In a Sword Valley, a cultivator stood facing a stone wall, a trace of hesitation in his eyes.
He, too, held a jade slip, which recorded the Gold Origin Sword Art.
This secret sword art was a fourth-tier mid-grade technique, ranking among the finest sword arts in the various Sword Valleys.
Yet after a moment of thought, the cultivator did not strike the stone wall with the Gold Origin Sword Art.
Instead, he formed a sword gesture with his fingers and pointed into the air.
In an instant, terrifying sword intent took tangible form, condensing into sword radiance before transforming into an enormous sword that slashed fiercely at the stone wall.
Brilliant spiritual light immediately flowed across the wall, forming something like a spiritual net.
With a thunderous roar, shattered stone flew everywhere, exposing a huge sword gouge.
Yet the distant formation did not light up.
"It doesn't work?" This man was none other than Ye Zhijian. Naturally, he had already all but mastered the Gold Origin Sword Art.
But at that moment, his thoughts were not on this fourth-tier Gold Origin Sword Art, but on the Longevity Sword Scripture inherited from his previous life in that illusory dream.
Thus, over the past several days, he had been imitating that sword strike in his mind, sometimes deliberately, sometimes unconsciously.
Although the results fell short of his satisfaction, he believed piercing this stone wall should pose no problem.
Yet when he used his own sword move, a layer of spiritual netting appeared over the wall to protect it.
This greatly diminished the effect of his sword move.
"This sword wall is quite remarkable. It only accepts specific sword moves." After another round of attempts, Ye Zhijian sighed and stopped experimenting.
He took out his flying sword and unleashed the Gold Origin