Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 184 - 177: Heavenly River Sword Body! Killing Power Astonishing!
"Sword Qi Worm..."
"Sword Intent Worm..."
"Sword Evading Gu..."
"..."
Hong Yuan contemplated as he watched the heap of Sword Tao and Water Tao worms on top of the Sea of True Essence.
Sword Intent Transforming into Brilliance, Sword Qi Thunder Sound, Sword Light Splitting, Sword Momentum Overwhelming the Heavens, and other Sword Killing Moves could all be condensed into Sub-Divine Powers, and even into Divine Powers.
Constrained by the incomplete Heavenly River Sword Scripture, Hong Yuan had only condensed the Sword Qi Worm and Sword Intent Worm; he had not yet cultivated the Sword Momentum Worm or Sword Light Worm.
"At the fourth stage, martial artists lock their physique and, possessing enough True Essence, can pair it with killing moves. At the fifth stage, the physique matures, turning killing moves into Sub-Divine Powers."
Hong Yuan lowered his head and pondered, "That Li Zixing is one of the current King Power Sword Seven Swordsmen. If I hope to take him down peacefully, then at the very least, I need Bo Qing’s trump card to be a Sub-Divine Power move of holy-grade might."
Thinking this, Hong Yuan couldn’t help but lift his head and look forward.
In a secluded corner of the training room, where the light was dim, Bo Qing was practicing his swordsmanship, honing his martial skills.
Bo Qing’s figure was tall and slender, his face handsome, wearing a blue cloth robe. As the sword edge swung, it didn’t bring a sense of deadliness but rather emitted a calm and leisurely aura.
Yet that lingering and then settling clear and chilly sword chant spoke of Bo Qing’s extraordinary Sword Tao.
"The sword is not arrogant, the Qi is not angry. The spirit is like thunder rending the sky, the heart like a frozen lake, unmoving."
The sword heart realm that ordinary sword cultivators dream of—Bo Qing had comprehended it even though he hadn’t been wielding a sword for long.
If Lin Yiru had reached this sword heart realm in the beginning, then defeating Li Jianxiang would not have been an issue at all, and there would have been no need for Hong Yuan to take action.
Hong Yuan’s Original Body closed his eyes and focused most of his mind on Bo Qing.
In the next instant, a warm light flashed in Bo Qing’s eyes; Hong Yuan had already taken control of the Sword Tao Incarnation.
The azure longsword was put away, and the Sword Tao Incarnation walked toward the pool.
WHIRRING~
The Five-Star Origin Array emitted a strange sound as streaks of flowing light flickered. It rapidly absorbed a million Energy Stones, extracting the refined Essence Qi. Finally, this essence condensed into Energy Liquid, filling the empty pool.
Opening an aperture is one of the most important aspects of a martial artist’s cultivation.
Hong Yuan had already experienced this twice.
The first time, the Original Body opened an aperture at ninety-five percent, advancing stably and earning a trace of favor from the water element.
The second time, the Incarnation opened an aperture completely, achieving the Great Power True Martial Body and gaining the affection of the Power Tao.
Glancing at the Power Tao Incarnation, which was still studying the Vermilion Bird killing moves, Hong Yuan sighed softly to himself.
"Plans cannot keep up with changes. The Ten Extreme Bodies truly have divine favor. I even had him research various cultivation techniques, formations, and other Skills of Protecting the Dao, as well as using the Stone Opening Flower and other methods to delay his cultivation progress."
"Yet, this has only slightly delayed his progression."
"Advanced third-stage... I am not yet ready to endure the tribulation of ascending to sainthood!"
Shaking his head gently, Hong Yuan took a deep breath, decisively stripped off his robe, and dived into the pool.
As Hong Yuan entered the pool, the waters became turbulent, creating a majestic phantom of a Sword Qi river and a sword rainbow piercing the heavens above.
Heavenly River Sword Embryo, devour.
The Sword Tao Hong Yuan sat at the bottom of the pool, knees crossed, with the Native Sword Embryo, the Heavenly River Sword, placed above his knees.
WHOOSH, WHOOSH~
The Heavenly River Sword Embryo, like an ox opening its mouth wide, crazily absorbed the Energy Liquid. Even small whirlpools started churning at the bottom of the pool, rolling around Hong Yuan.
As the Heavenly River Sword Embryo devoured, the Essence it reflected back also helped grow Sword Tao Hong Yuan’s physique.
Hong Yuan felt warmth at the position of his kidneys and understood that he was moving forward with expanding the capacity of his Energy Sea.
Forty-five percent, seventy-three percent, ninety-five percent.
In just a moment, Hong Yuan had already advanced his Sword Tao Incarnation’s aperture opening to this point, faster than he had with the Great Power True Martial Body.
Just as Hong Yuan continued to push forward, that piercing, needle-like pain once again came through.
Without even thinking, Hong Yuan pushed forward.
The Incarnation technique was no more than a Skill of Protecting the Dao; all he needed to ensure was that at every moment, there would be an incarnation standing by his Original Body.
BOOM!
A thunderous sound erupted from within the Sword Tao Incarnation’s body.
The rate at which the Heavenly River Sword Embryo absorbed Energy Liquid surged drastically, going from an ox drinking water to a giant whale swallowing it.
The surface of the pond dropped visibly fast, stabilizing only when it reached just above Hong Yuan’s head.
After an hour, Hong Yuan slowly opened his eyes, which flashed with a glint of sword light.
