Chapter 1125 - 511: The Sovereign of Sword Immortals, Northern Mysterious Heavens Final Tribulation Demon-Cleansing Sword Technique_3
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[After you and White Elephant Senior Brother had a brief argument, Lu Wu hurried back once more.]
[He told you that he had finally found a definitive record after consulting the scriptures.]
[Before Emperor Yuanwu achieved enlightenment and became an immortal, he came from a very extraordinary background; he was the Crown Prince of a minor realm.]
[At the age of fifteen, the Emperor had an epiphany. Unwilling to inherit the throne, he vowed to learn the ways of the Dao, serve Heaven, and bring universal blessing to all beings. Thereafter, he ventured into the secluded valleys and wild mountains in search of Daoist cultivation techniques.]
[In the deep mountains, the Emperor built the ’Three Pure Ones Temple’ where he cultivated day and night. Using his sword to carve the images of the Daoist Ancestors, he sought to perfect his sword techniques and to demonstrate his sincere devotion.]
[The Emperor’s cultivation touched the ’Purple Void Sovereign’—an incarnation of the Daoist Ancestor—and he was granted the supreme Sword Technique...]
[After forty-two years of cultivation, auspicious clouds descended from the sky, and Emperor Yuanwu ascended to the heavens in broad daylight, achieving the status of a Golden Immortal.]
[According to the records, before his ascension, the Emperor carved his peerless Sword Technique onto an object within the temple, leaving it behind for a fated successor to learn and propagate.]