Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 715 The Shadow Demon Enters the Sword Realm, the Nine Levels of the Sword Realm (Part Two Combined)

It's tough being both an elder and a child!
Fu Xiong Dao Ren sighed inwardly, knowing that he couldn't hide it from the people in front of him, so he had no choice but to tell them everything, even the matter of the Killing Sword Eye.

"Eighteen feet of murderous aura?"

After hearing his words, everyone looked at Li Yuan. Not to mention Fu Jiang, whom they were meeting for the first time, even Fu Fa Daoren was taken aback.

Fu Jiu Dao Ren is flamboyant and domineering, and has a bad reputation among the Twelve Mountains of Da Luo. However, his innate sword saint body and his killing skills are not only unparalleled among the contemporary true disciples, but also rank among the top three.

He used to have a murderous aura of only thirteen zhang, but Li Yuan actually has an aura of eighteen zhang.

'No wonder Fu Jiu actually apologized...'

Tongqing Daoist nun suddenly realized something. She looked Li Yuan up and down with a hint of surprise. Although she felt it was abrupt, she couldn't help but ask, "Fu Jiu didn't see wrong?"

She also possesses spiritual insight, and her mastery of it is quite profound.

When I first met Li Yuan, I also felt that this child was extraordinary. He had a solid foundation, extraordinary talent, and the Chaos Saint Body. He would definitely be a fellow traveler in the future.

Yet, even though he hadn't fully refined the nine strands of golden nature, his killing prowess was already comparable to that of the Nine Extremes Heaven when the Divine Palace was at its peak.
"Such supernatural power exists?"

Li Yuan was secretly shocked, never expecting there to be such a supernatural means to avoid concealment spells.

When he heard Daoist Fuxiong say that his 'killing aura' was hesitant and fluctuating, he understood that it must be because he was controlling the combination of his abilities.

'Eighteen zhang? You must be referring to my state when wielding the 'Offensive Set'?'

Li Yuan guessed what was going on, but said nothing, simply listening quietly as if it were none of his business.

"My senior brother was also afraid of making a mistake, so he came to visit..."

Now that things were out in the open, Daoist Fuxiong no longer felt embarrassed. He coughed lightly, cupped his hands, and said:
"My senior brother said that if Junior Brother Li can lend him a hand, in addition to the Dao-Nourishing Grass, he is willing to contribute 300 merits, a top-grade divine treasure, and also owe you a favor!"

"The ultimate divine treasure!"

Jiu Yunji couldn't help but feel a jolt in his heart.

This is dozens of times higher than what was promised to me!

The Mu siblings, who were serving nearby, were even more astonished. They glanced at their master subconsciously, then quickly looked away.

"not enough!"

Li Yuan lowered his head and remained silent, while Fufa Daoist shook his head, indicating that they could discuss it, but the price was not high enough.

"Isn't this enough?"

Fu Xiong Dao Ren's face twitched; he thought the price was already high enough.

Leaving aside the Dao-Nourishing Grass and the three hundred merits, just one sip of a top-grade divine treasure is enough to recruit a team of sixth-realm cultivators to open up another dimension.

Aside from those who are true disciples of the Daoist holy land, even ordinary cultivators at the peak of the seventh realm may not possess a top-grade divine treasure!
"Can this price persuade Fu Jiu to come?"

Daoist Fufa countered, "Back when Fu Jiu was at the third realm, his killing aura was only thirteen zhang long. How many people in the entire universe could suppress him by five zhang?"

"This……"

Daoist Fuxiong frowned: "Senior Brother Fufa, Junior Brother Li is indeed a genius, but he is only at the third realm. How can he compare to my senior brother?"

"The Sword Realm has twelve levels, and the higher you go, the more dangerous it becomes. The thing that could tempt Fu Jiu must not be on the ninth level, right?"

Tongqing Daoist nun gently swirled her teacup: "Junior Brother Fuxiong, who are those few who have been able to break through to the tenth level of the Sword Realm in the past nine eras and are still alive today?"

