sinovels Chapter 269: The Origin of Sword Qi
Chapter 269: The Origin of Sword Qi
Ancient relics.
At the foot of Liuyun Peak.
Yang Jiuli set up the "Minor Yin-Yang Reversal Formation" to conceal the secrets of heaven.
He sat cross-legged in the valley and began to absorb the cold energy of the surrounding天地 (heaven and earth).
For the past three years, although he has been in seclusion cultivating diligently, he has also frequently entered the "Frosty Earth Vein" to refine the Frosty True Qi.
It has a near-third-order spiritual vein.
With the full assistance of the Three Lives Stone, Yang Jiuli's speed in gathering and refining cold energy was ten times that of ordinary cultivators.
Now that they have arrived at this third-tier spiritual vein, the abundance of the Frostfire True Qi will further increase their cultivation speed.
Whoosh!
The powerful, chilling true energy was refined and introduced into the third Qi Palace, the Laogong.
Time flies by in the blink of an eye.
Two months later.
September 8th.
Yang Jiuli, who had been gathering qi, opened his eyes. With a flick of his hand, a jade box appeared in front of him.
"Now, the Cold Fiend True Essence in the Third Qi Palace, 'Laogong,' is as vast as the sea, having clearly reached the Perfect Realm..."
"It's time to open the fourth Qi Palace, 'Yuji'!"
His gaze sharpened, and the jade box opened, revealing the near-third-tier precious herb, the "Taiyin Water Moon Flower," floating in the air.
The flowers are like cold jade, crystal clear.
A chill permeated the petals, swirling around the buds, making them appear as if they contained a sea of mist.
Taking a breath of that rich "Taiyin Cold Qi" made Yang Jiuli's mind clear.
Within his sea of consciousness, the strange phenomenon of the moon shining on the Immortal's Peak rippled.
The symbiotic green trees swayed, absorbing wisps of cold air.
It makes its lush leaves appear frosty and shrouded in mist.
"The Three Lives Stone refines the essence of heaven and earth, which will also nourish me, so it will not affect my ability to open my Qi Palace."
Yang Jiuli whispered.
Then, with a thought, the Three Lives Stone emitted a burst of light, and a vortex appeared between his brows.
The 'Taiyin Water Moon Flower' in front of him was absorbed into his sea of consciousness.
On the Three Lives Stone, wisps of the energy of the Three Lives enveloped it, and then it was refined.
While refining the 'Taiyin Water Moon Flower', Yang Jiuli's divine sense turned to the third-tier 'Past Life Talisman'.
Ninety percent...
"Ninety-eight percent..."
"hundred percent……"
In just a short while, the second third-tier 'Past Life Talisman' was formed.
Not only that, a ripple appeared next to the Three Lives Stone.
The third prototype of the third-tier "Past Life Talisman" began to gradually take shape.
"Six percent..."
At the same time, the Three Lives Stone also feeds back the purified power of the "Moonlight Essence".
These energies are incredibly pure; if condensed into magical power, they would far surpass those of other energies of the same level.
Even cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots cannot condense such pure magical power.
That is why Yang Jiuli's magical power is so refined that it far surpasses that of others of the same level.
Only in the past were they able to build a fourth-order immortal foundation by relying on the "Heart of Green Wood".
"The essentials of swordsmanship once said... If you want to build a foundation in swordsmanship, you must condense your intention into a sword, and use the sword intent to condense the 'human flower' to open the dantian... In this way, the foundation you build will contain a wisp of the profound meaning of swordsmanship, and when you form your core later, you can give birth to swordsmanship supernatural powers... My 'Heavenly Fiend Body Refining Technique' opens the qi palace, which is similar to the foundation building of immortals."
"Perhaps, it's feasible!"
"The flower of sword intent... is also a condensation of human essence, energy, and spirit..."
Yang Jiuli whispered, his mind sinking into his body, trying to integrate his entire mind into the Taiyin Qi in his sea of consciousness.
Immediately, the Yin energy that had been refined and nourished by the Three Lives Stone began to gradually condense.
"Sword intent..." Yang Jiuli's mind stirred, and many scenes appeared in his mind.
There is a scene of him going all out in the past, using the Snowdrift Sword Technique: a single sword strike sealing the vast ocean with snow.
There is a scene where he performs the Thirteen Sword Techniques: the unity of sword intent and the body as a sword.
