Borrowing a sword

Chapter 376 The Fifth Restriction, Open!

The Dao Ancestor placed a total of nine restrictions on the bronze sword.

Under normal circumstances, for every major realm Xu Ziqing's cultivation advances, one of the restrictions will open.

Chu Huaixu had thought before that, according to the normal plot line, Xiao Xu was just a useless pseudo-spiritual fetus.

Even if he takes a lot of drugs, in that version of the game, when the great calamity of heaven and earth arrives, will he be able to reach the ninth realm?

That's absolutely impossible!
Unless the Dao Ancestor has left a hidden trick or secret in this evil sword.

"Just as I thought!" The dead fox sighed inwardly.

He didn't think that Xiao Xu's actions would come without any consequences!
Ultimately, the bronze sword was always an evil sword.

But this was, after all, a blood feud that wiped out an entire family.

Perhaps for most people, it would be worth risking their lives, let alone paying only a small price.

After the fifth restriction was lifted, wisps of bluish-black energy immediately emerged from the bronze sword.

In addition, thick streams of black energy began to rise outwards.

“This is…” Yuwen Huai and Pei Songji couldn’t help but glance at Jiang Zhi.

They never expected that Xu Ziqing would have such methods!
Since Chu Huaixu suddenly appeared, the higher-ups of these three major sects have all felt that Xu Ziqing's position as the savior seems to have become somewhat awkward.

In fact, Chu Huaixu had already done everything that he could do for him in the current stage.

But when the fifth restriction was lifted, Yuwen Huai and Pei Songji realized that they had been too naive.

"If the fifth restriction can be forcibly broken, what about the sixth and seventh?"

Seeing that Jiang Zhi's expression was normal, they understood that the old man must know this.

No wonder he trusted Xu Ziqing so much.

"But why is there evil energy on the sword at this moment?" the two wondered.

This is actually a question that Chu Huaixu was also pondering.

After the fifth restriction on the bronze sword was lifted, Xu Ziqing did not dodge or evade the sword that Yuchi Huaide swung at him.

Yuchi Huaide is not a physical cultivator, so he doesn't have such a strong self-healing ability, nor does he have the abnormal pain threshold of these two fellow disciples.

Therefore, when he unleashed the Six Strike Barriers, his expression was incredibly ferocious, and he let out a heart-wrenching cry of pain.

"what--!!!"

Yuchi Huaide's right arm was instantly covered in blood and gore, and the injury spread forward, then to his shoulder, and then to his chest and waist.

His six-part list is somewhat different from that of Chu Huaixu and Xu Ziqing.

After all, Xiao Xu is a genius, and he forcibly completed the incomplete version of the sword technique.

Yuchi Huaide practiced an incomplete version, which resulted in a stronger backlash and slightly weaker power.

Given his current condition, even if he can endure the pain, his body can only unleash a maximum of three sword strikes.

If there were any more, he himself would probably be the one to die.

"Even with a miraculous healing item, it would probably only help him swing his sword one or two more times," Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

Overall, the Six Out of Horizontal Strike seems to be tailor-made for sword cultivators who have practiced the "Sword Refining Technique".

Yuchi Huaide never expected that his sword strike, delivered despite the excruciating pain, would be met with no dodge or evasion from his opponent.

Then, as the sword energy approached him, the strange aura on the sword completely swallowed it up!

He didn't know what these bluish-black and black currents were.

But what I was seeing was truly horrifying!
A mere fourth-realm swordsman, yet his sword could annihilate a fifth-realm swordsman's full-force attack!?
Yuchi Huaide felt that even Chu Huaixu might not be able to do this!
"What is this?!" He gasped, unable to help but exclaim in surprise.

At this moment, where was the slightest trace of the demeanor of a great cultivator?

He felt a chill run down his spine.

Furthermore, due to the exposure of his deeds, he has been labeled as an evil cultivator.

But in his eyes, the boy in front of him was far more wicked than he was!

Because of the sword strike he just unleashed, although most of its power was absorbed by the sword, about 30% of it still entered the body of this handsome young man!
Yes, as a great spiritual practitioner, he does possess this level of sensitivity.

In fact, even Chu Huaixu noticed this.

"Huh—?" He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Or rather, the dead fox deliberately let out a startled exclamation.

Then, he began to glance at Jiang Zhi out of the corner of his eye.

His master remained calm and composed.

This led to the result of his test—Jiang Zhi knew this secret!
"Doesn't this mean Xiao Xu has mastered the Star Absorbing Technique?" Chu Huaixu muttered to himself.

With his current level of insight, he can see where the problem lies.

It appears that the bronze sword absorbed 70% and Xu Ziqing absorbed 30%, but there is actually a hidden secret behind it.

"Xiao Xu is purely absorbing the spiritual energy contained in the sword energy."

"After all, the power contained within a sword aura is not only the spiritual power of the cultivator, but also the power of the natal sword, etc."

"All the power outside of spiritual energy was devoured by the evil sword."

