102: Chapter 102 Qi and Blood Surge Wildly! Rushing into the Divine Aperture!

Su Lin followed Gu Jianhao to a vast Sword Pool.

Inside the Sword Pool, countless longswords hovered in the air, which was truly astonishing.

"This is..." Su Lin silently gasped.

As expected of the Sword Venerable, to think he actually possessed such a massive Sword Pool.

This Sword Pool looked incredibly impressive; a massive formation on the ground emitted a faint glow, sending out ripples like lake water in all directions.

The Sword Pool was shrouded by countless longswords, even more spectacular than Master Gu's Sword Pavilion.

"Go in. The Sword Pool baptism starts now." Gu Jianhao watched as Su Lin stood there, stunned and motionless.

"Why are you dazed? Are you afraid?"

Su Lin shook his head and said, "This Sword Pool is too big. Where should I go?"

"Just go to the very center of that formation. Everything will begin once you reach there."

Without hesitation, Su Lin took a few steps and entered the center of the formation.

The moment he stood on the Formation Eye, all the longswords began to tremble, and surprisingly, the tips of every sword pointed directly at him.

"This..." Being pointed at by countless longswords, Su Lin still felt a little nervous.

Gu Jianhao let out a hearty laugh. "Don't be afraid, I won't harm you."

"If the baptism is successful, you might even be able to enter the Divine Aperture Realm in one go. This Sword Pool is particularly beneficial for the Divine Aperture Realm."

"Do you know what the Divine Aperture Realm is?" Gu Jianhao suddenly asked.

Su Lin shook his head and said, "I only know it is the realm above the Meridian Opening Realm. I don't know its specific meaning, but judging by the name, it should involve opening Divine Apertures."

"Smart. It is indeed as simple as opening Divine Apertures. However, Divine Apertures are not easy to open. Not only do you need Blood Vitality, but your own foundation must also be sufficiently solid and pure."

Gu Jianhao nodded. "If your foundation is unstable or impure, even if you have tens of thousands of Blood Vitality, trying to open a single Divine Aperture is as difficult as ascending to heaven."

"Generally, to ascend one level in the Divine Aperture Realm, you need to open three Divine Apertures. Typically, reaching the perfection of the Divine Aperture Realm means opening a total of thirty Divine Apertures."

"However, thirty Divine Apertures is only for normal Divine Aperture martial artists. More powerful ones can open over fifty, and those peerless geniuses can even open eighty or ninety."

Gu Jianhao looked at Su Lin with expectation in his eyes. "And those legendary super martial artists are said to be able to open over 95 Divine Apertures, and there are even rumors of people opening 99."

"The more Divine Apertures you open, the stronger you are. Sometimes a first-level Divine Aperture practitioner doesn't even fear a second-level one, because if the former has opened enough apertures, they can easily crush even an ordinary second-level practitioner."

"Your Blood Vitality has already reached 9600 points. If you don't reach the Divine Aperture Realm during these two months of summer vacation, don't blame me for beating you."

"If you can't reach the Divine Aperture Realm after my training, that would be too embarrassing for me! Your task is to quickly enter the Divine Aperture Realm within these two months and open as many apertures as possible."

Su Lin nodded. So the Sword Venerable wanted to quickly improve his realm; this was exactly what he thought.

Once at Shenglong University, only by having a higher realm, higher Blood Vitality, and more opened Divine Apertures could one earn the respect of others.

People there wouldn't give you any special treatment just because you were the top scorer of Tiannan Province; there were too many top scorers at Shenglong University.

If you were just an ordinary top scorer, you might even be mocked and humiliated by the geniuses there.

Just then, Gu Jianhao's voice came again. "However, getting you into the Divine Aperture Realm is just the first task, merely a foundation."

"The main reason I let you enter the Sword Pool is to have you cultivate a Sword Embryo."

"A Sword Embryo?"

"That's right. Only with a Sword Embryo does the path of a powerful swordsman begin. If you want the Sword Saint to acknowledge you, or even shock the Sword Saint, you cannot be without a Sword Embryo, and it must be an incredibly powerful one."

"With a Sword Embryo, all your sword techniques will see a leap in improvement!"

"So, time is tight and the task is heavy. Do you know what kind of devilish training you will undergo in these two months?"

White light appeared in Gu Jianhao's hand, and he struck the formation with his palm. After the light entered, the Sword Pool vibrated violently, as if a massive machine had awakened.

"Let's begin now."

Boom, boom, boom! Countless sword auras rose from the entire Sword Pool, like raging white flames. Su Lin immediately felt countless incredibly sharp sword auras penetrating his body, sweeping through him continuously.

Su Lin frowned tightly, immediately sat cross-legged, and circulated his Blood Vitality to resist these sword auras.

He felt that if he wasn't careful, his entire body would be destroyed by these sword auras, like a popped balloon.

Stinging pain spread throughout Su Lin's body. He closed his eyes, and a drop of cold sweat slid down his forehead.

At this moment, a sword aura storm seemed to be raging inside his body. His Blood Vitality covered his meridians and bones, struggling to resist this storm.

"For your first Sword Pool baptism, lasting three minutes is enough."

"Rest assured, no matter what injuries you sustain, as long as you don't die, I can save you."

Su Lin's whole body trembled slightly. The crazy storm inside his body easily destroyed the protection of his Blood Vitality, crazily ravaging his meridians and bones.

Su Lin knew this was reshaping his foundation, making his impure foundation clearer. As long as he could endure it, he would surely be reborn afterward.

However, wanting to endure the first Sword Pool baptism was nothing but a pipe dream.

Su Lin had already anticipated that after this baptism, he would have to lie in bed unable to move for at least three days, because the damage these sword auras caused him was too great.

A stream of blood flowed from the corner of Su Lin's mouth. He wiped it away quickly, then took out a cup of milk tea, opened it rapidly, and gulped it down.

Seeing Su Lin suddenly start drinking milk tea, Gu Jianhao let out a soft exclamation. "Oh? milk tea again?"

Gu Jianhao noticed that no matter what critical moment it was, Su Lin would take out milk tea. Could milk tea be so important to him? Psychological suggestion?

While Gu Jianhao was pondering, an astonishing change occurred, immediately snapping him back to reality.

Even Gu Jianhao was surprised and let out a sound when he saw the astonishing change in the Sword Pool.

The Sword Pool was like a rising sea wave, with Su Lin at the center, and astonishing fluctuations were spreading out like a tide.

The pain on Su Lin's face was swept away, and now his face looked completely relaxed.

[You drank a sip of milk tea, sword aura damage reduced by 20%]

[You drank a sip of milk tea, sword aura damage reduced by 50%]

At this moment, Su Lin could not feel any pain at all; instead, a warm current spread from his Dantian.

An incredibly comfortable feeling spread from his Dantian to his entire body.

Not only that, but Su Lin's Blood Vitality was soaring rapidly.

[Blood Vitality + 111]

[Blood Vitality + 207]

[Blood Vitality + 480]

[Blood Vitality + 523]

Three minutes passed in the blink of an eye. Gu Jianhao did not remind Su Lin. Or rather, he himself was stunned at this moment and had long forgotten to remind Su Lin.

Su Lin's aura at the center of the Sword Pool was rising steadily.

"He broke through!?"

"He reached the Divine Aperture Realm! So fast!!"