Chapter 488: Three Sects' Heaven's Pride

This Golden Core sword cultivator had actually, on a whim, given the sword scripture he had written to Wang Yu.

Although he had heard Li Tianqi say that this sword scripture was only half a volume and seemed to lack the true cultivation methods and corresponding sword arts for sword cultivators, it also contained methods for crafting and nourishing a life-bound flying sword, which was equally exceptionally precious.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, we were lucky this time. We seem to have encountered Senior Luo when he was in a good mood. I only knelt once, and you were even rewarded with something." After witnessing the cyan rainbow streak away, Li Tianqi let out a long breath and stood up, his face full of lingering fear.

"Is this Senior Luo really that terrifying?"

"Terrifying is an understatement. Back in the day he... forget it, I have already sworn in my heart just now never to speak nonsense behind his back again. We had better hurry on our way.

For the rest of this journey, we will not inspect other places and will head directly back to the Azure Water Palace.

After returning this time, I have decided to go into seclusion for a few years." Li Tianqi had wanted to say something, but immediately remembered something else and changed his tone.

"I will follow your suggestion, Fellow Daoist. But what about this sword scripture? Can I really comprehend the things inside?" Wang Yu naturally would not object, but he weighed the jade slip in his hand and asked hesitantly.

"Since Senior Luo gave it to you, you can naturally comprehend it. I would even advise you, Fellow Daoist, that even if your thoughts change now, you should at least take a look at it once or twice.

Otherwise, the next time you meet Senior Luo and he asks about the contents of the sword scripture, if you cannot answer a single thing, then the outcome..." Li Tianqi looked as if he wanted to say more but stopped.

"Understood. As an artifact refiner, I originally had some interest in the crafting methods for sword cultivators' flying swords. I will study it once or twice when I have time." Wang Yu realized upon hearing this.

"Sigh, helping the Sima family this time was a huge loss. I didn't gain any benefits and instead lost several tens of thousands of spirit stones." Li Tianqi looked at the sword scripture in Wang Yu's hand, then glanced at the storage bag at his waist, and muttered a few times.

"Brother Li, since you didn't actually obtain that second-rank demon fish, I shouldn't keep the spirit stones you gave earlier. I will return them to you." Wang Yu blinked, and after reaching out with one hand to his waist, several top-grade spirit stones of different colors appeared in his hand, which he threw directly into the other's hand.

These were exactly the 'tens of thousands of spirit stones' that Li Tianqi had given earlier.

"How could I be so embarrassed? But since it is Brother Wang's good intention, then I, Li, cannot refuse." Li Tianqi looked at the top-grade spirit stones in his hand and beamed with joy.

Wang Yu smiled slightly at this.

A moment later, the bone boat shuddered and flew away at high speed.

Faint voices of the two could be heard from the bone boat.

"Brother Wang, you mentioned last time that you wanted to know where there is Chaos Stone. I actually know of a place. The quantity of Chaos Stone there is numerous, and it is also the largest stone-gambling venue in our Chaotic Spirit Domain. It has produced spiritual items from the Chaos Myriad Spirit Ranking many times."

"There is such a place? Then I must ask Brother Li for more guidance."

"Haha, easy, easy. With the friendship between you and me, after you finish comprehending that innate spiritual item in my Azure Water Palace, I will personally take you to that stone-gambling venue for a trip."

Li Tianqi, this Azure Water Palace Foundation Establishment deacon, seemed to have forgotten completely about the matter of going into seclusion for a few years that he had just mentioned.

The sound of their conversation gradually faded until it was inaudible as the bone boat moved away.

On the other side.

Within the cyan rainbow streak shooting across the horizon, the voices of two other people could also be heard.

One voice was respectful, and one voice was cold.

"Master, does that Fellow Daoist Wang really have no talent for sword cultivation?"

"Oh, why do you ask this?"

"Disciple went through many trials back then, and even almost lost my life, before I obtained this half-volume of the sword scripture. But Master is now actively passing this half-volume of the sword scripture to Fellow Daoist Wang. I imagine he must have some extraordinary qualities."

"Although this half-volume of the sword scripture is just some shallow things I wrote when I was at the Foundation Establishment Stage, it is indeed genuine sword cultivation insight. If he were truly an ordinary cultivator, how could he catch my eye?

When you were suppressing the demon fish, I was actually already present. Not to mention anything else, the divine sense of this little fellow named 'Wang Yu' is not simple at all." The cold voice said indifferently.

"Is Fellow Daoist Wang's divine sense very strong? How come this disciple didn't see it? I only felt that when Fellow Daoist Wang used his divine sense power, it seemed not much stronger than mine?" The respectful voice became somewhat surprised.

"Not much stronger than yours?

That is because this little fellow is hiding his true strength. His divine sense power should be at least three or four times stronger. If I didn't have a special divine sense sensing secret technique, I fear I would have been deceived as well."

