Chapter 263 - 192: Divine Firmament Nine Swords (Request for Monthly Ticket)

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Chapter 263: Chapter 192: Divine Firmament Nine Swords (Request for Monthly Ticket) Li Qian left the Stepping Cloud Mountain Range with extreme caution. Instead of returning directly to the Divine Sword Sect, he took a long detour to prevent the people from Dao Sect from secretly tracking him. Although he chose to cooperate with Dao Sect, this did not mean that he would completely trust them. While cooperating, maintaining his independence and not becoming a subordinate or a tool of Dao Sect... that was the premise of his actions. Therefore, keeping his identity mysterious and his movements hidden was crucial. Only if he one day becomes a Great Saint, or even a Supreme Saint, would he no longer need to worry. For now... there are still threats to his existence. When it comes to personal safety, being extremely cautious is never too much. There had almost been a major issue before. By the time he returned to the Chen Bell Platform, it was already deep into the night. Li Qian sat cross-legged atop the bell tower, took out the Jade Scroll under the cover of night, and began to examine its contents. After a long time, he opened his eyes, showing a smile on his face. True to a Great Saint, a grand gesture indeed. The swordsmanship recorded in this Jade Scroll is called Divine Firmament Nine Swords, which, however, is incomplete. Only the first four swords are available. The last five swords are missing. But these first four swords have already deeply shocked Li Qian. Because this Divine Firmament Sword Skill requires the cultivation of Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent, meaning only those who are at the level of a Myriad Phenomena Martial Saint can practice it. A Martial Saint can practice the first sword, a Great Saint the second sword, a Supreme Saint the third sword... and the required cultivation level for the fourth sword goes without saying. Back when Li Qian was still a Great Grandmaster, just mastering True Image Level Sword Intent allowed him to practice Great River Sword Qi... and now, this Divine Firmament Sword Skill strictly requires Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent to practice. One can imagine, this Divine Firmament Sword Skill is much more high-end than the Great River Sword Qi. And this is only the first four swords. How powerful the latter five swords must be, Li Qian doesn’t dare to imagine. Li Qian didn’t expect Ling Long Great Saint to directly give him such high-level swordsmanship. Now being in the Great Saint Realm, he can directly practice the Divine Firmament Second Sword. According to the description of the Divine Firmament Sword Skill, once this sword technique is mastered, fighting across levels becomes effortless. Most importantly, each sword in the Divine Firmament Sword Skill, once perfected, can derive a very special Sword Dao mystery. Moreover, the Sword Dao mysteries mastered can be integrated into the subsequent swords. "It seems, I also have to practice this Divine Firmament First Sword." Li Qian stroked his chin. After all, each sword, once perfected, could derive Sword Dao mysteries, which relates to the power of the subsequent swords. Thinking this, Li Qian hastily began practicing the Divine Firmament First Sword. The entry to this Divine Firmament Sword Skill requires visualizing a stream of Sword Qi. When he picked up the Jade Scroll and his Spiritual Sense immersed into it. Boom! He saw a slash that seemed to break open the heavens and earth, tearing through chaos. This Sword Qi began to evolve, incredibly mysterious. The first sword, the second sword... When he saw the third sword, he suddenly felt his Spiritual Sense shudder as if it was wounded by that terrifying Sword Qi. No wonder without the required cultivation realm, one simply can’t comprehend the third sword. Li Qian took a deep breath, bearing the trembling and pain in his Spiritual Sense, while the continuous bell sounds in his mind protected his Primordial Spirit consciousness. In such extreme discomfort, Li Qian painfully finished observing the third sword. When the Sword Qi evolved to the fourth sword, Li Qian just felt darkness before his eyes as his Spiritual Sense abruptly detached from the Jade Scroll. He gasped for air heavily, sweat covering his body like syrup. At this moment, his thought consciousness seemed to enter a void. What he had just seen, he couldn’t remember at