Chapter 373 - 318: Breakthrough! Perfect Law Realm Perfection
Therefore, the only solution was to use special methods to seal them away.
Over the years, more than four hundred Ancient Texts had been sealed away within the Forbidden Palace. Each one recorded extremely special legacies and Secret Techniques.
It was safe to say that if these Ancient Texts were ever leaked, they would unleash a terrifying storm of blood and gore upon the Human Realm. An untold number of lives would be lost.
"Zhao Gao, what do you make of Xu Qing?"
Li Haotian asked.
"Your Majesty,"
Zhao Gao began after a moment of contemplation, "in this servant’s humble opinion, whenever a great calamity appears in the world, a person destined to resolve it also emerges."
"The ’Ancient Text Incident’ has been ongoing for over a thousand years, yet the one destined to resolve it has never appeared. Perhaps this Xu Qing is that very person."
"Only the one destined to resolve the calamity can handle the corresponding disaster."
"Mm."
Li Haotian nodded slightly. "If that’s the case, should another ’Ancient Text Incident’ arise, we can simply have Xu Qing continue to handle them."
"Your Majesty."
Zhao Gao said after a moment of thought, "From this servant’s point of view, I fear this incident has left a bad taste in Xu Qing’s mouth. After all, he was ambushed by Zhu Guyun the moment he arrived in the Chiyun Dynasty. Xu Qing will likely suspect someone in the palace leaked the information."
"Mm."
Li Haotian nodded, though he didn’t seem overly concerned. He waved his hand and said, "That sort of thing doesn’t matter. He’ll understand after he’s experienced a few more Ancient Text Incidents."
"Yes."
Zhao Gao nodded.
「At this time.」
「Shu Mountain, Chixia Peak.」
Xu Qing had already returned, and Lan Yun had followed him to Chixia Peak.
"Lan Yun, we’ll be living here from now on,"
Xu Qing said. "Remember, don’t leave Chixia Peak unless you have to. And whatever you do, don’t go down the mountain looking for trouble. Just stay here on the peak and focus peacefully on your Cultivation."
"Yes, Master. I understand,"
Lan Yun replied.
"Mm."
Xu Qing nodded gently. "And don’t continue to grieve. Your sister, Purple Spirit, sacrificed her own life so we could survive and so you could have a better future. Don’t let her sacrifice be in vain."
"I understand."
Lan Yun nodded slightly.
「One day later.」
Xu Qing was well-rested, his injuries fully recovered. He went to the peak’s summit, took out the Level 10 Celestial Law Sword, and held a Stone of Law in his hand.
Upon closer inspection, it was a Top-grade Law Stone. The transparent, rhombus-shaped stone contained wisps of violet-gold light that swirled like a dragon.
"HUU..."
Xu Qing took a deep breath and began to practice the Three Thousand Swords of Shushan. Countless sword shadows appeared, their speed so incredible it was as if he had entered another space.
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[Experience +1]
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[Experience +1]
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[Experience +1]
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Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, a day had passed.
"This..."
Xu Qing glanced at the change in his Experience Points for the Three Thousand Swords of Shushan. In just a single day, he had gained a staggering one hundred thousand trillion Experience Points.
’So much.’
Xu Qing was astonished.
After all, when he was using a Low-grade Law Stone, he could only practice the Three Thousand Swords of Shushan ten trillion times a day. Switching to a Top-grade Law Stone had increased his efficiency by a full ten thousand times.
’Good, good, good.’
Once Xu Qing calmed himself, the smile on his face grew even wider. ’At this rate, I’ll only need five or six short days to accumulate enough Experience Points and raise the Three Thousand Swords of Shushan to LV21.’
"Come, sword!"
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!!!
Xu Qing raised his hand, holding the Level 10 Celestial Law Sword, and quickly began practicing his Swordsmanship again. Lan Yun, hearing the commotion, came out of her quarters to watch him.
"This..."
Lan Yun frowned slightly.
She could see that Xu Qing was merely practicing his Swordsmanship, not actually cultivating or comprehending it. There was a fundamental difference between the two.
