In the Sword Training Field of the Will Palace, Chen Zong stood quietly with his sword in hand. His eyes were closed, and even his breathing could not be felt.
Thump, thump …
His heart was beating in his chest, heavy and powerful, like the rumbling of thunder, echoing in all directions. But outside his body, there was only silence.
It seemed calm, but in Chen Zong's head, there were sparks sputtering. The trajectory of each spark was so direct and so mysterious.
Each spark seemed to be a spiritual light. As the sparks sputtered and the spiritual light gushed, the precipitation of the Way of the Sword burst forth like nourishment.
Suddenly, an indescribable fluctuation filled his heart, and Chen Zong unconsciously opened his mouth to shout, "Urgent as the sparks!"
The moment his voice sounded, the Will Heavenly Sword was unsheathed. The sword could not be seen, and only a wisp of sparks spurted out. It was extremely fast, drawing a trajectory that seemed to be both straight and curved. It tore through the sky and pierced through the Sword-testing Column, which was as hard as a middle-grade spiritual weapon.
On the thick Sword-testing Column, a sword hole as thick as a little finger pierced through it. The inside of the hole was smooth, and it faintly emitted an astonishing heat, which could melt ordinary steel into molten iron in an instant.
In this strike, Chen Zong did not use the power of the Void Sword Strength. He only used the spiritual power of the Earth Vein, but he could easily pierce through the middle-grade spiritual weapon as if it were a thin piece of paper. This showed how powerful this strike was.
"This strike is different from my Will Sword Principle, but they do not conflict with each other," Chen Zong thought to himself, and was faintly surprised.
Logically speaking, since he had embarked on the path of creating his own Sword Principle, then the following sword techniques and sword movements should be based on the Sword Principle. But this time, the sword technique that he comprehended at the Sword-cleansing Pool had nothing to do with the Will Sword Principle.
At least in Chen Zong's perception, there was no connection.
It was not related, but it would not affect Chen Zong in any way. It was as if Chen Zong had mastered another sword art in addition to the Mind Swordsmanship. Chen Zong had unknowingly gained more means.
From this point of view, Chen Zong did not know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. After all, the inheritance or self-creation of the Way of the Sword was all based on the premise of the Way of the Sword.
Now, his Sword Dao had just taken a step forward, but another path was born. In the end, it was hard to say whether they would complement each other or interfere with each other. However, the comprehension of the Clearheart Sword Cleansing Pool was not under his control.
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. I don't feel anything bad about it now," Chen Zong said to himself. "Besides, it might not be a bad thing."
Chen Zong couldn't say anything at the moment. After all, his level was still not high enough. He would only know if he continued to train. If he was afraid of the unknown, it would affect his mind and make it difficult for him to progress.
Chen Zong came to the Clearheart Sword Cleansing Pool again after that. It was still that big fellow, still forging a sword by the side of the pool. Chen Zong's gaze naturally fell on the flying sparks as he continued to comprehend.
After comprehending, Chen Zong also headed to the Myriad Repository Palace to flip through the earth spirit realm sword art manuals. He comprehended them one by one and increased his accumulation of sword arts.
Chen Zong faced the sword testing pillar in the training grounds.
"Starfire Skystrike!"
A boom sounded. The blade of the sword could not be seen, and only a boundless ray of starfire could be seen. It shattered the sky like a meteor and blasted out with an incomparably frightening strength.
Its aura was unparalleled as the ripples in the air turned white and were quickly dyed a fiery red. It spread out in layers, and the ripples were vast and mighty. It could easily kill an ordinary first level earth spirit realm practitioner.
When the ball of starfire disappeared, a fist-sized hole had appeared on the sword testing pillar. Countless cracks covered the edges of the hole, and the cracks continued to spread until they covered the entire pillar. It looked quite frightening. After that, the entire sword testing pillar fell to the ground in pieces amidst a series of cryptic sounds.
The destructive power of this strike was even stronger than the Starfire Skystrike.
"Good." A trace of joy flashed across Chen Zong's face as he nodded inwardly.
His gains from entering the Clearheart Sword Cleansing Pool so far were the two sword arts, Starfire Skystrike and Starfire Skystrike. The strength of these two sword arts was somewhat weak, but they both had their own strengths.
Starfire Skystrike focused more on speed and instantaneous speed, while Starfire Skystrike focused more on destructive power.
The two could be said to be neck and neck.
In terms of feeling, the power of Starfire Skystrike wasn't inferior to Scars of Heaven. However, the two techniques were different as well. Scars of Heaven was a linear attack that tore everything apart, while Starfire Skystrike shattered and pierced through the target.
"That's good as well. This means that I've grasped a few more moves. I'll be able to change my tactics when facing enemies in the future." Chen Zong thought to himself.
Time flew by, and Chen Zong's accumulations in all aspects continued to grow and improve. He'd finished comprehending all of the earth spirit sword arts in the Myriad Repository Palace, and the essence within had completely become Chen Zong's accumulation in the way of the sword. His repeated visits to the Clearheart Sword Cleansing Pool had also deepened Chen Zong's understanding of Starfire.
Starfire Skystrike and Starfire Skystrike had also been continuously perfected by Chen Zong. Although their power hadn't increased by much, they were more rounded and easier to use.
This time, Chen Zong had even comprehended the third move.
