Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 713 The Eight Realms Sharpening Stone, Observing the Qi with the Sword's Eye (Part Two)

Huhu~
The giant ship loomed overhead, stirring up the air currents.

At the highest point of the Wanlei Ship, Daoist Fujiu crossed his arms and looked straight ahead at the two intersecting Dao Lord sword energies. His white robes fluttered without wind, and behind him, Dao rings intertwined, with immortal light cascading down like a waterfall.

"senior……"

Unlike Fu Jiu Dao Ren's composure and calmness, the several cultivators behind him had sweat on their foreheads and hesitated to speak.

"Senior brother, let's stop now!"

At this moment, a very burly man emerged from the cabin. His muscles were bulging, his beard was like thick grass, and his voice was like a golden bell, extremely loud and clear.

"If you draw out the sword energy to strike down, even if we join forces, we won't be able to withstand it!"

"Nine eras, more than a million years, and it remains undamaged and unblemished. The Dao of the Dao Lord is truly terrifying and awe-inspiring!"

Fu Jiu Dao Ren withdrew his energy at the right time. He only wanted to try to comprehend the two sword energies in his prime, but he had no intention of testing them on himself.

"The gods may perish, but the Dao will not. It is still unknown whether these two Dao Lords are truly dead. Senior Brother, it would be best to be cautious."

The burly man approached, squinted at them for a moment, and shook his head: "These two are strong, but they are completely incompatible with my 'Eight Desolate Paths'..."

"Not necessarily."

With a slight thought, the giant ship transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into his brow.

"Quite a few familiar faces here. People from Xuan Tai Tian, ​​Long Bian Tian, ​​and Chi Ming Tian have all come. Hmm, people from Dong Xuan Shan are here too?"

"I'm going to see those fellow disciples."

Fu Jiu Dao Ren vanished into the void, his voice still lingering:
"Junior Brother Fuxiong, why don't you show Yunji and the others around..."

"Ah."

The burly man responded, then with a flick of his sleeve, he led several people into the Sword God Gathering.

……

"Taoist Fu Jiu".

Li Yuan played with the Universal Knowledge Ball, searching through the vast universe for any information about this true disciple of Jade Capital Mountain, but the disciples of Dongxuan Mountain recognized him.

As soon as he sent out his divine thoughts, the 'Entering the Mysterious Chamber' interface began to tremble, and several senior brothers responded to him.

Fu Jiu Dao Ren was born into a family of cultivators in the 'Jiujiang Realm'. There were unusual celestial phenomena at his birth, and a divine sword even came to him. He is an extremely rare 'Sword Dao Saint Body'.

Although this sacred body is not among the nine great ones, it is a pure killing body. It was initially invited to participate in the 'Weitian Martial Arts Competition', where it shone brightly and was valued by the Jade Capital Dao Lord, who took it as a disciple.

It is said that before he mastered the Dharma Heaven, he had obtained an astonishing creation in the Ruins of Return and mastered the Innate Sword Saint Body.

"A pure killing holy body."

Li Yuan kept this information in mind.

Of the twenty-three realms of Dao Ying, this Daoist Fu Jiu is far superior to that Great Vajra Fan Jing, and is extremely skilled in killing and fighting.

With his innate swordsmanship physique, he always shines in the Weitian Martial Arts Competition.

Every now and then, cultivators from the otherworldly realm of Guixu would attempt to assassinate them.

"This person acted arrogantly and domineeringly. Knowing that someone was trying to assassinate him, he always made a big show of himself whenever he went out. He was assassinated more than ten times in the past five hundred years..."

"Junior Brother Li, stay away, don't get caught in his crossfire!"

"He's a jinx. Every time he's assassinated, he himself escapes unscathed, but countless cultivators are caught in the crossfire and die..."

Seeing the reminders from his fellow disciples, Li Yuan quietly moved away.

"Uncle-Master, is there anything you wish to purchase?"

Mu Qing inquired.