all. He had some impressions of the first three swords. "This fourth sword definitely does not belong to mortal swordsmanship..." Li Qian murmured to himself. That means, only by reaching the legendary Longevity Secret Realm, perhaps could he observe this fourth sword. In the following days, Li Qian spent a lot of time each day observing the first three swords of the Divine Firmament Sword Skill in the Jade Scroll. Each time he reached the fourth sword, he would have the same reaction, seeing nothing, his mind a complete blank. However, the memories of the first three swords became increasingly profound. Thus, he completed the initiation of the Divine Firmament First Sword in just two days. Five days later, he initiated the Divine Firmament Second Sword. More than a month later, he initiated the Divine Firmament Third Sword. Compared to the first two swords, the difficulty of initiating the Divine Firmament Third Sword was much greater. Mainly because his Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent level was not enough, every time he visualized the Divine Firmament Third Sword, he could hardly succeed, retaining only a slight impression. It took him more than a month of daily learning with his Spiritual Sense to observe the Sword Qi evolution in the Jade Scroll and barely initiate it. Nonetheless, the power of this third sword was absolutely terrifying. Merely initiating it, he already felt the extraordinariness of this sword. These three swords of Divine Firmament, one more terrifying than the last. If it weren’t for each sword containing a type of Sword Dao mystery, he would have abandoned the first two swords and directly practiced the third. Months passed. Li Qian, aside from his regular bell-ringing cultivation, invested a lot of time in arrays and Divine Firmament Sword Skill. His cultivation life became busier. One day, he completed a session of practicing the Divine Firmament Three Swords, feeling incredibly exhausted. It must be said, the Divine Firmament Three Swords massively drained his spirit. Fortunately, he practiced the Eight Prisons Yama Refining God Skill, and his Primordial Spirit was strong enough; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to endure such intense cultivation now. Sigh! Li Qian let out a breath, then summoned the system interface to check the latest information. Martial Saint Realm (Intermediate 25/100). Primordial Spirit View (32/100) [Sudden Enlightenment]. Chen Bell (Spirit 26534/100000). Great River Sword Qi (Third Layer 90/100). Divine Firmament First Sword (Great Success 98/100), Divine Firmament Second Sword (Great Success 4/100), Divine Firmament Third Sword (Initiation 14/100). Heartless Sword Intent (Myriad Phenomena Fifth Layer 95/100). Qi Blood Sacred Realm (Second Progress State 62/100). Qianyuan Array Manual (Eighth Rank 68/100). Fox Puppet (.....) .... Looking at the cultivation status of the Divine Firmament Sword Skill, both the First and Second Sword had already reached Minor Success, especially the First Sword, which was not far from reaching Great Success. However, the Third Sword was progressing very slowly. It would take almost ten days to make a slight progress. This was still just the basics. If it came to Expertise, need not mention. But that was also normal. This Divine Firmament Third Sword was originally meant to be cultivated by Supreme Saints. He was only barely able to grasp the basics of the Divine Firmament Third Sword by exploiting the Chen Bell. After all, his Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent was only at the Fifth Layer, He guessed that once his Heartless Sword Intent advanced to the Sixth Layer of Myriad Phenomena, the speed of cultivation might slightly increase. "Once my Heartless Sword Intent breaks through to the sixth layer, then I will venture out again." Li Qian had no immediate thoughts of going out. As long as his Sword Intent stepped into the Sixth Layer of Myriad Phenomena, with his current cultivation... he was basically an Intermediate Great Saint. Li Qian got up from the bell tower and glanced at Lin Qi, who was immersed in studying the Array. This disciple indeed had a remarkable talent in arrays, and with two years of study, coupled with Li Qian’s relentless and unreserved teaching, his expertise in arrays had advanced leaps and bounds. Speaking of good news, his second disciple Bai Yun had also successfully broken through to the Celestial Realm a few months ago. Thus, all five of his disciples had become Celestial Beings. Moreover, Chai