Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 656 The Transformation of the Treasure Sword: A Silver-White Blade! (Two Chapters Combined)

"It seems that I'll be inseparable from the knife for a long time to come," Song Changming muttered to himself, before continuing to collect the remaining rewards.

He continued to consume eight thousand lifespans and obtained another orange-level physique trait: the Celestial Wood Spirit Body.

This orange physical trait is very similar to the Fire Elemental Heavenly Spirit Body of the Thunder Devourer that Song Changming previously led; it is an advanced version of the physical trait related to the wood attribute.

This way.

In terms of natural attributes, he possesses orange-level physical talents in all three elements: lightning, fire, and wood.

Currently, the lightning element is undoubtedly the best developed natural attribute, followed by the fire element, and then the wood element.

But given enough time, the development of these three natural attributes can proceed in parallel in the future!
For him, success in multiple areas is inevitable!

Of course, with the golden physique of a sword saint, swordsmanship will still be the most prominent aspect of all his abilities in the future.

After receiving these two high-grade physical attributes, Song Changming reserved his third reward for the God-Devouring Blade.

[Lifespan -16000, can upgrade the quality of one spirit weapon.]

In the battle against the Star-Devouring Dragon, the God-Devouring Blade was severely damaged and could no longer be swung, and its repair was extremely difficult.

He hoped to use this reward to restore his God-Devouring Blade, and it would be even better if he could further improve the quality and grade of the treasure.

It wasn't just because the God-Devouring Blade was handy, but also because he couldn't find another treasured blade of higher quality in the entire world.

It should be noted that the God-Devouring Blade had already been enhanced twice before using similar reward items.

This time, it's the third enhancement of the God-Devouring Blade!

With a flick of his wrist, he placed the God-Devouring Blade flat in front of him.

The straight blade was covered with dense cracks, looking as if it would break apart inch by inch with just one more swing.

The ferocious beast spirit within the blade has not appeared for a long time.

Song Changming could sense that the ferocious beast was still alive and had not perished along with the broken sword, but its condition was just like the cracks all over the sword, and it wouldn't be in much better shape.

"Hopefully it can still be saved," Song Changming said, touching the damaged blade and shaking his head.

Having had this precious sword for so many years, it's impossible not to have feelings for it.

Right now, he's hoping the amazing panel rewards will surprise him.

With a thought, the panel shone with light onto the blade.

Under Song Changming's gaze, the cracks on the blade seemed to be filled in one by one by these particles of light, and each crack gained an extra layer of shimmering light.

These cracks were visibly erased quickly.

“It works!” Song Changming’s eyes lit up.

Then, the texture of the blade also changed simultaneously, gradually changing from its original black color to silver-gray, and then to silver-white like the hilt!

The originally dark and menacing aura of the blade was transformed at this moment, becoming as pure and holy as ice and snow.

Song Changming hadn't expected that this upgrade would change the blade so drastically; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it completely replaced the blade.

The upgrade process is quite short, with the changes taking only about a minute.

The light emanating from the panel faded, leaving only the gleaming sword before one's eyes.

"Come out now." Regardless of the sword's condition, Song Changming noticed that the sword spirit inside had become active, and he couldn't help but shout softly.

The next moment, a strange beast with a completely silver-white body appeared from the blade.

The strange beast has two horns on its head, two wings on its back, and a body that resembles a tiger, a lion, and a horse—still that bizarre, incomparable creature.

However, after changing its skin, it lost its ferocious feeling, as if it had been reborn, and instead gained a bit of ethereal beauty, like a lucky beast described in folklore.

This stark contrast, much like the transformation of the precious sword, made Song Changming unable to utter the name of that monstrous beast.

The sword spirit hummed softly, its tone cheerful, expressing both relief at surviving the ordeal and wonder at the change in its appearance.

When Song Changming reached out his hand, it knew that Song Changming had saved it, and it bowed its head in submission, rubbing against his outstretched palm.

"Not bad, at least they still acknowledge me as their master," Song Changming said with a smile.

After the skin was changed, even the sword spirit's personality became much gentler; at least it stopped yelling at him.

Once the hilt was firmly grasped, the precious sword offered no resistance whatsoever.

"What material has it turned into?" Song Changming muttered to himself after examining it closely.

His current forging and casting skills are the result of a lot of experience he has accumulated over the years, and his level is quite high.

