Chapter 134 - 89: Xuanyuan Treasure Tree 3
Chapter 134: Chapter 89: Xuanyuan Treasure Tree 3
The Sword Fate Technique Page was burning hot.
That Sword Immortal was about to impart his techniques in a dream again.
The first time it happened, Su Chen had fallen into the dream in a daze, with no time to react. But now that he had achieved the Grand First Grade, he could clearly sense the other’s presence.
’This direction...’
’Hm?’
Su Chen raised his gaze slightly, looking toward the river outside the Imperial City—in the direction of the former Great Yu Imperial Mausoleum.
This Sword Immortal was in the Imperial Mausoleum.
He saw it clearly.
He saw what had sealed the Immortals in the tombs.
A Sword Spirit, cloaked in thick mire, hung like an inverted sword, suppressing the entire Imperial Mausoleum and the hundreds, even thousands, of Immortals within their tombs.
The mysterious Sword Immortal was the Sword Spirit, and with its power alone, it had maintained this powerful seal, suppressing the Immortals for hundreds, even thousands, of years.
’Is this one of the Ten Extremes Immortal Techniques, the Spiritual Embryo Skill?’
BUZZ.
It all clicked in Su Chen’s mind.
’There aren’t that many Sword Immortals!’
The mysterious Sword Immortal who taught him in his dreams was the leader of the Three Immortals of Great Yu, hailed for destroying ten thousand techniques with a single sword—the most powerful Great Yu Sword Immortal.
’It’s actually him...’
At that moment, Su Chen closed his eyes and entered the dream.
Tucked inside his robes,
all nine pages of the Sword Fate Technique Page burned away to nothing.
「In the dream.」
The White-clothed Sword Immortal, whose face was indistinct, was drinking tea when he was suddenly stunned. Sensing what had just happened, he shot to his feet, a look of shock and uncertainty on his face.
’This is...’
’A nine-page prodigy?’
’Impressive. One more and he’d be at ten pages. In terms of Sword Dao talent, he’s probably about to catch a glimpse of my back—and I’m a twelve-page talent.’
「In the dream.」
Su Chen arrived.
The White-clothed Sword Immortal stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at Su Chen’s face. It was plain and unremarkable, though his smile was quite kind. The Sword Immortal nodded in satisfaction.
’Not bad.’
’His talent is decent.’
’It’s just his looks that are average. Not even one ten-thousandth as handsome as me.’
"To have obtained the Sword Fate Technique Page is impressive. I have a sword technique, a Sword Immortal Technique. If you can comprehend just a fraction of its surface, you will be able to roam the world uncontested. Reaching the Innate Realm will be a simple matter..."
The White-clothed Sword Immortal spoke gently, a smile playing on his lips, about to guide Su Chen in the Sword Dao.
However, before he could finish, Su Chen interrupted him.
HUM!
A sword rang out.
Here in the dream, a sword appeared in Su Chen’s hand.
"Previously, I received the Sword Immortal’s guidance on the One Sword, Three Transformations. From it, I have comprehended the One Sword, Two Transformations. I ask for the Sword Immortal’s instruction."
"This way, I hope I can comprehend the third sword technique sooner..."
Su Chen said politely, cupping his hands in a salute.
’Hm?’
’He’s been here before?’
’Why don’t I remember?’
’Oh, right, his looks are plain and unremarkable. That explains it. I must have simply forgotten him.’
’Ten-page talent.’
’Not bad at all. He’s almost able to touch the heels of a twelve-page prodigy like me.’
"Show me what you’ve got."
"I will grant you mastery over the third sword."
The White-clothed Sword Immortal smiled with reserved arrogance.
’He probably only entered with one page before. What I taught him must have been just a crude First-grade Sword Technique. Guiding him now will be as simple as writing on a blank sheet of paper.’
"Alright!"
Su Chen nodded.
BOOM!
In an instant, Su Chen slashed. A stunning divine light illuminated the Dream Realm as the essence of a thousand, no, ten thousand swords and the infinite transformations of the Sword Dao converged into that single slash, erupting with a deafening roar.
"This sword is named... Burial Star!"
HUM!
The White-clothed Sword Immortal glanced sideways, the fine hairs on his arms standing on end. Even he, an Immortal at the very peak of the Sword Dao, was captivated by the sheer brilliance of the attack.
"This sword is magnificent! In the Acquired Realm, it can be called the Peak of Perfection! No other Sword Technique can surpass it!"
He cheered, his eyes shining as he praised it uncontrollably.
「The next instant.」
The White-clothed Sword Immortal came to his senses.
’Wait.’
’Something’s not right.’
’This sword technique is so miraculous... Is this something I taught him? Why don’t I myself know that I have such a miraculous technique???’
’This is no crude First-grade Sword Technique. Even a Grandmaster Sword Skill might not possess such profundity.’
’This is definitely not a sword technique I taught!’
