Grandpa, times have changed.

When Chi Jiuyu arrived at the foot of the mountain, most of the sky had already darkened.

The stars twinkled, and a faint bluish-gray lingered in the direction where the setting sun fell.

Walking on the path leading to her cave, she looked at the perfectly regular hexagonal crystal in her hand.

'The Ultimate Sword'...

Chi Jiuyu is very clear about her current situation.

Just as mentioned before, thanks to the Ascension Mission, she made up for the gap in her accumulation in just a few years.

Five years ago, her biggest trump card was her three supernatural powers.

One of them is the Four Symbols Annihilation Sword Wheel, which she created by comprehending the changes in the cave heaven using the "Great Void Evolution World Divine Method".

Later, while carrying out an ascension mission in the Spirit Cloud Realm, he comprehended the Spirit Cloud Sword Dao through fighting with Gu Xingyun's sword avatar.

Finally, he learned the basics from Xu Xing, and after tireless efforts, he successfully mastered the skill and improved it to make the Annihilation Sword more suitable for himself.

After several years of continuous improvement, these three styles are now far superior to what they were before.

In addition, over the past five years, she has observed the unique sword styles within each mission world, absorbed the essence of swordsmanship in these worlds, and further developed four sword styles based on these three—

Moonlight Seven Swords Style

Chi Jiuyu plans to incorporate his cultivation into his "First Sword Manual" after he achieves mastery.

Although these sword strikes still bear the marks of many others, and her current cultivation level is still far from the level required to create a 'Sword Manual'.

But what's the difference between a person without dreams and a salted fish?
Moreover, apart from Xu Xing, Bie Xuening, and Zhang Yunlu, who was from the same school as her, who knew the inside story, no one else knew about it.

Even Zhao Ruohan, who had been close to her for the past five years, was unaware that she had also comprehended four new sword techniques.

"Should I start learning now...?"

Chi Jiuyu was somewhat conflicted.

The Immortal Sect Grand Competition is coming soon, and the 'Seven Swords' is the best state she can achieve in the short term.

The Ultimate Sword...

Whether it's my senior brother or my uncle, they all say that this sword strike is very difficult and can easily lead sword cultivators to become obsessed.

Although she, the Nine Fishermen Ancestor, possessed unparalleled talent, extraordinary wisdom, and invincible Dao heart...

Uh……

Wise and mighty!

However, it is indeed unrealistic to expect to master a sword technique comparable to an unparalleled lineage in such a short remaining time.

Moreover, it might even affect his performance in the Immortal Sect Grand Competition.

In conclusion, the best choice is to wait until the Immortal Sect Grand Competition is over before studying this sword technique!

Can……

She was really curious about that sword strike!

After all, this was a sword strike created by a sword cultivator who considered himself the number one genius in the entire universe and was even recognized by his martial uncle!
After hesitating for a while, she suppressed her curiosity and took out a jade box from her storage ring.

After opening, put the hexagonal crystal in your hand inside and close the lid.

"Whoo~"

She let out a soft breath and felt much more relaxed.

Let's ask around first, and then decide whether or not to learn it!
The main reason is that this Immortal Sect Competition happened to coincide with the time when the Tai Xuan Immortal Network made its public announcement, and its scale is much larger than previous Immortal Sect Competitions.

Naturally, the special effects for the champions in each category are much more impressive than in previous years.

You know, she was really envious of the previous year's cohort, so of course she couldn't miss it this time...

Cough!

In short, this Immortal Sect Competition is very important to her, so she has to play it safe!
……

……

When they returned to the cave, it was already completely dark.

He casually picked up a washed spiritual fruit from the fruit plate on the coffee table, popped it into his mouth, and sat down on the sofa with a nonchalant air.

As soon as she took out her phone, a wisp of green light shot out from between her eyebrows, transforming into a long, cyan-gold sword.

Buzz~!

A fine cyan sword thread flashed by, and the outer skin of the spirit fruit in Chi Jiuyu's hand trembled and fell off, leaving only the tender white flesh inside.

After finishing all this, Yu Yi drifted to the kitchen and began to get busy.

Actually, as a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, Chi Jiuyu had long been able to achieve the so-called "living on wind and dew, and surviving on qi".

But they still maintain the habit of eating three meals a day.

With so many delicious foods in the world, it would be a shame not to enjoy them!

Moreover, after years of continuous effort, Yiyi's cooking skills are now no worse than those of a typical high-level spirit chef.

Crack!

She took a bite of the spiritual fruit, then opened the chat software and began browsing through her friends list.

I'm going to find a suitable person to ask about the 'Sword of the Ultimate'.

emm...

First, we need to exclude fellow disciples.

