Chapter 985: Chapter 705: Ultimate Inheritance
In the Desolate Sword Immortal Mansion.
Thousands of peaks compete in beauty, hundreds of rivers contend in flow, rare birds and mutant beasts roam freely between heaven and earth.
Streaks of light pierce through the long sky.
The inheritance of the Desolate Sword Immortal Mansion is not limited to sword cultivators, hence the sword light is mixed with many other lights.
Buzz! A beam of light shoots straight up to the sky, materializing into the image of a young man in green at the cloud’s edge.
His gaze is gentle, seemingly easy to approach.
But Lu Chenzhou can feel the unyielding sharpness in the youth’s bones.
[I am the spirit of the Immortal Mansion, "Huang Ye", my inheritance is divided into ordinary inheritance, core inheritance, ultimate inheritance...]
The trial of the Immortal Mansion is divided into three stages.
The first stage, crossing the Sword River.
The second stage, ascending the Sword Mountain.
The third stage, battling the Immortal Sword.
These correspond to three inheritance levels.
Only by completing the previous stage can the next stage be unlocked.
Lu Chenzhou stood with his arms crossed, waiting for the inheritance to begin.
The young man in green finished explaining the rules and glanced at Lu Chenzhou.
"This one’s cultivation is the highest among this group of people."
The last time the Immortal Mansion opened, Lu Chenzhou had not yet made a name for himself in the world.
The Immortal Mansion is usually closed for years, so the young man does not know Lu Chenzhou.
But from the eyes of fear others cast at Lu Chenzhou, he knew this person held a high position in the outside world.
Even surpassing the veteran strongman, the Sword Demon.
The Sword Demon is an old acquaintance of the young man in green, who comes to challenge each time, but always stops at the ultimate inheritance.
"Interesting, what has happened in the outside world in just a hundred years?"
The young man waved his hand, and a mighty river of Sword Qi flowed from the void, winding towards the center of heaven and earth.
There, a towering high peak reaches the sky, with a peculiarly shaped Nine Curves Ancient Sword thrust into its summit, its hilt sprouting vines and covered in green leaves.
"The Supreme Treasure, Nine-leaf Sword..." Lu Chenzhou murmured in his heart.
This time he came for the Great Power Opportunity and for the Nine-leaf Sword.
He plans to collect the Four Divine Slaying Swords to deal with the Heavenly Disaster Demon Lord.
[The Sword River is made up of all the weapons I’ve collected in my early years, mostly swords. Upon entering, you must go against the flow. During this time, you may discover some spiritual weapons or other treasure spirits manifesting. If you can capture them, they will be yours. Successfully passing the Sword River will yield you at least one Heavenly Realm Ultimate Skill...]The young man in green carefully explained the rules, and Lu Chenzhou marveled at the wealth of the Desolate Sword Immortal, rivalling that of the Mountain and Sea Tower Master.
In terms of power, his teacher, the Master of Yuan Mountain, is stronger.
But the Ape dislikes external objects, leaving him with a few select legacies, not many in number.
After explaining the rules, everyone set foot on the Sword River, striving to cross it.
Lu Chenzhou stepped into it with a single stride, surrounded by manifested shields, riding the wind and breaking the waves, crossing the first stage in an instant.
During this time, he took nothing for himself.
Many of these trialists were members of the Mystic Sky Alliance; he had no need to compete.
Then he ascended the Sword Mountain, reaching the top in a single step.
Originally, a Third Step Peak sword puppet guarded the Sword Mountain.
But before the sword puppet could see who it was, it felt someone passing through the Sword Mountain area.
Too fast.
Other trialists were unsurprised.
However, the young man in green was slightly dazed.
"I want to start the ultimate trial," Lu Chenzhou said to the young man in green.
The young man frowned and asked, "Are you a Great Power suppressing your cultivation to enter here?"
He did not like people who broke the rules.
If that were the case, though he could do little about it, he would not let Lu Chenzhou easily obtain the treasures.
Lu Chenzhou calmly replied, "I am not a Great Power; I am the Third Step."
