216: Sword Slave

With a sweep of his Divine Sense over the Xihua Scripture, Gu Liangyuan, with his Innate Comprehension, immediately grasped its essence.

After circulating it once according to the Xihua Scripture's operational route, he found that this scripture, whether with the Taiqing Immortal Scripture or the Supreme Forgetfulness Scripture, did not interfere.

Instead, it served as an auxiliary function, harmonizing the various Cultivation Techniques within his body, making their operation smoother.

This made Gu Liangyuan's eyes light up; it was indeed worthy of being a top-tier Immortal Scripture.

However, as the Xihua Scripture made contact with Gu Liangyuan's Dantian, it caused a change in his Dantian.

Originally, Gu Liangyuan's Dantian was a void, with only his Spiritual Root deeply rooted.

After transforming into an Empty Spiritual Root, the Spiritual Root became transparent.

After acquiring the Chaos Body, it completely transformed into a state of Chaos.

Now, as the Xihua Scripture circulated, the Chaos evolved, clear Qi ascended, and turbid Qi descended, astonishingly forming a pond.

After the pond appeared, the Chaos Qi within Gu Liangyuan's body seemed to find its destination, surging into this Jade Pond and transforming into the water within the pool.

After this change, Gu Liangyuan felt that the Spiritual Qi stored in his Dantian was more than double what it was before.

Gu Liangyuan's previous Spiritual Qi storage was already three to five times that of an ordinary Cultivator, which was one of his assets for fighting above his Realm before.

Now, after this change, it was already ten times that of others.

Moreover, what was stored in his Dantian was not ordinary Spiritual Qi, but Chaos Qi.

Gu Liangyuan clenched his fist, feeling that although his Realm had not changed, if he were to kill the previous Body Integration Realm traitors in his current state, he would no longer need to unleash Mo Tan Kill; one move would be enough to kill them!

Just as Gu Liangyuan was delighted, the Taiyin Dao Fruit suddenly flickered erratically.

Gu Liangyuan, with a flash of inspiration, controlled the Taiyin Dao Fruit to touch the Jade Pond within his body, and in an instant, half of the Chaos Qi in the Jade Pond was consumed, and a dark seed appeared out of thin air.

Recalling the contents of the Xihua Scripture, Gu Liangyuan understood in his heart that this was the Profound Yin Seed.

If anyone wished to cultivate the Xihua Scripture, he would have to bestow upon them the Profound Yin Seed to guide them.

Having understood the full function of the Xihua Scripture, Gu Liangyuan put away the True Padded Mat and reached out to grasp the Tai Xuan Sword.

This sword had a scabbard, ancient and unadorned.

The moment Gu Liangyuan grasped the Tai Xuan Sword, it automatically recognized him as its master.

Gu Liangyuan held the hilt and pulled hard, but found that the sword did not budge.

Frowning slightly, Gu Liangyuan mobilized all his magical power and pulled again.

It still did not unsheathe.

With determination in his heart, he also mobilized all his blood Qi, and only then did he feel a subtle change in the sword.

Gu Liangyuan held the sword scabbard with his left hand and the hilt with his right hand, with both blood Qi and Chaos Qi gathered in his palms.

Clang!

A cold light flashed across the heavens and earth, and the Tai Xuan Sword unsheathed!

The moment the Tai Xuan Sword unsheathed, ten thousand feet of Sword Qi immediately shot out!

Wherever the Sword Qi passed, all things were cut apart!

Starting from Gu Liangyuan's feet, a crack spanning thousands of miles appeared on the ground, and in the sky, an endless spatial rift was revealed!

The sword unsheathed, severing heaven and earth!

Gu Liangyuan sensed the greatly depleted magical power within him, then looked at the seemingly ordinary sword in his hand, and with a backhand, reinserted the Tai Xuan Sword into its scabbard.

With the sword in its scabbard, Gu Liangyuan could clearly sense that Sword Qi was brewing within the scabbard, and this Sword Qi was continuously increasing.

Gu Liangyuan murmured to himself:

"No wonder I caused such a commotion when drawing the sword; it turns out that when it's with this scabbard, it automatically brews Sword Qi."

"Presumably, the more Sword Qi that gathers, the harder it will be to draw this sword, and the greater its power will be."

