64: Section 64

A brilliant Sword Qi swept out, bursting forth like the light that split the heavens.

Intense Sword Intent attached to it, tearing all the surviving vegetation within a radius of dozens of feet into powder, and even the rocks suddenly burst open, scattering in all directions.

Facing such terrifying Sword Qi, the Golden-Winged Great Peng's sharp eyes instinctively narrowed slightly.

Its claws extended, trying to snap the Sword Qi as it had before.

However...

Boom!

As a deafening explosion suddenly sounded.

The brilliant sword light surged forth, soaring into the sky like a blazing sun, its dazzling sharpness overflowing, instantly cutting through the Golden-Winged Great Peng's golden feathers and leaving a terrifying, bone-deep wound on its body.

The next moment.

It let out a wail, directly flying backward and crashing onto the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

It lay on the ground.

Its entire body was covered in blood, its aura extremely weak, and all of its Meridians and bones had been severed by Chu Mo's single sword strike!

"Are you willing to submit to me?"

Chu Mo came before the Golden-Winged Great Peng and asked.

"Caw!"

At this moment, the Golden-Winged Great Peng was barely breathing, appearing extremely weak.

But its eyes still held an untamed look.

It tried to struggle to its feet, but its wings moved, yet were powerless to support it.

Seeing this scene.

Chu Mo knew that this Golden-Winged Great Peng was likely extremely proud, and to subdue it, he would need to tame its wildness.

Thinking this.

He said no more, turning and walking into the cave, intending to leave the Golden-Winged Great Peng to stew for a while.

Although its injuries were severe, it wouldn't die anytime soon.

The cave was not deep, but it was somewhat narrow.

After walking for about a moment, Chu Mo saw that the area ahead suddenly opened up.

A wide underground cave appeared before him.

It was like a stalactite cave.

The cave was very spacious, with nothing else inside, only a clear, shimmering, crystal-clear sword embryo suspended in mid-air.

Sword cries echoed through the cave, sharp Sword Intent raged around, and a brilliant auspicious Qi steamed, accompanied by the circulation of Dao Law, appearing quite mystical.

"Innate Sword Embryo!"

Looking at this object, Chu Mo's eyes immediately lit up with joy.

And at this moment.

The sword embryo seemed to sense an outsider intruding, suddenly humming and emitting a sword cry, then a sharp Sword Intent rushed towards Chu Mo.

"It's only at the sword embryo stage, yet it has already nurtured Sword Intent?"

Chu Mo's face showed surprise, but he did not panic.

Although this sword embryo already possessed Sword Intent, it had not fully formed, so its Sword Intent was not profound, merely at the beginner level, which Chu Mo could suppress with ease.

As expected.

As the Sword Intent rushed forward, Chu Mo's internal Sword Intent surged forth, and the Dao of the Sword Qi formed a Domain around him, immediately suppressing that sharp Sword Intent.

After doing all this.

Chu Mo stepped forward to the sword embryo and grabbed it.

However.

At that very moment, the sword embryo trembled and resisted, generating some Sword Qi that invaded Chu Mo's body through his arm.

"Behave!"

Chu Mo tightened his grip, unleashing thirty percent of his Sword Intent without reservation, crashing down like Mount Tai.

Upon sensing such terrifying Sword Dao suppression, this sword embryo immediately ceased its movements.

It now appeared much more docile.

Seeing this.

Chu Mo nodded with satisfaction, then examined it carefully.

Holding the sword embryo in his hand, he clearly perceived just how terrifying the power it contained was.

Although it had not yet formed into a true sword, the killing aura it contained was already extremely sharp.

The Qing Suo Sword he had obtained earlier was already Earth Rank quality.

But in front of this sword embryo, it was like the light of a firefly compared to the bright moon, utterly insignificant.

"What quality is this sword embryo?"

Chu Mo was somewhat curious.

After thinking for a moment.

He moved his mind, pricked his finger, and then dripped blood onto the sword embryo.

"Buzz!"

The blood was absorbed, and a brilliant stream of light immediately flashed on the sword embryo.

The next moment.

Chu Mo discovered that he seemed to have gained some inexplicable connection with this sword embryo.

And at the same time.

He also felt a spiritual consciousness contained within the sword embryo.

This should be its Artifact Spirit.

As his mind made contact, a voice appeared in his mind.

"Master."

The voice was tender, like that of a small child.

"You are the Artifact Spirit within this sword embryo, do you know what this sword is called, and what its origin is?"

Chu Mo asked.

The Artifact Spirit replied: "I don't know the origin of this sword embryo either; I only know that I was born from heaven and earth. As for what I'm called, I ask Master to bestow a name!"

"The naming isn't urgent for now; we'll talk about it after it's fully formed."

Chu Mo said, "As for you, how long have you been born?"

"I've been here ever since I Awakened my sentience; I don't know how long it's been," the Artifact Spirit said.

It seemed to realize that it knew nothing.

So after speaking, it said with some trepidation: "Master, can you please not erase my sentience? Although I don't know these things, I can grow very quickly and can cooperate with you, Master, to make this sword even more powerful."

Its voice carried anxiety.

After all, having finally gained sentience, it naturally did not wish to return to a state of unconsciousness.

As for Chu Mo.

Upon hearing this, a contemplative expression appeared on his face.

Chu Mo had seen records of Magic Treasures that had given birth to Artifact Spirits when he was in the Taichu Holy Land.

If a Magic Treasure with an Artifact Spirit cooperates with its Master, it can unleash extremely terrifying power, and even possesses autonomous means of self-defense, resisting enemies, and killing, making its power quite formidable.

However, if it does not cooperate, it will weaken the Magic Treasure's power.

This was an extremely unstable factor.

Therefore, some strong Martial Artists who pursued stability would rather choose to weaken the Martial Artist's spirituality than erase the Artifact Spirit.

Initially, Chu Mo had also entertained this thought.

However, after some consideration, he dismissed it.

Ordinary strong Martial Artists erase sentience to prevent the Artifact Spirit from not cooperating.

But with his talent, any Artifact Spirit with aspirations should know that following him would lead to a great future, and it was highly likely to advance further to become a flawless sacred weapon or even the legendary Supreme Emperor Weapon.

Under such circumstances.

Who would destroy their own future?

Thinking of this.