The fifth sword of Heavenly Tribulation Nine Swords
Upon closer examination, one will realize that, like the previous divine swords, this law is perfectly of the same origin as the Tribulation-Transcending Law, Tribulation Armor Law, and Heavenly Tribulation Nine Swords he cultivated, sharing the same lineage and complementing each other.
Sure enough, his talent was extraordinary.
The divine weapon and his Dao body were perfectly integrated, requiring no refining or tempering; it was his own unique weapon for protecting the Dao.
Chen Du slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, a faint glint of light flashing in his eyes. He raised his hand and steadily sealed the Twelfth-Tier Divine Sword in the origin of his sea of consciousness, nurturing it with his mind and tempering it day and night.
With this divine weapon by his side, his foundation at the Twelfth Realm was completely solidified, his overall combat power surged once again, and he steadily took a new step forward, breaking through most of the obstacles on his path.
Time passes silently, and the world changes.
In the blink of an eye, five years have passed.
For the past five years, the bamboo grove behind Qingfeng Temple has remained as tranquil as ever.
Chen Du still looked like a handsome young man, with his black hair tied up in a crown and wearing a simple blue robe. He usually stayed at home and rarely stepped out of the bamboo courtyard.
To outsiders, he remained as quiet and unassuming as ever, spending his days sweeping the courtyard and contemplating the stars, just as before, without any outward display of talent.
Unbeknownst to anyone, during those seemingly uneventful five years of quiet Lie Dormant, his cultivation never ceased for a moment; he was constantly undergoing rapid transformation and advancing step by step in the shadows.
The two great talents, [Become a Saint on the Spot] and [The World as a Book], operate day and night, meticulously absorbing the ancient Dao Resonance accumulated in the thousands of mountains, soils, trees, palaces, and stone patterns of Qingfeng Temple, and transforming it all into their own.
The Twelfth Tier cultivation techniques, rare elixir formulas, and peerless forging diagrams that had been sealed away in the temple were all thoroughly deduced, understood, and mastered, becoming inexhaustible nourishment for him to solidify his foundation and advance in the Great Dao.
At the same time, the abilities of "[Turn Danger into Safety]" and "[Calamity Warning]" are always present within oneself, keenly capturing all deadly threats and variables in the world.
Whenever a calamity is about to occur, a warning will be triggered first, allowing him to foresee the crisis and calmly avoid it.
The calamities, disasters, and misfortunes that he skillfully avoided did not disappear into thin air, but were transformed into pure Calamity Qi, which flowed into the Heaven's Way's Gift, continuously bringing him profound insights into the Tribulation-Transcending Law and the Tribulation Armor Law.
In five years, there were seven calamities, each fraught with hidden danger.
There were top-notch secret agents dispatched by the imperial court, who had been lying in wait for several years, intending to investigate the background of the masters at Lie Dormant Qingfeng Temple; there were also undercover agents secretly planted to spy on the truth and gather incriminating evidence.
There are mysterious, ruthless assassins in black, who have come specifically to assassinate him;
Some even came personally, ostensibly to discuss philosophy, but in reality to test and pressure others.
He foresaw all seven incidents and seven potential threats.
If it can be avoided, one should quietly withdraw and resolve the situation without leaving a trace; if it cannot be avoided, one should use supreme and thunderous methods to forcefully counterattack, eradicate the root of the problem, and leave no future trouble.
Over time, the Calamity Qi he accumulated became as vast as the sea, and his understanding of the laws he gained from the Heaven's Way's Gift became increasingly profound.
The profound Dao Resonance insights poured into his consciousness like a vast ocean, repeatedly washing over, refining, and deducing the two fundamental laws. He forcefully solidified the Tribulation-Transcending Law and the Tribulation Armor Law to the ninth level of perfection, making the Dao patterns condensed and flawless, and his foundation as stable as an ancient green mountain.
With his Dao foundation perfected and divine weapon in hand, he took the opportunity to further refine his core killing technique... the Heavenly Tribulation Nine Swords.
With the Ninefold Tribulation-Transcending and Ninefold Tribulation Armor as the foundation of his Martial Dao, and the Twelfth-Tier Divine Sword as the central weapon, he deduced the sword techniques and patterns in his sea of consciousness day and night, breaking through layer by layer and making progress step by step.
His first sword technique, honed in his early years, was already at a level of consummate skill; his second sword technique reached perfection and mastery. He then broke through to a higher realm, continuously deducing and achieving breakthroughs!
Five years of accumulation have led to a powerful breakthrough.
