Swallowing the Stars: Equipment Slots, Starting with a Genius Battle

Chapter 71 Five Years Later, "The Sword of Return to Origin"

In Ye Feng's mind, the image of that shocking sword aura was still clear: a sword cleaved a continent a billion kilometers long in the sky, 1000 million kilometers above.

At an altitude of 3 kilometers, a single sword strike shattered the divine body of a demon race cosmic venerable.

"cut"

His mind surged with emotion, and the Fire God Weapon in his hand hummed and trembled, its 10081 runes instantly illuminating. Crystal leaves converged, transforming into a giant flaming sword that traversed the void, carrying Ye Feng's will as it cleaved down from the sky.

"Rumble~~"

The giant sword tore through the thick, dark gray sword energy below and slammed into the barren, rocky ground, leaving a deep, bottomless ravine.

"The power is decent. In terms of the level of secret techniques alone, it's comparable to the burst of a regular secret technique used by a Marquis or Immortal." Ye Feng knew this in his mind.

He had only learned the basics of that image, but the effect it produced was so good that it wasn't a complete waste of time.

"It's time to go." He no longer lingered, his figure transforming into a streak of light, flying against the torrent of sword energy towards the Sword Palace above.

Inside the main hall of the Sword Palace.

Ye Feng stared blankly at the enormous metal crate, easily three meters long, before him. "Teacher, what is this—?"

Seeing his disciple's surprised expression, the Nine Swords Venerable's brows furrowed with a hint of pride. "Reaching the World Lord level is crucial for building a solid foundation. You can't rely solely on self-exploration; you need top-tier secret techniques and scriptures for reference. So, I've gotten you some reference books." "Here."

He raised his chin. "Open it and take a look."

"Teacher, I can exchange for the secret technique myself—" Ye Feng had just begun to speak.

The Nine Swords Venerable scoffed, interrupting, "What can you do with your meager points? You can't even afford a fraction of a true powerhouse's most treasured secret techniques. Even research-supporting manuals like 'Heavenly Fire Notes' are worth 700 billion. Not to mention those powerful, action-packed, and incredibly potent techniques—"

Even if you conquered the Primal Heavenly Mountain and obtained 100 billion points, you'd still be far from enough.

Ye Feng immediately shut up.

A hundred billion points are like pocket money to the teacher, what else can he say?

He opened the box as instructed.

"Boom!"

The lid slid open, revealing a thick stack of books neatly arranged inside. The thinnest was at least 20 centimeters long, and the most extravagant was the central book, a full two meters long, one meter wide, and one meter thick. Cast entirely from dark gold metal, it exuded an ancient and heavy aura, taking up almost half the box. Other books were densely packed around it.

"There are thirty-six precious secret manuals here," the Nine Swords Venerable said, pointing to the box, "plus a core manual—'The Return to Origin Sword'." His gaze fell on the dark gold book.

"The Sword of Return to the Source"?

"The others aren't expensive, but this thing—it's not cheap." The Nine Swords Venerable looked at Ye Feng with a hint of amusement in his voice.

"How expensive?" Ye Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked.

"One treasure point." Nine Swords Venerable said. "Hiss—" Ye Feng gasped.

One treasure point?

This wealth is enough to bankrupt an immortal god at the pinnacle of the King realm. While it wouldn't cripple a mid-level universe venerable like the Nine Swords Venerable, it would certainly not be an easy task.

The teacher's net worth is probably only 1-2 Treasure Points, most of which is in his own equipment, and his liquid funds are not abundant.

"Over the past five years, I've seen you studying the Sword Demon Diagram down there, and you've been quite on the right track," the Nine Swords Venerable explained with a smile, making no attempt to hide it. "So I got you the complete set. Don't worry, this doesn't violate your agreement with the city lord; it's a secret technique, not armor."

"Teacher, this is too precious, I can't accept it," Ye Feng said.

He might accept gifts worth billions or even hundreds of billions of points, but this is a treasure point.

"Take it." The Nine Swords Venerable waved his hand. "It's just a treasure point; it's not very useful to a teacher right now."

If you really want to repay me—

He looked intently at Ye Feng, "Then grow up quickly. When the time comes, we, master and disciple, will join forces to explore secret realms, search for treasures on primordial stars, hunt down alien races, and seize supreme treasures. That would be truly exhilarating."

Looking at the undisguised expectation and trust in his teacher's eyes, Ye Feng didn't hesitate any longer and nodded solemnly, "Okay. Teacher, I will never let you down."

He will surely repay this kindness a hundredfold or a thousandfold in the future.

"Study this secret technique carefully; it's perfect for you," the Nine Swords Venerable said solemnly. "I've seen your sword techniques—fire,..."

The spatial laws are cleverly combined with the Vulcan Weapon. "The Sword of Returning to the Origin" is the signature technique of that "Overlord of Returning to the Origin."

All sword techniques return to their source; a single sword strike encompasses all methods.

Back then, the Overlord of Returning Origin traversed the universe with a single sword strike; ordinary Venerables couldn't even withstand a single blow from him.

Ye Feng was deeply moved and nodded vigorously.

"As for those thirty-six sets of secret techniques," the Nine Swords Venerable pointed to the other books, "they are mainly for your practice of 'Return to Origin Sword' as an aid and reference. Just pick and choose whichever you like."

Ye Feng understood that these thirty-six sets were clearly "teaching materials" carefully selected by the teacher to pave the way for "The Sword of Return to Origin".

"Work hard." The Nine Swords Venerable patted Ye Feng's shoulder heavily.

Ye Feng nodded solemnly.

This bond between master and disciple is profound. The Nine Swords Venerable's loved ones had long since passed away, and he truly regarded his cherished disciple as his own child. A master is like a father—and at this moment, he imparts all his knowledge without reservation.

Knowing that Ye Feng was about to venture into the perilous outer battlefield, and that his death would mean the entire investment was wasted, the Nine Swords Venerable still proceeded without hesitation.

This is also why his disciples are so united; no one wants to hurt the feelings of this revered master who is like a teacher and a father to them.

Ye Feng opened the heavy, dark gold book. The opening lines of "The Sword of Returning to the Origin" read: "I, Guiyuan, have traversed ten thousand epochs of battle to comprehend the ultimate technique, 'The Sword of Returning to the Origin.' With a single sword strike, all things are encompassed; all things return to one, returning to the origin—"

He devoured the book with great eagerness. A month later, Ye Feng slammed the book shut, exhaled a long breath, and his eyes gleamed: "So that's how it is—no wonder the teacher was able to acquire this overlord-level ultimate technique with just one treasure point."

This secret technique is too special.

There are no progressively deeper levels of mastery; the entire secret technique only covers one sword technique.

He only taught one sword technique.

Its core concept is to explain the techniques and principles of power superposition and explosive force.

The power of "Return to Origin Sword" has no fixed upper limit. How much power it can unleash depends entirely on the user.

The stronger one's will and the deeper one's understanding of the laws, the more terrifying the power that can be unleashed—theoretically, it can even reach the level of a cosmic overlord.

Conversely, if the user's strength is average, then it is just an ordinary immortal-level secret technique.

"I was still torn between pursuing the path of the Beast God or continuing to comprehend the Heavenly Fire Chaos Stele—" Ye Feng smiled with relief. "Now, there's no need to choose."

To put it simply, "The Return to Origin Sword" is a sword strike that unleashes all of his power without reservation, compressing, condensing, and then exploding it all at once.

It consumes a huge amount of energy, but its power depends entirely on the multiplier effect of his own inherent resources.

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