The young man’s gaze flickered: "Is that possible?"
Lu Chenzhou pointed to those still struggling on the Sword River: "You can ask them."
Not long after, the young man returned, silent for a while, and sighed: "Throughout history, many brilliant talents have failed to obtain the ultimate inheritance. The last one closest was a Qi Refiner named Han Zhenjun... Young man, don’t disappoint me."
He opened the ultimate inheritance trial, and Lu Chenzhou stepped onto the mountain peak.
The Nine-leaf Sword buzzed and trembled, transforming into a Nine-leaf Immortal Grass about ten meters high.
"The Nine-leaf Sword was refined from the remains of the Desolate Sword Immortal and possesses nearly demigod strength. If you can defeat it, you will be deemed to have passed."
"Alright, I shall use a sword as well," Lu Chenzhou said.
After all, it is a sword immortal inheritance, deserving of proper respect.
"No need, just use what you’re best at," the young man in green was worried that Lu Chenzhou might fail due to carelessness, which would mean more waiting.
Lu Chenzhou did not use the Carefree Sword but instead took out a very ordinary Eighth Rank Ancient Sword.
With a sweep of the sword, he traced a mysterious trajectory, striking at the Nine-leaf Immortal Grass.
The nine leaves of the Immortal Grass all transformed into swords, swaying with the sound of clashing metal, blocking all of Lu Chenzhou’s swordsmanship.
But soon, Lu Chenzhou changed his move. The swordsmanship seemed casual but struck directly at the vital points, unrestrained and free.
The expression of the young man in green sharpened: "This is the ’Carefree Sword Manual,’ did he obtain the Carefree Sword Immortal Inheritance? And his realm is not low."
Finally, the Nine-leaf Immortal Grass was defeated, and the ancient sword in Lu Chenzhou’s palm shattered.
"Thank you." His every move exuded the demeanor of a Great Power, not appearing here for a trial, but merely to acquire something from the Immortal Mansion.
Everything seemed effortless, like a max-level master returning to the beginner’s village.
The green-robed youth smiled, "Congratulations, you have become the new master of the Immortal Mansion, and you can claim all the treasures within."
"No need, I only want the Great Power Opportunity and the Nine-leaf Sword. The other opportunities can be left for the younger generation." said Lu Chenzhou.
"Very well... follow me." The young man in green led Lu Chenzhou away.
They appeared in the deepest part of the Immortal Mansion, where endless Wind and Thunder converged, forming a piece of withered wood and a feather.
The surface of the withered wood flickered with thunder patterns, exuding an endless aura of destruction.
The qi flow surrounding the feather rotated, containing the world of Wind.
"These are the Primordial Thunder Wood and the Primordial Xuan Feather, Great Power Opportunities from the Thunder Dao and Wind Dao respectively. I obtained them during my travels through the Three Thousand Realms in the ruins of a Great World. By refining these two items, you should be able to master the Wind and Thunder Great Dao and become an outstanding Great Power." The green-robed youth said.
"Thank you."
Lu Chenzhou raised his hand and sent the two Great Power Opportunities into his internal world.
"As for this Nine-leaf Sword, it is different from other Supreme Treasures, possessing certain vitality and growth potential. As long as it constantly absorbs the power of the Sun, it will slowly evolve. If combined with the Extreme Yang Sword Scripture, it can unleash the infinite power of the Grand Yang Sword Dao, with one strike causing the Great Sun to swallow all things."
Lu Chenzhou took the Nine-leaf Sword, feeling the sword’s rhythmic breath.
"A good sword. If I can gather the Four Divine Slaying Swords, perhaps I can alleviate the current urgent crisis of the Three Thousand Worlds." said Lu Chenzhou.
"Among the Four Divine Slaying Swords, gathering just three allows the resonance of the sword artifacts to sense the location of the final one." said the youth.
"Thank you for informing me." Lu Chenzhou left the Immortal Mansion.
Other trialists, except for a few at the Eighth Realm, were still struggling through the Sword River.
The green-robed youth murmured in his heart, "Finally, there is hope."
