Gu Yuanqing entered the painting time and again.
Each time he entered, he gained something. His attainments in the Myriad Phenomena Sword of Tribulation Path grew ever deeper.
The Person in the Painting was unquestionably powerful. He had originally been a painting of the immortals that had awakened spiritual intelligence, and on a certain level, his power surpassed that of ordinary cultivators. Otherwise, Old Man Heavenly Sword would not have fallen into his hands even after becoming a Void Immortal.
He was also intimately familiar with the cultivation methods and divine abilities within Qingping Dao Palace. After all, most of those methods originated from the Heavenly Dao Scripture, and the Heavenly Dao Scripture had likewise come from the painting.
Gu Yuanqing's Myriad Calamity Sword Scripture was similarly founded upon the Four Phases Sword of Calamity Suppression Dao. The two shared the same origin, so whenever they fought, the Person in the Painting could often easily find the weak points in Gu Yuanqing's sword cultivation methods.
With the Heavenly Angling Technique at his back, Gu Yuanqing could fight him without restraint, using the battles to verify his own Sword Dao and perfect his cultivation through unceasing combat.
Gradually, the Myriad Phenomena Tribulation Sword Seed fully took shape, becoming a crystalline little sword within his mind. Yet when one's consciousness entered it, one would discover that it was like a mustard-seed universe, containing another world within, encompassing all phenomena.
Over these years, Gu Yuanqing seemed to have abandoned everything else and devoted himself wholly to the Sword Dao. His sword heart became increasingly clear and radiant, while his command over the Myriad Phenomena Sword of Tribulation Path gradually reached the realm of consummate mastery.
His clashes with the Person in the Painting had also become evenly matched, rather than leaving him constantly