Inheritance of the Sword Immortal

Xiao Yun's thoughts stirred, and then his soul was pulled from his body. His vision went black, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in an unfamiliar world.

"Welcome to the Vast Wilderness World." An ethereal voice sounded beside his ear.

The sudden voice gave Xiao Yun a fright. He immediately asked warily, "Who are you?"

The ethereal voice replied, "I am your personal assistant in the Vast Wilderness World. I will assist you in completing various tasks here."

Xiao Yun considered it for a moment before saying, "In that case, I'll call you Youyou."

Youyou replied, "Understood." After a brief pause, Youyou guided him, "As this is your first time entering the Vast Wilderness World, please choose a nickname."

Xiao Yun thought for a while before saying, "In the Vast Wilderness World, just call me Xiao Yun. As for you, don't call me Master. Call me Young Master."

Youyou immediately changed how she addressed him and reminded him, "Young Master, it has been detected that you have an unclaimed newbie gift pack. Would you like to claim it?"

Xiao Yun immediately said, "Claim it."

Two phantoms appeared before Xiao Yun. On the left was a swordsman in a Taiji robe, holding a gleaming sword in one hand and a gourd in the other. Countless magnificent poems floated behind him, each seemingly formed from endless sword intent, giving off an air of looking down upon the world. On the right was a youth with crimson hair shooting into the sky, three heads and six arms, standing atop Wind Fire Wheels, draped in the Red Armillary Sash, and wielding a Fire-Tipped Spear.

"The inheritance of Li Bai, the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal, Master of the Human Sword Dao, and Master of Poetry, Sword, and Wine; the inheritance of Nezha the Third Prince, Great God of the Three Altars Sea Assembly, King of Mischief, and Heavenly God of War. Please choose."

Xiao Yun liked both inheritances and wanted to choose them both. However, after careful consideration, he chose the inheritance of Li Bai, the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal. His current body was far too frail, and fusing with the inheritance of Nezha the Third Prince, the Heavenly God of War, would likely take a long time. It did not suit his current circumstances. Besides, based on the information he had received earlier, he would still have opportunities to choose other inheritances in the future.

"I choose to inherit the legacy of Li Bai, the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the phantom of the white-robed swordsman merged into Xiao Yun's body. Countless pieces of information flooded into his mind, and Xiao Yun felt as though he had become that white-robed swordsman—gazing at the moon by the window, drinking alone beneath the moon, dancing with a sword among the clouds, and dancing wildly beside great rivers; witnessing the prosperity of the world and the chaos of human wars; witnessing wine and meat rotting behind vermilion gates and frozen corpses lying by the roadside; witnessing white hair lamented before court mirrors, and hair like black silk in the morning turning to snow by dusk...

It was as though Xiao Yun had also lived through the life of Li Bai, the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal. Only then did he understand why Li Bai had cultivated the Sword of the Mortal Realm, why he could become the Immortal Poet, and why others called him a drunkard. It was all bestowed by his turbulent life.

When Xiao Yun came back to his senses, he immediately heard Youyou's reminder:

Acquired Basic Gold Spirit Root, acquired Li Bai the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal's divine-grade cultivation method Azure Lotus Sword Song, acquired the beginner skill Sword Qi.

Xiao Yun then sensed something strange within his body. With this thing, his body immediately sensed countless peculiar motes of light floating through the surrounding air. One kind of white mote felt especially close to him, constantly merging into his body and forming a strange power completely different from Soul Power—Spiritual Power.

A smile appeared on his face. With the inheritance of Li Bai, the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal, he finally had the ability to protect himself and the power to take revenge.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself standing in a magnificent city.

The city was encircled by an enormous dragon skeleton. Mysterious runes covered the bones, emanating a heart-palpitating aura. Every building in the city seemed to have been carved whole from massive blocks of white jade, giving it a solemn, majestic, and boundless presence.

Moreover, every building in the city stood atop small floating sky islands. Below them lay endless white clouds, like an earthly paradise, a heaven among men.

"This is the White Jade Capital in the Heavens. It truly is extraordinary," Xiao Yun muttered.

Xiao Yun cautiously explored the city and discovered that it was completely deserted. Most of the buildings were sealed, and in the end, he found only two unsealed structures.

One was the place where he had appeared—the Summoning Temple. The other was the Ascension Temple beside it.

The Summoning Temple was entirely constructed from white jade, with a massive crystal embedded in its roof. Countless starlights seemed to flow within the crystal, making it breathtakingly beautiful. On either side stood a hundred-meter-tall warrior statue, like Guardians of the Summoning Temple.

The Ascension Temple appeared even more mysterious. The entire structure was shrouded in a faint mist, flickering in and out of sight. From time to time, he could see countless streams of spiritual energy gathering within, creating a beautiful sight.

When he entered the Summoning Temple, he found it empty.

A massive Altar stood at the center, covered in intricate runes.

As he approached the Altar, those runes suddenly lit up, and then he heard Youyou's reminder:

"Young Master, you may receive one free ordinary summon and one free advanced summon every day. Would you like to perform a free ordinary summon?"

Xiao Yun chose without hesitation.

The runes on the Altar began spinning rapidly before finally converging into a beam of Blue Light. Within it, a long sword of jade-green slowly emerged, followed by a translucent emerald figure appearing from the Sword Body.

Acquired Gold Attribute War Spirit: Sword-Wielding Attendant—Sword Spirit. Quality: Rare.

After the Sword Spirit appeared, Xiao Yun felt a great deal of information about War Spirits appear in his mind.

There were four grades of War Spirits in total. From lowest to highest, they were: Rare, Epic, Legendary, and Mythic.

All War Spirits possessed independent intelligence. Once summoned, there were two choices: one was to take them under one's command as battle spirits, while the other was to let them go free. Doing so would grant feedback from the War Spirit. Dismissing a Rare War Spirit granted 2 Dismissal Coins, 4 Breakthrough Mu Jins, and 200 points of Spiritual Power; dismissing an Epic War Spirit granted 25 Dismissal Coins, 25 Breakthrough Mu Jins, and 1,000 Spirit Mu Jins.

As for Legendary War Spirits, each was unique under any Lord. If one was summoned again, it would transform into the corresponding Legendary Fate Token, which could be used as material to advance other War Spirits.

Rare War Spirits had a level cap of 60, equivalent to the level of a top Soul King on Douluo Continent. Although they possessed independent intelligence, they could not complete tasks on their own and required higher-grade War Spirits to command them. Thus, after being summoned, they were only useful in the early stages. Once more Legendary and Mythic War Spirits were acquired later on, they could be released.

Epic War Spirits had a level cap of 100, equivalent to the level of becoming a god at level 100, something countless Soul Masters on Douluo Continent could only dream of. Epic War Spirits could also independently carry out certain tasks and control a certain number of Rare War Spirits.

Legendary War Spirits had a level cap of 160, already surpassing the level of God Kings in the Douluo God Realm. They could stand on their own and exist completely independently, much like Hero Units in certain games.

Mythic War Spirits came in two kinds. Ordinary Mythic War Spirits had a level cap of 380, while top-tier Mythic War Spirits had a level cap of 430. This was power far beyond Douluo World. However, reaching such a level was not easy for Mythic War Spirits. They required enormous quantities of materials, and their intelligence far surpassed that of ordinary people.