Demon Taming: Start by synthesizing a Lantern Ghost with Divine and Demonic Talents

Chapter 167: The Void God-Demon Sword Soul (Seeking full subscription!)

Two sword demons appeared on the second floor.

The sword demon cultivated the Pure Yin Sword Technique, transforming into two hazy gray sword lights that fell towards Li Chunfeng's head, accompanied by a loud whooshing sound.

Li Chunfeng used his "Sword Heart Spiritual Connection Sword Control Technique" to meet the attack with his sword, and the Azure Star River Sword Technique changed, with the starry river faintly appearing.

clang clang...

A series of crisp metallic clanging sounds echoed through the arena.

The first few levels of the sword tower were not too stressful, and Li Chunfeng planned to use the "Azure Star River Sword Technique" to fight his enemies.

The Star River Sword Technique and the Wuwei Sword Technique have become increasingly refined.

Especially the former, the nine sword techniques began to have some variations in his hands.

As time went on, he even began to try to combine sword moves continuously, and the sword demons of the same level could hardly last a hundred rounds.

Once he became familiar with the Sword Demon's attack methods and his own swordsmanship became more refined, he was confident that he could kill the Sword Demon within ten moves.

Heavenly Capital Sword, draw!
The two swords were drawn.

A chilling aura swept across the sky, accompanied by thunderous roars; a radiant starlight shone forth, its sword energy permeating the air.

They each used different sword techniques.

Two sword lights danced wildly in the arena, gradually changing from "slightly chaotic" to "agile and ever-changing".

Hooking, turning, shaking, slicing—each sword technique is interwoven throughout.

He didn't aim to behead the enemy with a single sword strike, but rather to deliver layer upon layer of scraping attacks, like a dull knife cutting flesh, gradually turning the tide of the battle.

After dozens of moves, the flying sword suddenly slashed through the air, and the sword demon was literally scraped to death.

"It went so smoothly? Could it be that I have a talent for swordsmanship?"

He didn't even consider that he had already refined many Heavenly Capital Swords, making them even more powerful.

After obtaining the Divine Fiend Crystal Ore, he continued to use it to refine his swords in conjunction with his sword techniques. The refining process took longer, and the synergy between the sword and the Heavenly Capital Sword became even stronger. Now, with two magic-grade flying swords at the same time, how could they possibly lose against a sword demon that fights purely on instinct?

Two sword lights flew out again, but this time Li Chunfeng had the experience.

Combined with insights into sword techniques, practice sword skills.

I benefited greatly.

As you climb higher, the number of competitors increases.

Various kinds of sword-wielding demons emerge one after another.

Upon reaching the tenth floor, one is suddenly greeted by a vast expanse of floating white clouds, stretching endlessly above and below.

Countless swordbirds flew out from the clouds.

At this point, Li Chunfeng's swordsmanship was far more proficient than it had been before he entered the tower.

But when facing a large number of enemies, the natural choice is to use a sword formation.

"Perfect timing! Time to test my new trick! Quickly!"

The Heavenly Capital Sword unleashed the Lesser Heavenly God and Demon Sword Formation, while the Star River Sword employed the "Sun and Moon Without Light, Stars Preaching the Way" sword style.

With a flick of his sword, he instantly shot down ten sword birds.

The rest were also trapped within the sword formation, where streaks of starlight pierced through, slaying all the birds.

Afterwards, a dense array of sword lights flew out from the sword bird and landed between Li Chunfeng's eyebrows.

All of them were refined by Li Chunfeng.

Suddenly, he felt a sense of connection with the Heavenly Capital Sword, which felt even closer.

Something different from the sword type nurtured by the Star River Sword Technique is reviving and sprouting in the small inner world.

He immediately sat cross-legged and immersed his mind in the inner world of his mind.

A hazy, gray sword shadow hovered above the Heavenly Pool, suppressed by the Divine Embryo.

This sword shadow is the sword soul born from the Divine Fiend Sword Technique.

He glanced at the broken jade disc.

[Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Nourishing Mind Sword Technique: Level 1, Level 10 (∞/∞)]

Characteristics: Sword Heart Connects with Spirit, Sword Qi Protects the Body, Sword Qi Transforms into Qi, Sword Evil Transforms into Rainbow, Nurtures Sword Soul!
Sword Soul: Void God and Demon Sword Soul!
The Void Divine Fiend Sword Soul, the head of the Twelve Heavenly Divine Fiends, is the primary manifestation of the Dao of Space.