Mu Qing and Mu Huo are twin siblings who were born in the Lingxu Sect of the Beidou Realm. A hundred years ago, they became disciples of the Daoist nun Tongqing and reached the eighth level of the Divine Palace Realm. They have both cultivated eight golden attributes.

If it weren't for the Sword God's Tomb, I probably could have tried to forge a high-grade pill thirty years ago.

"Let's take a look around first."

Li Yuan composed himself and did not reject the overtures from his two nephews who were much older than him.

"Yes."

Both of them were very respectful.

Although they had become disciples of the Tongqing Daoist nun, strictly speaking, they could not be considered disciples of Dongxuan Mountain, let alone members of the Daluotian Sect.

Faced with this junior uncle who was praised by his master and possessed the Chaos Saint Body, he felt nothing but envy and awe, and dared not show the slightest disrespect.

The Sword God Gathering wasn't large; at a glance, there were fewer than a thousand people, and most of the stalls were for spirit puppets, with few cultivators setting up stalls themselves.

However, the stalls also featured many high-quality natural treasures.

At a glance, even though most of the treasures were protected by divine restrictions, Li Yuan still saw large swathes of precious light, which made his heart race.

"They're even selling top-grade divine treasures!"

Seeing the gleam in his eyes, Li Yuan clicked his tongue in amazement. He didn't rush to buy anything, but instead slowly looked through all the stalls.

Then, gather all the spiritual items that interest you, and finally, calculate your own wealth.

With his number one ranking on the battle leaderboard, he earned a considerable amount of money over the past five years. Although his expenses were also high, he still accumulated nearly nine thousand minor merits!

"Nine thousand minor merits may seem like a lot, but these stall owners are all cultivators at the sixth realm or above..."

After briefly considering the price, Li Yuan suddenly realized that his accumulated wealth was far from enough.

"We can only purchase a portion, and we need to keep some for later to see if we can ask our senior brothers to buy some control items related to the Five Extremes Scripture."

Li Yuan made up his mind.

Seeing that he only looked and didn't buy, Mu Qing and his sister exchanged a glance, realizing that this senior uncle was shrewd and was clearly giving them an opportunity to befriend him.

Immediately, Mu Huo transmitted his voice:

"Does Martial Uncle have someone in mind?"

"There are some."

Li Yuan knew what he was thinking.

But as a senior apprentice, it would be too undignified for him to accept gifts from his junior apprentices on their first meeting.

With a plan in mind, Li Yuan went straight to the stalls, haggling over the prices he could and slowly negotiating the prices he couldn't. He spent money like water, and in no time, he had spent three thousand minor merits.

This portion was mainly used to purchase divine runes, spiritual treasures that helped to enhance talents, and some objects that were useful to him.

More than 70% of it was spent on Lingbao.

The remaining 30% was mostly spent on high-grade divine runes, while the broken artifacts from other worlds were mostly very cheap.

Of course, there are also expensive ones.

For example, the one that Li Yuan had his eye on.

【Qianjin Thunder Pool (14th Rank)】

[...Kong Yao, a cultivator from the Qianjin Realm, forged this divine treasure by gathering countless Qianjin energies, three hundred and sixty kinds of lightning, and mixing it with a drop of blood from a seventh-realm white tiger. The inner miniature world within it is broken, and its origin is incomplete...]

[...Qianjin Divine Thunder can be used for killing; when condensed into Thunder Water, it can nourish and transform spiritual plants, and cleanse the body and spirit...]

[...Within this damaged cave, the various energies are mixed, and within one wisp there is a slight anomaly, as if the essence of a cultivator remains...]

【Condition 1 for mastering it: Eighty-one types of Metal elemental magic power】

【Control Effect 1: Qianjin Thunder Pool (Fifth Level), White Tiger True Form】

[Second condition for control: True form of the White Tiger, Qianjin magic power]

【Control Effect Two: Light of Qianjin (Sixth Level)】

"The Light of Qianjin!"

