Cultivation Art Fusion

The Wandering Soul King finally sensed something was wrong. It stared at the unharmed Lu Feng, raised its arm, its five fingers together like a sword, and slashed forward.

A Sword Qi, like a white ribbon, shot out from the palm, skimming along the ground and splitting the mist in its path in two.

Lu Feng shifted his right foot diagonally, and the Flowing Cloud Sword was already in his palm. He did not retreat, but instead raised the sword's edge diagonally to meet the Sword Qi.

"Zheng--"

The clang of metal on metal suddenly exploded. Lu Feng's wrist sank, and the soil beneath his feet rolled backward. He turned his wrist in the process, channeling the remaining force along the blade into the ground. Then he stepped forward and swung his sword to retaliate.

A crimson Sword Qi shot out from the sword, aiming straight for the Wandering Soul King's brow.

The Sword Qi energy passed right through him, as if slicing through a phantom. The Wandering Soul King's body only swayed for a moment before solidifying again, leaving no wound.

Lu Feng immediately abandoned his intention to fight head-on. "If Sword Qi can't hurt you, then let's find another place to fight."

He used the Phantom Steps, leaping over a hundred feet in a few bounds. Just as the Wandering Soul King was about to raise its hand again, Lu Feng had already closed in on it, his divine sense covering it first.

The three-colored light paused simultaneously. The Wandering Soul King struggled fiercely, but was forcibly pulled away from its original position by divine sense and entered Lu Feng's brow.

[Successfully slayed the Sword Spirit King, gaining 100 million Demon Points;]

The Wandering Soul King vanished, and a small blade of grass drifted down from mid-air, landing right next to the Broken Sword.

The entire plant is crystal clear, as if sculpted from ice crystals, with white sword-like rays flowing between the veins of its leaves.

Before Lu Feng could even make a move, the pure Sword Intent emanating from him caused his clothes to sway slightly.

"Could this be the legendary Sword Heart Grass?" Lu Shuang stared at the small grass in Lu Feng's hand, her breath catching in her throat for a moment.

"You went into the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb for this, didn't you?" Lu Feng walked up to her and handed her the Sword Heart Grass. "Here you go, take it."

Lu Shuang didn't take it, but instead took half a step back. "No. Lu Feng, you don't know how precious it is. Taking the Sword Heart Grass gives one the chance to awaken their Sword Physique. Countless people spend their entire lives trying to obtain even one."

She paused, then added, "This is what you got from slaying the Wandering Soul King, so you should use it first. I can use it later if I find another one."

"The future is the future, the present is the present." Without waiting for a reply, Lu Feng placed the Sword Heart Grass into her palm. "Use it, understand?"

Lu Shuang was taken aback by his unusual seriousness. Her fingers tightened, but she still hesitated, "But..."

"There's no 'but'," Lu Feng interrupted her. "There's more than one Sword Spirit King in the Sword Tomb. You can focus on awakening your Sword Physique. I'll go look for more."

Lu Shuang lowered her head, looking at the small grass in her palm that resembled an ice crystal sculpture. Just as tears welled up in her eyes, Lu Feng's voice rang out again.

"If you really want to help me, then work hard to awaken your Sword Physique. Otherwise, next time I get the Sword Heart Grass, I'll have to worry about you first, understand?"

The words weren't pleasant to hear, but Lu Shuang understood what he meant. She gritted her teeth and nodded forcefully, "I understand."

"Put on your clothes now, I'll protect you."

Lu Shuang sat cross-legged and waited until her breathing became steady before taking the Sword Heart Grass.

Lu Feng stayed by her side for a while and saw that apart from a slight fluctuation in her Sword Intent, there were no other changes. He then knew that awakening the Sword Physique was not something that could be done in a short time.

He extended his divine sense, and found that Lu Xinghan and his group were still several miles away, unable to reach the core in a short time.

"Perfect timing, let's clean this place up first."

Lu Feng flashed and rushed towards the nearby third-tier wandering souls, spreading his divine sense to absorb each soul into his sea of consciousness.

He walked slowly, turning back every now and then to check on Lu Shuang's presence, never letting her out of his perception range.

