Chapter 226: Innate Sharp Metal Sword Body!

Perhaps it was because of this trip to Nanhuang that Su Ping also contributed a little to the Cultivation World's resistance against the invasion of the evil gods.

And as a result, he received some kind of inexplicable gift of fortune.

At the two fishing spots in the Cultivation World, Su Ping's haul this time could be called quite bountiful.

Not only did he obtain four Green Spirit Fish, but the Linyue Fishing Spot even contributed two Red Blood Rainbow Carp in one go!

This caused the progress of Su Ping's Immortal Body to jump from six percent to eight percent!

It looked like only a single-digit increase, but the improvement was an all-encompassing enhancement, including his Divine Soul and Divine Sense.

Furthermore, Su Ping could feel that the jump from seven percent to eight percent seemed to be a certain kind of breakthrough.

Among the Inheritance Stone Walls that had been relocated to the Pot Heaven, besides the Ten Directions Annihilation Technique, he had gained the recognition of several other stone walls.

Su Ping also spent a little time looking at them, and after estimating that with his current comprehension, the time required to learn these divine arts would need to be counted in centuries.

He temporarily set aside the thought of learning these divine arts.

This was not because his comprehension was truly poor.

As the Immortal Body improved, his comprehension also improved.

It was just that.

These inheritances, which could be called the foundation of great sects or even Immortal Sects, were profound and boundless; even for a normal genius of an Immortal Sect, it would take several hundred or even a thousand years to bring a single divine art to Great Success.

That Su Ping could reach Entry and then Small Success within a hundred years already counted as a top-tier genius level in all aspects.

And at the fishing spot on Xuangui Island.

Although he failed to fish up a Juvenile Xuan Turtle.

He did consecutively catch two precious fish like the Flowing Pattern Golden Dragon Fish.

Su Ping kept them in the Spirit Light Fish Pond, waiting to use them to cultivate his partners when he had enough Fishing Coins and Experience Books for them to break through.

Su Ping put away his fishing rod at the Xuangui Island fishing spot.

He quietly arrived near the coastal port.

There, Su Ping saw that the once bustling port area was now long since deserted.

On the ruins, a large number of sea monsters that had come ashore were slaughtering each other.

After large amounts of flesh and blood were left on the ground, they quickly turned into sludge and merged into the deep underground.

Vaguely, Su Ping felt that these sea monsters seemed to be performing some kind of sacrifice in this vicinity.

Acting on the thought that whatever was disadvantageous to the evil gods was advantageous to himself.

Su Ping quietly summoned the Blood God avatar to descend, infiltrating his power from the underground.

He sucked all the thick sludge, formed from the unknown number of dead sea monsters, into the Blood Sea of the Blood God Secret Realm.

Then Su Ping discovered that this sludge was equivalent to an enhanced version of Blood Qi Living Soul.

It was a great tonic for the Blood God avatar.

The only trouble was that eating too much would cause a large amount of evil thoughts to emerge.

However, with He Mao Chun Yi Lang, who possessed a Nether Ghost Body, in existence.

He could completely dump all these side effects onto the other party.

And then, after giving him a Purification Potion to drink, this difficult problem could be perfectly solved.

After finishing all this, Su Ping left quietly, found a hidden location, and only then returned to Water Blue Star to continue fishing.

Artifact Heart Sect, Immortal Palace.

After mobilizing a large number of connections and using a vast amount of resources.

The Elders of the Artifact Heart Sect finally learned of the various deeds that the Blood God Laozu had carried out in Nanhuang.

Then, while secretly feeling a palpitation of fear, they were also glad that they had prioritized the big picture before and had not turned hostile toward the other party.

Although, upon learning that the Blood God Laozu could summon the Blood God avatar.

That Sect Master's top disciple immediately realized that the reason they had been intercepted despite the Artifact Heart Sect's thorough preparations was in all likelihood because of the other party.

But looking at the other party's perfect control over the Blood God avatar, as well as the style with which he swept across Nanhuang.

They secretly regarded the other party as some long-famous Old Ancestor.

What Blood God Laozu? That was just a mask the other party put on after emerging this time!

Nanhuang was swallowed in one gulp by the evil god, directly forming a World Breach.

The speed at which the Cultivation World was being eroded was clearly accelerating.

Under such a situation, it was clearly reasonable for some old monsters hiding in Cave Heaven and Blessed Lands to be unable to resist wanting to emerge to seek a way to survive.

However...

"How could the other party be so bold as to empty out the inheritance of the Ten Directions Sect headquarters!"

"Does the Ten Directions Sect have any reaction?"

The Sect Master's top disciple was still somewhat unwilling; the prestige of someone like the Blood God Laozu could have been his...

"..."

An Artifact Heart Sect Elder was silent for a moment and said somewhat strangely:

"We have already sent a message to the Sect Leader of the Ten Directions Sect."

