2025-07-31 23:11:57For the first time, Yao was seeing the Celestial sword sect very clearly. When he had been atop Zicuen mountain right after fussing the orb into his mind's eye, it was as if he could see everything. His vision had grown sharper, in contrast to his previous one.
At that moment, he had seen three men, very far from the mountain. They stood upon a groove, staring at him with strange eyes. This so-called groove is the place which housed the entire celestial sword sect. Yào carefully observed the place, only to notice that this groove was slanted slightly to one side and a giant sword sticking somewhere at the center. Ancestor Shang had disappeared into the void while Shang Yi and Shang Fa stuck around Yao just to make sure he was comfortable. This is because they were the only ones he recognized. The moment Yao entered this strange space, he realized instantly that he had gathered a lot of attention. Yao hadn't been all that good-looking when he was a child, the only thing that made him stand out is his white hair and ancient eyes. Those eyes were so captivating and could easily pull anyone at all into an ancient trance. But then after he started cultivating, his body had been refined, including his looks. It became even more enhanced the moment he stepped into the True Qi Realm. So at this moment, the ladies within the Celestial sword sect were drawn to him. 'They are just a bunch of attention seeking worms.' Yao ignored them cømpletely. Instead, he focused on Shang Yi and Shang Fa and he curiously asked. "What is this place?" Shang Yi was already irritated with Yao, so it was Shang Fa who responded. "This is the Celestial sword sect. We practice different kinds of sword techniques, both legendary and ancient ones. I guess the sect master was impressed by that Soul of sword technique you had used." Yao stared at Shang Fa intently but then he said so seriously that caused Shang Yi who stood at a distance to stumble. "I feel like Ancestor Shang wants to mønøpølize the soul of swords since he doesn't know how to use the technique." Shang Yi appeared before them and snarled at Yao. "That is presumptuous kid. Did you know that the sect master is a God-king, his domain can cover the entire celestial sword sect, so technically, he can hear you." Yao, despite the warning acted smug. "I'm priceless. So he won't harm me." Shang Yi was speechless. "Are you so sure about that?" Yao did not respond, but the arrogance in his expression already gave an answer. Shang Yi scoffed. "Why are you so confident that the soul of swords is so important? He rescued you from aimlessly drifting through the sky for seven years, maybe we should have let you drift away." For a moment, Yao's body was struck by fear. Drifting? He remembered drifting in that endless expanse for fifteen long years, struggling to crawl out but could not. He sighed. When Shang Yi saw the desired expression displayed on Yao's face, he smiled. Shang Fa placed a hand upon Yao's shoulders, he said: "let me show you where you'd stay for the meantime until ancestor Shang is ready to meet with you." Yao nodded and they left Shang Yi alone. *** The celestial sword sect was very massive, and that is to say that, the slanted groove is huge to accommodate many buildings atop its enormous frame. Yao was fascinated by the mini-room he saw around him. They looked more like little tents decorated with ribbons and illuminated by paper lantern characters. He smiled when he saw his peers staring at him— probably wondering where they had picked him up from. Yao rolled his eyes. 'No need to curse me with that look. I didn't bring myself here.' He turned towards Shang Fa and smiled warmly. "You seem to have have no aura on you? Are you a cultivator?" Shang Fa laughed. "I am a cultivator, yes, I have merely concealed my aura." Yao's eyes sparkled. "Concealment?" The third eye inside his mind suddenly rotated and Yao drew upon the void. "九重隱匿" Shang Fa's expression changed drastically. "This is—" Yao stared at Shang Fa with a serious expression. "Is that concealment?" "How on earth do you know the Ninefold concealment technique???" Yao did not actually know that the inscription he'd drawn is a Ninefold concealment sign. (九重隱匿) He slowly pulled the inscription closer to him as he observed tactically, reading the runes on it. It says the same. "Ninefold?" Shang Fa's own concealment technique now looked like a joke in front of the '九重隱匿' sign. Shang Fa immediately pulled Yao closer and whispered. "Cancel the technique." Yao was stunned. But the 九重隱匿 technique dissipated into nothingness. A split second later, ancestor Shang appeared before them— staring deeply at Yao and then looking elsewhere, as if he was searching for something mysterious. Shang Fa pulled Yao away and said. "You remember what Shang Yi said about ancestor Shang's domain covering the entire Celestial sword sect," Yao nodded, turning back to look at the old man who curiously inspected the area where Yao had used the Ninefold concealment technique. Shang Fa laughed historically. "That is a lie. His domain is situated just outside the sect, so that he can monitor whoever enters and leaves, but within, he is clueless. He doesn't know that you were the one to use the Ninefold concealment technique. He has only sensed the technique and is in search of it!" Yao's eyes widened. "But I could just go and show it to him." Shang Fa's eyes grew bored in an instant. "Have you gone dumb by being sealed up for fifteen years? It is dangerous to display invincible techniques without power. He is a God-king and you are a True Qi. He could kill you and no one would breathe a word about it." And at this moment, a powerful sense of survival ability surged through Yao's veins. 'He's right.' He realized. Shang Fa smiled seeing the realization in Yao's eyes. "Let's go now, you don't have to show him anything at all." They hurriedly left their previous location and entered the Sword pavilion. There, Yao noticed numerous swords of light, either suspended on air or materialized there on purpose. Shang Fa saw the curiosity in Yao's eyes and he said, "This is Sword Phantoms. Here, under the sword pavilion, one can comprehend the spirit swords. Do you want to learn the technique?" Yao did not know if he really wanted to comprehend the spirit sword technique, however he had to give it a try.
