After uploading his paper, "A Demonstration of the Method for Remedying the Flaws in the Way of Limitlessness," to the Purple Heavens Dao Palace, Li Xian took a Dao Comprehension Lotus Seed and turned his attention to cultivating the immortal art Heavenly Pole Thread.
But that paper of his...
Was detected by the Purple Heavens Dao Palace's artifact spirit the instant it was uploaded.
"Ding!"
"Key information detected in paper. Preliminary identification: Dao Master."
"Requesting higher clearance for in-depth analysis."
"Higher clearance approved. In-depth analysis underway. Key information 'Dao Master' verified. Requesting elevated review."
"Elevation approved. Forwarding to reviewer with level twenty-five clearance-Profound Void Dao Master."
"Forwarding failed. Profound Void Dao Master is in seclusion and has disabled incoming messages. Forwarding to a new reviewer with level twenty-six clearance-Great Truth Dao Master." "Paper successfully forwarded. Awaiting review..."
"Paper submitter's temporary clearance increased."
"After five years, Heavenly Pole Thread has finally begun to take shape."
Li Xian let out a soft breath.
Over those five years, he had used fifteen Dao Comprehension Lotus Seeds, along with hundreds of billions' worth of Space-Time Crystals, primordial unity mother qi, Wuliang Dao Rhythm, and other resources, finally rounding out the previously somewhat simplistic Heavenly Pole Thread.
And the new Heavenly Pole Thread...
"Why does it seem a little like Cosmic Destruction Reincarnation Sword Qi?"
He frowned slightly.
But immediately afterward, he shook his head. "Cosmic Destruction Reincarnation Sword Qi uses space-time, karma, and reincarnation. Not only is the sword strike incredibly fast, it traces karma, ensuring that a strike lands the moment it is unleashed. Once it hits, its mysteries of karma and reincarnation can even make a cultivator's cultivation realm fall, turning an immortal into a mortal... But its raw destructive power in a head-on clash is really nothing more than that...
Against