Chapter 360

Meng Zhangqing was somewhat puzzled.

Even the ancestors of Lingxiao Peak couldn't subdue it—why would he succeed?

"That sword… how to put it,"

Mo Shukuang couldn't help pinching the bridge of his nose. "She likes someone young, handsome, and powerful—you get it, right?"

"…"

Meng Zhangqing was utterly stunned.

Are you sure this is a sword?

Or is it a living person?

But it's a famed blade—so it's understandable.

Famed blades all awaken spiritual awareness—that is, they gain sentience.

You can't treat them as lifeless objects.

"Go try it. Your success rate is definitely higher than ours old folks."

As he said this, Mo Shukuang's tone turned bitter.

He seemed to recall some angry memories.

"Alright."

Meng Zhangqing nodded.

Then he turned and left.

"That damn sword!"

"Back then, it carved words on the ground saying I was old and ugly, a toad trying to eat swan meat!"

"It enraged me beyond measure!"

After Meng Zhangqing left, furious voices echoed through the hall.

――

After leaving Lingxiao Hall.

Meng Zhangqing did not head straight to Shenguang Hall.

To subdue a famed blade,

You naturally need to prepare a little.

Besides, there's no rush—no one will steal that sword.

"First, fuse the attributes."

Meng Zhangqing thought to himself, and also use that True Meaning upgrade card!

To be honest, since he began cultivating, he'd never had a day so bountiful.

Almost all of it was spent making friends and fusing attributes.

He simply couldn't stop.

Back at his cultivation site.

Meng Zhangqing directly selected "The Scripture of the Ten Emperors: Great Expansion's Twenty-Three Swords."

It was a Heaven-grade Initial Stage sword art.

But according to Mo Shukuang,

this sword art had no limit—if one's comprehension was high enough, one could continue creating new forms.

Perhaps by the Twenty-Fourth Sword, he'd reach Heaven-grade Mid-stage.

This also aligned with what the Zhang Sect had said.

The greatest value of Heaven-grade techniques was providing a direction, a grand path.

It allowed successors to build correctly, continuously create and evolve, ultimately reaching the other shore.

"Ding!"

"Consumed one Attribute Selection Card!"

"Obtained attribute: The Scripture of the Ten Emperors: Great Expansion's Twenty-Three Swords (Perfected)"

"Fusion begins!"

As he spoke,

a vast torrent of information surged forth.

No wonder it was a Heaven-grade sword art—its depth, obscurity, and subtlety far surpassed Earth-grade.

It overwhelmed Meng Zhangqing with sensory overload.

Every second was a shock.

Sword arts could reach such heights.

Could this even be a human-made sword art?

An entire hour passed.

The fusion finally ended.

Though Meng Zhangqing appeared calm and still, his very presence radiated an indescribable, terrifying pressure.

Huh!

Meng Zhangqing suddenly opened his eyes.

Swordlight flickered within them.

The empty air before him seemed to tear apart!

As if about to be sliced open.

Unable to withstand the might of a single eye!

At the same time, the entire hall shook, and countless sword marks appeared on the ground, the walls, and even the pillars.

Dust and gravel rained down softly.

But before they could approach Meng Zhangqing, they were once again slashed into nothingness!

Fortunately, Meng Zhangqing quickly suppressed his aura, revealing not the slightest trace.

Otherwise, if this continued, the hall would collapse, even affecting the surroundings.

"Heaven-grade sword technique, truly terrifying as such."

Meng Zhangqing took a deep breath.

He sighed with emotion.

Even the previous "Holy Spirit Slaughter Sword Art" lost all its color and seemed inferior before it!

They were simply not on the same level!

"Sutra of the Many Emperors: Great Expansion Twenty-Three Swords."

This sword art was created jointly by many sword dao experts and consists of twenty-three swords.

Sword One, Sword Two, Sword Three... and finally Sword Twenty-Three!

The further back, the stronger the power of the sword moves!

Of course, the cultivation difficulty is also higher.

Even Mo Shukuang has only reached the Great Perfection realm now.

That is to say, he stopped at Sword Twenty-Two!