Proficiency Maxed Out, Grinding to Become a Mortal Sword Immortal

He wasn't entirely sure of its specific uses, but Yun Shu knew one thing: this little thing was very valuable.

It was worth over a hundred Origin Nurturing Pills.

That's ten Low-grade Spirit Stones!

"Junior Brother Yun's strength..." Lin Yang had no time to be shocked.

Because the Lightning Sable had already been handed to him by Yun Shu.

"I've sealed its cultivation with a talisman. Senior Brother just needs to take it back to the Sect and hand it over to Steward Kong," Yun Shu said.

Steward Kong was the chubby steward who had assigned the mission.

In reality, Steward Kong was only slightly plump, even appearing quite well-proportioned. Though his appearance wasn't meticulously maintained, he was still handsome.

Even now, the purple sable was still struggling, constantly clawing at Lin Yang's palm and even biting him.

Lin Yang channeled his Blood Qi into his hand, which finally caused the purple sable's movements to slow down.

Yun Shu, however, suddenly smacked the purple sable on the head. The sable's head turned, and it swayed before passing out.

"Junior Brother Yun didn't kill it, did he?" Lin Yang asked with some concern.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother. Demonic Transformation level Demonic Beasts are incredibly powerful and won't die that easily," Yun Shu said with a smile. "Senior Brother should head back first."

"Alright, Junior Brother, take care. After I deliver it to the Sect, I'll meet you at the next location," Lin Yang said solemnly.

"Mhm," Yun Shu replied, cupping his hands slightly. "Thank you, Senior Brother."

Lin Yang naturally had nothing more to say.

Yun Shu watched Lin Yang's retreating figure, his eyes blinking slightly.

He wasn't in a hurry to proceed to the next mission.

The next mission wasn't too far from here. Although directly sending Lin Yang back was a bit improper, it ultimately made sense.

Yun Shu then leaped into the jungle.

The morning light was faint.

Yun Shu took out an Origin Nurturing Pill from his Storage Bag.

He had bought some talismans and other miscellaneous items at the Sect, spending over ten pills. He now had more than eighty left.

"Ding, detected energy substance - Origin Nurturing Pill. Absorb?"

A voice echoed in his mind.

"Absorb!"

"Ding, absorption successful. Your current remaining Energy Points are 2580."

The abundant Energy Points made Yun Shu feel instantly wealthy.

He had barely scraped by to break through to the second level of Qi Condensation, completely depleting his balance. Now that he had enough, Yun Shu could continue his cultivation.

To prevent wild beasts from disturbing him, Yun Shu decided not to cultivate his spiritual arts for now.

He planned to improve his Body Refining level first.

He had already slowly settled after breaking through to the Extreme Realm of Body Refining and could now begin to attempt it.

Immovable Diamond Body.

Yun Shu meditated for a long time before he began to cultivate.

This was an extremely profound body technique, using the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth to temper the body to a divine level.

While Body Cultivation didn't have as strict talent requirements, it still demanded first-rate diligence. This was fundamental and couldn't be rushed. Yun Shu didn't expect to achieve Great Accomplishment in a single day.

He intended to cultivate slowly from the beginning.

This was a form of cultivation that involved sitting still and transforming Blood Qi.

Yun Shu sat cross-legged on the ground.

There was no outward change in his appearance, but the Blood Qi within him was constantly being cleansed and transformed by Spiritual Energy, forming a new power that continuously tempered his body.

Martial arts reaching divinity was merely a legend. The task of Body Cultivation was to slowly temper the physical body and gradually break through human limits.

Body Cultivation was not easy to achieve.

In fact, this kind of tempering couldn't be completed overnight.

By noon, fine beads of sweat had appeared on Yun Shu's brow. At this moment, a thin layer of golden mist gradually enveloped his body.

The golden mist reflected the midday sun, making Yun Shu appear like a deity.

"Ding, you have circulated the Immovable Diamond Body once. Proficiency +1."

