Obtained the first level of sword technique

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Xiao Ming opened the secret manual. The first page was filled with text:

“I, Zhao Wuji, also known as Spirit Sword Emperor, am the founding patriarch of the Spirit Sword Sect. I have left the main cultivation technique I practiced in this waterfall cave, awaiting a fated individual to learn it.

The cultivation technique I left behind is called the Emperor-Grade Heaven-Shocking Art.

Emperor-Grade Heaven-Shocking Art: Its full name is Imperial Sky-Shocking Sword Art. It is a Heaven-tier sword-type cultivation technique, possessing the Metal attribute that can cut through everything. Its power is unparalleled and far surpasses cultivators of the same Cultivation Level.

Boy, you are very lucky!

Cultivating my sword art will be enough for you to walk proudly among cultivators of the same Cultivation Level!

My sword art has a total of twelve stages. Starting from the Xiantian Realm, each Cultivation Level can cultivate two stages. The twelve stages of the sword art will allow you to cultivate up to the Transformation Domain Realm.

The method to cultivate this sword art is: infuse your true qi into the secret manual. As long as your true qi is sufficient, you can open the pages to cultivate. Otherwise, you will need to advance your Cultivation Level before you can view the next page.

I have already placed a bottle of Xiantian Golden Spirit Liquid in the drawer of the stone table. After consuming the Golden Spirit Liquid, the power of this sword art will be greatly enhanced, and it will also accelerate the cultivation of the sword art.

Furthermore, after cultivating this sword art, there is a certain chance to gain the recognition of my tiangang sword. Whether you can obtain the tiangang sword or not depends on your destiny…”

Xiao Ming finished reading in one breath.

His heart surged with emotion.

A Heaven-tier sword-type cultivation technique, the Imperial Sky-Shocking Sword Art!

The Xiantian Golden Spirit Liquid, prepared in advance!

And, there was even a certain chance to gain the recognition of the tiangang sword!

The tiangang sword was the Spirit Sword Sect’s guardian spirit sword, the personal sword of the Spirit Sword Emperor back then, and also a super-powerful Heaven-tier sword artifact.

It must be said.

The Spirit Sword Emperor’s arrangements were extremely detailed, even preparing the Xiantian Golden Spirit Liquid.

With such abundant cultivation resources, and every aspect considered, let alone Xiao Ming, even an ordinary mortal who obtained these things would surely soar to greatness!

He let out a deep breath.

Xiao Ming reached out and opened the drawer of the stone table.

Indeed, inside lay a bottle of golden liquid, quietly containing Xiantian Golden Spirit Power.

He opened the stopper, and immediately, an indescribable sense of sharpness emanated from the bottle.

The Five Elements Power of heaven and earth—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—each had its own characteristics.

Metal was sharp and indestructible.

Wood was sturdy and could heal.

Water was soft and endless.

Fire was domineering and burned everything.

Earth was heavy and as strong as metal and stone.

This Imperial Sky-Shocking Sword Art possessed the Metal attribute, and when combined with Xiantian Golden Spirit Power, it could best unleash its indestructible sharpness.

Picking up the small bottle, Xiao Ming tilted his head back and drank it all!

The next moment, the liquid containing Golden Spirit Power seemed to transform into countless sharp sword blades, darting wildly within his body.

“I must quickly circulate the sword art to cultivate, otherwise, my internal organs might be torn apart by the sharp Golden Spirit Power.”

“Although I possess the Indestructible Sword Body, this level of injury won’t cause my demise, but intense pain is unavoidable…”

Xiao Ming hurriedly picked up the secret manual, intending to turn to the second page to view the specific cultivation method.

Indeed.

Without the infusion of true qi, the pages below were as hard as rock; even with all of Xiao Ming’s strength, he couldn’t turn them.

“Looking at this situation, it seems a restriction has been added?”

Xiao Ming raised his eyebrows.

Then, he mobilized the lightning true qi within his body and poured it vigorously into the second page.

Just as Xiao Ming’s lightning true qi was almost depleted, with a ‘clatter,’ the second page became soft.

It opened automatically.

Immediately.

A large amount of cultivation text and various images appeared before Xiao Ming’s eyes.

Xiao Ming dared not delay. He immediately sat cross-legged and began cultivating the technique on the page, simultaneously refining the Golden Spirit Power within his body.

