Xiao Chen's Gains

The Famous Sword Holy Land is shrouded in a gentle, rainy shower.

Every cultivator in the sacred land is bathed in spiritual rain during their cultivation. This spiritual rain has been falling continuously since the strange phenomenon appeared on Sword Peak seven days ago.

No one knew why this spiritual rain was falling; they simply assumed it was a gift from the Sword Ancestor.

After the spiritual rain stopped, countless cultivators slowly opened their eyes, shouting excitedly.

I've broken through!

I've broken through!

"..."

On the Sword Peak, Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes, murmuring, "I have finally become a Great Sage. This feeling is truly wonderful."

He scanned the Sword Peak with his divine sense and found that his disciples had not yet emerged from their meditation. He did not disturb them but waited quietly.

As time passed and the sun was about to set, Jian Yi and Jian Sheng opened their eyes at the same time. They flew towards Xiao Chen together and respectfully said, "Master, our Sword Intent has finally been perfected."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen smiled with satisfaction, "Not bad, I am very satisfied with your cultivation speed. Demonstrate your Sword Intent to me."

Jian Yi and Jian Sheng then picked up the wooden swords beside them and began to unleash their Sword Intent.

One of them wielded the Heavenly Sword Dao Sword Intent, and the other the Thunder Sword Intent. Their mere presence caused the heavens and earth to change color, leaving even the High Priest of the Famous Sword Holy Land in awe.

After the two finished their practice, a ray of light descended from the sky and landed on Xiao Chen, and the voice of the Heavenly Dao also rang out in his sea of consciousness.

"You have pioneered the Sword Dao in this world; you are rewarded with 99 points of the True Essence of Sword Dao."

As the rosy light entered Xiao Chen's body, he immediately closed his eyes, comprehending the True Essence of Sword Dao bestowed by Heaven, and transforming this True Essence of Sword Dao into his own.

After Xiao Chen absorbed all the True Essence of Sword Dao, he realized that he was about to break through to a higher realm. He quickly suppressed the True Essence of Sword Dao within his body and did not allow them to condense into his own Law of the Great Dao.

When he opened his eyes again, seven days had passed, and Jian Yi and Jian Sheng were still standing quietly in front of him.

Xiao Chen smiled and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you two waiting. After observing your cultivation, I gained some insights and went into seclusion to cultivate for a while."

We congratulate our Master.

The two showed no displeasure whatsoever; instead, they congratulated each other with delight.

Without their master's blessing of spiritual rain, it would have taken them another three to five years to cultivate their Sword Intent to perfection.

Xiao Chen said calmly, "Both of you have reached the pinnacle of Sword Intent, and you have no problem challenging opponents of higher levels. Now you can go out and gain some experience."

Upon hearing this, the two showed joy on their faces. Since they began learning swordsmanship, they had discovered that their strength had rapidly surpassed that of their peers, and they had long wanted to go out and see the world. Now that they finally had the opportunity to go out, they naturally wanted to go and see it.

The two said in unison again, "Thank you, Master."

"According to the rules of my sect, before you leave the mountain, I will give you a protective treasure. Come to Sword Peak in three days to collect it," Xiao Chen said unhurriedly.

Jian Sheng asked curiously, "Master, we've been your disciples for so long, but we've never heard of which sect you belong to. Now that we're about to go down the mountain for training, could you tell us about it? In case we encounter any fellow disciples or uncles, we can say hello."

"You two are also my personal disciples, so I may tell you this: I come from the number one sect in the world, the Dao Dao-Seeking Sect. Your master is the Great Sage Qiankun. From now on, the Dao-Seeking Sect will be your ancestral home. You must not harm any cultivator who comes from the Dao-Seeking Sect."

The cultivators of my Dao-Seeking Sect all fight using spiritual power, just like you. Whenever you see someone fighting with spiritual power, simply state my name.

When Xiao Chen mentioned the Dao-Seeking Sect, a hint of longing appeared in his eyes. He wondered how his master's fellow disciples were doing now.

Upon seeing this, the two disciples immediately took their leave, saying, "We will obey our master's orders."

After watching his two disciples leave, Xiao Chen continued his cultivation. He found that his understanding of the Sword Dao had reached a new level. At his current cultivation speed, he would be able to comprehend the True Essence of Sword Dao in less than seven days.

Is this the benefit of guiding disciples in this world to develop the Sword Dao?

