The Xuanhuang Realm had many legends about this sword, and the versions varied.
One version claimed that the sword's Sword Embryo had been forged by the greatest Artifact Refining Grandmaster in the world a thousand years ago.
All the materials used were Heavenly materials and earthly treasures, incomparably precious.
It was said that it had also absorbed a mysterious Power of Origin from heaven and earth, which had been infused into the sword.
Under normal circumstances, a cultivator would possess many Magic Artifacts, but only a Destined Magic Treasure would give birth to a trace of spirituality under its owner's nurturing and strengthening.
Take Sword Cultivators as an example. A Sword Cultivator's Destined Magic Treasure would inevitably be their own sword.
Choose a Sword Embryo, undergo Blood recognition, draw upon the Divine Soul, and transform it into one's Destiny!
A Sword Cultivator would constantly nourish it. As its owner grew stronger, so would the sword.
Gradually, a Sword Spirit would emerge, and it would become spiritually connected to the Sword Cultivator.
But this sword was extremely strange.
It had already developed spirituality while it was still merely a Sword Embryo.
Up to this point, it sounded like the beginning of a myth about a divine sword.
However, this sword was no divine sword. It was a completely and utterly Evil Sword!
No one knew how that unrivaled Artifact Refining Grandmaster with his High cultivation level had died beneath the sword.
They only knew that the Evil Sword had devoured its master and strengthened itself.
Countless great figures from the cultivation world had joined forces, attempting to intimidate the sword.
This matter had even alarmed the Sword Sect, the sacred ground of swordsmanship in the Eastern Continent.
Yet no one could destroy it. They could not even suppress it!
Anyone who tried to subdue it would be devoured in return. Its evil nature was extraordinary!
It was not until the Dao Ancestor took action that the sword was tamed and sheathed.
Unofficial historical records claimed that the Dao Ancestor had originally been an alchemist, and his Destined Magic Treasure was a Medicine Cauldron.
Yet he yearned for the path of the sword. Although he had no Destined Sword, he had always called himself a Sword Cultivator.
Whenever he encountered an enemy and a Sword Cultivator happened to be nearby, he would borrow their sword.
As the Dao Ancestor grew stronger and his reputation spread, he eventually suppressed his entire age and became even stronger than the Sword Venerable of the Sword Sect. Sword Cultivators throughout the world took pride in borrowing his Spirit Sword!
Later, the Dao Ancestor even created his own Heaven Grade Technique—Myriad Swords Returning to the Origin!
With this technique, he borrowed every sword in the world!
It was said that when the Dao Ancestor had just created this technique, it caused ten thousand swords within a hundred-mile radius to fly out and soar into the sky!
Moreover, he had not kept it to himself like certain swordsmanship sects would.
The Dao Ancestor had directly made this technique public, allowing Sword Cultivators throughout the world to study it together!
However, very few people could master it.
From then on, whenever someone in the world could use Myriad Swords Returning to the Origin, most nearby Sword Cultivators would willingly lend them their swords, regarding it as the elegance of their fellow Sword Cultivators!
A thousand years had passed, and it was still the same.
When it came to calling themselves elegant, Sword Cultivators were unrivaled in the cultivation world.
In other words, before the Dao Ancestor obtained that sword, this number-one figure of his generation had always called himself a Sword Cultivator, then freeloaded off other people's swords.
But whatever the case, from that point onward, the Dao Ancestor finally had a sword of his own.
A sword... an Evil Sword that devoured its master!
"There are simply too many versions of the legends about this sword on the Forum." Chu Huai Xu had seen more than a dozen of them.
This was merely the most popular version.
"Another version says that this sword had always been the Dao Ancestor's Destined Sword. He simply kept nourishing it and never drew it, which was why he usually borrowed swords. Later, he even created Myriad Swords Returning to the Origin."
"It was only when he reached Major Accomplishment in his supreme technique that the divine sword reached Major Accomplishment as well."
In short, there were versions that portrayed it as both righteous and evil.
He himself upheld the principle of neither believing nor spreading rumors, so he merely browsed them casually.
"Anyway, the sword belongs to Xu Ziqing. What does it have to do with me?" Chu Huai Xu would always think this way, treating it as nothing more than entertainment.
But now he had transmigrated, and the year was 1990 on the Xuan Calendar. That sword was still ownerless.
Moreover, Chu Huai Xu knew where the sword was.
