The Third-Tier Treasure Artifact "Azure Wood Divine Sword"; Late Purple Mansion Stage
Sixth Uncle Kong Yushan was the captain of the Lineage's hunting team after Kong Wenxuan finished his "full-time cultivation," so he was an acquaintance of his.
He had been treated quite well by the other party when he was in the hunting party.
Over the years, Sixth Uncle Kong Yushan fought, charged, and battled for the Lineage, just as many times as his eldest uncle Kong Yushuo and others. He also made many contributions to the Lineage and endured a lot of hardship.
Unexpectedly, the opponent's attempt to break through to the Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage failed at the last moment. In the end, he was unable to suppress the Demonic Nature Backlash in his own bloodline and fell into the form of Demon Beast. Kong Wenxuan had no choice but to personally kill him and send him to his release.
At the summit of "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak," Kong Wenxuan gazed at the house where his sixth uncle Kong Yushan. His gaze pierced through the house, revealing the corpse of his sixth uncle, who had been killed and whose half-body had transformed into the form of Peacock Demon Beast. For a moment, Kong Wenxuan felt a mixture of sorrow, shock, and helplessness.
He couldn't help but recall when he finished his three-year "full-time spiritual practice" and joined the tribe's hunting team, which at the time consisted of five people, including himself.
The other four are the team leader's sixth uncle Kong Yushan; seventh uncle, Kong Yutang; eighth aunt, Kong Yuling; and second brother, Kong Wenxiong.
But now, of the five members of the hunting party, only his aunt Kong Yuling is still alive.
Seventh Uncle Kong Yutang and Second Brother Kong Wenxuan were killed long ago, during the Lineage's development and various battles over the past decades. One died in battle, and the other failed to advance to the Second Tier of the Foundation Establishment Realm and was Demonic Nature Backlash, turning into Demon Beast.
In addition, there's Sixth Kong Yushan, who failed to break through to the Purple Mansion Stage, was also Demonic Nature Backlash, fell into Demon Beast form, and was killed.
Of the original five members of the hunting team, three have already been lost in just a few decades!
This left Kong Wenxuan deeply moved.
However, the path of cultivation is inherently perilous, and the path of cultivation through the bloodline of the "True Spirit Realm" is even more dangerous. Even with the "True Spirit Star" suppressing and protecting him, the number of relatives and acquaintances who can keep up with him and accompany him step by step to the top will probably only decrease.
I wonder, when he reaches the pinnacle of this cultivation path and looks back, how many familiar faces will he still have around him?
Of those clansmen and relatives who knew him well today, how many will ultimately be able to keep up with him and reach the highest peak?
Kong Wenxuan shook his head, suppressing the sudden surge of emotion in his heart.
Seven days later, the clan held a funeral for their sixth uncle Kong Yushan, who had failed in his attempt to break through the enemy's defenses, and buried him in the Lineage cemetery within the "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak".
His physical body, bloodline, and power will be integrated into this "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak," becoming part of the peak's power. This will make it easier for future generations to awaken their bloodline, cultivate, and advance, and increase the success rate of Demonic Nature Backlash.
In another way, they have become integrated into the development and growth of the Lineage.
After the funeral of his sixth uncle Kong Yushan, Kong Wenxuan discovered that many of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator in the clan who had been in seclusion to break through to the Purple Mansion Stage had ended their seclusion.
Nowadays, the number of late-stage Lineage Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator from various parts of the "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak" who are still in seclusion and attempting to break through to the Purple Mansion Stage Realm is already very small, less than a handful.
Seeing this, he knew that those clansmen who ended their seclusion and dared not attempt to break through to the Purple Mansion Stage were frightened by his sixth uncle's failure and fall, and had lost the ambition and confidence to attempt to break through to the Purple Mansion Stage Realm.
After all, even Second Tier Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator has a lifespan of three hundred years. Most of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator in the clan are only a little over a hundred years old. It's just that Kong Wenxuan led the Lineage's development and growth too quickly, allowing them to enjoy a lot of the clan's resources, inheritances, and bloodlines.
