Whoosh!
After a single breath, a rune was engraved upon Chen Yang's chest, lighting up with a trace of blood-red radiance and weaving together profound Dao resonance.
Crack!
Immediately afterward came the sound of bones breaking.
Every formation pattern imprinted meant Chen Yang had to break one bone. Though his True Immortal body would not let him die from it, he still had to endure immense pain!
"Again!"
Chen Yang growled.
His mana condensed once more, driving the formation-pattern imprints into his right arm, left arm, limbs...
Each imprinting felt as though it were tearing apart his soul, leaving Chen Yang in unbearable agony.
Yet at the same time, the instant those formation patterns lit up, his physical body grew even more powerful, like the Nine-Turn Profound Art tempering his body into a precious vessel that radiated boundless might!
Who knew how much time passed.
The spiritual energy across Dabao Peak suddenly went berserk, surging like a tidal wave into Chen Yang's secluded cultivation site.
At this moment, countless formation patterns had already been engraved within Chen Yang's body. At last, they gathered together and formed an irregular, mysterious character within his dantian.
Chen Yang recognized that character: "Slay"!
"This is the moment!"
Chen Yang suddenly let out a thunderous roar.
In that instant, torrents of spiritual energy poured into his body, and a terrifying Sword Qi erupted.
"Roar..."
The Sword Qi erupting from Chen Yang's body pierced his cave abode until it resembled a porcupine, riddling it with holes. At the same time, his aura rose steadily higher.
Late-stage True Immortal!
Early-stage Profound Immortal!
Late-stage Profound Immortal!
Early-stage Golden Immortal!
Chen Yang broke through, and the Sword Dao upon him surged with magnificent brilliance!
Duobao Daoist sensed that sharpness at once, and a smile appeared on his treasure-like, dignified face.
"Good lad, you've caused quite a commotion this time!"
Several treasured swords that had just been forged beside Duobao began to hum, as though celebrating. They looked ready to shoot toward Chen Yang's cave abode at any moment!
"Is this the effect brought by engraving the sword formation?"
Duobao waved his sleeve, deep in thought.
At the same time.
Within Biyou Palace, at the heart of Golden Ao Island, an ancient sword was also humming.
"Interesting... Duobao's disciple actually made even the Slaying Immortals Sword cry out clearly..."
"Interesting... Hahaha..."
A Daoist stepped out from nothingness, his entire body entwined with the aura of the Grand Dao. Sun and moon hung behind him, while endless civilizations were born and extinguished within his eyes.
With a single glance from him, the heavens were reduced to ashes.
This Daoist was naturally the Shangqing Daoist, Tongtian!
"Haha... You child really are interesting. Fine, fine... I'll seal part of your divine might. Go seek him out..."
As Tongtian spoke, he flicked his sleeve, and the Slaying Immortals Sword became shrouded in a stream of light.
At that moment, the Slaying Immortals Sword was like a child who had received its favorite toy. Humming, it shot out of Biyou Palace and headed toward Dabao Peak.
"Hum..."
The next moment, Chen Yang, who had been contemplating the changes within himself, felt an unmatched Sword Qi rushing at him, and his heart could not help but tremble in shock.
Then,
He saw a simple, ancient divine sword, forged from some unknown material. A cold gleam came naturally from its blade, and even the air around it was stained with an air of killing.
Staring at it was like staring at a Chaos beast!
"This is... the Slaying Immortals Sword..."
Chen Yang was stunned.
He immediately activated the formation patterns within his body. Countless streams of Sword Qi burst forth from him, and after engraving the All-Heavens Immortal-Destroying Grand Formation Formula within himself, he had automatically comprehended the Slaying Immortals Sword Intent.
In an instant, the Sword Qi around him surged majestically!
The Slaying Immortals Sword showed no intention of resisting. It simply allowed Chen Yang to seize it, and Chen Yang quickly confirmed that this was the Slaying Immortals Sword, one of the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords!
But what was going on?
Wasn't the Slaying Immortals Sword in Lord Tongtian's hands?
Why had it come running to him?
Chen Yang was somewhat at a loss.
"Silly boy... the Slaying Immortals Sword is yours now."
"Why aren't you thanking your grandmaster yet!"