"This……"

Fu Xiong Daoist was speechless for a moment. He subconsciously thought of those names, but then realized what he was doing and cut off the thought, for fear of disturbing them.

"The difficulties of the Sword Realm have nothing to do with cultivation level."

Master Fu put down his teacup: "Fu Jiu, what do you think?"

"Om~"

The void trembled, a wisp of sword light appeared and disappeared, and the voice of Daoist Fu Jiu echoed in:

"what would you like?"

"I want a wisp of your original sword energy!"

It was clear that Daoist Fufa had already thought this through, but as soon as he said this, all three seventh-realm cultivators present were terrified.

The Origin Sword Qi, as its name suggests, is the foundation of sword cultivation.

If it were the original sword energy of other seventh-realm sword cultivators, it would be far inferior to the Dao-Nourishing Grass, let alone the Three Hundred Great Merits.

But who is Jiujitian?

Innate Sword Saint Body!

"..."

Even knowing that Daoist Fufa might ask for an exorbitant price, Daoist Fujiu was almost knocked unconscious by those words.

This isn't just a small opening; it's going to take half his life!
"you want?"

After a long while, Fu Jiudao finally asked through gritted teeth.

"My junior brother has inherited the Demon-Refining Immortal-Slaying Sword."

The Taoist priest waved his hand.

Fu Jiu Daoist remained silent for a long time before finally speaking:
"Above the ninth level of the Sword Realm, there is a 'Sword Scripture.' If he can reach that level, he can be given a wisp of the Origin Sword Qi!"

After he finished speaking, the void fell silent, and the sword energy disappeared.

"Ugh!"

Master Fuxiong sighed, cupped his hands in farewell, and took his leave.

Tongqing Daoist nun sent her disciple to see it off, while she looked at the floating Buddha with a smile: "I don't see you often, junior brother. I didn't expect you to be such a good swindler."

Fu Jiang also expressed his admiration: "He truly deserves to be called my senior brother."

She was a little frightened just now, feeling as if Fu Jiu was about to suddenly attack.

"He was just asking for an exorbitant price, and I was quite surprised that he didn't try to bargain."

The Taoist priest composed himself, smiled, and raised his cup.

Li Yuan didn't participate in the bargaining at all; he just accompanied them, acting as if 'the senior brother has the final say,' which made the two female disciples chuckle.

During the gathering, Li Yuan naturally didn't miss the opportunity to ask about the Five Great Scriptures' ability to control objects.

Of course, his explanation was that he wanted to understand the process of his senior brothers practicing their techniques by sensing their Qi.

Unfortunately, none of the three disciples present cultivated the Five Great Scriptures, but these three naturally recognized cultivators who cultivated such great scriptures and immediately introduced them to him.

By the end of the banquet, Li Yuan had already added many of his senior disciples from previous generations as friends. It was different from adding them on his own, having someone introduce him to them.

……

Fu Xiong Daoist had no intention of returning to his cave.

Without even thinking, he knew that his senior brother was in a bad mood at the moment. After saying goodbye, he went directly to the Sword God Gathering.

"Li Yuan!"

Jiu Yun couldn't help but turn around and look at the cave dwelling of the Daoist nun Tong Qing.

His emotions were churning, and he was extremely unwilling to accept it.

He cultivated diligently for two hundred years, refining nine strands of golden essence. Sixty years ago, he had already held the number one spot on the battle rankings for ten consecutive terms.

He didn't believe that the junior who seemed to have not yet fully refined his metal element was stronger than him, but he also knew that with his master's discerning eye, he couldn't possibly be wrong. As a result, the more he thought about it, the worse his mood became.

"Om~"

At this moment, the general knowledge ball trembled slightly.

Jiu Yunji glanced at it, then disappeared from the spot.

A moment later, he arrived in front of a flying boat, where people were already coming to greet him from afar.

"Ninth Brother."

He was a young man with fiery red hair, wearing a bright red robe, and quite eye-catching.

