1: Chapter 1 Destiny, Divine Connection

Mianzhu Mountain, Qingwei Sword Sect, Outer Courtyard.

Inside a bamboo hut.

Yu Xiu looked up at the sunlight filtering through the bamboo slats, feeling as if in a dream.

"Breaking the shackles in one fell swoop, only today do I know who I am!"

He wore a light cyan robe, his figure tall and well-proportioned, his thick black hair tied up with a green bamboo hairpin, and his appearance was exceptionally handsome (only half a point less than the readers reading this in front of the screen).

Yu Xiu felt a sudden inspiration and inexplicably thought of this fitting line.

Sixteen years since his Reincarnation into this world, and today, with the tide signal from the Qiantang River, his memories of his past life suddenly awakened. Everything seemed different now.

Just then, two youths also wearing light cyan robes passed by outside the bamboo hut.

One of the younger, honest-looking youths hurriedly bowed his head and cupped his hands: "Greetings, Senior Brother."

The slightly older youth beside him forced a smile at Yu Xiu, then pulled the younger one away, quickening their pace.

"You've only just entered the Sect, so I'll do you a favor as your Senior Brother: don't get involved with that Yu Xiu, lest you suffer the consequences!" the older one warned.

"Why?" the younger one asked, confused.

"About a year ago, this Senior Brother Yu Xiu happened to see a fellow disciple, 'Fang Jibai', breaking through his Realm using 'sacrificial evil arts'. There were eight victims, all eight-year-old girls whose life charts were said to be complementary to his. Fortunately, Yu Xiu intervened in time and saved those eight girls."

"Later, a law enforcement Senior Brother from the Outer Courtyard found out, abolished Fang Jibai's entire cultivation, and threw him into the Earth Fire Dungeon, where he died after suffering three years of erosion by fire poison."

The older youth sighed: "This was originally a good deed, but the trouble is that Fang Jibai has a powerful older brother in the Inner Courtyard. Because of Fang Jibai's affair, he was also implicated and lost his qualification to advance to the Main Sect."

The younger youth was shocked: "So this Senior Brother Yu Xiu ruined the path of Fang Jibai's brother and is now being held a grudge against?"

The older youth shook his head: "For the past year, although we haven't seen any moves from Fang Jibai's brother in the Inner Courtyard against Yu Xiu, everyone knows this matter isn't over. Who knows when Yu Xiu might just die!"

"Anyone who is on good terms with him would surely be implicated by Fang Jibai's brother, wouldn't they?"

The younger youth said indignantly: "Can't the Sect manage Fang Jibai's brother? Senior Brother Yu Xiu saved eight lives and reported a fellow disciple for using evil arts; shouldn't the Sect do something about it?"

The older youth sighed helplessly: "Fang Jibai's brother hasn't made a move in the past year, so the Sect can't just go and cause trouble for him without reason, and he has already suffered the consequences."

"Furthermore, Yu Xiu has been in the Outer Courtyard for nearly three years. In the Four Stages of Ascending Dragon, he is still stuck at the first stage and cannot enter the second. Clearly, his Aptitude is insufficient. According to Sect rules, if one cannot achieve a Breakthrough within three years, one must go out to gain experience and hone their Sword Intent."

"It's fine while in the Outer Courtyard, as no one dares to play dirty easily, but once you leave the Outer Courtyard, you could die without even knowing how!"

After saying this, he sighed and walked away.

Outside the bamboo hut, Yu Xiu heard everything clearly.

Fang Jibai's brother!

'Fang Jiming!'

'Stuck at the first stage of the Ascending Dragon Realm!'

'Sent out to gain experience!'

Yu Xiu suddenly chuckled.

Dangerous?

No!

Everything is different now.

Yu Xiu silently opened the mental interface that had awakened along with his memories of his past life.

[Destiny: Connecting to the Divine (Training any martial art, Cultivation Technique, secret technique, etc., to Perfection can permanently increase Comprehension Ability and lifespan, with no upper limit)]

[Comprehension Ability: 9]

[Lifespan: 16 / 84]

[Realm: Ascending Dragon Realm, First Stage, Leakless, Late Stage (481 / 500)]

[Leakless Realm Cultivation Technique: Tide-Rising Sword Art Ten Chapters (Chapter 1 Major Achievement (295 / 300), Chapter 2 Major Achievement (293 / 300), Chapter 3 Major Achievement (293 / 300), Chapter 4...), Unfixed Sword Art Ten Chapters (Chapter 1 Major Achievement (296 / 300), Chapter 2 (296 / 300), Chapter 3...)]

