Entry: I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

102: Chapter 102: An Unparalleled Sword Dao Divine Power Appears! A Cultivator of the Deadly Path Discovered!Gu Yan sank his consciousness into it, carefully comprehending the new Divine Ability, Five Elements Great Luo Heaven Immortal Kingdom in Palm.

This comprehension lasted for five years.

Five years later, deep within the Immortal Cave of Longevity Peak, Gu Yan slowly opened his eyes.

He raised his right hand and spread his palm open.

Within his palm, brilliance faintly swirled, as if a world were gestating inside.

With a thought, the brilliance vanished.

Gu Yan nodded slightly.

The Five Elements Great Luo Heaven Immortal Kingdom in Palm had been thoroughly comprehended.

Over these five years, he had not only mastered this Divine Ability but also advanced his cultivation, moving from the First Level of Human Immortal to the Second Level of Human Immortal.

It must be said that after breaking through to the Human Immortal Realm, the speed of cultivation growth was indeed much slower.

This was still with the support of the nine-qi chaoyuan tree and the many treasures for enhancing Spiritual Qi that Dragon Lord had scavenged from various Secret Realms.

If it weren’t for these, Gu Yan felt that he might not even be able to advance a single level in a hundred years.

However, this was the difference between a player using cheats and one who did not.

He used cheats, and he was happy.

Others toiled in cultivation for a hundred years, while he only needed a few.

Others fought tooth and nail for resources, while he sat or lay down and his cultivation grew on its own.

This was the gap.

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Spirit Realm, Western Wasteland.

Human influence was sparse here, but those who could take root were all powerhouses.

Because those who were not strong had already been eaten by Yao Beasts.

This was the territory of the Yao Race; one could imagine how deep the foundations of these Sects were to be able to establish themselves right under the noses of the Yao Race.

The Taibai Sword Sect was one of the top Sects in the Western Wasteland.

The Sect’s Old Ancestor was a powerhouse in the Tribulation Crossing Realm, presiding over the Sect for tens of thousands of years, with no Yao daring to offend them.

At this moment, inside a pavilion on a mountain peak of the Taibai Sword Sect.

A young man sat cross-legged, meditating and cultivating.

This person had a handsome appearance, a cold temperament, and Sword Intent faintly swirling around his body.

If there were Cultivators from the Eastern Continent here, they might find this person somewhat familiar.

He was none other than the former Wu Nian, and also the former Ling Wuchen.

Back then, when he was still a Prodigy Disciple of the Profound Sword Sect, he traveled the Eastern Continent and challenged Cultivators of the same rank.

Upon learning of the Azure Wave Sect from a few devil Cultivators of the Demon Blade Sect, he wanted to go and challenge their Old Ancestor.

At the same time, he learned that the Sect had a Prodigy Disciple named Lin You, so he wanted to take him as his Disciple.

When he was refused, he flew into a rage, attacked, and was instead killed in one move by that Lin You.

Fortunately, he was reborn through a secret technique, and with the blessing of various opportunities, he not only returned to the Nascent Soul Realm but his sword dao cultivation also ascended to a higher level.

Later, by chance, he arrived in the Western Wasteland through a Secret Realm, joined the Taibai Sword Sect, and had been cultivating wholeheartedly ever since.

The door opened suddenly.

A man walked in.

He had a dignified appearance, sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, looking like an exiled Immortal.

The man walked to the table, sat down, and smiled, ”Ling Wuchen, have you still not figured it out?”

Ling Wuchen opened his eyes, looked at the man, his gaze filled with a bit of respect.

This person was a Senior of the Taibai Sword Sect, whose cultivation was unfathomable, and who had given him much guidance.

He pondered for a moment and said slowly, ”Thank you, Senior, for your guidance. Although I am now a Disciple of the Taibai Sword Sect, I was also a Disciple of the Eastern Continent’s Profound Sword Sect in the past.”

”Now that the Eastern Continent is facing a great Devil Head from the Southern Border, and the Sect is in trouble, I must return to help the Sect.”

The man heard this, picked up his teacup and took a sip, then said unhurriedly, ”You are only at the Nascent Soul cultivation level; what can you do by going to the Eastern Continent? It would just be the fate of becoming cannon fodder.”

”You must know that the Devil Head who unified the Southern Border is only at the Late Stage of the Mahayana Realm and has not yet broken through to the Tribulation Crossing Realm. Yet, even our Taibai Sword Sect’s Middle Stage Tribulation Crossing Realm Old Ancestor would not dare to fight him easily.”

”That Devil Head’s Magic Treasures are evil, and his Cultivation Techniques are strange and unfathomable. It is said that he once single-handedly killed the joint siege of three Early Stage Tribulation Crossing Realm powerhouses.”

”What can you do as a Nascent Soul Cultivator by going back?”

Ling Wuchen fell silent.

The man continued, ”You have an unparalleled sword dao talent. Given time, you will surely be able to ascend to the Immortal Realm and become a true Sword Immortal. Why throw your life away for a Sect that has nothing to do with you anymore?”

Ling Wuchen remained silent.

A Sword Immortal, huh?

