69: Chapter 28 Sword Sect Competition

Chen Xuan was a person with boundaries, but sometimes, those boundaries could be skipped over.

fire spirit qi was much harder to find in the Southern Region than the other four types of spirit qi.

This was mostly because the distribution of fire-attribute Spiritual Veins was concentrated in the volcanoes of the Southern Great Swamp.

Furthermore, within the Southern Region, once any fire spirit qi appeared, it was immediately collected by the major Golden Core Master Sects, leaving almost no possibility for it to circulate outside.

Chen Xuan had been collecting for a long time, and the most frequent occurrence was water spirit qi; it could almost be said that the Southern Region was rich in water spirit qi, as it bordered the ocean and had numerous water veins.

Next was the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, which was rich in wood spirit qi, while the interior of the Southern Region was rich in metal and earth spirit qi.

Only fire spirit qi was relatively rare.

In his previous life, he had collected for decades and still hadn't managed to unlock the codex.

Now that he had come to the Liuyang Sword Sect, Liu Lili, as a direct descendant of the Central Province Liu Clan, naturally knew the inside story.

Chen Xuan had originally not wanted to associate with this woman; in the Liuyang Sword Sect, Liu Lili was synonymous with trouble.

Getting involved with her would inevitably lead to being pointed at by people from the Southern Sky Zhang Clan.

Chen Xuan did not have the time to deal with trivial matters; cultivation required purity and undivided focus.

Zhang Fan, the Qilin child of the Southern Sky Zhang Clan, had once sought him out.

He had made a declaration that left Chen Xuan dumbfounded: the general meaning was that although Liu Lili was enamored with Chen Xuan, he would still strive to prove himself and win back her heart.

Half a year later, at the Sect Grand Competition, he would prove himself!

Regarding this, Chen Xuan was truly speechless.

Were the people of the Liuyang Sword Sect all naive and sweet?

To think there were those who would delay their cultivation because of romance.

Since that day, in order to put an end to these lunatics and the harassment from Liu Lili, Chen Xuan had kept a notice of seclusion posted year-round.

Aside from completing Sect tasks, he almost never stepped out.

He focused on cultivating the Canglan Art, and finally, with the help of his Innate Sword Bone talent and several epiphanies, his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds, reaching the sixth level of Qi Refining and facing the bottleneck of the Late-stage Qi Refining.

Thinking this way, it was about time to go out for a trial.

Sword Cultivator—these two words represented breaking through realms and combat power.

Both came from trials.

Life-and-death experiences were the cornerstone of breaking through realms, and powerful combat ability and instincts also originated from this.

Since ancient times, there had been legends of Sword Cultivators breaking through realms at the fastest speed.

In this life, Chen Xuan naturally intended to act in the same way.

At this moment, listening to Chen Xuan's answer, Liu Lili's eyes immediately brimmed with smiles, and she was full of joy.

Sure enough, Mother was right; happiness must be fought for by oneself.

And the harder a man was to pursue, the more valuable he was.

Wouldn't you agree, you Golden Core Master seed with an Innate Sword Bone!

Liu Lili was originally a direct daughter of the Central Province Liu Clan, and her future husband would inevitably be a Golden Core Master.

Yet, after the Golden Core Master Old Ancestor within the clan learned of the karmic entanglement between the two, they surprisingly did not oppose her pursuit of Chen Xuan.

Instead, they encouraged it.

In her confusion, her mother made some inquiries and only then realized that this guy was extraordinary.

Back then, Golden Light Sword Elder Liu had discovered that someone had actually achieved Sword Light Differentiation during the Qi Refinement Stage; what kind of talent was that?

After entering the Sect, the Old Ancestor had seen at a glance that he possessed a special Physique.

Later, after checking, they discovered it was actually an Innate Sword Bone!

An Innate Sword Bone!

No wonder he could slay devilish cultivators and withstand Maitreya's attacks; such talent was absolutely not inferior to the special Physique of the Wine Sword Immortal, the founder of the Sect.

No wonder breaking through realms was as easy as drinking water, and his attainments in the Dao of the sword were absurdly high.

If his Divine Sense intensity were sufficient, he would probably have already achieved Sword Qi Condensing into Silk, which only a Golden Core Master could comprehend.

All in all, he was the best of his generation, and even steadily suppressed Zhang Fan, who had a High Grade Spiritual Root.

The latter, when it came down to it, had only relied on the Golden Core Master Old Ancestor within his clan to obtain the title of a Golden Core Master seed.

