"Shuang'er,Yi'er,Hao'er, today is the day of testing wheather you can be accepted into the immortal palace and seek longevity. The sword Palace is the overlord of this region so they come to accept disciples yearly. Those with spiritual roots would be accepted while those without spiritual roots would continue their lives as mortals. I hope you all would be able to awaken a spiritual root and being honor to caoyuan village".
The village chief popularized common knowledge to the three children and introduced the various knowledge with gusto. The village chief repeated this routine every 3 years yet never gets tired. His exceptional interest today, however,is because of the feeling that one of these children would awaken a spiritual root. The children listened with gusto, yearning, expectation and nervousness filling their eyes,except one boy among them. Sword like eyebrows and the special distinct air around him made him feel out of place with the surrounding children.
" Brother Wushuang would surely awaken a spiritual root." They all felt the same afterall he was the most dazzling existence in the whole of the village and other villages included.
"I may not necessarily awaken one. Luck is part of strength" Wushuang replied as he also waited nervously for the disciples of the sword Palace.
A sharp sword qi and spiritual pressure filled the whole surrounding as the sword disciple arrived.
"Greetings junior disciples,I am daoist Tian Yi and I'll be testing your spiritual roots."
The disciples said as he brought out a round orb.be gave the orb to each person and told them to hold it firmly in their hands. The children shakingly took the orbs and held them carefully in their hands.
"No spiritual root,Failed"
" No spiritual roots,Failed"
"No siritual roots,Failed"
"Failed"
A blinding light suddenly shone and the radiance filled the heavens. Th disciple was shocked as he looked towards the two brothers,Ji Yi and Ji Hao.
"Hisss...it's actually the twin sword hearts, Hahaha,heaven bless my sword Palace ,heaven bless my sword Palace."
Tian Yi laughed out loud as he exclaimed.
As he was moving towards the brothers,an even more blinding light erupted from Jian Wushuang as the radiance even blotted out the sky. The pressure swept fear among supremes and even emperors were drenched in cold sweat. The radiance was forcefully suppressed as the heavenly dao seemed enraged.
Purple lightening brewed in the sky as the heavenly dao's anger at the blasphemer continued to rise.
" Heavens bless my star sect... A new generation of blasphemer has been born. Even the heavenly dao can feel fear. Witnessing this even my death is worth it." The star sect leader laughed as he took action to forcibly suppress Jiang Wushuang's radiance. He placed nine seals on his body reducing his radiance and turning him into a mortal body.
"This should hide him from the surveillance of the heavenly dao for some time and hopefully give time for him to grow. "
" Sect master, is it worth it for a blasphemer we don't even know. He may not even awaken his memories as a blasphemer till death."
The sect leader burst into laughter.
" He would certainly awaken his memories. I can feel it,this may be our last time facing the heavenly dao. If we cannot break free from the suppression of the heavens In this era,we shall have no more chance. Do you think I could forcefully supress a blasphemer who even the dao could not supress,if the blasphemer does not supress itself,no one can."
The sect leader said heavily as his brows furrowed.
I should give this lad an opportunity,time is no longer on our side.
Drip..drip..drip... The cold sounds of blood dripping in the dark and cold underground palace filled Jian Wushuang with dread.
A mortal joining the Sword Palace with high hopes of becoming a powerful sword cultivator and wandering carefree with his sword and wine had his hopes dashed by reality when he was tested by the dao platform at the entrance of the sword Palace.
He was a known 'waste' body. It was simply impossible for him to cultivate. He had given up all hope preparing to go back to the village and live out his remaining life as a mortal when he was given hope again.
An elder of the Sword Palace,Elder Su Yi said he looked favourably on him and wanted to take him as a disciple.
' I was so foolish as to believe them. Is this the life of a disciple?. I would not want to be one of I was given another chance. But to die like this?. I am so unwilling. Does being a mortal means I have to die?. Even a mortal can defy the heavens'.
"Hahaha, well said kid. Even a mortal can indeed defy the heavens. Your words astound even me. Meeting you today is fate and fate does not allow me to ignore you. My karma with you has been formed. Kid remember to find me at the central continent.
I am venerable Jiang Yi of the Star sect."
As those words sounded,Jian Wushuang was filled with shock as he wondered how his heart voice was heard or how he was discovered.
"Kid prepare to receive the opportunity I bestow upon you,how far you can go is not up to heavens but up to you. Your will determines your fate!. I hope we meet again young lad." As the voice faded, a powerful,palpitating pressure descended on the sword Palace wrecking the whole underground palace of the sword peak to debris. Astonishing changes were occuring in Jian Wushuang 's body as his veins and meridians were continuously being opened. As a waste body with no present meridians for cultivation,the new meridians simply followed the path of nature.
These changes continued for three whole days and night and the spiritual qi was continuously being absorbed greedily by the body. Jian Wushuang finally regained consciousness after three whole days of unconsciousness. He felt like his body had become lighter and every breath had become fresher. These changes had even opened up his spiritual sea surpassing most of his peers of the same time.
"A blessing in disguise indeed,my fate is not up to the heavens but up to me. I decide my own fate and settle my own karma, I shall repay the world with what the world gives me. If the world blocks my path,I'll break the world,if heavens ordains I shall not succeed,I shall defy the heavens. If heavens block my path, I shall cut down heavens itself. " Jian Wushuang proclaimed with confidence as he began his cultivation. Among the opportunities he was left with by the elder,apart from the 10,000 miles escape talisman which he had already used,the storage ring contained a massive fortune. While going through the space ring,he found a lot of cultivation manuals on different weapons and a lot of spirit stones. Even a map of the region was present in the ring.
He studied the map as he decided his next destination.
' I shall go to cangwu '
He decided after much thought. It was the only region neutral to the sword Palace and a dao platform expert was said to be stationed there. A dao platform expert is someone even the sword Palace needs to be wary of.
Cultivation stages the lesser heaven.
Mortal shedding
Qi refining
Foundation building.
Spiritual sea.
Spiritual core.
Primordial body
Primordial soul
Void refining.
Sea of bitterness
Dao bridge.
Dao palace of life
Dao palace of death.
Dao platform.
Dao saint.
Middle heavens.
Dao saint.
Lesser sage.
Middle sage.
Great sage.
Dao preservation.
False self realm.
True self realm.
Quasi saint
Saint.
Quasi Emperor.
Emperor.
Great emperor.
Upper heavens.
Great emperor.
Dimension Lord.
Primordial immortal.
Profound core immortal.
Immortal palace.
Immortal soul.
Immortal body.
Heavenly immortal
Profound heavenly immortal.
Earth immortal.
Profound earth immortal.
Immortal ancestor.
Tribulation immortal.
Body and soul nine tribulation.
Heavenly soul tribulation immortal.
Dao immortal.
Dao Ancestor.