Chapter 549: Chapter 548: Mid-Stage Heavenly Sword, Inheriting Heaven Seal
"Brother Shi and his wife are leaving, according to them, they’re going to search for immortality overseas. I can’t bear to part with them, so I asked to join... Everything here, I’ll leave behind as a memorial."
These were the last words written on the page.
Shi Xiaole had already read until he was in a daze. Not that he was overly sensitive or self-indulgent, but he genuinely doubted that Snow Sword Lord was referring to Shi Xuanzhong and his wife!
Because the Brother Shi he described, and the Shi Xuanzhong described by Xia Lingwei of Queen City, were remarkably similar.
Suddenly, Shi Xiaole wondered why, when he had lifted the Demon-suppressing Cold Bed, did the eyes underneath reveal such terrifying killing intent when they saw him.
According to Xia Lingwei, he and Shi Xuanzhong were 90% similar, and even their temperaments were quite similar. Could it be that the demon confused him with Shi Xuanzhong, the person who suppressed it?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Shi Xiaole couldn’t keep calm, he swayed as he sat on the stone bench.
If everything added up, Shi Xuanzhong and his wife came to the martial world of Bajie hundreds of years ago and even went overseas in search of immortality. When did they return?
Where did Snow Sword Lord go?
"Snow Sword Lord was a figure from 400 years ago. At that time, Shi Xuanzhong already had astonishing martial skills. Yet, according to my aunt, Shi Xuanzhong and his wife were both very young, just like twenty-year-olds."
A Dragon Gate Realm expert has a lifespan of three hundred years at most. Even if they obtained some rare treasures that extended their lifespan, they wouldn’t exceed 350 years old.
So, both Shi Xuanzhong and his wife were probably not at the Dragon Gate Realm, but at least at the Divine Barrier Realm. It’s likely they were in this realm 400 years ago!
Because Snow Sword Lord was a young top-ranked Lord who was famous in Tian State!
Just by looking at the aura of the demon under the Demon-suppressing Cold Bed, one could imagine how terrifying Shi Xuanzhong’s power was back then.
Shi Xiaole’s mind was in chaos.
Although he was from another world, his soul had fused with the original Shi Xiaole’s. When he saw the information about Shi Xuanzhong and his wife, he couldn’t help but be startled, it was an instinctual reaction.
Putting down the book, Shi Xiaole picked up another notebook. The handwriting was free-spirited and bold, like pine springs, moonlight on the river, and was very pleasing. At the end of the note, there were the three bold characters, Shi Xuanzhong!
His hands trembled a bit. Shi Xiaole carefully examined the contents of the notebook, which turned out to be some swordsmanship concepts, and also a comment left by Snow Sword Lord.
"Although Brother Shi is not a swordsman, his understanding of swordsmanship surpasses mine. I have improved my Sword Realm drastically under his guidance."
"Originally, I wanted to take the notebook with me, but Sister-in-law insisted that it be left for those who are destined to find it. She seemed to predict that someone would discover this Array System in the future and stumble upon this object."
After taking a deep breath, Shi Xiaole looked at the third object on the table.
This was a seal about the size of an adult’s fist. A majestic dragon’s head was carved at the handle, and it was made entirely of amber-colored jade. It glowed brightly under the sunlight.
"This object is called the Inheriting Heaven Seal. It was obtained from the suppressed demon. According to the ancient records of Heavenly Snow Mountain, whoever possesses this object would ensure the everlasting prosperous aura of their sect. Since the Heavenly Snow Mountain already has one, and Brother Shi didn’t want it, I left it here."
Looking at the note next to the Inheriting Heaven Seal, Shi Xiaole couldn’t help but chuckle.
If superior martial arts techniques are rare in Xuanwu State and only appear once every few hundred years, then the Inheriting Heaven Seal is a legendary item.
Not only in Xuanwu State, but in all of the Flying Horse Dynasty, the number of these seals is pitifully few. Any force that gets one would surely hide it at once.
Legend has it that these seals come from beyond the sky and can carry the intangible fortunes of heaven and earth. Ordinary people who possess it will suffer great misfortune. But if someone with a strong fate obtained it, they can benefit greatly, and their sect would flourish.
It’s said that the Mu Royal Family who reign over the Flying Horse Dynasty possesses a five-foot Inheriting Heaven Seal, which absorbs the fortune of the heavens and earth daily, ensuring the prosperity of the Mu Royal Family and the long-lasting luck of the dynasty.
Besides that, all the top forces are suspected of having an Inheriting Heaven Seal.
Only true free spirits would carelessly abandon such a rare item.
The Inheriting Heaven Seal in Shi Xiaole’s hand was less than five inches in length and width, but it weighed at least five thousand pounds. He couldn’t lift it with his physical strength alone and had to use his Vigorous Air.
"Huh, there’s movement."