In the future, he would likely need a massive Opportunity to step into the Golden Core realm.

But with Chen Xuan's Aptitude,

"That's great! The Sect Grand Competition is the day after tomorrow. Once it ends, let's head out. I happen to need to prepare a thing or two; the fire-avoidance tools for the Southern Great Swamp need to be prepared in advance."

"Perhaps our luck will be amazing, and we might even be able to subdue a strange fire to use for Alchemy!"

In this world, strange fires had infinite wondrous uses—Alchemy, fighting enemies, tempering the body, and strengthening Meridians—they could be called extraordinary treasures.

Any strange fire that appeared on the market could often be auctioned for a sky-high price, especially among those Alchemy clans.

Chen Xuan nodded, watching Liu Lili skip away.

It was hard to imagine that beneath her fairy-like appearance lay a goofy Soul.

Chen Xuan entered his Immortal Cave.

The heavenly secret jade slip appeared:

[Today's Fortune: Average.]

[Today's Heavenly Secret: None.]

[Today's Destiny: Sword Cultivator.]

[Small Auspicious: Outside the Liuyang Sword Sect, in Wanjian Immortal City, a first-grade sword Spirit Beast has mutated and may advance to a second-grade Spirit Beast; obtaining it can help in comprehending sword Daoist Magic.]

[Medium Auspicious: A top-grade Magic Treasure has appeared within Canglong Peak of the Liuyang Sword Sect, waiting for a fated person; obtaining it allows one to suppress others of the same rank, becoming nearly invincible.]

[Great Ominous: Below Qingming Peak, Devilish Qi is surging; rashly investigating poses a risk of total destruction, but slaying it yields a Nascent Soul spiritual object.]

Chen Xuan first took a Medicinal Pill to restore mana, and then looked at them one by one.

Ever since he came to the Liuyang Sword Sect, there had been a Great Ominous Jade Slip message every time in the past six months, and Chen Xuan had checked them before.

This ominous thing was formless and intangible, more like a type of Heart Demon; in any case, it wasn't a boss he could fight right now, so he directly gave up on it.

The Small Auspicious Jade Slips rotated daily; if the luck was good, the gains would naturally be substantial, but today's fortune was average, so the luck was naturally mediocre.

This Medium Auspicious heavenly secret jade slip had also appeared many times, but one had to reach Foundation Establishment before being able to ascend to the Inheritance Hall of Canglong Peak to receive the Legacy, which was still far, far away.

Chen Xuan chose nothing and focused on his cultivation.

Two days passed.

The Sect Grand Competition began in full swing.

In the past, every time the Liuyang Sword Sect held a Sect Grand Competition, Disciples would fight to the death, resulting in tragic casualties; this was mostly because of the pride of Sword Cultivators—if they fought with real fire, one was bound to die.

Later, the rules of the Grand Competition were changed to breaking formations and killing enemies; thus, casualties were significantly reduced.

Furthermore, even if they were defeated, their Sword Heart would not shatter.

As fellow Sword Cultivators, it was very easy, after failure, to keep one's life but have one's Sword Heart shattered, leaving one's cultivation unable to make any progress.

When Chen Xuan arrived at the Sword Inquiry Peak square, the Disciples of this generation had already gathered.

Chen Xuan saw Elder Liu's figure from afar and immediately flew over.

"You're here," Elder Liu said indifferently.

"Yes, Junior Martial Uncle," Chen Xuan said, cupping his hands.

Currently, he was being watched by the Golden Core Master of the Sect, but it was said that they were still observing him.

Therefore, his identity was temporarily publicized as an Outer Sect Disciple, but the benefits he received were all according to the standard for a Golden Core Master seed.

Therefore, even without the resources of the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce, Chen Xuan drank spirit rice and spirit liquid like water, enjoying the third-grade High Grade Spiritual Vein within the Liuyang Sword Sect.

His cultivation could be said to be advancing by leaps and bounds.

Half an incense stick's time later, the time had arrived.

"Very well, Disciples. This year's Disciple Grand Competition begins now. The first round is flight speed—to the peak of Canglong Peak! Set off!"

"Those who do not arrive within the stipulated time will fail!"

As the voice fell, streaks of light almost whooshed away, covering a great distance in an instant.

Chen Xuan hung back leisurely; half an incense stick's time was completely enough.

Now, if he were to fully unleash his flight, he could arrive in one-tenth of an incense stick's time!

His speed was two to three times that of other Sword Cultivators.

This was the Innate Sword Bone.