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There is no problem that an epiphany cannot solve.

After a bout of enlightenment, Su Fan directly resolved the issues of breaking through, how to use forbidden arts to raise his cultivation, and how to condense a true Spirit Sword.

"Begin the breakthrough!"

His lifespan burned frantically as a Heavenly Ladder manifested before his eyes.

The higher the cultivation realm, the more lifespan is required to utilize the Fate-Defying Heavenly Ladder for a breakthrough.

Su Fan had no concerns regarding his lifespan, so he consumed it recklessly.

The Heavenly Ladder became increasingly clear.

Finally, the first step solidified and appeared.

In Su Fan's consciousness, a Heavenly Ladder led toward an unknown place, with no end in sight.

The higher it went, the more illusory the ladder became.

Boom!

Stepping onto the first solidified step, Su Fan felt his power surge and his strength skyrocket.

Profound Sword Realm perfection.

Immediately after, the second step manifested.

Su Fan stepped onto the second step.

Boom!

At this moment, his entire being was undergoing a transformation.

"Condense!"

Just then, the rate at which Su Fan burned his lifespan surged, and a black sword emerged.

Waves of lifespan energy washed over this sword.

At a certain moment.

The sword developed a trace of spiritual charm.

"Continue!"

Su Fan continued to burn his lifespan frantically to scour the sword, and at a certain moment, the black sword birthed spirituality!

The Spirit Sword was formed!

Boom!

He broke through to the Spirit Sword Realm!

Su Fan did not stop there; instead, he prepared to continue his ascent.

His lifespan was still burning wildly, and the third step began to solidify.

However, just as the third step was about to solidify, it suddenly began to shake.

The entire Heavenly Ladder seemed unable to sustain itself.

"Reached the limit!"

Su Fan frowned.

The Heavenly Ladder vanished.

This time, utilizing the Fate-Defying Heavenly Ladder had raised him from the late Profound Sword stage to the early Spirit Sword stage.

The span of the increase was significantly lower than when he had first utilized the Fate-Defying Heavenly Ladder.

"The further one progresses in cultivation, the more difficult each increase becomes."

Su Fan sighed.

Even if he burned his lifespan recklessly, he could not resolve the inherent limitations of the forbidden art.

The forbidden art known as the Fate-Defying Heavenly Ladder was undoubtedly incredibly powerful.

It could directly raise one's cultivation realm.

However, the further one cultivates, the breakthrough of every minor realm becomes a massive leap.

Therefore, as strong as the Fate-Defying Heavenly Ladder was, the higher the realm, the more the cultivation increase would correspondingly diminish.

Nevertheless, even breaking through one minor realm a month was terrifying.

Throughout history, what powerhouse could achieve a breakthrough of one minor realm every month?

It was just that Su Fan was somewhat dissatisfied with this.

"Early Spirit Sword stage; with my strength, the Void Sword Realm poses no threat at all!"

Su Fan estimated his own strength.

As his cultivation realm rose, the speed at which he burned his lifespan increased, the upper limit of his lifespan consumption became higher, and the power of his forbidden arts rose significantly in correspondence.

After breaking through to the Spirit Sword Realm, Su Fan looked toward the Forbidden Art Graveyard.

It is time to cultivate a new Forbidden Art.

I will further improve the Forbidden Arts I have already cultivated.

I arrive before the grave of the Nine Heavens Sword Escape, open the tomb, open the jade coffin, and take out the Forbidden Technique Jade Slip.

"Nine Heavens Sword Escape, using lifespan as a sword, one sword escapes the nine heavens..."

By burning lifespan to execute the sword escape, the speed is beyond imagination.

In an instant, crossing through layers of space is a trivial matter.

It possesses the ultimate speed to ascend to the nine heavens or descend into the nine netherworlds with a single strike.

Of course, this requires a very high realm and the consumption of a massive amount of lifespan to achieve.

It is far beyond what the Spirit Sword Realm, or even the Emperor Sword Realm, could accomplish.

