"Wind-Chanting!"
A gentle breeze blew, and the sound of the wind spread in the void. A cyan sword light flashed across the sky and came for the kill.
Chen Zong's eyes flashed. He stood still and pointed his finger like a sword, shattering the cyan sword light.
The moment the sword light was shattered, Chen Zong also felt a rush of Evil Spirit. However, for Chen Zong, this Evil Spirit was not strong enough to affect Chen Zong's spiritual will.
"Freezing point!"
The second sword attack came. Frost spread and condensed on the sword. It was white all over and emitted a shocking chill. It froze the surrounding air, and ice particles spread and swept across.
Kill!
The ice sword pierced through the sky, descending with extreme coldness.
Chen Zong still did not draw his sword. He pointed his sword finger, which collided with the tip of the sword. The ice sword paused. Chen Zong could feel an extremely cold and terrifying force bursting from his fingertip, as if it wanted to pierce through his finger and shatter it.
However, Chen Zong's finger was extremely strong. The ice sword cracked and shattered, turning into countless ice particles that sputtered in all directions.
An amazing force recoiled. Yu Nianxin's body could not help but fly into the sky. There seemed to be frosty blue and light cyan colored wings on her back fluttering gently. Like a swallow turning back, she drew an almost perfect arc. A storm and frost came.
Her graceful body paused. The ice and the storm came from the left and right respectively, as if two strange phenomena had appeared in the sky.
Yu Nianxin's expression seemed to be spreading ice, and there seemed to be a storm in the depths of her eyes.
"Wind-Chilling Ice Sword."
A soft shout resounded through the void. The ice and the storm merged on the sword, and she swung it.
In an instant, a dazzling sword light that seemed to be both ice blue and cyan arrived like a line between the sky and the water. It was powerful, majestic, and incomparably sharp.
Chen Zong focused his eyes and could see the composition of the sword light. It was made up of countless pieces of ice and stormy sword qi intertwined with each other, spinning like a tornado.
Chen Zong still did not draw his sword. With a stroke of his sword finger, the sword radiance was generated. It was very mysterious.
The wind dissipated, and Yu Nianxin's long hair fell to the ground. It was as if the tsunami had calmed down. The colorful wings by her side also retracted into her body, and her tyrannical aura decreased.
"Senior Sister, the attack just now is close to the Monarch Level," Chen Zong said with a smile. He was amazed by Yu Nianxin's progress.
One year!
It had been exactly a year since they left the Ice Emperor's Secret Realm and returned to the Sect.
During this year, Chen Zong had been cultivating in seclusion, trying his best to improve himself. The others were also constantly improving themselves.
Yu Nianxin, Fu Yunxiao, Gao Hongjing, and Bai Xiyue were taken as disciples by the four Daolords, and they received the guidance of the Daolords, causing their strengths to advance by leaps and bounds.
Among them, Fu Yunxiao, Gao Hongjing, and Bai Xiyue's accumulation had reached the limit, and they could not accumulate any more. They could only seek breakthroughs. Half a year ago, the three of them broke through to the half-Holy Realm and became low-level half-Holy Realm experts.
In terms of talent, the three of them were among the top in the Sky Pillar Upper Region. Although they were only low-level half-Holy Realm experts after breaking through to the half-Holy Realm, their strength was much stronger than ordinary low-level half-Holy Realm experts.
Especially Fu Yunxiao. Although he was only a low-level half-Holy Realm expert, he could completely contend against an ordinary mid-level half-Holy Realm expert. As for Gao Hongjing and Bai Xiyue, they were slightly weaker. After all, they did not enter the Ice Emperor's Secret Realm and obtain opportunities.
During this year, Yu Nianxin had consumed and refined the Ice Rising Dragon Pill, and the purity of her Wind Luan Bloodline had increased from thirty percent to fifty percent. Her talent and potential had also increased correspondingly. Moreover, her Wind Luan Bloodline had also undergone a mutation. It had an additional energy — ice.
In other words, Yu Nianxin's bloodline could no longer be called Wind Luan Bloodline, but Frigid Ice Wind Luan Bloodline. Naturally, Yu Nianxin had also easily grasped the Extraordinary Power of Ice and cultivated it to the ninth level.
The increase in talent, potential, and bloodline mutation had all contributed to the increase in Yu Nianxin's strength. She had originally reached the Marquis Realm after activating her bloodline, but now, she had reached the Quasi Monarch Realm. Moreover, she still had room for improvement.
Chen Zong was happy for Yu Nianxin due to all of these. There was no special reason. He was just happy.
"Senior Martial Brother Fu and the other two have already gone out to gain experience. Junior Martial Brother, are you planning to go out to gain experience as well?" Yu Nianxin sheathed her sword. Her slender, white, and jade-like fingers gently combed the hair on her temples. There was a peculiar kind of gentleness to her.
"Right now, I've reached the limit in all aspects. I need to gain more experience before I can take another step forward," Chen Zong nodded and said.
"I still need to continue cultivating and reach the limit before I go out to gain experience," Yu Nianxin said softly, "Junior Martial Brother, remember to be careful when you go out to gain experience. Your life comes first."
Immediately, Yu Nianxin took off the white ring on her finger and handed it to Chen Zong.
"Junior Martial Brother, this is the Flying Cloud Artifact. It's a speed-type artifact. After activating it, you can reach the full speed of the Sixth Heaven Saint Realm for a short time," Yu Nianxin said as she handed the Flying Cloud Artifact to Chen Zong.
"Senior Martial Sister, I also have a Flying Cloud Artifact Ring," Chen Zong showed the white ring on his finger and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I cherish my life more than anyone else."
