My equipment is designed for cultivation; I started by slaughtering my way through a small world.

In the blink of an eye, another half a year has passed.

During this period, due to the awe-inspiring scene of Gu Qing displaying his sword aura soaring into the sky in the capital, the news of the emergence of an unparalleled grandmaster within the Ming Dynasty spread throughout the world like a hurricane.

Gu Qing trampled on the dignity of the Ming Dynasty royal family and displayed his strength in front of everyone in the capital. This matter caused the Ming Dynasty royal family to lose face, and no one in the court dared to discuss it.

But the martial arts experts outside the palace couldn't help but talk about it with great interest.

Those martial artists who witnessed Gu Qing unleash his vast sword intent used this as something to boast about.

This attracted the envy of many martial artists who came after hearing the news.

Gu Qing took nine steps through the air, suppressing the most elite imperial guards of the Ming Empire. The entire defense of the imperial city collapsed, and even the Ming emperor had to personally come out of the city to greet him.

These shocking news stories caused a sensation across the world in just a few months.

Gu Qing's name resounds throughout the world!

Whether they were ordinary people or powerful figures from various sects, everyone was talking about the Sword Immortal Gu Qing, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

……

The Imperial Palace of the Ming Dynasty, the Royal Armory.

Gu Qing sat cross-legged, his expression calm.

Gu Qing arrived here four months ago and has not left since.

The Ming emperor was quite sensible; he simply sealed off the entire armory, and even those selected for the Heroes' Assembly in the capital had to wait outside.

As long as Gu Qing doesn't leave, no one else can enter the armory to disturb him.

In an effort to win over Gu Qing, the emperor even carefully selected a team from the imperial kitchen to prepare medicinal meals specifically for Gu Qing, using only century-old ginseng and other qi-tonifying ingredients.

They even had an old man who was half a Grandmaster personally deliver medicinal meals to them every day.

Gu Qing opened his eyes and looked at the Royal Armory.

"To comprehend the Nine Yang Supreme Skill created by the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor, one must understand the supreme Yang power of heaven and earth. The spiritual power cultivated by this skill is completely different from the spiritual power cultivated by the Reflecting Heaven Heart Sutra."

"The Nine Yang Supreme Technique is based on the ultimate Yang concept. The power of the mind can draw on the extraordinary power of heaven and earth from the sunlight, thereby breaking through the shackles of the Grandmaster realm and breaking through to the supreme Grandmaster realm."

Having cultivated the Heavenly Heart Sutra to the fourth level, Gu Qing's spiritual realm had transformed into boundless void.

As Gu Qing comprehended the Nine Yang Supreme Technique, a ray of light suddenly rose from the depths of his mind in the boundless void.

Two strands, three strands...

Countless rays of pure Yang energy surged forth, coalescing into a radiant and luminous sun within the boundless void constructed by the power of the mind.

"The Nine Yang Supreme Technique is extremely powerful and yang..."

It's really not easy to comprehend this technique. With a slight thought, Gu Qing saw the secret manual personally written by the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty appear in his hands.

Over the course of four months, the more Gu Qing comprehended and cultivated, the greater the pressure she faced from the clash between two spiritual forces.

Fortunately, the third level of the "Heart Sutra of Reflecting Heaven" is the realm of "All Rivers Run into the Ocean," where the mind is boundless, encompassing all things like heaven and earth, and possessing an extremely strong tolerance for strange forces in heaven and earth.

This allowed Gu Qing to master the "Nine Yang Supreme Skill" and cultivate a second kind of spiritual power.

"This skill has already been partially mastered."

"However, to perfect this technique, one needs to equip the handbook of the Ming Taizu Emperor for at least two months to obtain all its effects."

Fortunately, he has now reached the fourth level of the Reflecting Heaven Heart Sutra and is actively studying and cultivating the Nine Yang Supreme Technique, which can accelerate the acquisition of equipment effects.

Gu Qing thought to herself.

To comprehend all the martial arts of this world is too defiant. The collision of two different mental forces will cause one's mental state to collapse and one's true energy to go out of control, resulting in death by explosion.

Gu Qing has an equipment slot.

Through equipment effects, one can temporarily obtain the mental power corresponding to a cultivation technique. As long as it's not a certain death, one can seize the opportunity to integrate the mental power from other cultivation techniques into the Reflecting Heaven Heart Sutra.