With his extensive knowledge, he naturally recognized the vast majority of forging materials in the world.

However, when faced with this precious sword that had been modified by the panel, they were completely clueless and couldn't make any judgment at all.

It was likely a high-level material he had never encountered before, and it might even be a unique material not belonging to this world.

Since he couldn't come to a conclusion from the appraisal, Song Changming didn't bother to think about it anymore. As long as the knife was strong and tough enough, that was enough for him.

Holding the knife, Song Changming took a step forward and disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye.

He wanted to test his sword, but he didn't want to alarm the fox clan, nor did he want to further damage this blessed land. Therefore, he could only endure the harsh cold of the Frosty Province in the far north.

Frost Province, in the far north.

Countless pale golden sword energies descended from the sky, causing the heavens and earth to tremble and energy to explode.

The solid ice below was broken into numerous pieces, forming one huge ice hole after another, thousands of meters deep.

Large ice fissures, stretching for tens or even hundreds of miles, also appeared one after another.

Here, Song Changming can do as he pleases without worrying about hurting anyone or damaging the land.

Anyway, in this extremely cold place, it won't be long after he leaves that the ice will freeze and recover on its own, so no matter how badly it's damaged, it won't matter.

Even after Song Changming sheathed his sword, his immense sword intent still soared into the heavens, impossible to withdraw.

The sound of a blade echoed in his ears, resonating with his sword intent. As Song Changming looked at the silver-white blade in his hand, his smile grew wider and wider.

In the past, the God-Devouring Blade could not bear the full force of his cultivation.

At this moment, even if he poured out all his power—the power of a grandmaster, thunder, the force of billions of pounds, the power of starlight and moonlight, the supreme sword intent, etc.—this sword could perfectly accept it and smoothly transform it into a sword style to strike out.

No wonder Song Changming was delighted.

He finally had a handy weapon back!
"These 16,000 lifespans were truly worth it!"

Putting everything else aside, if he had no sword to use, no matter how dazzling his natural sword saint appearance was, he wouldn't be able to unleash his full divine power.

Only with a sword in hand can he become a true sword saint. Roar!
The sword spirit roared to the sky, as if celebrating its rebirth.

Song Changming did not stop it, letting the sword spirit vent its anger before crawling back into the sword to take a nap.

This transformation is not yet over for it; it needs to continue to integrate with this brand-new blade until there is no difference between them.

Song Changming flicked his silver-white blade, dispersing the fiery pure gold aura it carried, and it landed back on the ice surface.

He then accepted the final annual bonus.

[Lifespan -16000, significantly increases Grandmaster cultivation level.]

Such a reward opportunity that directly improves one's Grandmaster cultivation level is rare in previous years, and Song Changming would definitely not let it slip by once it appears.

It is worth mentioning that in previous years, whether it was the reward for improving the quality of spirit weapons or this reward for improving the cultivation level of a Grandmaster, the lifespan consumed was usually only around five or eight thousand.

This time, both rewards require 16,000 life points, which is unprecedented.

Even if it's a price increase, this is an extremely excessive one.

But Song Changming harbored no resentment; on the contrary, he felt a little anticipation.

He knew that the price increase of the panel was not without reason, and that the rewards he would receive would be matched by a corresponding increase in his lifespan.

He had just upgraded the quality of the God-Devouring Blade, and it did not disappoint him.

And this cultivation reward will likely be no exception.

Upon confirmation, Song Changming's Purple Mansion immediately began to churn violently, and his Grandmaster power surged.

At the same time, spiritual energy and other natural energies from hundreds of miles around surged toward his location.

The coldest air, especially from beneath the ice, was the most abundant, and Song Changming absorbed it all without hesitation.

Under the control of the panel, all of it was transformed into Song Changming's Grandmaster Power, and quickly condensed into new Grandmaster Essence Blood, which was then incorporated into Song Changming's Martial Arts Purple Mansion.

Originally, Song Changming possessed 112 drops of Grandmaster's essence blood, far exceeding the original Great Perfection realm of a Grandmaster.

And right now, 113 drops, 114 drops, 115 drops.
Song Changming's Grandmaster cultivation level is increasing at an incredible speed.

Even though he had no more cultivation methods for the path of martial arts, and even though he had already reached the Great Perfection realm, his Grandmaster cultivation level continued to increase with the help of the panel.