Li Yuan looked at the palm-sized Thunder Pool and was quite tempted.

The Qianjin Thunder Pool and the White Tiger True Form were one thing, but the Qianjin Light was different; it was a divine power, and a purely killing divine power at that.

Not only can he cultivate on his own, but he can also use it to refine his natal Demon-Refining Immortal-Slaying Sword!

The golden light is most suited to the sword of slaughter.

But the price...

"Your Thunder Pool is severely damaged, even the inner small cave heaven has been destroyed. It is only equivalent to a top-grade spiritual treasure. Priced at three thousand minor merits, it is far too expensive."

Li Yuan bargained.

The stall owner was a second-realm spirit puppet, his two small mustaches trembling slightly.
"Although it's damaged, it still has the foundation of a top-grade divine treasure. Even if you separate all the spiritual materials, it can still sell for at least a thousand minor merits..."

The spirit puppet was very agile and refused to budge on the price, stubbornly insisting on the 'three thousand minor merits'.

Where is the stall owner?

When Li Yuan realized he couldn't reason with him, he knew that this was a fixed price set by the stall owner.

“Master, he…”

Just as the spirit puppet was about to speak, it suddenly sensed something, turned around, and bowed: "Master!"

The void trembled slightly, and a burly man stepped out, his voice deep and resonant:
"How much are you offering?"

An acquaintance!
Li Yuan immediately recognized the stall owner in front of him as the merchant from whom he had previously purchased the Fate-Defying Turtle. His name was Zhang Hailong, a sixth-realm cultivator.

"one thousand!"

Li Yuan sincerely offered: "Disassembling a divine treasure is extremely complicated, but I am happy to do it."

"..."

Zhang Hailong was not annoyed by this, but merely glanced at the bronze-masked Taoist in front of the stall: "The minimum is two thousand eight hundred minor merits!"

"Too high."

Li Yuan shook his head and continued to negotiate the price.

"I almost died in the Qianjin Realm trying to seize this Thunder Pool. The price is too low, so I might as well not sell it and keep it as a souvenir!"

Zhang Hailong also shook his head.

"..."

The two were haggling enthusiastically when Mu Qing and Mu Qing exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

Their prodigy junior uncle was far too skilled, like someone who had mingled in the mortal world. If it were them, they probably wouldn't have the nerve to go through all that trouble.

"One thousand eight hundred minor merits, no less than that."

After a long silence, Zhang Hailong relented and said that this was the bottom price.

"Eighteen thousand is a bit too much."

Li Yuan was clearly dissatisfied, but he still nodded reluctantly, pointing to a black tortoise shell on the stall:
"How about we make this tortoise shell as an extra?"

"You have good taste."

Zhang Hailong was somewhat surprised: "This is the shell of a fifth-realm reversing fate turtle. Years ago, I almost died in the Eternal Night Realm because of this shell!"

"Here you go!"

Zhang Hailong didn't hesitate. He had been trying to sell the tortoise shell for many years without success, so keeping it was of no use.

"Thank you!"

Li Yuan reached out and grabbed the tortoise shell.

【Defying Fate Turtle Shell (Tier 13)】

The tortoise shell is of a very high grade, and what's even more rare is that the two powerful enhancements it possesses are exactly what he needs.

[Control Effect: Tier 13: Burning God Reversal of Fate, Reversal of Fate Turtle Form]

Of these two hands, the Burning God Reversal of Fate can help him change his innate talents, while the tortoise shape can help him nourish the Reversal of Fate Tortoise.

"There are really a lot of good things here."

After storing the tortoise shell and the Thunder Pool in his weapon-wielding space, Li Yuan was in a good mood. Including the tortoise shell, he had collected ten more high-grade spiritual treasures that could be stacked to enhance his innate talents.

"After returning to the mountain this time, perhaps I can elevate the Chaos Body to the Divine Body level!"

With a great sense of accomplishment, Li Yuan acquired more than ten ancient scriptures and spiritual treasures from the Guixu Otherworld, all of which had remarkable control effects.