His name is Wang Long. He was born in the Beidou Realm. We have known each other for a hundred years. He is also at the peak of the Divine Palace realm, but he did not pursue the ninth level of the Divine Palace.

"Brother Wang, are you also going to enter the world of swordsmanship?"

Jiu Yun was quite surprised. He had previously heard that Wang Long was in seclusion, intending to refine a high-grade elixir.

"My grandfather heard that the Sword God's Tomb is about to open and insists that I come. What should I do?"

Wang Long looked gloomy.

He was almost able to condense the Great Elixir, but he managed to hold it back, so he was naturally in a bad mood.

"In that case, why not try cultivating to the Ninth Heaven? If the elixir is successfully made, there will be no regrets; if it is not made to the first grade, it will ultimately be a regret."

Jiu Yunji followed him toward the flying boat.

"A rare find."

Wang Long simply waved his hand and led him into the flying boat, where the latter discovered that there were actually two other people.

“Ninth Brother, this is Fellow Daoist Lin Yue, a prospective Daoist disciple of the Heavenly Market Demon Lin Academy, and this is Fellow Daoist Wu Er, from the Martial Immortal Sect…”

Wang Long introduced him.

"These two were also dragged here by their masters, especially Fellow Daoist Lin Yue, who was stopped just as he was about to refine the Great Elixir..."

"Brother Wang, why are you bringing this up again?"

Lin Yue felt rather annoyed, and immediately bowed to greet him, recognizing Jiu Yunji.

"I met two fellow Taoists."

Jiu Yunji returned the greeting. He had also paid attention to the battle rankings of other realms, and these two had been ranked first and second for many years.

Please take your seats.

After exchanging pleasantries, Wang Long summoned the spirit puppet to serve the dishes. Amidst the clinking of glasses, the group also exchanged information about the Sword Realm and the Tomb of the Sword God.

……

……

After returning to his cave, Daoist Fufa asked:
"Junior brother, do you know what the use of the original sword energy of the Innate Sword Dao Saint Body is?"

"I don't know."

Li Yuan shook his head, though he had some guesses in his mind.

"Nurturing the sword".

The Floating Dharma Master sat cross-legged on a futon:
"The progress of a Sword Saint Body in cultivating the sword path is far beyond that of ordinary cultivators. Any sword embryo nurtured by this body will be more powerful, not to mention the innate Sword Saint Body."

After a slight pause, the Taoist priest began to speak of Fu Jiu:

“He cultivates the ‘Extreme Sword Dao’, but he does not nurture the sword. Instead, he absorbs all kinds of sword Dao essence to nourish himself. Although he has not broken through the eighth realm, the strength of his sword energy is no less than any Dao Treasure-level divine sword!”

"If your Demon-Refining Sword can be refined with its original sword energy, not only will its power surpass that of other swords of the same level, but it will also be easier to break through to the next level, and it will possess many other mysteries."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Li Yuan was quite moved, cupped his hands in thanks, and then inquired about the sword manual that Fu Jiu Dao Ren had mentioned.

What kind of sword manual could make him willing to pay such a high price?
"Within the Sword Realm lies the legacy of those two Sword Dao Lords. It is said that each of them left behind a Sword Scripture, but no one knows the specifics."

The Taoist priest shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either, and only offered his guess.

"However, it should be related to the 'Extreme Sword Dao' he cultivates. He nourishes himself with ten thousand swords. If he could obtain a sword manual left by a Dao Lord, he would probably be able to break through the eighth realm immediately..."

"Is that so?"

Li Yuan was quite tempted; if he could master that sword manual…

"He should be unharmed by this matter, but he need not take any risks because of it."

The Taoist priest admonished:
"The ninth level of the Sword Realm is already extremely dangerous, let alone the levels above the ninth? Fu Jiu even gave up his primordial sword energy, which shows that the sword scripture must be at the tenth level, or even the eleventh level!"

"Junior brother understands."

Li Yuan wrote down all of his admonitions, then took his leave and returned to his cave.

