Chapter 36 The Terrifying Protagonist of the World
There are numerous legends about this sword in the Profound Yellow Realm, with varying accounts.
One version states that the sword embryo was forged by the foremost Artifact Refining Grandmaster a thousand years ago.
All the materials used were rare heavenly treasures, incredibly precious.
Legend has it that it also absorbed a strand of profound primordial power between heaven and earth, infusing it into the sword body.
Normally, a Cultivator would possess many magical treasures. However, only the lifebound magical treasure, through the Cultivator’s nurturing and strengthening, would develop a trace of sentience.
Taking a Sword Cultivator as an example, their lifebound magical treasure would undoubtedly be their sword.
Choose a sword embryo, drip blood to recognize the owner, guide it with the soul, and transform it into a lifebound treasure!
The Sword Cultivator would continuously nourish it; as the person grows stronger, the sword also grows stronger.
Gradually, a Sword Spirit would emerge, communicating with the Sword Cultivator’s mind.
However, this sword was very peculiar.
It developed sentience while it was still a sword embryo.
Up to this point, it sounds like the beginning of a divine sword’s legend.
Yet, this sword was not a divine sword at all, but a completely evil sword!
No one knows how the foremost Artifact Refining Grandmaster, with his profound cultivation, died by the sword.
All that is known is that the evil sword devoured its master, strengthening itself.
Great powers from the cultivation world emerged collectively, attempting to intimidate the sword.
This event even alerted the Sword Dao sacred land of the Eastern Continent—the Sword Sect.
But no one could destroy it, let alone suppress it!
Anyone who tried to subdue it would be backlashed by it, its evil nature extremely potent!
It was only until the Dao Ancestor made his move, submitting it and sheathing the sword.
Some unofficial histories record that the Dao Ancestor was originally an alchemist, and his lifebound magical treasure was a medicinal cauldron.
However, he yearned for the Sword Dao. Though he had no lifebound sword, he always referred to himself as a Sword Cultivator.
Whenever facing external enemies, if there were Sword Cultivators present, he would borrow a sword for use.
As the Dao Ancestor grew stronger and more renowned, even surpassing the Sword Venerable of the Sword Sect in his era, all Sword Cultivators in the world took pride in borrowing his spiritual sword!
Later, the Dao Ancestor even created a unique Heaven-tier Spell—Myriad Swords Return to the Origin!
This borrowing extended to borrowing swords from all over the world!
Legend has it that when the Dao Ancestor first created this Spell, it caused ten thousand swords within a hundred-mile radius to surge into the sky!
Beyond this, he did not hoard it like some Sword Dao sects did.
The Dao Ancestor directly published the Spell to the world for all Sword Cultivators to study!
However, very few were able to master it.
From then on, if anyone in the world could use Myriad Swords Return to the Origin, most surrounding Sword Cultivators were willing to lend their swords, considering it the ultimate style for fellow Sword Cultivators!
This practice continued for a thousand years, and it remains so to this day.
In their self-proclaimed chivalry, Sword Cultivators have always been the foremost in the cultivation world.
This means that before the Dao Ancestor obtained that sword, this foremost figure of his era had always claimed to be a Sword Cultivator and then “borrowed” others’ swords for free.
But regardless, from then on, the Dao Ancestor finally had his own sword.
An evil sword that devours its master!
“There are too many versions of the legends about this sword on the forum,” Chu Huaixu had read over a dozen.
This was merely the most popular one.
“Another version is that this sword has always been the Dao Ancestor’s lifebound sword, but he had been nurturing it and never unsheathed it. Therefore, he usually borrowed swords for use, and later even created Myriad Swords Return to the Origin.”
“It was only when his divine technique reached great accomplishment that the divine sword also reached its peak.”
In short, there are versions that portray it as both righteous and evil.
He himself adheres to the principle of not believing or spreading rumors, and just takes a casual look.
“Anyway, this sword belongs to Xu Ziqing, what’s it to me?” Chu Huaixu would think, just for amusement.
However, he had now transmigrated, and the time was Xuan Dynasty 1990. That sword was still ownerless.
Moreover, Chu Huaixu knew where that sword was.
“It’s on that mountain!”
