Entry: I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

116: Chapter 116 The Sword of Equality for All Beings, capable of slaying all enemies and breaking all laws!”The Sword of Equality for All Living Beings can slay all enemies and break all laws!”

【Effect Three: Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Ancestor.】

【Wherever the holder is, that is the center of the Sword Dao.】

【All swords of Sword Cultivators across the myriad worlds can sense it and pay homage to it.】

Gu Yan finished reading these three effects and thought to himself that he had gained a huge profit this time.

Suddenly, his glabella felt hot.

He subconsciously raised his hand to touch it, and when his fingertips touched his glabella, his heart skipped a beat.

There was an extra mark there.

A Sword Mark.

It was shaped like a sword tip and also resembled a sword scar, glowing with a faint golden color that flickered in and out of existence.

Before Gu Yan could take a closer look, his consciousness felt as if it were being pulled away by an invisible force.

This feeling was extremely strange.

He was now a Human Immortal Sixth Layer, his mind was stable, his will was firm, and ordinary illusions could not shake him in the slightest.

But at this moment, that force was like a burst river dam, unstoppable, dragging his entire being into another world.

The world spun around.

A moment later, Gu Yan opened his eyes.

Before him was a vast Void Realm.

No sky, no earth, no sun, no moon.

Only swords.

Countless swords.

Some swords hung high in the air, their blades flowing with brilliant light.

Some swords were stuck diagonally into the ground, the traces of time entwined around their hilts.

Some swords were nothing but remains, their blades broken, yet they still exuded sharp Sword Intent.

Long swords, short swords, broad swords, thin swords, heavy swords, soft swords...

All kinds of swords, dense and numerous, filled his field of vision.

Every sword contained a unique Sword Intent.

Some Sword Intent was sharp, as if it could cleave the world apart.

Some Sword Intent was heavy, like a mountain pressing down.

Some Sword Intent was light and agile, drifting as if ascending to immortality.

Some Sword Intent was overbearing, looking down on the world, supreme and unique.

Gu Yan stood in this world of swords, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings.

He discovered that he was not the only one here.

In the distance, there were figures walking in the same direction.

Those figures were blurry, their faces and forms indistinguishable, only vaguely recognizable as human outlines.

Some walked very slowly, stumbling.

Some walked very quickly, with long strides.

Some stopped in place, staring blankly at a certain sword.

Some knelt on the ground, kowtowing to a certain sword.

As Gu Yan was watching, the figure closest to him stopped.

The figure turned its head and glanced at him.

Although he could not see its face, Gu Yan could feel an indescribable emotion in that gaze.

Shock.

Awe.

And a trace of... submission.

The next instant, the figure bent down and bowed deeply to Gu Yan.

Gu Yan was slightly stunned.

Before he could react, the second, third, fourth...

All the figures around him stopped.

Everyone turned their heads.

Everyone bent down.

Bowing deeply towards him.

That feeling was like an emperor walking into a crowd, with everyone automatically stepping aside and automatically submitting.

Gu Yan frowned slightly and observed himself with his Divine Sense.

He discovered that his form in this space was the same as those figures.

Illusory and blurry, his face indistinguishable.

But it seemed there were some differences.

A layer of faint golden light flowed around him, like an invisible barrier, separating him from everything around him.

It was precisely this layer of golden light that made those figures submit involuntarily.

Gu Yan was thoughtful.

It seems this is another manifestation of Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Ancestor.

Even in this strange world of swords, those Cultivators who came to comprehend the Sword Dao would instinctively feel awe towards him.

Anyway, they couldn’t see his face or recognize his identity.

Let them bow.

Gu Yan ignored those figures and walked forward.

He didn’t know where to go, but he instinctively felt that something ahead was calling him.

He walked forward all the way.

The figures around him became more and more numerous.

Whenever he passed by, those figures would stop and bow.

Some would even prostrate themselves on the ground, remaining there for a long time.

Gu Yan remained expressionless as he walked past them.

Gradually, a realization welled up in his heart.

This world was called the Place of Origin for Ten Thousand Swords.

In the myriad worlds, any Sword Cultivator who comprehended a Sword Dao Divine Ability would have their consciousness enter this place at that very moment.

Those blurry figures were the consciousness projections of countless Sword Cultivators from the myriad worlds.

There were youths at the Foundation Establishment Stage who had just stepped into the Sword Dao, full of longing.

There were middle-aged men at the Nascent Soul Stage whose Sword Heart had just formed, full of spirit.

There were old monsters at the Mahayana stage whose Sword Dao had achieved Major Achievement, shaking their respective regions.

There were even powerhouses at the Immortal King realm whose Sword Intent was profound, looking down on the heavens.

They came here to observe the marks left behind by those who possessed great Sword Dao Divine Abilities, and to comprehend their own Sword Dao Divine Abilities.

And Gu Yan was the master of this world.

Or rather, the Sword Master actively chosen by this world.

Therefore, those figures bowed involuntarily when they saw him.

Gu Yan continued to walk forward.

He walked for who knows how long; in this world, time seemed meaningless.

After a long time, he stopped.

Ahead, there was a sword.

The sword was entirely translucent white, with a long blade, and two large characters engraved on its hilt: ”All Living Beings”.

A unique Sword Intent flowed across the blade.

The Sword Intent was as gentle as jade, yet as heavy as a mountain.

It seemed to be able to contain everything and bear everything.

Gu Yan stared at the sword, and a realization welled up in his heart.

This was his own sword.

