An Unparalleled Immortal Flower Absent from the Original Work—Sword Soul Jade Heart Orchid! The Azure Lotus Sword Achieves Ultimate Sharpness

An Unparalleled Immortal Flower Absent from the Original Work—Sword Soul Jade Heart Orchid! The Azure Lotus Sword Achieves Ultimate Sharpness

"In the destined course of the original plot..."

Li Zhexian walked slowly among the spirit grasses, lost in thought.

"Tang San had swallowed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot whole, claiming he had cultivated a body immune to water and fire."

As for that,

Li Zhexian's assessment was:

"What a waste!"

"Eating Immortal Herbs like Zhu Bajie swallowing ginseng fruit, and he dared call himself immune to water and fire?"

"His Martial Soul merely gained a little resistance to water and fire!"

"Could he withstand Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Flame head-on?"

Li Zhexian looked toward the two Immortal Flowers growing beside the Ice Spring and Fire Spring, his eyes gleaming.

"Only by using the Ice and Fire Origin as brewing mash to create Ice Flame Immortal Dew capable of harmonizing yin and yang."

"Then using the immortal dew as a medicinal catalyst and consuming the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot simultaneously could one bring the effects of these two Immortal Herbs to their fullest."

"According to the Brewing Record, one could even cultivate a 'Molten Frost Spirit Vein Body,' with meridians interwoven like lava and crystalline frost. Not only would it grant true immunity to the assaults of ice and fire, it could also turn ice and fire energy into nourishment for the body."

At the thought of that wondrous physique,

Li Zhexian's heart stirred with excitement.

However.

Just as Li Zhexian swept his gaze around and prepared to scoop up the spirit spring water for brewing,

a spirit grass of utterly extraordinary form suddenly entered his sight.

This spirit grass...

was rooted at the boundary between the Fire Spring and Ice Spring.

Battered by ice and fire, it nevertheless stood straight as a sword, proudly facing the wind.

Its stalk seemed carved from ten-thousand-year Cold Jade, while its narrow leaves overlapped like sharp swords.

Its flower core was even more miraculous. Several petals floated apart from the blossom, surrounding the phantom of a tiny Golden Light sword that radiated a heart-palpitating edge.

"This..."

Li Zhexian's gaze slowly froze.

This spirit grass!

There had been no record of it whatsoever in the trajectory of the Original Work!

Ransacking his memories, Li Zhexian's breathing grew slightly hurried.

He knew what this spirit grass was called.

—The Sword Soul Jade Heart Orchid.

An unparalleled Immortal Flower capable of nurturing a "Sword Fruit," yet one that would vanish from the world if not harvested in time.

Even in the Brewing Record, which documented countless Spiritual Objects, the Sword Soul Jade Heart Orchid was an exceedingly rare existence.

Its effects were equally mysterious: tempering the sword soul and directly expressing the Sword Heart.

"At this stage of the Douluo Continent, the concept of 'ultimate' does not yet exist."

"But in the unseen depths, I can sense that when I use Three Swords of Splendor, the Azure Lotus Sword has already touched upon 'Ultimate Sharpness.'"

"If I consume the Sword Soul Jade Heart Orchid..."

Li Zhexian's heart burned.

"Could the Azure Lotus Sword truly enter the realm of the 'ultimate'?!"

Swish—

Swish—

Just as his heart surged with excitement,

strands of tiny yet incomparably sharp sword qi abruptly scattered from the Sword Soul Jade Heart Orchid.

The phantom golden sword within the flower core shone brilliantly, instantly solidifying as though it were a real golden sword.

Only a golden filament thinner than a hair remained, barely maintaining the connection between the little sword and the flower core.

"The Sword Fruit has formed?!"

"So quickly!"

Li Zhexian did not dare hesitate in the slightest.

With a turn of his palm, the Azure Lotus Sword was already in his hand.

A flash of sword light!

It slashed at the golden filament connecting the little sword and the flower core!

This was the second wonder of the Sword Soul Jade Heart Orchid: if it did not find a worthy recipient, the Sword Fruit would rather disperse than yield itself!

The Azure Lotus Sword's edge was unmatched as it swept forth in an instant.

Just as the blade was about to touch the filament,

the solid golden little sword seemed to possess a spirit.

Its blade trembled, and it actually took the initiative to meet the Azure Lotus Sword.

Clang—!

A ringing like gold and jade striking each other suddenly echoed out.