He couldn’t help but recall that scene from the past.

That person named Lin You had killed him with a single move.

He didn’t know what the other party was plotting when he pretended to be a Disciple of the Azure Wave Sect at the time.

He didn’t want to know either.

He only knew that that one move had left a deep mark in his heart.

He wanted to become stronger.

Strong enough to never be killed by someone in a single move again.

But now, he couldn’t even protect his former Sect.

Ling Wuchen lowered his eyes and said softly, ”Senior is right. It’s just...”

Before he could finish his sentence, suddenly, the heavens and the earth changed color.

A brilliant sword light soared from the far distance, piercing through the clouds.

Within that light, a supreme Sword Intent faintly swirled, suppressing the heavens and the earth.

Immediately after, the precious sword by Ling Wuchen’s leg suddenly vibrated violently.

It wasn’t just his sword; the sword of the man at the table also began to vibrate.

Ling Wuchen and the man rushed out of the pavilion, stood on the mountain peak, and looked up at the firmament.

Between heaven and earth, the wind and clouds changed color.

That sword light was not a sword of slaughter, but a sword of Dao rhyme.

It was as if someone had imprinted some kind of supreme sword principle onto heaven and earth at this moment, causing resonance in all directions.

The precious sword beside Ling Wuchen was still vibrating, and it wasn’t just his sword—the entire Taibai Sword Sect.

Even the entire Spirit Realm, every sword belonging to a Sword Cultivator, was trembling slightly, as if paying homage.

Ling Wuchen took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice, ”Senior, what is this?”

The man stood with his hands behind his back, a strange look flashing in his eyes.

This person’s name was Lord Ji Xuan, and his cultivation had reached the Peak Mahayana Stage, just one step away from Tribulation Crossing, and he held very high seniority in the Taibai Sword Sect.

He looked at that sword light, was silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke, ”Someone has comprehended a Supreme Sword Dao Great Divine Ability.”

Ling Wuchen was stunned: ”A Supreme Sword Dao Great Divine Ability?”

Lord Ji Xuan nodded slightly, his voice calm but filled with some emotion:

”Sword dao divine abilities are divided into three grades: high, medium, and low.”

”Low Grade divine abilities can kill enemies.”

”Medium Grade divine abilities can sever the Dao.”

”High Grade divine abilities can shatter Realms.”

”But a Supreme Sword Dao Great Divine Ability does not fall into these three grades.”

”Look at that sword light, does it have any intent of slaughter?”

Ling Wuchen concentrated and looked, then shook his head: ”There is no killing intent; instead... there is a mysterious and profound Dao rhyme.”

”Correct,” Lord Ji Xuan said lightly.

”A Supreme Sword Dao Great Divine Ability is not a technique of slaughter, but a manifestation of the Dao.”

”Those who comprehend such divine abilities must be people with astonishing sword dao talent, and they must have great opportunities and great Comprehension Ability to touch the Origin of the sword dao in that single instant.”

”The Origin of the sword dao?” Ling Wuchen murmured.

Lord Ji Xuan continued, ”The sword dao is myriad; some Cultivate the sword of slaughter, and with one sword, a million corpses fall.”

”Some Cultivate the sword of protection, and once the sword is drawn, it can block a thousand armies.”

”Some Cultivate the sword of ruthlessness, severing all worldly ties, attaining the Supreme Forgetfulness.”

”But no matter what kind of sword dao it is, it all has its source. That source is the Origin of the sword dao.”

”Those who comprehend the Supreme Sword Dao Great Divine Ability are touching a corner of that Origin in that instant.”

”Although it is only a corner, it is enough to make their future sword dao path smooth and unobstructed, with no more Bottlenecks.”

Ling Wuchen listened intently, a look of longing flashing in his eyes.

Lord Ji Xuan glanced at him and said softly, ”You don’t need to envy him. You have unparalleled sword dao talent; in time, you may not be unable to reach that step.”

Ling Wuchen was silent for a moment, then asked, ”Senior, do you know who comprehended this Divine Ability?”

Lord Ji Xuan shook his head: ”The sword light originated from the direction of the Central Plains, but it is impossible to know exactly who it is.”

”Such a heavenly phenomenon can be sensed by any Cultivator with any cultivation in the entire Spirit Realm.”

”I imagine that at this moment, many powerhouses are deducing the heavenly secrets, trying to find this person.”

He paused, then smiled, ”However, the emergence of such a Prodigy will likely stir up another storm of blood.”

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Nanming No. 73 Mortal Realm.

Taiyi Dao Sect, Longevity Peak.

Gu Yan stood outside the Immortal Cave with his hands behind his back, looking at the void above his head.

Just a moment ago, he sensed a mysterious and profound wave of Sword Intent.

That wave penetrated the boundary wall; even this Mortal Realm could sense it.

”Interesting.”

Gu Yan muttered to himself.

He was now at the Second Level of Human Immortal, and his perspective was far beyond what it used to be.

Although that Sword Intent came from across the endless void, he could feel that someone was comprehending some extremely profound sword dao Divine Ability.

Being able to make a cheater like him feel it was interesting, it showed that the Divine Ability was indeed extraordinary.