After all, if Master and Uncle-Master didn't say anything, they certainly wouldn't say anything either.

However, the level of the Supreme Sword Technique is obviously very high, and it is not something that ordinary people can understand. You would probably have to ask one of your 'senior' friends for the answer.

Thinking about it, Chi Jiuyu clicked on the 'Senior' group section.

There are only three.

'The most generous Spirit Ancestor'

'My most respected Meizu senior'

'Senior Yuanjun'

I stared at my phone screen for a while.

Senior Spirit Ancestor...

We can rule that out first. Although Senior Lingzu is generous, gentle, and very handsome, he is usually very busy.

It would be really inappropriate to bother her with something like this.

As for the legendary Meizu...

Of the three senior colleagues, he got along the best with me!

She's the one I talk to the most, but she likes to tease people, and you might not get an answer from her right away.

It seems we have to rule that out too.

That leaves only Senior Yuanjun.

Xiao Zhao's aunt.

Although we've added each other as friends, we've only chatted a few times over the years.

I'm not very familiar with them, so I guess I have to rule them out.

Chi Jiuyu scratched his head and muttered to himself:
"None of these three seem quite suitable?"

suddenly!

As if she had remembered something, her eyes lit up!
I immediately opened another group.

The future sect leader of the Sword Sect: "Sister Qianqian, have you ever heard of the Ultimate Sword?"

That's right, the person she was thinking of was Hong Qianqian!
As the founder of the 'Talisman Sword' lineage of the Supreme Dao Sect, she must know everything about the 'Sword of the Ultimate'.

Sister Qianqian: "The Sword of Ultimate Power?"

The reply came very quickly.

Hong Qianqian is still in the Supreme Dao Sect. She will be rotated to the Starry Sky Frontline Battlefield as a garrison commander after this year's Immortal Sect Competition.

The future leader of the Sword Sect: "Yes, you know that?"

Qianqian: "I know, but why are you asking this?"

Qianqian: "Never mind, let's video chat."

The moment the message appeared, Hong Qianqian made a video call.

After connecting, I saw her sitting at a stone table under a tree in a courtyard, holding a half-eaten, unpeeled spirit fruit in her hand.

It's worth mentioning that Zhao Ruohan was sitting right next to her.

"Tell me, how did you find out about the 'Sword of the Ultimate'?" Hong Qianqian asked.

"Master asked me to go to my senior brother's place today to retrieve the 'Sword of Ultimate Power'..."

Chi Jiuyu sat up a little straighter and explained the whole story.

“I’m worried that if I start studying it now, it will affect my performance in the Immortal Sect Competition, so I wanted to ask you about it.”

Hong Qianqian didn't reply, but instead muttered to herself, "That guy still has sword intent left..."

Ok?
Chi Jiuyu was taken aback.

Why did she feel that Sister Qianqian's tone was a little strange?

"Sister Qianqian?"

Hong Qianqian came to her senses: "Since Senior Sword Ancestor has asked you to decide for yourself, then you can decide for yourself."

what?
"But since you specifically came to ask me, I'll tell you about the person who created the 'Sword of the Ultimate'."

Chi Jiuyu's expression turned serious, and he put down the fruit in his hand.

Then Hong Qianqian said:

“Strictly speaking, that guy is your third senior brother, and he calls himself the number one genius in the entire universe.”

"Heh, in that respect, we're pretty much the same."

"However, he certainly deserves that title."

Even Sister Qianqian said that?
but……

Third Senior Brother?

Chi Jiuyu remained silent, but Zhao Ruohan, who was standing next to Hong Qianqian, was also drawn by these words and looked over.

"If it weren't for him back then, I might have become your senior sister."

"Although he was a bit arrogant, he was actually a pretty good guy. He was also the first in our generation to achieve the Dongzhen level."

"By the way, he was also the first True Sword Master of your Sword Sect—the Ultimate Sword Master."

Xu Xing and Bie Xuening, as well as other sword cultivators of their generation, did not have the concept of a 'Sword Master'.

"The 'Sword of Ultimate Power' that you are asking about is the sword he created after Dongzhen and perfected over two hundred years."

"It is extremely difficult to comprehend without being a genius in swordsmanship, and it is easy for even the most talented sword cultivators to become obsessed with it."

Hong Qianqian also tried to learn this sword technique back then.

As a result, he didn't even understand what he was reading, let alone become addicted to it...

“With your talent, Jiu Yu, comprehending this sword technique shouldn’t be a problem, and the initial learning difficulty shouldn’t be too high,” Hong Qianqian said with a smile.

"After all, you are the second most talented swordsman I have ever met in all my years of sword cultivation."

Second only to...?
Chi Jiuyu felt somewhat resentful, but she said nothing.

