Ling Tian Sword God

This Immortal Sword Jade Wall is extraordinary. No wonder the people of Tang Sect exerted so much effort to find it.

Regrettably, I suspect no one from Qingcheng Palace could truly penetrate this Immortal Sword Jade Wall. Even their Sect Leader, the Qingcheng Swordsman, whose Sword Intent might have met the standard, would have gained only limited insights from this Jade Wall if his comprehension was insufficient.

Otherwise, Qingcheng Palace wouldn’t have been so easily destroyed by the Tang Sect.

「Seven days, half a month, a month...」

During the following time, Ling Chen was completely immersed in his cultivation, only breaking his fast to eat and chat briefly once every ten days to half a month. Ling Yin and her two companions, however, silently guarded him throughout, without a word of complaint. Through this long-term seclusion, Ling Chen’s comprehension of this Immortal Sword Jade Wall was improving at an astonishing rate.

Ling Chen had previously mastered four types of Sword Intent: Domineering Sword Sense, Slaughter Sword Intent, Killing Sword Sense, and Mountain and Water Sword Intention.

From The Immortal Sword Jade Wall, Ling Chen perceived an even deeper Mountain and Water Sword Intention. This Mountain and Water Sword Intention surpassed that of the original Mountain and River Elder by an immense degree.

Besides, Ling Chen also picked up a trace of Illusory Sword Intent, which, true to its name, was elusive and difficult to grasp.

After comprehending The Immortal Sword Jade Wall for a full month, Ling Chen finally ceased his cultivation.

On the Jade Wall before him, lines of extremely vigorous and powerful verses were strikingly engraved. The brushwork was powerful and robust; the Jade Wall itself was a natural Treasure, and Ling Chen’s Sword Light could not harm it in the slightest. It was evident that the inscriber possessed incredibly profound skill to have left such a lasting poem on this Jade Wall, a poem that had remained pristine for five hundred years, as if untouched by time.

Taibai Sword Immortal lived his life with great abandon, free and unconstrained. His Sword Way, much like his personality, was free-spirited, unrestrained, and ethereal, like a Celestial.

Ling Chen’s gaze shifted to the signature at the bottom of The Immortal Sword Jade Wall, where the name ’Taibai Sword Immortal’ was inscribed.

This Jade Wall is far more than a mere collection of poems; it contains a supreme martial art, known as the ”Lotus Sword Song.”

The ”Lotus Sword Song” is Taibai Sword Immortal’s most famous legacy martial art. Of course, no one in the world knows the whereabouts of the ”Lotus Sword Song,” much less that the Swordsmanship within The Immortal Sword Jade Wall is the renowned ”Lotus Sword Song.”

However, the ”Lotus Sword Song” within The Immortal Sword Jade Wall is incomplete. Presumably, Taibai Sword Immortal hadn’t intended to leave the complete ”Lotus Sword Song” here. He likely inscribed this poem on a whim, incidentally embedding the Swordsmanship and its artistic conception within.

Ling Chen had already comprehended seventy to eighty percent of the artistic conception contained within this Jade Wall.

However, deep inside this Jade Wall, Ling Chen sensed the existence of a more potent will.

In Ling Chen’s perception, this will was like a wisp of green smoke, lurking at the very core of the Jade Wall.

When Ling Chen first began comprehending The Immortal Sword Jade Wall, he had sensed this will but hadn’t dared to touch it. Now that he had mostly deciphered the Jade Wall, he naturally wanted to probe the true nature of this will.

Ling Chen immersed his consciousness into The Immortal Sword Jade Wall, and his will began to slither out like a snake, inching ever closer to the wisp of green smoke.

With utmost caution, Ling Chen controlled his will. The moment his will made contact with the green smoke, his consciousness was instantly sucked into it.

In what appeared like a world in chaos, a green figure gradually materialized before him. The figure was blurry, wielding an Azure Treasure Sword. Even though the face was unclear, an aura of immortality could still be felt from the figure’s presence.

Taibai Sword Immortal!

Ling Chen instantly recognized the figure from the sharp aura it radiated. Ethereal, like a Celestial, and devoid of any mortal air, the figure was undoubtedly the one renowned as the ”Banished Immortal”—Taibai Sword Immortal.

Taibai Sword Immortal looked at Ling Chen and suddenly spoke, ”Destined one, you’ve come to this Immortal Sword Jade Wall; you must be a descendant of my friend.”

Ling Chen remained silent. The ’descendant of my friend’ Taibai Sword Immortal mentioned was likely referring to Luo Xian’er and her group. After all, Taibai Sword Immortal had traveled the world extensively and made countless acquaintances, but those he truly considered friends were few.

However, the figure before him was merely a lingering consciousness left by Taibai Sword Immortal. It looked at Ling Chen and continued, ”So many years have passed. I have waited here for five hundred long years. It seems that among my friend’s descendants, a truly brilliant Swordsman has finally emerged.”

Indeed, anyone less than a brilliant Swordsman would be incapable of comprehending The Immortal Sword Jade Wall, let alone reaching this wisp of Taibai Sword Immortal’s will.

Ling Chen inwardly shook his head. The Qingcheng Palace lineage was now nearly extinct, with only Luo Xian’er and Shen Qianlang remaining. He himself was merely an outsider.

”My Sword Way is different from that of ordinary people,” Taibai Sword Immortal’s voice became grave. ”Since you were able to reach this place, you must already understand this well.” He slowly extended his hand, and a semi-translucent Azure Treasure Sword appeared in his palm.

The sword’s body was a deep, lustrous azure, with a faint stream of light flickering across its surface.

”Everyone has a Sword Way that suits them. As for me, my Sword Way is inseparable from two things: first is poetry, and second is wine.”

A faint smile seemed to touch Taibai Sword Immortal’s indistinct lips. ”If I lack either of these, my sword cannot display its full ten-tenths of its power.”

Ling Chen nodded. He knew that Taibai Sword Immortal was a noted wine lover. The latter traveled throughout the Great River region, partly with the intent to taste all the fine wines of the world.

Indeed, it was said that in wine he found inspiration, and his poetry, once formed, felt divinely inspired.

Wine and poetry were Taibai Sword Immortal’s unique weapons.

”Destined one, since you’ve come here today, I will not let you leave empty-handed. However, you should have already learned most of the Swordsmanship on that Jade Wall.”

”However, your Sword Intents are too numerous and disparate. Allow me to help you unify them!”

As Taibai Sword Immortal’s voice spread, he suddenly flicked a finger. A gleam of sword light shot into Ling Chen’s glabella. Instantly, the five different Sword Intents within Ling Chen’s mind began to vibrate intensely, as if their deepest powers had been stirred, each erupting with its own brilliant radiance.

The five Sword Intents resonated with that single point of Taibai Sword Immortal’s finger. Originally of varying intensities, the auras of the five Sword Intents surprisingly stabilized and harmonized.

The auras of the five Sword Intents began to merge, erasing the original Invincible Sword Intent. The attributes of the five great Sword Intents were restructured, and faintly, from among them, a Blue Lotus began to sprout and flourish.

Green Lotus Sword Sense!

Ling Chen’s eyes lit up. This was the Green Lotus Sword Sense, a Third-Order Sword Intent and Taibai Sword Immortal’s ultimate Sword Intent.