Cultivation begins with separation.

Chapter 376 Sword Fight
Purple Mountain.

Yi Jun watched as the two longswords clashed and chased each other in the air, fighting with great enthusiasm.

One of the swords had sword energy like a dragon. Streams of golden dragon-shaped sword energy collided with streams of purple glowing sword energy, neither of which could gain the upper hand.

The two swords in the sky are the Longquan Sword and the Ziwei Sword, which is the twin of the Longquan Sword.

"Is it still the same as before, with no clear winner?"

The Longquan Sword refines the earth's dragon vein energy from the earth's turbid energy to condense dragon vein sword energy, while the Ziwei Sword refines the Ziwei pure energy from the heavens to condense Ziwei sword energy.

At this moment, the two true spirit swords were fighting with sword energy, while their sword spirits were communicating telepathically.

"If I were to absorb the dragon vein energy of the Frozen Continent, the power of my sword energy would not be what it is now. However, in the Vast Sea Spirit Realm, there are countless continents and states across the four seas. Perhaps before long, not only will my sword energy undergo a qualitative change, but even my physical body will become a treasure. When I meet you again in the future, you will no longer be my match."

"After I reached the Golden Core stage, Yi Jun was able to take me into the void to gather the Pure Qi of the Nine Heavens. I wonder how you will deal with me once I have refined enough Pure Qi of the Nine Heavens and transformed my physical body into a supreme treasure?"

"How can the pure air of heaven compare to the violent, turbid air of the earth?"

"How can the profound mystery of the pure air of heaven be compared to the turbid air of earth?"

As the two sword spirits were arguing, the spirit of the Purple Star Sword suddenly said:

"If we were to merge into one, we might be able to surpass the Emperor Sword and the Xuanyuan Sword in terms of attack power."

How about we try to combine them?
Our supernatural power differs from other true spirit swords; it is divided into two parts, clear and distinct, and its separation after fusion is relatively simple.

"There is no need for the experiment then."

Didn't we discuss this when we were born?
If we merge, there is a certain probability that our original true spiritual consciousness will be revived.

If the true spirit's consciousness were to revive, it's hard to say whether we could still separate.

You want to die, but I don't want to be erased by the will of the true spirit.

"Actually, we sword spirits are indifferent to life and death. It's nothing to let the true spirit revive, because we were born from the consciousness of the true spirit. It's no big deal for us to become the consciousness of the true spirit again."

"I also want to see what those twelve immortal true spirits, whom even the gods, who hunted true spirits on a massive scale in the void, could not kill, are like."

The spirit of the Longquan Sword said:
"What are the Twelve Undying True Spirits? At most, they are only at the level of the Dragon King. If you really want to see, I'd like to see what that mysterious True Spirit that can destroy the God Race is."
A divine power capable of influencing an entire region of void is more powerful than a void calamity; a true spirit of this level might have already surpassed the seventh rank.

"You mean the true spirit that gave birth to the Emperor Sword and the Xuanyuan Sword?"

In my opinion, that true spirit is nothing special. The supernatural power it used, which was sacrificed with its life, was still unable to completely kill the twelve immortal true spirits.

If Yi Jun hadn't used his supernatural powers to refine the remains of the true spirits, the twelve immortal true spirits would surely have been resurrected in the future.

The spirit of the Longquan Sword disagreed with the spirit of the Ziwei Sword, but did not want to argue further.

"Next, it will be the battle between the Xuanyuan Sword and the Emperor Sword, right?"
I wonder if they will fuse together during the battle.

If that true spirit were to revive, even if its power were not at its peak, its time-manipulation ability would most likely be able to cover the entire Vast Ocean Spirit Realm, right?
"Be prepared. With our two swords combined, we will surely be able to cleave the boundary of the Vast Sea Spirit Realm and take Yi Dong and the others to the void."

"You sword spirits are all a bit strange. Yi Dong's formation for refining his natal artifacts shouldn't have any effect on you."

"Why are you all following Yi Dong like this? I thought you'd leave after a while."

