Sword Lineage, Yuxuan Dao Field.
Inside the dojo, the Sword Qi was thick with the chilling aura of swords.
Immortal Venerable Yuxuan Li Xuanxiao sat upright with his eyes slightly closed. His aura merged with the supreme Sword Intent of the entire Daoist temple, as if he were comprehending the Great Dao or Shenyou in the void.
Within the dojo, there were several disciples, one of whom possessed a rather immature aura. His name was Li Changkong, a descendant of the Li Household, sharing the same lineage as Immortal Venerable Yuxuan and Immortal Lord Yunmiao.
Li Changkong asked curiously:
"Master, you bestowed the Extreme Heaven Sword Dao upon that newly accepted disciple of your martial uncle?"
Immortal Venerable Yuxuan nodded slightly and said:
"Hmm, this child is exceptionally talented. Don't be deceived by his appearance. He should be able to master this Sword Dao within a thousand years."
Upon hearing this, a competitive glint flashed in Li Changkong's eyes, and he seemed to be deep in thought:
"He is a disciple of Yunmiao, and he also practices the Supreme Sword Manual of my Sword Lineage. In a sense, he is also half a successor of my Sword Lineage!"
I must seek him out for a duel someday, to see just how much of Master's True Disciple this junior brother has received!
As the junior disciple of the Sword Lineage, he was always being "guided" by his senior brothers and sisters, and had long been holding back his ambition. Now, upon hearing that this junior disciple of the Pill Lineage also cultivated the Sword Dao, he felt that he had found a suitable opponent.
He's always been bullied, but this time he finally gets to pick on the weak.
How could Immortal Venerable Yuxuan not know his thoughts? He said calmly:
"A friendly spar is fine, but don't underestimate your opponent. However, given that child's temperament, he might not accept your challenge."
Li Changkong curled his lips into a smile, inwardly quite unconvinced.
The " Extreme Heaven Sword Dao " is profound and mysterious. He had cultivated it for many years and was only able to step into the second level, " Sword Light Differentiation ". He felt that it was impossible for a disciple of the Pill Lineage to surpass him in a short period of time.
He didn't voice these thoughts aloud, but kept them to himself, determined to find an opportunity to test the mettle of that Junior Brother Han in the future.
However, he didn't say it out loud, but kept it to himself.
As if recalling something, Immortal Venerable Yuxuan's tone turned solemn:
"At the upcoming ' Sword Trial Assembly,' you will represent my Sword Lineage. Sword Dao geniuses from all sides will gather there, making it your true testing ground. You must not tarnish the reputation of the Extreme Heaven Sword Dao."
"Rest assured, Master! Your disciple will do everything in his power to bring glory to the Extreme Heaven Sword Dao!"
Upon hearing that it was a serious matter, Li Changkong immediately composed himself, responded solemnly, and his eyes burned with fierce fighting spirit.
Immortal Venerable Yuxuan said no more, his gaze slowly turning to the outside of the Daoist temple, as if piercing through the Endless Void, looking at the increasingly intense calamity energy of heaven and the Unseen, his eyes deep and his eyes containing a hidden light.
"A great calamity is about to begin, and fortunes are in turmoil... Perhaps I too need to find One Destined to Face the Tribulation and seize the initiative amidst the chaos."
There are no secrets that stay hidden forever.
The news that the Purple Firmament Peak Master Immortal Lord Yunmiao, had quietly received the ninth personal disciple in the palace, though he did not publicize it, still caused ripples in the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace's Pill Lineage, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake.
Although the elders and disciples of Immortal Lord Yunmiao who attended the ceremony were instructed to keep their mouths shut and remain tight-lipped about the specific details, such an important event could not be completely kept from everyone.
Within the Pill Lineage, in a cave abode perpetually wreathed in purple alchemical flames, the heat is scorching.
A burly man with red hair and a thick beard, as tall as an iron tower, was controlling a giant cauldron in front of him. Flames raged inside the cauldron, and the roar of a dragon could be faintly heard.
He suddenly stopped his practice, and the giant cauldron crashed to the ground, causing the cave abode to tremble slightly.
"Oh? Yunmiao has taken on another disciple without saying a word?"
"I didn't believe the rumors that Master had given this boy some pointers, but it seems he truly has extraordinary qualities, to the point that Yunmiao values him so highly, and even the Sword Lineage has bestowed upon him the ' Extreme Heaven Sword Dao '..."
"Interesting!"
Another secluded bamboo grove.
A refined middle-aged scholar, leisurely sipping tea, paused slightly upon hearing this, causing delicate ripples to spread across his jade teacup.
