83: Incident

Several days later. In the quiet room.

Boom.

One by one, the sword heart stones shattered, releasing wisps of Sword Dao True Intent.

Under the absorption of his Spiritual Sense, the Sword Dao True Intent gathered, transforming into a true dragon of the Sword Dao that pierced through his brow and merged into his Soul Sea.

In an instant, the Soul Sea trembled. The golden sword soul at its center continuously devoured the Sword Dao True Intent, while a blurry, sword-shaped phantom faintly emerged around it—this was the Heavenly Sword Aspect.

As the Sword Dao True Intent was consumed, the hilt, the blade... the Heavenly Sword phantom became increasingly solid, gradually emitting a pressure resembling God Viewing. Only the tip of the sword remained.

Li Jiangchen grabbed three sword soul Grasses and absorbed them. Immediately, his sword soul grew stronger once more. His Spiritual Sense soared, as if his soul had left his body, flying out of the Dragon Gate Inn, out of Giant Sword City, arriving high in the sky, gazing toward the Heavenly Sword Mountain that pierced the clouds.

Whoosh—A vast Sword Intent radiated from the main body of the Heavenly Sword. A wisp of Sword Intent shot out, faintly merging into Li Jiangchen's Divine Soul.

God Viewing.

The most important step in condensing the God Viewing aspect was to intercept the intent of the divine aspect.

The moment the Sword Intent merged, the sword soul trembled. Li Jiangchen's body shuddered; he felt as if he were carrying Mount Tai on his back, giving rise to a sense of being unable to bear the burden.

In an instant, the nearly formed sword tip rapidly dissipated, turning into specks of light.

"Failed... With the Saint Body I opened using two hundred and sixty-one Meridians, I am actually unable to bear a single wisp of the Heavenly Sword's Sword Intent. Ridiculous! If this Heavenly Sword is a weapon forged by a Martial Artist, that person must be an existence far beyond the Martial Saint level."

Li Jiangchen opened his eyes, a sharp glint appearing in them.

Since a Saint Body opened with two hundred and sixty-one Meridians could not bear it, what about a Great Perfection Saint Body opened with three hundred and sixty Meridians? When that time comes, he refused to believe he still wouldn't be able to bear it.

Furthermore, the higher the threshold for condensing the God Viewing aspect, the stronger the condensed God Viewing aspect would be, and the greater its potential.

Suddenly, Li Jiangchen raised an eyebrow. The nascent Heavenly Sword God Viewing aspect within his Soul Sea still had a small portion of the sword blade remaining, emitting a precious light. A trace of imperceptible silver aura merged into the Soul Sea, causing the Dao techniques entrenched within his Soul Sea to faintly undergo a transformation.

"This is... the power of a Divine Ability. I didn't expect that barely condensing the nascent form of the Heavenly Sword Aspect could actually generate the power of a Divine Ability. However, compared to ordinary God Viewing aspects, the generation speed of this Divine Ability power is too slow. Cultivating a Dao technique into a Divine Ability would likely take thousands of years. But, the one thing I lack the least is time."

Li Jiangchen immediately made plans in his heart.

First, he would attempt to condense the Great Perfection Saint Body.

Different Sword Bodies involved overlapping Meridians when opened. However, he only needed to open a large number of Sword Bodies and fuse them using his panel; sooner or later, a Great Perfection Saint Body with three hundred and sixty Meridians would be born.

Secondly, he would accumulate the power of Divine Ability through the panel and attempt to successfully condense the previously mentioned Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation Divine Ability.

He acted immediately.

Beneath Heavenly Sword Mountain, there were many swordsmen.

Previously, the Wang Chan that Li Jiangchen had killed possessed several methods for opening Spirit-level Sword Bodies.

He flipped his palm, and three Secret Manuals landed on it: Lesser Five Elements Sword Body, Seven Stars Sword Body, and Innate Destruction Formless Sword Body. The Demon cultivation on his panel began to be consumed.

【The first year, you comprehended the Lesser Five Elements Sword Body. Due to having opened Sword Bodies many times, you quickly mastered the method for opening this Sword Body.】

...

【The tenth year, you grasped the subtleties of the Five Elements and successfully opened the Five Elements Sword Body.】

【The eleventh year, you comprehended the Seven Stars Sword Body. Due to having opened Sword Bodies many times, you quickly grasped its essence and were confident in how to open it.】

...

【The twentieth year, you grasped the mysteries of the Seven Stars and successfully opened the Seven Stars Sword Body.】

【The twenty-first year...】

...