"Of course, it also absorbed a portion of the spiritual energy."

“Throughout the process, the power that Xiao Xu absorbed was much purer.”

"It even feels like it's been purified?"

Chu Huaixu has now achieved some success in the art of array formations and knows what other powerful array formations might exist within the restriction!

"So, after the fifth restriction was activated, this new ability was gained?"

"Can Xiao Xu become stronger simply through combat?"

Damn it, Chu Huaixu was instantly envious.

—"Hang it up!!!"

This cheat is almost too overpowered. But then he thought about it again, and realized that his own system was actually quite similar in this respect.

He can also gain experience points by killing monsters.

However, the system will determine which faction it belongs to.

Chu Huaixu can only become stronger by killing people if he is identified as belonging to the opposing faction.

In fact, if killing anyone could make you stronger, the temptation to kill would be too great.

Xu Ziqing is actually in a similar state right now.

This made Chu Huaixu completely understand why the Dao Ancestor initially chose him as his sword attendant and why he gave him such a special advantage.

The reason is simple: many people cannot resist the temptation of killing.

Even without indiscriminate killing, it will strengthen a person's bloodlust! Gradually, they will become bloodthirsty.

"But Xiao Xu is different. Xiao Xu is truly a sincere and kind person."

Chu Huaixu could see that Xu Ziqing also had a look of surprise on her face.

Clearly, he didn't know that unlocking the fifth restriction would grant him this additional function.

"I wonder if the power he absorbed is not from the same source as the spiritual power in his body. After refining it, will it still seem somewhat mixed?" Chu Huaixu wondered.

However, in this way, the advantages of the "garbage spirit fetus" will actually become more prominent.

The higher the level of the spiritual embryo, the more unique the power within it becomes.

The lower the grade of the spiritual embryo, the more mixed the power within it will be.

Since it wasn't exactly pure to begin with, there's not much more to say.

"Moreover, the Dao Ancestor possesses extraordinary supernatural powers, so he must have his own preparations." Chu Huaixu wasn't too worried.

At this moment, Xu Ziqing held the bronze sword in his left hand and flew quickly towards Yuchi Huaide's direction once again.

This time, fear appeared on the face of the great cultivator.

He was naturally not afraid of any cultivators at the fourth realm.

But he was already afraid of the sword.

Yuchi Huaide had never heard of such a magical artifact in the world!
His father, Yuchi Lei, knew that the sword was the Dao Ancestor Sword.

His face was now ashen, and he understood that his beloved son would most likely perish here today.

Yu Chi Lei looked like he had aged ten years in an instant.

My heart is filled with grief and indignation, reluctance, and anger at their lack of resistance!

All that could be heard was Yuchi Huaide roaring and swinging his sword again.

He used the six-out-of-the-row formation again.

His injuries immediately worsened, his skin and flesh burst open, and some flesh fragments even flew out.

Yuchi Huaide was trembling all over, but this time his screams were not as intense as before.

Because he didn't want to die.

His will to survive had already erupted.

The power of this sword strike was even stronger than the previous one.

But he could only watch helplessly as the sword light was once again completely swallowed up.

The boy, sword in his left hand, continued flying forward, his aura constantly rising!
He seems to only get stronger with each battle!
"Yuchi Huaide, today is your death day."

Xu Ziqing held the evil sword horizontally in front of him.

At this moment, Yuchi Huaide had no time to worry about anything else. Dragging his badly injured body, he began to fly away into the distance, having no courage left to take the sword.

"You can't escape," Xu Ziqing said calmly.

His eyes began to blaze with boundless killing intent.

The boy spoke in a deep voice:
"Six ranks are missing!"

He only used this sword technique at this moment.

As Chu Huaixu had predicted, Xiao Xu was determined to kill Yuchi Huaide with this sword technique!

With his left hand, he swung the sword forward, but the backlash from the sword technique did not cause Xu Ziqing to groan in pain.

Yuchi Huaide could tell at a glance that the other party's six-out formation was different from his own!
"Could it be that he has completed this incomplete sword technique?!"

"Or perhaps it was the elders of the Taoist sect who helped him complete it!"

But now is not the time to think about these things.

Because the sword light was moving forward at an extreme speed.

Wherever it goes, it seems to swallow up even the surrounding air.

The sword energy didn't even stir up the slightest breeze.

Because everything, everything, will be swallowed up!

Yuchi Huaide turned around in alarm and tried all sorts of defensive measures, but none of them worked.

In the face of evil spirits, they are nothing but food.

"do not want!"

"don't want--!!"

Amidst screams, Yuchi Huaide was cut in half at the waist by the sword energy.

Immediately afterwards, all his vitality, spiritual power, and divine consciousness were devoured!
Xu Ziqing looked up at the sky, expecting to be so moved that he burst into tears.

This was a knot in his heart that had troubled him for many years.

But for some reason, he felt a sense of calm at that moment.

—A clear mind!

(End of this chapter)