From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 277 He... is a sword cultivator?

On the Taixu Qingjing Platform, the cultivators stepped forward one after another, each activating their own Dharma forms.

The mirror platform inherently contains the wonder of "observing phenomena and transforming forms," ​​enabling one to discern a cultivator's foundation in cultivation and the essence of their techniques in an instant, and to "deduce their Dharma form to a perfect and mature state," just like a projection of their future path.

Therefore, when the images of the Dharma are projected onto the mirror, it is as if flowing light weaves a picture and time and space reverse. Those images that are still in their immature state instantly evolve into complete and mature forms, allowing the viewer to see the future.

The cultivators were naturally overjoyed.

Having seen the future of the Dharma, they only need to practice step by step, which can save them a lot of effort.

Zhao Yingru, who originally possessed an icy aura and was surrounded by icebergs, now had icebergs behind her slowly unfolding like phoenix feathers. From afar, a colossal phoenix appeared.

From the tail feathers to the crest below the throat, every feather is as clear as glass, inlaid with countless points of light.

But strangely, among these points of light, the yin gives rise to yang, and their scorching flames rise.

Her mature form was actually a powerful spiritual entity with a dual structure: solidified by ice and imbued with the essence of fire.

Zhao Yingru seemed to have matured a lot. Standing in front of the Spirit Phoenix Dharma Image, her clear and cold eyes reflected the pure heavenly secrets. Her clothes were as white as snow, and she was truly like a goddess ascending to the heavens.

Even before its form is fully revealed, it captivates the soul, surpassing the power of thunder and lightning.

Meanwhile, Meng Xingyun seemed to have fallen into a quiet slumber of time, and the palace behind her transformed into a continuous cluster of palaces.

Arched palaces rise one after another, their spires layered upon each other. Countless miniature gods, immortal birds, and ancient trees dwell and rotate within them, as if they themselves were a transcendent abode of immortality.

Behind the palace, a hidden river of time flows out, as if flowing from one end of time to another.

As for He Yunlong, his original form was the shape of mountains and seas. Now, the mountains, seas and rivers have transformed into a majestic stone statue, covered with cracks, but with mountain and sea patterns flowing within it.

Each of its shoulders is topped with a rugged, divine peak, a lake flows between its chest and abdomen, an ancient waterfall cascades down its spine, and where it stands, mountains rise from all directions and mythical beasts roar.

It was as if he had become a primordial giant, his body the world itself.

Each of these genius-level Dharma forms is inherently ambitious, and now that they are revealing their mature state, they exude an aura of mystery and appear extremely profound.

Many people were immersed in contemplating their future paths, but many others had their eyes on You Ming.

This carp is very strange, but also very powerful. Everyone wants to see what its symbolism and meaning are.

Feeling the gazes of the crowd, You Ming smiled slightly.

Then, in an instant, streaks of blue-green light slowly rose around his body, as if countless threads were wrapping around him from the void.

He bowed his head for a moment, and his Dharma form appeared.

In an instant, he transformed into a hundred-foot-tall blue-green mermaid, but his body was not made of flesh and blood; instead, it was filled with the aura of azure ethereal matter.

Upon closer inspection, his entire body seemed to be formed from hundreds of millions of basic components, his eyes like a starry sea, shimmering with endless data streams, his scales shimmering, as if reflecting the Dao Net of Heaven and Earth.

With a gentle flick of his tail fin, the tides of heaven and earth surged, and massive amounts of data were neatly arranged in the void.

Behind him, the mysterious and profound "mirage" appeared!
In the interplay of light and shadow, it seems as if countless real worlds exist.

Judging solely from its imagery, the crowd found You Ming's Dharma form somewhat incomprehensible. If it were powerful, the mermaid-like form seemed too ordinary, more like a merman from the sea than some powerful divine beast. Yet, if it weren't powerful, its sheer grandeur was subtly stronger than He Yunlong's Mountain and Sea Combined Formation.

Everyone was somewhat looking forward to seeing what Youming's mature Dharma form would look like in the future.

At this moment, the evaluation of his Dharma form by [Mirror Platform] also appeared before You Ming's eyes.

"The full picture has not yet been deduced; its true form has not yet emerged from its shell, and it is like a cocoon before transforming into a butterfly."

"It can connect to all rivers and embrace all things."

Youming's Dharma form flickered incessantly, like a malfunctioning television set, with countless data streams crashing and flying.

Before You Ming, three paths emerged:
A Kunpeng form covered with divine patterns, capable of transforming into various shapes and traversing boundless realms.

A phantom mermaid brimming with spirituality, its body enveloped in crystallized information, radiating the light of wisdom;

And countless flying swords, standing atop the mirage, surrounded by swirling Dao rings, suspended in the sky.

The mirror platform was supposed to predict the future extreme state of a cultivator's Dharma form, but at this moment, it was somewhat unsure about You Ming's future Dharma form.

Its main problem is that it cannot understand the operating logic of the mirage.

It lacks human-like intelligence; it cannot comprehend the extremely abstract world rules within the mirage, let alone the gamified thinking of Youming.

Therefore, it could only work on You Ming's mermaid avatar, and it sensed unparalleled sword energy from inside the mirage, so it thought that perhaps You Ming was a sword cultivator.
However, judging from You Ming's true form, he lacked any of the temperament and aptitude that a sword cultivator should possess.

Weird, so weird.

Seeing this, You Ming couldn't help but smile. Instead of making things difficult for Jingtai, he directly chose the third path.

He had long ago made his future path clear: to use the Mirage as a foundation to evolve a world of his own.

This world is neither purely the material world nor the ethereal spiritual world, but rather something in between.

Of course, he chose the third direction not only because it was closer to Youming's path, but more importantly because the power exerted by this direction was the one he was most familiar with and the most powerful.

He practiced swordsmanship with the Azure Sky Divine Sword for three months. Although he failed to become a sword cultivator, he believed that with his own flying sword, even a true sword cultivator of the same level would not be his match.

"Om."

In an instant, at the center of the mirror stand, flying swords slowly condensed from the fragments, initially only a hundred or so, then tens of thousands.

As thin as willow leaves and as thick as dragon scales, they transformed into endless waves of swords.

No two of these swords are alike. Each contains a faint, independent will and pattern. Some are primarily defensive, some primarily offensive, some are concealed, and some are ethereal. From afar, they resemble a rain of swords falling on a city; up close, they look like military strategy diagrams.

"Sword...sword cultivator?"

All the cultivators were dumbfounded by this scene. A carp with powerful magic, imposing aura, and a merman-shaped appearance was about to embark on a sword cultivation path.

This is completely off-topic; is there even the slightest connection between these things?

(End of this chapter)