Only then did he return to find the Floating Dharma Master.

……

Outside the Sword God Gathering, there was a cave dwelling woven from nine colors. "Senior brother, you must have a lot of divine restrictions condensed from that Nine Smoke Net..."

This cave dwelling resembled a palace complex, and even housed numerous spiritual beasts and plants. Nine-colored light intertwined in Li Yuan's eyes, yet he could not discern any detailed information about the Nine Smoke Robe.

The Floating Dharma Master clearly possessed multiple concealment techniques, and possibly even supernatural powers, making it impossible for him to see the Nine Smoke Luo's true form.

"The Sword God's Tomb will be open for about six months. Do you want to participate, Junior Brother? If not, after you meet the other fellow disciples, I will send you back to Fanxuan Mountain."

Inside the cave, Daoist Fufa spoke.

"Replying to Senior Brother, Junior Brother is willing to participate."

Li Yuan answered.

"it is good."

Daoist Fufa nodded: "We cultivators should be cautious, but if we are too cautious, we may miss opportunities. In the past, Fu Jiu missed an opportunity and regretted it for a long time."

"Taoist Fu Jiu, he's never been to the Sword God's Tomb?"

Li Yuan was somewhat surprised, for that was the Sword Saint Body, which seemed to be a perfect match for the Sword God's Tomb.

"He didn't have time."

The Taoist priest's lips curled slightly:

"Years ago, before his Divine Palace was even fully formed, he had already reached the top of the Jiujiang Battle Ranking and was invited to participate in the Weitian Martial Arts Competition. Unexpectedly, he gained a great fortune there and directly refined a first-grade Great Pill..."

"Ok?"

Li Yuan was startled and asked, "Wasn't Wei Tian's martial arts demonstration a fake body?"

"The Great Luo Diagram has the ability to refine the false into the true. Once the false body is formed, the true body is formed. You will naturally understand the mysteries within once the Heavenly Martial Arts Competition begins."

But the Taoist priest didn't say it directly.

"Refining the False to Cultivate the True!"

Li Yuan couldn't help but sense the Great Luo Diagram Record again, and was shocked.

'This is rather terrifying...'

The illusory body is sent to various realms to experience trials, fearless of life and death, and its cultivation can even be reflected in the true body.

"In short, Fu Jiu missed the Sword God Gathering. Although he said he didn't care much, he would come every time the Sword God Tomb opened afterward, and he would always find some geniuses from the third realm to help him break through the 'Sword Realm'..."

The Taoist priest sighed with some emotion: "This person has an innate sword saint body. If he could enter the Sword God's Tomb, he would surely obtain far greater fortune than ordinary people. What a pity."

Fu Jiu and his senior brother Fu Fa had a very bad relationship!

Li Yuan silently noted this down, and then inquired about detailed information regarding the Sword God's Tomb.

There were many unclear parts in the 'Detailed Explanation of the Sword God's Tomb' that Fufa Daoren had given him before.

For example, the Sword Realm.

"To be precise, the Sword God's Tomb is the Sword Realm, which contains all the creations left behind after the deaths of those two Dao Lords. Because it is so vast, it is called the Sword Realm."

The Taoist priest explained to him:

"The Sword God's Tomb, or the Sword Realm, is said to have twelve levels. Each level contains numerous small grotto-heavens, where the shadows of countless opponents that the two Dao Lords defeated and killed in the past are located."

"If a cultivator from outside enters and defeats the Dao Shadow within the small cave, he/she will receive a reward, which may be a rare and precious material, a magical technique, or a spirit beast or plant."

"These rules..."

Li Yuan's eyes brightened slightly, but he quickly composed himself and listened quietly.

"Based on the speculations of cultivators who have entered and exited the Sword God's Tomb throughout the ages, those two Dao Lords should be on the twelfth level of the Sword Realm. But unfortunately, even today, very few have been able to reach the ninth level..."

