Comprehension 94

If Shadow Demons have existed for so many years, I fear others must have already attempted this method!

Yu Xiu fell into deep thought.

But why had he never heard the preaching elders of the Lower Court mention it?

Was it a lack of insight on the elders' part, or had such a cultivation technique simply not been pioneered yet?

Or perhaps, had someone already created it, but it remained unknown to the world?

I seem to be overthinking this!

My comprehension can be stacked infinitely. Once my comprehension breaks ten thousand, or even a hundred thousand in the future, if others cannot create it, surely I can?

Sooner or later, he would refine his own Shadow Demon into an external avatar.

55 points of comprehension!

Yu Xiu turned his focus to the second Flawless Realm sword manual.

Indeterminate Sword Art, ten chapters.

With just a single pass of his thoughts, Yu Xiu understood everything.

Simple, far too simple!

To think he had been stumped by such a technique before, unable to reach perfection!

Then again, times were different now.

55 points of comprehension, let me see your limit!

The sword in his hand swung.

Indeterminate Sword Art Chapter One +4.

That +4 was not the limit of 55 comprehension points.

It was simply that the Indeterminate Sword Art itself only lacked four points of proficiency.

[Indeterminate Sword Art Chapter One: Perfection (Sword Sense +3)]

Fast, far too fast.

A single pass, and it was perfect.

Following closely behind.

[Indeterminate Sword Art Chapter Two: Perfection (Sword Sense +3)]

[Indeterminate Sword Art Chapter Three: Perfection (Sword Sense +3)]

By the end of the first half of the night, the tenth chapter of the Indeterminate Sword Art was complete.

[Comprehension: 85]
[Lifespan: 160]
[Realm: Flawless Perfection (Transcendental, can break through)]
[Sword Sense: 76]

85 comprehension, 160 years of lifespan!

Yu Xiu let out a long breath.

Regarding his realm, although the panel still displayed Flawless Perfection, the word "Transcendental" had been added.

The meaning was simple enough; combining it with his own situation, Yu Xiu roughly understood that his strength had exceeded the upper limit of the Flawless Realm.

Because he had practiced two Flawless Realm techniques, his strength was higher than those who had only cultivated one.

As for his 85 comprehension, it went without saying that there should be no one in this Outer Court with higher comprehension than him.

160 years of lifespan!

To put it simply, even a practitioner who had reached the fourth stage of Ascending Dragon and lit their Life Spring would only have a lifespan of 120 years.

But this was still not Yu Xiu's limit.

He still had three Flawless Realm sword techniques that were near perfection but had not yet been practiced.

Then, let us finish this in one go and perfect them all!

Yu Xiu was in high spirits. With just a turn of his mind, the Three Winters Sword, Wild Goose Returning Sword, and Drifting Wind Sword were all clear in his heart.

Simple, unprecedentedly simple.

As simple as one plus one equals two.

He swung his sword casually, practicing the three sword techniques once, and all three reached perfection.

[Three Winters Sword: Perfection (Sword Sense +3)]

[Wild Goose Returning Sword: Perfection (Sword Sense +3)]...

Comprehension +3

Lifespan +3

If you can't find the book by its title, try searching for the author; perhaps the name has simply been changed!

Comprehension +3

Lifespan +3...

Three sword techniques, Comprehension +9, Lifespan +9, Sword Sense +9

[Comprehension: 94 (85+9)]

[Lifespan: 169 (160+9)]

[Sword Sense: 85 (76+9)]

How astonishing is a Comprehension of 94?

As Yu Xiu recalled the Flawless Realm sword technique, Three Winters Sword, flashes of inspiration sparked in his mind. He felt he could modify the third move and directly merge the fifth move into the sixth.

In fact, after thinking it over once more, he felt the sixty-nine moves of the Three Winters Sword could be simplified to sixty-one. Not only would the power be greater, but the variations would be even more unpredictable.

He acted as soon as he thought of it, executing the simplified sixty-one moves of the Three Winters Sword. Suddenly, the area in front of the bamboo hut under the moonlight seemed shrouded in cold light, with a faint, chilling intent radiating outward, as if transitioning directly from early summer into the depths of winter.

"The power is indeed greater." Yu Xiu made this judgment in his heart, yet he felt no joy, only a hint of regret.

Because his simplified Three Winters Sword was not defined by the panel as a new martial art; there was no increase in Comprehension, nor any increase in Lifespan.

Clearly, this was still the Three Winters Sword; he had only made modifications, and its essence remained unchanged.

There is no need to rush into creating sword techniques!

The Qingwei Sword Sect is a major sect, and its internal arts and martial techniques are as vast as the sea, numbering at least seventy or eighty thousand in total.

Once he cultivates all of these to perfection, his Comprehension will break through one hundred thousand, or even two hundred thousand. By then...

What technique in this world could he not create, and what martial art could he not master?

He feared that even creating an immortal cultivation lineage out of thin air would be a trivial matter.

No rush, no rush.

Yu Xiu sheathed his long sword and stood still for a moment, partly to calm his blood and qi, and partly to suppress the restless urge to break through within his body.

He had reached the perfection of the Flawless Realm and had even exceeded its limits; his massive essence, qi, and blood were all bound within his body, appearing ready at any moment to transform into internal qi and break into the second stage, the Qi Circulation Realm.

Yet, Yu Xiu suppressed it all.

Should I seek the Transmission Elder to guard my breakthrough, or... Yu Xiu's thoughts drifted.

If he sought the Transmission Elder to guard him, the Shadow Demon within him would naturally be killed the moment it surfaced. The problem, however, was that the spiritual items formed after the Shadow Demon's death would also belong to the Transmission Elder.

But the current Yu Xiu was very short on money!

He had exhausted his family fortune to enter the Qingwei Sword Sect for cultivation three years ago. In particular, the additional funds he spent to acquire a second Flawless Realm technique had completely emptied his coffers.

Furthermore, he would be even more strapped for cash later on.

Cultivation in the Flawless Realm involves tempering the physical body, bones, blood, and essence, all of which require dietary and medicinal supplements—all of which cost money.

Once he enters the second stage, Qi Circulation, while dietary and medicinal supplements are barely viable, the progress is slow. To cultivate normally or accelerate his progress, he would need pills.

Pills are even more expensive.

Moreover, he needs more techniques and sword arts to increase his Comprehension and Lifespan, which also require expenditure...

This path of cultivation is truly a path of money!

Do it!

The Shadow Demon—it is the Shadow Demon he must kill!

Its strength is identical to his?

The Shadow Demon could never be his match.

With his level of Comprehension, for a Shadow Demon to use his own sword techniques against him would be tantamount to suicide.

Hmm, I wonder if the Shadow Demon can fully inherit my sword techniques!

Yu Xiu thought for a moment and decided to experiment.

Regarding the Three Winters Sword, judging by his current Comprehension, there were still various aspects that could be modified.

He immersed himself in it, practicing continuously, and eventually simplified the sixty-one moves down to fifty-eight.

That will do!

He sheathed his sword and went to sleep.

The next day.

Today is the day for the breakthrough.

He completely released his suppression of the breakthrough.

Simply by standing still, the vigorous essence and blood within his body surged and rolled, then merged to form the first wisp of internal qi.

Afterward, the internal qi grew more abundant, flowing through his body of its own accord.

At the same time, Yu Xiu noticed the panel changing.

[Realm: Ascending Dragon First Stage, Flawless Perfection (Exceeded limits, breakthrough possible)]

[Realm: Ascending Dragon Second Stage, Qi Circulation Initial (50/500)]