Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy, Sword in the Eyes

After Fang Wang's battle with Xu Lang, more intelligence about him began to circulate.

He was only at the seventh level of the Qi Nurturing Realm before entering the sect, and after three years, he defeated a Personal Disciple at the ninth level of the Spirit Pill Realm!

This news, spread by disciples of the third meridian, swept through the entire city like a whirlwind. Everyone who heard it felt shocked. The legendary peerless prodigies were actually appearing beside them, making them feel it was unreal. Many people doubted this, believing Fang Wang was just as low-key as Ye Xiang, leading people to mistakenly think he was a new disciple.

Time will prove the truth!

In an inn in the main city, Zhao Zhen sat by the window. He didn't look at the golden mirror in the sky but poured wine for himself. His right hand, holding the wine pot, was trembling.

The disciples in the inn were all discussing Fang Wang's power and didn't notice his abnormality. If they had been sitting opposite him, they would have seen him covered in sweat, his face filled with terror.

After Fang Wang left the stage, the subsequent battles, though exciting, always felt a bit lackluster to the spectators.

The first meridian actually hid a genius with Earth Origin Treasure Spirit. Excluding Fang Wang and Zhou Xue, this genius, along with Ye Xiang, Gu Li, and Lu Yuanjun, meant Taiyuan Sect possessed four geniuses with Earth Origin Treasure Spirit. No wonder in another timeline, it became the strongest sect in Great Qi's immortal cultivation world.

It wasn't until the last half-day that a lower-ranked vein peak challenged the third meridian. Yang Yuanzi dispatched Gu Li to fight. Her opponents were three Spirit Sculpting Realm disciples and one disciple at the first level of the Spirit Pill Realm.

It's confirmed!

There's something fishy!

After Gu Li achieved four consecutive victories, she returned to Fang Wang's side, her expressionless. Whether it was Fang Wang's illusion or not, he felt she was deliberately avoiding his gaze. When other disciples praised her, she merely nodded slightly.

Thinking about Gu Li's previous opponents, it was likely that those above the Spirit Pill Realm had deliberately gone easy on her.

That made sense. She was a genius with Earth Origin Treasure Spirit; how could Taiyuan Sect not focus on cultivating her?

Under any rules, there are gray areas.

Time flew by.

The seven-day period of the Nine Meridians Martial Competition finally arrived. The third meridian ultimately secured its fifth-place position, achieving its best result in fifty years.

After Guang Qiuxian finished announcing the rankings of each meridian, Deputy Sect Master Chen Anshi stood up and announced, "The nine disciples who will represent Taiyuan Sect in the grotto-heaven to seek opportunities are Lu Yuanjun, Fang Wang, Xu Lang, Ye Xiang, Zhou Xue, Gu Li, Yan Feiyue, Tang Jue, and Xiao Ling!"

"At noon on this day, one month from now, you will wait in front of Shiyuan Hall!"

With this, this iteration of the Nine Meridians Martial Competition concluded!

Disciples from various pavilions flew out, heading towards the pavilion where the third meridian was located, all of them coming for Fang Wang.

Facing the attempts by Personal Disciples from various meridians to befriend him, Fang Wang had to be polite. Later, even the Elders from each meridian arrived.

It took Fang Wang a full hour to break free. He quickly returned to the front of his cave dwelling's mountain gate and found Gu Li waiting at the entrance.

Fang Wang landed and was about to greet her when Gu Li spoke first, "You must be disappointed, but I couldn't refuse. Even if I didn't want to, the sect would have pushed me forward. Besides, I wanted this opportunity myself. My father mentioned it to me before."

Fang Wang blinked and said, "Disappointed about what? I'm only envious. Come on, are you showing off?"

Fairness?

Don't be ridiculous. In this world, apart from life and death, what is absolutely fair!

The emergence of immortal cultivation might have made even life and death unfair.

Gu Li's depression lessened, amused by his tone. She rolled her eyes at Fang Wang, then took out two blue-covered books from her Storage Bag. She handed them to Fang Wang and said, "My father heard that you defeated me at the seventh level of the Qi Nurturing Realm during the entrance assessment and wanted to befriend you. These are the Heaven and Earth Treasure Record and my Gu Family's unique secret art, Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy."

"The Heaven and Earth Treasure Record records the rare treasures of heaven and earth, which will help you collect treasures within the Great Sage's Grotto-Heaven. Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy is a sword energy technique that direct descendants of the Gu Family must cultivate, but very few can achieve mastery. If perfected, it is said to possess divine abilities."

After speaking, she turned and left. Watching her retreating figure, Fang Wang hesitated to speak.

Gu Li walked away quickly, returning to her own cave dwelling as if afraid he would refuse.

Fang Wang shook his head and chuckled, then entered his cave dwelling.

Sitting on the bed, Fang Wang began to flip through the Heaven and Earth Treasure Record. Each page had illustrations followed by textual descriptions. Various herbs and fruits captivated him. In addition, there were many peculiar ores.

Although not a secret manual, the Heaven and Earth Treasure Record still surprised Fang Wang.

After reading for a full half-hour, he put the Heaven and Earth Treasure Record into his Storage Bag and then picked up the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy to examine it.

He didn't have high expectations for the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy, having witnessed Gu Li's Five Saints Sword Technique.

As he read, his expression became serious.

The Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy is not simple!

This sword energy is nurtured within the Dantian. The longer it is nurtured, the stronger this sword energy becomes. Overall, the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy is very weak in the early stages, and it's difficult to form combat effectiveness within the first ten years, which is why Gu Li had not used it until now.

Fang Wang was different. If he could cultivate the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy to the Grand Perfection realm from the start, his cultivation speed would far surpass that of the Gu family members. After all, the Gu family members had to cultivate the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy step by step, and it took a long time just to condense the sword energy.

As Fang Wang was about to turn to the last page, his hand trembled slightly.

Who knew how long he would have to stay in the Celestial Palace, but thinking about going to the Great Sage's Grotto-Heaven soon, he felt that having an extra means of combat was a good thing.

Fang Wang took a deep breath, then turned to the last page and began to read.

When he finished reading the last word, his mind exploded, and everything before his eyes blurred.

Fang Wang reopened his eyes and found himself in the Celestial Palace. He didn't waste any time and immediately began to cultivate the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy.

The Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy did not have distinct realms like other cultivation methods, but the process of cultivation was very difficult. It was not ordinary sword energy but more like an exploration of the soul.

And so, years passed.

Finally, Fang Wang spent one hundred and twenty years to cultivate the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy to the Grand Perfection realm. At this moment, he finally believed Gu Li's words.

The Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy truly possesses miraculous power!

At Grand Perfection, the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy resides not in the dantian, but within the soul. This has greatly enhanced Fang Wang's Spiritual Sense, allowing him to perceive his own soul.

In essence, the Grand Perfection Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy is equivalent to a fragment of the soul, unleashed from the eyes and under his control. After slaying enemies, it returns to his body, unstained and possessing terrifying destructive power.

The most crucial point is that the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy has no upper limit; the longer he nurtures it, the stronger it becomes.

Fang Wang's consciousness withdrew from the Celestial Palace. He opened his eyes and saw his cave dwelling.

He suppressed the urge to rush out and witness the world, and began cultivating the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy. With spiritual energy entering his body, it took less than half a cup of tea's time for his soul to refine the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy. From then on, whenever he absorbed Qi, a portion would automatically feed the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy. This is the Grand Perfection Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy, requiring no separate cultivation.

Of course, if he felt the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy was hindering his cultivation speed, he could sever its connection with the outside world at will.

Fang Wang's eyes widened, his pupils bright. A stream of sword energy shot out from his eyes, traversing his cave dwelling at lightning speed. With a thought, he retracted it, and the sword energy swiftly returned to his eyes, which then returned to normal.

Comfortable!

The moment the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy left his body, Fang Wang felt as if he had a clone, perfectly controlling the sword energy. Everything around him even seemed to slow down.

In future battles, the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy would be his trump card!

Centuries later, the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy would become his ultimate move. With a glare, sword energy would erupt, capable of destroying heaven and earth!

Fang Wang felt invigorated just thinking about it.

He immediately got up, walked out of his cave dwelling, and stood at the edge of the cliff, gazing at the falling snow. He desperately wanted to shout, to vent the frustration of a hundred years of arduous cultivation, but he held back!

No!

I must go out and socialize!

Fang Wang immediately set off to visit his clansmen. Except for Zhou Xue, they were all in their respective cave dwellings.

It wasn't until three days later that he returned. Standing before the sect's gate, he hesitated for a moment before approaching Gu Li's cave dwelling and calling out, "Is Miss Gu home?"

Not long after, the sect gate opened, and Gu Li emerged, looking puzzled. "What is it?"

It was rare for Fang Wang to seek her out, so she thought something must have happened.

"I've been studying the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy for the past three days. May I ask how many people in the Gu Family have mastered it, and to what extent can the strongest wield it?" Fang Wang asked seriously.

After holding back for 120 years, he needed to compare himself to others.

Gu Li sighed, "Fang Wang, you are indeed a genius, but you can't rush the Spirit Nurturing Sword Energy. Currently, fewer than ten people in the Gu Family can use it in combat. The strongest is my grandfather; he can exhale sword energy that pierces anything, and can even shatter high-grade magic artifacts."