Chapter 436: Chapter 435: The Rapid Increase of Sword Realm
"Is this, Jade Sword Valley?"
At the entrance of the valley, the one-armed old man and Zhu Wen looked shocked.
Jade Sword Valley, one of the ancestral lands of Jade Sword Palace.
Legend has it that before each master of Jade Sword Valley dies, they enter Jade Sword Valley to leave behind their essence of swordsmanship. Over time, the entire valley is filled with invisible Sword Qi. Ordinary persons who get too close will immediately get killed by the Sword Qi.
Earlier, the fierce battle between the one-armed old man and Zhu Wen had triggered the traps in the Jade Sword Valley.
"Mr. Zhu, those hundreds of Jade Sword Orders that appeared unexpectedly, I have a suspicion they may be fraud," The one-armed old man suddenly said.
Zhu Wen had already learned about the aftermath from him, upon hearing this he scoffed, "The brave dies from over-eating, the timid dies from starvation. Zhu may fear everything, but he absolutely doesn’t fear death."
With a whoosh, he charged into the Jade Sword Valley first.
"Well then, I have lived for 272 years, there aren’t many days left anyway, might as well take a risk,"
The one-armed old man and Zhu Wen are contemporaries, without any accidents, the strength of the two of them won’t make any further progress. Therefore, even though they knew it could be fraud, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, they wanted to take a risk.
What if they stumbled upon good fortune? In the history of Jade Sword Palace, even the super-strong experts above the Dragon Gate Realm have emerged.
One after another, figures rushed towards Jade Sword Valley, even many who were originally in combat disregarded the fight, fearing that the good stuff in the valley would be snatched by others.
"I’ll spare your life for now."
A Dragon Gate Realm Tier-three expert stopped his pursuit and rushed south.
The one being pursued was a handsome young man, holding a deep blue blade, etched with the word ’Lightning’ on the handle.
"Who would have thought, there would come a day when I, ’Lightning Blade’ Yang Feng, would fall to such a state,"
If Shi Xiaole heard the words of the clean young man, he would recall the ’Lightning Blade’ Yang Feng, who was the number one genius of Fire Cloud State in Eight States, who was out wandering the Martial World.
After hesitating for a long time, Shi Xiaole finally couldn’t resist the temptation of Jade Sword Valley, and after all the strong men had entered, he also rushed towards it.
He could feel that the sword ways inside the valley were varied, each containing great mysteries, far superior to his current foundation. Let alone absorbing all, even if only a part of it is absorbed, his realm of swordsmanship could improve drastically!
As soon as he stepped into Jade Sword Valley, the world in front of Shi Xiaole changed.
From the outsider’s view, the valley wasn’t big, but truly standing within it, Shi Xiaole felt as if he had come to another world, incredibly vast, with rushing waterfalls in the distance, matched with the green mountains, resembling a paradise on earth.
"Pu!"
Just after taking a few steps, Shi Xiaole suddenly turned pale and vomited blood.
The higher the realm of a person’s swordsmanship, the more they can feel the intertwined aura of swordsmanship in the air.
Without exaggeration, Shi Xiaole’s current realm of swordsmanship is higher than some Tier-four and Tier-five swordsmen of the Dragon Gate Realm. Therefore, when his own Sword Qi collided with the numerous Sword Qi in the valley, the scene just now occurred.
If it were an ordinary swordsman who has just reached the realm of ’Man-Sword as One’, at most they would be injured by the Sword Qi.
Not rushing forward, Shi Xiaole swallowed a healing pill that he received from the Jade Sword Palace and began to heal on the spot.
Probably due to the Array System of Jade Sword Valley, those who entered didn’t find each other.
But if you look from the perspective of a spectator, you’ll be shocked to find that they are clearly gathered together, only advancing at different speeds.
The one walking at the front, with the strongest aura of sword way, was a refined middle-aged man with three strands of long beard.
"Death Sword Way, Water Sword Way, Fire Sword Way... it’s worthy of Jade Sword Palace."
The refined middle-aged man was known as Crown Sword Marquis, with the cultivation of Dragon Gate Realm Tier-four, who decades ago, had comprehended the Perfect Sword Heart. He had tried hard for years to seek the Heavenly Sword Realm.
Despite his efforts, this made his strength so powerful that even an ordinary Tier-five expert in the Dragon Gate Realm can’t withstand his ten swords.
The Sword Way that Crown Sword Marquis comprehended was the ’Catkins True Intent’, his sword way was of course the Catkins Sword Way.
Fully capturing the auras of sword ways in the valley, Crown Sword Marquis felt that many of his past frustrations had been resolved easily, and the realm of his sword way seemed to improve naturally.
Behind Crown Sword Marquis, was a handsome young man with sword-shaped eyebrows.
Upon careful observation, you’ll find that there’s a faint, red, sizzling Sword Qi looming around his body, resonating with a certain kind of sword way aura in the air, emitting a terrible and high temperature.
Fire Sword Way.
Crown Sword Marquis and the handsome young man made the first group. A few steps behind them, was the one-armed old man, making the second group.
Compared to the first and second group, the third group had more people, including a middle-aged man with a yellow face, a tattered Taoist priest, ’Water Moon Swordsman’ Fan Donglai, ’Beauty Sword’ Yu Meiren, and so on.
As for Zhu Wen and other experts, who were not swordsmen by nature, they were naturally rejected by Jade Sword Valley, thus their speeds were the slowest.
About a quarter of hour later, Shi Xiaole finished healing and stood up from the ground. This time he didn’t rashly collide with the sword way auras in the valley, instead, he absorbed the auras of sword way around him.