Practice was just practice, a completely different concept from comprehension and Cultivation.
However, Lan Yun didn’t say anything. After watching for a few more moments, she returned to her room, sat cross-legged, and began cultivating her own Cultivation Technique.
The aura of the Rules gradually spread out...
Time passed in a flash.
In the blink of an eye, six days had gone by.
「In the morning.」
SWOOSH!
With a thought, Xu Qing’s consciousness connected to the Encyclopedia of All Things, and information about the Three Thousand Swords of Shushan flooded his mind.
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[Three Thousand Swords of Shushan LV20: 600,000 Trillion / 524,488 Trillion (Upgradable!) (...)]
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"Upgrade!"
Without hesitation, Xu Qing commanded in a deep voice, "Upgrade the Three Thousand Swords of Shushan immediately."
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!!!
In that instant, Xu Qing’s mind trembled violently. The cries of countless swords rang out as innumerable sword shadows seemed to materialize before him and surge into the space between his brows.
Xu Qing’s consciousness quaked, as if he had been pulled into a mysterious world where he comprehended and cultivated the Three Thousand Swords of Shushan.
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[Upgrade Successful!]
[Three Thousand Swords of Shushan LV21: 75,512 Trillion / 1,048,976 Trillion (Having cultivated the Three Thousand Swords of Shushan to perfection and its extreme limit, you have grasped the Three Thousand Laws. This evolves into the Shushan Sword Dao, allowing you to master the ’Supreme Divine Technique: Three Thousand Sword Dao’.)]
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The upgrade was complete, and the relevant information appeared.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!
Xu Qing’s consciousness roared and trembled violently. He entered an extremely profound state, his consciousness seeming to enter a dark, starry sky.
The next moment, a great river materialized, stretching across the dark, starry sky and piercing through the cosmos. As his perspective zoomed in, he could see that the river was made of innumerable swords, of innumerable wills...
The great river of the Sword Dao.
CRACK!
BANG!
Explosive sounds rang out.
Xu Qing’s consciousness roared, and then he awoke from that state. His Realm had broken through; he had successfully stepped into Perfect Law Realm Perfection.
In other words, Xu Qing had reached the extreme of the Fourth Realm.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!!!
With a single thought, Law Marks materialized around Xu Qing. These marks slowly evolved, transforming into individual Sword Runes.
"Perfect Law Realm Perfection."
Xu Qing opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his face as he savored his new state. ’I’ve finally reached the extreme of the Fourth Realm.’
"This..."
Meanwhile, Lan Yun had naturally noticed the commotion from Xu Qing’s breakthrough. She came outside and witnessed it firsthand. The breakthrough was as natural as water carving a channel, completely effortless and without any struggle. The sight left her dumbfounded.
"Master, you... you broke through?"
Lan Yun couldn’t help but ask.
"Mm."
Xu Qing nodded.
"Congratulations, Master,"
Lan Yun said.
In truth, Lan Yun was utterly shocked. She had never seen Xu Qing engage in any normal Cultivation; he only practiced the Three Thousand Swords of Shushan relentlessly every day.
And yet, after only six days, Xu Qing had suddenly broken through. What’s more, the process was so effortless that it completely shattered Lan Yun’s understanding of cultivation, leaving her deeply shaken.
Next, Xu Qing focused on consolidating his Cultivation. After about three days, he headed to the Jingshan Dojo to see his master, Xu Jingtian.
「Inside the Dao Field.」
"Disciple Xu Qing pays his respects to Master,"
Xu Qing said, bowing deeply.
"You broke through."
Xu Jingtian only glanced at Xu Qing, but a trace of surprise appeared on his face. He could already see that Xu Qing had broken through to Perfect Law Realm Perfection.
"Yes, Master."
Xu Qing nodded and said straightforwardly, "I have now completely mastered the ’Three Thousand Swords of Shushan’ and reached Perfect Law Realm Perfection. I came to ask you, Master, how I should go about breaking through to the Fifth Realm."