Published: March 9, 2025
I was once considered an unrivaled genius, merely maintaining a comprehension for a quarter of an hour was enough to look down on both ancient and modern times. I even believed I was the number one in the world... But now, I've surpassed three hours...
Young Master Wei was in tears. This was truly a heavy blow...
Finally, just after the fourth hour had passed, Chu Yang's body trembled, and he woke up leisurely. He shook his head and scratched it, puzzled as he said, "So tired, why is my body so heavy? And why do my legs feel so sore? What's going on?!"
Young Master Wei hung his head in silence.
You stood for four hours just using your physical strength... How could your body not feel heavy? How could your legs not ache? Anyone would feel sore, even if you were a monster...
……
"What’s going on with my dantian now?" The Sword Spirit clearly saw the earthy yellow glow of Chu Yang's divine thought flicker suddenly.
"It has undergone a change and seems to have taken on the shape of a hexagram; it’s quite strange..." Chu Yang rubbed his chin, feeling somewhat baffled.
The Sword Spirit replied with a worried "uh," saying, "Your dual elemental five elements physique has finally taken shape. The path ahead is bleak."
"Uh..." Chu Yang was confused. He had just achieved an astonishing breakthrough and was currently feeling elated; how could the path ahead be bleak?
"Today's momentary satisfaction does not equate to eternity. In the future, your path of advancement... will be very troublesome, very troublesome indeed..." The Sword Spirit continued, "You are the heir of the Nine Heavens Divine Skill, which is known to be the most difficult cultivation technique to advance in the world, as well as the most powerful. This in itself restricts your cultivation— the more powerful the technique, the more stringent the requirements!"
"But that's not all. You also possess a dual elemental five elements physique. While others only need one or two types of elemental force to advance, you... require all seven types of power to be complete with each advancement... Moreover, the quantity of each type must be seven times that of others, a full seven times..."
"In this way, although you can achieve invincibility at the same level and even overcome the strong with the weak, your path of advancement will be forty-nine times more difficult than others under the same conditions! Forty-nine times, do you understand?"
The Sword Spirit sighed, "You have just broken through, reaching the pinnacle available to Nine Heavens martial artists. You, in your current state of elation, may not understand my words or may not fully believe them. But once you reach Heaven's Gate, you will truly comprehend the real meaning of this forty-nine times. To put it in the simplest analogy, those you can defeat this year, after a year of growth, will easily defeat you. The difference is that large..."
Chu Yang grinned, clearly not taking it to heart, and said casually, "So what?"
The Sword Spirit was stunned, "This means your path will be incredibly rugged..."
Chu Yang replied indifferently, "So what if it's rugged? My path is mine to walk; others have theirs. The paths may be the same, but I will walk my own path. Why should I consider others? Isn’t that redundant?!"
He laughed loudly and moved forward, "Even if I’ve walked this path, isn’t it worth seven times and forty-nine times more than others' efforts?!"
The Sword Spirit was taken aback. It was already known this guy was carefree, but it was unexpected to this extent.
Ahead was the Elf Queen's Imperial Throne.
The eighth segment of the Nine Calamity Sword emerged from here.
Chu Yang could already feel the enormous energy hidden within this place.
And this energy must be the benefit of the eighth segment of the Nine Calamity Sword.
The Nine Calamity Sword chirped joyfully, ringing out like a blade, but it also carried an infinite aura of killing intent.
Young Master Wei, watching Chu Yang from the side, couldn't help but softly say, "Chu Yang, your heart's way needs to be stable first. If the heart's way is unstable, it is easy to encounter changes."