"It's just that... the other party doesn't seem very angry; instead, they entrusted us to send their greetings and a gift to the other party."

"They probably know something more than we do!"

Speaking of this, the eyes of several Elders began to flicker.

Some Elders were already recalling which beautiful female cultivators or those with good aptitude were in their own families.

It was said that the other party was recruiting people to repair a Secret Realm.

Perhaps they could let some people go over and defect to the other party?

Although the other party's style seemed very strange, compared to his future path of survival, this little bit of risk was worth it!

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Water Blue Star, Snow Mountain Fishing Spot.

The two previous fishing spots in his hometown had yielded no goods, and Su Ping had thought it was because he had failed to receive the gift of luck from Water Blue Star.

At this newly found fishing spot, he had finally managed to fish out the rare catch of this place!

【Fishing Experience +1】

【Obtained Snow Dragon Fish x1】

【Fishing attempts have been exhausted, please continue next time!】

【Current Fishing Level: Level 5 (2610/5000)】

Su Ping lowered his eyes gently under the wind and snow, and after putting down his fishing rod, he took a sip of Spirit Wine.

Only then did he suppress the excitement in his heart and look at the abilities of this special catch:

【Snow Dragon Fish, Quality: Rare, will melt into water above zero degrees, edible, can be used as the main ingredient for Snow Dragon Fish Soup, consuming it provides a small boost to Essence Spirit and Qi for a certain period, can be used to obtain one Snow Dragon Fish brand Fishing Spot Sealing Bag】

"Fishing Spot Sealing Bag?"

Su Ping saw that the boost was only for a certain period rather than permanent, so he scanned past this information to the end.

Then he was slightly stunned, and immediately felt a burst of wild joy in his heart.

He had always been depressed about the difficulty of ensuring the distance and safety between fishing spots.

Especially over in the Cultivation World, the Xuangui Island fishing spot was looking increasingly dangerous.

Yet he had no way to deal with it.

He had thought about moving the island away directly, but was afraid of destroying the fishing spot as a result.

Now it was fine, with this Snow Dragon Fish brand Fishing Spot Sealing Bag.

He could use it on a fishing spot and then move the fishing spot directly into the Pot Heaven.

It was a pity that the Snow Dragon Fish was a rare special catch; being able to catch one was already a matter of luck.

He still couldn't achieve the beautiful dream of moving all the fishing spots back into the Pot Heaven.

"The fish has already been caught."

"Next... it is time to make good use of the power of my hometown to complete the Evil-Slaying Ten Thousand Sword Array, and then obtain a large amount of Fishing Coins and Experience Books."

"After all, the Cultivation World is becoming increasingly fraught with danger."

When Su Ping was in Nanhuang, he had also obtained some Dharma Artifacts needed for the Ascension Meeting from the ownerless items in the ruins of those large sects.

Furthermore, those Inheritance Stone Walls at the headquarters of the Ten Directions Sect were also excellent wonders for further discovering aptitude.

Of course, there was no need to make such a big fuss at the beginning.

Su Ping set his sights on the various sects of the Daoist, Fomen, and Side Sect schools that he had already figured out the details of and were registered in the open.

After Zhou Xuan came forward to state that the Cloud Coming Immortal Sect had decided to select a group of people from among them to serve as Exorcism Sword Envoys so that mortals could also have the power to protect themselves.

Having already gone down the mountain through Zhou Xuan and witnessed the reality that extraordinary power was true and not false.

The various sects of the Daoist and Side Sect schools, after experiencing a fierce struggle, all sent their most outstanding disciples to Qingmu Temple to accept the selection.

As for Fomen, they sent disciples to Daci Dabe Temple to await the assessment.

It was just like the distinction between Upper Scholars and Lower Scholars.

Even though Water Blue Star had no Spirit Qi, making cultivation difficult and lacking supernatural powers that could affect reality.

Those with innate talent for cultivation would develop a strong interest when they first heard about cultivation.

And then, by chance, some would step onto this path and become the best among them.

As for those who had little interest in the path of cultivation or even scoffed at it... they mostly belonged to the Lower Scholar category and were inherently untalented in cultivation.

Because of this.

When the Temple Master of Qingmu Temple gathered the Taoist children who had already been screened once by the various sects, they sat cross-legged on the open space in front and began to practice breathing exercises.

About two-thirds of the selected Taoist children had at least a Lower Grade Spiritual Root.

For the current Su Ping, being able to perform Qi Refining into the body and then learning the first sword technique of the Exorcism Sword Technique was enough.

As for the aspect of driving the Sword Array with Dharma Power, Su Ping now had many backup plans.

Not only were there the Black Crow Ghost Soldiers led by the Black Crow God that he had long prepared.

