Missing

"The Four Swords Diagram?"

Zhang Xuezhou knew that the Holy Mother of Wudang had temporarily borrowed some extraordinary sword techniques and treasures from the new emperor, but he never expected that the new emperor, who lacked array formation skills, would actually comprehend the art of sword arrays upon entering the True Self Realm.

The new emperor heard the whistling of thousands of swords around him; this was the sword formation path that formation masters dreamed of.

All the new emperor needs to do is forge the relevant sword formation Law Artifact, and the opponent will possess the power of the sword formation within a certain range.

To put it simply, this is the rudimentary form of a field.

Zhang Xuezhou had revealed the rudiments of a domain in the real world, which was indistinguishable from the real world. The new emperor also failed to discern his own abilities, let alone know how to unleash them.

"Is my condition very serious?"

After their exchange, Zhang Xuezhou was amazed by the new emperor's abilities, while the new emperor was surprised that his tinnitus was actually a hidden ability of the True Self Realm.

"Wouldn't that disrupt my cultivation?"

Zhang Xuezhou explained slowly, and with Zhang Xuezhou's reminder, the new emperor quickly recalled the few royal texts related to the True Self Realm.

This was hard for the new emperor to believe, since he had only ever practiced swordsmanship since he began cultivating. He had only learned about other aspects of cultivation but had never actually practiced them. Who would have thought that he would enter the True Self Realm and possess the ability to form sword formations?

According to Zhang Xuezhou, he only needs to forge four array Swordsmanship artifacts according to the sword array diagram to potentially guide the power of his own sword array.

Even the most foolish person would know how beneficial it would be to carry a formation with them at all times.

While the new emperor was overjoyed, he couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache, realizing that his ability to conceal his True Self Realm was somewhat off-target.

Having the ability to create sword formations at any time is an extremely good thing, but formations are not unbreakable. If he wants to use the power of top-level sword formations in the future, he needs to be familiar with formations. With excellent control, the new emperor also needs to forge the most suitable sword for himself.

"How can I hold four swords when I only have two hands?"

At the same time, the new emperor felt that he could hardly wield four swords with both hands, and it was extremely difficult to make use of his own advantages.

But as long as he thought that Zhang Xuezhou envied his ability and that he might even become a top-tier cultivator in the Three Realms, he felt that he had to overcome many difficulties.

"Let's go, let's go check the inner vault!"

Before Zhang Xuezhou could even enter the imperial treasury to browse, the new emperor felt an itch in his heart and couldn't wait to verify the truth of Zhang Xuezhou's guess.

"The sound of swords whistling is deafening; His Majesty's sword formation must be extremely powerful!"

In the past, Zhang Xuezhou would pull the new emperor along as they flew; now, it was the new emperor who was pulling Zhang Xuezhou along as they sped.

As if riding the waves, the new emperor could walk in mid-air when he took a step. After taking several meters, he could leave the ground again with just a tap of his toes. Zhang Xuezhou was extremely envious of the changes in the True Self Realm.

Zhang Xuezhou has never liked fighting across realms. He's not a fool who likes to fight against someone of lower realm. He also knows that the effort required to fight across realms would far exceed normal needs. If it were possible, he would naturally want to fight each other at the same realm level, or even crush the opponent with absolute advantage.

He succeeded in the Yin-Yang School's Realm Technique, and he also failed in the Yin-Yang School's Realm Technique. Top-level Realm Technique brought him a powerful magic Law Power far exceeding other Realm Technique, as well as precise control and manipulation. However, Zhang Xuezhou has suffered many setbacks in Realm Technique over the years, repeatedly ending up in disgrace. Almost all of his life's cultivation struggles have been in Realm Technique.

He was ahead in the Divine Ability Realm, Wei Qing was ahead in the Sole Self Realm, and the new emperor was ahead in the True Self Realm. Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but envy him.

"Do you think someone with my abilities, once they've reached a certain level, could fight against Zhu Jiuyin?" the new emperor asked.

"We won't fight Zhu Jiuyin!"

Zhang Xuezhou waved his hands repeatedly, and his yielding attitude lowered the new emperor's expectations considerably.

"If we're going to choose an opponent, let's choose the best. If you are a perfect match for yourself, we can go to the Immortal Court to spar with the Yuanshi Celestial Venerable. As long as we visit him politely, he shouldn't go all out, and we can also see the limits of our abilities!"

"That's a great idea!"

The new emperor had hesitated for a moment because of Zhang Xuezhou's words, feeling that even with all four swords, the combined power of the two swords might not be as great as the combined power of the two swords. But Zhang Xuezhou then offered another top-level expert with whom he could spar, which immediately ignited a burning passion in the new emperor's heart.

The two had met Yuanshi Tianzun at Mount Tai and received Yuanshi token. Zhang Xuezhou's words were not just empty talk; they could actually come true.