He first sorted out the messages from the newly added senior brothers and sisters, and did not rush to disturb them. Instead, after calming his mind, he closed his eyes and entered meditation.

Prepare to enter the Sword God's Tomb.

……

"Boom!"

Several days later, a tremendous sword cry resounded in all directions, shaking the entire Sword God Continent.

"The Sword Realm Opens!"

Li Yuan stepped out of the cave and looked up, feeling a sense of awe.

The two sword lights that stretched across the sky emitted extremely dazzling light, and within the light, thousands of wonders intertwined, as if a great world was floating and sinking within it.

As the sword light grew stronger, more and more realms formed by the interweaving of various wondrous sights appeared, as if countless worlds were being born and dying within them.

"That is the Sword Realm!"

The Taoist priest Fufa walked out of the cave, raised his hand, and put away the Nine-Smoke Silk.

"Boom!" In the void, sword energy surged and radiated far and wide, even illuminating the nearby Ruins of Return, where something strange seemed to appear.

A vast and powerful aura spread in all directions, and figures came from the void, gathering on this continent.

"boom!"

The sword light trembled for only a moment. Under everyone's gaze, countless wonders intertwined and merged within the sword light, eventually transforming into an incomparably vast realm.

Li Yuan gazed into the distance, feeling as if this were the sky itself, unable to see even the edge of the sword light.

"Twelve Layers of Sword Realm!"

Li Yuan focused his senses and could see that the sword realm was thick at the bottom and narrow at the top, like a divine sword, divided into twelve layers, with interwoven light screens that seemed to reflect the scene within.

At this moment, a sword light appeared in the air, intertwining to form a portal, slowly stretching across the sky.

"Om~"

In an instant, a desolate and ancient aura flowed down, surging in all directions and enveloping everyone within it.

The gate to the Sword Realm opens.

While Li Yuan was still examining the scene, hundreds and thousands of figures had already taken flight and disappeared into the portal one after another.

"Huh? Wu Yunlong?"

Li Yuan actually saw some familiar faces, not only Wu Yunlong, but also Lin Yue.

"Didn't he go into seclusion to forge the Great Elixir?"

Slightly surprised, Li Yuan didn't pay much attention and continued to gaze at the Sword Realm.

In the sky, within the light screen of the first layer of the Sword Realm, tiny black dots appeared, constantly pulsating as if engaged in fierce combat.

"This Sword Realm is the transformed Daoist site of those two Sword Dao Lords. Although we can glimpse a little of it, we cannot see the specifics of what lies within."

Upon hearing the voice, Li Yuan saw a man in white standing behind him with his arms crossed.

He had sword-like eyebrows and his eyes seemed to hold a thousand sword lights. He was none other than Fu Jiu Dao Ren, Jiuji Tian.

"I've met senior brother."

Li Yuan bowed.

"You won't go in?"

Ignoring the cold stares of the Taoist Fufa, the Taoist Fujiu looked at Li Yuan with a strange expression in his eyes.

At this moment, he activated his killing intent.

Upon closer inspection, the murderous aura emanating from this young man stabilized at eleven zhang, which slightly disappointed him.

"Reporting to Senior Brother, they have already gone inside."

Li Yuan didn't hide anything.

In fact, it cannot be hidden.

Not to mention Fu Jiu Dao Ren, Tong Qing Dao Gu was also observing him from not far away. Whether he went in and when he went in could not be hidden from these seventh-realm great cultivators.

"The second soul?"

Fu Jiu Dao Ren frowned slightly, but said nothing more, and turned and disappeared.

Li Yuan didn't care. With Fu Fa Dao Ren by his side, he sat cross-legged with peace of mind and focused on sensing the Shadow Demon Body.

……

As he leaped into the air and stepped into the sword gate, Li Yuan, who was now inside the Shadow Demon's body, felt an extremely terrifying intent sweep past like a hurricane.

In an instant, he felt his heart pounding and the sound of swords echoing.

[...Nine True Forms...Five Strands of Golden Nature...Second Primordial Spirit...]