He opened his mouth and gently exhaled.
The breath instantly transformed into a Qi sword, its edge sharp as it shot towards the Energy Array.
Suddenly, a hint of hesitation flashed across Hong Yuan’s brows.
His physique did not comply with the characteristics of the Ten Extreme Bodies, yet he had indeed broken through with a perfect full score of Essence Qi, achieving a completely new constitution.
"Water-element True Essence? No, that’s not right. It’s Sword Tao True Essence. But that’s not right either—it’s a mixture of Water Sword True Essence."
Hong Yuan inwardly examined his newly-formed Aperture, marveling at the spectacle within.
The Heavenly River Sword Tao emphasizes that every drop of Water-element True Essence should transform into Sword Origin. Once activated, it is vast and unstoppable, creating a continuous sword momentum like "A river from the heavens reaching the sea never to return."
At this moment, in his Aperture, every drop of True Essence was like water and also like a sword, truly a perfect fusion of water and sword, fitting perfectly with the principle of Heavenly River Sword Tao.
After some exploration, Hong Yuan named the constitution formed by the Sword Tao Incarnation as Heavenly River Sword Body, a physique not inferior to the Ten Extreme Bodies.
Because the current Sword Tao Avatar was of advanced first-grade, not at all inferior to the Great Power True Martial Body when it just opened its Aperture!
"Return," Hong Yuan extended his hand.
The Sword Qi Worm, Sword Intent Worm, Flying Sword Worm, and other Sword Tao Water Tao worms returned like swallows to their nest, entering the Sea of True Essence of the Sword Tao Incarnation one after another.
Afterward, Hong Yuan activated the formation, and an iron cage arena slowly ascended and descended.
Inside the cage, there was an advanced first-grade Crimson Fire Bear.
The Crimson Fire Bear, a Fire Tao ferocious beast that resembled a large red-brown bear, could breathe out flames from its mouth.
As soon as it appeared, the Crimson Fire Bear crazily shook the iron cage and roared furiously at Hong Yuan.
Hong Yuan’s expression remained unchanged as he controlled the Sword Tao Incarnation, holding the Heavenly River Sword Embryo, and entered at once.
He wanted to test how strong the Sword Tao Incarnation’s strength was!
In the iron cage, the Crimson Fire Bear, seeing the Sword Tao Hong Yuan stepping into the cage, immediately leaned forward with a fierce glint in its eyes.
ROAR!
The Crimson Fire Bear roared angrily, its aura suddenly murderous as flames spewed from its mouth and the temperature rose sharply.
Sword Evading Gu.
Hong Yuan turned into a beam of sword light, instantly crossing over the Crimson Fire Bear.
The bear watched in bewilderment as Hong Yuan, now at its rear, waved the Heavenly River Sword.
The Crimson Fire Bear twisted its body to respond to Hong Yuan, but only saw a majestic sword qi flash by. It instantly felt dizzy and vaguely saw its own body flying.
Sword Qi Worm.
Feeling the decrease in the Energy Sea’s Essence Qi inside him, Hong Yuan frowned slightly, still not satisfied.
Hong Yuan assessed his own loss. "The Water Evading Gu consumed ten percent of the True Essence, and the Sword Qi Worm also consumed ten percent of the True Essence. This extent is a bit too much."
Looking at the decapitated Crimson Fire Bear, his face finally showed a hint of joy. "Among the same rank, the Sword Tao Incarnation has a stronger killing and piercing power than the Power Tao Incarnation. Not bad at all."
After replenishing the Essence Qi in the Sword Tao Incarnation’s body, Hong Yuan once again tested it against ferocious beasts.
A peak first-grade Thick Forest Leopard, a low-level second-grade Big Forest Anaconda...
The Sword Tao Incarnation only felt pressure when it faced a peak second-grade Sword Lightning Tiger. However, by exhausting seventy percent of its True Essence and leveraging the power of the Heavenly River Sword Embryo, it still managed to eliminate the tiger.
Hong Yuan was quite satisfied with the Sword Tao Incarnation’s killing power.
As such, Hong Yuan gave the Sword Tao Incarnation the Black Whale Worm to use, and also fed various types of martial Instruments to the Heavenly River Sword Embryo...
Hong Yuan spared no expense in Energy Stones. Consequently, the Sword Tao Incarnation strengthened at a frightening pace, improving daily even faster than the Power Tao Incarnation, despite the latter being a Great Power True Martial Body.
Everything was advancing rapidly.
「...」
But after half a month, Hong Yuan couldn’t help but frown.
He received news that Zhang Baicun and Li Zixing had repelled the Black Wolf Corps’ attack in the frontline battle between Green Sun Prefecture and Nanyang Government. For this, they established huge merits and were being promoted as model disciples of Qinglu Taoist Temple!
They achieved overnight fame and a surge in reputation!
"The fame spreads far, enjoying wealth and honor. Tsk tsk, truly an impressive and untouchable figure," mockery flashed across Hong Yuan’s face. "Enjoy it while you can, for there will be no chances in the future."
At this time, the Sword Tao Incarnation had already reached the initial stage of second grade!
Hong Yuan was fully pushing the derivation of various Sword Killing Moves, movement techniques, and other Sword Tao skills. Under the Seven Star Ladybug Worm’s radiance, the Power Tao Incarnation almost turned into a glowing star lamp.
The arrow was notched, ready to be loosed!
