Time passed slowly, and every now and then Sword Lord Fu Xin would Listening to Swords Residence. Each time, Chu Qi's reply was the same:
" Young Venerable Han is in seclusion and it is inconvenient to disturb him."
At first, he even wondered if it was really his problem, but later he inquired with Chu Qi and found out that Han Xuanji seemed to be in seclusion and hadn't given any "hints".
This left Fu Xin completely puzzled.
Normally speaking, on the path of spiritual cultivation, how can one go far simply by going into seclusion?
Which true powerhouse hasn't ventured far and wide, enduring countless life-or-death trials, to gradually reach the pinnacle?
As a disciple of the Sword Dao Saint Venerable, Fu Xin had traveled to several great domains in his early years and even explored the edge of the Primordial Sea, which led to his current level of cultivation.
Upon reaching the Holy Lord stage, some cultivators will even venture into other worlds. If they manage to return alive, they will most likely undergo a complete transformation.
But Han Xuanji was different. He came to the Eternal Sword Pavilion, took a stroll around on the first day, and then shut himself away for a hundred years.
Fu Xin reported this situation to Sword Venerable Wuxin, Sword Venerable Wuxin was also puzzled.
What exactly is Young Venerable Han thinking?
Could it be that he's dissatisfied with the arrangements made by the Sword Pavilion, but doesn't want to say it outright, so he's simply going into seclusion and refusing to see anyone?
But if there is genuine dissatisfaction, there must be a reason.
But Han Xuanji never mentioned it, not even once.
Pavilion Master Ji Mingyue also inquired about the matter. Upon learning that Han Xuanji had been in seclusion, she simply said, "Don't neglect the guest," and said nothing more.
The Sword Venerable Wuxin could naturally tell that the Pavilion Master was not satisfied with the Heart Sword Pavilion's handling of Han Xuanji.
Then, Sword Venerable Wuxin quickly relayed these words to Fu Xin.
Fu Xin was dumbfounded. His master was going to use him as a scapegoat!
Fu Xin endured an agonizing century.
Han Xuanji, however, lived a very leisurely and carefree life at Listening to Swords Residence.
During this period, he thoroughly comprehended the inheritances of the three Sword Dao Saint Venerable one by one.
The Heart Sword Instruction's "The heart is the sword" made him understand the combination of the sword and the Dao of the Mind; the Nameless Sword Instruction's "True Explanation of the Sword Dao " taught him to analyze all changes in the Sword Dao from the essence of the sword; and the Taishang Sword Instruction made his understanding of the way of the Sword Dao even more thorough.
These three Sword Dao merged and collided, and he eventually unified them into one.
With a thought, Han Xuanji's body was enveloped in layers of sword light.
The sword lights were sometimes domineering and fierce, carrying the destructive intent of the Great Destruction Sword Dao; sometimes unpredictable, containing the endless Xuanji of the Nameless Sword Instruction; and sometimes returning to simplicity, like the return to the original nature of the Taishang Sword Instruction.
Every state of mind in Sword Dao is a perfect unity of mental strength and sword technique, natural and effortless.
Faced with such Sword Dao, if an enemy reveals even the slightest flaw, there is no chance of turning the tide.
Besides studying Sword Dao, Han Xuanji also used heavenly materials and earthly treasures cultivation.
Sword Dao is an integral part of his Mystic Heaven Great Dao; the improvement of Sword Dao is equivalent to the perfection of the Mystic Heaven Great Dao.
Over the course of a century, his cultivation level broke through from the third level of Eternal Sage to the fourth level, which can be considered as crossing a small bottleneck and reaching the middle stage of Eternal Sage. His Sword Dao also made a qualitative leap.
On this day, Han Xuanji finally emerged from the quiet room.
" Chu Qi has also successfully broken through to a higher realm."
Han Xuanji glanced at the reincarnated Saint King who was cultivating in another quiet room.
"It seems the other party does indeed have some secrets."
He cultivated the Mystic Heaven Chaos Primordial Beginning Scripture at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary cultivators, as if his body instinctively understood the principles and doctrines of those Cultivation Method.
Han Xuanji didn't point it out, but simply observed silently.
The reincarnation of the Undying Saint King is indeed extraordinary.
Han Xuanji then looked through the token and found that Fu Xin had sent dozens of messages, all with similar content, asking him if he needed anything or wanted to go somewhere.