The golden little sword detached itself from the flower core and lightly fell.

Li Zhexian reacted swiftly.

He snatched it into his hand.

It felt warm and smooth like jade, yet contained an indescribably sharp aura.

"It recognized me?"

Li Zhexian clicked his tongue in wonder, then began to hesitate.

"It could even clash head-on with the Azure Lotus Sword."

"If I just eat it, won't it break my teeth?"

After hesitating for several breaths,

Li Zhexian tried putting the Sword Fruit into his mouth.

Yet the instant the Sword Fruit touched his teeth, it transformed into a strand of bone-chilling liquid and instantly slid into his stomach.

In that instant.

A clear sword cry burst forth from within Li Zhexian's chest.

"Hmph..."

His organs felt as if pierced by a thousand needles.

Yet amid the intense pain, impurities were refined away.

In a daze, Li Zhexian seemed to see every drop of his blood turn into fragments of sword light, washing through his meridians.

His bones rang with the sonorous clash of metal and stone!

Turbid air carrying a rusty smell seeped from his pores!

The Sword Soul Jade Heart Orchid was forging a Clear Sword Body for him!

At the same time.

The Azure Lotus Sword, standing three feet before Li Zhexian,

was permeated by strands of Golden Light escaping from Li Zhexian's body.

The blade let out a crisp hum, as though it too were being tempered.

Its originally clear, cold blade gradually took on a warm, jade-like texture.

Along its sword ridge, three fingers wide, twelve azure lotus patterns bloomed one after another, lifelike and vivid.

The Azure Lotus Sword merely stood there!

The surrounding air began to warp and blur!

The space within three feet of its blade seemed unable to withstand its sharpness, rippling with waves visible to the naked eye!

Sitting cross-legged with his eyes shut, Li Zhexian's consciousness sank into a mysterious realm.

He heard the sword's whisper—

not the sound of a weapon slicing through the wind, but the natural rhythm of snow falling upon bamboo tips and dew dripping into a secluded pool.

Hum—!

Summoned by something unseen, the Azure Lotus Sword leaped into Li Zhexian's hand on its own.

Li Zhexian abruptly opened his eyes.

Two nearly tangible azure sword gleams shot from his eyes, piercing three feet through the air before gradually fading.

With a slight movement of his thoughts, he raised the Azure Lotus Sword.

He swung!

Silently!

Its speed was beyond imagination!

The sword arrived with his will; the edge descended with a thought!

A faint, nearly invisible streak of clear sword light swept past a hard Black Iron Boulder in the distance, one that had been scoured by the Fire Spring.

There was no boom, no tremor.

The boulder silently split into two.

Its cut surface was smooth as a mirror, clearly reflecting a person's image.

"So this is a sword of Ultimate Sharpness..."

Li Zhexian smiled as he stroked the sword's edge.

Yet that peerlessly sharp blade did not leave the slightest mark on his fingertips.

The jade marrow-like Azure Lotus Sword had already gained sentience, reaching the mysterious realm of "concealing its edge and harming not its master."

At that moment, Li Zhexian suddenly understood.

The so-called ultimate was to develop a certain element or ability to its theoretical absolute pinnacle.

Ultimate Ice was absolute zero, freezing all things.

Ultimate Fire was the core of the sun, burning away everything beneath heaven.

And Ultimate Sharpness—its mystery and might were far beyond the ultimate forms of elements.

From this point on, his sword represented the sharpest edge in the world.

By then.

The sky had already begun to brighten.

Though Li Zhexian had not slept all night, he was full of vigor.

Humming a tune, he gathered timber at the bottom of the valley.

Since he had decided to build a hut and stay here for a while, he naturally had to carry himself like a recluse.

"Bright moon shines between the pines; clear spring flows over the stones."

Looking at the little wooden cabin he had built and smelling the charred fragrance of roasted wild rabbit over the campfire, Li Zhexian nodded in satisfaction.

"Hm?"

He suddenly frowned.

"Did I forget something?"

"Forget it. If I can't remember, I won't think about it."

By Lotus Lake.

Xue Qinghe held a Three Immortals Chicken.

From the morning, when the dew had yet to dry, until noon, when the sun stood high overhead.

He stood there in silence with his lips pressed together, anger gradually rising on his gentle, refined face.

"Li! Zhexian!"

Xue Qinghe enunciated each word and shouted angrily:

"You actually stood me up!"

I fell asleep at my desk, so these two chapters were posted a little late...

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