193: Chapter 193: A Lonely Grave on the Mountain Top Holds a Mystery; The Iron Sword Inheritance is Entered into One's Possession

Ye Qing stood before the simple bluestone grave, his gaze resting on the black iron sword that was mostly covered in rust.

He could feel that within this seemingly ordinary iron sword, a faint, ethereal Sword Intent fluctuation was emanating, as if it were calling out to him.

He stepped forward, reached out to grasp the cold hilt, and gave a gentle pull.

The iron sword did not budge, as if it were one with the entire mountain peak.

He raised an eyebrow slightly and increased his strength, but the iron sword remained as if rooted in place, showing no reaction at all.

"Interesting."

He stopped trying to force the sword out and instead sank his consciousness into the iron sword, using his own Chaos Sword Intent to communicate with the faint Sword Intent hidden within the blade.

Hum—!!!

The moment his Sword Intent made contact with the Sword Intent inside the iron sword, the rusted blade jolted violently!

The mottled rust on the sword fell away, revealing a flash of sword light as clear as autumn water!

A condensed Sword Intent surged along his arm and into his Sea of Consciousness, transforming into an incomplete sword technique—the Nine Nether Void-Breaking Sword.

This sword technique followed a path of trickery and sharpness, focusing on breaking through defenses with a single point to deliver a fatal blow.

"The Nine Nether Void-Breaking Sword... it actually shares some similarities with the Heaven-Devouring Sword Intent I obtained from the Heavenly Demon Emperor."

Ye Qing quickly browsed through the sword technique and already had a plan in mind.

He did not Cultivate it immediately, but instead firmly memorized the sword technique before turning his gaze toward the bluestone grave.

"Senior, this Junior did not intend to disturb your eternal rest. Since you have left behind this Legacy, this Junior shall accept it. If I achieve any success in the future, I will never forget your kindness in gifting me this sword."

He bowed solemnly toward the grave.

Then, he gripped the black longsword again—now stripped of its rust and revealing its true appearance—and gave it a gentle pull.

This time, the longsword came out easily.

The blade was about three feet and three inches long, entirely deep black, as if it could absorb the surrounding light. A faint, ethereal gleam flowed along the edge, emitting a cold and dangerous aura.

"A fine sword! Although its grade is not particularly high, its material and craftsmanship are top-tier. Moreover, this sword seems to hide a trace of... Nine Nether energy?"

Ye Qing toyed with the black longsword, a look of satisfaction appearing in his eyes.

He placed the longsword into his Storage Pouch, searched the area around the grave one more time to ensure nothing else was missed, and then turned to walk down the Sword-Mark Mountain.

He was not in a hurry to seek other Opportunities; instead, he found a relatively secluded valley to carefully study and contemplate the Nine Nether Void-Breaking Sword, cross-referencing it with the sword theories he had learned from the Scripture Pavilion.

He discovered that this sword technique truly had its own unique merits. In particular, the exposition on "breaking the Void Realm" shared many commonalities with the Law of Void he had realized.

"If I can achieve Fusion between this Nine Nether Void-Breaking Sword and my Chaos Sword Dao, I might be able to derive an entirely new, more lethal sword technique."

His heart stirred, and he began to attempt an initial Fusion of the two different sword Dao concepts.

This process was not smooth. After all, the concepts of the two sword Daos originated from different systems; attempting to force a Fusion would inevitably create conflict.

But he was not impatient. He probed bit by bit and adjusted little by little, like walking a tightrope, carefully searching for that delicate balance point between the two sword Daos.

He sat there for several days.