At this point, Master Fufa paused slightly, showing a hint of regret:

“Back then, before I could reverse my innate talent, I also added the metal element to the Demon-Refining Immortal-Trapping Sword, which is why I failed to break through the ninth level and was unable to obtain that whetstone.”

"A whetstone?"

Li Yuan asked a question at the opportune moment.

"This is an extremely rare 'strange object,' similar to a 'great medicine,' both being formed from the convergence of various principles, and are of great benefit to sword cultivators."

The Taoist priest didn't hide anything, and raised his hand to draw the Demon-Refining and Immortal-Trapping Sword:

"After I killed that Hundred-Armed Demon, this sword underwent a transformation, but if it is only nurtured with magic power and supplied by demonic refinement, it will take at least a thousand years, and at most two or three thousand years, to advance to the level of a Dao Treasure."

"That whetstone can speed up the process?"

Li Yuan understood.

"Indeed, if there is a whetstone, the Immortal-Trapping Sword can be transformed into a Dao Treasure in at most three hundred years. And this sword is my natal treasure, its advancement can nourish me and help me break through the eighth realm!"

The Taoist priest was quite calm:

“A whetstone can be used twice and will not delay your sword-forging in the future. If you can obtain it, in addition to the Great Scripture I will give you, I will also give you a sword-based divine ability.”

"I am grateful for your sincerity, senior brother. If I obtain that whetstone, I will give it to you!"

Li Yuan agreed without hesitation.

This sword-grinding stone is incredibly valuable, capable of helping cultivators break through to the eighth realm. If one were to come across it, one would take it even if it meant expending a 'heavenly tribulation'.

"If we can't get it, it doesn't matter."

Seeing his solemn expression, Daoist Fufa was quite pleased: "The ninth level of the Sword Realm is difficult to break through, and there is no guarantee that you will encounter a whetstone. Junior brother, you don't need to feel too much pressure."

He wasn't determined to get the whetstone, because the ninth level of the Sword Realm was truly difficult to break through and fraught with great danger.

While the whetstone is indeed extremely rare, it is insignificant compared to the Chaos Saint Body.

"Junior brother understands."

Li Yuan nodded, understanding his meaning.

In fact, he had no intention of risking his life, because the Sword Realm was different from the Divine Burial Coffin Secret Realm; if things went wrong, he could die and perish.

"In that case, junior brother, you should rest."

The Taoist priest got up and left.

"Whoo~"

After watching the Taoist priest leave, Li Yuan sat down again, closed his eyes and entered a meditative state, beginning to sort through the intelligence and information he had just obtained.

The ninth level of the Sword Realm is very difficult.

In fact, even the first layer is not simple.

Because the opponents that those two sword dao masters remembered were all outstanding talents of their time, including many cultivators who were at the forefront of battles across various realms but fell on the first level.

Even someone as powerful as the Floating Dharma Master was unfortunately defeated at the ninth level.

The only person to pass through nine levels on Dongxuan Mountain was Yu Wangxian, and after he finished the nine levels, he didn't even try the tenth level.

"His innate Dao Body is only at the ninth level..."

Li Yuan frowned inwardly. The Innate Dao Body was known as the potential of a Dao Lord. If it was only at the ninth level, who could possibly reach the twelfth level?

Fu Jiu Dao Ren?

still is……

Recalling the five white-robed dragon immortals in the Divine Burial Coffin Secret Realm, Li Yuan found it hard to imagine that there was someone stronger than them among the three realms.

"Let's assume that the ninth level is occupied by the Five White-Robed Dragon Immortals!"

Li Yuan made a mental pledge and decided to dedicate the next six months to fully supporting Shadow Demon.

"Winning or losing doesn't matter, as long as I can reach that whetstone!"

……

"call!"

"Suck!"

Inside the cave, Li Yuan practiced his cultivation techniques, enveloped by wisps of spiritual energy from heaven and earth. A group of Dao soldiers were hidden within him, slaying the attacking demons.