Immediately, the two of them realized that their conversation was a bit strange. Chen Zong couldn't help smiling, but he couldn't explain what he was feeling, while Yu Nianxin nodded, her cheeks slightly blushing.
"Senior Martial Sister, I'm leaving. See you later," Chen Zong smiled and turned to leave.
Yu Nianxin stared at Chen Zong's back as he left, standing there silently, her eyes as gentle as water.
…
After a year of secluded cultivation, Chen Zong had absorbed all his gains from his trip to the Ice Emperor's Secret Realm. His Qi Refining and Body Tempering had both made great progress, and his cultivation of Saint Grade Martial Arts had also improved greatly.
Just as Chen Zong had said, he had reached the limit in all aspects.
Of course, this limit was not his true limit in the Transcendent Realm, but his current limit. Chen Zong felt that there was still room for improvement in the Transcendent Realm.
Therefore, he planned to go out to gain experience, sharpen himself, and further consolidate his foundation.
The more solid one's foundation was, the more profound one's accumulation would be, and the greater the benefits after a breakthrough would be.
The higher one's cultivation was, the more difficult it would be to improve. Each breakthrough required more time and energy. If one continued to consolidate their foundation to the limit when their cultivation was low, the speed of their breakthrough would skyrocket.
Of course, this was the privilege of true geniuses. Those who were not geniuses would strive to break through as quickly as possible, because accumulation had no effect on them and would only waste more time.
For this experiential learning, Chen Zong planned to travel all the way through the Sky Bearing Upper Region and visit other Upper Regions.
Ten years of sword practice was the best way to travel ten thousand miles.
"I wonder who would win if I were to face an ordinary high-level half-Saint with my current strength?" Chen Zong thought to himself as he left White Cloud Mountain.
Although he had killed the Void Devil, which was equivalent to a high level half-Holy Saint, it was under the condition that the Void Devil had exhausted a lot of its energy and wasn't at its peak.
Although his strength had improved significantly compared to a year ago, Chen Zong was not sure how strong a high-level half-Saint at its peak would be.
Whether he could contend against such a high-level half-Saint was still unknown.
According to the classification of geniuses in ancient times, those who could contend against an ordinary mid-level half-Saint were called King Grade. Some powerful King Grade geniuses could even defeat an ordinary mid-level half-Saint.
As for the Emperor Grade, it was a higher level. The gap between them and the King Grade was much greater than the gap between the King Grade and the Monarch Grade.
For example, the strength of a Monarch Grade genius was equivalent to an ordinary low-level half-Saint and mid-level half-Saint. A powerful Monarch Grade genius could even barely contend against an ordinary mid-level half-Saint.
An Emperor Grade genius could at least contend against an ordinary high-level half-Saint.
Powerful Emperor Grade geniuses could even defeat an ordinary high-level half-Saint.
If he had the strength to contend against an ordinary high-level half-Saint, wouldn't it mean that he was not a King Grade genius, but an Emperor Grade genius?
Thinking of this, Chen Zong couldn't help but tremble.
An Emperor Grade genius was rare even in the ancient times when cultivation was flourishing.
As for a super ancient genius above the Emperor Grade, it seemed to be a legend. The Great Abyss King had never seen one in his life.
Recollecting his thoughts, Chen Zong smiled lightly and quickly left the White Cloud Mountain's territory, heading further away.
Many years ago, Chen Zong had also left White Cloud Mountain to gain experience. However, he had not gone far when the Myriad Treasures Secret Realm opened. He had entered it and was forced to return to the Canglan World with the Heart Sword Seal.
Therefore, Chen Zong was still unfamiliar with the Sky Pillar Upper Region.
This time, Chen Zong planned to properly travel and improve himself during his travels before entering other Upper Regions.
The Heavy Dragon Sword hung at his waist. As for the more powerful Mountain-Beheading Sword, he stored it in his Storage Ring. Chen Zong didn't plan to use the Mountain-Beheading Sword in normal battles. In short, it was a small trump card.
As for the Flowing Red Flame Sword, Chen Zong gave it to White Cloud Mountain. After all, the Flowing Red Flame Sword was only a low-level half-Saint weapon, while the Mountain-Beheading Sword was a more powerful mid-level half-Saint weapon. With the Mountain-Beheading Sword, the Flowing Red Flame Sword was useless to Chen Zong. It was better to give it to the Sect and wait for a fated person.
If people give me a peach, I'll return the favor with a plum.
Since the Nirvana Evil Sword couldn't be stored in the Storage Ring, Chen Zong wrapped it up and carried it on his back.
Passing through forests and rivers, Chen Zong went further and further away from White Cloud Mountain. Once again, he arrived at the Myriad Treasures Secret Realm.
If he continued forward, he would reach the Heaven Saber Pass.
The Heaven Saber Pass was the boundary between the two realms. Crossing the Heaven Saber Pass meant entering another realm.
The Heaven Saber Pass was a canyon. According to legend, it was formed many years ago when a master of the Saber Dao split the mountain with a single slash. Under the Heaven Saber Pass, several figures stood on one side. Their eyes were extremely sharp as they constantly stared at the people passing by.
Generally, those who came out and entered the Heaven Saber Pass were accompanied by cultivators, at least in the Transcendent Realm. Even if they were in the Foundation Establishment Realm, they would be accompanied by masters.
Chen Zong walked over unhurriedly. He was about to enter the Heaven Saber Pass.
"Stop." Suddenly, a figure flashed in front of Chen Zong. "You're very suspicious. Hand over your Storage Ring and let me check it."
"Xu Shixiong." Chen Zong narrowed his eyes slightly.
The person who stopped him looked familiar. Chen Zong thought for a moment and recalled that it was Xu Shixiong, who forced him to hand over his Storage Ring a few years ago in the Myriad Treasures Secret Realm and tried to kill him.
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