Although he was condensing the flower of sword intent, the divine soul light ball sitting cross-legged under the bright moon in his soul sea rippled, and sword energy howled, causing the Taiyin Sea below his divine soul to stir up heavy ripples and emit the sound of roaring waves.
It seemed as if a sword was trembling and ringing in the sea.
At the same time, a large amount of the "Taiyin Moonflower" energy was refined.
Then, Yang Jiuli used his divine sense to condense it into a 'Taiyin Moon Flower', which was formed entirely from the Taiyin Qi.
call!
At the same time, within his sea of consciousness, sword energy roared, like countless Taiyin swords flying towards the 'Taiyin Moonflower,' merging into the flower and causing the sword energy to multiply, resulting in the flower exuding a chilling aura.
Like the whistling of sword energy.
"Sword intent transforms into sword..." Yang Jiuli's divine consciousness also merged into the "Taiyin Moonflower".
With a thought, his boundless divine power condensed above the flower bud, transforming into a 'qi sword'.
Three breaths later.
The sword of energy completely solidified.
The sword's edge was sharp and similar to a real sword, exuding wisps of cold air.
The moment it took shape, a ripple spread out, and a powerful sword aura reverberated within the flower bud.
At the same time, a powerful sword intent surged into the sky, rising straight from his sea of consciousness.
A vortex formed from the condensation of Yin energy manifested.
The vortex was filled with chilling air, which spread continuously and transformed into a Yin-type sea of energy in the air, which was a hundred feet in size.
Within the Qi Sea, a "Taiyin Moonflower" slowly rose.
Amidst the glittering flowers, a Taiyin Qi sword hovered in the air, radiating a dazzling sword light that pierced the eyes. It even slightly tore open the black and white cloud curtain formed by the "Minor Yin-Yang Reversal" formation high in the sky, allowing light to shine down from outside the formation.
"ah!"
Outside the valley.
The little fox, who was being let out for a walk with the blue-eyed sable, turned its eyes to look back.
He was surprised to see the array's light barrier cracked open, revealing dazzling sword light.
It made a soft sound.
"Hoo!" The blue-eyed tiger-sable let out a joyful shout, then waved its paws and gestured to the little fox.
It looked smug.
It seems to be saying, "How about that? Isn't my owner amazing?"
"Yay, ee-yay!" The little fox nodded in agreement, then continued to look at the array that enveloped the valley.
"It's done!"
Inside the valley, Yang Jiuli's divine sense sensed the Qi sword condensed within the 'Taiyin Moonflower' in his sea of consciousness.
He was overjoyed.
Although it is recorded in the "Sword Dao Essentials", this is how to condense the foundation of the Sword Dao Immortal.
Yang Jiuli ultimately chose a different path, not based on spiritual roots, and there was no precedent for whether he could succeed.
Success at this point can be considered an unexpected bonus.
Furthermore, because his divine sense has now reached the level of a pseudo-core cultivator, the nascent sword intent condensed from his essence, energy, and spirit far surpasses that of a Qi-refining cultivator, causing the aura emitted by this 'Taiyin Moonflower' to far exceed that of an ordinary 'human flower'.
"It's time to open up the Qi Palace!"
Instantly, Yang Jiuli's consciousness stirred, and the Three Lives Stone transformed into a vortex, connecting with the meridians of his body.
Within his sea of consciousness, the vast Yin energy poured into his body like the Milky Way flowing from the heavens.
As the "Heavenly Fiend Body Refining Technique" was activated, a vortex appeared in his meridians, absorbing and refining the overwhelming "Taiyin Qi" into "Cold Fiend True Essence," which then surged along the meridians towards the "Yuji" acupoint on his hand.
Because it's close to the right wrist.
If he were to use swordsmanship, he could quickly channel his immense magical power into the sword.
Only in this way can one unleash a thunderous strike in an instant, catching the enemy off guard.
As the immense "Taiyin Qi" rushed towards the "Yuji" acupoint, Yang Jiuli's mind stirred.
Within his sea of consciousness, the 'Moonlight Flower' surged into his body and entered his meridians.
Carrying an overwhelming and unstoppable momentum, it crashed towards the barrier of the 'Yuji' acupoint.
In just a moment, the bottleneck between the meridians and acupoints was shattered.
As if a new world had been opened up, the 'Moonlight Flower' carrying a vast amount of 'Moonlight Qi' immediately surged into it.
