First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 121: Introduction to the Sword Spirit Technique

A glimmer of understanding rose in his heart.

When he crossed over, it had been over a hundred years since the last time the Demon Passage had closed.

The cultivation world of the Chi Yan Kingdom had regained its peace and tranquility.

Therefore, Shen Mo had never experienced such turbulence before, and he was particularly shocked by the scene before him.

The endless demons were like a dark cloud pressing down on the city, wherever they went, both cultivators and mortals would have their essence drained and turn into dry bones.

"Is this what hell is like?"

The more he looked at the brutal scene before him, the more Shen Mo felt fortunate that he had crossed over at the right time.

He didn't have to experience such a cruel battlefield.

Although in the absence of foreign invasions, cultivators in the cultivation world would still fight and kill each other for various reasons.

But no matter how fierce the fighting was, at least the surface peace was maintained.

It was far from the bloody horror of the demon invasion.

Just as the scene kept changing and the demons were rampantly killing, a breeze suddenly rose, rustling in the air.

An old man with long white beard appeared here without anyone noticing.

He looked at the scene below with a look of pity, "The Big Dipper, annihilate all the demons!"

As soon as he finished speaking, short swords of varying lengths rose up around him.

There were a total of seven short swords, under the control of the old man, each occupying a different position, eventually condensing into an unparalleled sword formation.

Terrifying sword intent that was unstoppable suddenly rose up.

All the demons trapped in the sword formation were completely killed and turned into dust.

"So powerful."

Shen Mo saw this scene and was secretly amazed.

But before he could think too much, the old man turned his head and looked in Shen Mo's direction.

"Latecomer, if you obtain my Yunjian Sect's unparalleled sword formation, you must contribute to the peace of this world."

This voice was like thunder, making Shen Mo's ears buzz.

The old man's eyes seemed to be able to see through everything, looking through endless time and space, meeting Shen Mo's gaze from afar.

"Crack!"

Afterwards, the space in front of Shen Mo gradually collapsed, shattered, and finally completely collapsed into ruins.

"Phew!"

He took a deep breath, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already back on the stone bridge in the northern part of the Yunjian Sect ruins.

"This sword formation is extraordinary!"

He had just heard the old man's final instructions, obviously, it was the treasure of the Yunjian Sect.

He had really picked up a treasure!

Once again, he used his divine sense to explore the jade slip, and various information about the sword formation was revealed one by one.

"To fully set up this Big Dipper Sword Formation, seven Dao swords need to be refined and empowered!"

"According to the names of the Big Dipper, the names of the seven Dao swords are Tianji, Yaoguang, Kaiyang, Yuheng, Tianquan, Tianxuan, and Tianshu."

"The most basic material needed to forge these seven Dao swords is the divine iron of the heavens!"

"But the divine iron can only be forged into a rudimentary form. To fully shape the Dao swords, various elemental attributes need to be infused."

After Shen Mo's research, he finally discovered that the Beidou Seven Star Sword Formation was not only extremely powerful, but also extremely difficult to master and set up.

"Gold, wood, water, fire, earth, light, and dark are the seven special elemental attributes that can be infused into the seven Dao swords to fully shape them."

Shen Mo murmured, "It seems like a big project."

To incorporate these elemental attributes into the Dao swords, it naturally requires the use of extremely elemental-rich treasures from heaven and earth.

But those things are rare treasures that are hard to come by and difficult to find.

"If I want to gather them all and set up the sword formation, I wonder how much cultivation resources it will cost."

"Just the divine iron of the heavens is probably incredibly precious and hard to find."

"However, during the glorious period of the Yunjian Sect, it should have been a top immortal sect. The treasures left behind by the sect should be enough for me to use up to the Yuan Dan realm, or even higher!"

"The path to immortality is long, let's take it step by step. Even if I can only forge two rudimentary Dao swords for now, it will greatly increase my power in battle."

After putting away the jade slip containing the Beidou Seven Star Sword Formation, Shen Mo turned his gaze to another jade slip.

[Sword Spirit Technique]

Shen Mo clearly sensed the aura of this jade slip, which was no less impressive than the Beidou Seven Star Sword Formation.

The Beidou Seven Star Sword Formation was so powerful that it naturally made Shen Mo have high expectations for this Sword Spirit Technique.

"The Sword Spirit Technique, this heart sutra can allow cultivators to comprehend the true essence of swordsmanship."

The records about the Sword Spirit Technique in the jade slip seemed much more ordinary compared to the awe-inspiring illusions of the Beidou Seven Star Sword Formation.

"Comprehend the true essence of swordsmanship?"

Shen Mo continued to explore with his divine sense, seeking more information.

Soon, the content he learned from it made him delighted.

According to the introduction recorded in the jade slip, the Sword Spirit Technique was the overall outline of sword cultivation in the Yunjian Sect.

The various profound discoveries contained in it could allow cultivators to quickly activate the true meaning of swordsmanship and even condense the Sword Heart.

"In addition to activating the true meaning of swordsmanship and enhancing one's strength when attacking, this Sword Spirit Technique can also help cultivators better control their spiritual swords."

"This deepening level of control will also manifest in the effect of sword flight. If one cultivates this Sword Spirit Technique, their flying speed in the future can be greatly enhanced."

