[You observed Dugu Jian using Sword Twenty-Three, comprehending the formation of a Sword Domain, and learned Sword Twenty-Three!]
The instant Sword Twenty-Three appeared, Jiang Li grasped all its intricacies.
Huang Rong retreated! Yaoyue also stopped confronting Monk Wuxu.
"Dugu Jian's lifespan is rapidly diminishing!" Jiang Li's eyes suddenly flashed with brilliance.
Originally, Dugu Jian could have lived for a while longer.
When Jiang Li arrived here earlier, he found that, just like in the original story, his lifespan was coming to an end, his energy depleted, and he could live at most half a month.
But now, the emergence of Sword Twenty-Three was rapidly consuming Dugu Jian's life.
If nothing unexpected happened, Dugu Jian could live at most another four or five days.
If he used Sword Twenty-Three right now, his body would immediately perish.
After all, he was only at the Grandmaster level in martial arts.
The power of Sword Twenty-Three was such that even Golden Core experts could only await death, and those in the Nascent Soul Stage would likely face the same fate.
Its power was simply too overwhelming, far beyond what an ordinary person could wield.
Even the creator of the technique would die upon using it.
Because their body couldn't withstand the explosion of such a powerful mental force.
Destroying Heaven and Earth wasn't just a saying; it destroyed not only others but also oneself!
"Amitabha, congratulations to the Sword Saint for comprehending the world-shaking Sword Twenty-Three!"
Monk Wuxu walked over, looking at Jiang Li and Dugu Jian with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.
Dugu Jian's face was pale, clearly because he had overdrawn on his life force.
Jiang Li spoke calmly, saying:
"Sword Twenty-Three's sword intent is too overbearing. With your current cultivation, your body simply can't handle it!"
"If I'm not mistaken, you only have two or three days left to live."
"Let's go!"
Jiang Li's last sentence was directed at Huang Rong and the others.
After giving Dugu Jian his guidance, his power surged, soaring into the sky.
"What a pair of immortal lovers, truly immortals!"
Monk Wuxu and Dugu Jian stared at the scene in shock.
"Three to five days, is it?!"
Dugu Jian murmured to himself.
"Monk Wuxu, farewell!"
With a turn, Dugu Jian strode away!
He had to complete the unfinished business of his life.
"Aren't you looking for Wuming anymore?"
Monk Wuxu called out from behind.
"Now, Wuming is no longer my opponent. There's no point in fighting him!"
He covered dozens of meters in a single step.
After a few flashes, he disappeared from Monk Wuxu's sight.
"Today, this old monk has truly opened his eyes. I never thought there would be so many extraordinary people in the world!"
After sighing with emotion, Monk Wuxu also vanished from the scene.
A while later, the martial arts myth, Wuming, appeared here, sensing only the still-lingering, unmatched sword intent.
"A super expert has appeared. His swordsmanship is far beyond my own!"
Wuming sucked in a breath.
The condensation of this sword intent moved even him.
"Master, could it be those people who injured me earlier?"
Jian Chen's face was deathly pale.
After being injured, he had to return to find his master, Wuming. The two of them then rushed to the cemetery.
"Doesn't seem like it!"
"This sword intent gives me a familiar feeling, as if it's... Sword Saint Dugu Jian?"
"Has he comprehended a move that surpasses Sword Twenty-Two?"
In the next moment, Wuming's expression was one of shock.
He himself knew Sacred Spirit Swordplay and had even tried to deduce Sword Twenty-Three. He knew what a terrifying spectacle it would be if Sword Twenty-Three were unleashed.
"What? Has the Sword Saint comprehended Sword Twenty-Three?"
Jian Chen also wore a look of utter terror.
Sword Twenty-Three, a technique that could destroy the heavens and extinguish the earth.
His master, Wuming, had once said that Sword Twenty-Three was no longer a sword of this world.
"Let's go. I want to see when this kind of figure appeared in the martial world, a figure who nearly shook you to death with a shout!"
After cleaning his wife's grave, Wuming took Jian Chen to continue searching for Jiang Li and the others.
"Jiang Li, have you grasped Sword Twenty-Three?"
High in the sky, Huang Rong asked Jiang Li with curiosity.
"Indeed!"
Jiang Li nodded, saying, "However, your mental power hasn't reached the Manifestation of the Mind stage, so you won't be able to learn Sword Twenty-Three!"
Hearing this, both Huang Rong and Yaoyue's expressions fell.
Again, Manifestation of the Mind.
Many powerful killing moves actually require mental power to be at least at the Manifestation of the Mind stage.
"Of course, you can still learn the preceding sword techniques. They'll be a great training for your mental power!"
"If you practice the earlier sword techniques for years, one day you'll naturally master Sword Twenty-Three."
After speaking, Jiang Li flicked a finger, transmitting the Sacred Spirit Swordplay, from Sword One to Sword Twenty-Three, to the two of them.
"Thank you, Brother Jiang Li!"
The two of them showered Jiang Li with more sweet words.
