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The Forbidden Technique Tombs surrounding the Heaven-Shattering Sword were all great tombs.

Of course, there were not many of them.

Obviously, Forbidden Technique Tombs containing such powerful forbidden arts were exceedingly rare.

Su Fan walked toward another Forbidden Technique Tomb.

With one glance at the name of the forbidden art on the tombstone, he could roughly determine what kind of forbidden art it was.

He did not open this Forbidden Technique Tomb, instead heading toward the next one.

After examining several Forbidden Technique Tombs in succession, he still had not found the forbidden art he urgently needed.

Su Fan discovered that the forbidden arts buried here were not merely forbidden arts possessed by Sword God Mountain itself. There were also forbidden arts acquired from elsewhere.

Back then, Sword God Mountain had been known as the orthodox authority of swordsmanship under heaven. Its strength was evident.

It was not strange for it to have seized forbidden arts from other sects.

"Eh!"

Su Fan was just about to leave this cluster of great tombs and search among the other, smaller Forbidden Technique Tombs.

Then he suddenly discovered that the great tomb before him did not contain a sword-related forbidden art.

It also did not seem to be an offensive forbidden art. Was it a forbidden art similar to Mend Talent?

Mend Talent concerned one's aptitude, so that Forbidden Technique Tomb had been buried directly at the entrance of the Forbidden Art Graveyard.

Anyone entering could discover this forbidden art at once.

And this Forbidden Technique Tomb was not the slightest bit smaller than the Heaven-Shattering Sword Tomb, showing just how powerful it was.

"Forbidden art, tomb of the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique!"

The Heavenly Enlightenment Technique!

Su Fan immediately thought of comprehension—and even enlightenment!

His talent was insufficient, so he could not learn the Heaven-Shattering Sword in a short time. But what if he improved his comprehension?

What if he directly entered enlightenment?

Wouldn't he be able to get started after a single enlightenment?

Although the effects of enlightenment were also related to talent.

Enlightenment, however, could often transcend the boundaries of talent, allowing one to grasp and comprehend cultivation techniques more quickly.

A faint excitement stirred in Su Fan's heart, and he immediately decided to open this Forbidden Technique Tomb!

The grave opened, revealing a three-foot jade coffin.

After reading the words left on the jade coffin, Su Fan learned that this Heavenly Enlightenment Technique had not belonged to Sword God Mountain, but to some mysterious force in the past.

It was simply that the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique consumed too much lifespan. That mysterious force had risen because of the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique, and fallen because of the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique.

After all, one moment of enlightenment felt amazing; endless enlightenment felt endlessly amazing.

No matter how monstrous a prodigy was, they could not endure such reckless squandering of lifespan. They often died young, ultimately leaving that force with no new generation to succeed the old.

At some point, they offended Sword God Mountain, and a battle broke out.

They were destroyed.

The Heavenly Enlightenment Technique then fell into Sword God Mountain's hands.

Because of it, the strength of Sword God Mountain's disciples underwent an enormous leap.

But Sword God Mountain also recognized the hidden danger of this Heavenly Enlightenment Technique, and thus ruthlessly buried it here.

After Su Fan finished reading the introduction to the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique, his eyes gleamed. What Heavenly Enlightenment Technique? This was practically made for him!

One moment of enlightenment felt amazing; endless enlightenment felt endlessly amazing!

As for lifespan, who cared?

He had endless lifespan to squander as he pleased!

"Others cultivate through bitter training. I just need to gamble with my life."

Su Fan felt delighted.

He opened the jade coffin and took out the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique Jade.

After memorizing the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique, Su Fan closed the grave.

"The Heavenly Enlightenment Technique truly is extraordinary!"

"No wonder it is a forbidden art. It uses life to comprehend heaven, uses life to enter enlightenment. The lifespan it consumes is uncertain—the more profound the cultivation technique, the more lifespan it consumes; the lower one's talent, the more lifespan it consumes..."

The monstrous genius who had created this forbidden art had exhausted his lifespan and died amid enlightenment.

Forbidden arts were all dangerous.

Su Fan sighed with feeling. An ordinary cultivator using the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique could not control the consumption of his lifespan.

