"I really came to the right place!"
Han Xuanji took a deep breath, his eyes immediately flashing with unconcealed excitement.
As if with a guilty conscience, Han Xuanji quickly left Lingyun Palace and arrived at his Immortal Cave.
With a thought, a simple, long sword emanating a powerful aura quietly floated before Han Xuanji, it was the Immortal Artifact Lingxiao Sword.
Its sword body shimmered with dazzling light, like twinkling stars, and a profound Dao rhythm flowed throughout, its appearance exceedingly beautiful.
Immortal Artifacts have spirits; normally, even a Soul Transformation Cultivator would find them difficult to refine and Master.
However, as soon as Han Xuanji grasped the hilt, he felt a sense of intimacy, as if he were its rightful owner.
In an instant.
A vast amount of information flooded Han Xuanji's mind.
This was the information transmitted to him by the Lingxiao Sword.
The Lingxiao Sword was forged from Nine Yang Profound Essence, three feet six inches long, capable of slaying evil and cutting through anything, and the Sword Qi it unleashed came with a Lingxiao Sword amplification, greatly increasing its lethality, and it could also penetrate the Physical Body to harm the Primordial Spirit, truly possessing inherent true damage.
Furthermore, the Lingxiao Sword also came with a secret art; activating the inscriptions within the sword could unleash power beyond his current Realm.
Han Xuanji studied it carefully; although the consumption was immense, its power was equally immense, allowing him to unleash the lethality of the Body Integration Realm if he disregarded everything else.
As expected of an Immortal Artifact-level divine weapon, Han Xuanji was secretly astonished.
This also served as a reminder to him: never be careless in battle just because his Realm was high, as he never knew the opponent's background or what trump cards they might have.
However, with an Immortal Artifact by his side, Han Xuanji immediately felt a sense of complete security.
Even if a Returning to Void Realm powerful expert came, he would dare to challenge him.
In addition, the Lingxiao Sword also transmitted a portion of its memories to him, concerning its previous sword Master.
The memories were only fragments, roughly indicating that this sword was the Natal Flying Sword of Lingxiaozi, an ancient Nine Provinces Cultivator, and Lingxiaozi was an unparalleled Sword Cultivator, who cultivated from a Mortal to achieve the Ascension Realm, becoming the strongest Sword Cultivator of that era, but died during the exploration of a Secret Realm, besieged by several Ascension Realm powerhouses.
The Lingxiao Sword was also damaged in the battle, and was later found by Ancestral Master Lingxiu, who was unable to repair it, so he casually placed it in the Lingyun Palace treasury, hoping that the Immortal Sword would repair itself one day.
When Han Xuanji signed in, the System directly restored the Lingxiao Sword to its Peak state.
The damaged Lingxiao Sword should still be lying in the treasury, while the one in Han Xuanji's hand was considered the second generation of Lingxiao Sword.
However, was the Cultivation Realm so powerful in ancient times?"
Han Xuanji couldn't help but be shocked.
In his impression, Ascension Realm Cultivators were extremely rare, with many years passing before one could be born.
For example, in the current Nine Provinces Continent, there were no known Ascension Realm powerhouses active on the surface.
"But perhaps the Tribulation Transcendence Realm Cultivators of the Nine Provinces Continent went elsewhere to achieve their Breakthrough, or they are hidden somewhere, not yet having emerged."
Thinking of this, Han Xuanji felt he needed to continue to lie low.
If his astonishing Aptitude were exposed, and he were captured by some hidden Old Ancestor, the Shenxuan Sect might not be able to protect him!
Among the many memories transmitted by the Lingxiao Sword, the most important was a set of Sword Dao insights. As the strongest Sword Cultivator of that era, Lingxiaozi's Sword Dao attainments were naturally extremely high, reaching the Realm of Sword Intent Domain, and he also created a Heaven Rank Sword Art, the "Soaring Sky Sword Art."
These Sword Dao insights were a great Opportunity for the current Han Xuanji.
Han Xuanji's current Sword Dao level had already reached the Realm of Profound Sword Intent, and he had no clue about the next Realm, so these Sword Dao insights came incredibly timely.
The improvement in Sword Dao Realm also greatly helped his strength.
Time slowly flowed by.
Half a year passed just like that.
While comprehending the Sword Dao, Han Xuanji signed in punctually at Lingyun Palace every day, gaining a rich harvest.
As expected of the core Legacy ground of Lingxiu Peak, the Dao rhythm here was much stronger than in the Scripture Pavilion and other places.
The rewards were also varied, including Cultivation Technique Legacies, Heaven And Earth Treasures, divine weapons, Magic Treasures… but most frequently, Top-Grade Spirit Stones.
