Dragon Slaying Sword: Have I Become the Weakest Foundation? I Want to Evolve

His physical body was naturally forged from jade and bone, his physique surpassed that of a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator. Evaluation: exceptional.

His Dao Heart was pure and flawless, blessed with the merit of heaven and earth and favored by the world's fortune. Evaluation: exceptional.

He had grasped the Second Realm of the Way of the Sword upon first entering Foundation Establishment, his sword intent clear and luminous. Evaluation: exceptional.

His Movement Technique was elegant and unrestrained, he possessed a divine-level Movement Technique, and his comprehension was extraordinary. Evaluation: exceptional.

His spells had reached mastery. He possessed a Foundation Establishment-level spell, with fairly decent power. Evaluation: superior.

Overall evaluation: exceptional.

Appraisal result: qualified to become the successor to the Holy Lord of the Heavenly Mystery Holy Land.

Authority granted: upon advancing by one major realm, he may enter the Myriad Methods Stone Stele Forest once and inherit one Great Dao.

As Jiang Li looked at the detailed evaluation given by the Great Dao Monument, he was excited, yet secretly ashamed.

His status in the Heavenly Mystery Holy Land was merely that of a probationary Holy Son Candidate. He had not even become official yet, but here at the Great Dao Monument, he was already the unquestionable successor to the Holy Lord.

Was he really going to become the headmaster of the Heavenly Mystery Holy Land someday?

That would really be something.

He wondered whether the Myriad Desire Demon Lord would regret sending him to the Heavenly Mystery Holy Land as an undercover agent if he learned of this.

He had to keep this well hidden.

When necessary, it would absolutely become a sharp blade for stabbing the Myriad Desire Demon Lord in the back.

Just as he was thinking.

A ray of white light descended.

It entered the Sea of Consciousness between Jiang Li's brows.

Detected that the cultivator's weakest foundation is spells. Bestowed: divine ability—Profound Heaven Spirit Severing Swordplay.

As an enormous flood of information poured into his mind, Jiang Li gained a divine ability called "Profound Heaven Spirit Severing Sword."

This was a Sword Art.

It was even more profound than the spell "Dragon Slaying Sword."

It was a divine ability distinct from ordinary spells.

Once cultivated to perfection, it could sever the body of a Dao Integration cultivator.

Ding. The spell "Dragon Slaying Sword" slowly typed out a question mark on the public screen. What do you mean spells are the weakest foundation? Did you dare say that again?

Jiang Li: ...

He thought to himself, From a certain perspective, the spell "Dragon Slaying Sword" really isn't that powerful.

The reason it had performed so brilliantly was, firstly, because its proficiency was high enough; secondly, because the quality of his Mana was high enough; and thirdly, because it was layered with the sword realm of forging sword qi into aura and Sword Aura Manifestation.

Judging the spell itself alone, "Dragon Slaying Sword" was merely a Foundation Establishment Realm spell. Compared to his other cultivation techniques, it was indeed somewhat inferior.

It was even less comparable to this divine Sword Art.

Of course.

That was what he thought.

But he definitely could not say it like that.

Jiang Li comforted it. "The Great Dao Monument is blind as a bat. It has no idea that you're the embodiment of my highest combat power. Don't mind it."

Ding. The spell "Dragon Slaying Sword" felt that this would not do. Holding back a breath of indignation, it began studying the Sword Art "Profound Heaven Spirit Severing Sword," absorbing its essence and transforming it into its own foundation.

The spell "Dragon Slaying Sword" requests evolution.

Eh?

It could do that?

Jiang Li's eyes lit up.

Could spells evolve too?

Was it planning to fuse the Sword Art "Profound Heaven Spirit Severing Sword" with itself and form an entirely new divine ability?

That was fantastic.

Dragon Slaying Sword, well done.

"Yes."

Jiang Li tapped to approve it.

Ding. The spell "Dragon Slaying Sword" has fully integrated both, and has begun evolving.

Evolution complete.

New Sword Art: Profound Heaven Dragon Slaying Sword.

Profound Heaven Dragon Slaying Sword: Nurture the sword heart with killing intent, forge the sword soul with the essence of the Dragon Race. With Mana as pure as glazed glass, one sword can birth ten thousand swords, one sword can birth a sword domain, and one sword can sever karma.

Hiss...

Jiang Li sucked in a cold breath.

One sword could sever karma? Wasn't that ridiculously domineering?

It seemed he had still underestimated the swordplay divine ability bestowed by the Great Dao Monument.

After the Dragon Slaying Sword fused with it, its power had been pushed straight to the limit.

Its underlying concept was even higher than the sky.

Now.

The Dragon Slaying Sword was finally no longer his weakest foundation.

Oh, no.

It should be called the Profound Heaven Dragon Slaying Sword now.

Calling it by its old name would be a little disrespectful.

It had evolved from a spell dog into a divine ability grandpa.

With that thought.

Jiang Li left the Great Dao Monument.

He planned to return after reaching the Golden Core Realm and specifically improve his weakest foundation once more.

Elsewhere.

Seeing that Jiang Li had already gained the Great Dao Monument's recognition and received an immense opportunity from it, their eyes were filled with envy.

Even a fool knew that, with Jiang Li's talent, what he had obtained had to be a peerless opportunity.

A fortune beyond their reach.

They did not hope for such an opportunity themselves. They only wanted to take seven steps and receive a guaranteed reward.

Jiang Li took it all in.

Although this batch of Foundation Establishment disciples were not members of the Transformation Class, their future potential could still reach the Golden Core Realm or even the Nascent Soul Realm. Yet even so, before the Great Dao Monument, every step remained arduous.

