Chapter 418 - 27: Another Trump Card!
Five days later, in the courtyard.
Zhou Xun stood by the pool, and above his head, a small azure sword hovered.
It was precisely the "Profound Thunder" Sword, the spoils of victory after slaying Elder Zhao!
After five days, Zhou Xun finally refined the bean-sized Thunder Element Essence into the Profound Thunder Sword.
Under the catalysis of this Thunder Element Essence, the Profound Thunder Sword successfully advanced and is now a Middle-Grade Magical Treasure. With this treasure previously nurtured for hundreds of years by Elder Zhao,
its power had accumulated to an extremely solid level,
and now with a single breakthrough, its might has soared, ranking it among the highest in Middle-Grade Magical Treasures.
Looking at the Profound Thunder Sword above his head,
Zhou Xun patted his waist, and a few-foot-thick piece of Tier Three Spirit Iron gently fell to the ground as Zhou Xun was about to test the sword’s power.
Zhou Xun formed seals with both hands and lightly pointed his finger at the Spirit Iron.
"Go!"
The Profound Thunder Sword turned into a blur with a "whoosh" and struck heavily on the Spirit Iron.
The collision’s aftermath spread out until it hit a light screen before stopping.
This was an array Zhou Xun had activated beforehand to protect the courtyard.
With the aftermath dispersed, Zhou Xun slightly hooked his finger.
The lump of Spirit Iron, along with the Profound Thunder Sword, floated in front of Zhou Xun, suspended.
Zhou Xun glanced at it,
"Wow!"
The Profound Thunder Sword had penetrated several feet into the Spirit Iron!
This power was only slightly inferior to the Late-Stage Core Formation.
One must know that Zhou Xun didn’t know any Sword Techniques; if he could learn one or two, its power would continue to increase.
At that time, Zhou Xun could contend with Late-Stage Core Formation Cultivators solely relying on the Profound Thunder Sword.
"Speaking of Sword Techniques... I remember Erniu once gave me one called... ’Celestial Essence Sword Technique’!"
"If I can master it, wouldn’t that give me another Late-Stage Core Formation method!"
With this thought, Zhou Xun did not hesitate. He reached into his Storage Bag at his waist, and with a flash of Spirit Light, a Jade Scroll materialized in his palm.
It was the ’Celestial Essence Sword Technique’ gifted by Wang Erniu back then.
Divine Sense immersed into it,
The ’Celestial Essence Sword Technique’ had nine layers in total and was a top-tier Sword Cultivator Technique capable of cultivating to the Late-Stage Nascent Soul.
Unfortunately, Zhou Xun was not a Sword Cultivator and had not refined a Lifebound Spirit Sword; thus, this Sword Technique’s cultivation method was not applicable, but some of the Secret Techniques were no problem!
For example, the Sword Shadow Splitting Technique, which could split Sword Lights to attack opponents.
Each Sword Light possesses ten percent of the original body’s power!
Another example, the Sword Shadow Unification Technique, which could integrate the divided Sword Lights into the Flying Sword’s body to enhance its power.
It is worth mentioning that the Sword Shadow Unification Technique consists of four layers.
When cultivated to the first layer, nine Sword Lights can be divided, and upon integration, it can enhance the Flying Sword’s body power by twenty percent.
At the second layer, twenty-seven Sword Lights can be split, enhancing power by fifty percent.
The third layer can split eighty-one Sword Lights, doubling the power,
The fourth layer can split three hundred sixty-five Sword Lights, tripling the power!
Zhou Xun immediately took a liking to the Sword Shadow Unification Technique.
Even if he only managed to cultivate the first layer, enhancing the power by two layers would enable Zhou Xun to reach the Late-Stage Core Formation level.
Thus, Zhou Xun began comprehending.
Unknowingly, Zhou Xun entered an inexplicable state and involuntarily sat cross-legged.
"Buzz!"
The Profound Thunder Sword abruptly flew out, hovering above Zhou Xun’s head.
With Zhou Xun’s eyes shut tightly and hands unconsciously forming seals, suddenly a Spirit Light shot out, hitting directly on the Profound Thunder Sword.
