The price was steep, though. That special technique kept burning away his lifespan and other vital foundations.
And he was already advanced in years.
In moments, he visibly aged several more years, and an air of death settled over him.
His cultivation, however, surged straight to Void Refinement Mid-Stage. His aura grew nearly twice as powerful as before.
"Law Divine Ability... Ice Soul Cold Blade!"
A Sword Intent that pierced the heavens erupted from Ice Soul Old Celestial Monarch's body.
This Sword Intent had even reached the very peak of Fifth Grade Peak, only a step away from the sixth grade.
Clearly, Ice Soul Old Celestial Monarch possessed not only profound cultivation but also extraordinary mastery of the Sword Dao.
Such skill was remarkable, far beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators.
Sword Intent was notoriously difficult to cultivate, too.
Besides, Frost Immortal Sect specialized in ice-and-snow techniques. As a result, high-level sword cultivators were scarce throughout the sect.
With his mastery of the Sword Dao, Ice Soul Old Celestial Monarch might even have ranked among the sect's top three.
Even beyond the sect, mastery of the Sword Dao like his was rare.
Ice Soul Cold Blade was not only immensely powerful; it could also slay another's soul.
Like the Ghost Immortal Annihilation Sword Edge wielded by Ling Pengxing, the Ling Lineage's Ghost Dao Sword Cultivator, it was a special technique that amplified a flying sword's might.
The forebears of the Ice Soul Lineage had created it using their lineage's core art, the Ice Soul Profound Technique.
It therefore shared the same origin as the lineage's prized set of nine Ice Soul Flying Swords.
Used together, the technique and swords multiplied each other's power.
A Law Divine Ability was a formidable, specialized Void Refinement technique. It surpassed ordinary Void Refinement spells,