The spirit of the Longquan Sword did not answer, but instead said:

Should we continue fighting?

"Forget it, there's no point in continuing this fight. I already have enough knowledge about the Pure Qi."

To determine the victor quickly, we must use our core supernatural powers. Our supernatural powers are special; if we use them in battle, we might accidentally merge with them. I don't care, but you probably wouldn't want that.

Next, let's see the battle between the Xuanyuan Sword and the Emperor Sword, which are said to be the strongest.

After the spirit of the Ziwei Sword finished speaking, it sheathed its sword energy and flew back to Yi Jun's side on Zijin Mountain.

Inside the courtyard of Zijin Mountain, Yi Dong, Mu Mu, and the others turned their gaze away from the sky.

Yi Dong was a little bored, with the other True Spirit Longswords circling around him.

At first, he looked forward to the competition of these True Spirit Longswords, but after twelve rounds of sword fighting, the pattern was the same, and the clash of sword energy made him feel bored.

These True Spirit Longswords didn't seem to be using their full power; their fighting was lukewarm and uninspired, far from what Yi Dong had expected.

Even now, Yi Dong only knows a little about the supernatural powers of the True Spirit Longsword.

In the past, when the True Spirit Longsword was used in battle, Yi Dong always stayed far away, so he had never truly seen the True Spirit Longsword display its full power.

"Next up is the Xuanyuan Sword."

Although the Emperor's Sword has destroyed the physical body of a True Immortal, the physical body of a True Immortal is far inferior to that of a True Spirit, so this is nothing to boast about.

The Xuanyuan Sword was just one step away from becoming a supreme treasure; surely their duel wouldn't end in a draw?

Thinking about it, Yi Dong looked at the golden Xuanyuan Sword.

On the other side, Yi Qing, Yi Ling, Yi Yan, Yang Xiaoli, and A Dong sat around a stone table chatting.

Yi Yan said to A Dong:
"You have enough lifespan and your combat power is guaranteed by the body of a true dragon, so there is absolutely no need to rush to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage of the Great Dao."

"Wouldn't it be wonderful to cultivate Qi for ten thousand years like Yang Xiaoli, laying a solid foundation?" A Dong said.

"Ten thousand years is too long."

Ten thousand years is enough time for me to find a large number of rare and precious materials to raise my foundation to a level comparable to ten thousand years of Qi cultivation.

Moreover, if it takes ten thousand years to refine Qi, then will it take one hundred thousand years to establish the foundation of the Great Dao, and one million years to reach the Golden Core stage of the Great Dao? When will I reach the Nascent Soul stage of the Great Dao?

Over millions of years, you may all have reached the final step of the Great Dao Nascent Soul stage.

Besides, if I remain in the Qi Refining stage, my human body will be incredibly fragile. When I go to fight alongside you beyond the realms, wouldn't I have to maintain my true dragon form indefinitely?

"What's wrong with maintaining the body of a true dragon?"
You must understand, aside from the true dragons in the Vast Ocean Spirit Realm who are mentally unstable and can transform into intelligent races, true spirits in other worlds don't bother with changing their form at all; the body of a true spirit is the most perfect form in the world.

Yi Yan shook her head. If she had the body of a true dragon, giving up her human form would be nothing. She really couldn't understand A Dong's thoughts.

However, since A Dong had already advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, she couldn't say anything more.

However, what puzzled her was how A Dong had convinced Yi Dong to give her the space fragment.

When asked, Adong wouldn't say.

Adong glanced at Yi Yan and Yi Qing, but said nothing.

In the dream of a thousand years, she saw a blurry image of herself and the two of them waging a war outside the boundary.

In that scene, she retained the body of a true dragon.

Then, without realizing it, she became Yi Yan and Yi Qing's "mount".

Seeing this future made A-Dong immediately give up her plan to spend ten thousand years cultivating Qi; she didn't want to become the mount of these two sisters.

Of course, if you are on Zijin Mountain, you don't need to maintain the body of a true dragon.

