In a Sword Valley, a cultivator stood facing a stone wall, a trace of hesitation in his eyes.
He held a jade slip as well, which recorded the Golden Essence Sword Technique.
This secret sword art was a fourth-order mid-grade secret technique, considered an excellent sword art even among the many Sword Valleys.
Yet after pondering briefly, the cultivator did not strike the stone wall according to the Golden Essence Sword Technique.
Instead, he formed a sword-finger seal and pointed into the air.
In an instant, terrifying sword intent materialized, condensing into sword radiance before finally forming a massive sword that slashed fiercely at the stone wall.
Dazzling spiritual light immediately flowed across the stone wall, like a spiritual net.
Amid a thunderous boom, shattered stones flew everywhere, revealing a huge sword crater.
Yet the formation in the distance did not light up.
"Doesn't work?" This person was Ye Zhijian. Naturally, he had already mastered most of the Golden Essence Sword Technique.
But at this moment, his mind was not on the fourth-order Golden Essence Sword Technique, but on the Eternal Life Sword Scripture inheritance from his illusory dream of a previous life.
Thus, over the past several days, he had repeatedly and deliberately imitated that sword strike in his mind.
Though the result fell short of his satisfaction, he believed it should have been enough to pierce through the stone wall.
Yet when he used his own sword move, a layer of spiritual net appeared over the stone wall, protecting it.
It greatly diminished the effect of his sword move.
"This sword wall is rather miraculous. It can only receive specific sword moves." After trying a few more times, Ye Zhijian sighed and stopped making further attempts.
He drew his Flying Sword and unleashed the Golden Essence Sword Technique.