...
A year later.
Lu Chenzhou was working hard, preparing to besiege the Red-clothed.
"Hierarch, I’m back." A figure approached confidently, exuding the aura of the Second Step, not far from the Third Step, it was the Priest.
"Long time no see. I haven’t had the chance to thank you." Lu Chenzhou rose to greet him.
"I’m a Body Cultivator, and during the great battle, I was not far from the Undying Realm, so I wasn’t that easy to kill." The Priest smiled.
"I heard you inherited the legacy of Yu Sword Immortal." Lu Chenzhou asked.
"Yes, I’ve apprenticed under the artifact spirit of Yu Ming Sword in the Three-inch Cave Heaven. She wanted me to reach the Third Step before re-emerging. That’s why I’ve been away, but recently I comprehended the Eighth Rank Withering Years Dao, and only then did she let me come out. Our decisive battle with the Demigods is imminent, and if I can’t participate, it would truly be unbearable." In the Priest’s palm appeared a sword artifact, exuding a rich Dao Essence of Withering Years, vast as a long river.
"Yu Ming Sword? Just so happens, I also obtained the Nine-leaf Sword." Lu Chenzhou was overjoyed.
Yaochi Immortal obtained the Cosmic Light Sword.
The Four Divine Slaying Swords were only missing the last one.
"So exciting, are the Four Divine Slaying Swords finally about to appear?" Yaochi Immortal laughed.
The strong of Da Xia have strived for over a century to collect the Sword Realm legacies.
"Come, let’s see where Hong Sword Immortal’s Bright Moon Sword is."
The Nine-leaf, Yu Ming, and Cosmic Light swords were placed together, gently rotating, the three beams of sword light merging and shooting into the sky.
The sword qi, like a beam of light, spread into the distance, indicating a direction.
Lu Chenzhou looked far into the Ruins Sea; with his familiarity with the Four Great Realms, he quickly knew the location.
"It’s in the Xia Realm... everyone, I’ll make a trip and return."
In a thought, he returned to the Xia Realm, opened the Mixed Cave Gate, and kept warping through the stars.
Crossing countless galaxies, he finally stopped in an endlessly dark, empty void.
Ahead, something terrifying seemed to devour everything, and although it was there, ordinary people couldn’t see it.
"The Bright Moon Sword has actually been sucked into a black hole." Lu Chenzhou’s expression was serious.
Black holes are extremely unknown; except for a few extraordinarily skilled and brave individuals, even typical Great Powers dare not enter.
The Chasing Sun Dragon Emperor had entered before because he could easily escape the black hole’s grasp.
Lu Chenzhou, however, had yet to break the speed of light limitation.
He recited the incantation of "Defying Heaven’s Half-child," calculated with a finger, and found his fortune to be normal.
Only the blood disaster from the Heavenly Disaster Demon Lord became increasingly intense.
After some thought, Lu Chenzhou bit the tip of his tongue and left a drop of blood in the void.
With a wave of his sleeve, he stepped into the darkness ahead.
...
At the same time.
In the Heavenly Pool Great World.
The Ox-headed God Demon meticulously sharpened the giant axe in its hands, breathing the power of earth, fire, wind, and water, tempering the weapon with the Power of Four Calamities.
With a crunch, the whetstone cracked, and the cold light of the giant axe shot straight into the sky.
The Heavenly Disaster Demon Lord gently brushed the axe blade with a hoof, sensing the sharpness within.
"Countless ages just to sharpen one axe; it’s time to test its edge."
It swung the axe, roaring, slashing fiercely at the rule chains wrapped around it.
Clank! Golden runes flickered on the chains, vibrating continuously.
With another swing, a chain snapped, and the Heavenly Pond World fractured, a chasm piercing the realm, causing the Ruins Sea to tremble.
Buzz! The Nine Soldiers Array, led by the Green Profound Sword and Eight Directions Seal, launched an assault on the Heavenly Disaster Demon Lord.
"I wish to leave; you dead objects cannot stop me." The Demon Lord swung the giant axe, laughing maniacally toward the sky.