First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 278: Divine Ability [Sword Body]

"Perhaps..."

"The Sword Canon and the Upper Clear Sword Technique are both sword techniques. That's why the gains are the greatest!"

As for the Sword Spirit Technique, it contains many methods and techniques. The more one comprehends the way of the sword, the more thorough the understanding becomes. However, since it does not include sword moves and techniques, the gains are only average.

As for the Big Dipper Seven Star Sword Formation, the way of the sword and the way of the formation are only half-open, so the gains are the least, which can also be understood.

While Shen Mo was comprehending, he pondered many changes brought about by the improvement of various techniques.

At the same time, he was secretly thinking in his heart.

However, soon, his attention was completely drawn to the [Divine Ability (Sword Body)].

After comprehending the [Sword Body], it seemed as if a deep imprint had been engraved in his physical body and soul.

No need for instruction.

Naturally, he understood the meaning of the Divine Ability [Sword Body]!

In essence, it was similar to the innate talents of the Spirit Hiding Rat's Divine Ability [Hiding], the Gowned Female Ghost's Divine Ability [Gaze], and the Golden and Silver Ingot-spitting Ghost's Divine Ability.

[Sword Body] was not a physical constitution, not a fairy technique, nor a martial skill.

It was an innate and formidable talent!

The Spirit Hiding Rat's [Hiding] allowed it to ignore formations and restrictions, coming and going freely.

It didn't need to expend demonic energy at all. The Gowned Female Ghost and the Golden and Silver Ingot-spitting Ghost were the same. When displaying their Divine Abilities, they didn't need to activate ghostly energy.

Shen Mo's [Sword Body], on the other hand, was obtained after his sword technique reached perfection.

It could be considered a passive and formidable talent.

With this Divine Ability, as long as it involved immortal techniques and techniques related to the way of the sword, he could quickly grasp them.

Furthermore, when he displayed sword techniques and martial skills of the same level and attainment, their power would be three times stronger than an ordinary person's.

What made Shen Mo even more delighted was that the [Sword Body] Divine Ability seemed to be engraved in his bloodline.

If in the future, he had offspring with Zhao Lingyin, there would be a fifty percent chance that their children would inherit this formidable talent.

Even if they didn't have the aptitude for cultivation, just practicing mortal sword techniques would allow them to reach heights that ordinary people couldn't attain.

In the cultivation world, besides aptitude for cultivation, there was a very small chance that certain things could be inherited by descendants.

Other similar techniques, talisman mastery, physical constitution, etc., could not be inherited.

For example, a certain family excelled in alchemy.

That was because their bloodline endowed them with many traits that made them skilled in refining pills.

In addition to that, there was also the family's heritage and upbringing.

If someone from that family successfully advanced to become a fifth-grade alchemist through continuous study and cultivation, their descendants would at most have the talent of an ordinary clan member.

Even if they had thousands of offspring, it was possible that none of them would achieve the same level of accomplishment as a fifth-grade alchemist.

But Divine Abilities were different!

If Shen Mo had ten children, roughly five of them would be able to inherit his [Sword Body] Divine Ability.

It was very similar to the inheritance of Divine Abilities among exceptional beasts like the Spirit Hiding Rat!

If Zhao Lingyin also had the [Sword Body] Divine Ability, then their descendants would all be born with this talent.

"Thinking about it this way, it's somewhat similar to the genetic factors from my previous life!"

Shen Mo thought this way in his heart.

In his understanding, cultivating to become an immortal meant pursuing a transformation of one's life level!

After becoming extraordinary, it would affect every part of the body, including the blood responsible for reproduction.

However, most cultivators were essentially still mortals.

They only had a few weak extraordinary traits engraved in their physical bodies and souls.

As a result, when they gave birth to offspring, there was a certain probability that their descendants would have a higher starting point than others.

Moreover, the higher the cultivation realm, the deeper the transformation from being a mortal.

