I Can Fix My Talent in Hundred Lives

"Unite!"

Chen Sheng suddenly opened his eyes and shouted softly. The sword-shaped phantom above the domain transformed into a stream of light and fiercely entered the black and white vortex.

In an instant, the Yin-Yang vortex contracted violently, with countless Dao Principle runes flickering within until they finally condensed into a sword that was three feet and seven inches long.

The sword scabbard was woven from Yin-Yang Qi, glowing with a gentle luster. The sword body was a silvery gray, with Yin-Yang Dao Patterns and celestial trajectories perfectly fused, allowing one to see the operation of stars within the sword domain.

An "End" character was engraved at the sword’s hilt, corresponding remotely with the mark on Chen Sheng’s forehead.

The newly established domain also completely merged into the sword body at this moment, becoming the internal world of the Cyan Nether Sword.

Chen Sheng’s figure slowly emerged, reaching out to grip the sword hilt, as a familiar yet strange power surged up his arm into his body.

The familiar sensation was the bond shared over years, while the strange sensation was the heavy and long-lasting aura stemming from the Tier Six ancient treasure.

He gently swung the sword, releasing a black and white starlight that sliced open a faint fissure in the void, which slowly healed under the influence of star power.

Chen Sheng nodded in satisfaction, his tone filled with gratification:

"Not bad, I finally advanced."

"Now, perhaps, you’ll live longer than I do!"

The reason a Tier Six ancient treasure is called "ancient" is due to its long lifespan, often ten times that of cultivators at the same realm.

Even if his lifespan is exhausted in the future, this sword can remain in the world, continuing to witness the passage of time.

The phantom of the Cyan Nether Sword Spirit appeared beside the sword, bowing respectfully, with a voice full of reverence:

"Master possesses unparalleled talent, certain to condense the Dharma Seed, establish the Small Thousand, integrate with the Dao, and have a lifespan equal to the heavens!"

Chen Sheng laughed heartily, raising his hand to pat the sword, with a determined gleam in his eyes:

"Alright! I’ll take that fortuitous word!"

...

In the blink of half a month, the Star Tower, within the tenth layer, was void like ink.

Chen Sheng, clad in a dark magic robe, stood with arms folded at the apex of the void, the Tier Six ancient treasure Cyan Nether Sword slung across his waist.

"Tap, tap——"

Heavy footsteps resounded from the depths of the battlefield, causing the ground to tremble, as a colossal beast, whose body obscured the sky, slowly emerged.

It had a sheep’s body and human face, with eyes under its armpits, tiger’s teeth, and human claws, precisely the Heaven-Devouring Taotie guarding this layer.

Each of its breaths disturbed the airflow within the tower, with the devouring miasma expelled from its mouth and nose capable of collapsing distant void into dust.

Seeing Chen Sheng’s figure, the Taotie’s massive mouth opened, its voice exploding like thunder:

"Boy, you’ve come again?"

Its gaze swept over the Cyan Nether Sword at Chen Sheng’s waist, then emitted a hideous laugh:

"Oh? So, the Lifebound Flying Sword has advanced to Tier Six; no wonder the aura around you is condensed like a deep abyss. Very well, today I shall have some fun with you!"

Words still in the air, the Taotie took a sudden step forward, its massive body crossing tens of thousands of miles in an instant. Its giant claws carried the momentum to tear through the void, striking down towards Chen Sheng, everything in its path turning to nothingness.

"Why so hasty, my friend."

Chen Sheng remained still, his palm slowly turning over, as in an instant, Yin-Yang Qi gushed from his palm, evolving into a magnificent cloud-topped palace in front of him.

The palatial towers and jade structures were constructed of countless Dao Domain runes, glazed tiles shimmering with the brilliance of sun, moon, and stars, while images of Five Elements birth and death were carved on the pillars.

As soon as the entire palace manifested, it exuded an immeasurable and vast suppressive force, pressing the void into groans of unbearable weight, even causing a moment of stagnation in the Taotie’s descending claw.

"Heaven in the palm!"

The Taotie’s eyes moved; it had seen this move more than once, or rather, it had watched Chen Sheng cultivate this secret technique step by step.

It dared not be negligent, its mouth abruptly opening as a deep black light gleamed within its throat, instantly forming a devouring black hole. The edges of the black hole twisted space into a spiral, even light unable to escape.

At the moment when the palace collided with the black hole, there was no earth-shattering roar, only silent obliteration—jade structures and jade towers were completely devoured by the black hole.

The Taotie contentedly burped, its belly resounding with the roar of the Power of Destruction: "Boy, I told you, this trick doesn’t work on me!"

"Is that so?"

