Chapter 646: Chapter 3 Opening the Peak

But this was not the end, for after the Peach Blossom, Lu Qingshan had another sword to practice.

Heart Sword.

He closed his eyes and concentrated, able to see within the sea of consciousness of his Primordial Spirit a faint, egg-sized blaze flickering.

Within the intensely hot flames, there existed a small, exquisite, and crystal-clear Embryo Light Sword.

This was the Primordial Spirit Sword, specializing in slashing the Primordial Spirit.

Lu Qingshan’s mind was peaceful, as experience points poured out,

“[Heart Sword]– Embryo Light Sword, upgrade to Second Refinement!”

……

“[Heart Sword]– Embryo Light Sword, upgrade to Nine Refinements!”

For the Embryo Light Sword, each refinement required one million experience points.

To go from the first refinement to the ninth cost Lu Qingshan eight million experience points.

The effect of the enormous expenditure of experience points was clear to see; the flames within his Primordial Spirit leapt up as if doused in oil.

The fierce fire burned, enveloping the Embryo Light Sword.

Lu Qingshan used his heart as the hammer and his spirit as the forge, causing the small sword to transform constantly, emitting a clanging sound, as though someone were really hammering this small sword.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sounds of forging iron continued to emit, and he concentrated deeply, watching the rapid metamorphosis of the Embryo Light Sword.

The small sword burned fiercely within the flames, and then a dazzling radiance appeared on the Embryo Light Heart Sword.

The radiance slowly condensed, and soon it transformed into a dark ripple pattern branded upon the blade of the sword.

This signified another refinement of the Heart Sword.

Flames kept rising, converging toward the Embryo Light, and continued to hammer it while the sounds of clanging rang incessantly.

Thus, every half quarter of an hour, a dark Taoist pattern would emerge and be inscribed on the Heart Sword.

After repeating this process eight times, finally, the clanging sound ceased, and the flames dispelled.

At this moment, when Lu Qingshan looked inward at his Primordial Spirit, he could see a Heart Sword that had reached a perfect form materializing.

Ancient and natural, magnificent and sharp, the nine dark Taoist patterns on the sword’s body faintly revealed the immensity of the mortal world and a sense of purity–Embryo Light, the sword for severing worldly troubles.

With that, Lu Qingshan’s current cultivation session came to a temporary conclusion.

As for the remaining experience points, he intended to use them to advance his cultivation.

The reason why he was not advancing his realm for the time being was that he had just broken through to Void Refining.

If he had not even left his sect and broke through to the Void Refining Middle Stage or even Late Stage within a few days, it would seem too exaggerated.

Inevitably, this would lead to all sorts of speculation from others, so he decided to hold back for the moment.

His advancement in cultivation could wait.

…

After half a month, Lu Qingshan completely consolidated what he had gained from his advancement.

At this time, Xia Daoyun finally returned to the peak.

This time, Xia Daoyun had come back to the sect specifically for Lu Qingshan, as she had received news of his advancement to Void Refining.

According to Sword Sect tradition, once a Sword Sect disciple breaks through to Void Refining, they can leave the main peak and establish their own minor peak as their cultivation ground.

This was a significant event.

Just like the coming-of-age ceremony in his previous life where parents always took part, once a disciple left the main peak, their mentor would usually witness the moment like a parent.

To date, Xia Daoyun had only taken Lu Qingshan as her disciple.

How could she miss the first disciple’s peak founding ceremony?

An Escaping Light streaked across the numerous minor peaks thousands of miles from the Sword Sect and directly flew into Sword Coming Peak.

It was Xia Daoyun.

Because Lu Qingshan’s cultivation had advanced, Xia Daoyun, who was in a good mood, had just landed on the cliff terrace of Sword Coming Peak and was about to enter her dwelling when her steps suddenly faltered.

“Eh?” Xia Daoyun looked at the two wooden towers standing quietly by the small lake, a trace of surprise flashing in her eyes.

If she remembered correctly, there should have been three wooden towers atop her main peak… right?

…

Knowing that Xia Daoyun had returned to the peak, Lu Qingshan dutifully went to greet her.

“Mentor.” Once allowed inside, Lu Qingshan saw Xia Daoyun.

The woman sat on the high seat, in a long aqua gown, otherworldly in beauty, as if rosy clouds were mirroring in a clear pond, and her spirit like the musk moon over a cold river.

Xia Daoyun quietly watched Lu Qingshan.

“I heard that you encountered an ambush by a Sixth Realm assassin from the Netherworld?” Xia Daoyun finally spoke after Lu Qingshan felt a prickle of discomfort under her gaze, asking indifferently.

“Yes, I was careless,” Lu Qingshan admitted in embarrassment.

“A Fourth Realm able to kill a Sixth Realm?” Xia Daoyun blinked her eyes.

“It was a fluke to exchange six hundred years of lifespan for three swords,” Lu Qingshan said self-mockingly, “Fortunately, I’m still young and have plenty of lifespans to spare.”

“Six hundred years of lifespan…” Xia Daoyun slightly furrowed her brow, pondered for a moment, then asked, “Which Intent did you use to condense your Dao Seed in the end?”

“Four Primordial Intents,” Lu Qingshan did not hide the truth, “Causality, Annihilation, Destruction, Immortal.”

Admiration undisguised flashed through Xia Daoyun’s clear and bright eyes as she commented, “Remarkable, no wonder Heavenly Secret Pavillion has bestowed upon you the title of the strongest in the Fourth Realm.”

She scrutinized Lu Qingshan.

Even though Lu Qingshan had been outstanding before, in Xia Daoyun’s mind, that was all he was.

But this time, Lu Qingshan had surpassed her–she was at the Nascent Soul Realm, and even she had only used two Primordial Intents to break through to Void Refining back in her day.

This caused a strange feeling to flicker in Xia Daoyun’s heart, but she couldn’t quite put it into words.

“Now that you’ve formed the Primordial Dao Seed, you can aim to open the Ninth Flowers,” Xia Daoyun advised gracefully, “Entering Divinity Transformation with Nine Flowers has many benefits.”