After finishing, Jiang Li opened the chat group and uploaded the Sacred Spirit Swordplay.
[Sacred Spirit Swordplay: Martial Saint-level sword technique, worth 500,000 points. Do you want to upload?]
Martial Saint-level!
Seeing the 500,000 points, even Jiang Li was moved.
In the original story, Dugu Jian's life was at an end, and he didn't even get to display the true power of Sword Twenty-Three.
After all, he died the moment he first used it!
In the world of martial arts, a single sword technique being worth this many points was absolutely unimaginable.
The power of Sword Twenty-Three depends on the user's mental strength.
The stronger the mental power, the more terrifying the power of the sword domain formed by the sword technique! "Upload!"
[Group member Jiang Li has uploaded "Sacred Spirit Swordplay", please check it in time!]
[Jiang Li: Those interested in Sword Twenty-Three, you can go take a look!]
[Long Bo: Jiang Li, you're a good guy, Big Boss!]
[Wang Chao: Sure enough, I knew that after this fight, Big Boss Jiang Li would master Sacred Spirit Swordplay!]
[A hundred-year-old Taoist from Wudang: Sss... Fifty thousand points, this old Taoist is leaving!]
[Zixia, the Gentleman's Sword: A Martial Saint level martial art has actually appeared. So the Grandmaster is not the end of the path of martial arts!]
[The Universe is Limitless: Borrowing the Power of Heaven and Earth: 500,000 points? That's outrageous! A martial arts manual actually trumps so many cultivation techniques!]
[Yaoyue: Considering the effect of Sword Twenty-Three, it's understandable. When the sword intent is unleashed, everything freezes!]
[The Taoist Priest of the Zombies: This is a technique that, once learned, allows you to kill Nascent Soul experts in the Foundation Establishment Stage. I think 500,000 is even a bit low.]
[Little Li Flying Dagger: Can't afford it, can't afford it!]
After uploading Sacred Spirit Swordplay, Jiang Li didn't pay any more attention to the chat group.
He exited.
In the sky, he was with Huang Rong, overlooking the entire world of Wind and Cloud from above the clouds.
"Brother Jiang Li, where are we going now?"
Huang Rong asked.
Jiang Li was flying with them instead of walking, so she knew he must have another objective in mind.
After all, they only had seven days to stay, so they couldn't just wander around!
"We're going to Lingyun Grotto, to find the Leshan Giant Buddha!" Jiang Li said!
The Fire Qilin was in Lingyun Grotto!
One of Jiang Li's goals in coming to this world was the Fire Qilin.
It was said that the Qilin was a unique beast of heaven and earth.
If he could obtain Qilin blood, it might help him improve his bloodline! Qilin blood wasn't enough?
Then add Phoenix Blood, Dragon Blood, and Black Tortoise Blood!
With the bloodlines of the Four Divine Beasts all in one, then merge them into the Adamantine Undying Ancestral Dragon Body!
Maybe it can even make the Adamantine Undying Ancestral Dragon Body evolve again! And,
Besides the Fire Qilin, in the Lingyun Grotto, there is also the Ten Strong Martial Arts and Black Tortoise True Skill left by Wu Wudi, the most dazzling martial arts genius in the world of Wind and Cloud for hundreds of years.
"What's there?"
Huang Rong looked over curiously.
A place that could interest Jiang Li must have extraordinary things or people.
"There is a divine skill left by a super martial arts master!"
"In a mid-level martial world like this, you don't think Xiongba is the peak, do you?"
"The real powerhouses in this world could crush Xiongba with a single finger."
Huang Rong and Yaoyue were both moved by this.
"Jiang Li, how strong are these masters? Strong enough for you to call them super martial arts experts!"
Up until now, the most powerful martial arts expert they had encountered was Yin Zhong from Water Moon Cave Heaven, who possessed the strength of a Golden Core cultivator.
Yet, even Yin Zhong hadn't been called a super martial arts expert by Jiang Li!
"How strong?"
Jiang Li pondered for a moment before saying, "A hundred years ago, in the world of Wind and Cloud, there was an old monster, who lived for over two thousand years, wreaking havoc in the martial world, intending to overthrow the martial arts community..."
Hiss!
As soon as he said this, Huang Rong and Yaoyue's expressions both changed drastically.
Living for over two thousand years... the mere thought sent a shiver down one's spine.
Even Yin Zhong, before, had only lived for five hundred years.
"Wait a minute, Brother Jiang Li, are you sure? Two thousand years?"
"Can martial arts really grant immortality?"
A monster who'd lived for over two thousand years... the depth of their power was unimaginable.
They didn't believe this ancient being would be like Yin Zhong, stagnating due to injuries.
Yaoyue instinctively stopped Jiang Li, wondering if he'd misspoke.
After all, the chat group was filled with people from various martial arts worlds, but they'd never heard of martial arts extending one's lifespan.
"He might be like Yin Zhong, an immortal!"
Huang Rong said.
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