The benefits of True Spirit Star Power, among other things, are what allowed them to grow so quickly and advance to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
In fact, they were all in their prime during the Foundation Establishment Realm, far from the twilight years when they were nearing the end of their lives, and each of them had more than a hundred years to live.
If they fail to break through to the Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage, are Demonic Nature Backlash in their bloodline, fall into Demon Beast, and are ultimately killed by Kong Wenxuan's sword, then their remaining hundred-plus years of vibrant life and wonderful experiences will be gone, wouldn't that be a terrible loss?
Therefore, it was only natural that they developed a desire to survive, lost their initial ambition and confidence in breaking through to the Purple Mansion Stage, and retreated, ending their seclusion.
Kong Wenxuan shook his head upon seeing this, but he had no intention of intervening. He was well aware that these people had lost their will, ambition, and confidence. Even if he forced them to go into seclusion and attempt to break through to the Purple Mansion Stage, they would ultimately only fall victim to the Demonic Nature Backlash, unable to escape the fate of falling into Demon Beast and being killed by a single sword.
After all, when a cultivator breaks through to a higher realm, the outcome of the struggle between humanity and demonic nature largely depends on their spirit, beliefs, and confidence.
If one lacks ambition, conviction, and confidence, one will only be overwhelmed by demonic nature, leading to a backlash and degeneration into Demon Beast. Even with the power of "True Spirit Star" to suppress and purify, it will be useless.
Therefore, it would be better to have them suspend their seclusion and preserve more Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators and combat power for the Lineage.
After all, Foundation Establishment Late Stage is considered a core member of the Kong Household, Eighth-Grade True Spirit.
Moreover, these people have only lost their spirit, belief, and confidence now; they have not permanently lost their spirit and confidence to break through to the Purple Mansion Stage Realm. As they continue to cultivate and experience more worldly affairs and battles, as long as they survive and grow enough, they will naturally rekindle their spirit and confidence one day. When they do, they will be more likely to succeed in breaking through to the Purple Mansion Stage.
Therefore, Kong Wenxuan had no intention of interfering, but continued his seclusion, refining his sword and cultivating his skills.
During this period of seclusion, more than two years passed in the blink of an eye, and Kong Wenxuan's refinement and improvement of the "Azure Wood Divine Sword" had reached the final stage.
Buzz! Buzz...
At the summit of "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak", Kong Wenxuan sat cross-legged on a futon. The "Azure Wood Divine Sword" was suspended upside down in front of him. The azure-black sword light on it flowed rapidly, almost permeating and enveloping the entire "Azure Wood Divine Sword", causing the "divine sword" to tremble and hum rapidly.
With a hissing sound, a bluish-black sword light shot out from the tip of the sword and directly entered the jade box below, completely engulfing the last fist-sized piece of "Black Water Paulownia Wood" core. It was then absorbed into the "Azure Wood Divine Sword" and refined by the layers of "Treasure Restriction" within the "divine sword".
The wood element was refined into the "Azure Wood Divine Sword," becoming the final missing piece that propelled the "Azure Wood Divine Sword" to the Third Tier tier of Treasure Artifact. The spiritual Spiritual Qi and spirituality contained within it became the final driving force for Kong Wenxuan's advancement to the Late Purple Mansion after the "Purple Mansion Azure Wood Divine Sword Spirit Law Sword" was refined and integrated into his body and Purple Mansion.
Chant!
Finally, when the fist-sized piece of "Black Water Paulownia Wood" core was completely refined, the dark blue-black sword light flowing over the entire "Azure Wood Divine Sword" erupted instantly, then rapidly receded and disappeared into the "Divine Sword".
Then, with a sword cry, the "Azure Wood Divine Sword" shot straight into the air, transforming into three hundred and sixty azure sword lights, each possessing the power of Third Tier sword.
The last of the Five Elements Divine Swords, the "Azure Wood Divine Sword," has successfully advanced from Second Tier Spirit Artifact to Third Tier Treasure Artifact.
At the same time, his cultivation level also broke through to the Late Purple Mansion Stage under the impetus of the advancement of the "Azure Wood Divine Sword".