The greater the probability of passing down these extraordinary traits!

At the same time, some difficulties arose.

Many cultivators, limited by their cultivation techniques and physical constitutions, did not transform in the same direction.

For example, Zhao Lingyin possesses the Qingmu Spirit Body!

As her cultivation deepens in the future, her extraordinary traits will become more inclined towards the Qingmu Immortal Body.

As for Shen Mo, among his extraordinary traits, a portion of them will lean towards the "Sword Body".

As their cultivation progresses and undergoes transformation, they will become more and more non-human, and the differences in their traits will continue to widen.

In this way, it will become extremely difficult for them to reproduce and have offspring.

In Shen Mo's understanding, this may be a unique form of reproductive isolation in the cultivation world!

Once they reach the realm of the Spirit Sea and above in their cultivation, this problem will become prominent.

In the cultivation world of the Chiyan Kingdom, it seems that there are very few offspring of the Yuan Dan realm experts.

The powerful individuals in the Spirit Sea realm who have established prestigious immortal clans often have many children born when their cultivation is not high.

However, after reaching the Spirit Sea realm, they rarely breed offspring.

"I am still far from reaching the Spirit Sea realm, so I don't need to worry about the issue of offspring."

"Moreover, as cultivators, what we seek is eternal life and immortality."

"We don't need to view our descendants as the continuation of our lives, carrying our ambitions and thoughts!"

"But it would be good to pass down these extraordinary traits."

"Perhaps, the children of Zhao Lingyin and I might possess the Qingmu Spirit Body with a talent for the sword path..."

Thinking of this, Shen Mo couldn't help but smile.

At present, he hasn't even become Dao companions with Zhao Lingyin, but he is already thinking about having children with her.

It's a bit presumptuous!

"The 'Supreme Pure Sword Technique', when cultivated to the level of 'Returning to the Origin', can trigger signs of the sword technique being extraordinary!"

"I wonder if other immortal techniques and martial skills, when cultivated to this level..."

"Will also trigger similar extraordinary effects, giving rise to Divine Abilities."

After pondering for a while, Shen Mo felt that this possibility was quite high.

Most sword masters are extremely devoted to the sword.

Only those who are able to cultivate a certain sword technique to the level of 'Returning to the Origin' will have more signs of the sword technique being extraordinary compared to other signs.

However, there are also cultivators who have cultivated other immortal techniques and martial skills to a profound and unfathomable level.

They will also form celestial phenomena and signs!

It's just that they are relatively less recorded and widely circulated by various forces.

"In that case, I can try to cultivate the 'Heavenly Origin Technique' to perfection."

"Let's see if I can achieve a state of divine comprehension and comprehend other Divine Abilities."

"If possible, I can also make use of some low-level techniques to release some excess energy..."

"Lay the path for divine comprehension and help me comprehend Divine Abilities!"

"But for now, I want to try the 'Sword Body' Divine Ability and see its effects when applied to me."

In the next moment, Shen Mo walked out of his cultivation room.

At this time, the phenomenon of the towering sword aura and trembling swords had already faded away.

Shen Mo took out the Electric Flash Sword, stepped on the sword body, and turned into a stream of light that soared into the sky.

"Whoosh!"

With the howling wind in his ears, Shen Mo was pleasantly surprised to find that his speed of sword flight had increased by another thirty percent.

Without using any speed-boosting techniques, his speed was already comparable to the peak of the Qi Gathering realm.

If he were to use a speed-boosting technique, even a cultivator in the early stage of the Spirit Sea realm would not be able to catch up to him in a short period of time.

After dozens of breaths, Shen Mo had already arrived at a mountain range outside Hongye City. Instead of stopping, he continued to penetrate deeper into the mountains.

It wasn't until he flew to a desolate mountain with no signs of human presence that he found a peak second-order monster.

It was an evil serpent hidden in a muddy swamp.

"Lucky me, I'll use you to test my sword!"

(End of this chapter)