Legend of Swordsman

”What’s going on?” The Lord of Divine Fire was stunned.

He hadn’t expected the gray jar to swallow Jian Wushuang, because his master hadn’t mentioned anything like that!

Jian Wushuang was also startled, initially thinking he had fallen into a trap. However, once he entered the gray jar, he dismissed that thought.

Inside the gray jar, countless void particles gathered.

These particles, or rather, white dust, each resembled a universe.

The space within the gray jar was vast, and when Jian Wushuang extended his thought power

to cover the surrounding million miles, he only then discovered the boundary.

Within this enormous area, it was filled with microscopic universes in the shape of dust particles.

Each particle contained the power of a universe.

”This... this is truly a windfall!” Jian Wushuang gasped. Under his thought power’s coverage, he couldn’t even calculate how much universal power this place contained.

Such a vast amount of power couldn’t even be fully absorbed after transcending a divine Tribulation.

It might even be possible to directly absorb enough power to reach the level of a Universe Master.

The rewards from these three trials had been greater each time.

First was the body of the Realm Beast, which needed no further explanation; possessing this body was the cornerstone for his journey out of the Starry Sky.

Then, there was the memory fragment. It made him realize that stepping out of the Starry Sky was just the foundation; the first step to helping Teacher Xuan Yi was to leave the Starry Sky.

And now there was this gray jar. Although he didn’t know what it was made from, the power inside was so immense that it could probably rival a fully evolved Realm Beast like Morosa.

Once he transcended the divine Tribulation, he could slowly absorb it.

”Wait a minute, Divine Fire told me to take something out. But here, all around me, there are only these microscopic universes. What am I supposed to take out?” He took a deep breath and exclaimed, ”Could it be that I’m supposed to take out an entire universe?”

The white dust here was abundant, even forming a thick layer of the cosmic sea on the ground.

But every single speck of dust was a universe!

If he were in his prime, taking one out wouldn’t be a big deal.

But right now, he was just at the peak of the Grand Perfection stage, a state considered transcendent but still just slightly beyond the general Heavenly Dao. Although his strength had already reached a level beyond immortality, he couldn’t possibly carry an entire universe out!

”Do I have to forcibly move it?” He smiled bitterly.

If that were the case, how much strength would he need?

Relying on just the power of his physical body and the will of his soul, he felt almost hopeless.

Even at the Emperor level’s peak, it was nearly impossible to move a universe.

Back in the original universe, when he had grown to the peak, facing the vastness of the original universe, he could at most destroy some high-level worlds or create some high-level worlds.

At his most powerful, he had only been able to move a secret universe, which was only one- tenth the size of a universe.

But back then, he was at the peak, comparable to a Tribulation level being.

And now?

He was just at the peak of the Grand Perfection stage. Even with the body of a Realm Beast, he didn’t dare say he could span several levels to move a universe out!

”Impossible!”

”But that doesn’t mean I won’t succeed!”

After giving himself a pep talk, he reached out to touch the nearest microscopic universe. ”Hmm?”

Jian Wushuang was delighted. The dust was very light, just like real dust, but it couldn’t be destroyed.

He immediately regained his confidence and, holding a speck of dust, flew toward the opening of the gray jar.

As soon as he tried to leave, the microscopic universe emanated an aura more terrifying than his perfected universe. As it left the gray jar, matter and everything else came into being.

As he began to leave, halfway out of the jar, he was suddenly pulled back inside.

This time, it wasn’t the attraction but the weight of the object that dragged him down.

There was no doubt that it was the microscopic universe.

”As expected, it’s not that simple. If it were, it would be strange. Teacher Xuan Yi always gives me tasks that seem impossible, but I always manage to accomplish them!” Jian Wushuang’s lips curled up. He increased the life level of his physical body by five million times, enduring the soul-crushing pain, and once again charged outward with the microscopic universe.

Boom!

Just as half of his body managed to escape, it was completely dragged back again.

However, his greatest strength was his persistence!

Each time he attempted to break free, he was dragged back over and over.

During these attempts, he needed to increase his strength, continuously challenging his

limits.

He elevated the level of his physical body to millions of times its original strength.

This was far from the upper limit of his physical body, but it had already surpassed the limit

of his soul.

Yet, he gritted his teeth and persevered.

In one of his closest attempts, his ankle nearly broke free, but he still failed.

However, this failure only fueled his courage to keep trying.

He also realized the importance of focusing his mind.

This was practice for him to perfect his control over his physical body.

It was a beneficial process for him.

Through repeatedly lifting the Universe, he gained the experience of controlling his physical body to its extreme limits in the face of failure.

”A strength of fifteen million times the power of the physical body, this power is enough to rival the Tribulation Realm!” Jian Wushuang adjusted his strength and once again lifted the microcosm of the Universe. With a powerful thrust of his legs, he shot up like a divine sword, rushing towards the opening of the gray jar.

Boom!

The moment he burst out of the gray jar, an immense force swept over him once again. But this time, he didn’t fall. Instead, he used every last bit of his strength to fly out of the jar.

Splash!

He nearly collapsed onto the ground from exhaustion but, remembering that his nephew was watching, he composed himself and sat cross-legged on the ground, speaking calmly, ”I have already retrieved one item. You may continue with your explanation.”

”Uncle-Master, you are indeed extraordinary. At the peak of the Great Perfection, you managed to extract an entire microcosm of the Universe. It’s truly unprecedented!” The Lord of Divine Fire was visibly excited. He gazed at the floating microcosm with fiery eyes, swallowing hard before returning to the main topic. ”Back then, Master said that if you could retrieve an item, I was to give you this token. He mentioned that this token could open the

Nine Prison Pagoda!”

With that, he handed over a simple, ancient token.

Jian Wushuang took it, maintaining a calm exterior, but inside, he was overjoyed.

He had long suspected that the Nine Prison Pagoda was no ordinary treasure, and indeed, it

was extraordinary.

Especially this token, which was very similar to the one that Master Xuan Yi had left him back

then.

However, that token was meant to be used in times of life-threatening danger, while this one was intended to unlock the Nine Prison Pagoda.

Thinking of this, he stored the token in his mind with a thought, and simultaneously went to

unlock the Nine Prison Pagoda.

But the token only had the number ”one” on it, corresponding to the first level.

He could fully open the first level without any difficulty, but there was nothing inside, meaning there was no gain. He guessed that as he grew stronger, he would gradually unlock

the higher levels.

He put this matter to the back of his mind.

”Is there anything else besides this?” Jian Wushuang asked tentatively.

The Lord of Divine Fire reluctantly tore his gaze away from the microcosm, then looked at the stern expression and said, ”No, Master instructed that once you have the Nine Prison Pagoda, you can stand tall in all the heavens and have the potential to ascend to the Heavens!”