A half-smile played on his lips, but a sharp, probing glint flashed in his eyes.
"Senior Brother Yunmiao acted swiftly, snatching a treasure without a sound. For him to be so eager, even personally coming to take on a disciple, this young man's talent must far exceed what he has shown..."
Master is truly biased.
Several other powerful Pill Lineage also learned of this matter through various channels. Their reactions varied, but without exception, they all remembered the name " Han Xuanji ".
The head of the Pill Lineage has thirty-six True Disciple. Apart from newly accepted disciples like Su Ming, many have already formed their own factions, and there are quite a few open and covert struggles between them.
They themselves would naturally not engage in any direct conflict, but their disciples were a different story.
Han Xuanji, at the center of this turbulent situation, was completely unaware of the changes in the outside world, and was fully immersed in the vastness of the " Extreme Heaven Sword Dao ".
Time flies; ten years is but a blink of an eye for cultivators in the upper realm.
Han Xuanji arrived in the Upper Realm, and more than twenty years passed in the blink of an eye.
Over the past decade, Han Xuanji has gained a fairly comprehensive understanding of the " Extreme Heaven Sword Dao." As its name suggests, it pursues the ultimate realm of swordsmanship and was created by a powerful figure known as the " Extreme Heaven Sword Ancestor."
It is divided into six levels:
First level: [ Sword Qi Thunder Sound ], when mastered, Sword Qi surges forth, faster than lightning, and the sound of it tearing through the air is like thunder from the heavens, shaking the soul and terrifying the spirit. Ordinary protective immortal energy will crumble upon contact, and it can even attack the soul of others.
The second level: [ Sword Light Differentiation ], with a single thought, the sword light can be divided into billions, like a galaxy falling, with the real and the illusory intertwined, covering all directions. Each sword light possesses immense power and carries divine intent.
The third level: [ Sword Transforms into All Things ], the Sword Intent is condensed into a tangible substance, it can transform into mountains to suppress, into long rivers to flow, into all things and Myriad Phenomena, it is infinitely mysterious.
The fourth level: [ One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws ]. The way of the Sword Dao is simple. No matter how many Divine Ability or myriad Law Technique you have, I can break them all with a single Sword Dao and many great Principle to be able to glimpse the path.
Fifth level: [ Sword Heart Clarity ], the sword heart is clear and pure, reflecting all things, able to predict good and bad fortune, and to see the enemy's weaknesses in advance. Before the sword is drawn, the intention arrives first, which is close to the Dao.
The sixth level: [ Extreme Heaven, No Delusion ], this is the final realm, where body and sword become one, merging into the Sword Dao. The sword is me, and I am the sword. Severing cause and effect, transcending illusion, the direction of the sword's edge is the direction of the Great Dao!
The final realm has no specific cultivation method; it is said that only those with great fortuitous opportunity, great enlightenment, and great perseverance can reach it.
Han Xuanji speculated that the origin of the six realms of Sword Immortal might be closely related to the Extreme Heaven Sword Dao, or perhaps all streams converge on the same source, and the ultimate principles of the Sword Dao are interconnected, all pointing to these six realms.
After ten years of dedicated study, Han Xuanji finally achieved his goal and broke through the threshold of the third level. His Sword Dao realm became clear, and he entered a brand new world.
Inside the quiet room, Han Xuanji pointed his fingers like a sword and casually waved them. No dazzling sword light appeared, but a powerful Sword Intent as solid as a mountain suddenly emerged. Although it dissipated in an instant, the heavy pressure made the restrictions of the quiet room hum slightly.
He could clearly feel that his combat strength had undergone a tremendous transformation compared to before his breakthrough.
Over the course of ten years, Han Xuanji never stopped signing in and cultivating. In addition to signing in at Myriad Phenomena Garden, he would occasionally listen to Immortal Lord Yunmiao's sermons and go to Cloudmist Dao Field to sign in, thus obtaining a large amount of cultivation resources.
He may not have much else, but he has a lot of elixirs.
It's like having a magic pill for freedom.
His cultivation level also advanced further, directly reaching the Heavenly Immortal Fourth Layer.
If this gets out, it will truly cause a sensation in the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace.
It should be known that the realm of Immortal Dao becomes increasingly difficult as one progresses. Normally, each breakthrough requires a period of ten, a hundred, or even a thousand years of painstaking effort. However, Han Xuanji seems to have defied common sense. His cultivation speed not only did not decrease, but it was as if he were riding a Kunpeng, soaring upwards at an unimaginable speed.