As the most Advanced hard currency in the Cultivation Realm, Top-Grade Spirit Stones are incomparably pure in essence, with extremely high Spiritual Qi content and quality, making them very suitable for Cultivators above the Soul Transformation Realm to absorb and refine, and they are also essential for activating many Advanced Formations and Magic Treasures.
In the outside world, it is difficult to exchange High-Grade Spirit Stones for Top-Grade Spirit Stones, because for major Sects, Top-Grade Spirit Stones are strategic resources.
Even a large Spirit Stone ore vein does not produce many Top-Grade Spirit Stones.
In fact, it is extremely luxurious for Soul Transformation Cultivators to Cultivate with Top-Grade Spirit Stones.
However, Han Xuanji didn't care; since they were obtained through signing in, he would use them if he had them.
Strength was everything.
This day.
Han Xuanji once again entered a state of Epiphany.
These past few days, Han Xuanji had almost given up on improving his cultivation, focusing wholeheartedly on comprehending these Sword Dao insights, attempting to push his Sword Intent to the next level.
An ordinary person could be stuck at this Bottleneck for their entire life, but Han Xuanji, possessing extraordinary Comprehension Ability, naturally wouldn't be stuck.
These days, he was engrossed in the Sword Dao, gaining something new every day.
At this moment, Han Xuanji felt his mind stir; in an instant, all tangible and intangible things could transform into his Sword Intent, and his threads of Sword Intent wove into a net, which then transformed into a Sword Domain.
Han Xuanji felt as if he had become the Dominator of heaven and earth, doing as he pleased, omnipotent.
As his mind moved, releasing himself, terrifying Sword Intent instantly surged forth.
At the same time.
Shenxuan Sect, Tongtian Peak.
Main Peak Hall.
"Alas, the Sword Discourse Assembly is approaching, and that Sword Fanatic from the Heavenly Sword Sect already seems to be the Sword Dao's top contender."
Lü Tianxing, the Peak Master of Tongtian Peak, known as the Mad Sword Venerable, sighed.
Standing behind him was Shangguan Feihong, the current generation's chief Disciple of Tongtian Peak, his eyes dim:
"It is this Disciple's incompetence."
Although he was very famous in the Shenxuan Sect and many Junior Brothers had great confidence in him, he knew that his Aptitude was far inferior to that kind of unparalleled Prodigy.
Nangong Wenjian, the Sword Fanatic from the Heavenly Sword Sect, had defeated him with a single sword strike as soon as he entered the Soul Transformation Realm. The opponent's Sword Dao Realm had already reached the Profound Sword Intent Realm, which could be described as astonishingly brilliant.
"If the Demon-Slaying Sword Master were to act, perhaps he could contend with this Prodigy from the Sword Sect."
Shangguan Feihong sighed.
Just then.
Both of them suddenly sensed an extremely powerful Sword Intent ascending into the sky, and their swords suddenly vibrated, startling them both.
Shangguan Feihong couldn't help but exclaim:
"What's happening?"
Lü Tianxing's eyes lit up, but he said nothing, instead turning and walking out of the main hall.
Shangguan Feihong followed closely behind.
On Tongtian Peak, many Disciples' swords simultaneously unsheathed and flew uncontrollably into the air, resonating with this Sword Intent, a truly shocking sight.
Lü Tianxing showed a knowing expression, muttering:
"The Shenxuan Sect actually has such a formidable Sword Dao expert?"
"How formidable?"
Shangguan Feihong asked.
"More formidable than me."
Lü Tianxing took a deep breath, sighing:
"To be precise, far superior to me."
Upon hearing this.
Shangguan Feihong's eyes were filled with shock.
Lü Tianxing was a Returning to Void Realm Sword Cultivator, and in his youth, he was also a well-known Sword Dao Prodigy, the champion of that year's Sword Discourse Assembly, and he had never neglected his Sword Dao Cultivation for so many years.
Even he felt ashamed, making it hard to imagine how strong the owner of this Sword Intent was.
Then Shangguan Feihong suddenly thought of something and excitedly said:
"Could this person be the Demon-Slaying Sword Master?"
"Impossible, the Demon-Slaying Sword Master has only just broken through to the Soul Transformation Realm, and judging by the lingering Sword Intent, he has only just stepped into the Profound Sword Intent level, not even as good as your Master."
Lü Tianxing immediately retorted.
This Sword Intent enveloped the entire Shenxuan Sect, clearly having reached the Sword Intent Domain level, with Sword Dao attainments far superior to his.
It should be an Old Ancestor who had achieved a Breakthrough.
For the Shenxuan Sect, it was also good news.