Within the Myriad Methods Stone Stele Forest, even the greatest genius appeared dim and insignificant.

He had already reached the limit of perfect Foundation Establishment, yet he still could not attain absolute perfection.

"You take your time. I'm heading over to the Sword Dao Stele."

Jiang Li said this.

Then he strode away with ease.

In the eyes of the six Foundation Establishment disciples, Jiang Li was shining with boundless radiance at this moment.

He was the most dazzling presence in this Myriad Methods Stone Stele Forest.

The Sword Dao Stele was an irregular stele shaped like a giant sword, thrust diagonally into the ground. Its surface was covered in sword marks, and its inscription was not written words, but flowing sword qi runes, like a divine sword covered in dust.

Jiang Li arrived before the giant sword stele.

He pressed his hand against it.

The next moment.

His consciousness entered it.

He appeared upon a desolate ancient battlefield.

A Sword Cultivator dressed as a general held a broken sword. His gaze was like lightning as he stared directly at Jiang Li.

The other's life story surfaced at the same time.

A beginner Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator who cultivated a single Draw Sword technique. Once his sword left its sheath, someone would die.

Jiang Li knew that this was the trial of the Sword Dao Stele.

By killing this ancient general, he could absorb the other's sword Dao insights and use them to improve his own realm of the Way of the Sword.

Jiang Li took out Skyburner, a top-tier second-rank spirit treasure, from his Storage Ring.

Then.

He called in a substitute fighter.

"Activate the Cultivation Technique Growth Plan."

Within the Foundation Establishment Realm, he feared no cultivator of the same realm.

But...

His comprehension could not compare to the system's.

When he absorbed sword Dao insights, his progress increased by 1.

When the system absorbed sword Dao insights, his progress increased by 10, or even 100.

The next moment.

Jiang Li voluntarily relinquished control of his body and let the system take over.

Ding. The Sword Art "Profound Heaven Dragon Slaying Sword" begins acting.

As the system notification sounded.

The body controlled by the Sword Art tossed aside the top-tier second-rank spirit treasure in its hand.

Jiang Li:?

Ding. The Sword Art "Profound Heaven Dragon Slaying Sword" proudly declared: We are both Sword Cultivators. If I use a spirit treasure, that would be bullying. I'll use this.

Jiang Li casually picked up a branch from the ground.

Sword aura flowed into it.

The slender branch instantly became a sharp sword.

Holy shit.

You really think you're all that now.

You're even showing off in front of me.

Did you learn this bad habit from the cultivation technique "Emperor's World-Shocking Art"?

Jiang Li could not help grumbling inwardly.

One day, he had actually become the target of a Sword Art's showing off.

"Hurry up. Don't waste time."

Jiang Li muttered inwardly.

Ding. The Sword Art "Profound Heaven Dragon Slaying Sword" raised its head. Watch my performance.

The next instant.

The body under the Sword Art's control swung its sword.

Glazed sword aura transformed into a rainbow-like sword form, shooting forth like lightning. With a single strike, it slew this beginner Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator.

Jiang Li was secretly startled.

Sword Form Like Rainbow?

Although the evolved Sword Art "Profound Heaven Dragon Slaying Sword" had its progress bar reset to zero and had not yet reached the introductory stage, its realm in the Way of the Sword seemed to have already touched the Third Realm of the Way of the Sword—Sword Form Like Rainbow.

This realm compensated for a Sword Cultivator's lack of attack range. With a single thought, a sword rainbow could cross hundreds or thousands of meters to slay an enemy.

It was so fast that cultivators of the same realm could not react at all.

The performance of the Sword Art "Profound Heaven Dragon Slaying Sword" just now had already come close to that.

I really am a sword Dao genius.

Jiang Li thought to himself.

Immediately afterward.

A massive amount of sword Dao insights began flooding into his mind.

Jiang Li quietly comprehended these experiences from a third-person perspective. By his estimate, he would need half an hour.

After only a few seconds.

The cold mechanical electronic voice rang out again.

Ding. The Sword Art "Profound Heaven Dragon Slaying Sword" has successfully digested the sword Dao insights. Sword Art progress +10%. It urgently hopes that a dragon beast will appear so it can bathe in dragon blood.

Well, damn.

You brat, are you determined to wipe out the Dragon Race?

Though the fused Sword Art had its progress bar cleared, its traits remained.

Dragon Bane was still the core of the Dragon Slaying Sword.

Not long after.

The scene changed.

Within the Sword Tomb.

A young Sword Cultivator appeared. He wielded a heavy sword. His realm was still Foundation Establishment, but he was now at the second level of Foundation Establishment.

Profound Heaven Dragon Slaying Sword: One sword will cut him down.

The third scene, the fourth scene, the fifth scene... The Sword Cultivators from history grew stronger and stronger: beginner Foundation Establishment peak, Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, Foundation Establishment Middle Stage peak...

Aside from their cultivation, their realm in the Way of the Sword had also progressed from forging sword qi into aura to Sword Aura Manifestation.

Every one of them was an outstanding figure in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Kings among those of the same realm.

Profound Heaven Dragon Slaying Sword: What are you babbling about? One sword, instant kill.

Ding. The Sword Art "Profound Heaven Dragon Slaying Sword" has digested the sword Dao insights and gained enlightenment. It has developed a deeper understanding of the Dragon Slaying profundity. Sword Art progress: 100%.

Profound Heaven Dragon Slaying Sword has reached the introductory stage.

Third Realm of the Way of the Sword, Sword Form Like Rainbow, comprehension successful.