"Three or four times stronger! Wouldn't that be the divine sense strength that only a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator could possibly have?" The respectful voice suddenly became incomparably shocked.

"Three or four times is only my lowest judgment of this little fellow. In reality, I have not truly seen through his full divine sense strength. After all, he only used a small portion of his divine sense power... Perhaps his true divine sense is even stronger than this judgment, maybe five or six times yours." The cold voice paused for a moment before saying somewhat uncertainly.

"If it is truly as Master judges, then wouldn't Fellow Daoist Wang's divine sense strength be somewhat close to the divine sense power of a Golden Core True Person?" The respectful voice was even trembling.

"That is not quite the case. After forming the Golden Core, divine sense power will at least surge more than ten times. But among Foundation Establishment cultivators, he is indeed one of those whose divine sense strength is closest to that of a Golden Core cultivator." The owner of the cold voice thought for a moment and said.

"In other words, Fellow Daoist Wang might be a monster with Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivation but divine sense power close to a Golden Core True Person?" The respectful voice muttered, looking completely unable to accept it.

"Hehe, what does this count as? Does my disciple know about that disciple in the Azure Water Palace who is hailed as having a spell talent seen once in six hundred years? It is said that when he was at the Qi Refinement Stage, he accidentally ingested an innate spiritual item, and his divine sense sea expanded more than ten times overnight. The strength of his surging divine sense made even the Nascent Soul great experts of that time click their tongues in wonder.

Not only that, the current true disciple of the Spirit Puppet Sect is also a naturally born Grand Void Divine Thought Body. After Foundation Establishment, every time he breaks through a minor stage, his divine sense strength can double. After Foundation Establishment Perfection, even compared to a Golden Core Early Stage True Person, he is not far off.

Even a personal disciple newly accepted by our Sect Master not only possesses top-tier sword body and sword vein aptitude, but is also a naturally gifted person with extraordinary divine sense. At the same time, he has cultivated various secret techniques to amplify divine sense, and his divine sense strength is not necessarily inferior to the previous two.

These are just the disciples of our three sects. Outside the three sects, and even outside the Chaotic Spirit Domain, who knows how many peerless heaven's prides there are with extraordinary talent, even far exceeding the disciples of the three sects." The cold voice said without the slightest fluctuation.

"There are actually so many geniuses in the world!

Disciple's talent is mediocre, and I am not young anymore. Why would Master accept me as a registered disciple? Fellow Daoist Wang possesses such extraordinary divine sense; he seems more suitable to be accepted by Master." The respectful voice asked with a bitter smile after a long silence.

"Disciple, you don't need to belittle yourself. Although you don't have extraordinary talent, being able to obtain the sword scripture I wrote shows that there is a master-disciple fate between us. Plus, being able to craft a life-bound flying sword with just a piece of hundred-refined sword bone, and nourishing it well, shows that you are very suitable for the path of sword cultivation and should become a disciple of our sect.

As for being older, that doesn't count for much.

You still don't know that for disciples of our sect to break through the Golden Core realm, while it is mostly related to one's own cultivation talent, a small part depends on the quality of the life-bound flying sword. If it is nourished well, even if the aptitude is a bit worse and the age is a bit older, there is still hope for breaking through to Golden Core.

This white essence flying sword of yours is nourished very well and is very pure.

As for this 'Wang Yu', even though his divine sense is extraordinary, he has no talent for sword cultivation.

Our sect is a great sect of sword cultivation, and the first rule of the sect is not to accept people without sword cultivation talent, so as not to waste the sect's resources. My rewarding him with half a volume of the sword scripture was just a whim, an act of following my heart.

Moreover, not having sword cultivation talent only means that walking the path of sword cultivation is very difficult; it does not mean there is truly no chance of becoming a sword cultivator. If he can truly comprehend something from it and walk the path of sword cultivation, that is his own fortune and choice. For our Sword Grinding Sect, even if he is not a disciple of our sect, the more sword cultivators there are, the better. After all, in the current cultivation world, the number of sword cultivators is too small." The cold voice said leisurely.

"So that's how it is. Then this disciple is relieved. According to what Li Tianqi said, Fellow Daoist Wang seems to have amazing spell talent as well. This time he is also invited to the Azure Water Palace and may have a not-insignificant probability of becoming an Azure Water Palace disciple." The respectful voice breathed a sigh of relief and then hurriedly explained a few more sentences.

"Haha, the Azure Water Palace is still looking for someone to comprehend that item. It seems that person in the Azure Water Palace is still not giving up. If this 'Wang Yu' truly joins the Azure Water Palace, then there will definitely be a chance to meet again in the future. At that time, I will have to verify whether he truly learned anything from that sword scripture of mine." The cold voice suddenly laughed, looking very interested.

The owner of the respectful voice was speechless upon hearing this. ===== CHAPTER 489 =====