Second Form of the Heavenly Saber

"Eating people?"

Cheng Chou was somewhat startled.

There were quite a few ordinary people in the Spirit Medicine Garden. A spirit beast eating people was hardly impossible.

Other parts of the Demonic Sect seemed to have spirit beasts like that.

For a moment, Cheng Chou was fraught with worry.

"Yes, eating people." Rabbit raised his head with a proud, aristocratic air and said:

"Go catch some high officials and nobles for me."

"Do they have to be high officials and nobles?" Cheng Chou asked tentatively:

"Would ordinary folk do?"

"No." Rabbit shook his head.

"Does Lord Rabbit have particular preferences?" Cheng Chou asked curiously.

"They don't taste right." Rabbit looked at the ordinary people in the Spirit Medicine Garden and said earnestly:

"The common folk are too bitter."

Cheng Chou: "???"

Jiang Hao arrived just in time to hear this and glanced at Rabbit.

Frightened, Rabbit immediately declared to Cheng Chou with righteous conviction:

"I'm eating carrots today. I, Lord Rabbit, won't eat anything but carrots."

Cheng Chou: "..."

Jiang Hao paid Rabbit no mind and instead asked Cheng Chou whether there was any news.

After making inquiries, he learned that the Heavenly Sound Sect seemed to be thoroughly overpowering Azure Heaven Mountain, capturing quite a few of its disciples in the process.

They had all been thrown into the Heavenless Tower, then sent to the mines.

Hearing this, Jiang Hao felt it was even crueler than killing them.

Once he had a general understanding, he returned to his residence.

He had been exhausted lately, too. If anything happened to the Spirit Medicine Garden, he would inevitably be held accountable. When trouble arose in the other spirit medicine gardens, the pressure all shifted onto him as well.

He had been terrified that those puppets would strike again.

Things should be fine now.

As for Rabbit, he had left him in the Spirit Medicine Garden. After all, he was at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

He could be of some use.

The moment of greatest relaxation could also be the most dangerous.

Though the Heavenly Sound Sect and Azure Heaven Mountain had gone to war, Jiang Hao had felt no pressure from the outside world.

Only the pressure of his regular duties had been heavy.

Overall, this period had been fairly peaceful.

Though he had no time to earn spirit stones, he had collected plenty of cultivation.

[Name: Jiang Hao]

[Age: Twenty]

[Cultivation: Golden Core Early Stage]

[Cultivation methods: Heavenly Sound, Hundred Turns; Primordial Chaos Heart Scripture]

[Divine abilities: Nine-Turn Substitute Death (Unique), Daily Appraisal, Clear Mind, Pure Heart]

[Vitality: 47/100 (Cannot cultivate)]

[Cultivation: 49/100 (Can cultivate)]

[Divine ability: 1/3 (Cannot obtain)]

"Halfway there. In a few more months, I should be able to try advancing to the Golden Core Middle Stage."

Jiang Hao looked at the panel thoughtfully.

He simply wasn't sure whether the coming months would be as peaceful as they were now.

The advantage of cultivators was that they lived long lives. The disadvantage was that their enemies did, too, and could nurse a grudge forever.

Cultivating in peace at Heartbreak Cliff wasn't so easy.

Putting those thoughts aside, he took out the Seven Forms of the Heavenly Saber, intending to study the Second Form of the Heavenly Saber, Mountain Suppression.

He had been studying the first form lately and had more or less grasped it fully.

Moon-Cleaving was pure offense, its blade fierce and unstoppable.

What he lacked now was actual combat.

Only actual combat could properly hone both the saber in his hand and the intent behind his swings.

That was difficult to accomplish through contemplation alone.

Having reached this point, he could begin studying the second form.

The second form differed from the first. After several days of study, Jiang Hao discovered that the essence of Mountain Suppression lay in suppression.

It overwhelmed the enemy with majestic momentum and the weight of mountains and seas.

After gaining an initial understanding, he took out Poem Whisper and began nurturing and refining the saber.

This Primordial Heaven Saber also possessed a sense of immense weight, making it well suited to the Second Form of the Heavenly Saber.

A month later.

Jiang Hao opened his eyes, walked into the courtyard, collected the bubbles, and headed outside.

Rabbit, who had been lying beside the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower, immediately followed him.

"Master, where are you going so early? Take me along. Everyone out there will show Lord Rabbit a little respect," Rabbit said as he followed beside Jiang Hao.

"If you sneak out and cause trouble, don't tell anyone I raised you," Jiang Hao replied softly.

He truly hadn't known Rabbit would have this sort of personality. Otherwise, he would have found some way to suppress the awakening of his intelligence, no matter what.

"Don't worry. Lord Rabbit will protect you from now on. Just relax and be my master," Rabbit boasted shamelessly.

Just then, Jiang Hao stopped and stood quietly beside the creek.

A short while later, his momentum began to build.

He held Poem Whisper, the Primordial Heaven Saber, in his hand, then gently raised it.

Rabbit had been somewhat puzzled, but in the next instant, he sensed a vast, majestic force emanating from the saber.

The instant the blade swung down, he seemed to see an endless range of mountains descending to crush everything beneath them.

Its majestic might was terrifying, and the dreadful pressure forced him flat against the ground on the spot.

At that moment, Jiang Hao brought his saber down toward the creek.

Thud!

A heavy sound rang out. At first glance, the creek seemed unharmed.

Looking again, however, one would notice that it had stopped flowing.

Then, with a bang, the creek water was sliced into countless droplets, which shot into the sky under the repulsive force.

A long while later, the water fell back down, and the creek returned to normal. Only the gravel and debris in it had vanished as well.

It was utterly clean.

Watching all this, Jiang Hao smiled.

Mountain Suppression was stronger than he had imagined.

It simply needed time to build momentum, making it difficult to use in an emergency.

But he could nurture the saber beforehand, so that wouldn't be much of a problem.

Still, he couldn't let it go to his head. He had to keep his mind steady.

Afterward, he put away the Primordial Heaven Saber and headed toward the Spirit Medicine Garden.

Having gained an initial mastery of the Second Form of the Heavenly Saber, he would now devote all his efforts to earning spirit stones.

Besides buying tea, he also needed to buy a saber.

Half-Moon could barely withstand the power of the Heavenly Saber, and cracks had appeared in it again.

As he neared the Spirit Medicine Garden, Jiang Hao stopped. Liu Xingchen, whom he hadn't seen for several months, was waiting ahead.

Something must be about to happen. He had a bad feeling.

"Junior Brother, it's been months. I hear you've earned more merit," Liu Xingchen greeted him with a smile.

"It was only my duty. Nothing worth mentioning," Jiang Hao said, shaking his head.

Liu Xingchen gestured for Jiang Hao to walk with him toward the Spirit Medicine Garden. As he began walking, he said solemnly:

"Mu Qi was injured at the Mining Grounds."