"The founder of the Western Mountain Sword Sect was truly an extraordinary person."

"The Heavenly Heart Sutra is undeniably powerful; it's just a hair's breadth away from fully integrating the spiritual power condensed from the Nine Yang Supreme Technique."

Gu Qing felt the boundless void where the spiritual power within his body was condensed, and the small sun that was constantly releasing its supreme yang power, and a sense of anticipation rose in his heart.

After carefully reviewing his own cultivation issues, Gu Qing couldn't help but look towards the outside of the imperial city.

"The world is not at peace."

"The Great Yuan Empire in the north is becoming increasingly audacious. Its wolf cavalry has swept across six northern provinces and is now attacking Dayan Pass..."

In fact.

For the past few months, the Great Yuan Empire in the north has been constantly probing, and war has broken out all over the north.

The Changsheng Sect, Mingyue Palace, and other sects within the Great Yuan Empire, led by the Great Yuan National Preceptor, crossed the Ming army's defenses and penetrated deep into the Central Plains to conquer various sects.

Both countries are increasing their bets.

The Grand Preceptor of the Great Yuan Dynasty led over twenty grandmasters and thousands of innate martial artists, marching in a mighty force, intending to sweep across the Central Plains martial arts world.

……

Wuxiang Temple is located here, hundreds of miles away from the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

however.

Inside the main hall of Wuxiang Temple, all the monks were kneeling on the ground.

At the very front of the main hall, half of the golden Buddha statue has been cut off.

A tall man dressed in black robes sat on a broken Buddha statue.

This unusually tall man in black robes had pitch-black eyes and exuded a chilling aura; just one glance at him could freeze one's soul.

"Bald monks, those who obey me prosper, those who oppose me perish."

"By surrendering to the Great Yuan Empire, you can still deceive the world, and even go to the tribes of the grasslands to preach. If you spread your faith to the tribes of the grasslands, Buddha will like you."

"Don't even think about it!!"

Even if I die...

Before the Grandmaster-level monk kneeling at the front could finish speaking, a cold glint flashed in the hall.

Before the monk could finish speaking, his head flew into the air and rolled to a corner of the main hall.

"Want to die? That's easy."

"Pass on my order: massacre the Wuxiang Temple, chop up all the bald monks and feed them to the dogs."

"Next stop."

"The capital of the Great Ming Dynasty!!"

As soon as the Grand Preceptor of the Great Yuan Dynasty finished speaking, a Grandmaster from the Bright Moon Palace tentatively asked, "Demon Lord, it is said that the Supreme Grandmaster of the Great Ming Empire is in the capital of the Great Ming Dynasty."

"Isn't it too early to engage in a decisive battle with the Ming Empire now...?"

The Ming Empire's foundation was unfathomable, after all, several sects in the Central Plains martial arts world had the lineage of supreme grandmasters.

Furthermore, given their long march of thousands of miles towards the capital of the Ming Empire, other martial arts sects would undoubtedly provide their full support.

By the time,

While this Demon Lord may be able to break through the encirclement or even kill the newly promoted Supreme Grandmaster of the Ming Empire, his followers will likely suffer heavy casualties.

"They're all useless!"

"If I weren't confident, would I have made such a decision?"

The Grand Preceptor of the Yuan Dynasty, sitting on the broken Buddha statue, snorted coldly.

The grandmasters and innate realm martial artists who followed immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Even the elders, whose strength had reached the half-step Grandmaster level, couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines. They were the first to follow this Grand Master and knew many secrets.

The reason they were able to become half-step Grandmasters was because the Imperial Preceptor implanted a wisp of demonic blood into their bodies.

As a result, some inhuman mutations have appeared in them.

"I know what you're worried about..."

The Grand Preceptor of the Yuan Dynasty slowly rose from the broken Buddha statue.

"I have developed bloodline martial arts. Relying on the demonic bloodline within me to concentrate my mind, the martial arts I unleash are far more powerful than those of ordinary martial artists."

"In this world, as long as there is no power to restrain demons, my strength is enough to sweep across the world."

"And you..."

"All you need to do is play gongs and suonas and cheer from the sidelines."

The Grand Preceptor of the Yuan Dynasty had a chilling gaze, like a demon from hell.