Sword Tower

Half a month later, Chen Mobai looked at the White Stone shimmering with Five-Colored Radiance in his palm and nodded in satisfaction.

With his exceptional skill in Sword Light Transformation, once he knew the trick, and after a period of exploration, he was naturally able to infuse Five Elements Sword Qi into a piece of White Stone.

Once it was finished, given Chen Mobai's personality, he would definitely send it to Hao Cao immediately.

Of course, he didn't forget to invite Pei Azurefrost as well, since he was able to do this thanks to her unreserved teaching.

Have you considered specializing in swordsmanship?

After examining the White Stone infused with the Five Elements Sword Qi, Hao Cao nodded slightly and then asked Chen Mobai a question.

"I have been practicing swordsmanship, but besides swordsmanship, I also don't want to give up Talisman and Puppetry."

Chen Mobai knew exactly how he had achieved his current level of swordsmanship. If he were to truly specialize in swordsmanship, he would likely be exposed very quickly. Therefore, he gave the answer that a genius should have: he wanted everything.

"Human energy is limited; only by focusing and specializing can one reach the pinnacle."

This was also the first time Hao Cao had ever seen such a peerless sword genius as Chen Mobai. He wanted to try harder to see if he could guide him onto the right path of swordsmanship.

"That being said, I haven't felt the limit of my energy yet. If I feel strained one day in the future, I might give up the other two and focus on swordsmanship."

Chen Mobai knew that Hao Cao pitied his extraordinary talent of being able to Sword Light Transformation as soon as he reached the Foundation Establishment, so he was very polite in his words.

"Alright, you can handle it yourself. However, the major bottleneck of Core Formation Nascent Formation can take a long time. You have exceptional talent, so it's only right that you learn other Hundred Arts of Cultivation skills in addition to swordsmanship."

Hao Cao himself is Third Grade Artifact Refiner, having studied at the Wuqi Dao Academy. If the Immortal Sect hadn't had no opportunity to forge Fourth Tier Sword Artifact in the last hundred years, he might have already obtained a Fourth Grade professional certificate.

"Teacher, should we go to the Purple Lightning Sword to test the resonance?"

At this moment, Pei Azurefrost spoke up to remind him.

During the preliminary selection phase, this step was handled by the teachers of the Mountain Sea Academy, and Pei Azurefrost was one of them.

However, after the appearance of Bai White Stone, Fourteen Sword Qis from the Old Ancestor Bai Guang, Hao Cao had no choice but to personally step out of seclusion to oversee the matter.

"Come with me."

After saying this, Hao Cao waved his sleeves and led them toward the last Thousand-Zhang Stone Sword.

This is the world-famous Sword Tower of the Mountain Sea Academy.

It houses more than half of the top flying swords from the Immortal Sect.

The Sword Tower has five floors, each categorized according to the grade of the flying swords.

The first layer consists of first-tier swords, numbering in the tens of thousands, but only one-fifth of these were forged by the Mountain Sea Academy itself.

The rest were flying swords sent to them by Sword Cultivator from various Immortal Sect after they passed away, hoping that the Mountain Sea Academy could help them find suitable successors.

Because there are simply too many first-tier flying swords, the Mountain Sea Academy has stopped accepting first-tier flying swords from the public for the past century.

The first-tier flying swords that remain in the Sword Tower are basically the best of the first tier.

The fifth floor is where the Sea Stabilizing Sword is located.

The Purple Lightning Sword is on the fourth floor.

Chen Mobai followed Hao Cao up the stairs, one floor at a time, starting from the bottom.

It seemed there were rules within the Sword Tower that prohibited flying, and during the ascent, Chen Mobai also witnessed one strangely shaped flying sword after another.

The first floor of the Sword Tower was completely full. The vast space, which was more than ten meters high, was filled with rows and rows of flying swords. Some of them were marked, indicating that they had been reserved and would be picked up soon.

Every month, the Mountain Sea Academy selects more than ten first-tier flying swords and one Second-tier Flying Sword from the Sword Tower and lists them on its flagship store on the Immortal Sect Network for sale at a very low Merit Points price.

For them, helping the flying sword find a suitable master is more meaningful than earning Merit Points.

A first-tier flying sword costs 10,000 Merit Points, while Second-tier Flying Sword only costs 100,000.

It should be noted that Chen Mobai spent nearly tens of thousands of Merit Points to purchase Luan Jingsheng's Five Transformations Umbrella.

The worst flying sword taken from the Sword Tower of the Mountain Sea Academy far surpasses the original version of the Five Transformations Umbrella.

"When I was a child, I dreamed of having a flying sword, but unfortunately I never managed to get the chance."

Chen Mobai was talking to Pei Azurefrost beside him.

As the most fashionable cultivation profession, Sword Cultivator have always been the most popular among the Immortal Sect.

Who wouldn't want to own a flying sword?

Chen Mobai's ultimate goal in saving money was to accumulate 10,000 Merit Points to buy a flying sword.