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The current from the river of time was like a majestic sweeping force and one wrong move, Yao would be done for. He grabbed his makeshift boat tight, his third eye, spinning like his life depended on it. And finally, the current of the river stopped, giving Yao a breathing space– bringing peace to the surface of the river.Yao did not even know for how long he had been holding his breath, but it had to have been very long because his lungs were burning now. He had yet to transmute his true qi to spirit qi, so he had not entered the dao of spirit. So for now, he can be considered as a mortal cultivator unless he's stepped into the dao of spirit.He breathed in rapidly. He did not know whether something would attack him or not– he did not care whether he would be attacked. Right now, his main problem is surviving the river of time. The thing is, any other attack coming from the peak of the slope will only end up being swallowed by the river. So no matter how many times Yao exhales, it
0019 In The River of Time
The floor cracked. Marble stones peeled off the cracked ground then Yao swallowed. A breath. Two breaths. And Yao felt a chill. From the point where he slid down, the sharpness in his eyes took a drastic change and his spirit energy drifted from him and simply painted the sky a transparent hue. For a moment the world stood completely still. Not influenced by the river of time, but rather— something that actually ignores the river. Yao saw the flash arrival of a spear, its tip glistening with an unholy sharpness, the kind capable of splitting the heavens. All of a sudden, the surrounding rivers started to boil. Heaven and earth instantly changed colour. Yao's face turned pale.Although this spear surpassed the limit of what he could handle, he needed it so that he could stop his dreadful fall. He just had to ignore the pressure and avoid contact.Now the spear is only inches away from cutting him open. Yao took a deep breath, triggering the chills. There was a blinding flash as
0018 An Incomplete Sword
The path was sloped downwards and the marble floor had droplets of time mist which made the floor wet and slippery. Time is a river so it replicates water which means that if care is not taken, he could slip and slide down the mountain, probably sustaining an injury in the process. This is the path he sought for, but this path was dangerous. One wrong move and he is done for. He swallowed– hard. Yao took a deep breath, and a few seconds later, he crossed the boundary. The moment he separated himself from the enclosure that hid the mountain top, Yao knew that he could not afford to go back again. Not because he did not want to go back, but because it was now impossible. Another defensive mechanism.He took his first step and then the second. From there, he carefully descended from the sloped mountain range. And on each side, Yao could clearly see beneath the mountain. He also saw a massive river that pooled beneath this range.He breathed in and out. White mist followed his exhal
0017 A Path After The Struggle
200 years…400 years…800 years…Yao lost count of how many years he's spent inside Zicuen Mountain. He stopped counting, just hoping…probably, he'd break the time suppression around him.The world around him distorted and changed. And suddenly, his vision tilted creating a mesmerising view.Yao stood frozen for a moment, trying to wonder what he was seeing. He saw the void change along with time, then it compressed into a ball that became the memories of time. And these memories carried by time either had to be absorbed or destroyed and somehow, Yao had observed a memory that sent his brain nerves into a complete shock.At first, he saw a universe which was overlooked by the starry sky. Everything had been normal for a long three seconds until the stars trembled. And then merged together, forming what is known as the Starry Fist. Yao did not know why but just observing the memory caused him to spit out blood and he was yet to break the time suppression around him. He had even expe
0016 Spirit Realm
A century later, Yao's ancient eyes flickered. Fear. Ever since he had awakened from what sealed him, the concept of fear had been foreign to him. It is only now did he know that such a thing existed.The river of time flowed beneath the Zicuen mountain and it influenced time greatly on both outside and inside therefore, stopping time outside, and creating a suppression inside. A defensive mechanism actually. This is to defend against unwanted Intruders who's only intention is to invade and snatch the ancient techniques hidden below the mountain. Yao knew too well that he held no evil intention, instead he only came here for humanity's sake. Not that he even knew how exactly it would help humanity. Despite the selfishness, the mountain did not reject him, rather it bombarded him with its time suppression, probably wanting Yao to break it.Time continued to pass and Yao did not know how long, but if time isn't keeping him exactly as he had entered the mountain, he should have grown
0015 Time Suppression
Yao could feel the distorted nature of time. Sometimes, he felt as if the distance was longer or shorter. He had entered from the top of Zicuen mountain so the only way to those ancient techniques is to find a path that leads beneath the mountain.He found a path. He started to make his way down… trusting Shang Fa that time was frozen on the outside world. The duel that is to happen in three days is not something that Yao had expected and if anything, Mo Shen had only sought him out just to make trouble from it.Yao massaged his temples. He could feel insensitive headaches growing. 'Maybe, I can use this period to enter the clarity realm.’ Yao's third eye suddenly manifested and spirit energy spilled out of his palm, hovering into the inky black crevices of the mountain. Spirit energy chased the darkness only gathering a bit of shadows since it wasn't a true source of light. Then his spirit energy surged, each spirit grains lapping upon each other in a refined manner. No one woul
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