Heaven-Reaching Peak had ranked among the top three of the Thirteen Peaks of Divine Mystery for many years.
Ten-thousand-zhang peaks were everywhere here, and Spiritual Qi was abundant, no less so than at Spirit Elegance Peak.
Han Xuanji had only just arrived at the foot of Heaven-Reaching Peak when he saw its law enforcement cultivators maintaining order.
The presence each of them gave off was formidable; they were at least at the Golden Core Realm.
This Sword Discussion Assembly in Great Xia had drawn talented cultivators from many sects, as well as Rogue Cultivators from all corners of the land.
Some among them showed their sharp edge for all to see, while others gave off an icy presence. With so many presences clashing, the atmosphere was lively.
On a tall peak beside Heaven-Reaching Peak's main summit, eight sword discussion platforms had been set up halfway up the mountainside as competition grounds. Numerous tall buildings and raised platforms stood around them for the spectators.
Before long, the Sword Discussion Assembly officially began.
Han Xuanji followed the crowd up the mountain and arrived at a raised platform.
The Sword Discussion Assembly was divided into two groups: Hidden Dragon and Peerless.
The Hidden Dragon group was more of a stage for the young; only cultivators under a hundred years old could participate.
The Peerless group, on the other hand, had no restrictions on cultivation or age. Of course, generally speaking, cultivators above the Spirit Transformation Realm would not come to join the excitement.
As soon as he sat down, Han Xuanji heard many people discussing who would take first place in the Hidden Dragon group. As for the Peerless group, many had already deemed Nangong Wenjian of the Heavenly Sword Sect the greatest of the age. He had been famous for over a hundred years and had never suffered a defeat.
Of the many candidates, many believed Lü Feng of Heaven-Reaching Peak had a good chance of taking first place. She was the granddaughter of the Heaven-Reaching Peak Master, exceptionally gifted and guided by renowned teachers since childhood. However, the Heavenly Sword Sect's True Disciples of this generation were no weaklings either, leaving the outcome quite uncertain.
As a newly appointed True Disciple, Lu Fan had few people expecting much of him. After all, he had only just entered the Golden Core Realm, while the others were almost at the Nascent Soul Realm. The gap in cultivation was too great.
Over a thousand people had entered the Hidden Dragon group, and Han Xuanji made a point of watching Lu Fan's first match.
He truly was worthy of being the Son of Fortune Han Xuanji had recognized. Though his apparent cultivation was only at the fourth level of the Golden Core Realm, his Sword Intent was extremely advanced, already approaching major accomplishment. His body was also comparable to that of someone at the peak of the Golden Core Realm, so he had clearly practiced a profound Body Refining Cultivation Method. Perhaps he would achieve a good result in the end.
As expected, Lu Fan won his first match with ease.
As for the remaining matches, Han Xuanji could not be bothered to keep watching. To him, it was little different from wasting time.
I'd better find somewhere to sign in.
Han Xuanji spoke silently in his heart.
There were naturally plenty of places rich in Dao meaning on Heaven-Reaching Peak. He had signed in at several of them before and obtained many rewards related to the Sword Dao, which was why his Sword Dao had improved so quickly.
This time, he intended to go to the heart of Heaven-Reaching Peak.
Before long, Han Xuanji slipped past the many patrolling cultivators and arrived atop a mountain.
Seen from afar, the mountain looked like an immortal sword fallen into the mortal world. At the summit of the sword-like peak stood a great hall, shaped like a gigantic sword hanging upside down, magnificent and imposing.
Through his Void-Penetrating Divine Eye, Han Xuanji could sense several powerful presences hidden deep within the hall. They were clearly its guardians.
Needless to say, they were all Spirit Transformation Realm experts.
"Is this where the founder of Heaven-Reaching Peak, the Heaven-Reaching Sword Immortal, lived?"
Han Xuanji fell into thought.
The Heaven-Reaching Sword Immortal was a mighty Immortal Ascension Realm expert. The place where such a being had lived was certainly no ordinary place of Dao meaning. It was said that, in his later years, he had left the Divine Profound Sect and hidden all his inheritances inside the hall on this sword-like peak.
Over the years, only a handful of people had managed to take an inheritance from the hall, but every one of them had soared into the heavens.
Han Xuanji's purpose in coming here was naturally not to enter the hall and seize its treasures. He only wanted to sign in, so what ill intentions could he possibly have?
When he had first entered the Spirit Transformation Realm, he had not dared come to a place like this.
Now that he was approaching Void Return, his strength could no longer be compared to what it had been, and he was confident he would not be discovered.
Quite a few disciples were stationed at the front and back of the hall, but none could detect Han Xuanji, and he entered the hall with ease.
System, sign in.
Han Xuanji spoke silently in his heart.
[Congratulations, host. You have successfully signed in at the Heaven-Reaching Sword Hall and obtained the entry "Sword Dao Sacred Physique."]
An icy voice rang in Han Xuanji's ears.
[You may sign in here repeatedly.] [Sword Dao Sacred Physique]: [You possess extraordinary talent in the Sword Dao. You can comprehend any sword technique in an extremely short time and bring it to its peak.]
"Sword Dao Sacred Physique?"
Han Xuanji's heart stirred.
This was the strongest physique that Sword Dao cultivators dreamed of possessing. Cultivators with this physique found practicing the Sword Dao extremely easy, comprehended Sword Intent far faster than ordinary people, and faced no bottlenecks at all in their Sword Dao realms.
If he had obtained this physique earlier, he would probably have reached the realm of Sword Intent Forms a Domain long ago. Still, it was not too late to get it now.
His Sword Dao realm was also part of his strength, and he did not mind having more of it.
"And I can sign in at this place repeatedly."
A smile appeared on Han Xuanji's face.
There were certainly plenty more treasures in this place of inheritance.
After signing in, Han Xuanji vanished from where he stood in an instant and arrived at the sword-viewing platform.
The matches were still in full swing.
Han Xuanji needed only a glance to gain many insights into the Sword Dao.
In his eyes, each person's Sword Intent had its own distinctive qualities. He needed only to embrace them all as the sea received a hundred rivers, drawing on their strengths to make up for his weaknesses, and his Sword Intent would grow stronger.
Even so, Han Xuanji still had no idea how to break through to the realm of Sword Intent Forms a World.
Han Xuanji did not know what such a realm represented, or how one could reach it.
Not even an Immortal Ascension Realm expert like the Soaring Firmament Sword Master had reached that realm, so one could imagine how difficult it was.
The next day.
Han Xuanji once again slipped into the Heaven-Reaching Sword Hall to sign in.
[Congratulations, host. You have successfully signed in at the Heaven-Reaching Sword Hall and obtained the finger technique "Great Desolation Sword Finger."]
"Great Desolation Sword Finger?"
Han Xuanji nodded slightly and quickly accepted the reward. A wealth of memories and information appeared in his mind.
Rather than a finger technique, it was more accurate to call it an exceedingly profound sword technique.
It was of heaven grade and immensely powerful.
Even he could only barely execute its first move.
"It can be considered a trump card."
Han Xuanji thought to himself.
The finger technique was immensely powerful, no weaker than any heaven-grade Cultivation Method he had previously learned.
Time slowly passed.
In the days that followed.
Aside from occasionally watching the matches, Han Xuanji went to the Heaven-Reaching Sword Hall to sign in once each day.
It truly was a sacred land of inheritance for sword cultivators. The rewards were almost all related to the Sword Dao, and their quality was exceptionally high.
For him, comprehending each high-grade sword technique was also somewhat helpful.
Many of the Sword Dao treasures were useful to him as well.