From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 254 Fusion of the Sword Spirit
"I cannot leave because I am tasked with suppressing Yinshan."

"If you have the chance, please keep an eye out for the Crimson Meteor Sword for me. We haven't been in contact for a long time."

Finally, the Azure Sky Divine Sword made another request to You Ming.

You Ming naturally knew about the Crimson Meteor Divine Sword. During the trial at Pan Sui Tian Fu, he had taken the Azure Clear Divine Sword, while the Long-Browed Taoist had taken the Crimson Meteor Divine Sword.

Because this divine sword was far from compatible with his own, he was unable to successfully recognize it as his master.

"The final quest for the serendipitous achievement 'Sword Shadow Immortal' has been released. Do you wish to claim it?"

Helping the Azure Divine Sword find the Crimson Meteor Divine Sword is the final level of the mission, and it won't be easy to complete.

However, You Ming had no particular attachment to this; he simply let things take their course. It would be great if he could complete it, but there would be no punishment if he couldn't.

Moreover, based on his understanding of the game's serendipitous achievements, he will most likely form a karmic connection with the [Crimson Meteor Sword] in the future.

You'll run into them if you have the chance.

The two talked for a while longer before the Azure Sky Divine Sword went deep into Yin Mountain, and You Ming returned to his own cave.

Last year, the immortal sects extended an invitation to him, hoping that he would come to the [Tai Xu Qing Jing Tai] and compete in swordplay and magic with the disciples of the immortal sects.

After practicing swordsmanship with the Azure Sky Divine Sword for three months, You Ming dared not say that his strength at the Dharma Aspect level was invincible, but he was by no means weak.

With the duel drawing near, he wasted no time and first integrated the sword spirit fragments that the Azure Divine Sword had rewarded him with into the Mirage World.

……

You Ming closed the cave and supplied a large amount of spiritual energy to his cultivation place.

A sword-shaped light appeared in front of him.

Transparent throughout, it slowly rotated in the void, exuding a faint sword intent, like sunshine after a rain.

"Equal amount of element adjustment, comprehension +5".

"By calming the mind and focusing the thoughts, one can accelerate the mental activity thirty times."

With a flick of his finger, You Ming caused this wisp of sword spirit to resemble a star, possessing its own gravity and drawing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to converge upon it.

Then his Dharma form manifested, and the layers of mirages behind him expanded, the faint mirages standing in the void, extending outwards for several miles.

The sword spirit entered this floating world woven from modules and threads of law, like a drop of clear spring water falling into a calm lake, creating endless ripples that instantly turned into a tsunami-like change.

Previously, You Ming's attempt to probe the origin of the Azure Sky Divine Sword was always done secretly, and he was also distracted by the battle.

Now, this sword spirit possesses almost all the attributes of the Azure Sky Divine Sword, and it truly belongs to Youming, allowing him to observe and analyze it at will.

The sword spirit slowly dissolved in front of You Ming, like the rising sun, turning into billions of rays of light that wrapped around him and flowed into the void beneath his feet.

At this moment, his comprehension has been boosted to 10 points, and his consciousness operates for thirty times longer with each breath than others.

Therefore, a massive amount of information rushed into his mind.

It was fortunate that he was prepared and had raised his [Willpower] attribute to 10 points in advance; otherwise, his brain really wouldn't have been able to withstand such intense information.

Each wisp of light represents a fragment of the Azure Sky Divine Sword's understanding of the way of the sword.

The sword's initial stance, the sword's movement, the sword's final stance...

A vast understanding of swordsmanship continuously flooded into Youming's consciousness.

If he were a sword cultivator, these insights alone would be enough to make him a top-tier swordsman. If it were any other cultivator, they would probably find it difficult to resist the temptation to switch to sword cultivation.

However, You Ming was very clear-headed at this moment. He had his own path to walk, and no matter how strong other people's paths were, they were just resources for his progress.

Therefore, he did not simply adopt all of these insights into swordsmanship, but instead consciously extracted highly generalized parts from them.

After all, if he simply replicated the Azure Sky Divine Sword completely, his Mirage World would not be able to achieve unlimited replication.

Because its sword spirit is too complete and contains too complex data, copying it would consume too much mana.

Therefore, You Ming's strategy has always been to simulate a fraction of the original's power and then overwhelm it with sheer numbers.

"Therefore, if I were to construct the 'Azure Sky Divine Sword' in my mirage world, I would only need to abstract and refine its sword essence, sword rhythm, sword heart, and sword intent."

"And each part is also a rudimentary version."

The sword bone is responsible for bearing the core will and is the vessel for the sword's fundamental form.

Sword rhythm symbolizes the flow of sword energy, simulating the movement of sword energy, the feedback of impact, and so on.

Sword Heart is the spirituality and judgment that is infused into a sword, determining its attack pattern.

Sword intent, on the other hand, is the essence of the Azure Sky Divine Sword, which is used to manipulate the power of heaven and earth, giving the flying sword the effect of using minimal force to overcome great strength.

You Ming pressed on, translating these attributes one by one into flying sword construction modules within the mirage world. Each layer of the structure was carefully tested and adjusted to avoid any rule conflicts.

The mirage world is like this: the more rules you add to it, the more rules will be needed to derive them. If it cannot be logically consistent, the whole world will collapse.

Moreover, You Ming also had to be careful not to add attributes that exceeded his own strength.

Otherwise, if the entire world were too perfect, he would consume too much mana each time he used it, and the entire [Mirage World] would become nothing more than a facade.

He was determined to improve this world little by little as his strength and realm increased.

As soon as You Ming had a thought, a jade-like flying sword appeared in front of him.

Compared to the flying swords that Youming constructed before, the speed has increased by about 10% and the sharpness by 15%, which doesn't seem like a significant improvement.

But the most important difference between this flying sword and the previous ones is that it possesses a touch of spirituality.

This touch of spirituality, however, gave the flying sword the ability to react autonomously.

Each flying sword possesses the ability to "self-perform sword techniques," allowing it to independently execute twenty sword moves and even randomly combine sword stances to analyze weaknesses and adapt tactics based on the type of enemy target.

For this slight optimization, You Ming's mana, which could originally sustain him for three hours at full power, was drastically reduced to one hour.

However, he felt that the price was acceptable, even extremely cost-effective.

With a wave of his hand, the entire mirage world suddenly changed.

The sky was filled with flying swords, like a curtain hanging down from the heavens, with thousands of swords standing tall, layer upon layer.

These flying swords instantly took flight, like countless shooting stars, constantly intertwining and dancing in the void, a truly magnificent sight.

However, compared to before, even though the densely packed flying swords were intertwined with each other, and some of them were less than half an inch apart, they moved freely like fish and never collided with each other.

This means that all the flying swords possess consciousness and the ability to make attack decisions, as if each one has a simplified version of a swordsman in charge.

(End of this chapter)