapter)