Returning to Divine City

"I am going to sleep now, and this time I will sleep even deeper. I don't know if I will wake up again. Since you have entered this Pure Yang Sword Palace, it is as if we are destined to meet. I will give you this broken sword. You may leave on your own, or you may cultivate in the Pure Yang Sword Palace. You have the Pure Yang Body, so cultivating here will be twice as effective..."

After saying these words, the Black Shadow Sword Spirit's figure gradually blurred and eventually disappeared completely.

Only Yi Yun remained, standing in the main hall.

"Hiss hiss hiss."

With a few soft sounds, the broken sword that had been stuck diagonally in the ground was pulled out by itself and fell to the ground.

Looking at the rusty broken sword, Yi Yun was speechless. He had risked his life to venture deep into the Fire Hell, break through the chessboard formation, and arrived in this ruined world, but he couldn't enter the interior of the Immortal Palace. All he got was this broken sword that looked terrible.

However, Yi Yun also knew that since the Black Shadow Sword Spirit had given him this broken sword, it must be something extraordinary...

But what makes it so extraordinary...?

Yi Yun picked up the broken sword and examined it from all angles. The blade had no sharpness whatsoever; no matter how you looked at it, the sword seemed incredibly weak.

"The swords of ancient powerful figures, even after tens of millions of years of decay, should be incredibly sturdy. Although the blades may not be sharp, they are still much more durable than Thousand Army Saber."

Yi Yun looked at the Thousand Army Saber in his hand and sighed softly. This blade had been with him for a long time, but it broke in the battle with the Golden Crow Remnant. The six-foot blade was reduced to only three feet.

When he returns to Tai'a Divine City, he will need to get a new sword. This sword has served him very well.

Holding the broken sword, Yi Yun lightly stroked the blade with his fingers, feeling the rough texture of the short sword, and a stirring in his heart arose within Yi Yun.

"The Sword Spirit thinks I'm just a swordsman. He doesn't believe I can comprehend the Sword Palace Master's Sword Intent, but I'll try. Even if I can't comprehend it now, I will gradually understand it in the future."

Yi Yun, carrying the broken sword in his hand, walked out of the Pure Yang Sword Palace.

He is now close to the Sword Palace Master in at least one aspect: they both cultivate the Pure Yang Law. It is for this reason that the fragments of this world can create Pure Yang Land like Falling Star Abyss.

As for the difference between a knife and a sword, Yi Yun didn't really care. Knives and swords were the most common weapons in this world. The reason Yi Yun chose the Thousand Army Saber simply because it looked imposing, not because he had any affinity with the knife.

A knife or a sword are both acceptable; to Yi Yun, they are equally acceptable.

When Yi Yun read <The True Understanding of Laws>, he understood that both the Way of the Blade and the Way of the Sword belonged to the branches of the Way of War. The Way of War was, in turn, a major category among the three thousand great paths of martial arts.

To reach the pinnacle of martial arts, simply following one major path is far too simplistic.

If one has the ability, the more Great Daos one comprehends, the closer one gets to the origin of the Heavenly Dao, and the stronger one becomes after becoming Great Emperor.

"The way of the sword. What harm is there in practicing both sword and saber?"

Yi Yun calmed himself down and walked straight to the Seven Killings Stele left by the Sword Palace Master.

Looking out, the enormous sword mark seemed to cleave the heavens and the earth in two.

Yi Yun held his rusty sword at an angle, the broken blade pointing towards the void along the sword mark.

At the same time, Yi Yun activated the Energy Vision of the Purple Crystal.

In the Energy Vision, Yi Yun can directly observe the flow trajectory of the original energy.

Back then, in the Blade Tomb, Yi Yun saw the primordial sword intent within the Thirty-two Sword Dao Characters through his Energy Vision; now, Yi Yun is doing the same.

The Purple Crystal was too magical. In Yi Yun's opinion, the Sword Spirit was exceptionally knowledgeable, but it was clear that it had not noticed the existence of the Purple Crystal.

The level of this divine artifact completely exceeded Yi Yun's imagination.

In the Purple Crystal's vision, all appearances vanish.

On the Seven Killings Stele, each "killing" character looks almost the same to the naked eye, but when viewed through the Energy Vision of the Purple Crystal, they appear completely different.

When the Sword Palace Master carved the Seven Killings Stele, he also inscribed his Sword Intent into it.

Each "kill" character embodies a different Sword Intent and is engraved with a different Great Dao Law!

Although Yi Yun couldn't enter the Pure Yang Immortal Palace and thus couldn't obtain the inheritance of the Immortal Palace master, the Seven Killings Stele alone was already a priceless treasure!

However, the Sword Palace Master's realm had completely exceeded Yi Yun's imagination. Even if Yi Yun could directly perceive the origin of the Sword Intent he left in the Seven Kill Stele, it would be too difficult to understand.

This may be the Sword Intent approaching the highest level of swordsmanship, close to the ultimate state of the sword.

Yi Yun stood motionless before the Seven Killings Stele and the earth-shattering sword mark for a full day and night, comprehending the origin of the sword path.

However, his level of understanding was too low, and he could comprehend very little of it.

It wasn't until Yi Yun's vital energy was completely exhausted that he opened his eyes, left the Seven Kill Stele, and stood in front of it. It was a real test of willpower. Yi Yun had to circulate his Pure Yang Energy every moment to counteract the oppressive feeling brought to him by the Sword Intent.

At this moment, Yi Yun was exhausted, but his comprehension of the Seven Kill Stele Sword Dao had made very little progress.

This is a road that leads straight to the highest point; how difficult it is to climb!

However, Yi Yun was not discouraged.

He knew that the path of martial arts was inherently fraught with difficulties and obstacles.

Practicing martial arts requires enduring unimaginable loneliness; many masters spend decades in seclusion at a time.

Sitting alone in a secluded room for so long, the loneliness can drive someone crazy.

However, the pursuit of martial arts can alleviate this loneliness. At this moment, what supports Yi Yun is the sword path in the Seven Killings Stele.

Yi Yun returned to the Pure Yang Sword Palace. There were only two places he could go in the palace: the main hall and the cultivation room.

When Yi Yun arrived at the cultivation room, he understood even more deeply why the Sword Spirit had said that the Pure Yang Sword Palace was a treasure trove of cultivation for him.

The Pure Yang Formation in this cultivation chamber has survived for tens of millions of years without being abandoned, and it is still able to gather the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi.

The Pure Yang Energy in this secret chamber is incredibly potent; cultivating here will yield twice the results with half the effort.

In addition, the stone platform used for meditation in the cultivation room is also a treasure. Sitting on this stone platform, Yi Yun felt that his mind was clearer and the circulation of his internal energy was much faster.

This Training Ground is even better than the Central Divine Tower.

Yi Yun decided to stay in the Pure Yang Sword Palace permanently. He had already temporarily given up his residence on the 69th floor of the Central Divine Tower when he went out to train this time.

The accommodations at the Central Divine Tower are like inns, charged by the day. Even if you've paid in Dragon Scale Rune in advance, you can get a refund if you don't stay.

Yi Yun now felt that he might have to come to the Pure Yang Sword Palace often in the future, and he might not stay in the Central Divine Tower for long. In fact, the six months of accommodation he had booked would be enough for him to train in Tai'a Divine City for six years.

This broken world also has day and night. Every day, Yi Yun comprehends Sword Intent in front of the Seven Killings Stele during the day, and at night, he meditates and cultivates in the secret chamber of the Immortal Palace.

When he got hungry, he ate the food and water he carried in his Space Ring. When he traveled through the Divine Wilderness, he also collected a lot of Savage Beast Meat in his Space Ring, enough for Yi Yun to eat.

And so, Yi Yun began the first long period of seclusion in his martial arts career.

He intended to use this time in seclusion to consolidate his cultivation and lay the foundation for his martial arts path of cultivating both sword and Dual Cultivation.

Spring came and autumn went, and time passed quietly. Yi Yun didn't know how much time had passed, only that his hair kept growing longer and his height was also increasing rapidly.

Thirteen or fourteen-year-old children are at the age when they are growing. Yi Yun suffered from malnutrition when he was in Yunhuang, and his physical development was slow. But now, he eats Savage Beast Meat and Bone Relic, which are all highly nourishing foods. His height is increasing every day.

Yi Yun soon discovered that the clothes he had brought were all too short.

He had unknowingly grown to the height of an adult male, even considered above average among adult men. His body was becoming increasingly muscular, with graceful and unexaggerated muscle lines. Apart from the slight childishness in his face, from behind, he was no different from an adult.

Although Yi Yun could not understand the Sword Intent contained in the Seven Killings Stele, over the years, Yi Yun endured the baptism of the Sword Intent in front of the Seven Killings Stele. Gradually, Yi Yun was able to withstand this Sword Intent without activating the <Tai'a Sacred Law>.

Unbeknownst to him, the Mysterious Charm of the Sword Palace Master's astonishing sword strike seemed to have merged into the Purple Crystal, subtly imprinting itself on Yi Yun's spiritual sea...

It's a feeling that's hard to describe.

Although Yi Yun could no longer unleash such Sword Intent, he had memorized all the laws governing that Sword Intent.

He felt it was time to leave.

He planned to return to Tai'a Divine City.

Beneath the Central Divine Tower of Tai'a Divine City, besides the Blade Tomb, there is also a Sword Tomb!

Yi Yun now confirms that the Sword Tomb and Blade Tomb are of a lower level than the Pure Yang Sword Palace. Relatively speaking, the laws within the Sword Tomb are necessarily easier to comprehend than those within the Pure Yang Sword Palace.

Entering the Sword Tomb lays the foundation for sword cultivation. Then, I will come to the Pure Yang Sword Palace to comprehend this Sword Intent. Perhaps then, I will be able to enter the Pure Yang Sword Palace with the Sword Intent, and even refine the Pure Yang Sword Palace and make it my own Immortal Palace!

Thinking about these things, Yi Yun felt his blood boil.

The level of treasures in this Immortal Palace exceeded his imagination.

It can even be enlarged or shrunk and stored inside the body, and can also fly and travel underground, serving as a spirit boat.

If one could truly master such a celestial Immortal Palace, traversing the divine wilderness would be incredibly easy.

It's important to know that, when traveling through the same desolate lands, the Tai'a Divine Kingdom requires the coordinated efforts of over a dozen Human Race Hegemon to operate such an aerial fortress using Floating Sky Ship!

On the day Yi Yun left, the Sword Spirit still did not wake up. It was in a deep sleep. It did not care about anything Yi Yun had done over the years, did not ask about it, and may not even know about it. In the Sword Spirit's mind, a lower-world youth like Yi Yun was indeed not worth its energy to care about, after all, its lifespan was indeed running out.

Yi Yun packed his bags, leaped down the mountain where the Sword Palace was located, and as he approached the bronze gate, the gate opened with a sound, and Yi Yun thus smoothly entered the Fire Hell.

So much time has passed, and Yi Yun's experiences entering and leaving the Fire Hell were completely different.

Whether it's his ability or his mentality!

It can be said that Yi Yun has undergone a complete transformation!

...(To be continued~^~)