Shao, Su Xinlan, and Xu Long had all advanced to Intermediate Celestial Beings. The fifth disciple, Yang Fan, advanced the fastest and had become a Senior Celestial Being. He estimated that Chai Shao was not far from becoming a Senior Celestial Being. In a sense, Yang Fan had become the highest-ranked Celestial, apart from Li Qian, within the Divine Sword Sect. The reason for such a rapid cultivation speed was related to Yang Fan’s innate Treasure Light Level talent, in addition to achieving Perfect Innate, frequent cultivation at the Chen Bell Platform, and abundant cultivation resources; such a pace was quite normal. Although Xu Long’s cultivation speed was not as fast as Junior Brother Yang Fan, he was making good progress in cultivating the Pure Holy Body, and there was a very high chance of evolving a Qi Blood Sacred Realm Embryo once he achieved Perfect completion. The other disciples... Li Qian had also attempted to have them cultivate the Pure Holy Body, but unfortunately, progress was very slow, so Li Qian directly instructed them to abandon it. Because it would be a waste to continue. The Pure Holy Body, this particular physique, entirely depends on talent. Swish! Right at this moment, a figure descended from the sky, landing at the base of Wuxin Peak, then dashed upwards. It was Xu Long. "Master." Xu looked up hurriedly and greeted him. "Senior Sister Su told me that you’ve been quite close with a female warrior from the He Family?" Li Qian suddenly asked. "Uh..." Xu Long scratched his head and said, "Why does senior sister have to spill everything?" "So, there is such a thing?" Li Qian spoke. "Yes." Xu Long nodded. "Xu Long, you have become an Intermediate Celestial, and it’s not difficult for you to become a Heavenly Phenomenon Level Celestial in the future. Shouldn’t you know how big the lifespan difference is between a Heavenly Person and an ordinary Innate Martial Artist?" Li Qian spoke in a heavy tone. An Innate Martial Artist lives just over a hundred years, while a Heavenly Phenomenon Level Celestial has a lifespan of at least four hundred years. The difference is too great. Actually, he hoped his disciples would end up together. Usually observing Su Xinlan and Xu Long, he thought they were quite close, assuming they could form a couple like Chai Shao and Bai Yun. But now, it seems he was mistaken. "Master, your disciple understands what you mean, but I genuinely like her..." After a moment of silence, Xu Long spoke. "Alright, I hope you won’t regret it in the future." Li Qian spoke gravely. "Master, can I bring her to Wuxin Peak?" Xu Long quickly asked. "No need, just decide for yourself." Li Qian waved his hand and said. After speaking, he turned and entered the bell tower. Since this disciple wouldn’t listen, he couldn’t be bothered to interfere. After hearing this, Xu Long’s heart sank a bit. He knew that his master was not very pleased with him choosing an ordinary Innate Female Warrior as his partner. "Senior Brother Xu, are you really planning to choose an ordinary Innate Martial Artist as your partner?" Yang Fan approached him and whispered. "Hmph, none of your business. I just like..." Xu Long huffed, not in a good mood. "Ah, I thought you would end up with Senior Sister Su." Yang Fan sighed and said. "Uh... I’ve always regarded Senior Sister Su as a sister... Yang Fan, what are you thinking?" Xu Long exclaimed in astonishment. "Brother, but I feel Senior Sister Su might have feelings for you..." Yang Fan chuckled, "You two often completed missions together..." "I’m not discussing this any further, I’m leaving first." Xu Long felt that Junior Brother Yang’s words were becoming more and more absurd. Watching Xu Long hurry down the mountain, Yang Fan stroked his chin, muttering to himself, "Questioning what is affection, directly causing people to pledge life and death... After a hundred years, the beloved turns into a skeleton, just adding to the sorrow. So, why bother finding a partner? It’s just self-inflicted trouble. Might as well live alone like the master, how carefree and happy? Tsk tsk... I heard Chunfeng Building recently received a top-quality qingling’er, I should go explore that." Suddenly, he grasped with his hand, and the Divine Sword placed on the table soared into his hands. Then he soared into the sky, quickly disappearing from sight. .... PS: Seeking monthly tickets!!!!

Chapter 263 - 192: Divine Firmament Nine Swords (Request for Monthly Ticket)

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