No wonder Master insisted on defying all opposition and bringing me and the Daqian Dynasty together to this world for cultivation; the speed of cultivation here is truly remarkable.

However, he still had a slight doubt in his heart: why did he almost break through on his own after obtaining the True Essence of Sword Dao? In the Profound Heaven Continent, Half-Saint Capital saints by condensing the Law of the Great Dao on their own, while in the Hongyuan Continent, it was the heavens that pushed them to become saints.

Could it be that the laws of heaven and earth are different between the two continents? It seems that I can only learn the secret by encountering the Saint of this world, that is, the Shaman God. What I need to do now is to deduce the True Essence of Sword Dao to 999, and then become a saint. That day is not far away.

At the same time, within the Dao-Seeking Sect, Chu Feng's mind once again heard the system's notification: "Host disciple Xiao Chen has guided the disciple to create the Sword Dao, rewarding the host with 990 True Essence of the Great Dao."

Here we go again!

A few days ago, Chu Feng received a notification that Xiao Chen had broken through to the Half-Saint Realm, and his True Essence of the Great Dao had increased by 120. Now it has increased by another 990. At this rate, he could become a Divine King in less than ten years. At that time, he could go anywhere in this world.

Just then, Xian He Xian He suddenly flew over from not far away, calling out as it flew, "Master, Master, the pine tree has become a spirit! It can even talk!"

Chu Feng looked at the Xian He and said rather irritably, "Xiao He, have you perhaps forgotten that you've also become a spirit?"

This Xian He was a disciple Chu Feng had taken in a year ago. At that time, it had the chance to fly into the Dao-Seeking Sect and was almost roasted and eaten by Lu Ming and Chu Yan. Fortunately, Chu Feng appeared in time to save it and take it in as his disciple.

Upon hearing this, the Xian He landed on the ground and scratched its head with its wings. "Master, I'll be able to transform into human form soon."

"Let's go see that sentient pine tree. Maybe you'll have a junior brother soon," Chu Feng said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the Xian He's face immediately lit up with joy. He was clearly the eldest at home, but after coming to the Dao-Seeking Sect, he became the junior brother, which gave him an indescribable sense of loss. Now that he was finally going to have a junior brother, he was incredibly excited and happy.

Before long, Chu Feng and his apprentice arrived at the back mountain of the Dao-Seeking Sect. From afar, they saw a tall pine tree full of vitality, where Lu Ming and Chu Yan were already waiting.

Upon seeing Chu Feng, they immediately bowed and said, "We pay our respects to Master."

The pine tree also shook its branches towards Chu Feng, making a rustling sound.

No need for formalities.

Chu Feng looked up at the pine tree and said with a smile, "Little guy, come out."

"Promise."

A childish voice came from within the pine tree, followed by a boy dressed in blue robes, looking like a young scholar. He bowed to Chu Feng and said, "This student greets Master. I have listened to your teachings for many years and have finally achieved spiritual enlightenment. I humbly request that you accept me as your disciple."

Chu Feng smiled and said, "Of course, I will hold an apprenticeship ceremony for you tomorrow."

Thank you, sir.

The little guy said politely.

"Alright, you and your fellow disciples can have a chat. I'll be leaving now."

Chu Feng didn't give much command to the tree creatures; it wasn't the first time he'd seen something like this, so he wasn't particularly curious.

On the contrary, Lu Ming, Chu Yan, Xian He were looking at their junior brother from all sides, making the little guy look quite embarrassed.

The following day, after Chu Feng held an apprenticeship ceremony for the little guy, he named him Qing Song, Dao-Seeking Sect gained another disciple.

Looking at the excited Qing Song, he thought to himself: The sect has grown stronger again. I wonder how that kid Daqian is doing now. He's been gone for three years and there hasn't been much news coming back. I only occasionally receive news that Cao Youqian has comprehended the True Essence of the Great Dao.

Just then, the system notification sounded again, "The host's disciple Cao Youqian has broken through to the Half-Saint Realm. The host is rewarded with 110 points of True Essence of the Great Dao."

Upon hearing this voice, Chu Feng's lips curled into a slight smile, "Daqian Qian's cultivation speed isn't slow either. Although Chen'er lacked a bit of the True Essence of the Great Dao when he broke through, breaking through with eleven True Essence of the Great Dao still makes him a super genius. I wonder if Daqian has established his own sect yet..."