Entry: I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

127: Chapter 127 Above the Immortal Emperor!Gu Yan stood within this vast Void Realm, his gaze falling upon that Sword Intent in the distance.

Someone wanted to challenge his position as Sword Master?

Interesting.

He stood with his hands behind his back, waiting quietly.

A moment later, that Sword Intent drew closer.

A figure walked slowly out from the Void Realm.

The person was shrouded in a layer of hazy light, their face blurred and indistinct, impossible to see clearly.

Just like Gu Yan himself, he was equally impossible to see in the other’s eyes.

This was the rule of this place.

In the Origin Place of Ten Thousand Swords, no one could show their true face.

But that person’s Sword Intent could not be faked.

Gu Yan felt that Sword Intent and found it somewhat familiar.

He thought back for a moment and then remembered.

Wasn’t this the person from the Spirit Realm’s Central Plains who had comprehended a supreme Sword Dao Divine Ability while in the Soul Transformation Realm, yet kept such a low profile that almost no one knew of them?

He didn’t expect to meet them here.

And looking at this posture, the other party obviously also wanted to become the Sword Master.

Gu Yan did not speak, just quietly watching the other person.

The person walked up close and also stopped.

The two stood across the Void Realm, facing each other from afar.

The next instant, the person moved.

He pointed his fingers like a sword and gestured at Gu Yan from afar.

In an instant, billions of sword lights erupted from behind him, turning into a rain of swords that swept toward Gu Yan.

Within that sword light, the person’s entire Sword Intent was contained.

Gu Yan’s expression was calm as he waved his hand.

The All-Living Sword appeared out of thin air and slashed gently.

With one sword strike, the sky full of sword light dissipated completely.

The person’s figure swayed slightly, retreating half a step.

Gu Yan stood in place, unmoving.

The difference was immediately clear.

The person was silent for a moment before speaking in a low voice: ”Since this place was born, there has never been a Sword Master.”

Gu Yan raised an eyebrow slightly: ”And so?”

The person said: ”I once thought this place would forever be ownerless. I did not expect the position of Sword Master to already have an owner.”

Gu Yan looked at him and asked: ”How did you know there would be a Sword Master here?”

The person did not answer.

He just looked deeply at Gu Yan, his figure gradually fading.

A moment later, he completely disappeared into this vast Void Realm.

Only a single sentence remained, echoing in the Void Realm: ”I am currently inferior to you.”

”But that does not mean I will be inferior to you forever.”

Gu Yan stood in place, watching the direction the person had disappeared, lost in thought.

This person’s cultivation Realm was still Soul Transformation.

And while their Sword Dao foundation was extraordinary, there was still a significant gap compared to him, the All-Living Sword Master.

Yet this person was able to speak voluntarily.

One must know that this place was the Origin Place of Ten Thousand Swords; ordinary Cultivators who entered this place could not speak at all and could only clash with Sword Intent.

That this person could do this showed that their understanding of this world had reached an extremely high level.

Moreover, that last sentence of the person seemed to imply they were certain they would one day catch up to Gu Yan’s footsteps.

Gu Yan felt a bit more curiosity about this person.

Who exactly was this person?

...

Somewhere in the vast Void Realm.

That figure gradually solidified.

His face was still unclear, but the Sword Intent lingering around him was a bit more restrained than before.

The person stood in the Void Realm, silent for a long time.

After a long while, he sighed softly.

”All-Living Sword Master... what a great All-Living Sword Master.”

He looked down at his hands, his gaze complex.

His current Sword Dao was indeed inferior to that person’s.

But he was not discouraged.

Because he knew he had plenty of time.

He was not originally from this world.

He came from the Immortal Realm.

He was once an Immortal Emperor.

The Immortal Emperor Realm was already the Peak in the Immortal Realm.

But he knew that above the Immortal Emperor, there was an even higher Realm.

That was a Realm he had once tried to break through to in the past.

Unfortunately, he failed.

The consequence of failure was the destruction of his Physical Body, severe damage to his immortal soul, forcing him to fall into Reincarnation and start over.

Since his Reincarnation, he had spent countless years recultivating, finally stepping onto the path of Cultivation again in this world.

And the reason he chose the path of the sword was precisely because he learned during Reincarnation that if one could become the Sword Master of the Origin Place of Ten Thousand Swords, one could use the Sword Dao to re-ascend to the Immortal Emperor Realm, or even surpass the Immortal Emperor and step into that Realm he had once gazed upon from afar.

It was just that he didn’t expect that when he finally reached this step, he would find that the position of Sword Master had already been taken by someone else.

He withdrew his thoughts and looked into the distance, as if piercing through the endless Void Realm to see that figure standing in the position of Sword Master.

”All-Living Sword Master...”

”He is indeed an interesting person.”

He turned and walked in another direction.

The position of Sword Master was gone, so he would change to another path.

There were thousands of Great Daos in the world; it was not just the Sword Dao.

He did not believe that with his dignified Immortal Emperor Reincarnation body, he would be unable to find a second path to the Supreme level.

As for the Sword Dao...

He would not give up.

But he would change his approach.

After all, while that person was strong, they might not be able to stay strong forever.

And he, of all things, did not lack patience.

...

In the Hall of Longevity, within the Supreme Creation Small Luo Grotto-Heaven.