[...The Five Elements Qi, the Chaotic Dharma Body...]

[...access...]

The moment the sword's sound echoed, Li Yuan changed his hand grip set. He could faintly hear something within the sword's sound judging him.

"Item spirit?"

"The will of the Dao Lord? Or something else..."

Upon hearing the term "Chaotic Body," Li Yuan was startled. This thought, sweeping across the mind, could actually sense the existence of his own physical body.

But the next instant, he felt a darkness before his eyes, and when his five senses returned, he found himself in an incomparably vast world.

Blue sky, azure sea, mountains, and earth...

And, all sorts of wondrous sights!

The Shadow Demon was hidden in the clouds and mist. Li Yuan looked around and felt that this Sword Realm was real and just like Dongxuan Mountain. Apart from the many wonders, it was just like the real world.

When a cultivator's divine realm transforms into the Dharma Realm after gathering all the laws, it is no different from the mortal world. However, even refining the Dharma Heaven is not enough to give birth to all kinds of wonders.

At this moment, he looked into the distance and saw a variety of strange phenomena intertwined, such as gale, blizzard, tsunami, and landslide, resembling a Taoist temple.

"Is this the Daoist temple of a Dao Lord, or a fusion of the Daoist temples of two Dao Lords?"

Li Yuan landed on a desolate mountain, his body motionless, while thousands of demonic shadows disappeared into the shadows and spread out in all directions.

"I'm the only outsider in this place!"

Sensing the message from the demonic shadow, Li Yuan was slightly startled. This was not a battle arena; it was a world of one person and one realm, which could only mean that the Sword Realm was far larger than what he had seen outside.

"boom!"

In a split second, Li Yuan heard a booming sound, which was the sound of a demonic shadow being destroyed.

With a slight thought, he arrived at the foot of a valley. From afar, he sensed a sharp and chilling aura and focused his mind to perceive it.

In that valley, there was a huge reclining ox stone with three eyes. A tall, slender middle-aged man sat cross-legged, with a broken sword lying across his knees.

【Dragon-Slaying Sword (Tier 12)】

The broken sword was concealed, with only its name visible, yet it was a broken sword of the highest grade spiritual treasure level.

"Can we take this broken sword after defeating these three eyes?"

Li Yuan understood, but he was in no hurry to take action.

The myriad demonic shadows he unleashed were devouring everything in their path, whether it was spiritual plants, spiritual beasts, or wondrous sights.

"There are words?"

Li Yuan noticed some writing under the reclining ox stone and focused his attention slightly.

[...Cultivators from the 'Heavenly Eye Realm' of the Ruins infiltrated the mortal world and were slain by me...]

The text was brief, only revealing the cultivator's identity.

"This Sword Realm feels like a place of inheritance. Could it be that those two Dao Lords are choosing successors? Or are they not all dead and are looking for a dwelling place?"

Li Yuan wondered to himself.

In fact, this was not just his guess, but also the guess of cultivators who had explored the Sword God's Tomb throughout the ages.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be limited to cultivators below the third realm, and the Dao images reflected within would also be limited to those in the third realm.

"Not urgent."

Outside the valley, the Shadow Demon stood with its arms crossed, while Li Yuan sensed the other Shadow Demons.

He discovered that this sword realm was not very suitable for the Shadow Demon Body to exert its power, because there were too few things to devour, far less than the battlefield in the Blood Phoenix's belly, making it difficult to accumulate strength in a short period of time.

However, he didn't discriminate and let the demonic shadows run rampant.

……

"Woo~"

The Sword Realm is vast and boundless, with countless grotto-heavens formed by various wonders.

When the gates of the Sword Realm opened, a wisp of sword light wandered through the many grotto-heavens, occasionally releasing a powerful will that swept away all cultivators who entered the realm.

"Nine Yang Divine Body, Profound Yin Dharma Body, Qian Jin Dharma Body..."

