Published: March 8, 2025
Where did this trace of purple qi come from?
Chu Yang was somewhat confused.
According to what he knew, he had been absorbing primordial purple qi in the nine calamity space every day; his meridians sometimes glimmered with purple light, and he felt that his power had increased significantly.
But the qi sea in his dantian had never shown any signs of it.
Now, it had finally appeared, albeit only a trace. It was so weak it was hardly detectable.
"Sword Spirit, are you there?" Chu Yang asked. Ever since the appearance of Snow Tear Cold, the Sword Spirit had inexplicably fallen silent.
"I’m here," the Sword Spirit respectfully replied, "Has the Lord Sovereign left?"
"He's gone," Chu Yang huffed, still a bit angry about someone's stinginess.
Only then did the Sword Spirit relax, saying, "What were you just talking about?" Suddenly, it exclaimed, "This... isn’t this the Lord Sovereign's heavenly grade wine? Is this the Lord Sovereign's Water Fire Gem...? How... how did the Lord Sovereign give you so much?"
Chu Yang smugly replied, "If I want it, can he not give it?"
The Sword Spirit gasped in surprise, "As far as I know, the Water Fire Gem may have been given to others before, but heavenly grade wine has never been drunk by anyone... and the Cosmic Cauldron..."
"What? The Cosmic Cauldron?" Chu Yang snorted dismissively, "It's just a big wine jug."
"That’s because your cultivation level is not high enough!" The Sword Spirit looked at Chu Yang with the eyes of a city dweller viewing a country bumpkin, "The Cosmic Cauldron can hold an entire Nine Heavens Continent, and in your eyes, it’s just a big wine jug..."
"Uh, so it's a cultivation issue," Chu Yang said awkwardly, "I thought it was just a big wine jug..."
"With the Lord Sovereign's abilities, how could he carry a mere wine jug?" the Sword Spirit said dissatisfied.
Chu Yang exploded, "Are you done? What Lord Sovereign! Don’t you know we are together now? We have nothing to do with him anymore! Why are you so afraid? One day, I will storm the Nine Heavens Pavilion and catch that guy to spank him daily, do you believe it?"
The Sword Spirit wisely fell silent, but its expression still held disbelief.
Chu Yang let out a grumble, "The main position of the Nine Heavens Divine Skill's dantian has revealed a trace of purple qi. What’s going on?"
The Sword Spirit was startled and immediately dove in for inspection. After a long while, it emerged, somewhat shocked, and said, "Sword Master Lord, the Nine Heavens Divine Skill... for the first time in ninety thousand years... has truly begun to activate!"
The Sword Spirit’s voice was even somewhat incoherent.
"The Nine Heavens Divine Skill has genuinely begun to activate for the first time in ninety thousand years?" Chu Yang asked in confusion, "Have the previous nine calamity sword masters never activated this Nine Heavens Divine Skill?"
"Absolutely not!" The Sword Spirit's expression was grave.
"Then why do I clearly feel that the Nine Heavens Divine Skill in my past life was much stronger than it is now?" Chu Yang was left with even more questions.
"In your past life... it was because your heart was filled with resentment and a desire to destroy the world... Therefore, the raging spiritual energy slightly stirred the Nine Heavens Divine Skill," the Sword Spirit explained.
"I see." Chu Yang inquired, "If I want the Nine Heavens Divine Skill to fully activate, what do I need?"
The Sword Spirit sighed, "One million traces of primordial purple qi can allow you to condense a single thread of primordial silk! When you reach a million traces of primordial silk in your dantian, the Nine Heavens Divine Skill can fully activate, unleashing maximum power; once the primordial silk transforms from threads to filaments, you can break through the limitations of the Nine Heavens Divine Skill... If it completely becomes the primordial qi sea, you can change the heavens and the earth..."
"Uh~~~" Chu Yang thought for a moment, "How much primordial purple qi is there in the nine calamity space now? How many million traces of primordial silk can I form?"