[Basic Cultivation Technique: 《Basic Sword Skills》 Sixteen Chapters (Chapter 1 Major Achievement (99 / 100), Chapter 2 Major Achievement (99 / 100)...)]

[Leakless Realm Martial Arts: Three Winters Sword Major Achievement (294 / 300), Returning Goose Sword Major Achievement (288 / 300), 《Drifting Wind Sword》 Major Achievement (298 / 300)]

Yu Xiu tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth, but ultimately couldn't hold back.

The proficiency interface goes without saying; once verified, it is verified forever. Martial arts once learned can never be forgotten and will never regress.

And this isn't even the most exaggerated part. The most exaggerated part is the Destiny, Connecting to the Divine.

It can permanently increase Comprehension Ability and lifespan without any upper limit.

'9 points of Comprehension Ability, you say my potential is insufficient, I won't argue with you.'

'Then, when I have 10,000 points of Comprehension Ability, what will you call me?'

And lifespan, needless to say.

'This sword strike has 100,000 years of cultivation; can you block it?'

So, with a cheat, how should I use it?

Kick the nursing home at the foot of the Southern Mountain?

Punch the kindergarten at the Northern Sea?

From now on, act tough and slap faces all the way to the Peak of life?

None of that.

Yu Xiu only had two words in his mind.

Develop, develop, and just keep developing!

A Late Stage cheat should be played with a Late Stage strategy.

Stay steady, don't be reckless!

Stack Comprehension Ability, stack lifespan; in the Late Stage, I am invincible!

He has practiced so many Cultivation Techniques, so many sword skills, totaling thirty-nine in all.

Among them, thirty-six are Cultivation Techniques, and three are sword skills.

And they are all at the Realm of Major Achievement, approaching Perfection. All of these can be converted into Comprehension Ability, and all can be converted into lifespan.

If he trains all of them to Perfection, his Comprehension Ability will skyrocket; if he doesn't take off, who will?

But through the interface, Yu Xiu also intuitively discovered his own shortcomings for the first time.

'No wonder I've been cultivating for nearly three years but have never been able to break through to the second stage of the Ascending Dragon Realm!'

So, the problem lies here.

He has practiced many Cultivation Techniques and sword skills, but none have reached Perfection.

Many skills, but none refined.

This wasn't because Yu Xiu was greedy and couldn't chew, but because the path of martial arts cultivation is not transparent enough.

Like those basic Cultivation Techniques and sword skills, the ten chapters of Tide-Rising Sword Art, the ten chapters of Unfixed Sword Art, etc., Yu Xiu had practiced them to Major Achievement, approaching Perfection.

Therefore, in Yu Xiu's previous perception, he thought it was Perfection.

The problem was that he thought it was Perfection, but in reality, it was still a little bit off, just a little bit.

But on the path of cultivation, being off by this little bit is far more than just a little bit.

Not knowing that one's cultivation is not full is, as you can imagine, fatal.

This is not just Yu Xiu's personal problem; countless cultivators will encounter this problem.

But with the interface, it's different. Whether it's Perfection or not, he can see it at a glance, and he can also see at a glance how much is missing from Perfection.

No joke, even without the Destiny, Connecting to the Divine, just having this interface would save Yu Xiu at least half the hard work on the path of cultivation and allow him to go much further.

And with the Destiny, Connecting to the Divine, his future is limitless.

Additionally, it is worth mentioning that the reason Yu Xiu practiced so many Cultivation Techniques and sword skills was not because he was greedy.

It was the Sect itself.

Qingwei Sword Sect has two lineages.

One lineage practices the 'Sword in the Hand', which is the lineage Yu Xiu belongs to.

The cultivation path of this lineage is to integrate Cultivation Techniques into sword skills; the faster the sword skills are practiced, the faster the cultivation speed and progress will improve.

It gradually fuses with the Sword in the Hand, eventually producing supreme Sword Intent, where all things can be used as a sword.

There is another lineage that practices the 'Sword in Heart'. This lineage places more emphasis on root bones and Aptitude, and has extremely strict requirements for accepting disciples.

They practice a 'Sword Qi' in their hearts. When cultivated to a profound level, they can transform the body into a sword; breathing out a breath is supreme Sword Qi, capable of splitting mountains and chopping seas.

A single strand of hair can also show sharpness, capable of cutting gold and iron.

Realm: Four Stages of Ascending Dragon (Leakless, Qi Circulation, Qi Sea, Life Spring), Great Four Passes (Five Viscera, Five Elements, Five Divinities, Divine Heart)