Han Xuanji looked at the increasingly cautious and careful wording of the messages and felt a sense of bewilderment.
He simply checked in at the Eternal Sword Pavilion and processed his rewards; isn't that a perfectly normal cultivation pace?
However, continuing in seclusion for spiritual practice would indeed be contrary to my original intention.
Han Xuanji thought for a moment and replied:
" Fu Xin, I'd like to go and see the Wordless Sword Stele."
Less than three breaths after the message was sent, Fu Xin replied immediately.
Not long after, a fluctuation of energy came from outside the Listening to Swords Residence.
Fu Xin's face remained handsome, but his eyes were filled with a century of vicissitudes and resentment.
Fu Xin opened his mouth, a thousand words stuck in his throat, and finally only managed to squeeze out one sentence:
"Junior Brother Han, you've finally come out."
Han Xuanji looked at him with some confusion:
" Fu Xin, have you been having some troubles lately?"
Fu Xin took a deep breath, swallowing back the words that were about to come out, "Do you know how I've spent the last hundred years?" and forced a smile:
"It's nothing. Junior brother wants to go to the Wordless Sword Stele Forest, I'll take you there now."
Han Xuanji nodded and went to the side hall to call Chu Qi.
Chu Qi also secluded himself for a hundred years to cultivate diligently, making great progress in his cultivation. His temperament became much more composed, and a hint of determination appeared in his eyes.
He followed behind Han Xuanji and bowed to Fu Xin.
Fu Xin quickly sent a message to Sword Venerable Wuxin, reporting that Han Xuanji had finally emerged from seclusion and intended to go to the Wordless Sword Stele.
The Sword Venerable Wuxin replied quickly, with only two words:
"Good."
Fu Xin accepted the token, secretly relieved.
In any case, Han Xuanji finally stepped out of Listening to Swords Residence.
This first step has finally been taken.
After flying for a while, we left Heart Sword Peak and arrived at a wide area of the Eternal Sword Pavilion.
"That is the Sword Stele Forest where the Wordless Sword Stele is located."
Fu Xin pointed to the distance, where there was an incredibly vast flat land, upon which stood countless sword steles, like a black forest, numbering in the tens of thousands, impossible to count. Each sword stele exuded an indescribable, majestic Sword Intent Sword Intent, which stretched for 30,000 miles, even after 10,000, 1 million, 100 million, or even longer years.
These Sword Intent remain Immortal.
It's not because the owners who left the sword monuments were all very powerful, or because the Sword Intent they left behind was enough to remain eternally Immortal even under the erosion of the rules of the Eternal Continent.
Rather, it was because of the enormous, pitch-black sword monument at the very center, which was ten thousand feet tall. There were no words or patterns on the surface of the monument; it was as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the sword light flowing in the sky.
This is the treasure left to the Eternal Sword Pavilion by the Eternal Sword Ancestor, one of its major functions being to preserve these sword tablets in their Immortal.
Since its founding, the Eternal Sword Pavilion has...
"If a cultivator's Sword Dao is recognized by the Wordless Sword Stele, a sword stele will be left behind."
Fu Xin explained softly to the two of them,
"Being recognized by the Wordless Sword Stele means that your Sword Dao has taken its own way. Usually, only sword cultivators at the Eternal Sage level can leave their own sword stele, but some people are exceptionally talented. Their Sword Dao at the Eternal Dao Realm stage is enough to make the Wordless Sword Stele resonate and leave a sword stele."
Throughout countless ages, every sword monument bears the Sword Intent and even the sword Sword Dao left behind by sword cultivators. Even though these sword masters have perished and gone far away, the Sword Dao they left behind Immortal.
"There are 1,379,300 sword steles here, which is the Eternal Sword Pavilion's greatest wealth, and perhaps even its most important sacred ground."
Even from a great distance, Han Xuanji could feel the immense Sword Intent emanating from the Sword Stele Forest. Those who could leave behind sword steles were naturally renowned genius sword cultivators, some even future Sword Dao Saint Venerable. Each sword stele represented their unique Sword Dao.
Although the lifespan of the Eternal Realm expert is almost Immortal, they can still die in battle, and even their spiritual lifespan can be worn down. Many experts, feeling that they can no longer make progress in this life, choose to reincarnate and start anew.