Within Yang Jiuli's body, the sound of a great river rushing forth resounded, as endless icy true essence surged into this newly opened Qi Palace.
True essence gathers like river water.
The space of Qi in the Yuji acupoint is becoming larger and larger.
His wrists were swollen, as if they were expanding.
A vortex appeared in front of Yang Jiuli, beginning to draw in the nearby cold primordial energy.
In an instant, a river of cold air surged from the earth's veins and converged on Yang Jiuli.
A cold front also draws in from the vast river beside the valley.
All of them were absorbed and refined by a vortex that appeared in front of him.
Even Yang Jiuli's brow swirled, drawing in the vast Cold Yuan True Qi, which was then refined by the Three Lives Stone.
As the cold essence was refined, the "Taiyin Moonlight Sword Flower" in the Qi Palace opened by the "Yuji Acupoint" became brighter and brighter, and its aura continued to increase. The flower bloomed, its radiance dazzling, and it pierced through his body and soared into the sky.
It is connected to the aura of the "Moonlight Sword Flower" in that strange phenomenon.
Above the valley, the aura of the "Taiyin Moonflower Sword Flower" grew increasingly powerful, with wisps of Taiyin sword energy falling from its petals.
The Taiyin Pool below was also constantly expanding, extending from several hundred feet to a thousand feet.
Above the sword flower, the mist churned, evolving into a huge vortex that was also absorbing the nearby cold primordial energy.
The cold primordial energy was absorbed and refined, and then transformed into Yin energy, which fell down to strengthen the Yin Pool.
This strange phenomenon lasted for two full hours.
When the Cold Yuan True Qi stored in the 'Fish Edge' Qi Palace had transformed into a massive Qi Sea a thousand meters wide, Yang Jiuli finally stopped drawing in the Cold Yuan True Qi. With a thought, the strange phenomenon in the sky rippled.
The vast Taiyin Qi Sea, like a long river, poured into his body and was drawn into the 'Yuji' Qi Mansion.
The "Moonlight Sword Flower" that evolved from the strange phenomenon also transformed into a cold current and disappeared into the Qi Palace.
It was incorporated into the "Taiyin Moonflower Sword Flower" in the Qi Palace, which further enhanced the flower's aura.
Within the Qi Mansion.
As Yang Jiuli's consciousness sank into the 'Sword Flower,' information about the level of the Immortal Foundation Phenomenon of this flower flooded his mind.
"Third-tier mid-grade phenomenon: 'Moonlight Sword Flower'."
"It seems that not only can spiritual objects determine the level of immortal foundation phenomena, but the strength of divine consciousness also has a great auxiliary power."
This time, Yang Jiuli used the quasi-third-tier 'Taiyin Moonflower' to build his immortal foundation, which is already an anomaly.
The fact that he has now created a mid-grade third-order extraordinary phenomenon is clearly beyond the scope of the standard.
Therefore, this change should be related to consciousness.
After all, Yang Jiuli's spiritual power at this time had already reached the level of a pseudo-core.
The sheer depth of his essence and spirit was far beyond what cultivators who practiced Qi Refining could achieve.
With such a foundation, building an immortal foundation will naturally not be too bad.
"The power of this fourth 'Qi Palace' Immortal Foundation is immense... its chilling aura is sharp, carrying a hint of sword intent..."
"At this moment, the cold energy in my Qi Palace should be comparable to that of an ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator," Yang Jiuli secretly estimated.
In the past, once he opened two Qi Palaces, he was able to defeat Murong Qingshuang, who suppressed his cultivation, by relying on his powerful sword aura.
That combat power was clearly at the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
It is even comparable to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
Now, he has opened up the fourth Qi Palace.
The sheer power of his inner energy is probably no weaker than that of someone in the late Foundation Establishment stage.
Its quality is even several points better than that of ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
With the addition of this immortal foundation: the wisp of sword intent contained within the 'Moonlight Sword Flower', it should be able to rival it.
However, it is probably still some distance from the minor success of the late Foundation Establishment stage.
After all, the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators possess the three flowers of 'human,' 'earth,' and 'heaven' that resonate together.
The immense power it unleashed far surpassed that of the mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm.
If they encounter Foundation Establishment cultivators from other sects, the gap will be even greater.
Then Yang Jiuli's mind sank into his sea of consciousness and looked at the Three Lives Stone.
"The second Tier 3 'Past Life Talisman' is complete... Time to open the Cold Current Immortal's cave!"