When he waved his sword, the blade disappeared into the air, leaving behind only an exceedingly condensed Starfire that emitted an incomparably piercing red light. It caused those who looked at it to feel a piercing pain, as if their eyes had been burned away.
That pinnacle of Starfire pierced through the air and didn't pierce through the sword testing pillar after hitting it. Instead, it suddenly exploded and transformed into a wave of fire that swiftly swept outwards, spreading wildly. It was as if a sea of fire had been compressed into a single Starfire, and it was incomparably terrifying.
The wave of fire covered an area of a hundred meters in that moment, burning wildly and emitting a scorching heat that seemed to be able to burn the earth.
When the fire had faded away, the sword testing pillar had also melted into a puddle of molten iron and covered the ground.
"Starfire Skystrike, Starfire Skystrike, and Starfire Prairie. These three moves can form a sword technique. This sword technique will be named the Starfire Sword Technique." Chen Zong said to himself. Although it was simple to give this sword technique a name, it wasn't ordinary.
Sword techniques in the earth spirit realm were also divided into low, mid, upper, supreme, and even supreme rank. It was quite astonishing that the Starfire Sword Technique could reach the supreme rank.
One had to know that there was only one incomplete supreme rank sword technique in the headquarters' Myriad Repository Palace. The others weren't even at the supreme rank.
As for the supreme rank, that was too difficult. Even the moves in Chen Zong's heart sword dao had only reached the supreme rank at the earth spirit realm. If he wanted to raise it to the supreme rank, he'd need to accumulate even more.
"You're offering this sword technique to the Empyrean Zenith Association?" Sword Sovereign Azure Dragon was quite surprised, because he'd experienced the strength of the Starfire Sword Technique.
This was a supreme rank sword technique of the earth spirit realm, and a complete one at that. Its mysteries lay in the compression and explosion of power. The instantaneous compression and explosion of power was quite frightening.
"Yes." Chen Zong nodded.
The heart sword dao was his foundation. Everything else was just an increase in accumulation and methods. Not to mention that he'd only been able to comprehend the Starfire Sword Technique because of the Clearheart Sword Purification Pool.
At the end of the day, the Empyrean Zenith Association had treated him very well, so it was only natural that he'd make some contributions.
"Alright." Sword Sovereign Azure Dragon was full of smiles.
He hadn't misjudged Chen Zong. He was someone who knew how to repay a favor and was willing to contribute to the Empyrean Zenith Association.
"What level is your cultivation now?" Sword Sovereign Azure Dragon asked again, and was immediately shocked, "Peak of the second level earth spirit realm!"
"That's truly beyond my expectations." Sword Sovereign Azure Dragon smiled, quite pleasantly surprised. "I'll have someone send you more Spirit Origin Pills and Earth Vein Pills this month."
"Many thanks, Sword Sovereign." Chen Zong was quite delighted.
With enough Spirit Origin Pills and Earth Vein Pills, Chen Zong's cultivation would be able to rise even faster.
It was a pity that upper rank Spirit Origin Pills and Earth Vein Pills were extremely difficult to refine. Even the headquarters didn't have many in stock, so Chen Zong had obtained most of them.
After presenting the Starfire Sword Technique to the Empyrean Zenith Association, it was compiled into a book and stored in the Myriad Repository Palace.
Chen Zong entered the Clearheart Sword Purification Pool again.
First class key cultivation meant that one could enter the Clearheart Sword Purification Pool at will.
It was still the same big man. Even though he'd entered the pool multiple times, the domineering aura he exuded still made Chen Zong shudder in fear.
He took out the iron felt, made a fire, calcined it, and forged the sword.
Chen Zong was already quite familiar with every step.
But this time, Chen Zong's attention wasn't on the flying sparks, but on the big man's hammering motions. Every hammering motion looked the same, but as time passed, Chen Zong began to discover the subtleties and differences within.
Every time the big man hammered, a subtle change would occur in his palm. This subtle change was quite inconspicuous, but it was also this subtle change that caused a subtle change when the hammer landed. When the big hammer hit the red metal block, the metal block would change a little bit, gradually changing in the direction of the sword embryo.
Forging a sword was to forge the initial material into a sword embryo, then forge it into a sword, sharpen it, and finally create a real sword.
The big man's hammering motions had a unique charm that made Chen Zong immerse himself in them, unable to extricate himself.
When Chen Zong woke up, the burly man had disappeared, and he had retreated to the edge of the Clear Heart Sword-washing Pond. Chen Zong was very familiar with this scene, and without any surprise, he turned and walked out of the door. Along the way, Chen Zong was recalling the movements of the burly man when he waved the sledgehammer. Every time he waved the sledgehammer, there would be a slight adjustment in his palm, and a slight adjustment would make the sledgehammer different.
While reminiscing, Chen Zong was also thinking, "Is this useful to me?"
"It's useful!"
Chen Zong answered himself, but he didn't know what it was useful for. He needed to further comprehend it, or even try it himself.
The best way to try it was naturally to learn from the big man's hammering motions.
Thinking of this, Chen Zong immediately took action.
In the headquarters of the Polar Sky Society, there was a furnace room dedicated to forging swords. There was a big furnace in the furnace room with a raging fire. Chen Zong began to forge next to the big furnace.
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