"It's on that mountain!"
Besides that, he also knew exactly how to obtain the qualifications to go up the mountain!
Chu Huai Xu's thoughts raced as he withdrew his gaze from Xu Ziqing.
"Now, I don't know whether this is the butterfly effect caused by my transmigration, but at least the character arcs of these two World Protagonists have deviated from the original."
"I just don't know whether that's a good thing or a bad thing."
Seeing that Xu Ziqing had finished sorting all the gifts, Chu Huai Xu finally walked into the house.
The Delicate-looking youth squatting on the ground looked up at him, secretly envying Chu Huai Xu's height.
Sometimes, he had wondered whether his overall appearance would be better if he were not so short.
After taking a quick look at the practical daily necessities, Chu Huai Xu could not help asking, "I've looked through everything. There's no silver inside?"
"Uh, no." Xu Ziqing shook his head.
Hearing this, Chu Huai Xu silently cursed in his heart.
They had gone to all that trouble, yet they had forgotten to send money!
Immediately afterward, his gaze fell on the two jade bottles.
The jade bottles had slips of paper attached to them, with the names of the Spirit Pills written on top.
"Qi Gathering Pills." These were good things at the current stage.
Taking Qi Gathering Pills could accelerate the rate at which spiritual energy entered the body.
At the Aperture Opening Stage, this was even more beneficial for breaking through the orifices.
But that was all.
Before the Nine Orifices of the human body were opened, it was impossible to open the Xuanhuang Secret Treasury. After spiritual energy entered the body, it could not remain there or be transformed into Spiritual Power.
"Once all Nine Orifices are opened and I obtain the cultivation method of the First Realm, taking Qi Gathering Pills will speed up the transformation of spiritual energy into Spiritual Power. One day of bitter cultivation will be worth several days."
"The exact effects vary from person to person."
"The better one's talent, the stronger the effects of taking pills. Damn it!"
"For players, it's equivalent to cultivating after taking pills. The increase in Cultivation Technique Experience Points will be higher."
There were two jade bottles, each containing ten pills.
Chu Huai Xu knew very well that if these things were given to Han Shuangjiang, the Cold-faced girl's cultivation speed in the First Realm would take off instantly.
"Still, cultivators should take pills scientifically and in moderation."
"Spirit Pills are meant to assist cultivation. Relying on them too heavily would instead affect one's upper limit."
But how many pills counted as an appropriate amount actually varied from person to person.
"For a conventional Spirit Pill like the Qi Gathering Pill, taking no more than ten should definitely be harmless." He thought.
"Twenty pills for Han Shuangjiang and me, given by Liu Tianfeng, is fairly reasonable."
Players would not have to worry about this, because the system would provide an assessment. If they took too many, it would issue a warning.
Of course, with the ridiculous nature of players, there would certainly be some who had never outgrown their rebellious adolescence. They would insist on taking them anyway!
This would raise their Character Level, but their Spiritual Embryo Attribute would be reduced.
After counting everything in the house, Chu Huai Xu led Xu Ziqing outside.
Outside, Han Shuangjiang was still practicing her palm technique.
After this short period of practice, she had become increasingly proficient with Eight Wastelands Roaming Dragon.
The Cold-faced girl was learning martial arts for the first time. She was somewhat carried away and completely immersed in it, enjoying herself immensely.
She struck out with her palms again and again, stirring up waves of wind.
Chu Huai Xu watched from the side, finding it pleasing to the eye.
He had transmigrated, yet he had no phone to play with or videos to watch. There was far too little entertainment.
Watching a beautiful woman practice her palm technique was not a bad way to pass the time.
However, from the corner of his eye, he noticed that Xu Ziqing was also watching very seriously. He was even a little too focused, as if he had become immersed in it.
"What, you want to learn?" Chu Huai Xu asked casually.
Xu Ziqing came back to himself as if waking from a dream.
The youth had been willing to work as a servant just to enter the Dao Sect.
His thoughts stirred, and he came up with an idea. He wanted to show off a little.
Thus, he tentatively nodded.
Unexpectedly, the "new master" beside him agreed without hesitation.
"Sure." Chu Huai Xu spoke with an unconcerned expression.
The Delicate-looking youth glanced at Han Shuangjiang again. Then he suddenly assumed a stance and swung a palm forward.
"Whoosh!" A wave of palm wind swept over.
He had learned it.
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