Gu Yan opened his eyes, ending this trip to the Origin Place of Ten Thousand Swords.

He sat on the meditation cushion, pondered for a moment, waved his hand, and the haotian mirror appeared.

The mirror surface flowed, light flickering.

Gu Yan pointed his fingers, continuing to deduce the origin of that person.

A moment later, his brows furrowed slightly.

The haotian mirror was blank; this time, he couldn’t even find that person’s appearance or figure.

Gu Yan pondered for a moment and tried a few more times.

Still nothing, he could not deduce anything.

Gu Yan put away the haotian mirror, his gaze flickering slightly.

He guessed that this person either possessed a Spirit Treasure capable of shielding heavenly secrets equivalent to the haotian mirror or had cultivated some extremely powerful concealment Divine Ability.

Whichever it was, it showed that this person was not simple.

However, Gu Yan was not in a hurry.

If this person wanted to seize the position of Sword Master of the Origin Place of Ten Thousand Swords, they would need to have the ability to do so.

Gu Yan shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

In any case, the position of Sword Master could not be given up.

This was a good thing that could increase attack power.

...

Time flew by, and thirty years passed in an instant.

In the Hall of Longevity, within the Supreme Creation Small Luo Grotto-Heaven.

Gu Yan slowly opened his eyes.

He was now six hundred and ninety years old, and his cultivation had reached the sixth level of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Sensing the surging immortal yuan magic power within his body, Gu Yan nodded slightly, quite satisfied.

These thirty years of Cultivation had gone much more smoothly than he had expected.

The reason for this was nothing more than two points.

First, the nine-qi chaoyuan tree and the chaos green lotus phantom dao seed.

Since these two things took root in the Xiaoluo Cave Heaven, they had been continuously producing various kinds of Spiritual Qi.

And as time passed, that Spiritual Qi became more and more dense.

If one had to make a comparison, it would be like comparing the previous Innate Spiritual Qi output of one to the current output of nine.

Second, his understanding of the Dao had become increasingly profound.

Although Gu Yan did not go out often, he had the haotian mirror to observe the operation of the heavens and worlds, and the All-Living Sword to constantly ring, allowing him to sense the Dao of the Origin Place of Ten Thousand Swords.

Coupled with his own outstanding Comprehension Ability, over these years, his understanding of the rules of heaven and earth had long since far exceeded those of the same Realm.

With these two factors added, it would be difficult for his Cultivation speed to be slow.

Gu Yan calculated that at this rate, it would not take long to break through to the seventh level of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Sure enough.

Ten years later.

Gu Yan was exactly seven hundred years old, and his cultivation broke through to the seventh level of the Earth Immortal Realm.

On this day, he walked out of the Hall of Longevity, looking at the rolling sea of clouds in the distance, feeling quite relaxed.

The seventh level of the Earth Immortal Realm was one step closer to the Heavenly Immortal Realm.

He pondered for a moment, released his Divine Sense, and swept across every part of the Xiaoluo Cave Heaven.

Below the Heavenly Palace, everything in the Taiyi Dao Sect was as usual.

The Disciples were either Cultivating, working, or discussing the Dao, all in good order.

Hong Lian had also grown a lot over the years, and her long fiery red hair was becoming more and more dazzling.

That Dragon, Blue, had been frequently traveling between the Xiaoluo Cave Heaven and the outside world since that last trip out, and was enjoying it.

Everything was fine.

Gu Yan withdrew his Divine Sense and used the haotian mirror to check the situation in the Spirit Realm.

Hmm, still that strange balance.

Gu Yan shook his head and stopped paying attention.

He turned around, his gaze falling in front of the Hall of Longevity.

There, there was a small tree.

The small tree was not tall, about nine feet or more, with a slender trunk.

It was the Ancient World Tree.

This small tree had finally grown from that initial sprout to a small tree.

However, it still had no leaves.

Gu Yan took a few steps closer, looking at this bare small tree with curiosity in his eyes.

The Ancient World Tree; one leaf was one world.

He wondered if there would be any worlds he was familiar with from his past life.

Gu Yan looked at the small tree in front of him, feeling a bit of anticipation in his heart.

However, he quickly withdrew his thoughts.

The leaves had not grown yet; it was too early to think about these things.

The urgent matter was to continue Cultivating.

As for what to do after the leaves grew...

Gu Yan thought about it; at that time, although he did not intend to personally go to those worlds to explore, he would be very happy to find something for his Incarnation, Dragon Lord, to do.

That guy, Dragon Lord, besides eating and waiting to die in the Spirit Realm every day, was busy thinking about how to establish a Heavenly Court force.

He wouldn’t even recruit anyone whose cultivation hadn’t reached the Human Immortal Realm, but the problem was, where would one find Human Immortal Realm cultivation in the Spirit Realm?

If he were allowed to go into those leaf worlds to mess around, he would surely be very happy.

...

(The following is the author’s casual chat time with the readers)

Dear readers, seeing this, you must have guessed it.

That’s right, the subsequent plot is about to open the era of the Great Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

The Heaven and Earth Great Love Family Alliance will officially step into the Great Heavens and Myriad Worlds, starting with the first leaf of this Ancient World Tree.

At that time, all kinds of worlds, all kinds of civilizations, and all kinds of powerhouses will appear one after another.

As for how it will unfold specifically, listen to the next chapter for the breakdown.