Shi Xiaole noticed that when he held the handle, strands of energy were flowing out from the Inheriting Heaven Seal, circulating inside his body before returning.
At the same time, from all directions, similar energies were being summoned and hurriedly entering the Inheriting Heaven Seal. Invisibly, the Inheriting Heaven Seal became more translucent and heavier.
A profound and mysterious feeling surged in Shi Xiaole’s heart, as though an unbreakable connection had been established between him and the Inheriting Heaven Seal.
What Shi Xiaole didn’t realize was that this process, known as the Heaven’s Inherited Seal, could be only completed even by those with arguably strong fate if they established constant contact with the Inheriting Heaven Seal and not leaving it for a moment.
Once completed, the luck created by a person would be partially absorbed by the Inheriting Heaven Seal, trimmed of its fluff and crystallized, and then fed back to the person. This cycle of events would eventually lead to an irresistible grand fortune.
Of course, this is according to historical records, the authenticity of which remains unknown.
Shi Xiaole, who harbored no ambitions of ruling the world, put the Inheriting Heaven Seal aside and devoted his attention to reading the notes written by Shi Xuanzhong.
If a swordsman wants to improve their Sword Realm, it isn’t achieved overnight but through perennial accumulation. Having mastered the Heavenly Sword Realm, Shi Xiaole never slackened in consolidating his Sword Realm.
In fact, creating the Wind Extreme Sword Technique itself was a way to hone the Sword Realm.
Over the past half year, thanks to his astonishing perception, Shi Xiaole’s Sword Realm had made some progress, albeit not significant. The notes of Shi Xuanzhong came at exactly the right time, and gave him great enlightenment.
The marketplace was quiet, Shi Xiaole had plenty of food, he held the notes hungrily, frequently indulging in exercise and practice, repeatedly studying and understanding it, as if possessed.
Days passed by.
The aura around Shi Xiaole became increasingly sharper, within a radius of three yards with him at the center, the space seemed to be filled with needles, which inflicted piercing pain to anyone who approached.
First month passed.
The range of three yards expanded to six, and the sense of sharpness increased by three-fold.
Second month passed.
The grass field was constantly hissing. Looking closely, tiny holes appeared on the ground, within each hole, Sword Qi drilled in and out.
By the third month, Shi Xiaole’s aura had peaked. When he took a breath, it seemed as if Sword Qi was spraying out, and within a radius of nine yards, it had become a space of swords.
At a certain moment.
All the aura suddenly tightened and skyrocketed, even penetrating a cloud directly above Shi Xiaole. A distant sword cry echoed as if it resonated between heaven and earth.
"Finally, a step forward!"
In the courtyard, there was no longer a trace of Sword Qi on Shi Xiaole, who seemed as ordinary as a young scholar, but he alone knew to what extent he had reached.
If the Heavenly Sword Realm is divided into the early stage, middle stage, late stage, and completion, then now, he had undoubtedly reached the middle stage.
Don’t think that advancing from the initial stage to the middle stage is not much of an improvement, it’s quite the opposite.
The Heavenly Sword Realm is a threshold for any swordsman in the world, and a significant difference can be seen between those who cross it and those who don’t. After crossing it, advancing further could be even more challenging than understanding the Heavenly Sword Realm.
The one hailed as the first swordsman in the Shuntian Capital, the Sun Sword Lord, stepped into the Heavenly Sword Realm when he was 39 and didn’t reach the mid-term till he was 63, exemplifying the difficulty.
If others knew that Shi Xiaole had understood the Heavenly Sword at the age of 24 and reached the middle stage by 25, they would surely go mad.
Once outside the Array System, Shi Xiaole spread his palm. Above his palm floated a three-inch transparent little sword. As his thoughts moved, the little sword flew out, instantly piercing through a grey wall two hundred meters away.
"After reaching the middle stage of the Heavenly Sword, ordinary Sword Qi also possesses the power of the first move of the former Wind Extreme Sword Technique."
Shi Xiaole was amazed by his own progress.
Involuntarily, he drew out the Hidden Edge Sword and slammed it in front of him.
He executed such a sword technique that boundless aqua Sword Qi intermingled in the sky. Within a radius of twenty yards, be it the long street, walls, or even the loft, they were all riddled with honeycomb-like holes.
A gentle breeze blew by, and with a bang, the wall crumbled, the loft collapsed, and even the ground sank three feet deep. Within twenty yards, all buildings disappeared without a trace.
"My current sword technique’s attack power has far surpassed the Undying Seven Illusions."
A few months ago, Shi Xiaole could only rely on the Undying Seven Illusions to suppress Elder Yan, but now, he was confident that he could kill his adversary just with his sword technique.
In other words, Shi Xiaole’s strength had now thoroughly reached the Lord Level, and not just an ordinary Lord Level, but the peak of the Lord Level.
