novelraw Chapter 979: Treasure Found
Chapter 979: Treasure Found
Although Huayue still maintained the same calm and stern demeanor as before, with no unusual behavior in his words and actions, Mu Hanyan sensed a subtle change in him through her keen Six Senses. It seemed as though some vital energy had diminished."Are you feeling something off?" Ye Lanfeng stood beside Mu Hanyan, asking in a deep voice.
"Yes, but I can’t quite put my finger on it." Mu Hanyan nodded.
If she had previously doubted her feelings, listening to Ye Lanfeng’s words removed all doubt in her mind, leaving her more worried.
"He’s lost a lot of Innate Xuan Qi," Ye Lanfeng said.
"Innate Xuan Qi?" Mu Hanyan looked at Ye Lanfeng in confusion.
"Innate Xuan Qi is the original energy cultivated when we humans are conceived, and it’s essentially the foundation of us cultivators. You can’t sense the existence of Innate Xuan Qi now, and even many people can’t feel it after advancing to Sword Saint. But once they reach beyond Sword Saint, usually at the third-level Sword Saint, they would gradually hit the limits of human cultivation potential. No matter how hard they try, no matter how many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures they consume, they can’t advance further.
If they still wish to improve, this Innate Xuan Qi becomes crucial. Only by relying on the Innate Xuan Qi to break through the Life and Death Mysterious Gate can one transcend the limits and reach higher levels." Ye Lanfeng explained.
"I see, Huayue temporarily broke the Demon-breaking Spear’s seal using the Blood Sacrifice Technique at the cost of sacrificing his cultivation potential." Mu Hanyan finally understood.
For most people, reaching Great Swordsman or Sword Master Realm is already a lifelong goal, and the Sword Saint is an existence they can only look up to, without even the courage to aspire. So no matter how important the Innate Xuan Qi is, it doesn’t matter to them.
Even for people like Zirong and Huayue, the ultimate goal is still just the Sword Saint, with no greater expectations. Thus, the Innate Xuan Qi doesn’t seem to matter to them much.
However, Mu Hanyan knew that in at most ten more years, they would advance to Sword Saint, and their cultivation goals would become higher. Huayue’s loss of part of his Innate Xuan Qi might be a lifelong regret for him.
The only thing to be grateful for is that there are still several years to perhaps find a way to help him.
"Besides breaking through the Life and Death Mysterious Gate, the Innate Xuan Qi has another use, which is to comprehend Heaven and Earth and dispel Heavenly Might.
The myriad creatures in the world, the cycle of life and death, the survival of the fittest, are all under the constraints of Heaven and Earth Rules. Our cultivation of Sword Dao not only breaks through the limits of lifespan but also achieves miracles beyond the norm, and it should be rejected by Heaven and Earth Rules.
Why did the once all-powerful Divine Beasts leave the Holy Court Continent, and the strong Exotic Beasts that inherited their bloodline cannot become rulers of the Holy Court Continent? Most of them can only live deep in the Longyan Mountain, while we human cultivators, without the powerful bodies of the Divine and Exotic Beasts, without their natural instinct to sense the Heaven and Earth Power, without any Innate Divine Skill, can become the rulers of the Continent and be called the spirit of all things?
It is because of this Innate Xuan Qi. With it, we can be in harmony with Heaven and Man, and even though our cultivation abilities continuously surpass the potential limit, possessing strengths that normal people shouldn’t have, we can still be tolerated by the Heaven and Earth Rules.
If the Innate Xuan Qi is severely depleted, not only will it be impossible to break through the Life and Death Mysterious Gate and further advance, but it will also be rejected by the Heaven and Earth Rules. At any moment, it might cause one to lose control, turning all cultivated abilities into nothing.
Every time Huayue uses the Demon-breaking Spear, a part of his Innate Xuan Qi is lost, and eventually, no one might be able to save him." Ye Lanfeng said gravely.
Mu Hanyan’s heart was shocked, suddenly recalling something. In her previous life, Huayue, at his peak, had already reached the Sword Saint Realm, coupled with his merciless swordsmanship like a demon. Besides Zirong and Jiang Yuzhe, the same as part of the Three Evil, he had few rivals. But in the end, he died in a joint ambush by several Great Sword Masters.
This incident once caused a sensation, and everyone said his misdeeds led to his own demise, but Mu Hanyan never believed such talk and always harbored doubt.
After listening to Ye Lanfeng, she finally realized that at that crucial moment, Huayue must have lost control, allowing the opponents to take immense advantage.
"Is there any way to remedy it?" Mu Hanyan, not wanting Huayue to repeat past mistakes, asked anxiously.
"I’m not too sure about that, but in this vast world, nothing is impossible. I think there should be Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to replenish Innate Xuan Qi, but we’ve never even heard of them, let alone how hard it would be to find them." Ye Lanfeng shook his head and said.
"That means we absolutely cannot allow him to use the Demon-breaking Spear again." Mu Hanyan frowned and said.
Ye Lanfeng was right; where could you find Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that you’ve never even heard of? It’s entirely just a gamble. Rather than pinning hope on this luck, it’s more practical to have Huayue refrain from using the Demon-breaking Spear.
Fortunately, this time when Huayue used the Demon-breaking Spear, it seems his physique also changed a bit; his strength improved slightly as well. As he advances to Sword Master, the need to use the Demon-breaking Spear should be less frequent, right?
But on second thought, Mu Hanyan felt she was being too optimistic. The stronger the strength, the stronger the opponents encountered, the greater the dangers during training. Unless the Demon-breaking Spear’s seal can be completely unlocked, Huayue’s crisis cannot be fundamentally resolved.
Thinking of the seal, Mu Hanyan had a sudden thought.
Originally, she found it challenging to break even the seals of the Holy Court Continent, let alone the Divine Continent’s seals. However, now possessing the memory of the Aolai Divine Beast, if she can gradually assimilate it, perhaps she could unlock the Demon-breaking Spear’s seal.
"Found it, found it." As Mu Hanyan was contemplating, she heard Zirong’s joyful cry in her ear.
Mu Hanyan and Ye Lanfeng immediately rushed over and saw among a few strange-shaped giant stones, a seal emitting a mysterious glow.
"How did you find it?" Mu Hanyan asked curiously. This seal was hidden very well; even if she were searching, it might take quite a while, yet Zirong found it so quickly.
No wonder he is called by the Demon Sword, his mind indeed works remarkably well.
"I found it, I found it." Jiang Yuzhe waved his hands and feet excitedly, announcing with glee.
"Indeed, it was he who found it." Zirong scratched the back of his head and said.
"How did you find it?" Mu Hanyan was even more surprised. Had it been the cunning Demon Sword Zirong who discovered this seal, she wouldn’t be too surprised. But it was found by Jiang Yuzhe, whose reactions sometimes lag a beat; she really couldn’t figure it out.