As soon as Gu Liangyuan finished speaking, a crisp female voice sounded beside Gu Liangyuan:

"Yes..."

The moment the voice sounded, Gu Liangyuan reacted immediately.

He activated the Hunqing Lotus Platform under his feet, and with a flash, he was out of the Jiongyao Palace's main entrance.

Before he could even let out a sigh of relief, he looked up and saw a graceful, beautiful woman standing in front of him.

Gu Liangyuan's pupils constricted, and countless thoughts arose in his mind.

This Realm had existed for an unknown number of years; even the immortal jade had dried up, and Immortal Beasts like Dragons and Phoenixes had died of old age within it. For this woman to be able to survive here, what kind of existence must she be!

His mind communicated with the celestial projection, and the Soul-Seizing Bell above his head hummed, ready for the strongest attack at any moment.

However, the next moment, the woman knelt before Gu Liangyuan:

"Sword Servant, greetings, Master."

Huh?

This outcome was somewhat unexpected for Gu Liangyuan.

He used his probing technique, and the woman's information was fully revealed:

Name: Sword Servant

Identity: Tai Xuan Sword Spirit

Function: She will not die as long as the Tai Xuan Sword is not destroyed. The Sword Servant carrying swords has the effect of nurturing Sword Qi.

The swords carried by the Sword Servant are not limited to the Tai Xuan Sword; swords of a lower Rank than the Tai Xuan Sword can all be given to her for nurturing, and their Sword Qi spirituality will not be lost.

The more swords she carries, the stronger she becomes.

Looking at the Sword Servant kneeling before him with expectant eyes, Gu Liangyuan tentatively reached out and touched her.

What he felt in his palm was indeed the touch of a real person.

Gu Liangyuan had seen tool spirits before, but such a nearly physical tool spirit, he had never heard of.

Looking at the Sword Servant, who was gazing at him eagerly, Gu Liangyuan communicated with the Tai Xuan Sword in his mind.

With a thought, the Sword Servant was taken into the Tai Xuan Sword.

After confirming that the Sword Servant was indeed a tool spirit, Gu Liangyuan thought again, and the Sword Servant appeared beside him.

"Master~"

Upon appearing, the Sword Servant sweetly called out.

That call made Gu Liangyuan's heart tingle.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Liangyuan waved his hand, handing over the Nine Kill Sword, ten Heavenly Swords, and twelve Earth Swords to the Sword Servant.

Without Gu Liangyuan's instruction, the Sword Servant excitedly took these swords, and a sword scabbard suddenly appeared on her back. She placed all these swords inside the sword scabbard.

As the Sword Servant bore these swords, her Aura also increased, reaching the Body Integration Realm.

Gu Liangyuan was even more satisfied; while nurturing the swords, he also gained a personal bodyguard.

More importantly, this bodyguard was also so lovely.

This trip was not in vain.

Looking at the joyful Sword Servant, Gu Liangyuan thought of something and, with a thought, asked:

"Sword Servant."

"Master, I'm here."

"What exactly happened in this Realm, and who was your previous master?"

Hearing Gu Liangyuan ask this, the Sword Servant looked at Gu Liangyuan:

"I was forged for Master, you see. In my memory, I was forged by 'Niangniang'."

"Then she told me to wait here, waiting for my Master to appear."

"I waited and waited in the dark Tai Xuan Sword, not knowing for how long, until Master finally arrived."

Speaking of this, the Sword Servant looked at Gu Liangyuan with a pleading gaze and said:

"Master, Sword Servant is very well-behaved. Please don't throw Sword Servant into the Tai Xuan Sword and not let her out, okay?"

Gu Liangyuan nodded gently, and the Sword Servant immediately became overjoyed, chattering incessantly around Gu Liangyuan.

During this time, Gu Liangyuan also asked about the identity of the 'Niangniang' the Sword Servant mentioned, but the Sword Servant could not answer.

Although her thoughts seemed no different from an ordinary person's, in reality, before Gu Liangyuan awakened her, she had only been outside for a few minutes.

It was 'Niangniang' who used the method of enlightenment, which allowed her to possess normal human thinking.

After listening, Gu Liangyuan felt as if he were a chess piece on a board; it seemed every step was within the calculations of that mysterious 'Niangniang' the Sword Servant spoke of.