novelraw Chapter 170 - 168: Taiqing Immortal Slaying Sword Technique
Chapter 170 - 168: Taiqing Immortal Slaying Sword Technique
At most, one could only cultivate it to the level of a Martial Arts Family.
As time went on, those Qi Dao Grandmasters who could once fly through the sky and burrow through the earth became nothing more than mythical Immortals from legends.
This situation only began to improve two hundred years ago, when Secret Martial Artists who could break through to the Qi Sect started to appear.
However, after a century of recovery, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy reached a certain threshold and had long since stabilized at a relatively balanced level.
It had not increased since, but now, it was starting to grow again.
Records showed that a similar situation had occurred before.
Before the Miwu Civilization, whenever a civilization was on the brink of collapse, a similar phenomenon—a sudden surge in Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy—seemed to occur.
This phenomenon was also known as a Primordial Energy Tide, the herald of a great new age.
It was easy to identify because the manifestations of dense Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy were diverse.
For example, plants would grow at an accelerated rate, the environment would change, and so on.
Most importantly, it would promote the evolution of living beings, making them more intelligent and creating more geniuses.
Unfortunately, this situation never lasted long. Soon after, the civilization would be destroyed and regress.
It felt like a final, brilliant flare-up before death—a beautiful, ephemeral bloom.
This made him wonder if the resurgence of Primordial Energy was some kind of omen.
Thinking of this, Hu Qi fell silent.
He thought about the disciples the Shexin Sect had recruited recently.
A disciple who could cultivate Qi and Blood within ten days would be considered an absolute genius in any sect.
Normally, it was considered good fortune if even one such genius appeared every few years, or even every decade.
But this year, several had appeared.
He hadn’t thought much of it before, but now, it certainly seemed abnormal.
However, the current situation was only showing the first, faint signs of a Primordial Energy Tide; it wasn’t obvious yet.
He couldn’t be sure if his suspicions were correct, so he could only push these thoughts aside for the time being.
He summoned his panel.
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[Bloodline: Three-Eyed Primordial Serpent (Incomplete, 46%)]
[Talent: Spirit Devouring, Twisted Light.]
[Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Spirit Devouring Map (Qi Veins Chapter Sixth Layer) △ Traits: Wolf Transformation, Tiger Intent, Rhino Armor, Flash Jump, Infrasound, Frenzy...]
[Seven Evils Saber (Seventh Layer) △ Traits: Sharpness...]
[Mountain Ape Secret Martial Arts (Entry-Level) △]
...
[Modification Points: 111 (24%)]
The panel had changed slightly.
The entry for his Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Bloodline had increased to 46%.
Besides the enhancement of his Spirit Devouring and Twisted Light Talents, a faint itching sensation had also appeared between his eyebrows.
It felt like the itch of a healing wound.
However, the sensation was very faint.
Even when Hu Qi used Introspection, he couldn’t find anything out of the ordinary.
He only had to think about it for a moment before coming to a realization. ’This probably isn’t a bad thing. Perhaps it’s related to the third Talent I’m about to awaken.’
However, because his Bloodline was still far from complete, he was still some ways off from awakening it.
Therefore, Hu Qi didn’t pay it much mind.
Additionally, Hu Qi had raised his Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Spirit Devouring Map to the Sixth Layer of the Qi Veins Chapter.
He had also integrated six more Secret Martial Arts into it.
After absorbing the essence and Traits of nearly thirty Secret Martial Arts into his Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Spirit Devouring Map, something had changed. Although the panel didn’t show any specific updates, Hu Qi could clearly sense that his True Essence Power had strengthened considerably. It was far more powerful than before. When he attacked, the destructive force of his True Essence Power was astounding, thanks to the boost from the various Traits.
Nourished by this True Essence Power, his physique had also improved dramatically.
Hu Qi’s gaze swept across the panel.
It landed on the entry for the Seven Evils Saber.
