Chapter 263: Terrifying Sword Qi

Indeed!

When Wang Ping'an first practiced the Ten Thousand Sword Manual, he could clearly see inside his body that, as the celestial Qi was drawn in, it gathered within him just as when he previously cultivated the Purple Sun Scripture or the Moon Worship Scripture, forming an artificial dantian inside him.

Seeing this, Wang Ping'an's face was full of unhidden delight, and he thought to himself, "Good, good, good—another source of magical power!"

Two artificial dantians appeared in his body one after another, making him clearly aware of the benefits they bring.

Whether using a skill to hasten the maturation of spirit rice seedlings or spirit fruit saplings, or even drawing talismans.

Even forging a Sword Apparatus!

All of these are impossible without magical power!

Now.

If his body had yet another artificial dantian, he could accomplish even more great deeds.

Time slipped by unnoticed as Wang Ping'an immersed himself in cultivation; the artificial dantian of the Ten Thousand Sword Manual within him gradually took shape, and with a "hum!" a sharp burst of Sword Qi suddenly erupted.

Wang Ping'an's artificial dantian of the Ten Thousand Sword Manual fully formed!

"What a terrifying Sword Qi!"

After Xuanqing Daozhang finished setting up the concealment, he confirmed that the abnormal phenomenon in the Wang Family could be seen by outsiders—more precisely, by Hu Meiniang, who might be lurking nearby to spy—and he continued arranging his spirit turtle array in the Wang Family courtyard.

Little did he know.

Suddenly, an extremely terrifying Sword Qi radiated from the great hall of the Wang Family!

Xuanqing Daozhang's face changed dramatically; fearing that a Sword Cultivator might have slipped in unnoticed to threaten Wang Ping'an or Liu Dongzhu's lives, he hurriedly stopped arranging the spirit turtle array and turned away.

As soon as he stepped into the hall!

Xuanqing Daozhang's gaze instantly fell on the cradle where Wang Ping'an lay; he then realized that the terrifying Sword Qi that had just erupted originated from Wang Ping'an himself, and he was startled, exclaiming in shock:

"How could...?"

Before he could finish speaking, a flash of insight struck Xuanqing Daozhang's mind, recalling that Great Sword Hero Dongqing had once infused a Sword Qi into Wang Ping'an's body to protect the Great Benevolent Person Reincarnation, Wang Ping'an.

To prevent him from being harmed by demons and monsters!

Long ago.

The Sword Qi that had been injected into Wang Ping'an's body had once saved his life, slaying an Evil Cultivator who intended to abduct him.

At this moment.

Suddenly, a terrifying Sword Qi emanated from Wang Ping'an's body; it might not be the Sword Qi that Great Sword Hero Dongqing had infused, but rather a response to danger, deliberately released to scare away the bad guys.

Instead, it was the ambient spirit Qi that Wang Ping'an had unintentionally attracted, seeping into his body; aside from a small portion absorbed by his own body, the majority was devoured by that Sword Qi.

Becoming nourishment for the growth of that Sword Qi!

Because the Sword Qi within Wang Ping'an had advanced to a higher level.

Hence it inadvertently emitted a terrifying Sword Qi.

He had not forgotten that the Sword Qi in Wang Ping'an's body had already been refined into a Sword Apparatus; even for a Sword Cultivator, condensing a single Sword Qi into a Sword Apparatus is exceedingly difficult.

Wang Ping'an, not to mention Sword Cultivators, even ordinary cultivators differ, yet he alone could refine his internal Sword Qi into a Sword Apparatus. Apart from Great Sword Hero Dongqing's prowess and the extraordinary Sword Qi he left inside, there was no other reason.

It is probably due to Wang Ping'an's Innate Dao Body that he intermittently attracts wandering spirit Qi, which becomes nourishment for his internal Sword Qi, allowing it to be refined into a Sword Apparatus.

Great Sword Hero Dongqing is indeed a good person; merely because Ping'an is the Great Benevolent Person Reincarnation, he feared he would be harmed by demons and monsters, so he deliberately left a Sword Qi inside him!

Xuanqing Daozhang couldn't help but sigh with admiration, his face full of unhidden respect, and said:

"Unfortunately, the path he walks is a nine-to-one chance of death; otherwise, if Ping'an were to become his disciple, it would be far better than becoming a disciple of Luo Quan and gaining the Luo family's connections—far beyond measure!"

This thought was not new to him; when he reluctantly accepted Wang Ping'an's apprenticeship under Luo Quan, he had already entertained it, but such an idea scarcely survived three seconds in his mind.

He knew the story of Great Sword Hero Dongqing; although many common folk regarded him as a hero, he was also a thorn in the flesh for countless demons, monsters, and even aristocratic families, eager to eliminate him swiftly.

Those who were close to Great Sword Hero Dongqing almost all met terrible ends.

How could he still dare let Wang Ping'an become a disciple of Great Sword Hero Dongqing?

Not long after.

Xuanqing Daozhang shook his head, his mind awash with countless distracting thoughts, cast an envious glance at Wang Ping'an, who unintentionally emitted a terrifying Sword Qi from the cradle, and said:

"You, kid, were originally an Innate Dao Body; now you have such a terrifying Sword Apparatus inside, constantly nurturing and moistening you—perhaps it could even let you become a postnatal Sword Body."

"If you push a bit harder, turning a postnatal body into an innate one isn't impossible; then when I find you a Sword Cultivator master, who knows how far you'll go!"

You have reached this novel.

After speaking, Xuanqing Daozhang let out a slight sigh; perhaps because he had been mediocre all his life, he greatly envied Wang Ping'an's innate talent.

In his youth he might have been jealous, but now that he's old, only envy remains.

Having confirmed that the terrifying Sword Qi that had just erupted was emitted by Wang Ping'an and posed no threat, Xuanqing Daozhang turned and left again.

Until the spirit turtle array of the Wang Family is fully set up, he dared not relax at all.

Especially with Hu Meiniang watching hungrily nearby!

Wang Ping'an furtively watched his master's departing silhouette, secretly sighing in relief; he never imagined that as the artificial dantian of the Ten Thousand Sword Manual formed, a terrifying Sword Qi would suddenly burst out.

Even the Sword Apparatus within his body was drawn in!

He didn't know whether it was a case of two tigers not sharing a mountain or what, but had he not reacted instantly to hurriedly control the Sword Apparatus inside him, that Sword Apparatus during the terrifying Sword Qi eruption...

It might have attacked the artificial dantian formed by the Ten Thousand Sword Manual within him.

He never expected.

Just as he mastered control of the Sword Apparatus inside him, his master Xuanqing Daozhang suddenly appeared outside the hall; while he worried his master might examine his body and discover his anomaly, he heard his master muttering to himself.

After speaking, he did not enter the hall to check his body, but turned and left.

"Damn it, you damned Ten Thousand Sword Manual, the artificial dantian you formed—if it can't match the artificial dantian of the Purple Sun Scripture—no, the Moon Worship Scripture—I'll kill you!"

Wang Ping'an seemed to lose his mind, muttering under his breath; when his master had appeared in the hall earlier, he was almost scared to death, and he quickly looked inward.

To examine the artificial dantian that had just condensed from the Ten Thousand Sword Manual!

(End of Chapter)