Han Shuangjiang's heart skipped a beat the moment she heard the four words âMyriad Swords Converge.â
This was the Dao Ancestorâs ultimate technique, also known by the world as the strongest sword technique of the Mortal World.
In this millennium, those who had mastered ăMyriad Swords Convergeă could be counted on two hands.
In the past hundred years, the only person who had learned ăMyriad Swords Convergeă was none other than the current Sword Sovereign of the Sword Sect.
For this reason, although he was still stuck at the bottleneck of Peak Eighth Realm, the world frequently compared him to the Dao Gateâs Little Martial Uncle before his decline.
In fact, the Sword Sect unilaterally believed: a Sword Sovereign who unleashed Myriad Swords Converge was the strongest of this generation!
Of course, this statement represented the Sword Sectâs stance only.
Every sword cultivator had once dreamed of mastering ăMyriad Swords Convergeăâwithout exception.
At present, Han Shuangjiang did not yet possess her own life-bound artifact, nor had she decided her future cultivation path.
But if she could truly comprehend ăMyriad Swords Convergeă, then naturally she would choose the sword!
Moreover, in Chu Huaixuâs memories, Han Shuangjiang was originally a sword cultivator in ăBorrowed Swordă.
âAs for meâŚâ
âIâve already reached ăSword Heart Clarityă. If I donât train in the sword, what should I train inâBody Training?â Chu Huaixu quipped inwardly.
After the two exchanged a glance, they saw a trace of eagerness in each otherâs eyes.
They took their jade slips to register with the White-robed Scripture Pavilion Manager.
Jade slips could not be taken away. They had their own mysterious propertiesâone only needed to activate the spiritual imprint within to deeply brand the entire contents into the mind.
Chu Huaixu couldnât help but sigh, âIf only I had this kind of thing back when I was in school.â
The white-robed manager received their jade slips. When he glanced at the names of the cultivation methods, he couldnât help but lift his head to look at Chu Huaixu.
âWhy is it ăDao Canonă?â
His face practically wrote the words âwanted to speak but held back.â
But in the end, he chose not to act like a senior, nor to meddle.
He was merely the manager of the first floorâhe just needed to do his job well.
The Pavilion Master had reiterated many times that the Dao Gate valued karmic fate. Do not interfere too much in othersâ affairs. How could one be so sure they were right?
ââDonât take on this karmic burden.
âClose your eyes, steady your minds,â said the white-robed manager.
Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang complied.
Soon, the entire content of the cultivation methods surfaced clearly in their minds.
âThank you, Manager.â The two cupped their hands in gratitude.
The middle-aged man nodded slightly and said, âWhen you return, cultivate diligently. Once you reach the First Realm, you may use your Registered Disciple Token to exchange for an Outer Sect Disciple Token.â
âYes.â
The two jade slips were then retrieved and returned to their original positions.
Chu Huaixu looked at the white-robed manager and asked, âManager, thereâs a copy of ăMyriad Swords Convergeă on the fourth floor, right?â
âYes.â The middle-aged man smiled, not at all surprised.
Who wouldnât long for ăMyriad Swords Convergeă?
Didnât he feel the same way back in the day?
He smiled kindly and said, âOf course. If you wish to take a look, go ahead. I hope you truly manage to learn it.â
After exchanging a glance and bidding the white-robed manager farewell, Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang began ascending quickly.
Since ăMyriad Swords Convergeă had been made public by the Dao Ancestor, all sects across the Xuanhuang Realm possessed it.
Therefore, it was definitely free of charge, not requiring Sect Contribution Points for redemption.
Unfortunately, though it was free, very few people in the world could truly comprehend it.
Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang quickly arrived at the fourth floor.
Here, their Registered Disciple Tokens stood out starkly.
Because those who came here to redeem techniques were all Outer Sect Disciples.
Those who had yet to reach the First Realm were not allowed to learn techniques.
So the senior brothers and sisters could immediately guessâthey were most likely here to observe ăMyriad Swords Convergeă.
Quite a few even recognized them and began whispering among themselves.
At the center of the fourth floor of the Scripture Pavilion stood a main pillar.
The content of ăMyriad Swords Convergeă was carved into the pillar.
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Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang stood before it, heads raised in awe.
Upon seeing this, the surrounding seniors all showed kind smiles.
Many even fell into nostalgia, as if they were seeing their past selves.
Everyone present could recite ăMyriad Swords Convergeă by heart.
Since this wasnât a spiritual imprint jade slip, one had to memorize it manually by standing here.
This pillar was like a mandatory scenic checkpoint for every Dao Gate disciple.
Everyone had to make this trip.
Whether one could comprehend it in the future was another matter. For now, one must memorize it.
Chu Huaixu glanced at Han Shuangjiang, and in her beautiful eyes, he saw a glimmer of reverence.
People of the Xuanhuang Realm mostly revered the Dao Ancestor.
Even those not from the Dao Gate would often refer to themselves as disciples when speaking of the Dao Ancestor.
Because of the Qi-Opening Pill, and because of ăMyriad Swords Convergeă!
Whether pill recipe or technique, the Dao Ancestor had a grand vision and had made both public to the world.
And so, the young man and woman began to memorize word for word.
In fact, Chu Huaixu didnât even need to memorize. He had the system.
After scanning through the entire text, a system prompt sounded in his ears.
âăDing! You have obtained a Heaven-rank TechniqueââăMyriad Swords Convergeă!ăâ
Book Mountain, Diligence is the Path.
Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang walked down the mountain with visibly lighter steps than when they went up.
The entire ăMyriad Swords Convergeă was now second nature to them.