She knew very well that whatever she said now would be completely unconvincing!
"Sister Qianqian, do you like my third senior brother?" Chi Jiuyu asked curiously.

"..."

Unexpectedly, Hong Qianqian did not refute, but remained silent for a while.

She seemed to have thought about it for a long time before she smiled and said:
"There's no point in talking about this now."

Ok? !

What the hell!

……

……

late at night.

After ending the call, Chi Jiuyu, who had been practicing talisman-making for a while, sat upright in the quiet room.

A simple, cyan-gold longsword rests flat between his knees, his body radiating pure sword intent as he constantly adjusts his state.

With the Immortal Sect Grand Competition approaching, she needs to adjust herself to her best condition as much as possible.

A palm-sized jade box was beside her, containing the sword intent crystal she had obtained from Cheng Ding.

Perhaps because of its high status, the jade box could not be put back into the storage ring after the sword intent crystal was placed inside.

But this thing was very valuable and a bit dangerous, so she had no choice but to keep it with her.

After a long time, Chi Jiuyu's energy became more and more stable, and the long sword lying flat on his knees also shone with a layer of hazy white light.

A pure, chilling sword intent filled every corner of the quiet room.

buzz~
A faint, almost imperceptible sound, like the cry of a sword, rang out.

The jade box beside him trembled slightly, and with a 'click,' it opened automatically, revealing a perfectly regular hexagonal crystal floating out.

Logically speaking, Chi Jiuyu, as a sword cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, should have noticed such a commotion long ago.

However, she remained seated and motionless until the hexagonal crystal floated in front of her.

Inside the crystal-clear interior, delicate filaments of light constantly wandered and converged, eventually stopping at a specific location to form a sword shadow.

A subtle light emanated from the room, echoing the sword intent that permeated every corner of the quiet space.

"With this sword..."

It was just like when he first received the sword intent crystal from Cheng Ding during the day.

A murmur, like a whisper, sounded in my ear, somewhat indistinct, as if through a thick layer of glass.

Chi Jiuyu frowned slightly, but showed no sign of opening her eyes.

At this moment, consciousness seemed to fall into an absolute 'nothingness' where there was nothing at all.

Sinking and sinking...

I was in a daze, in a hazy state.

"With this sword..."

It was still a whisper, but this time it was much clearer.

Call ~
As if a gentle breeze was blowing, Chi Jiuyu regained a little clarity and realized that something was wrong.

This is……

what happened?
"With this sword, I will prove myself."

The voice rang out again, but this time it wasn't a whisper, but rather like someone standing opposite, calmly speaking.

Chi Jiuyu felt his consciousness sinking deeper and deeper, and stared blankly upwards.

In an unknown distance, there was a tiny white light.

As she gazed at it, the point of white light continued to expand.

It was as if it was approaching, or as if Chi Jiuyu was falling towards it.

The faint white light grew larger and larger, and in the moment when Chi Jiuyu was in a daze, it had already replaced most of the nothingness.

It's like two sides of the same coin, yin and yang.

The upper part is pure 'light' without any impurities, while the lower part is absolute 'nothingness' where nothing exists.

There is a clear boundary between the two.

Buzz~!

The clear, resonant sound of swords rang out!
Chi Jiuyu finally broke free from that dazed and confused state and became completely awake.

"Fuck!"

What the hell is this place?!

Could it be related to the 'Sword of the Ultimate'?

Chi Jiuyu quickly figured out the key point.

In a flash, she had already started shouting at the top of her lungs:
"Third Senior Brother, I am the Sword Master's personal disciple, your junior sister!"

However, she only received one response.

"With this sword, I will prove my way of the sword!"

Boom!

An intense, indescribable light overwhelmed everything.

A fleeting moment, or eternity!

As the light dimmed, the scenery of mountains and rivers came into view, with rare and exotic beasts running across the land and fire phoenixes soaring through the sky.

It is evident that the vast waves surge and dragons lurk within them.

Endless mountain ranges stretch out, auspicious unicorns leap and bound, and wherever they pass, wondrous flowers bloom and giant trees grow straight to the sky.

A strange and wild scene.

A figure dressed in white, wielding a green sword, strode through the sky with unparalleled arrogance.

Whether it's a dragon soaring through the water, a phoenix soaring through the mountains, or even a mythical unicorn leaping across endless mountain ranges, none can match its brilliance.

"With this sword!"

This shout was arrogant and unrestrained, as if it were proclaiming its own existence and its own way to this world and to all living beings!

"Prove the pinnacle of my swordsmanship!"

A sword strike so dazzling and exquisite, so perfect it defied description, surpassing everything in the world! (End of Chapter)