Once this Void Divine Fiend Sword Soul is infused into the Heavenly Capital Sword, it can be refined into a natal flying sword, making the refinement of the Fiend Restrictions within the sword much easier.

But just thinking about how forming the true Dutian Divine Fiend Sword Formation would require twelve such natal flying swords gives him a headache.

Li Chunfeng had already obtained the second level of the "Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Nourishing Mind Sword Technique".

It only cost six million Dao power.

He immediately activated the second level of the sword technique and easily broke through the bottleneck.

[Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Nourishing Mind Sword Technique: Level 2, Grade 1 (1/1000)]

Characteristics: Cultivate the mind to forge the sword soul, time and divine power sword soul!

"Should I refine the Heavenly Capital Sword into my natal flying sword?"

Li Chunfeng considered the question for only a second before immediately guiding the Void Divine Fiend Sword Soul to slowly descend into the Heavenly Capital Sword.

He encountered some resistance, but with a burst of strength, he broke through the barrier.

A faint spirituality had already been born within the sword, but it was insignificant in the face of the sword spirit and was devoured by the sword spirit, which then transformed into Honma's sword spirit.

“Buzz buzz buzz~!”

The sword hummed and vibrated incessantly.

The barrier between Li Chunfeng and the Heavenly Capital Sword is gradually disappearing, and those usually stubborn Earthly Fiend Restrictions are beginning to become as defenseless as if they were just made.

He instantly became immersed in refining the restriction.

Outside, Song Yan and others have gradually emerged.

Fortunately, none of them failed to even pass the tenth level, and thus they were spared punishment.

The best result was passing through the thirty-sixth level of the Burning Lamp Realm.

To clear all 36 levels on your first attempt is already a very good result.

It should be noted that Li Chang'an, who is ranked tenth, is only on the forty-ninth floor.

Why hasn't Li Chunfeng come out yet?

"They must still be trying to conquer higher levels of the Sword Tower."

Everyone naturally thought so.

But a quick search of his name revealed that he was at the Divine Embryo Realm, tenth level!
"Are you kidding me?"

"The difficulty of challenging the tower in the Divine Embryo Realm is different from that in the Burning Lamp Realm."

Even so, that was Li Chunfeng.

How can it be feasible to stop at just the tenth floor?

Song Yan even looked at Shen Que with concern, "Teacher Shen, Li Chunfeng must have been delayed for some reason. With his strength, he certainly couldn't have stopped at the tenth floor." He even wanted to plead with his teacher.

Shi Xiubai's expression was playful, while Shen Que's face remained calm. "Did I ever set a time limit for climbing the tower?"

Everyone was taken aback. "...No."

"So what are you worried about?"

"And why did you come out so early?"

Everyone was stunned again. Yes, there was no time limit for climbing the tower, so why rush to climb the tower one after another?
Looking at Yu Linglong, she was still slowly making her way through the tower, and no one was urging her on.

They recalled the feedback effect of the magical sword light in the Sword Tower on their sword skills, and a sense of regret arose in their hearts.

"Could it be that Li Chunfeng's slow progress was due to his careful comprehension of the sword light in the Sword Tower, gaining sword experience?"

"That must be the case, otherwise, with his abilities, he would have already advanced rapidly."

Some people were unwilling to accept this, saying, "If we hadn't thought of this as an assessment, we wouldn't have come out so quickly."

Song Yan was quite prestigious among the students, and said, "Alright, the Sword Tower is right there, it won't stop you from challenging it later."

Shi Xiubai smiled and said, "It seems that your student has gained something in the tower."

A rare smile appeared on Shen Que's face. "Just wait and see, his mind isn't on swordsmanship."

"A genius always has many ideas; let's see how many levels he can overcome."

"He has only recently begun to learn swordsmanship, and he is greedy for more than he can handle, simultaneously practicing two supernatural-level sword techniques, which has scattered his focus. I estimate that he will only be able to clear the fortieth floor this time."

Shi Xiubai asked in surprise, "Oh, are your expectations that low?"

Shen Que remained silent.

Li Chunfeng sat on the tenth floor of the Sword Tower for an entire day.

