Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 207 - 198 Sword Tao Saint, Ancient Sword Dragon Transformation (4k)_2
The group of Martial Saints from Qinglu Taoist Temple secretly communicated, deciding to each lock down an area to prevent the Martial Saints from Phoenix Creek from inadvertently creating a "gap" in their united defense.
Enshrouded within the Qi cocoon, Hong Yuan couldn’t help but frown as he felt waves of intense malice descending from the heavens.
That malice was like a tangible sword, undisguised and blatantly assaulting the air around him.
Being targeted again? It looks like I need to flee to Central State and seek refuge in the Eastern Wilderness Academy.
A contemplative look crossed Hong Yuan’s eyes before he hurried to deepen his understanding of the Great Taoism’s mysteries.
The Eastern Wilderness Academy is one of the Five Great Academies, a Holy Land for young Martial Saints to further their studies.
The Five Great Academies gather Heavenly Talents from the Human Race of the Five Major Continents, each possessing unparalleled abilities.
Most importantly, the academy doesn’t consider one’s background, only whether a Martial Saint Heavenly Talent has profoundly comprehended the Human Tao spirit.
Human Tao spirit—
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Perhaps because the one achieving Saint Achievement Immortal Transcending was his Sword Tao Incarnation, Hong Yuan’s mood was calm and serene, enabling him to enter a state of intense learning even more quickly.
Questioning the Heaven and Earth is a Martial Artist’s direct and intuitive interaction with nature, seeking enlightenment.
Such enlightenment is extremely precious and might never be achieved in one’s lifetime.
Even though there could be chances to try again, Hong Yuan still treasured each moment, not wasting any of it.
Soon, Hong Yuan fully grasped the true essence of that ’perfect answer.’
He quickly elevated the ’Heavenly River Sword Cascades’ Divine Power from a human-level to an earth-level Divine Power.
The original Divine Skill Talisman bearing Sword River Runes rapidly transformed, finally morphing into Ancient Sword Dragon Runes.
An Earthly Calamity usually brings a Martial Saint 300 Tao Marks. A Heaven Tribulation, on the other hand, brings 900 Tao Marks.
A sixth-order Martial Saint, after enduring three Earthly Calamities and three Heaven Tribulations, ascends to the Seventh Revolution.
This Ancient Sword Dragon Divine Skill Talisman contained 3,600 Sword Tao Marks. Barely reaching earth-level Divine Power, it essentially meant stepping over the threshold of a seventh-order Martial Saint!
In other words, the Sword Tao Incarnation had barely attained the power of a seventh-order Martial Saint.
But just as he had formed the Ancient Sword Dragon Divine Skill Talisman, the three-colored Qi sphere enveloping Hong Yuan instantly contracted and surged into his shattered Aperture.
"You’ve actually completed Qi absorption and reached the final step!" Martial Saint Ansheng’s lips twitched, and he clenched his fists even tighter.
Behind him, the Golden Yin Yang Fish circled, with thousands of Tao Marks attached to it, giving birth to strands of Chaos Qi.
Such a terrifying talent must not be allowed to leave.
The Martial Saints of Qinglu Taoist Temple either readied their Holy Artifacts or gathered their Divine Powers.
Hong Yuan’s expression was calm. Suppressing the pain coming from his shattered Aperture, he hurried to aid the Heavenly River Sword’s ascension to a Holy Artifact.
The Aperture had already shattered, creating a huge hole now occupied by a three-colored Essence Qi sphere. Every second, it brought tremendous pain to Hong Yuan.
Only if Hong Yuan chose to detonate the Aperture was there a possibility to forge an Immortal Aperture.
Otherwise, he faced death and the dissolution of his Tao.
Under safe circumstances, Hong Yuan would have chosen to detonate the Aperture. However, the surrounding Martial Saints were glaring at him like tigers stalking their prey, the layers of malice pressing down on him without disguise.
Without the help of the Heavenly River Sword, Hong Yuan’s combat strength would be reduced by at least 70 percent.
The Kui Water Divine Thunder, like a vast ocean—devoured. The Qiao Fire Divine Thunder, like a raging inferno—devoured. The Earth Divine Thunder, like the stable earth—devoured. Hong Yuan wouldn’t let the power of a single thunderbolt escape, manipulating the Heavenly River Sword to devour them all.
The aura of the Heavenly River Sword began to solidify, drawing ever closer to the might of a Holy Artifact. Its Sword Body became etched with different, frighteningly powerful thunder patterns.
Still not a Holy Artifact? Hong Yuan thought with a heavy heart; the difficulty of transforming the sword into a Holy Artifact far exceeded his expectations.
When he saw the Desolate Beast Thunder Dragon slowly approaching from the depths of the Thunder Pool, he gritted his teeth and resolutely guided the Heavenly River Sword into the three-colored Qi sphere.
Following Hong Yuan’s will, the Heavenly River Sword slammed into the three-colored Qi sphere, compressed to its absolute limit.
BOOM!!!
Hong Yuan’s Sword Body violently shook, and his mind went blank for a moment.
The three-colored Qi sphere exploded, rapidly expanding to form an Immortal Aperture!
Within the Immortal Aperture, the Blessed Land was vast, about one million acres in size, with major currents of time flowing through and Green Grapes Immortal Nuance continuously emerging!
And as time passed, the Blessed Land Region absorbed residual heaven and earth energies, gradually expanding.
Like the formation of an Aperture, Blessed Lands were differentiated into grades A, B, C, and D. Without a doubt, the Blessed Land Hong Yuan was about to form was a perfect ten out of ten!
The Heavenly River Sword was also absorbing residual heaven and earth energies, rapidly growing stronger.
As the Thunder Dragon charged towards him, an earth-shattering aura suddenly erupted from Hong Yuan, forcing the Thunder Dragon to retreat.
Sword Tao Martial Saint, achieved!
Holy Artifact Heavenly River Sword, achieved!
With the Heavenly River Sword in hand, Hong Yuan swept his gaze across the skies, instantly locating Martial Saint Ansheng and the group of Martial Saints awaiting their moment.
Hong Yuan glanced at the Thunder Dragon, whose strength seemed to be skyrocketing endlessly.
Gritting his teeth, Hong Yuan turned, abandoning the Thunder Dragon—which he could have easily slain—and fled towards the Eastern Wilderness Academy in Central State.
"Think you can just escape after becoming a saint? It’s not that easy," Martial Saint Ansheng scoffed coldly.
Sure enough, just as Hong Yuan had barely reached the border of Nanyang Government, the Thunder Dragon’s power suddenly surged, reaching the level of having weathered two Heaven Tribulations.
The Heaven Tribulation had helped Hong Yuan stave off their attacks, but it would also hinder his progress.
Multiple Martial Saints followed behind, waiting for Hong Yuan’s decision.
Some wanted Hong Yuan’s Blessed Land, some wanted his Holy Artifact, and some wanted his Divine Power.
No choice then. It looks like I’ll have to deal with the Heaven Tribulation completely. Hong Yuan sighed lightly, but his resolve quickly firmed.
He possessed fifty precious Green Grapes Immortal Nuance. In an instant, thirty were transformed and consumed.