"My dream was the same when I was a child. I had saved up enough Merit Points to buy Second-tier Flying Sword, but I never managed to get the qualification. So I came here to attend university. Students of the Mountain Sea Academy can receive a flying sword for free as long as they enroll. I saved this opportunity and gained the recognition of the Azure Azurefrost Sword after I reached the Foundation Establishment."

As Pei Azurefrost spoke, she proudly patted the sword at her waist, while Chen Mobai simply smiled and remained silent.

He didn't really approve of her lifestyle as a second-generation rich kid.

The difficulty she faced in obtaining the Azurefrost Sword was incomparable to his.

The second floor of the Sword Tower was almost completely filled with about a thousand flying swords, all of which were top-quality Second Grade swords.

In a fleeting glance, Chen Mobai saw that the quality of more than a dozen flying swords was even better than his own Flying Sparrow Hairpin.

They soon arrived at the third floor.

Chen Mobai opened his eyes wide, wanting to see just how many Third-tier Flying Sword were inside the Sword Tower.

Unfortunately, the Third-tier Flying Sword are not very mobile and are not directly suspended in the air like the two floors below. Instead, they are all sealed in Sword Box, Sword Pouch Sword Bag.

Chen Mobai counted them carefully; there were thirty-seven in total.

I just don't know if there's anything in this Sword Box Sword Pouch, or if it's empty.

He asked Pei Azurefrost beside him, and she shook her head, saying that the Sword Tower's upper floors were all personally managed and nurtured by Hao Cao.

Pei Azurefrost spent quite a bit of time on the Fourth Floor, and when she got bored, she thought about opening the other Sword Box to take a look, but unfortunately she couldn't open them.

Each Sword Box has a special opening incantation; she was only able to open the case of the Azurefrost Sword Box at the time.

As they talked, they finally arrived at the Fourth Floor.

Chen Mobai looked at the four Sword Box and two Sword Pouch suspended in mid-air above the wall and couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

Inside the Sword Tower, there are actually Six Fourth-tier Sword Artifacts? "That Sword Box originally contained my Azurefrost Sword, but it's empty now."

Pei Azurefrost pointed to one of the dark blue Sword Box covered with frost patterns and said to Chen Mobai.

So, does that mean there are only Five Fourth-tier Sword Artifacts here?

However, it's also possible that more than one Sword Box is empty; perhaps only the Purple Lightning Sword remains.

Just as Chen Mobai was thinking this, Hao Cao had already walked to a deep purple Sword Box, then formed a sword incantation with both hands and performed a simple hand seal to open the box.

A long sword, about 1.2 meters long and gleaming with purple light, appeared in Chen Mobai's eyes.

However, what attracted his attention the most was a Spirit Stone next to the Purple Lightning Sword. Strands of pure spiritual energy were continuously flowing into the sword, seemingly nourishing it.

Not knowing what grade of Spirit Stone it was, Chen Mobai didn't dare to use his Spiritual Sense Projection to investigate, but Pei Azurefrost definitely knew, so he asked.

"These are High-grade Spirit Stone provided by the Immortal Sect. One High-grade Spirit Stone can sustain the Purple Lightning Sword for ten years."

After hearing this, Chen Mobai felt much more at ease and began to admire the Fourth Tier Sword Artifact.

The sword has a simple design, with a round handle and cloud-patterned guard, and a long and narrow blade.

The blade has eight sides, curved twice, straight and upright, simple and unadorned yet exuding a dignified and majestic feeling.

Hao Cao placed the White Stone next to the Purple Lightning Sword, then entered a string of code on the screen inside the Sword Box, and the Purple Lightning Sword flashed.

"Resonance 25% %".

Chen Mobai couldn't help but feel a little curious when he saw the numbers displayed on the screen.

This was similar to his experience when he first used the Formless Puppet at the Wuqi Dao Academy.

"White Stone's sword energy accounts for half of the resonance, but when I set it up, I only set ten sword energies as the maximum score, so your five sword energies account for 25%."

"The remaining 50% includes Thunder Method, swordsmanship, Spiritual Root, and so on."

"Extend your hand, grasp the Sword Hilt as I instruct, and unleash your Thunder Method..."

Hao Cao gestured for Chen Mobai to come over and explained the various aspects of the Resonance System to him. This was originally supposed to be the final test.

However, all four of them were pre-selected for the final round, so trying it out beforehand wasn't considered a violation.

Under Hao Cao's guidance, Chen Mobai stretched out his hands and grasped the Purple Lightning Sword in the Sword Box.

The rounded handle had some gaps between my hands, but because it wasn't wrapped with spirit rope, it felt cool and smooth to the touch.

With a whoosh, as the Third-tier Perfection Yi Wood Divine Thunder burst forth from Chen Mobai's ten fingers, the Purple Lightning Sword seemed to be awakened from its slumber, and purple arcs of light shone on its blade.