With a thought, Gu Yan flipped his hand and took out an ancient mirror.

It was the highest grade innate spirit treasure — the haotian mirror.

This mirror could illuminate the heavens and deduce all things.

Since Gu Yan obtained it, whenever he wanted to investigate something, it would appear in the mirror, and it had never failed.

Gu Yan flicked his finger, and a stream of magic power entered the mirror.

The mirror surface rippled, and a scene appeared.

It was the Central Plains of the Spirit Realm.

The scene zoomed in continuously, crossing mountains and rivers, passing through cities and Sects, and finally settled on an inconspicuous little mountain.

The mountain was nameless, and the small Sect on it was even more nameless.

Behind the small Sect, in front of a simple thatched cottage, a young man sat cross-legged.

The young man wore a dusty Daoist robe, had an ordinary appearance, and a plain aura.

His cultivation was only Early Stage Soul Transformation, the kind you couldn’t find even if you threw him into a crowd.

But at this moment, Sword Intent was faintly swirling around him.

That Sword Intent was extremely faint and shallow; if Gu Yan hadn’t observed carefully through the haotian mirror, he almost wouldn’t have been able to sense it.

”Soul Transformation Realm, comprehending a Supreme Sword Dao Divine Ability?”

Gu Yan raised his eyebrows slightly.

This was interesting.

A Soul Transformation Cultivator was considered a powerhouse in the Eastern Continent of the Spirit Realm.

But in a place like the Central Plains of the Spirit Realm, they were just small fries who had just started.

A Soul Transformation Cultivator could actually comprehend a sword dao Divine Ability that shook the entire Spirit Realm?

Gu Yan became interested.

He moved his mind again, the light of the haotian mirror flashed, and he began to deduce the Origin of this person.

However—

The mirror surface blurred, and nothing appeared.

Gu Yan was slightly stunned.

He injected another stream of magic power and urged the haotian mirror to deduce again.

It was still a blur, as if this person’s Origin was shrouded in an invisible fog, impossible to pry into.

”Huh?”

Gu Yan frowned slightly.

This was a highest grade innate spirit treasure, and it had never failed in his hands.

Let alone a Soul Transformation Cultivator, even a powerhouse at the Immortal King Realm, as long as he wanted to investigate, he could find out seven or eight out of ten.

But this person in front of him could not be deduced?

Gu Yan stared at the person in the mirror, a look of thought flashing in his eyes.

Either this person had a supreme treasure that obscured heavenly secrets, with a grade not inferior to the haotian mirror.

Or, this person himself had a problem.

Just as he was thinking, the young man in the mirror’s scene suddenly moved.

He slowly opened his eyes.

He raised his head and looked into the void.

That gaze was as calm as water, yet it seemed to pierce through the endless void and look directly at Gu Yan.

Gu Yan’s expression remained unchanged, and he didn’t look away either.

He didn’t believe the other party could see him.

He had the 《Form of No-Self and No-Form · Red》, which was a top-tier trait that even the Great Dao and Heavenly Dao couldn’t perceive.

Let alone a Soul Transformation Cultivator, even an Immortal Emperor facing him, without special means, would never dream of detecting his surveillance.

Sure enough.

The young man looked for a moment, then his gaze shifted away.

He seemed to not have noticed anything abnormal, just frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Gu Yan was about to continue the deduction, but he saw the young man suddenly stand up.

The young man raised his hand and wiped his face.

An identical face appeared.

Another him appeared out of thin air and stood at the door of the thatched cottage.

Immediately after, the young man raised his hand again and wiped his face once more.

A third him appeared and sat cross-legged on a stone in the courtyard.

Another wipe.

A fourth him appeared and walked in the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

Another wipe.

A fifth him appeared, entered the thatched cottage, and closed the door.

And the real young man, after creating four Puppets, flashed and disappeared from the spot.

A moment later, one of him walked out of the thatched cottage and sat cross-legged in the courtyard to meditate.

Five of him, five Puppets, each with different movements and expressions, yet all identical to the real person.

If Gu Yan hadn’t witnessed the whole process through the haotian mirror, he would have thought it was just one person cultivating in the courtyard if he had only used his Divine Sense to probe.

Gu Yan watched this scene and chuckled, ”This kid has some tricks.”

He was clearly a top Prodigy who had comprehended a Supreme Sword Dao Divine Ability; if it were someone else, they would probably be high-spirited by now, wishing the whole world knew their name.

But this one was good; his first reaction wasn’t to comprehend the sword dao or consolidate his cultivation, but to first create a bunch of Puppets to hide himself.

Gu Yan looked at the five identical figures in the mirror, as well as the real body that had hidden in some unknown corner, and thought that this was the smart person.

In the Central Plains of the Spirit Realm, where powerhouses were everywhere, a Soul Transformation Cultivator comprehending a Supreme Divine Ability was like a three-year-old child holding a gold brick through a busy market.

If he didn’t hide, was he waiting to be taken as a Disciple by a powerhouse?

But who could know whether those powerhouses were good or evil?

”This kid is a practitioner of the Dao of Cowardice.”