It was just that they hadnât yet entered the First Realm, so memorization was meaningless. They didnât even have Spiritual Energy in their bodies yet.
On the way down, they stopped by the Treasure Pavilion and exchanged the Spirit Plate for 2000 Sect Contribution Points, splitting it evenly.
âA thousand points should be enough to get a technique suited to your current level,â said Chu Huaixu to Han Shuangjiang.
âMm, thank you,â Big Ice Block replied softly.
âNo need to thank me. We conquered the secret realm together. We agreed to split the Spirit Plate,â he replied casually.
âOur top priority now is to quickly master a cultivation method and enter the First Realm,â he reiterated.
âSo thatâs why you bought so many pills?â Han Shuangjiang looked at him in confusion.
Moments earlier, after selling the Spirit Plate at the Treasure Pavilion, Chu Huaixu had immediately spent over four hundred Sect Contribution Points on a few bottles of Spiritual Pills.
âExactly. Youâre a Top-grade Spirit Embryo; Iâm a Low-grade Spirit Embryo. Of course I need pill support for my cultivation,â he said matter-of-factly.
Chu Huaixu knew what she was worried about. âDonât worry. Itâs just for auxiliary cultivation. Breaking through with just pills is ultimately a lesser path.â
The pills he just bought were indeed the type that could accelerate cultivation.
For players, these pills would directly convert into Experience Points.
Using pills to gain EXP was no different from sparring to gain EXPâeach Realm had a cap.
Chu Huaixu planned to use up that cap early.
Time was tight. For certain reasons, he needed to seize every second.
After returning to the bamboo hut, Xu Ziqing still hadnât come home.
This drove Chu Huaixu, who had just bought several bottles of Spiritual Pills, a little mad.
âCanât someone keep him in check? If I had that kind of innate pill-devouring physique, Iâd just focus on making money and buying pillsâor better yet, just learn alchemy myself!â
Han Shuangjiang looked at him and took her leave. âThen Iâll go back to cultivate.â
âAlright, best of luck with your breakthrough,â he replied politely.
In truth, Chu Huaixu knew very well that with this World Protagonistâs monstrous talent, she might master ăSix Sovereigns Canonă tonight and step into the First Realm.
By tomorrow morning, she could go exchange for her Outer Sect Disciple Token.
âFor her, the speed of breaking into the First Realm probably wonât be much slower than reaching the Qi-Opening Stage,â he sighed.
Pushing open the door, Chu Huaixu sat on his meditation cushion.
He was actually quite excited.
This wasnât a game anymore. He had truly transmigrated.
A vivid and magnificent cultivation world was about to unfold before him.
âMore importantly, when players reach the First Realm, the system grants 1 point of ăRandom Attribute Pointsă.â
Chu Huaixu had been craving this for a long time.
Aside from ăPhysiqueă being 2, both ăSpiritual Gatheringă and ăComprehensionă were still 1.
Moreover, there was a small chance of boosting the ăSpirit Embryo Attributeă.
Chu Huaixu took out a bottle of Realm-Enhancing Pills and began to pop them.
With such a badass name, youâd think one pill could make you break throughâbut each only gave 200 EXP.
Ten pills per bottle, Chu Huaixu downed them all in one go.
They tasted awfulâbitter and hard to swallow due to their size.
Compared to the Xuantian Embryo Breathing Pillâs smooth melt-in-your-mouth taste, the difference was stark.
âLow-grade Spiritual Pills are just thatâlow-grade!â
The system notification chimed in his earsâhe got 2000 EXP.
Chu Huaixu checked the total, then opened the second bottleâkeep popping, donât stop!
Two bottles of Spiritual Pills converted to 4000 EXP.
He took a deep breath, adjusted his posture, and sat cross-legged on the cushion.
To upgrade ăDao Canonă, the system required 3497 EXPâalways so oddly precise.
Chu Huaixuâs compatibility with ăDao Canonă was only 33%. If it were higher, he could save a lot more EXP.
But compatibility depended solely on his current stateâhis best trait now? A healthy body?
Regardless, both ăComprehensionă and ăSpirit Embryo Attributeă could improve in the future. Compatibility would only keep rising.
âUpgrades are cheap early on anyway. Unlike the late stages where it jumps to tens of thousands, the difference isnât huge,â thought Chu Huaixu.
He was determined to eat this âforced melon.â
It might not be sweet at firstâbut it quenched thirst!
And itâd get sweeter in the future.
âSystem, upgrade!â
Chu Huaixu was ready.
Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged toward him. His ăSpirit Embryo Secret Storeă had already opened, all Nine Apertures fully cleared. Spiritual Qi passed through each of them, transforming into Spiritual Energy, and stored within the ăSpirit Embryo Secret Storeă.
As the Spiritual Qi entered his body, it felt warm and comforting.
He could feel it pass through one aperture after another, then flow into the mysterious ăSpirit Embryo Secret Storeă.
But in the next instant, something strange happened.
The Qi already transformed into Spiritual Energy split at the entrance to the ăSpirit Embryo Secret Storeă?
Part of it entered the Secret Store, but the other part flowed elsewhereâ
To Chu Huaixuâs limbs and bones, to his entire physical body!
Then came a new kind of pain across his body.
âThis isnât right! This isnât right! This isnât right!â he panicked.
He knew this basic cultivation knowledge.
Chu Huaixu instantly realizedâ
Today, in the Scripture Pavilion, he had broken four array barriers with brute force using a single finger.
When the senior brothers and sisters gave him strange looks, he had raised his hand and explained: âDual cultivationâboth internal and external.â
And now, that offhand remark had come true!