The sword light looked down upon all the various grotto-heavens, observing every cultivator who entered the realm. In a certain instant, its consciousness trembled, and it actually saw a 'black hole'.

"This is……"

The sword light paused for a moment, then fluctuated violently.

That wasn't a 'black hole' at all; it was clearly a demonic cultivator unleashing demonic power, and not in battle with an opponent, but rather like thousands of locusts devouring the cave world.

"?!"

The sword light fluctuated violently. It was not that it had never seen a demonic cultivator before, but had even seen a 'Yin Demon Saint Body' who had once fought up to the ninth level of the Sword Realm.

But this demonic cultivator is different...

"How could this bastard swallow even dirt?!"

Jian Guang paused for a moment, then realized that the cave was in complete disarray.

"Big, bold!"

……

"Barren, so barren!"

Outside the valley, Li Yuan shook his head as he ate. After half a day, the demonic shadows had swept through the mountains, but what they gained was not even as much as what they had gained from devouring a few strange lands.

"Zheng!"

Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat. He heard a sword cry soaring into the sky, unleashing countless sword energies that surged like a tidal wave.

……

"what?"

Outside the Sword Realm, Li Yuan frowned slightly.

"Didn't they say that Dao Ying wouldn't launch a surprise attack unless I initiated a challenge?"

Li Yuan was slightly surprised, but quickly stopped caring.

Although the Shadow Demon lost its trump card, it could not be stopped by a mere layer of magic. Before long, the Shadow Demon had seized the broken sword and swallowed the Dao shadow of the Tianmu Realm cultivator.

Upon reaching the second floor, he continued to unleash his demonic shadows, devouring everything in their path to accumulate power.

But soon, he discovered that the second-level guardians were also attacking him, as if the Sword Realm wouldn't allow him to devour too much...

"Probably not..."

The Shadow Demon Body was locked in combat with the second-level guardian, not in a hurry to win, but simply to buy time for the Shadow Demon to devour the cave.

"There doesn't seem to be anything good on the lower levels..."

As Li Yuan pondered this, he looked up at the light screen in the sky and discovered that in just half a day, quite a few people had already reached the third level.

At a glance, there were quite a few black spots in the light curtain of the three-layered sword realm.

"Someone has made it to the ninth floor!"

Suddenly, Li Yuan heard a cry of surprise, followed by a surge of divine sense, and the sixth-realm cultivators waiting outside all looked over.

A small black dot suddenly appeared on the light screen that appeared on the ninth level of the Sword Realm!

"How did you jump to the ninth floor?!"

The person who exclaimed was very loud. Li Yuan looked over and saw that it was Daoist Fu Xiong. He was shocked, and not only him, but the other great cultivators were also astonished.

With the strength of their divine sense, even if there are hundreds or thousands of cultivators venturing into the Sword Realm, it would be impossible for them to miss a single detail.

Just moments before that, the fastest-rising cultivator had not yet reached the fourth level of the Sword Realm.

"Could it be that they jumped up there?"

The Floating Dharma Master was also somewhat surprised and doubtful. The Sword Realm had existed for nearly nine centuries, and he had never heard of anyone being able to jump directly to the ninth level.

"Ninth floor...wait!"

Li Yuan was also surprised, but his expression changed immediately.

Through the Shadow Demon's body, he sensed an extremely terrifying aura...

……

"boom!"

The demonic mist surged and thunder roared, like thousands of ferocious beasts stampeding and trampling the void.

"Wait a minute, this is only the third floor..."

The shadow demon shifted and dodged, leaving Li Yuan terrified.

At this moment, an extremely terrifying aura locked onto him, and the owner of that aura stood in the sky, with thousands of thunder dragons dancing wildly, and the thunderstorms he stirred up were like a vast ocean pouring down.

"This can be three stories?!"

Through the shadow demon's body, Li Yuan focused his senses and saw a strange stone amidst the surging thunderstorm, which looked exactly like the sword-grinding stone described by the Taoist Fufa.

"...I actually made it to the ninth floor?!"

(End of this chapter)