Shen Mo attached great importance to this point.

The increase in flying speed during sword flight can be used for offense and defense. In critical moments, when being chased by disciples of the Xun Tian and other Ghost Corpse Sects, like when he was in the Shanhe realm, he can easily escape.

Unlike back then in the Shanhe realm, where he had to flee for several hours and still couldn't shake them off.

"Let's practice it first and see."

Shen Mo held the jade slip, unable to contain his excitement. "Activate [Martial Arts]!"

He activated the Heavenly Mandate of [Martial Arts] and offered the remaining one hundred spiritual stones on his body as a sacrifice. Soon, he began cultivating the Sword Spirit Technique.

"Hoo!"

As he gradually mastered the essence of the technique, Shen Mo once again held the Dragon Sparrow Sword and felt a significant difference.

Previously, even though he held the Dragon Sparrow Sword, there was still a sense of separation between him and the weapon.

But at the moment, Shen Mo's understanding of swordsmanship has greatly increased, and he vaguely feels a sense of unity between people and swords.

"Let's go back!"

After practicing the basics, Shen Mo hadn't had a chance to see the last treasure he obtained - the bottle of spiritual medicine.

Without seeing what kind of spiritual medicine was inside, Lu Ming hurriedly came to urge him to gather.

Everyone had been out for three hours.

They had almost finished counting their treasures, so they were all ready to leave.

But Shen Mo was the only one missing, so Lu Ming took the initiative to look for him.

"I understand."

Seeing this, Shen Mo quickly put away his things and went to join everyone.

On the square of the ruins' mountain gate, Lu Yao and the others nodded slightly when they saw Shen Mo and Lu Ming approaching.

"Let's go!"

Lu Ming said to everyone.

"No rush."

Lu Yao and the others seemed to have encountered something, and they no longer had the urge to leave.

"Why no rush?"

Shen Mo was slightly surprised. They were the ones who had said they were going back to the sect.

"Come and take a look at this well. It seems to have some mystery."

Lu Ming and Fang Ming and the others gathered around this ancient well and stared at it for a long time.

"Fang Senior Brother, do you really see that there is a spatial barrier here?"

"Yes."

Fang Ming nodded and said firmly, "I can sense it. There is definitely a spatial barrier."

Lu Yao became excited when she heard this.

The Lingjing Sect had a special spatial spiritual realm called the Mountain and River Boundary. Thousands of years ago, the Cloud Sword Sect was also a top sect, so it might have something similar.

If this well really led to a special spatial passage as they thought, it would be a great opportunity to find.

"This well."

Shen Mo approached and carefully stared at this ancient well.

The well was pitch black and dark, with no end in sight.

And what constantly surged out of the well was an indescribable aura.

He had a strange familiarity with this aura, as if he had felt it somewhere before.

This was definitely not an ordinary ancient well. It really looked like an entrance to a passage.

But Shen Mo finally remembered why he felt familiar with this aura.

"Demon. This is the aura of a demon!"

When he opened the Seven Stars Sword Formation earlier, he had witnessed the scene of the demon sweeping through the world and slaughtering living beings.

The Nine Nether aura lingering around those demons was similar to this aura.

"Shen Junior Brother, do you see something wrong?"

His unusual expression quickly caught the attention of the others, and Lu Ming asked with concern.

"I feel that the place this well leads to is probably not a spiritual realm, but the outer realm where the demons reside."

After a moment of silence, he decided to reveal a little information.

To prevent them from being impulsive and rushing into the passage to see what was inside this mysterious well.

"The outer realm where the demons reside?"

"Nonsense!"

Lu Yao frowned and immediately rebuked.

Obviously, he didn't believe such words.

Although he had never seen the appearance of the demon passage with his own eyes.

But this ancient well in front of them had no trace of demonic energy at all. How could it be a passage to the outer realm?

"Let's go down and take a look!"

Fang Ming, Lu Yao, and Duan Rui, relying on their strength, actually planned to go down into the well to explore the bottom.

Seeing this, Shen Mo took a few steps back, feeling a sense of foreboding in his heart.

He didn't speak to dissuade them because at this moment, the others in the team were not likely to listen to him.

Just as they were about to go down the well.

Suddenly, it seemed like something shattered.

The sound was faint, but everyone heard it clearly.

At the same time, from the dark well behind them, a monstrous demonic aura surged into the sky.

"This is..."

Shen Mo and the others focused their gaze, and within the blood-red light, there were tall figures wearing black robes.

These figures were surrounded by endless demonic aura.

"All of them are excellent blood food!"

The owner of the figure's eyes were extremely greedy, and his voice was hoarse and sharp.

Its appearance was like a heavy hammer, heavily striking everyone present.

"Outer realm demons? They are really outer realm demons!"

Lu Ming, Lu Yao, and the others felt as if they had fallen into an icy cave when they saw these figures.

They only knew about the existence of the demon realm from ancient records.

But it was the first time they had seen them alive!

"Why can he come out? Did the seal of the spatial passage break?"

Soon, more terrifying thoughts arose in everyone's minds.

This matter was enough to shake the entire cultivation world of the Crimson Flame Kingdom!

The breaking of the spatial passage meant that the demons would descend without any obstacles!

After a brief silence, Shen Mo finally spoke up. "We need to leave here immediately!"