Now, the progress of the third past life talisman has reached thirty-six percent.
The third past life talisman began to condense.
Yang Jiuli had by this time gained some experience and knowledge.
Therefore, he decided to open the cave of the Cold Current Immortal.
Yang Jiuli stood up, flipped his palm, and the 'Minor Yin-Yang Reversal Array' disc appeared.
With a hand gesture, the four array flags transformed into four streams of light that disappeared into the array plate.
Yeah!
The little fox let out a soft cry, flew on the wind, and immediately landed on Yang Jiuli.
Two tiger ferrets and Little Ice flew over one after another.
Yang Jiuli hugged the little fox and patted its head.
She also comforted Xiao Bing, who was acting cute next to her.
"Let's go to 'Cold Current Peak'..." Then, Yang Jiuli's eyes flickered as he looked at the majestic snow-capped mountain in front of him.
……
Cold wave peak.
Yang Jiuli has visited several times.
This time, he did not hesitate and went directly to the "Hanliu Elegant Abode" at the top of the mountain.
This elegant residence was shrouded in a third-order restriction.
Even the two characters 'Cold Current' inscribed on the archway at the entrance contain a terrifying true meaning of swordsmanship.
Last time, Yang Jiuli only glanced at him, and a powerful sword aura, like a river of swords, rushed towards him.
Arriving at the archway, Yang Jiuli still felt deep respect.
Even though he was a Core Formation cultivator in his previous life, he did not underestimate this sword immortal.
"A cold front..." Yang Jiuli's eyes flickered, and he looked at the archway in front of him again.
Behind them, the two tiger weasels, the little fox, and Little Ice were timid and hesitant to go forward.
Clearly, they had not forgotten the terrifying sword energy brought by the mighty river of swords that had emanated from the archway last time.
When Yang Jiuli looked at the archway again, his mind stirred slightly; he seemed to see a long river.
"That is..." Before Yang Jiuli's eyes, there was no longer a memorial archway or plaque, but rather as if he had entered a vast river.
The next moment, another ripple appeared.
The great river shrank, and mountains and rivers appeared.
A vast, frigid river flows down from those towering snow-capped mountains, majestic and endless.
Upon closer inspection, the vast river appeared to have transformed into a sword river, flowing ceaselessly forward.
In front of the Jian River stands a colossal mountain, towering thousands of feet high.
The Sword River surged forth, vast and unstoppable, piercing through the mountain peaks and causing them to collapse.
At the moment the mountain collapsed, Yang Jiuli's mind trembled, and he felt the space in front of him shatter.
His wisp of consciousness also withdrew from the archway.
But the instant his divine sense withdrew, a sharp sword intent clung to it, as if a small sword was following him, or as if a river of swords was merging into his divine sense, accompanied by a rather powerful fluctuation of magical power.
"This is... a wisp of divine power's origin?"
Upon seeing this, Yang Jiuli was slightly moved.
Core Formation cultivators can use their divine power origins to refine talismans and treasures.
It can also retain the source of supernatural powers within forbidden artifacts.
Now, it is clear that a wisp of divine power was sealed within this archway, but it has been activated by Yang Jiuli.
Yang Jiuli carefully observed the 'Origin of Divine Power' that had returned, attached to a wisp of his divine consciousness.
"Nothing's wrong!"
"The magical energy within is roughly equivalent to the early stage of Core Formation, and it seems to be only enough to activate once. Obviously, due to the passage of time, this wisp of divine power has been constantly dissipating. It is also because it was sealed in the plaque, otherwise it would probably have been exhausted long ago."
After confirming that there was no trace of primordial spirit within it and that its primordial power was in a gentle and controlled state, Yang Jiuli placed it in a jade box and sealed it away along with this wisp of divine consciousness.
He dared not easily store such primordial divine power into his sea of consciousness.
If one's supernatural powers were to erupt, it would harm oneself.
After accepting this wisp of divine power, Yang Jiuli looked ahead.
The entrance to the archway was still blocked by a forbidden light shield.
The only way to break the seal is with a third-tier seal-breaking talisman or by forcibly breaking the seal.
A third-tier barrier-breaking talisman is quite expensive, likely costing over 100,000 low-grade spirit stones.
They are even extremely hard to find.
Using this method to break the ban would not be cost-effective.
After all, this is just the entrance.
In the cave dwelling of the "Cold Current Immortal", there are usually still restrictions.