He refined more than half of the Earthly Fiend Restriction in one go. The relationship between himself and the Heavenly Capital Sword also became more harmonious and self-consistent, with a greater sense of connection, allowing him to use it as if it were his own arm.

A third-tier magic weapon flying sword possesses considerable power.

Even many Yin Spirit Realm cultivators might not be able to possess it.

If he could completely refine the Heavenly Capital Sword, he could easily break through the fifty levels with just the power of this flying sword.

His thoughts fell on the broken jade disc.

【Sword Heart Summoning and Sword Control Technique: Yellow Rank 10 (∞/∞)】

Characteristics: Can travel through the heavens and the sky, and can travel thousands of miles on a sword.

[Minor Heavenly Divine Fiend Sword Formation: Profound Rank 6 (1548/6000)]

Characteristics: Sword formation technique, used to trap and kill enemies.

The sword control technique has also reached a bottleneck.

Li Chunfeng took out a Xuan-rank spell advancement stone. This was also the last Xuan-rank spell advancement stone in his possession.

However, items of the Xuan rank are not rare and are auctioned off from time to time in Yuan City.

You can purchase it at any time if needed.

In addition, Li Chunfeng also possessed a Rank 1 spell advancement stone, a Rank 1 bloodline transformation crystal, four divine power advancement fragments, and a spacetime anchor.

After using this Xuan-rank spell advancement stone, I successfully upgraded my Sword Control Technique to the Dao Xuan rank.

【Sword Heart Spiritual Sword Control Technique: Profound Rank 1 (1/1000)】

Characteristics: Enters and exits the azure sky, its sword light splits.

The Xuan-level sword control technique can generate a sword energy shield to protect the body.

"Seeking the Dao to achieve immortality, one enters and exits the azure sky."

With this sword energy shield, the fierce gales, raging thunder, and chaotic sun, moon, and stars above the nine heavens are no longer obstacles.

And it was only under the protection of this sword energy shield that his sword control technique truly entered the fourth realm of swordsmanship, allowing him to enter and exit the Azure Netherworld.

Another characteristic of the Xuan-rank sword control technique is the differentiation of sword light.

Soaring through the air on a sword, traveling a thousand miles on a sword, with a clear and bright sword mind, entering and exiting the azure sky.

Sword light splits, sword is forged into silk, man and sword become one, primordial spirit is entrusted, one sword breaks all laws.

The splitting of sword light already represents the fifth realm of swordsmanship.

With a single strike, the sword can split into countless beams of light.

From this level onwards, the destructive power of sword cultivators will increase exponentially.

This is already an extremely high level of swordsmanship.

For non-sword cultivators, reaching this level means embarking on the path to becoming a master swordsman.

It can be said to be a threshold between ordinary sword cultivators and sword cultivator masters; the vast majority of sword cultivators will never reach this threshold in their entire lives.

Currently, Li Chunfeng's Sword Heart Spirit Communication and Sword Control Technique is only at the first level of the Profound Rank, and his Sword Light Differentiation is only theoretical and he is not yet able to use it.

Even if a few sword lights occasionally appear, it is mostly due to the special effects of sword moves.

To achieve a wide range of skills, one needs more practice.

Perfect timing, this is the Sword Tower.

Is there a more ideal place to forge swords than here?
Li Chunfeng then climbed the tower again.

The higher you go, the more competitors you'll encounter.

One hundred... one hundred and eighty, two hundred... Silently calculating the sword-wielding creatures he had shot down, he had no time to spare for sword forging and used all his sword techniques.

The level of "Azure Galaxy Sword Technique" is too low and can no longer meet the requirements for clearing this level.

He mostly used the 'Minor Heavenly God and Demon Sword Formation' to defend against enemies.

When the sword formation manifested twelve ferocious giants, one of them became even more lifelike, with six legs and four wings, fiery red like clouds, and its head was a chaotic mass, making it impossible to discern its features. It was the manifestation of the Void God and Demon.

The Void Divine Fiend Sword Soul aids the Heavenly Capital Sword, allowing it to easily traverse the void. Combined with Li Chunfeng's own understanding of the Dao of the Void, this greatly increases the Heavenly Capital Sword's speed and destructive power.

The thirty-eighth floor, the Sword-Winged Mystic Bird.

Fist-sized birds appeared in dense, endless numbers.