Chen Sheng’s expression remained unmoved, both hands rapidly sealing, the "Silence" character mark on his forehead suddenly lighting up.

The destruction roar within the Taotie’s stomach abruptly stalled, its face changed drastically, feeling the palace it had devoured had suddenly revived within.

Countless Dao Rhymes of Ending burst from the palace wreckage, transforming into billions of Ending Sword Qi, rampaging wildly within its stomach.

"You’ve perfected your first volume!"

The Taotie was both shocked and furious, finally realizing that the previous devouring was merely a trap purposely set by Chen Sheng, with Ending Dao Rhymes already hidden within the palace.

Chen Sheng’s Dharma Seal movement didn’t stop, his voice carrying power that pierced through the void:

"Great insight, my friend."

The next moment, the Taotie let out a painful roar, its belly suddenly swelling, with one hundred and eight devouring vortices manifesting from within. The suction generated by the rotating vortices temporarily resisted the invasion of the Ending Sword Qi.

It endured the severe pain within its belly, its figure abruptly blurred, appearing behind Chen Sheng in the next second, its sky-like gigantic fist evolving into an endless devouring Dao Domain.

As the fist descended, it seemed to possess the might of gods creating and splitting the heavens, with the fist wind shattering surrounding stardust into particles of light.

"Well met."

Chen Sheng remained unhurried, his figure suddenly transforming into all heaven starlight, each strand of starlight containing the Dao Domain’s mystery.

The starlight swiftly circulated in the air, instantly condensing into eighteen identical replicas of Chen Sheng.

Some of these replicas held swords, some formed seals, and others walked the starry steps, traversing various parts of the void, interconnected by celestial trajectories, forming a perfect defensive formation.

The Taotie’s mighty punch landed on one of the replicas, which instantly collapsed into starlight, only to seamlessly reform in another location.

Meanwhile, the other seventeen replicas simultaneously attacked, releasing eighteen Ending Sword Qi from different angles towards the Taotie, forcing it to retract its fist in defense.

"Astral Circulation, Eighteen Incarnations!"

This move perfectly blended stars, void, and ending, rendering the replicas immortal and indestructible, unless all eighteen core incarnations were simultaneously destroyed, Chen Sheng remained unharmed.

The Heaven-Devouring Taotie roared in fury, its body suddenly swelling to ten thousand feet, its mouth opening wide as countless devouring black holes appeared across its body, densely packed like a beehive.

Each black hole devoured void and light, causing the entire tenth layer of void to converge into it.

The swarm of black holes swept towards the eighteen replicas, causing successive collapses yet allowing for rapid rebirth within the gaps between the black holes.

Half an incense stick later, more than half of the Taotie’s black holes evaporated, with several deep sword wounds reaching its bones—left during the replicas’ exhaustion period.

And though Chen Sheng’s eighteen replicas had lost nine, their aura remained stable.

Chen Sheng shook his head:

"Friend, years ago you could overpower me, but today, I’ve fully mastered the first volume, and you’re no longer my match."

"Arrogant!"

The Heaven-Devouring Taotie bellowed in rage, its body erupting with brilliant light, transforming into a boundlessly vast black hole spanning heaven and earth, within which the illusion of a devouring Great Dao unfolded, intending to swallow Chen Sheng and the entire tenth layer.

Chen Sheng gripped the hilt of the Cyan Nether Sword with his right hand, as the Yin-Yang Dao Patterns and celestial trajectories on the sword scabbard simultaneously lit up:

"It’s time to end this—All Techniques Return to End!"

As the Cyan Nether Sword unsheathed, there was no resounding sword cry, only the silent diffusion of the Ending Dao Rhymes.

The sword body transformed into a black and white woven stream of light, creating a Sword Net in the air, each thread of the Sword Net evolved from the Ending Dao Domain.

At the moment of collision between the Sword Net and the boundless black hole, the devouring power of the black hole was dismantled by the Sword Net layer by layer, converted into the purest energy and absorbed back by the Sword Net.

A trace of helplessness flashed in the Taotie’s eyes as it knew it had lost. Opening its massive mouth wide, it attempted to swallow the entire Sword Net:

"Even in death, I’d die full!"

Upon being swallowed by the Sword Net, Chen Sheng’s fingertip lightly flicked, causing the Sword Net to violently erupt within the Taotie’s belly. The Ending Sword Qi utterly destroyed its essence, and the Taotie’s massive body slowly dissipated in the void.

Chen Sheng’s Cyan Nether Sword returned to its scabbard automatically, the Dao Pattern on the sword body becoming even more dazzling. With a move of his figure, he transformed into a stream of light, passing through the light curtain and appearing on the eleventh layer.