Besides that, he also knew very well how to obtain the qualification to ascend the mountain!
Chu Huaixu’s thoughts raced, and he withdrew his gaze from Xu Ziqing.
“Currently, I don’t know if it’s the butterfly effect of me, a transmigrator, but at least the character arcs of these two world protagonists have deviated from the original.”
“I just don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.”
Seeing that Xu Ziqing had already sorted the gifts, Chu Huaixu then walked into the house.
The delicate boy squatting on the ground looked up at him, envying Chu Huaixu’s height in his heart.
He sometimes wondered if his overall appearance would be better if he wasn’t so short.
Chu Huaixu briefly looked at the practical daily necessities and couldn’t help but ask, “I’ve looked through them, but there’s no silver inside?”
“Uh, no,” Xu Ziqing shook his head.
Upon hearing this, Chu Huaixu cursed inwardly.
What a sham, not even sending money!
Immediately after, his gaze fell upon the two jade bottles.
The jade bottles had slips of paper attached, with the names of the Spirit Pills written on them.
“Qi Gathering Pill.” This is a good item for the current stage.
Taking a Qi Gathering Pill can accelerate the speed of Spiritual Power entering the body.
In the Meridian-Opening Stage, this is even more conducive to opening meridians.
But that’s all there is to it.
With the body’s nine meridians unopened, the Profound Yellow Secret Treasury cannot be accessed. Spiritual Power entering the body cannot be retained within the body and converted into spiritual energy.
“Once all nine meridians are opened, and one obtains the cultivation technique for the First Realm, taking a Qi Gathering Pill will increase the speed of converting spiritual energy into spiritual power, making one day of arduous cultivation equivalent to several days.”
“The specific effect varies from person to person.”
“The better the talent, the stronger the effect of the pill, how detestable!”
“As for players, it’s equivalent to cultivating after taking a pill, and the cultivation technique experience points will increase.”
There were two jade bottles, ten pills in each bottle.
Chu Huaixu knew very well that if this were given to Han Shuangjiang, the cold-faced girl’s cultivation speed in the First Realm would skyrocket.
“However, it’s best for Cultivators to take pills scientifically and moderately.”
“Spirit Pills are used to assist cultivation; becoming overly reliant on them will instead affect one’s upper limit.”
But how much is considered moderate still varies from person to person.
“For common Spirit Pills like the Qi Gathering Pill, it seems that taking within 10 pills is definitely harmless,” he thought.
“For Han Shuangjiang and myself, Liu Tianfeng sending 20 pills is quite reasonable.”
Players would not have such troubles because the system would make a judgment, and if they took too much, it would issue a reminder.
Of course, given the nature of silly players, there would inevitably be some who haven’t gotten over puberty, leading with rebellion, “I’ll take it no matter what!”
This would cause the character’s level to rise, but their Spiritual Embryo Attribute would be deducted.
After inventorying the items in the house, Chu Huaixu took Xu Ziqing and came out.
Outside, Han Shuangjiang was still practicing her palm techniques.
After this short period of practice, she had mastered Roaming Dragons of the Eight Desolations with increasing proficiency.
The cold-faced girl was learning martial arts for the first time, and at this moment, she was somewhat exhilarated, completely immersed in it, enjoying herself thoroughly.
She struck out her palms again and again, generating gusts of palm wind.
Chu Huaixu watched from the side, finding it pleasing to the eye.
Having transmigrated and with no phone or videos to watch, there were too few entertainment options.
Watching a beautiful woman practice palm techniques was indeed a good way to pass the time.
However, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that Xu Ziqing was also watching intently, almost too focused, completely immersed.
“What, you want to learn?” Chu Huaixu said casually.
Xu Ziqing then snapped back to reality, as if waking from a dream.
The boy was willing to be a handyman to enter the Daoist Sect.
A thought crossed his mind, and he wanted to show off a little.
So, he tentatively nodded his head.
Unexpectedly, his “new master” readily agreed.
“Sure,” Chu Huaixu said nonchalantly.
Upon hearing this, the delicate boy glanced at Han Shuangjiang again, then suddenly got into stance and swung a palm forward.
“Whoosh!” The palm wind struck.
He had already learned it.
