125: Chapter 125: The Birth of the Second Natal Flying Sword!

Approaching the old thatched hut of the Grand Sword Immortal Chen Qingdu, Yang Simu saw Cao Ci continuing to practice his fist techniques on the city wall.

This time, both sides had a tacit understanding; neither disturbed the other.

A moment later, Yang Simu stood at the entrance of the old thatched hut, just about to speak, when the voice of the Grand Sword Immortal came from within.

"Come in!"

Yang Simu walked straight inside.

Inside the hut, Chen Qingdu sat alone on a simple wooden stool, his eyes looking calmly at Yang Simu.

At this moment, Yang Simu suddenly felt that the Grand Sword Immortal before him was somewhat similar to Old Man Yang in the backyard of Yangs Shop in Lizhu Blessed Land.

The former's lack of freedom came from merging his Dao with the entire Great Wall of Sword Qi; the latter's lack of freedom came from being confined within Lizhu Blessed Land!

However, between heaven and earth, how many people could truly say they were free?

Just as the Literary Saint had said, the fact that Bai Ze could bestow true names upon the Yao Race and also read those true names.

For Bai Ze on his path of cultivation, was that not also a form of lack of freedom?

Just as Lu Chen, the Third Patriarch of White Jade Capital, had said, the patriarchs of the three teachings were already in the Fifteenth Realm, but as they each merged their Dao with the entire world, they became the three least free people under heaven!

Perhaps, only those legendary beings who stood above the heavens could be called free?

But without truly reaching that Realm, how could any Cultivator know?

Yang Simu sighed, feeling that he was worrying needlessly.

After all, he was currently only in the Fourth Realm as a martial artist and the Fifth Realm as a Qi Practitioner; thinking about problems that even those in the Fourteenth Realm found troublesome was truly superfluous.

Just as Yang Simu was lost in thought, the reprimanding voice of the Grand Sword Immortal suddenly rang out beside him:

"With such a distracted mind, do you still want to cultivate your sword?"

"Did A Liang teach you to practice the sword Dao like this?"

Hearing this, Yang Simu shuddered and snapped back to reality, apologizing:

"Senior, I am truly sorry, I was a bit distracted just now."

Chen Qingdu gave a light snort and did not pursue the matter further.

He turned to ask with a solemn tone: "When Great Sword Immortal Zuo You and the Hidden Official were conducting their Sword Inquiry just now, you once again collected two strands of ancient Sword Intent from the Great Wall of Sword Qi?"

"And it seems you were specifically trying to hide this matter?"

When he said this, although the Grand Sword Immortal appeared calm on the surface, he was actually somewhat shocked inside.

For ten thousand years, it was not that no Sword Cultivators had gained the favor of the ancient Sword Intent above the Great Wall of Sword Qi; in fact, there were quite a few.

However, like Yang Simu, to be only at the Grotto-Heaven Realm, yet to have gained the favor of a total of three strands of ancient Sword Intent within two days!

Whether this was unprecedented, he was not sure, but it was absolutely unheard of!

Yang Simu was slightly stunned; he had not expected that while Great Sword Immortal Zuo You and the Hidden Official were conducting their Sword Inquiry, Chen Qingdu had still been distracted enough to pay attention to the movement on the Great Wall of Sword Qi.

However, once he thought about how the other party was the Grand Sword Immortal, Yang Simu felt a little relieved.

He quickly smiled bitterly: "Senior, it is not that I intentionally concealed this matter."

"It is just that this matter concerns the gestation of my second Natal Flying Sword!"

"Furthermore, this matter is indeed somewhat strange, and I do not know how to explain it to you, Senior."

Regarding the existence of the snatching opportunity system, Yang Simu naturally could not reveal it, so he had to make up a plausible excuse.

Moreover, his snatching of the ancient Sword Intent was indeed related to his second Natal Flying Sword, so this was not entirely a lie.

Hearing Yang Simu's words, Chen Qingdu's pupils narrowed slightly, and he frowned:

"Devouring ancient Sword Intent to gestate a Natal Flying Sword?"

"I have never heard of this method of gestating a Natal Flying Sword."

Yang Simu pondered: "To be precise, it is not actually devouring, but absorbing and refining!"

Chen Qingdu asked again: "How much ancient Sword Intent do you need to absorb to gestate that second Natal Flying Sword?"

This time, Yang Simu did not hesitate and gave the answer directly:

"If it is like the ancient Sword Intent from ten thousand years ago that I got yesterday, and the Sword Intent is extremely abundant, I would only need about four or five strands."

"However, if it is only like the two strands of ancient Sword Intent I obtained today, I would need at least ten or more!"

"Moreover, the purer and thicker the ancient Sword Intent I absorb, the better the quality of the Natal Flying Sword that will be gestated!"

This point was not told to Yang Simu by the snatching opportunity system, but was a principle he had realized himself as a Sword Cultivator!

After hearing this, Chen Qingdu was truly shocked this time.

Improving the quality of a Natal Flying Sword innately—let alone seeing it, even this Grand Sword Immortal had never heard of such a thing!

Qi Practitioners on the mountain were often divided into two types: one was the Sword Cultivator, and the other was everyone else.

A large part of the reason for this, besides the astonishing killing power of Sword Cultivators, was another fact: Sword Cultivators were all very poor.

Why was that?

It was because a Sword Cultivator's Natal Flying Sword consumed an extreme amount of Immortal Money!

Just taking Yang Simu's nurturing of his first Natal Flying Sword—Wuju—as an example, the dragon-slaying stone it consumed, both directly and indirectly, amounted to a huge sum of Grain Rain Coin!

Therefore, if it were truly as Yang Simu said, and one could improve the quality of a Natal Flying Sword before it was born, it would not only save trouble but also save money!

Seeing the change in Chen Qingdu's eyes, Yang Simu vaguely guessed what this Grand Sword Immortal was thinking.

The young man said helplessly: "Senior, this matter might be related to the Divine Ability of my Natal Flying Sword, and I am afraid it cannot be used on other Sword Cultivators."

Hearing this, Chen Qingdu also realized it, and could not help but sigh:

"If the Sword Cultivators of the Great Wall of Sword Qi could also gestate a second Natal Flying Sword like you, I wonder how many geniuses of the younger generation would appear!"

"In a few decades or a hundred years, would the beasts of the Wilderness World still dare to come here and show off their might from time to time?"

Chen Qingdu's eyes immediately became burning hot again, and he said in a deep voice:

"Let's go, I will take you to the top of the Great Wall of Sword Qi now to absorb those ancient Sword Intents from ten thousand years ago!"

"Wait until you, kid, have gestated your second Natal Flying Sword before you come to practice sword with me!"

"Ah!" Yang Simu slightly widened his mouth, unable to believe it.

He had originally been worrying about this matter, never expecting the Grand Sword Immortal to arrange it directly!

Before Yang Simu could react, he suddenly felt his head sway, his body felt light, and then he was standing firmly on the ground again.

When Yang Simu opened his eyes again, he had already left the old thatched hut on the city wall and was now high in the sky!

Under Yang Simu's feet was a platform condensed from Sword Qi by Chen Qingdu.

Being here, Yang Simu immediately felt Sword Qi and Sword Intent several times thicker than that on the city wall of the Great Wall of Sword Qi pressing down on him!

The young man groaned, quickly putting on his houzi armor, which made him feel a little better.

However, as Yang Simu felt the powerful Sword Intent all around him, especially those few majestic ancient Sword Intents, his eyes gradually began to burn with excitement!

The young man in green could not help but lick his lips.