"With this Forbidden Art, I'd like to see who can escape from my hands!"

Su Fan is incredibly excited.

From now on, as long as he wants to kill someone, even if they ascend to the nine heavens or descend to the nine netherworlds, they will not be able to escape.

He presses the Forbidden Technique Jade Slip against his forehead and, after obtaining the cultivation method for the Forbidden Art, closes the Nine Heavens Sword Escape grave.

Su Fan immediately executes the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique, using sudden enlightenment to cultivate the Nine Heavens Sword Escape.

His current talent is not inferior to any peerless prodigy.

Coupled with his sudden enlightenment, after one session, he has directly mastered the Nine Heavens Sword Escape.

As Su Fan moves his intent, his entire body seems to transform into a streak of sword light.

In a flash, he has already appeared at the other end of the Forbidden Art Graveyard.

Inside the cavern, sword light flickers; with a single flash, a figure emerges.

Swish, swish, swish!

Su Fan continuously executes the Nine Heavens Sword Escape, and sword light flickers within the cavern like lightning, reaching the other end in an instant.

"It truly lives up to being a Forbidden Art; this speed is invincible!"

Su Fan stops his movement and sighs with admiration.

"My strength now has almost no weaknesses or flaws."

"I will upgrade all my Forbidden Arts."

Su Fan begins to upgrade all his Forbidden Arts, increasing the speed and limit of his lifespan consumption.

This is a process of constant cultivation and accumulation.

The cultivation of Forbidden Arts can only be improved by consuming lifespan.

Su Fan has an endless lifespan, so for him, this is a perfectly normal cultivation method.

In the blink of an eye.

It has been nearly half a month since Ling Rushuang last brought food.

According to his calculations, Ling Rushuang should be coming to bring food soon.

With Su Fan's current realm, he basically does not need to eat much.

However, he still conceals his cultivation.

He still looks the same, a waste in the Mortal Realm.

Moreover, although he does not need to eat to fill his stomach, Su Fan still enjoys the pleasure of food.

"With my current strength, those in the Void Sword Realm are no match for me."

"Ordinary Emperor Sword Realm cultivators who have the form but lack the substance probably cannot threaten me either."

Su Fan now possesses a certain level of confidence.

But he is still far from being invincible.

"Once I reach the Emperor Sword Realm, I can pretty much head down the mountain."

Su Fan estimates that once he breaks through to the Emperor Sword Realm, his strength will be so great that he can completely crush other Emperor Sword Realm cultivators.

Even God Realm powerhouses probably won't be able to threaten him.

Besides, there seem to be no God Realm powerhouses in the world today.

Even the Heaven Realm is practically a legendary existence.

At least that is the case in the Chu Kingdom and the entire Eastern Region cultivation world.

"When I reach the Emperor Sword Realm and unleash my Forbidden Arts, I won't lose to the God Realm!"

Su Fan is excited; the day he heads down the mountain is not far off.

All those who want to kill me, just wait for me to come knocking at your doors.

Furthermore, the matter of the broken engagement seemed somewhat suspicious.

He would go find Wu Aoxue later to ask about the situation.

If the Tianwu Royal Estate didn't know what was good for them, then he would just wipe them out!

A cold glint flashed through the eyes of Su Fan.

Glancing at the many forbidden art graves within the Forbidden Art Graveyard, Su Fan felt that he still needed to master a few more forbidden arts.

All sorts of forbidden arts.

One could never have too many forbidden arts.

After all, when facing different situations, the forbidden arts required were different.

"I don't need to learn them all, just pick some powerful, unique, and obscure ones to learn; it won't be a loss!"

In any case, there was still over half a month until his next breakthrough in cultivation realm.

He could use this time to learn a few more forbidden arts.

Su Fan left the Forbidden Art Graveyard and arrived at the Cliff of Reflection.

As usual, he stood under that large tree.

He waited for the arrival of Ling Rushuang.

This time, he intended to ask why Ling Rushuang was specifically bringing him food—was she entrusted by someone else, or was there another reason?