With each flap of its wings, streaks of sword energy, sharp enough to cut through anything, rained down upon Li Chunfeng.

Li Chunfeng merged with the Heavenly Capital Sword, using this opportunity to briefly escape into the void and avoid the dense attack area.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to use the Void Escape Technique while inside the Sword Tower.

Although the speed of the Sword-Winged Mystic Bird's impact varied, it generally fluctuated within a stable range, with two sword rainbows continuously striking down.

His challenges gradually increased.

The number of Sword-Winged Black Birds is increasing. Often, he only has to kill one group before a second or third group forms.

The sword-winged black birds that swooped down on him sometimes formed an S-shape, sometimes a B-shape, and sometimes they formed two large sword circles, like a sword formation.

Later, even though Li Chunfeng had completely entrusted his divine sense to the flying sword, he was no longer able to maintain composure in unleashing his sword techniques.

He could only improvise, and his sword techniques were dismantled and broken down.

Purely guided by a subtle feeling, he commanded the flying swords to form a tight sword net around his body.

Fortunately, his powerful spiritual pressure greatly enhanced his sword control, making each strike magnificent and extremely powerful.

Each subsequent level of the tower is a test.

His time spent clearing levels was getting longer and longer, and he would only step into the next level after he had fully digested what he had gained from each level.

By the time he reached the fifty-fifth floor, he could clearly feel the limits of his swordsmanship.

At this moment, countless sword flies the size of flies flew out, and Li Chunfeng finally understood the trouble others faced when confronted with his lantern ghost sea tactic.

Faced with such a dense swarm of creatures, Li Chunfeng only managed to hold out for ten breaths before a sword fly pierced through the sword net.

He was instantly teleported away.

He inwardly cried out in regret, for if he had successfully used the sword light splitting technique, the situation would have been completely different.

He sat cross-legged under the sword monument for a long time, successfully digesting the experience of this battle.

【Sword Heart Spiritual Sword Control Technique: Profound Rank 1 (698/1000)】

Characteristic: The sword light splits, moving in and out of the azure sky.

Only then did they leave the Sword Tower.

Back in the group, "Teacher."

Shen Que nodded. "The fifty-fifth floor is not bad, about what I expected."

Li Chunfeng felt a little regretful. He glanced again at Yu Linglong's spectator camp, where the crowd of onlookers had not yet dispersed.

When he came out, he also specifically searched for Yu Linglong and Wen Xiangzhu's scores. Yu Linglong had already reached the 96th level and was still trying to pass the level. She was about to catch up with Wen Xiangzhu.

But Wen Xiangzhu was only a freshman, so Yu Linglong had already lost.

Compared to them, these were true sword geniuses, and Li Chunfeng had no choice but to accept it.

"The students have done their best."

"Now that we know the gap, we should work even harder to improve ourselves when we get back."

"Yes."

Shen Que looked at everyone with an air of authority and said, "In the first academic year, I didn't have high expectations for you. I also suppressed your desire to challenge the tower, and tried my best to hone your swordsmanship foundation and improve your swordsmanship theory. I'm actually not very satisfied with your results in this challenge. But since we agreed beforehand, passing ten floors this time will be considered passing. The credits will naturally be given to you."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions relaxed slightly.

"But the basic kendo instruction has now come to an end. In the next stage of instruction, I hope everyone will master ten sword techniques and be able to apply them fluently and freely. If you can grasp the essence of swordsmanship, I will gladly award you an additional 100 credits. Do you all understand?"

"clear."

"Go away."

After bidding farewell to everyone, Li Chunfeng returned to Yulong Island.

Lu Yun'er is about to undergo the Abyss Tribulation. After Li Chunfeng fought her on the Sword Debate Platform, he lent her the "Crown of Time".

"Hopefully we won't need it; an extra layer of insurance provides extra protection."

Lu Yun'er happily accepted the Crown of Time, but muttered, "How could I be so weak? It's just a mere fourth tribulation, which I can easily overcome."

A few days later, Lu Yun'er entered the Boundary Abyss, watched by a group of friends.

Before leaving, Lu Wensheng even lent his most treasured protective magic item to his thirteenth sister, fearing that something might happen to her during the tribulation.

With such a protective older brother, even if Lu Yun'er lives with her mother now, she will not lack resources.

(End of this chapter)