Chapter 508 - 504: Divine Power Backflow, Realm Breakthrough
"Kid, though that Demonic Qi can enhance your body, your mind is easily corrupted by it."
"By the time you fall and become a mindless husk like the Sword Demon, it will be too late to regret."
Xia Feng reined in his thoughts, ceasing to ponder over this matter.
Not to mention the Nameless Divine Technique he cultivated before, even the Infinite Divine Technique he later trained in at the Infinite Secret Realm could seamlessly incorporate this Demonic Qi.
He was confident he wouldn’t be tainted by the Demonic Qi, especially since his greatest trump card, the Dream Realm Pearl, kept him rational, rendering him unafraid of such trivial Demonic Qi.
The Divine Emperor’s projection couldn’t fathom Xia Feng’s thoughts, but seeing his sea of consciousness calm down, assumed he was persuaded.
The Divine Emperor’s projection formed a spell toward the void, and countless streams of Life Energy converged into Xia Feng’s sea of consciousness.
He was puzzled. The Holy Sword Divine Emperor mainly cultivated the Great Dao of Celestial Sword, so why did he wield so much Power of Rules from the Great Dao of Life?
But the Divine Emperor’s projection didn’t offer an explanation, instead directly imprinting the Holy Sword Technique into Xia Feng’s consciousness.
Xia Feng glanced over it briefly, his expression somewhat speechless.
No wonder the Holy Sword Divine Emperor said that the Holy Sword Technique is best cultivated by members of the Li Family, as it initially relies on the power of bloodlines.
If ancestors practiced the Great Dao of Celestial Sword, they could more perfectly harness the bloodline power within.
The Li Family has long held the Celestial Sword Divine Domain, with ancestors producing countless Divine Kings, Divine Monarchs, Divine Emperors, and even higher beings unknown.
As for the Xia Family...
Xia Feng knew little about the history of the Xia Family, but his family was merely an ordinary empire on the Celestial Essence Continent, with a mere few thousand years of history, probably lacking any distinguished ancestors.
The Divine Emperor’s projection chuckled twice, then lightly coughed and spoke: "Actually, that little girl outside is quite nice."
"If you are willing, you can find the current Patriarch after you leave, and say that I said to prepare a bloodline baptism for you to join the family."
"By then, if you form a bond with the girl, you can become one of my Li Family, and thus able to use my bloodline power."
Xia Feng’s mouth twitched, recalling how the Celestial Sword Divine King suggested becoming an in-law as peculiar.
He didn’t realize that this was the Li Family’s ancestral practice, with a specialized bloodline baptism allowing in-laws to bear the Li Family’s bloodline.
But after a cursory glance at the Holy Sword Technique’s cultivation process, it seemed to lack the essence of the Heaven-Burying Divine Technique.
Initially, Xia Feng was puzzled, but then realized the Heaven-Burying Divine Technique, as an Ancient Divine Technique, naturally surpassed the Divine Emperor’s divine technique in strength.
As he absorbed the Holy Sword Technique’s inheritance, he cast part of his mind to inquire of the Divine Emperor’s projection, "Can I teach this divine technique to Qingxue?"
"The girl from the Li Family outside, the one you call a little girl."
Xia Feng paused, then added, "She is my wife."
The Divine Emperor’s projection appeared more excited: "Good lad, you’ve acted quickly, considering how young you both seem."
He lightly coughed, diverting the topic: "You can teach it, absolutely. My remaining projection energy suffices to pass it to just one person."
"Teaching it to someone from the Li Family is indeed the best outcome."
He hesitated for a moment, then his ethereal projection consolidated slightly, forming a golden light that dispersed into Xia Feng’s sea of consciousness.
Xia Feng looked, puzzled, to see his sea of consciousness enveloped in a layer of golden light, continually nourishing his soul.
The Divine Emperor’s projection glanced around: "I know you intend to experiment with the Demonic Qi. I’ve slightly fortified your sea of consciousness, which can protect you three times."
Xia Feng hesitated, thinking to argue, but then closed his mouth.
The Divine Emperor’s projection laughed: "I was young once, understanding your thoughts now."
"However, this golden layer not only protects your sea of consciousness but also allows the Li Family descendants to hear my will."
"Earlier, as that young fellow self-destructed, you might encounter trouble after you exit."
"With this protection, although it won’t make them see you as they would see me, their ancestor, it will earn you some respect from the Li Family."
Xia Feng breathed a little easier, having worried that with Li Qingyu’s death, the Celestial Sword Divine King might lose control when he and Li Qingxue emerged.
Now with the Holy Sword Divine Emperor vouching for them, at least Li Ya wouldn’t make things difficult.
For if the god king truly desired to kill him, with his current cultivation, Xia Feng stood no chance of resisting.
Genuinely, Xia Feng bowed to the Divine Emperor’s projection: "Thank you, Divine Emperor, for considering the younger generation."
The Divine Emperor’s projection grew more fond of Xia Feng, although the only thing he could leave after his own demise was this Holy Sword Secret Realm, unsure what else to offer Xia Feng.
After much hesitation, the golden light enveloping Xia Feng began to dissipate.
The Divine Emperor’s projection gritted his teeth, and his entire being melded into the inheriting golden light, causing the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to suddenly thicken, forming a small golden whirlwind centered around Xia Feng.
Xia Feng’s cultivation was swept higher by that golden whirlwind.
Having just broken into the Celestial God Realm, his foundation was solid, and this whirlwind gathered all the Divine Power within the Secret Realm back into Xia Feng’s body.
Next to him, Li Qingxue and Xia Tianming, caught in the surge of Divine Power, experienced the overwhelming rush of profound divine energy for the first time.
Their cultivation was stuck at the Celestial Tier Ninth Layer Martial God Realm, although the Divine Power was sufficient, their understanding of the Great Dao wasn’t yet profound enough to break into the Celestial God Realm; they could only watch as Xia Feng’s cultivation continued to surge.
Second Grade Celestial God, Third Grade Celestial God...
Upon breaking through to the Ninth Grade Celestial God Realm, both thought Xia Feng’s gains would halt there.
After all, Xia Feng had previously been stuck at the Celestial Tier Ninth Layer Martial God Realm for a long time, accumulating a lot of insights before managing to breakthrough to the Celestial God Realm with the aid of the Celestial God Demon Heart.
Though elevated to the Ninth Grade Celestial God by the Divine Emperor’s projection, the barrier remained for Xia Feng to breakthrough on his own.
Both awaited the end of Xia Feng’s inheritance, but instead the golden light upon him grew more intense.
The entire Holy Sword Secret Realm was infused with the essence of Life, entirely channeled into the golden whirlwind.
Xia Feng’s cultivation, briefly stagnant at the Ninth Grade Celestial God Realm, smoothly rose as though a natural course, directly breaking through to the True God Realm.
Reaching the True God Realm, Li Qingxue and Xia Tianming only felt the intense aura surrounding Xia Feng grow deeper, unable to discern how far his cultivation had truly advanced.