Duobao appeared at some unknown point, looking at Chen Yang with satisfaction.
The more he looked at this disciple, the more pleasing he became!
Chen Yang came to his senses and immediately bowed toward Biyou Palace. "This disciple-grandson, Chen Yang, thanks Grandmaster."
"Treat that sword well..."
A voice like rolling thunder entered Chen Yang's ears.
This time, Chen Yang was completely exhilarated.
The Slaying Immortals Sword! A supreme treasure of this level had simply been given to him?
Chen Yang was shocked and delighted, as though he were dreaming.
At this time, the Jie Sect disciples within Golden Ao Island who had been stirred by the disturbance wore varied expressions, each harboring their own thoughts.
Golden-Spirit Holy Mother and Turtle-Spirit Holy Mother were playing chess. Upon hearing Tongtian's transmission, neither of their pieces fell for a long while.
In the end, Golden-Spirit Holy Mother shook her head and sighed. "I never expected Master to be willing to bestow the Slaying Immortals Sword, and to a third-generation disciple at that."
"Master must have a profound reason for doing this," Turtle-Spirit Holy Mother said faintly.
Hearing this, Golden-Spirit Holy Mother seemed to realize something and nodded.
"Master... I..."
Chen Yang looked at the Slaying Immortals Sword humming clearly in his hand, then turned toward Duobao.
"Silly boy, the 'Slaying Immortals Sword' is fated with you. Since you've been told to hold it, then hold it."
Duobao smiled.
Chen Yang nodded and did not decline any further.
After chatting with his master for a while, Chen Yang continued his secluded cultivation.
This breakthrough had brought tremendous gains.
Not only had his cultivation improved, but he had also obtained the Slaying Immortals Sword. He had to study it properly.
[You contemplated the Slaying Immortals Sword and gained a slight insight. You comprehended the laws of the Sword Dao.] [You contemplated the laws of the Sword Dao. Combining them with the true meaning of the Formation Dao, you created the Slaying Immortals Sword Art.]
The long years slipped away in the blink of an eye.
For several hundred years, Chen Yang remained in secluded cultivation, stabilizing his realm while contemplating the Slaying Immortals Sword.
"Finally, I've reached the mid-stage Golden Immortal!"
Chen Yang awoke, overcome by another wave of delight.
"I've been in seclusion on and off for nearly a thousand years. My bones are about to rust. It's time to go out and stretch a little."
"But before that, I should go see Master."
With that, Chen Yang vanished from the cave abode.
Shangqing Scripture Repository.
This place was an important ground of Jie Sect inheritance. Not only were the cultivation methods of direct disciples such as Duobao, Jin Ling, and Gui Ling stored here, even Lord Tongtian's cultivation insights were placed within the repository.
Chen Yang had come here to take this opportunity to learn a few more divine abilities.
After all, in the Primordial World, the Three Teachings were great sects with exceedingly abundant collections!
Yet after arriving at the scripture repository, Chen Yang wore a strange expression.
"This is the important ground of the Jie Sect?"
Chen Yang was dumbfounded.
He had originally thought the scripture repository would be an extremely solemn place, with at least rows upon rows of jade slips inscribed with Dao Script and arranged neatly.
Only upon seeing everything before him did Chen Yang realize he had been wrong.
And wrong beyond belief!
The scripture repository before him was a complete mess. Moreover, the objects recording inheritances were crystals, beast hides, beast bones, and the like... there were even stones.
All of them were engraved with disorderly Dao Script.
The books Chen Yang had imagined simply did not exist.
But that made sense. In the current Primordial World, there was not even writing yet, only Dao Script. It would have been strange if books existed.
"Though it's somewhat primitive, the inheritances are genuine."
Chen Yang shook his head and did not dwell on such matters.
Instead, he began looking through them.
[You contemplated Turtle-Spirit Holy Mother's cultivation insights and gained a slight realization. You comprehended the Mystic Tortoise True Martial Art!] [You contemplated Golden-Spirit Holy Mother's cultivation insights and gained a slight realization. You comprehended the laws of metal. Combining them with the laws of the Sword Dao, you created the Gengjin Slaying Immortals Sword Art!] [You contemplated...]
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