Anyone who compares Zhu Jiuyin and Yuanshi Tianzun, even the most foolish person, would know that the latter is stronger. The new emperor is quite looking forward to clashing with such a top-tier cultivator.

Do you think this sword is suitable for me?

He strode into the palace and then into the armory near the East Sima Gate.

After passing the armory, which regularly stores 200,000 sets of weapons and armor, the new emperor led Zhang Xuezhou into the inner treasury, where they repeatedly selected from the sword racks displaying hundreds of longswords.

I think it's good!

"Then I'll try this one, how about this one?"

"Looks alright, is this an algorithm sword?"

"The treasury official recorded that this sword is named Dongqie, and it can be used to insert objects into the eastern hole. When swung, if it can Jieyin sunlight, it can dazzle people's eyes!"

"Fine!"

Zhang Xuezhou was in charge of praising, while the new emperor was in charge of trying out the sword.

Reaching out, Zhang Xuezhou took four swords and praised them four times.

Looking at the remaining hundred or so longswords, and then at the four swords in his hand that were almost impossible to grasp, the new emperor couldn't help but gasp. He felt that finding the right combination and fit would be quite difficult. If he tried each sword, he might not be able to finish testing them even after several days of work.

"How do you think I should use these four swords? What about my own sword?"

"This might require focused perception to utilize. See if you can awaken these four swords," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Don't rush to unleash the sword formation's power; being able to use the swords normally is enough!"

"Hey!"

"Hey!"

"Rise!"

Repeated shouts echoed in the inner treasury as the inexperienced new emperor continued to try and sense the whistling of swords around him.

"He actually drew his sword!"

After switching between using both hands to wield the sword, to holding it with both hands and feet, and then to calmly sensing it, the new emperor discovered that he could truly sense the longsword.

As if drawn by some kind of force, the magic sword 'Dongqie' rose up from nowhere.

Before it even came into contact with sunlight, the magic sword began to gleam with a silvery light, forcing the new emperor to squint.

"Wonderful!"

He exclaimed in surprise.

Although the Swordsmanship's power sometimes struck him, the new emperor could see the sword's wonderful uses.

He could kill Dao Jun Yang Po with just one sword; if he were to add four more swords, each with different powers, the new emperor felt that his opponents' heads would roll off one after another.

"It's just a little short!"

The Dongqie Sword unleashed its power for only a little over ten seconds. Before the new emperor could even fully appreciate it, he heard the whistling sound of the sword abruptly stop, and the Dongqie Sword fell to the ground, unable to rise again.

A wave of dizziness washed over him, and the new emperor felt a sense of unease.

He had originally intended to spend a long time patiently selecting a magic sword that matched his own, but this new ability was clearly not so kind, not giving him much time to choose.

He seemed to be missing something, which made it difficult for him to control the magic sword for long periods of time.

Thinking that there might be flaws in his forced breakthrough to the True Self Realm, the new emperor couldn't help but feel that nothing could go completely as he wished.

Of course, there was at least one good thing: after wielding the sword, his ears were finally free from the whistling of swords.

To be fair, while he didn't manage to set up the sword formation, he did find a solution to his suspected ailment, which at least put his mind at ease.

"Your spiritual power is weak; you'll need to practice the Heart Sutra in the future!"

Using new abilities has significant consequences; being confused is tantamount to offering your neck for slaughter in front of your opponent, far from the unstoppable force you might imagine.

As the new emperor pondered how to reduce the drawbacks and extend the duration of the sword formation, he overheard Zhang Xuezhou, who was picking and choosing the formation flags, mentioning his shortcomings in cultivation.

"The name 'Heart Sutra' sounds a bit like something from the Western Regions," the new emperor wondered.

"This is Western Sect. At present, I only know that the Heart Sutra can temper the soul. If Your Majesty has other methods of tempering, you may also learn them!"

Zhang Xuezhou thought about Zhu Jiuyin's "Entwining Dragon and Circling Pillar: True Fire Refining the Golden Body" and felt that it was not as good as the Western Sect's "Heart Sutra".

The Beast Taming Sect's Beast Taming Canon involves cultivation of realms. To cultivate, one needs to change the Realm Technique. It's one thing to exchange a lower Realm Technique for a higher one, but how could the new emperor replace the royal family's Realm Technique Realm Technique with a inferior one like the Beast Taming Sect's?

As for the cultivation of Mental Strengthening Chapter and other related content, it is a separate cultivation system, which involves different language systems. Zhang Xuezhou found it difficult to translate and localize, and even more difficult to guide the cultivation. There is also a lack of quick methods, Rong Tianding and others have never practiced it.

Of course, the Heart Sutra is not easy to learn. To achieve something in practice, one needs to understand Sanskrit, the Nine Treasures Wine, and even the transformation stage involves two Western religious leaders who withheld some of the content. Zhang Xuezhou himself was also trapped in it.

After his explanation, the new emperor felt a throbbing pain in his head.