This Sword Technique was very powerful. The fact that he had been able to slay two Middle Black Blood Species right after breaking through to the Qi Dao Grandmaster realm was undeniable proof of that.
Its final Trait was especially potent: as long as he broke an enemy’s skin, death was guaranteed. Even the incredible Recovery Power of a Black Blood Species was no match for it.
Tomorrow, he was headed to the Earth Core.
It was time to improve this Sword Technique.
With that thought, Hu Qi’s gaze fell upon the entry.
In an instant, the words in the Seven Evils Saber entry began to blur.
At the same time, his vision and his five senses began to blur, as if a layer of mist had descended over them.
When his vision cleared again, Hu Qi was startled to find that his surroundings had changed completely.
He was no longer in his room.
Instead, he found himself at the edge of a colossal cliff.
A fierce wind howled, whipping his clothes and hair about.
Below him lay a bottomless abyss, shrouded in swirling clouds and mist.
In the distance, rolling mountain ranges appeared and vanished within a shroud of mist, like a magnificent ink wash painting.
Directly in front of Hu Qi stood a figure with a long saber strapped to his back, facing away from him.
Faced with this scene, Hu Qi glanced around, his expression calm. He wasn’t particularly alarmed.
Having experienced this several times before, Hu Qi understood that he was now inside an Inheritance Illusion Mirror.
It had happened before when he viewed Inheritance Secret Martial Arts, and also when his Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Bloodline had reached a certain point, allowing him to awaken a new Talent.
Just then, the figure who had been standing motionlessly before him began to move.
He turned to the side.
He looked in Hu Qi’s direction.
He had the ordinary face of a middle-aged man.
But his gaze was incomparably sharp.
It was as if his eyes could pierce through the annals of time to see Hu Qi standing there.
"In my life, I began practicing the saber at the age of three. Three thousand years have passed since that day.
All I have to show for it is a single move.
Junior, watch closely!"
As his words fell, he turned and took a step forward, a powerful aura erupting from his body.
In that instant, his figure seemed to transform into an incomparably sharp, colossal saber rising from the earth.
As he took that step, the oppressive air instantly shattered. A peerlessly potent saber intent erupted from the man, surging out like a tidal wave. It flooded the vast expanse between heaven and earth. A howling sound like raging billows thundered through the air, interwoven with the clear, wild hum of a saber that seemed to want to tear all of creation to shreds.
VMM! VMM! VMM!
The long saber on the man’s back trembled violently.
Behind the man, Hu Qi’s expression flickered.
He could feel a stinging pain across the surface of his skin, as if he were being pricked by countless needles.
The sensation was incredibly real, as if countless sharp blades were pressed against his skin.
Suddenly, in the blink of an eye, the humming of the blade and the stinging pain vanished completely.
The man slowly raised his right hand and grasped the hilt of the saber on his back.
There was a soft *SHING*.
In the next instant, a blinding white light, as brilliant as a scorching sun, erupted before his eyes.
In that moment, the entire world seemed to be covered by an invisible, giant hand, plunging it into instant darkness.
No, it wasn’t that the sky had gone dark.
It only appeared so in contrast to the supremely dazzling Sword Light.
The Sword Light didn’t last long before it dissipated.
Everything fell silent, utterly devoid of sound.
Hu Qi raised his head and stared at the scene before him.
A trace of astonishment flashed in the depths of his eyes.
He saw that the mountain range ahead, the sea of clouds that stretched for thousands of miles, and even the azure canopy of the sky itself—all of it had been cleaved in two.
High above, the firmament was like shattered glass. On one side of the divide was the bright sky, and on the other, a dark void, creating a stark contrast.
CRACKLE...
The next moment, the world shattered like a mirror.
His surroundings were once again plunged into darkness.
At the same time, a piece of information surfaced in Hu Qi’s mind.
[Taiqing Immortal Slaying Sword Technique]