「Quickly.」
Su Chen unleashed a second slash.
"This sword is... Moon-slaying!"
BOOM!
The Sword Qi surged, containing an endless, indomitable will. The slash itself looked plain and unremarkable, but as the sword descended, a terrifying, heaven-shaking power erupted.
The White-clothed Sword Immortal froze, his very soul trembling. The sheer will contained within that slash made his heart pound in alarm.
Even he had only just realized, after seeing this slash, that the very will in one’s heart could be forged into a sword and unleashed.
"This..."
"You bastard!"
"The last sword reached the Peak of Perfection! This one... it borders on Divine Communication! Are you... Are you deliberately provoking me?"
"These are not my sword techniques at all!"
The White-clothed Sword Immortal was furious.
「In the dream.」
He, too, unleashed a slash. Immortal Qi drifted about as wind and fire formed a terrifying blade that shot toward Su Chen, forcibly blasting him out of the Dream Realm.
This was the Sword Immortal Technique he had intended to teach!
However, compared to the two stunning sword techniques Su Chen had just demonstrated, it paled considerably. Its only advantage was the power of the Immortal Dao...
This was also the reason for the White-clothed Sword Immortal’s vexation.
"Kid!"
"Who gave you the guts to provoke me, a Sword Immortal!"
After blasting Su Chen out, the White-clothed Sword Immortal was beside himself with anger, stamping his feet and cursing at the spot where Su Chen had just stood.
"You just wait."
"I... I will comprehend a mortal sword technique that is in no way inferior to those two of yours!"
「After a long while.」
The White-clothed Sword Immortal demonstrated countless techniques in succession, each one a newly created First-grade Sword Technique, Grandmaster Sword Skill, or even an Innate Sword Technique.
Yet, every single one was far too crude, utterly failing to satisfy the White-clothed Sword Immortal.
This was because, in terms of sheer brilliance, none of these techniques could even compare to Su Chen’s first move, Burial Star.
"Damn it!"
The White-clothed Sword Immortal roared in fury.
"What’s wrong with this being?"
"Could it be... he’s suffering from a cultivation deviation?"
「In the Imperial Mausoleum.」
The still-living Immortals were all startled awake. They looked at each other in confusion, watching bewildered as the Sword Spirit thrashed about, causing the Imperial Mausoleum to tremble and the river outside to churn into monstrous waves.
They were completely unaware.
They were completely unaware that this Sword Immortal, arguably the strongest of the Great Yu Era, was being driven into a flustered rage by a mere mortal cultivator.
「Soon.」
「In the Dream Realm.」
The White-clothed Sword Immortal stared at the residual intent left behind by the two sword techniques. He seemed to have discovered something and fell silent.
He executed a sword technique—it was the One Sword, Three Transformations.
The residual intent matched perfectly.
"..."
Now, the White-clothed Sword Immortal fell even more silent.
’It was just an unremarkable Acquired Realm technique.’
’After I ascended to immortality through martial arts...’
’I had already abandoned it.’
’Because this technique was plain, unremarkable, with not a single shred of brilliance.’
’But...’
’this kid’s two stunning sword techniques... were actually learned from my unremarkable One Sword, Three Transformations.’
’It’s just that, on this foundation, with terrifying comprehension and demonic talent... he comprehended two even more terrifying sword techniques.’
’One reached the Peak of Perfection and could be called the strongest in the Acquired Realm.’
’The other bordered on Divine Communication, no weaker than an Innate technique.’
"This kid... just how many pages is his talent worth? HISS... could he be a twenty-page talent...?"
...
...
「In the Library Pavilion.」
Su Chen awoke on his reclining chair, savoring the memory of that Immortal Dao slash. He had gained some enlightenment, and his eyes flashed brilliantly.
’This White-clothed Sword Immortal is the leader of the Three Immortals of Great Yu, after all. He’s really got some skills. The guidance in that one slash has actually given me a faint understanding of the path to my third sword technique...’
The third sword technique was still a distant goal; he would likely have to reach the level of an Extreme Realm Grandmaster to comprehend it completely.
For now, these two techniques were more than enough.
Su Chen didn’t know that the Immortal Dao slash hadn’t been guidance at all, but simply the White-clothed Sword Immortal throwing a tantrum.
Relying on his terrifying comprehension, he had simply managed to forcefully squeeze out some enlightenment about the third sword from that furious slash.
’The third sword can be put aside for now...’
’Who says this Spirit Tree won’t bear fruit?’
’It is a Spirit Seed, after all.’
’There’s no way I’m just giving up on it.’
Su Chen walked over and pressed his palm against the small sapling. A rolling tide of Longevity Qi, like a surging river, poured into the Treasure Tree...
He was going to force the Spirit Tree to mature!
Xuanyuan Fruit!
He was determined to get it!
When the time came, with a mouthful of Innate Dragon Qi, he would leap to become the strongest of all Innate Grandmasters!