Chen Mobai felt that the Yi Wood Divine Thunder he was unleashing was completely devoured by the hilt of the Purple Lightning Sword Hilt, but since Hao Cao did not call for a stop, he dared not stop either, and could only secretly urge the Longevity Spiritual Power to continuously unleash its power.

About fifteen minutes later, Chen Mobai felt that more than half of the spiritual energy in his dantian had been consumed, and he felt that if this continued, he would expose the level of his Longevity Spiritual Power Foundation Establishment Perfection.

After a moment's thought, he decided it was better to be cautious and signaled to Hao Cao beside him that his spiritual energy was about to run out.

"Okay, then let's do it this way."

After hearing this, Hao Cao severed the connection between Chen Mobai and the Purple Lightning Sword.

"Don't we need to test your swordsmanship level?"

After Chen Mobai took a breath and pretended to have recovered, he saw Hao Cao begin to close the Sword Box of the Purple Lightning Sword and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"The sword energy within the White Stone can be used to estimate your sword dao realm, but the key lies in the final round, communicating with the Purple Lightning Sword Spirit. At that time, within your Sea of Consciousness, your Spiritual Root talent and your sword dao cultivation level will be clearly perceived by the Purple Lightning Sword, so there's no need for that this time."

Before closing the Sword Box, Hao Cao gestured for Chen Mobai to look at the numbers on the screen.

Resonance 33% %.

This achievement surpassed that of Ruan Zixiu, Core Formation Sword Cultivator from the Mountain Sea Academy, but Hao Cao remained calm, seemingly unsurprised.

"Your talent in Thunder Method is also outstanding, but unfortunately the attribute of the Yi Wood Divine Thunder is different from that of the Purple Sky Divine Thunder, so it only increased by 8%."

After explaining the issue of resonance to Chen Mobai, Hao Cao led them towards the fifth floor.

Pei Azurefrost had previously mentioned that Chen Mobai wanted to pay homage to the Sea Stabilizing Sword.

Hao Cao would definitely fulfill this request.

The entire fifth floor was completely empty.

Only in the very center was a Long Strip Jade. The jade was slightly translucent, and one could vaguely see a blue-green longsword sealed inside.

"This is... Spirit Stone!?"

Chen Mobai followed Hao Cao to the Long Strip Jade and asked in a slightly puzzled tone.

He was very familiar with Spirit Stone, but he could not sense any spiritual energy in this Spirit Stone; it was just like an ordinary piece of jade.

However, the high-grade Magic Artifact cultivated within the Immortal Sect are far beyond the capabilities of ordinary Spirit Charging Device; they basically use Spirit Stone directly.

"Yes, this is Top-grade Spirit Stone from the Immortal Sect. It has been transformed into the Containing Sword Box the Sea Stabilizing Sword, but it can only last for sixty years."

Upon hearing about Top-grade Spirit Stone, Chen Mobai's eyes widened in surprise.

You should know that even in the entire Eastern Wasteland, you can't find a single Top-grade Spirit Stone. I never expected that the Immortal Sect would have such a foundation.

The price of a Top-grade Spirit Stone, roughly converted into Merit Points Immortal Sect, is 10 billion.

This is only enough to maintain the Sea Stabilizing Sword for sixty years.

No wonder Gongye Zhixu was willing to invest the Primordial Yang Sword in the expansion of Lesser Red Heaven, and Pure Yang Academy didn't dare to utter a single word.

Without subsidies from the Immortal Sect, their university alone simply cannot afford to support a Fifth Order high-ranking flying sword!

After paying homage to the Sea Stabilizing Sword, Chen Mobai left the Sword Tower with mixed feelings.

I thought that by opening Puppet Factory, I was already quite wealthy, but now it seems that I'm still a bit poor.

I wonder if offering ten times the Spirit Stone to the Purple Lightning Sword would be enough to entice this Fourth Tier Sword Artifact over? Just as Chen Mobai was pondering whether to increase the offer to twenty times, someone suddenly came to visit him.

"Yan Feng?"

Upon seeing the person outside the door, Chen Mobai couldn't help but look surprised. The person who was once his formidable enemy in the entrance exam in Vermilion Cloud City had now successfully Foundation Establishment. Among his peers, he was quite remarkable, but compared to him, he was mediocre.

"I heard that you, the Chief of the Wuqi Dao Academy, have come here. Since we are from the same hometown, I came to pay you a visit and see if you need me to show you around the Mountain Sea Academy or the White Stone Cave Heaven."

Yan Feng greeted Chen Mobai politely. He seemed to have completely lost the resentment he felt when he lost to Chen Mobai in the entrance exam. His eyes and attitude revealed respect.

"Thank you, but Senior Pei has already shown me around."

"Teacher Pei Azurefrost? Only Proud Son of Heaven like you could be a match for her."

Chen Mobai felt something was off when he heard those words.

"Wait, what do you mean by that? What do you mean by 'pairing up' with her?"