50: Second Disciple: Chaos Sword Body

Zizhu Peak, early morning!

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully signing in, obtaining five thousand years of Cultivation!"

"Ding! Obtained a Dao-Grade treasure — the Primordial Sword Embryo!"

"Ding! Obtained ten Emperor-Grade Cultivation Techniques: "Supreme Profound Sword Scripture," "Burning Heaven Battle Canon," "Primordial Dao Art"..."

Gu Changge's fingertips caressed the newly condensed Spiritual Qi, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.

The System was as generous as ever, immediately granting ten Emperor-Grade Cultivation Techniques.

It even covered a hundred great Daos, which was quite a generous gift for the Azure Profound Sect.

"Once the Sect Grand Competition is over, I'll send the Cultivation Techniques to Xuan Yangzi and open the Azure Cloud Secret Realm."

As the thought crossed his mind, the System prompt sounded again:

"Ding! Triggered a limited-time mission: [Adding a Sapling to Purple Bamboo]"

"Mission Requirement: Recruit a second Personal Disciple with Aptitude no lower than Saint-Grade."

"Mission Reward: Invincible Domain expanded to a radius of one million li."

Gu Changge raised an eyebrow; the System had assigned another mission.

He glanced at Xiao Ruobai, who was practicing calligraphy and Cultivating nearby. He could basically Cultivate on his own and didn't require much worry from Gu Changge.

For the sake of this Invincible Domain, taking another Disciple wouldn't hurt.

With this million-li Invincible Domain, it would cover almost half of the Eastern Domain.

While Saint-Grade Aptitude was rare, with the Eye of Illusory Breaking, finding it wouldn't be too difficult.

He lightly tapped the armrest with his fingertips, his Divine Sense instantly spreading out, and the Eye of Illusory Breaking pierced through the clouds.

"Perfect. I'll take this Opportunity to see how many good saplings are still buried in this world."

Gu Changge's Divine Sense, like a river pouring down from the heavens, instantly traversed hundreds of millions of li of territory, sweeping past the Azure Profound Sect, Myriad Law Pavilion, and Burning Heaven Palace in Xuan Province as if they were just a few specks of dust.

These forces, which dominated Xuan Province, were but a drop in the ocean in the broader world.

As Gu Changge's Divine Sense explored, Heaven-Grade and King-Grade Aptitudes were scattered like stars, yet none caught Gu Changge's Dharma Eye.

It wasn't until his Divine Sense reached the Central Province that the Eye of Illusory Breaking suddenly captured a faint but pure golden light—it was a young man Cultivating before a stone tablet.

His Cultivation had already reached the Purple Mansion Realm.

Gu Changge's Divine Sense paused. It was a Low Grade Saint-Grade Aptitude, which barely met the requirements for taking a Disciple.

Just as Gu Changge hesitated whether to take him as a Disciple, his Divine Sense swept over the young man's waist token—the Dark Iron Token of the Supreme Profound Holy Land glinted coldly under the scorching sun.

"He already belongs to a force. Young man, this Opportunity is a pity."

He chuckled softly, and his Divine Sense receded like a tide.

The Supreme Profound Holy Land was located in the Central Province, an ancient force with a long Legacy. Since this young man was its Disciple, he naturally had no interest in interfering.

His Divine Sense continued to extend, sweeping across more than half of the Eastern Domain.

Three more Saint-Grade Aptitude halos flashed by, but unfortunately, all had already been taken in by various Holy Lands.

"They're all clustered together."

Gu Changge shook his head.

These Holy Land Sects had long laid out an inescapable net. Any saplings with Saint-Grade Aptitude would be taken into their fold as soon as they were born. How could they easily wander among the common people?

Just as he was about to withdraw his Divine Sense, the edge of the Eye of Illusory Breaking suddenly glowed with a faint Chaos color.

That light was more subdued than the golden light of Saint-Grade Aptitude, yet it contained a sharpness that could tear through heaven and earth.

That wisp of Chaos light pierced through layers of Domains and finally settled deep within the Forbidden Ground of the Great Yan Holy Land in Yu Province.

Gu Changge's Divine Sense, like a sharp edge, pierced through the nine layers of Restrictions outside the Forbidden Ground, and the sight before him made his eyes instantly turn cold—

On the altar in the center of the Forbidden Ground, a young man was nailed to a stone pillar by seven dark iron stakes inscribed with soul-suppressing curses. His shoulder blades and Dantian were pierced by specially made spirit-locking nails.

Faint golden Chaos Sword Qi was being drawn out along the nails, condensing into a constantly shrinking ball of light in mid-air.