Or rather, it was his Sword Dao.

This Sword of All Living Beings was his manifestation in this Place of Origin for Ten Thousand Swords.

Gu Yan raised his hand and gently grasped the hilt.

At that moment, countless Sword Intents surged into his mind.

There was sharp Sword Intent that could slay all things.

There was overbearing Sword Intent, supreme and unique.

There was light Sword Intent, ethereal and detached.

There was heavy Sword Intent that could suppress mountains and rivers.

There was killing Sword Intent that could make blood flow like a river.

There was protective Sword Intent that was as solid as a golden fortress.

...

Countless Sword Intents and countless insights surged in like a tidal wave.

Gu Yan closed his eyes, letting those insights wash over his mind.

Gradually, he stripped away what belonged to him from within.

What should his Sword Dao be?

He recalled the path he had walked.

From the Taiyi Dao Sect all the way to his current Human Immortal Sixth Layer.

He had seen too many injustices.

He had seen demonic cultists who viewed human lives as nothing but grass.

He had seen Sects struggle against each other, killing until blood flowed like a river for a bit of resources.

He had seen the Demonic Path slaughter cities, using the common people as food.

He had also seen those struggling in the darkness, those trying their best just to survive.

Those who, although weak, never gave up their dignity.

Therefore, he named his good body Fang Yuan and created the Heaven and Earth as One Great Love Alliance.

He let Fang Yuan govern that Mortal Realm, allowing everyone to live with dignity.

This was his Dao.

Great Love for all living beings.

All living beings were beneath him, regardless of status, everyone was equal.

But at the same time, he had also seen those high and mighty existences through the haotian mirror.

Those Immortal Kings who viewed the common people as ants, those Devil Heads who slaughtered countless lives for their own selfish desires.

Facing them, there was only one option: kill.

Therefore, his Sword Dao had two sides.

One side was Great Love, embracing all living beings and bearing all things.

The other side was invincibility, slaying all enemies and sweeping away all injustices.

Gu Yan opened his eyes.

The Sword of All Living Beings in his hand, on its blade, actually revealed a second mark.

The mark was shaped like a thunderbolt and also resembled a crack, carrying a fierce intent of slaughter.

The two marks, one gentle and one fierce, intertwined and coexisted.

This was his supreme Sword Dao Divine Ability, the Sword Intent of Equality for All Living Beings.

This Sword Intent had two forms.

One form was called the Aspect of All Living Beings.

When the sword was drawn, it embraced all things and bore all living beings.

It could protect the peace of a region and suppress the Luck of a region.

Under this form, all living beings were equal, with no noble or lowly, no high or low.

One form was called the Immortal Slaying Form.

When the sword was drawn, it was decisive in slaughter, with him being invincible.

It could slay all enemies and break all laws.

Under this form, whether it be an Immortal King or an Immortal Emperor, all could be slain.

Great Love and slaughter were originally one.

Without the power of slaughter, Great Love was just empty talk.

Without a heart of Great Love, slaughter would become the Demonic Path.

The combination of the two was Gu Yan’s Sword Dao.

A moment later, his consciousness gradually blurred.

Everything before his eyes began to dissipate.

...

In the Xiaoluo Cave Heaven, in front of the Hall of Longevity.

Gu Yan opened his eyes.

At his glabella, that Sword Mark still existed, but it was no longer hot.

He looked down at his hands, feeling that brand-new Sword Intent within his body.

The Sword Intent of Equality for All Living Beings.

Very strong.

Extremely strong.

With his current Human Immortal Sixth Layer cultivation, combined with the ten-fold amplification of this golden entry, and then unleashing this supreme Sword Dao Divine Ability...

...

Since obtaining the ”Supreme Sword Master of the Ages · Gold”, Gu Yan had gone into seclusion again.

Cultivate, Cultivate, and keep cultivating.

It had to be said that the bonus this golden entry provided to the Sword Dao was truly astonishing.

Although Gu Yan had not deliberately practiced sword techniques, whenever he circulated his Cultivation Technique, that supreme Sword Intent would circulate on its own, nourishing his mind and Physical Body.

Cultivation had become a pleasant matter.

Fifteen years passed in the snap of a finger.

Gu Yan opened his eyes, the aura around his body becoming a bit more profound.

He was now a Human Immortal Seventh Layer.

He was still two layers away from the Human Immortal Ninth Layer.

The distance to Earth Immortal seemed not far, but in reality, there was still a long way to go.

Gu Yan did not stop.

He closed his eyes and continued to Cultivate.

Another thirty years passed.

Gu Yan opened his eyes again; he was now a Human Immortal Eighth Layer.

Just as he was preparing to continue cultivating, he frowned.

At this moment, he had a strange feeling.

It was as if something was spying on him.

Not a gaze.

Not Divine Sense.

But something more profound, similar to Heavenly Secret Divination.

It was someone performing a great Divine Ability, divining his origin, his location, and everything about him.

Gu Yan felt a slight shock in his heart.

This was the first time he had felt this.

Ever since he obtained the ”Form of No-Self and No-Form · Red”, the Dao and the Heavenly Dao could not perceive his existence, let alone the divinations of those Cultivators.

But at this moment, he could clearly feel that force of divination.

Although that force had not found him and was just circling around him, bumping around like a headless fly.

But the fact that it could make him feel like he was being divined was in itself not simple.

Gu Yan’s gaze narrowed, he raised his right hand, and the haotian mirror appeared out of thin air.

He wanted to see who was plotting against him.