He painstakingly deduced the legendary killing sword technique "Heavenly Tribulation Nine Swords" all the way up to the fifth sword, "Calamity Annihilation"!
The fifth move of the Heavenly Tribulation Nine Swords: Calamity Annihilation!
It requires the guidance of the perfected Tribulation Traversal Dao intent, the foundation of the Ninefold Tribulation Armor Dao patterns, and the divine power carried by Twelfth-Tier Divine Sword.
With a single sword strike, countless calamities converge in the heavens and earth. Clouds of tribulation cover the sky, and tribulation lightning from the nine heavens pours down with world-destroying power. The power of the tribulation path layer upon layer, ultimately returning to ultimate annihilation.
Calamity Annihilation ends, all things Return to the Ruins; tangible matter and intangible laws can all be completely erased!
The cliff behind the mountain is still, the wind is calm, and the clouds are leisurely.
Chen Du stood on the edge of the cliff, raised his hand to form a hand seal, and with a thought, the Twelfth-Tier Divine Sword burst forth from his sea of consciousness and hovered in his palm.
Bathed in the sunlight, the dark golden sword's blade glowed with the dense tribulation patterns, each layer shimmering with brilliant Dao Resonance, while the ancient and domineering pressure of the tribulation Dao quietly permeated the surrounding area.
With another thought, the sword trembled, and nine small, dark gold swords, as thin as cicada wings and shaped like glass, flew out and surrounded him.
Unlike the scattered attacks of the past, this time the nine small swords were connected end to end, interlocking to form a complete and flawless dark gold sword ring, which slowly swirled above his head.
As the sword ring rotated, it invisibly drew in the scattered Calamity Qi from all directions, causing the surrounding void to tremble slightly as endless Calamity Qi frantically gathered and piled up.
The sky above suddenly changed, and thick, dark clouds of calamity gathered out of thin air, surging and sinking down layer by layer, pressing down on the world into a deathly silence, and the force of world destruction quietly took shape.
Chen Du raised his eyes and pointed a finger at the edge of the screen.
Buzz!
The dark gold sword ring streaked through the air, instantly traversing several miles of void, and landed precisely on a deserted, desolate mountain in the distance.
There was no deafening roar, no violent shockwaves, no flashing swords.
Only utter silence.
That desolate mountain, stretching for miles and covered with lush vegetation, silently melted, faded, and vanished under the shroud of the sky filled with tribulation clouds and the sword intent of Calamity Annihilation.
From mountains and rivers to soil and rocks, from plants and trees to living beings, from the outline of the earth to the spiritual veins beneath, everything returns to nothingness.
It was as if this mountain had never existed in this world, completely erased by the power of the thief, leaving nothing behind.
A single Calamity Annihilation everything; its terror is unparalleled.
In addition, his ultimate killing technique, [Soul Devouring's Wrath], which he had painstakingly cultivated, also broke through its limitations and reached new heights within five years.
With the two perfect laws of Ninefold Tribulation-Transcending and Ninefold Tribulation Armor as the core foundation, it integrates the laws of Bury Heaven, Extinguish Earth and Divine Prison Fourfold, the Dao Resonance of Wrath of Heaven Ninefold and Wrath Devouring Ninefold, layer upon layer, complementing each other.
He not only solidified and perfected the tenth level of Soul Devouring's Wrath, making it flawless, but also deduced its profound meaning day and night, successfully taking a new step and creating the eleventh form - Soul Devouring's Wrath: Calamity Fall!
The "Collapse" technique uses the myriad calamities of the heavens as its guide, the raging fury of burning the heavens as its edge, and the annihilation of the Dao as its foundation.
With a single sword strike, calamities descended upon the heavens, its wrathful power overwhelmed the world, annihilating all living beings; its killing power far surpassed that of the past.
On the precipice, Chen Du closed his eyes and concentrated, repeatedly deducing every inch of the ultimate killing move and every Dao Resonance its Dao in his sea of consciousness, until it was perfect and flawless, and could be controlled at will, before slowly sheathing his sword.
The distant and serene sound of the bell from Qingfeng Temple pierced through the mountains and forests, echoing layer upon layer, washing away the remaining Calamity Qi between heaven and earth.
Chen Du turned around and walked slowly back to the familiar bamboo courtyard with unhurried steps.
The path to the Twelfth Realms is vast and long, and we have only just begun.
The road ahead is endless, yet he remains calm Lie Dormant, cultivating himself and waiting for the day when the winds of change will rise again, allowing him to soar to the summit.