Even Song Changming himself was unsure whether accumulating a certain amount of Grandmaster's essence blood would lead to a qualitative change, pointing him towards the path of martial arts cultivation.

Ultimately, this cultivation reward directly condensed the Grandmaster essence blood within his Purple Mansion to one hundred and twenty drops!

It's eight drops more than before.

Don't underestimate these eight drops. Each drop represents a breakthrough beyond the Perfect Realm, and their significance and value are incomparable to the initial hundred drops.

Each drop was a hurdle, and Song Changming had passed eight hurdles this time. The newly added Grandmaster power was quite enormous, which greatly enhanced his strength once again.

That 16,000 lifespan was indeed well spent.

In fact, it's much more worthwhile than any previous cultivation reward.

"It's a pity that such an opportunity will be rare in the future." Song Changming had initially consolidated his rapidly increasing Grandmaster cultivation. After his initial joy, he couldn't help but feel somewhat dissatisfied.

This time, he slew the Star-Devouring Dragon, averting a potential catastrophe for humanity. Because of his previous achievements, he received an unparalleled reputation this time, which is why he received such a high reward.

Next time, even if he wanted to achieve such high praise again, there wouldn't be a second Star-Devouring Dragon for him to kill, nor would there be a cataclysmic disaster concerning the human race or the entire Nine Provinces that he needed to resolve.

Song Changming was well aware of this, which is why he cherished this opportunity for reward even more.

Even the lifespan reward, which he would usually consider claiming to offset the cost of the reward, he chose to give up this time.

For this reward, he directly consumed more than two hundred years of his lifespan in one go, which is no small amount.

However, he could gradually accumulate more lifespan in the future, so even though he felt a little reluctant, he used it decisively when necessary.

Life is fleeting, and the past is like clouds, vanishing with the wind.

In the following century, the human race in Kyushu flourished even more, and the population also increased significantly.

During the period when the demon race caused chaos in the Nine Provinces, the human population had already decreased to less than 10 billion. Now, a hundred years have passed, and the population has exploded. There are more than 50 billion people registered in the official household registers of the Nine Provinces alone.

If we add the huge number of unregistered residents from various regions, the population base becomes even more unimaginably exaggerated.

However, when this population is distributed across Kyushu, it does not actually appear dense.

Historical records indicate that during the most prosperous period of the ancient Yuan Kingdom, the human population of the Nine Provinces reached an astonishing hundreds of billions.

In contrast, the human race is still on its way to its peak.

Leizhou, on an official road leading to the capital,

"Wow, Grandpa, this road is so wide and smooth! It's not bumpy at all when I'm in the carriage." A little girl sat lightly on the roof of a horse-drawn cart, stretching her back and giggling.

Beside them was a boy who looked several years younger, who looked around in fear, afraid that he might fall off the roof of the carriage.

"Hehe, that's for sure. This is an imperial edict personally issued by our Emperor Wu. Over the past hundred years, roads have been built all over the Nine Provinces, especially between cities, which are now truly interconnected."

You guys are just lucky to have been born in such a good time. Back in the day, we didn't have such good conditions.

The old man driving the carriage, wearing a straw hat, looked at the silhouette of the capital city gradually appearing in the distance and turned back with a smile, saying something.

The little girl straightened up immediately and asked, "Grandpa, tell me about the past again. I like to hear stories about fighting monsters."

"Well, that year, the world was in turmoil in Kyushu."

As the old man was speaking, a loud bell suddenly rang out from the direction of the capital, interrupting his story.

Once, twice
As the bell rang, the old man's expression gradually changed.

The bell tolled nine times, its sound reaching the heavens and scattering the clouds.

"Grandpa, this bell is so loud! I'm sure the whole city heard it," the little girl asked, puzzled.

"This is a death knell, meant to announce the end of the city." The old man said solemnly, pulling the carriage to a stop.

"Grandpa, why has everyone stopped?" The little girl looked around and found that not only her family's carriage had stopped, but all the carriages and pedestrians on the official road had stopped.

Almost everyone looked toward the capital, and all was silent.

"The capital's death knell has struck nine times; our King of the State has passed away. Girl, come down and stand properly." The old man said, taking his grandchildren down in his arms.

hum!
In the sky, streaks of light from all directions flew towards the capital city, like shooting stars flashing by.

These are all generals and commanders who guard the capital.

(End of this chapter)