His entire body was scorched black by runes, and the flesh on his chest had been forcibly gouged out, revealing the beating Origin of his Sword Body beneath. That Origin was like a flickering candle in the wind; each flicker was accompanied by the young man's suppressed groans of pain.

Three old men dressed in the robes of Great Yan Holy Land Elders surrounded the altar. The leader held a bone blade glowing with a faint green poisonous light, its surface inscribed with "Spirit Devouring Runes," slowly approaching the young man's chest.

"The time has come. After the Chaos Sword Body Origin is stripped, it will be integrated into our Holy Land's Great Yan Sword Embryo. Within a thousand years, it will surely forge a Supreme Emperor Weapon!"

"By then, our Holy Land will possess a second Supreme Emperor Weapon and become the most powerful Holy Land in the Eastern Domain."

The gray-robed Elder's voice was sinister, his eyes so greedy they almost dripped blood.

"Such a Heaven-Defying Physique should not have fallen to a mere mortal child. It is only right that it belongs to our Holy Land!"

"Senior Brother is right."

The white-robed Elder beside him licked his chapped lips, forming a hand seal with his fingertips. The runes on the altar suddenly surged.

"This kid is struggling fiercely. Add more Restrictions, don't let the Origin scatter."

Blood foam overflowed from the young man's throat, staining his clothes, yet he still used his last strength to roar.

"My parents sent me to the Holy Land back then, trusting that you would protect me! Yet you covet my Physique... If there is a next life, I will surely overturn your hypocritical Holy Land!"

"Still stubborn even at death's door. Even if a Great Emperor came, he couldn't save you!"

The gray-robed Elder's eyes sharpened, and the bone blade suddenly accelerated. Its tip had already touched the pulsating Origin, and the faint green poisonous light instantly corroded a black mark—

"Hmph, what big words."

A clear, icy voice suddenly exploded in the Forbidden Ground, shaking the rune halo violently.

The originally surging Sword Qi suddenly froze, and even the soul-suppressing curses on the dark iron stakes dimmed by three points.

The three Elders' expressions changed drastically, and they turned their heads sharply, only to see a green-robed figure standing at the entrance of the Forbidden Ground, having appeared at some unknown time.

The man stood with his hands behind his back. The Spiritual Qi around him seemed calm, yet it made the Spiritual Power within their bodies surge wildly as if encountering a nemesis. The hand holding the bone blade trembled uncontrollably.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into my Great Yan Holy Land's Forbidden Ground!"

The gray-robed Elder demanded, feigning fierceness, while secretly crushing a Jade Slip for help.

Gu Changge's Incarnation's gaze fell on the young man's chest wound. The Chaos Sword Body Origin had been nearly half corroded by the poisonous light, and wisps of black Qi were mixed in the faint golden stream. Clearly, if it were any slower, it would completely dissipate.

"A Holy Land with a million-year Legacy, actually committing such a despicable act of plundering Physiques."

He lightly tapped the Void Realm with his fingertips, the chill in his voice almost freezing the Forbidden Ground.

"I think the Great Yan Holy Land has no need to exist."

"You're courting death!"

The white-robed Elder roared, conjuring a long sword. The spirit-glowing sword body stabbed directly at Gu Changge's Face.

The Incarnation's eyes slightly chilled, and he flicked his finger.

Invisible Sword Qi surged like a tide, and the long sword instantly shattered inch by inch. The white-robed Elder screamed as he flew backward, dying instantly.

At this moment, dense sounds of rushing through the air came from outside the Forbidden Ground. Clearly, the Great Yan Holy Land's enforcement team had been drawn by the distress Jade Slip.

Seeing this, the gray-robed Elder sneered, "They came at just the right time! Daring to act wildly in my Great Yan Holy Land, you will surely die without a burial place!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Gu Changge's Incarnation slowly walked towards the altar. The dark iron stakes actually crumbled on their own as he approached.

"Today, no one can save you."

He condensed a wisp of Grandmist purple Qi on his fingertip and gently pressed it onto the young man's chest.

The purple Qi flowed into his body like a living creature. The Chaos Sword Body Origin suddenly erupted with dazzling golden light, forcing back the faint green poisonous light inch by inch. New tender flesh appeared on the scorched wound.

The young man stared blankly at the green-robed man before him, feeling a warm current spread along his Meridians. His originally scattered vision gradually cleared.

He could feel that although this Incarnation had not displayed its full power, it carried a terrifying pressure that could crush the entire Great Yan Holy Land, as if he could overturn the Forbidden Ground with a raised hand.

"You..."

The young man's voice was hoarse, carrying the bewilderment of someone who had escaped a great calamity.

Gu Changge's Incarnation smiled slightly and raised his hand to pull out the spirit-locking nails from the young man's body.

"From today on, you are my second Disciple."