Three days later, Lu Yang finally stopped.
On the other side, Ye Guyue lay sprawled on the ground like a puddle of mud, all light gone from her beautiful eyes. She was taking in air but letting none out through her nose and mouth.
Still, the gains had been considerable.
Seated cross-legged on a meditation cushion, Lu Yang silently examined what he had gained over the past three days: a thick volume, with several large characters written on its cover:
"Divine Refining Liberation Sword Art"!
This Sword Art was the Sword Pavilion's Second Grade True Art in Ye Guyue's possession, and it was also the foundation of her Nine-Son Mother Demon Immortal-Slaying Sword.
The crux of this Sword Art lay in the word "refining." It drew upon a Jietian under the Sword Pavilion's jurisdiction, known as the Divine Weapon Realm. Sword Pavilion cultivators entered the Jietian and harvested its qi; with every strand they harvested, they grew stronger. Once cultivated to the peak, they could even refine a flying sword suited to the qi they had harvested.
However, this so-called Qi Harvesting was not as simple as gathering Spiritual Qi.
Qi Harvesting was, in truth, the seizure of the essences of Heaven and Earth. These essences could be people, beasts, or rare treasures.
Seize these essences of Heaven and Earth, then fuse them into oneself.
For example, Ye Guyue's Nine-Son Mother Demon Immortal-Slaying Sword had been forged after she seized nine demonic weapons in the Divine Weapon Realm and poured all her strength into crafting it.
"But what does this have to do with achieving the Golden Core?"
Lu Yang frowned slightly. He now understood the principles behind this Second Grade cultivation method, but some details were clearly still missing—Ye Guyue's own insights into the Sword Art.
With that thought,