Chen Zong did not dare to underestimate the ordinary-looking old man.
The old man's eyes were calm and deep, like an unfathomable abyss. When he stared at Chen Zong, he felt as if he could see through everything and had nowhere to hide.
"Junior, I don't know where you came from. It's your fortune to be able to obtain the Sword Sharpening Token." The old man said, "Being able to see me means that you have passed the test of the Sword Sharpening Token."
"Remember, I am the Iron Sword Elder, the fifth Sword Emperor under the master of Sword Sharpening Mountain," the old man said slowly. The old man spoke slowly. Every single word seemed to contain an indescribable mysterious force. It was like a sharp sword piercing through the air and directly piercing into Chen Zong's heart. It was like a brand that left a deep impression on him.
"Sword Emperor!" Chen Zong was shocked when he heard these two words.
Fifth Realm cultivators were called kings, and only Sixth Realm cultivators were qualified to be called emperors.
This old man was actually a Sixth Realm cultivator!
Although the Nine Heavens Imperial Court was founded by a Seventh Realm cultivator, the strongest cultivator in the Nine Heavens Imperial Court was only at the Sixth Realm.
What shocked Chen Zong even more was that this Sword Emperor who called himself the Iron Sword Elder was only a subordinate of the master of Sword Sharpening Mountain. He was just like a subordinate.
Then how amazing was the master of Sword Sharpening Mountain?
Of course, it was also possible that this Iron Sword Elder was not actually a Sixth Realm cultivator when he called himself the Sword Emperor.
As for whether or not that was the case, Chen Zong could not investigate and verify it.
"Since you have passed the test of the Sword Sharpening Token, you are qualified to receive the inheritance of Sword Sharpening Mountain's secret technique. If fate allows it in the future, you can go to Sword Sharpening Mountain to obtain greater opportunities." As soon as the Iron Sword Elder finished speaking, he pointed a finger.
That finger was like an extremely mysterious sword strike from a peerless swordsman. It pierced through the void and the abyss, sweeping everything before it. Chen Zong realized that he could not dodge that finger and sword strike at all. In fact, he could not even think of dodging in that instant. He felt as if his thoughts had been imprisoned.
Terrifying!
There was no doubt that this sword was extremely terrifying. It had locked down space and even thought. Under this sword technique, there was no way to escape or even dodge. One could only be pierced and killed by this sword.
However, Elder Iron Sword's goal was not to kill Chen Zong, but to pass on a secret technique of Sword Sharpening Mountain to Chen Zong.
The finger strike contained an indescribable mystery. It hit Chen Zong between his eyebrows and entered Chen Zong's consciousness through his forehead.
In the next moment, Chen Zong felt the figure of the Iron Sword Elder in front of him fading away before turning back into Sword Qi and disappearing in all directions.
Everything in front of him was fading and becoming transparent. His consciousness was repelled and returned to his body.
This experience seemed to have lasted for a long time, but it was actually very short, less than two hours. During this time, Chen Zong was not disturbed at all, and the airship did not encounter any attacks.
Since nothing had happened, Chen Zong did not leave the room. Instead, he began to comprehend the Sword Sharpening Mountain's legacy that Old Man Iron Sword had given him.
Sword Sharpening Technique!
This was the Sword Sharpening Mountain's secret technique that Old Man Iron Sword had imparted to Chen Zong. It was a very simple name, but when Chen Zong truly comprehended it, he felt extremely astonished and sighed inwardly at its profoundness.
Sword Sharpening Technique was a secret technique and not a sword technique. Instead, it was an application of energy.
The Sword Sharpening Technique that Chen Zong had obtained had three layers. Its cultivation method was also very unique. It actually required the consumption of cosmos.
Deity crystals.
After comprehending the profound mysteries within and successfully cultivating it, when executing the first layer, one would absorb the energy of 1,000 Cosmos God Crystals to 10,000 Cosmos God Crystals and store it within the sword body. When required, it would be activated to display the power it should have.
The first layer of Sword Sharpening Technique could increase one's offensive power by one fold after activating it. This increase was an overall increase and was very significant.
The moment it was executed, it would consume the energy stored within the sword body. Each time, the energy consumed was equivalent to the energy contained within 1,000 Cosmos God Crystals.
At the second layer, it was even more formidable. It could increase one's overall offensive power by two folds. The energy consumed from Cosmos God Crystals would also increase explosively, starting from 10,000.
The third layer would increase one's offensive power by three folds. But the consumption of Cosmos God Crystals was even more shocking, starting from 100,000.
If one cultivated the third layer of Sword Sharpening Technique, one could directly increase one's offensive power by three folds. This meant that if Chen Zong's sword technique or Ao Wu's offensive power was one, then under the amplification of the third layer of Sword Sharpening Technique, it could reach four folds. Its offensive power would undoubtedly be even more terrifying.
But it was too costly.
That's right. Cosmos God Crystals were equivalent to a common currency in the cosmos. It was money, and the consumption of Sword Sharpening Technique was Cosmos God Crystals.
The first layer of Sword Sharpening Technique required one to execute a sword for 1,000 Cosmos God Crystals. The second layer of Sword Sharpening Technique required one to execute a sword for 10,000 Cosmos God Crystals. The third layer of Sword Sharpening Technique required one to execute a sword for 100,000 Cosmos God Crystals.
Burning money!
After Chen Zong finished comprehending, he was dumbfounded and had a strange expression. This was simply a money-burning secret technique.
Could it be that the people of Sword Sharpening Mountain were all extremely wealthy?
Was Sword Sharpening Mountain actually an incomparably huge and inexhaustible Cosmos God Crystal mine?