Time passed bit by bit… Approximately three minutes later.

Xiao Ming suddenly opened his eyes.

Two half-meter-long, pale golden sword auras shot out from his eyes, slowly dissipating after a long while.

At this moment, Xiao Ming’s entire body surged with rich sword aura, and he himself resembled an peerless sharp sword.

He had successfully cultivated the first stage of the sword art!

The Golden Spirit Power he had drunk was also completely refined!

At this moment, the qi vortex in Xiao Ming’s Dantian had turned pale gold, and it occasionally flickered with lightning.

He now possessed both lightning and metal attribute powers.

Feeling the changes in his body, Xiao Ming was extremely satisfied.

“As expected of the Indestructible Sword Body. In just three short minutes, I have completed the first stage of the sword art.”

Joyfully, Xiao Ming opened his life script:

Name: Xiao Ming

Cultivation Level: Xiantian Realm Early Stage

Destiny: Ordinary Passerby (White)

Physique: Indestructible Sword Body (Heaven-tier)

Main Cultivation Technique: Imperial Sky-Shocking Sword Art First Stage (Heaven-tier)

True Qi Attributes: Lightning, Metal

Martial Skill: Xiantian Realm Grand River Sword Intent (Minor Accomplishment)

Life Script: Although the host has an ordinary white destiny, he has awakened the Heaven-tier Indestructible Sword Body and cultivated a Heaven-tier sword-type cultivation technique. He will achieve minor accomplishments in his life and eventually pass away peacefully without illness, sitting in meditation.

Recent Fortuitous Encounters: None… Xiao Ming’s life script had not undergone any significant changes.

“It seems that while the Emperor-Grade Heaven-Shocking Art is powerful, it still cannot change the trajectory of my life,” Xiao Ming mused. “If I don’t want to live a mediocre life, I must continue to gather fortuitous encounters and change my destiny level.”

“Only then can I change my life!”

Thinking this, Xiao Ming clenched his fists tightly.

In this world, there might be many born prodigies, but he would absolutely not resign himself to fate!

Why should geniuses dominate the world and look down on all living beings, while he was destined to pass away peacefully without illness, sitting in meditation?

That vast empire belonged not only to the geniuses but also to Xiao Ming!

He put away the secret manual.

Xiao Ming’s body swayed, and he flew out of the cave.

Breaking through the rushing white waterfall, Xiao Ming emerged outside.

Looking back, he saw the hundred-meter-high waterfall cascading down from the mountain peak, splashing water everywhere and creating a roaring sound.

Xiao Ming remained silent, extending two fingers.

His two fingers, held together like a sword, then fiercely slashed across the waterfall from left to right!

With a ‘sizzle’!

A pale golden sword aura several meters long, accompanied by lightning, horizontally slashed across the white waterfall!

“Boom!!”

The sword aura was sharp, and the lightning bright, directly cutting the waterfall in half!

At this moment, the waterfall seemed to stop flowing, and the air between heaven and earth roared incessantly.

“The power of the first stage of the sword art is indeed formidable. Even without a weapon, the sword aura I unleash is so sharp and domineering.”

“However, without a weapon, I cannot unleash stronger sword techniques.”

Xiao Ming slowly retracted his fingers, speaking with a slight regret.

The first stage of the sword art could not only conjure lightning and metal attribute sword aura out of thin air but, more importantly, it could also unleash a sword technique called Hundred Shadow Frenzy Slash.

One sword strike, a hundred sword shadows!

As long as he had a sword in hand, Xiao Ming could unleash the full power of this sword technique.

After the sword aura horizontally slashed the waterfall, Xiao Ming turned his head to look at the core area of the Spirit Sword Sect.

There, stood the sect’s ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall not only enshrined the spirit tablets of the sect’s past leaders but also housed the Spirit Sword Sect’s guardian spirit sword, the tiangang sword!

Xiao Ming’s earlier sword aura slash at the waterfall was partly to test his own strength, and partly in hopes of gaining the tiangang sword’s recognition.

Because his aura, after slashing the waterfall, had already spread out.

“I have already cultivated the Imperial Sky-Shocking Sword Art. Logically speaking, there should be a certain chance to gain the tiangang sword’s recognition…” Xiao Ming’s eyes flickered, a hint of anticipation in his expression.