Once he encountered an excessively profound cultivation technique, the lifespan consumed would be too great. After a single enlightenment... he might simply die.

Worse still, after a single enlightenment, he might emerge with hair white as frost, already on the verge of the grave.

Once a person had grown old and had little lifespan left, what use was enlightenment even then?

Of course, there were also lucky people who broke through during enlightenment and gained more lifespan, avoiding excessive lifespan consumption and damage to their foundations.

"But to me, this is not a life-taking forbidden art. This is a miraculous art of enlightenment!"

Su Fan was delighted.

He immediately began cultivating the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique.

The Heavenly Enlightenment Technique was not difficult to cultivate. With Su Fan's current talent, he could comprehend the basics in half a day.

Moreover, once a forbidden art that consumed lifespan had been learned, one could continuously spend lifespan to increase proficiency.

He had more lifespan than he could ever use up. That was simply how willful he could be!

"I've finally gotten started!"

Half a day later.

Su Fan rose to his feet, his eyes shining.

He had already cultivated the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique to the entry level.

"Next, I'll test the effects of the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique. I'll enter enlightenment to comprehend the Heaven-Shattering Sword!"

Su Fan found an open area and sat down cross-legged.

His eyes narrowed slightly. He exhaled softly and said, "Comprehend for me!"

In an instant, his lifespan began burning madly.

Su Fan directly entered a wondrous state of enlightenment.

Things within the Heaven-Shattering Sword Forbidden Art that he had originally not understood became clear in an instant.

Immersed in enlightenment, Su Fan had only one thought.

One moment of enlightenment felt amazing; endless enlightenment felt endlessly amazing!

It truly felt incredible!

No wonder that once someone cultivated the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique, they could no longer stop!

This pleasure was even more intense than the feeling brought by improving one's talent!

His lifespan continued to burn.

If an outsider had been present, they would have seen a faint point of golden light glimmering between Su Fan's brows.

No one knew how much time passed.

Then, at a certain moment.

Su Fan opened his eyes and exhaled.

This enlightenment had ended!

"My talent is still a little lacking. After this enlightenment, I've only grasped sixty percent of the Heaven-Shattering Sword."

Su Fan frowned.

The Heavenly Enlightenment Technique was certainly powerful, but it was also inseparably tied to one's talent.

"And it actually consumed three thousand years of lifespan!"

This single enlightenment had directly consumed three thousand years of lifespan. It was truly terrifying.

Had it been any other cultivator, he would likely have exhausted his lifespan and died on the spot.

Such enormous lifespan consumption was naturally also related to Su Fan's current talent being too poor.

The worse one's talent, and the higher-grade the cultivation technique one entered enlightenment over, the more terrifying the lifespan consumption would be.

"I'm still just a little short of successfully cultivating the Heaven-Shattering Sword."

Su Fan stood up.

He walked out of the Forbidden Art Graveyard.

Another day had passed, and he was hungry.

"What a pity Cliff of Reflection only has fish to eat. They cannot be stored for long. Otherwise, I could bring food in and hide here to cultivate."

Su Fan sighed inwardly.

The weather was not cold now, so fish could not be eaten after being left for a day.

He could only go out to catch fish when he was hungry.

"But once I break through and leave the Mortal Realm, I won't need to eat so frequently."

"With the Heavenly Enlightenment Technique, it won't be long before I break through!"

Su Fan emerged from the cave.

He investigated Cliff of Reflection and found it empty and silent.

Only then did he go catch fish to fill his stomach.

"Tang Duan is dead. For the time being, they may not know yet and may still be waiting for Tang Duan's reply."

"If this drags on too long, they will inevitably learn that Tang Duan failed."

"Then they will likely send someone else to kill me."

Su Fan narrowed his eyes as he calculated.

He had to seize this period of safety and raise his strength.

Gazing out beyond Cliff of Reflection, Su Fan gave a cold smile.

I will leave this place with an invincible bearing. Just wait for me!

Just as he picked up a fish, a faint, secluded fragrance suddenly drifted over. At some unknown time, a figure had appeared beside him!

Su Fan's expression changed!