[Successfully slayed Tier Three Sword Soul, gaining 10 million Demon Points;]

[Successfully slayed Tier Three Sword Shadow, gaining 1 million Demon Points;]

[Successfully slayed Tier Three Sword Shadow, gaining 1 million Demon Points;]

Five hours later, the wandering souls were no longer visible in the core of the Sword Tomb. All five Sword Spirit King had been killed by Lu Feng, and two of them dropped Sword Heart Grass.

The first plant has already been given to Lu Shuang, and the second one is lying in the jade box in his hand.

Lu Feng returned to Lu Shuang's side, then paused in his tracks.

She was enveloped in Sword Qi, her Sword Intent rising ever higher, yet her face was contorted with pain. Sweat dripped down her chin, only to be shredded by the Sword Qi as soon as it touched her clothes.

Lu Feng immediately took out the jade box and placed the second Sword Heart Grass between her nose and breath.

The Sword Heart Grass transformed into a wisp of pure energy, instantly entering Lu Shuang's body. Her tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed, and her rapid breathing gradually calmed down.

Lu Feng didn't leave immediately. He stayed for a while longer, making sure her breathing was no longer erratic, before sitting down cross-legged a short distance away.

Whether you can awaken your Sword Physique or not is now up to you.

He opened the panel.

[Main character: Lu Feng;]

[Cultivation Level: Celestial Person Realm First Layer]

[Cultivation Techniques: Nine Extremes Essence Condensation Art (Level 6, Progress 100%); Six-Zhang Golden Body (Level 3); Spirit Condensation Art (Perfect); Nine Extremes Heaven-Breaking Slash- Dust-Transcending Sword Art Slash (Level 9); Essence-Returning Sword Art Technique (Not yet mastered); Cloud-Piercing Sword Art (Not yet mastered); Flowing Cloud Sword Art (Not yet mastered);...]

[Perfect Martial Arts: Phantom Sword Formation; Phantom Sword Art; Startling Thunder Flash; Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art; Walking on Air;...]

[Formation: Four Symbols Formation;]

[Talent: Clear and Pure Spirit Eyes;]

[Demon Points: 5.85 billion]

He now possesses nearly six billion Demon Points. In addition to two Celestial Person Realm sword techniques, he also has a total of fourteen Great Grandmaster sword techniques.

Lu Feng had a general idea of what these sword techniques were all about after reading through their descriptions.

"System, upgrade the Flowing Cloud Sword Art to its peak."

[Upgrading the Flowing Cloud Sword Art to its maximum level requires 100 million Demon Points; Upgrade now?]

"Promote!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the cultivation experience of the Flowing Cloud Sword Art flooded into his mind. In his sea of consciousness, a figure identical to Lu Feng repeatedly drew and sheathed his sword, each move carrying Sword Intent, as if he had been cultivating diligently for decades.

[Flowing Cloud Sword Art (Perfected)]

Lu Feng didn't stop. He then consumed another 1.3 billion Demon Points to upgrade the remaining thirteen Great Grandmaster sword techniques to perfection.

The insights into the fourteen sword techniques intertwined in his mind, as if fourteen sword paths were unfolding simultaneously. He raised his hand and made a grasping motion; though he did not hold a sword, Sword Qi was already emanating from his fingertips.

Just then, the system notification sounded again.

[Host's five Great Grandmaster sword techniques have been perfected. 100 million Demon Points can be consumed to fuse them into the Celestial Person Realm sword technique. Fuse?]

"Merge!"

Lu Feng had been waiting for this moment. He had raised all the Great Grandmaster sword techniques to perfection, precisely for the purpose of merging them.

[Fusion successful. Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Celestial Person Realm cultivation technique: Great River Sword Art!]

After that, the same prompt sounded twice more. Lu Feng did not hesitate, and even the Phantom Sword Art, which was now lagging behind his Celestial Person Realm cultivation, was incorporated into the final fusion.

After the three fusions were completed, he obtained three more Celestial Person Realm sword techniques.

Currently, he possesses five Celestial Person Realm sword techniques: the Dust-Transcending Sword Art, the Essence-Returning Sword Art, the Great River Sword Art, the Startled Swan Sword Art, and the Shadow-Shattering Sword Art.

When these five sword techniques are mastered to perfection, they can all awaken Sword Physique. The Dust-Transcending Sword Art corresponds to the Geng Metal Sword Physique, Essence-Returning Sword Art can awaken the Crimson Flame Sword Physique.