Chen Zong counted. Currently, the total amount of Cosmos God Crystals he had was more than 10,000 and less than 20,000. In other words, if he cultivated the first layer of Sword Sharpening Technique, the amount of Cosmos God Crystals he had would only be sufficient for him to execute the technique a dozen times.
Comprehension!
Chen Zong rapidly comprehended the technique.
Sword Sharpening Technique couldn't be considered as profound and unfathomable. It was just that the train of thought was extremely mysterious and hard to think of. Hence, it wasn't too difficult for Chen Zong to comprehend it with his extraordinary comprehension ability. In addition, he comprehended the Heart Sutra from different angles, increasing the effect by many folds.
In just a few hours, Chen Zong comprehended the first layer of Sword Sharpening Technique.
Of course, Chen Zong spent a few hours comprehending the first layer of Sword Sharpening Technique. If it were other third realm cultivators, it might not be the same. It was normal for them to spend ten times or even a few dozen times more time.
After comprehending the first layer of Sword Sharpening Technique, Chen Zong immediately took out 1,000 Cosmos God Crystals and prepared to try cultivating it to see how it went.
Comprehending the mysteries was one thing and truly cultivating it was another. One was equivalent to theory while the other was equivalent to practice.
Only when theory and practice were combined would it be complete.
Using his fingers like a sword, the perfect Fierce Wind Energy gathered at his fingertips. It contained an astonishing sword intent and transformed into an incomparably tyrannical Sword Qi that struck a Cosmos God Crystal.
When that Sword Qi hit the surface of the Cosmos God Crystal, it didn't dissipate. Instead, it seeped into the Cosmos God Crystal in a mysterious way like water and smoke, giving Chen Zong a strange feeling. That Cosmos God Crystal had established a trace of connection with him.
That Sword Qi revolved continuously within the Cosmos God Crystal, absorbing the Cosmos God Crystal.
The energy essence of the Cosmos God Crystal strengthened his body.
Approximately a moment later, that strand of Sword Qi became much stronger. The energy essence within the Cosmos God Crystal was basically absorbed, leaving behind only impurities. As a result, that Cosmos God Crystal looked much dimmer and was covered with grayish black stripes.
"Out!" With a low shout, Chen Zong formed seals with both hands. In an instant, he activated the Sword Qi within the Cosmos God Crystal. With a 'kacha' sound, the Cosmos God Crystal seemed to be struck by an invisible sword, causing a crack to appear. That crack rapidly extended, and that strand of sparkling and translucent Sword Qi shot out in an instant.
It was like a strike from a peerless swordsman. It directly broke through the Cosmos God Crystal and shot towards Chen Zong. Chen Zong guided it with his fingers. That strand of Sword Qi coiled around his fingers like a spirit. Interestingly, that strand of Sword Qi was fine and pure to the extreme. It was also very gentle and didn't seem to possess any offensive power.
Chen Zong continuously sent out strand after strand of Sword Qi into the Cosmos God Crystals. He absorbed the energy essence within the Cosmos God Crystals before breaking through the crystals. There was a total of a thousand strands of Sword Qi.
And those thousand Cosmos God Crystals shattered one after another.
The thousand strands of fine and pure Sword Qi were condensed by Chen Zong. His index and middle fingers joined together like a sword, bringing along an astonishingly pure Sword Qi. They drew out an extremely mysterious trajectory. They were as light and agile as a gentle breeze brushing past a willow tree. They were also as natural as moving clouds and flowing water.
The moment the sword fingers landed on the sword body, it was like a huge hammer carrying a force of ten thousand catties suddenly smashing down. It let out an astonishing sound like a thunderous roar. However, that sound couldn't be heard from the outside. It was as if that sound was illusory. Only Chen Zong could feel it and not hear it.
After the sword fingers, which had condensed the essence of a thousand strands of Sword Qi, came into contact with the sword body, it seemed to be heavier than ten thousand catties. It was as if they were carrying a huge sword mountain, making it difficult for them to move. This feeling made Chen Zong secretly amazed.
In the next moment, Chen Zong's sword fingers moved across the sword body. They moved from the sword pool to the sword edge, inch by inch.
For every inch of movement, Chen Zong felt as if he had to exhaust all of his strength. It was very difficult, but there was also a strange feeling that his strength hadn't been exhausted.
At the same time, for every inch of movement of his sword fingers, a strand of the essence of Sword Qi would be integrated into the sword body. It was like a thin stream flowing continuously.
Along with the movement of his sword fingers, the essence of Sword Qi was constantly integrated into the sword body and lay dormant.
About an hour later, Chen Zong's sword finger finally moved from the Sword Pool to the tip of the sword. When the sword finger moved past the tip of the sword, the essence of the Sword Qi condensed on the sword finger was completely integrated into the sword body.
The moment the sword fingers left the sword body, Chen Zong felt relaxed. The heavy feeling of carrying a sword mountain completely disappeared. His strength wasn't consumed either. In fact, what was consumed was the essence of Sword Qi extracted from the thousand Universe Divine Crystals. No, it should be said that it wasn't consumed, but integrated into the sword.
The essence of Sword Qi was completely integrated into the sword body.
Chen Zong carefully sensed it and found that there was a gentle and extremely pure Sword Qi that didn't seem to have any offensive power lying quietly in the sword body. It was as if it was in a deep sleep.
That slumbering wisp of Sword Qi wouldn't cause any influence. Only when it was awakened and activated could the secret method of Sword Sharpening Skill be used to increase the power of the attack.
According to Sword Sharpening Skill, this kind of amplification could not only increase the power of the swordsmanship, but also increase the power of the Ao Wu. It was a very comprehensive amplification with amazing effects.
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