Therefore, two third-tier barrier-breaking talismans need to be prepared.
In addition, once the restriction is broken, it will automatically heal and be reactivated after a short while.
You'll need two more barrier-breaking talismans to get out.
That amounts to nearly 300,000 or more low-grade spirit stones.
If you were to bid, the price would be at least 500,000 low-grade spirit stones.
Such a huge sum of money could not be raised even if Yang Jiuli were to kill several more late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
After all, not all late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators are as wealthy as Yan Zekun and 'Sha Dao'.
"Third-order 'Past Life Talisman'..." Yang Jiuli's mind sank into his sea of consciousness and directly activated the third-order 'Past Life Talisman'.
Instantly, ripples spread out in front of him, with cold mist stirring.
A celestial snow fox, dressed in a sable coat, standing upright, and adorned with a jade crown and hairpins, emerged from the cold mist.
Accompanying it was the supreme pressure unique to a third-tier great demon.
The moment that oppressive aura appeared, it sent shivers down the spines of the spirit pets behind them.
"Ah!" The little fox's eyes widened in astonishment as it stared at the suddenly appearing snow fox demon.
It blinked and looked at the tiger weasel beside it.
Tiger Sable and Little Ice seemed to take it all in stride.
"Wow!" The little fox immediately looked at Yang Jiuli with a face full of admiration.
When the snow fox appeared, its long, narrow eyes blinked as it looked at the barrier light screen in front of it.
Immediately, the fox claw reached out and slashed forward.
A sharp, chilling demonic aura burst forth from the fox's claws, like a sharp blade slicing through the protective light barrier in front of it.
The light screen trembled and shattered instantly.
Along with this, a chilling aura spread out, freezing the archway.
This caused the restrictive patterns on the archway to dim, preventing them from generating restrictive power again.
"This restriction is ancient and its power has diminished considerably; it can no longer withstand an attack from a True Core cultivator," Yang Jiuli thought to himself.
He then released his divine sense and sensed the bluestone path ahead.
Only after confirming that there were no forbidden markings around the path did they take a step forward.
"Let's go!" Yang Jiuli called out, and then walked forward.
Before him, the ethereal snow fox 'Xiao Youmei,' a spirit in the form of a hero, strolled through the air.
It also released a powerful divine sense, scanning ahead.
In front of the archway, there is a spacious drill ground.
In front of the drill ground stands an elegant residence covering an area of several thousand square meters.
With a sweep of his divine sense, the cultivator at the Core Formation stage revealed every detail of the elegant residence.
There are no restrictions in the private room.
Yang Jiuli locked onto the study.
bedroom.
Some ancient books were prominently displayed among them.
There were also animal hide manuscripts.
He entered and, after scanning the area with his divine sense to confirm that there was nothing unusual, he took it all.
Perhaps because it was made of high-grade animal hide, it did not show signs of weathering.
However, some of the ancient books had long been weathered and the characters were illegible.
However, some bamboo scrolls and manuscripts remained intact.
After searching the elegant residence, he located the cave dwelling connected to the backyard.
In front of the cave dwelling, there is a spirit pool.
A chilly atmosphere pervades the air, where three snow lotuses bloom.
"This is a nine-leaf snow lotus...it has reached the age of a thousand years..."
Upon seeing this, Yang Jiuli's eyes lit up.
The thousand-year-old nine-leaf snow lotus, shrouded in mist and radiating a glowing light, is clearly a third-tier spiritual essence.
"Three snow lotuses... This trip was worthwhile..."
If such a spiritual object is used to refine the Three Lives Stone, one plant can produce a third-tier 'Past Life Talisman'.
Furthermore, the nourishing energy of the snow lotus can even help him solidify his foundation and enhance his spiritual power.
And after the fourth Qi Palace is perfected, the fifth Qi Palace is opened, and the third-order Immortal Foundation is built.
Overjoyed, Yang Jiuli carefully removed the snow lotus from the spirit pool.
He then sealed it in a three-foot-tall jade box.
After scanning the other areas and confirming that there was no more spiritual essence, he focused on the entrance to the cave ahead.
The gate was permeated with a restrictive force.
Yang Jiuli, relying on the spirit body of "Xiao Youmei" controlled by the talisman seed from his previous life, went all out and unleashed a third-tier spell.
The "cold wave storm" directly destroyed the cave.
boom!
The cave's protective barrier was broken, and the giant gate also collapsed.