With the Taoist priest Fufa by his side, he became even more diligent in his demon-refining practices.

Li Yuan was multitasking. While practicing his technique, he was simultaneously sensing the Qianjin Thunder Pool, but he did not sense the cultivator's soul displayed in the weapon-controlling talisman.

"It's very well hidden."

Li Yuan was not surprised. If this remnant soul had been hidden less, it would probably have been killed by Zhang Hailong long ago.

"As long as it doesn't affect your control."

Li Yuan was cautious, but he had already made up his mind not to let the Thunder Pool leave the Commander's Space.

"Om~"

With a slight shift in his mind, Li Yuan chose to take control.

"Boom!"

The next instant, he was jolted, feeling as if a bolt of lightning had struck deep into his soul, even making his whole body feel numb.

He vaguely saw a ferocious white tiger and a faintly visible pool of lightning.

"Om~"

Finally, after the thunder and tiger's roar disappeared, he saw a ray of golden-white light.

Upon merely catching a glimpse of that ray of light, Li Yuan felt a surge of violent and bloodthirsty intent welling up within him, almost causing him to interrupt his cultivation process, wishing he could immediately launch a fierce attack...

"Brother Fufa?"

As if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, Li Yuan decisively replaced the Thunder Pool.

"To control this Thunder Pool, one needs elixirs and incense that can calm the mind and spirit."

Li Yuan let out a long breath, suppressed his thoughts, and began to take stock of his other gains.

……

……

Huhu~
Tens of thousands of miles away from the Nine-Colored Cave, there lies a cluster of black palaces.

"The ninth level of the Sword Realm..."

Fu Jiu Dao Ren stood with his hands behind his back outside the cave, looking out over the various parts of the continent.

To be precise, he was studying the true teachings of the Zhuwei Tiandao Sect, including those of Fufa Daoren and Tongqing Daogu.

"A murderous aura..."

Fu Jiu Dao Ren calculated with his fingers, and a blurry light and shadow appeared in his eyes. It was clear that those true disciples were all proficient in the art of concealing their forms, and the secrets of heaven concerning them were all in disarray.

"Unfortunately, I can't divine the secrets of heaven."

The eyes of the Floating Dharma Master seemed to gleam with divine swords. Looking across the continent, he saw pillars of killing energy of varying colors and lengths through the hazy mist.

The supernatural power he used was called "Slaughtering Sword Eye," which combined killing and sword nurturing. He was using it to observe the killing aura emanating from everyone present.

The length and quantity of this energy have nothing to do with killing living beings; rather, they reflect the cultivators' attainments in the path of killing.

Looking out into the distance, a jet-black sword light shot straight into the sky, seemingly about to cleave the night in two, its killing intent incredibly fierce.

This sword light is the first among all the true disciples here, besides himself.

"The Floating Dharma Master!"

Daoist Fu Jiu looked around and found it quite obvious: "There are 123 cultivators at the sixth realm or above. I am first, Fu Fa is second, Tong Qing and Fu Xiong are tied for third, and the rest are not worth mentioning..."

"There are 421 cultivators at the third realm..."

Daoist Fu Jiu looked into the distance and saw a beam of pure white sword light that was nine zhang high. This light was reflected on a young man wearing a white robe behind Daoist Fu Xiong.

"His killing aura is nine feet high, and Yunji has already reached seventy percent of my level when I was in the third realm!"

Fu Jiu Dao Ren was very satisfied.

The young man was named Jiu Yunji. He was the most gifted member of the family after him. He had been personally nurtured by Jiu Yunji since birth, and it took him two hundred years of hard work to finally see the results.

"The others are no good; their killing aura is only three or four zhang!"

Fu Jiu Dao Ren didn't care much, and then looked at the other true disciples: "Three eight-zhang killing auras? Tong Qing Dao Gu has really gone all out."

He glanced at it again, but didn't pay it any mind. But then, his gaze suddenly sharpened:
"what?"

(End of this chapter)