According to people in the Martial World, Shi Xiaole’s sword way should be either Wind Sword Way or Demon Sword Way, yet in Jade Sword Valley, there wasn’t any similar Sword Qi aura.
But, Shi Xiaole didn’t care.
In his view, everything has connections, any type of sword way in the valley could be used for him to learn and draw from, with no difference between the superior and the inferior.
With his mind unfettered, Shi Xiaole was like a sponge, indulging in an ocean intertwined with various Sword Ways, selecting the essence and discarding the dross.
His Sword Way foundation was increasing at a perceivable speed. Every moment, it was as if currents were running through his mind, sparking numerous inspirations.
Unconsciously, Shi Xiaole surpassed Zhu Wen and others... then the third group, the second group, half an hour later, Shi Xiaole caught up with the handsome young man.
An hour later, Shi Xiaole surpassed the Crown Sword Marquis.
At this moment, his Sword Way foundation had increased by more than five times. However, at this point, his absorption speed finally slowed down, and in the end, it was almost imperceptible.
No matter how powerful the past swordsmen of the Jade Sword Palace were, they only left a trace of Sword Way essence, which could not truly represent their achievements during their lifetimes.
Besides, the foundation is related to a person’s stage, mental state, and the level of realm. There is a limit to endurance, it cannot be infinitely improved.
Feeling the inspiration in his mind that seemed to overflow, Shi Xiaole stopped and, finding a place under a tree, couldn’t help starting to practice his sword techniques.
Before him, others including the Crown Sword Marquis and the handsome young man had already started to comprehend.
"Fire leads to destruction, my Sword Way, should also be violent and fierce, killing gods when facing gods, killing demons when facing demons."
At some point, the handsome young man awoke from his meditation, his eyes shimmering red, and sword-shaped Vigorous Air with flames burst out of his body. With the ’puff puff’ sound, it drilled holes in the ground that were emitting white smoke.
"My Fire’s Sword Intent is about to reach twenty percent, and my Sword Realm is also advancing rapidly. I believe I would not be far behind even when facing those top geniuses."
The handsome young man was high-spirited, full of self-confidence.
In this era of emerging talents and the gathering of elites, who doesn’t want to stand at the forefront, lead the trend, and become the most eye-catching one?
Temporary leads counts for nothing, he believes that as long as he continues to work hard, he will one day surpass everyone and be invincible amongst his peers!
"My Water Moon Sword Way has become more refined."
"Is this the true meaning of Pink Sword Way?"
In the Jade Sword Valley, everyone gained something, but those who benefited the most were a few young masters. They were at their most vigorous and potential stage, and a little stimulation could burst out strong power.
Different Sword Way situations escape from everyone and when they float forward, they are suddenly integrated by another person’s Sword Qi.
He is Shi Xiaole!
It is indescribable how wonderful the Sword Way situation in Shi Xiaole is at this moment. It is as if he himself is a sword. Infused in the wind, the wind becomes a sword, infused into plants, plants become a sword, infused into heaven and earth, heaven and earth also become a sword.
After a long time, this kind of Sword Way situation slowly disappeared.
"Still missing a bit."
Shi Xiaole couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
More than five times the foundation, plus extraordinary comprehension, did indeed make his Sword Realm greatly improve, almost stepping both feet into the Heavenly Sword Realm, but unfortunately at the last moment, he was not there yet.
You can only say that the Heavenly Sword Realm is too difficult, those who can comprehend it are absolutely one in a million born sword talents.
Although he did not comprehend the Heavenly Sword Realm, but Shi Xiaole’s strength at this time has undergone earth-shaking changes. Under the stimulation of the infinitely close Heavenly Sword Realm, his every move was more than twice as powerful as before.
His progress can only be described as staggering.
After breaking through in strength, Shi Xiaole stood up and returned. People’s desires are insatiable like a snake swallowing an elephant, he plans to leave immediately, to leave the Jade Sword Palace.
Who would have thought that he could not find his way back.
Instead, attracted by a certain aura, he easily discovered a bare tree, with dozens of sharp fruits hanging on it.
"Sword Heart Fruit!"
Shi Xiaole was taken aback.
Amongst the countless Exotic Fruits in the world, the most famous ones are the Top Ten Exotic Fruits. The Sword Heart Fruit may not be one of the Top Ten Exotic Fruits, but it absolutely ranks as a first-class exotic fruit.
The only effect of this fruit is that after consumption, it can greatly increase the chance of swordsmen comprehending Sword Heart, and this effect can be maintained until the Perfect Sword Heart Realm.
The Sword Qi crisscrossed in the Jade Sword Valley, buried underground for thousands of years without causing too much consumption, so this rare Exotic Fruit was born.
"Sword Heart Fruit, this trip was not in vain."
Behind him, a hurried breathing sound rang out, that was a yellow-faced middle-aged man, looking at dozens of fruits, his eyes unprecedentedly blazing.
The Sword Heart Fruit has no effect on him, but he has disciples. This kind of fruit is absolutely one of the fastest ways to cultivate the core strength of the sect and strengthen the strength of the sect.
Moreover, the top sects also have a great demand for this kind of Exotic Fruit, it can be used to exchange with top sects, in short, it has multiple uses.
The sound of breaking wind sounded one after another.
One master after another was affected by the aura of Sword Heart Fruit and rushed here from afar.
"Kid, what are you dazed about? Hurry up and grab the fruits."
The yellow-faced middle-aged man was the first to pick two Sword Heart Fruits, and didn’t forget to remind Shi Xiaole.
Upon hearing this, Shi Xiaole couldn’t help but sneer in secret.