The Thunder Sword immediately split into nine Sword Lights, which, under Zhou Xing’s control, slowly integrated into the Profound Thunder Sword’s body.
The Thunder Sword’s momentum surged to the Late-Stage Core Formation level, ready to be unleashed!
At this moment, Zhou Xun opened his eyes and smiled slightly at the Thunder Sword spinning above.
"Not bad, I didn’t expect to complete the first layer so quickly."
It’s just a pity the second layer is much more obscure and hard to understand. If it were possible to enhance power by fifty percent directly, even ordinary Late-Stage Core Formation Cultivators would shy away.
"But at least I gained another trump card!"
Calculating it all, with the Celestial Spirit Talisman Array, Blood Demon Child, Purple Sky True Thunder Array, Golden Claw Jade Talisman,
Zhou Xun now had five trump cards!
Within the Core Formation Cultivators, aside from the core sects of the Three Great Influences and those Tianjiao who have condensed an Immortal Golden Core, few would be Zhou Xun’s match.
Only then did Zhou Xing finally feel a sufficient sense of security.
"It seems it is also time to solve the matter of the Blood Shadow Technique."
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After some adjustments, the next day Zhou Xun left.
This time, Zhou Xun’s destination was Caifeng Tower.
Caifeng Tower, like the Wind and Cloud Tower Zhou Xun encountered in Qingyang Square when he first entered the Central Continent Cultivation Realm, specialized in intelligence networks,
living by trading information.
Moreover, the scope of Caifeng Tower was much larger than Wind and Cloud Tower.
The Three Great Influences all housed it, and its reputation was far superior to Wind and Cloud Tower!
Compared to the grand buildings of the Wuli Commerce Association, Caifeng Tower was extremely inconspicuous.
It even consisted of just a two-story small building, and if not for the plaque inscribed with the words "Caifeng Tower," Zhou Xun might have thought he had come to the wrong place.
Stepping inside,
The first-floor lobby spanned over twenty feet, with six or seven servants waiting idly, and behind them were five passageways leading directly to the backyard,
Seeing Zhou Xun enter, a servant in a blue robe eagerly approached.
"Greetings, senior, and welcome to our Caifeng Tower!"
"As a Core Formation Stage Cultivator, please follow me through the First Passage!" With that, the servant led Zhou Xun towards the first passage.
The passage was winding, endless at a glance, extremely secretive on all sides, with restrictions full of ban preventing any Divine Sense probing.
Following the passage inward, after ten feet or so, the servant brought Zhou Xun to an open room.
"Please wait, senior, our shopkeeper will personally attend to you!"
Soon after, Zhou Xun walked inside.
The room’s design was extraordinarily quaint, with cushioned seats appearing exceedingly comfortable.
Around the room, numerous restrictions were set up, glimmering with Spirit Light,
Zhou Xun exerted a slight probe of his Divine Sense, only to be countered.
Bear in mind, he currently possesses the Peak of Early-Stage Core Formation Cultivation, yet still failed to penetrate these, suggesting that ordinary True Pill Cultivators would also be unable to pry into this space.
At that moment, a middle-aged man dressed in a cyan robe entered.
He courteously addressed Zhou Xun, introducing himself.
"Our shopkeeper will personally attend to you, respected senior!"
Subsequently, Zhou Xun stepped inside.
The room was quaint in design, with several restrictions glowing with Spirit Light surrounding,
As Zhou Xun’s Divine Sense lightly probed, it was blocked entirely, meaning even a True Pill Cultivator couldn’t invade this place.
Then, a middle-aged man in a green robe entered.
"I, Li Hui, will be accommodating you next. If you’re not comfortable with me, senior can request someone else!"
The middle-aged man entered and courteously took a seat across from Zhou Xun with a smile.
"That’s fine."
The middle-aged man then sat opposite Zhou Xun.
"So, senior, what information are you looking to purchase from us?"
"I seek information about the Purifying True Spirit Body!"
Zhou Xun replied quietly.
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