The Blood God main body and Ao Li could also manifest thousands of forms to provide a little bit of help.

As the bright sunshine shone on the eaves of Qingmu Temple.

The old Temple Master slowly opened his eyes and stood side by side with Zhou Xuan at the temple gate, looking at the hundreds of Taoists sitting cross-legged in front of the gate.

These Taoists who came to participate in the selection were as young as twelve or thirteen, and as old as forty or fifty.

Every one of them looked firm in their Dao Heart, and they were well-versed in the classics and understood many great principles.

In their view, the only thing they lacked was an opportunity.

And the selection at this very moment was the opportunity they had dreamed of.

Zhou Xuan scanned these fellow practitioners who were closing their eyes and practicing breathing.

He also hoped to be able to contribute to the Evil-Slaying Ten Thousand Sword Array.

However, his master rejected Zhou Xuan's proposal and gave him a reassurance.

The Exorcism Sword Envoy was only a stopgap measure; these sword envoys couldn't even be considered Outer Sect Disciples, let alone anything else.

And as an alchemist, as long as Zhou Xuan continued to refine pills well, his status as an Outer Sect Disciple would be secure.

Furthermore, the role he played in refining pills was much more important than being a sword envoy.

Many people could be sword envoys.

But an alchemist still required talent, temperament, and luck.

"That will do."

Just as Su Ping had done at the Ascension Meeting, Zhou Xuan silently operated his Dharma Artifact from the very beginning to observe the aptitudes of these Daoists.

To avoid any mistakes, Zhou Xuan, doing this for the first time, checked three times over before speaking in a calm, feigned authoritative tone.

He then read out the list of those who had passed, which made the Daoists below nervous and fearful.

Among them.

Some wept with joy upon hearing their names, hurriedly bowed in salute, and entered the temple.

Others waited and waited, yet still did not hear their names called; feeling it impossible, as they were clearly seeds of cultivation, they found it hard to accept and briefly lost control of their emotions.

Fortunately, there were members of the Daoist sect outside maintaining Order, and seeing this scene unfold, there was no need for Zhou Xuan to indicate anything.

Elders of the sect immediately stepped in to drag those who were unwilling away.

Zhou Xuan silently counted; the number of those confirmed by the aptitude Dharma Artifact to be qualified to enter the temple and learn the sword techniques reached over four hundred.

It was actually a bit higher than the number of no less than three hundred proposed by his master.

It seems there are still quite a few true cultivation seeds within the Daoist sect today.

It is just a pity that the world has changed drastically, and these people can only obtain a chance at transcendence by the Immortal Sect showing leniency!

Zhou Xuan and the Temple Master returned inside the temple and waved their hands to close the wooden doors.

Then, as Zhou Xuan contacted Su Ping, who was cultivating his state of mind in the recreation room, via his Dharma Artifact, he informed him of the progress.

Su Ping's heart stirred, and he activated the Array within Qingmu Temple.

Instantly, the four hundred-plus people who had entered Qingmu Temple fell into a kind of hallucination.

In the hallucination, they entered a dark cave.

After crawling with difficulty through the darkness for a distance.

These people saw a bright light deep within the cave, and as they drew closer, they saw that the light consisted of individual shimmering Golden Light Immortal characters.

These Immortal characters were like dancing puppets, continuously emitting dazzling Golden Light, leaving a deep impression in the minds of these Daoists.

The first sword technique of the Evil-Slaying Ten Thousand Sword Array, the One-Character Sword Technique, does not have high requirements for talent.

Furthermore, it was designed from the start to win through quantity, following the path of quantity leading to a qualitative change.

During the Battle of Yunshan, Su Ping and those at the Foundation Establishment stage also learned and used it on the spot.

Of course, if a cultivator with good sword talent presides over the Sword Array, the power is naturally better than when an ordinary person presides over it.

Zhou Xuan did not enter the hallucination; he had been given special instruction by his master back when he returned to the Pot Heaven before coming here.

And he had successfully learned the first sword technique.

However, in terms of talent, it could only be described as mediocre.

This realization caused Zhou Xuan to give up on his dream of being a Sword Immortal who could Open Heaven with a single strike.

"Hm?"

"Sound of the Sword Dao? Unity of Man and Sword!"

Suddenly, Zhou Xuan's eyes lit up as he saw the sound of sword humming emerge from the body of a green-robed Daoist not far away.

He was stunned for a moment, then immediately revealed a trace of joy.

He was happy that a powerful sword cultivation seed had emerged among his peers.

After all, judging from the intelligence known so far, the future will usher in an era of great contention!

It is clearly better for their lineage on Water Blue Star to have more geniuses.

The process of comprehending the sword technique was generally smooth.

Of the four hundred-plus Daoists who received the sword technique inheritance, only twenty-some were regrettably kicked out due to insufficient comprehension.