It only took thirty years to open the three Sword Bodies, and with the assistance of the panel, they were fused into one. At this moment, the aura around Li Jiangchen became increasingly profound; his skin, hair, and pores all emitted Sword Intent.

【Immortal Sword Body: Opened using two hundred and ninety-one Meridians.】

On average, each Sword Body added ten Meridians. As the number of Meridians involved in the fused Immortal Sword Body increased, the number of overlapping Meridians in the Sword Body opening methods also increased.

"In that case, I can only risk venturing into the inner circle of Heavenly Sword Mountain to try and find the remaining fragments of the Immortal Sword Body."

Li Jiangchen had a premonition that if he ultimately wanted to condense the Great Perfection Saint Body, he absolutely had to find the remaining fragments of the Immortal Sword Body.

He took a golden sword bone out from the Demon Nation and infused it with Sword Intent. A phantom map immediately appeared, marking the various dangerous locations and resources in the inner circle.

"Furthermore, the Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation requires five sword Dao techniques, nourished by the power of Divine Ability, before it can be mastered. Currently, I am still missing one fire-type sword Dao technique."

The Golden Fiend Slashes Void Dao technique obtained from killing the Sword Fiend yesterday belonged to the Metal element. The Spirit Descending Sword Flood Dragon Transformation belonged to the Water element. In addition, there were two other Wood and Earth sword Dao techniques obtained from who knows when. After all, in the battle to destroy Suspended Mountain, he had slaughtered many Demons. Those two sword Dao techniques were only of Medium Grade quality. However, they could be upgraded to Peerless Grade by consuming eighty thousand years of Demon cultivation.

In the outside world, Demons who mastered sword Dao techniques were rare, but Heavenly Sword Mountain was not lacking in them. For instance, this last fire-type sword Dao technique.

Li Jiangchen's gaze fixed on a circular fire domain pattern on the map.

"Heaven Burning Fire Domain. According to the map's records, in the Supreme Yang Volcano within its central region, there dwells a monster called the Lava Sword Demon within the magma. This monster should be able to fill the final Dao technique vacancy in the Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation."

Heading out, Li Jiangchen was just about to leave when he saw several gazes projecting from within the inn.

The emotions in their eyes were complex. Schadenfreude, fear, admiration, pity...

Li Jiangchen's Spiritual Sense swept over, and he immediately frowned slightly, a sense of foreboding arising in his heart.

At this moment, Chen Yanran hurried over from a distance and pulled Li Jiangchen into a secluded spot, saying anxiously: "Brother Li, this is bad."

"What happened? Why are you so flustered?"

"Look."

Chen Yanran took out a palm-sized Formation Plate and injected True Qi into it. An image appeared on the Formation Plate; it was the scene of Li Jiangchen killing the Wang Chan brothers that day.

"Several days ago, these Formation Plates suddenly appeared in large numbers outside Giant Sword City, causing the Four Seas Alliance to be furious. It is said that some Four Seas Alliance Grandmasters are already rushing over from the inner circle of Heavenly Sword Mountain. I wanted to notify you yesterday, but you were in seclusion."

Seeing this, Li Jiangchen's eyes flickered. Someone was plotting against him from behind the scenes.

When he killed the Wang Chan brothers that day, it happened to coincide with an outbreak of Evil Qi, and absolutely no one else was present. Who had the means to deduce the scene of that day to such an extent, refine it into a Formation Plate, promote it secretly, and stir up the Four Seas Alliance?

In an instant, a thought was born in his mind.

'Qingqiu Yao Race... Truly a good scheme.'

Li Jiangchen's expression was grave. He must leave this place immediately. Who knew how many Four Seas Alliance Grandmasters were coming to capture him? Although Giant Sword City was a city opened by the Giant Sword King, who presided over it with Pseudo-Saint strength, even Four Seas Alliance Grandmasters would not dare to enter the city to kill. But what if the Giant Sword King bowed to the Four Seas Alliance? After all, the Four Seas Alliance was an overseas Sect that had a Martial Saint Old Ancestor presiding over it. He could not gamble.

"Thank you for the information, This Li will leave now."

Li Jiangchen bade farewell to Chen Yanran. Just as he walked out of the inn, he immediately sensed several auras landing on him. Someone even attempted to leave a mark on him using a secret technique.

Li Jiangchen immediately let out a cold snort, his Sword Intent erupting, instantly wounding the other party's Soul Sea. As long as he didn't make a move openly, he wouldn't attract the Giant Sword City law enforcement team; this was the unspoken rule of Giant Sword City.

Just as he stepped out of the city gate, several figures blocked his path; judging by their attire, they were disciples of the Four Seas Alliance.