Yun Shu had initially worried about wild beasts disturbing him, but they merely circled the outermost perimeter of his defenses before seeming startled and running away.

Yun Shu knew that from this moment on, he had truly succeeded!

Fierce beasts were most sensitive to aura. Perhaps, in their perception, Yun Shu's current aura was no less than that of a peerless ferocious beast.

It was no exaggeration to say that Yun Shu's current physical strength was already equivalent to that of a Demonic Transformation level Demonic Beast!

"It took two hours just to take the first step in the Immovable Diamond Body. The path of a Body Cultivator is truly difficult," Yun Shu sighed softly.

The power of a Body Cultivator was extremely formidable, but it was also something that could only be achieved through accumulation day after day.

Although Yun Shu could skip the arduous training, he still had to constantly hone and integrate his skills.

"Fortunately, I've made an entry into it this time. It will be much simpler later on," Yun Shu guessed.

The intensity of this cultivation technique was surprisingly high.

If not for Yun Shu's decent comprehension and the system's boost, he might not have been able to understand it even now.

After so many trials, Yun Shu now understood that his comprehension was only considered decent; it was far from heaven-defying, but the system was constantly providing a boost.

It was evident from the fact that he always succeeded on his first try, calculating the Proficiency.

A large part of this was the system's effect. Even if he was just imitating on his first attempt at cultivation, and managed to do it, regardless of how it turned out, it would increase his comprehension and Proficiency by one point.

It would then progress layer by layer.

Only after reaching Minor Accomplishment would he truly be considered to have entered the hall and achieved a semblance of mastery.

This was likely the same experiential process as ordinary people, but the Proficiency System could accelerate these steps.

Take his Immovable Diamond Art, for example.

This was definitely a top-tier Body Refining cultivation technique. At the very least, for the spiritual techniques Yun Shu could currently access, it was already at the ceiling level.

For such an obscure and profound spiritual technique, succeeding on the first try—even the Female Protagonist would have to ponder it, right?

Yun Shu's fist shadows flew. The Thunderclap Fist he used had a layer of faint golden power covering his fists, visible to the naked eye. This should also be considered spiritual power, but it was evolved from Blood Qi, belonging to the body's inherent spiritual power. Yun Shu temporarily called it physical strength.

Was it powerful? It was certainly powerful enough.

Yun Shu punched a giant old tree, directly piercing through it.

The rest of the tree trunk remained completely unharmed.

This was enough to show the power of that punch.

"My current strength is far greater than that of peak Body Refining. If I can get close, I could probably kill a Qi Condensation Stage cultivator with one punch?" Yun Shu's gaze flickered.

He loved this feeling of power.

It fascinated him.

"However, I originally came to Myriad Sword Pavilion to learn swordsmanship, and ended up practicing a Body Cultivation technique and even doing it quite proficiently. No, I still need to improve my Sword Intent."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but click his tongue. There weren't many people like him who didn't forget their original intentions.

"Ding, you have operated Sword Intent once. Sword Intent Proficiency +1."

"..."

"Ding, you have operated Sword Intent once. Sword Intent Proficiency +1."

The improvement of Sword Intent was the most basic and also the most direct.

It could be reflected in the might of using a sword.

Legend had it that those who achieved divine mastery in the Way of the Sword could communicate with their Sword Heart, and with a single thought, their sword could slay enemies.

But this was just a legend.

Yun Shu could now only achieve a state where his sword felt like an extension of his arm, as if it had grown from his body. The profundity of it was indescribable.

"Ding, you have operated Sword Intent once. Sword Intent Proficiency +1. Current Proficiency is 200. You have reached Tier 3!"

Tier 3 Sword Intent!

Yun Shu's eyes revealed a look of pleasant surprise.

The improvement of Sword Intent was still quite rapid, but when Yun Shu saw the Energy Points consumed, his mood instantly became less joyous.

"Improving over two hundred points of Proficiency actually used over four hundred Energy Points. Doesn't that mean that the further I go, the more Energy Points it will consume?"