However, these people at least possessed a Spirit Root of low grade or higher.

Their opportunity was not completely severed.

They were permitted to remain in Qingmu Temple to cultivate and help Zhou Xuan with chores, such as processing auxiliary materials.

And in exchange for these efforts, they, along with those Daoists who had comprehended the sword technique, received Spirit-Gathering Pills and Blood Qi Pills personally refined by Zhou Xuan for their cultivation.

That Daoist who had comprehended the realm of Unity of Man and Sword under the hallucination received preferential treatment.

He directly obtained a Golden Light Talisman from beyond the heavens, allowing him to enter the Yunlai Immortal Realm.

Regarding this, the remaining hundreds of Daoists naturally all displayed expressions of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

And outside the temple.

Personnel who keenly sensed this anomaly also investigated the background of that gifted Daoist at the fastest speed.

"It is a cultivation seed from the Heavenly Master Sect! Zhang Qiuzhen, the Daoist seed Zhang!"

"He just turned twenty this year, has been cultivating for twelve years, and has long been held in high hopes!"

"Hiss... the surname Zhang, could he be related to that Heavenly Master..."

"Ahem, that is not the case, though his background is not bad, and he does indeed have some connection."

"Regardless, hurry and befriend him!"

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Pot Heaven.

Zhang Qiuzhen discovered that he had appeared on the summit of a floating mountain peak.

Looking around, there was nothing but a sea of clouds in all directions.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Qiuzhen was immediately moved, feeling that just that one breath had refreshed his spirit, and his limbs and bones felt countless times more unobstructed.

He hurriedly sat cross-legged on the summit and entered meditation to circulate his cultivation method.

A few minutes later.

A soft laugh woke Zhang Qiuzhen, and he saw Su Ping, with the bearing of an Immortal, riding a black dragon-fish toward him.

He hurriedly stood up and bowed in salute.

"Those cultivation techniques of yours were all modified significantly due to a lack of Spirit Qi; practicing them here is a waste of the opportunities this place offers."

Su Ping beckoned, and a drop of fresh blood flew out from between Zhang Qiuzhen's eyebrows, landing on the Bloodline Slate.

The next second, the Bloodline Slate shimmered with radiance.

"Innate Sharp Metal Sword Body?"

"No wonder you could produce sword resonance!"

"You are someone who understands sword techniques!"

Seeing the bloodline display, a flash of joy crossed Su Ping's eyes.

His gaze toward Zhang Qiuzhen also became much more fervent.

Sword cultivators are, by nature, the premier existences in the Cultivation World when it comes to killing and warfare.

Judging from the heritage of the Heavenly Sword Sect, a sword cultivator possessing a sword-related Spirit Body is the absolute best controller for the main formation of the Evil-Slaying Ten Thousand Sword Array.

They can provide comprehensive and exceptional enhancements to the power and attributes of the entire Sword Array.

The Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect who originally wielded the Heavenly Sword Divine Weapon was an existence who possessed a sword-related Spirit Body.

However, the sword-related Spirit Body that person possessed was quite inferior compared to the one before him.

Innate Sharp Metal Sword Body, one of the Innate Five Elements Sword Bodies.

Among sword bodies, it is second only to the peerless prodigies who possess all five elements, and is already a talent rarely seen in a thousand years within a sword-cultivation sect.

"Your talent is not bad; for the upcoming matter of slaying evil, you must take on more responsibility as a capable person!"

After nodding slightly and acknowledging Zhang Qiuzhen's talent.

Su Ping waved his hand, bringing forth a gentle force that seated the other person on Da Hei's back.

Afterward, Da Hei carried the two of them through a rolling sea of clouds.

This left Zhang Qiuzhen, who had never experienced such an exhilarating journey, dizzy and weak-kneed as he appeared inside an underground Earth Palace.

And within the Earth Palace, he saw more sword techniques from the Evil-Slaying Ten Thousand Sword Array.

This could be considered a special favor for a genius.

Besides throwing the other person into the Earth Palace to comprehend sword techniques.

Su Ping also provided him with a bottle of Pill and activated a Dharma Array to guard him.

Then, in the process of waiting for these seeds to sprout.

Su Ping summoned Ao Li back to the ancient Demon Sealing Tower to recharge.

And in order to commend the red-hearted loyalty of this black flood dragon.

Su Ping allocated the Dragon Blood of two Flowing Pattern False Dragon Fish to Ao Li.

Having obtained more False Dragon Blood, Ao Li was naturally moved to tears of gratitude.

As for the matter of seemingly acting as a power bank inside this strange pagoda, he no longer felt there was any problem with it at all.

If being a power bank could earn him such high-ranking Dragon Blood that was easily converted into his own strength and improved his own Bloodline, what did it matter if he acted as a power bank for a lifetime!