However, it was impossible not to go beyond the border with Yi Yan, as A Dong, who came from a tribe, was also very interested in plundering.

A Dong didn't want to end up like Yi Dong, stuck in this small place called Zijin Mountain all year round.

Just then, Adong said:
"Zhan Mingyue has arrived. She's at the foot of the mountain. I'll go and fetch her. It'll be a good opportunity for her to see the True Spirit Longsword competition and get a general idea of ​​the True Dragon's power."

After A Dong flew away, Yi Ling said:
"Adong's Thousand Autumn Feather is really useful; it can create dream clones."

The dream clone can also use her spiritual powers.

Then he turned to Yi Qing and smiled:
"Adong's time-stopping technique won't work on you."

Next, the Xuanyuan Sword and the Emperor Sword also seem to possess time-related magical abilities. Why don't you try them out and see if their time-related magical abilities work on you?

"I'm not going. The Emperor Sword can annihilate the immortal body of a Dao-Merging True Immortal, and the Xuanyuan Sword is about to become a supreme treasure. If I get close to them in battle, those sword energies that travel through the past and future might hit me directly. If I'm hit by sword energies of that level, I might not even be able to escape unscathed. I'd be stupid to get involved."

"Don't you have the Spirit Slaughtering Sword protecting you?"
With the Spirit-Slaying Sword by your side, what are you afraid of?

Yi Qing frowned as she looked at Yi Ling.

"I feel like you're encouraging me to use the Spirit Slaughtering Sword to clash with those two True Spirit Longswords."

The spirit of the Soul-Slaying Sword is not as clear-headed or as restrained as the spirits of the two True Spirit Swords. Normally, the spirit of the Soul-Slaying Sword can manifest in countless forms, driven only by a bloodthirsty impulse. If it were to go berserk, it might even shred the Purple Gold Mountain.

Other things in Zijin Mountain are irrelevant, but inside the mountain's belly are the Origin Stone Heart and the Kunshan Seal. These are seventh-tier spiritual objects and treasures, and the Xuanyuan Sword probably has no way to rewind and restore them.

If Father doesn't care about these two things, I have no objection to letting the Spirit-Slaying Sword come out for a contest.

If she herself was not in danger, letting the Tu Ling Sword fight against the Xuan Yuan and Tian Huang True Spirit Swords was exactly what Yi Qing wanted. She also felt that the sword fights between those True Spirit Swords were a bit childish, and it would be good to let the Tu Ling Sword test their abilities.

Anyway, the Soul-Slaying Sword is a supreme treasure and it is basically impossible for it to be destroyed.

Yi Ling wanted to see if the Soul-Slaying Sword could truly counter the Xuanyuan Sword.

Upon seeing Yi Qing agree, Yi Ling immediately went to find Yi Dong.

Yi Dong nodded indifferently upon hearing Yi Ling's words.

In Yi Dong's view, although the Soul-Slaying Sword is a supreme treasure, the two True Spirit Longswords are not weak either.

However, now that Purple Mountain has been strengthened by the Origin Stone Heart and is connected to the ley lines of the Frozen Continent, it is many times stronger than it was in Plain County. In addition, with the protection of the formation, how could it be easily destroyed by the aftershocks of a battle?

Then, Yi Ling spoke to Yi Jun about it.

The two golden True Spirit Swords, Xuanyuan Sword and Emperor Sword, which were flying beside Yi Dong and Yi Jun, did not refuse when they heard Yi Ling's words.

Soon, A Dong arrived with Zhan Mingyue.

Zhan Mingyue looked at the people around her, feeling a little strange.

She had assumed that the place where the cultivators who occupied the Frozen Continent lived must be like a fairyland, full of spiritual energy and spiritual plants everywhere.

Unexpectedly, Zijin Mountain seemed to be somewhat desolate.

Just then, Yi Ling said:
"The formation has been activated, Yi Qing, you can release the Spirit Slaughtering Sword now."

(End of this chapter)