C26 Original Sword Body

"Host, you've successfully triggered and completed a hidden mission: Conquering the first two levels of the Sword Wing Peak Martial Arts Platform. Your reward: the Original Sword Body!"

Original Sword Body?

The moment the system's voice faded, Jiang Su felt an explosive surge of sword energy erupt from his Dantian!

This sword energy swirled within him, cloaking him in a dark green aura that seemed almost tangible. It was the Original Sword Energy!

His meridians expanded, allowing the Original Sword Qi to merge seamlessly with his Golden Dragon Bloodline. In mere moments, dozens of new spirit veins emerged throughout his body!

"System, load the Taiqing Sword Manual."

Instantly, every technique from the Taiqing Sword Manual flooded Jiang Su's mind.

With his sword in hand, he launched an assault on the humanoid shadows. Each of his movements was imbued with profound sword intent!

The humanoid shadows stood no chance against him. They were swiftly vanquished. Yet, the Formation Ribbons and puppets posed a greater challenge.

Jiang Su executed the Shadowless Step and Taiqing Sword Technique, weaving through them with ease. Wang Tian watched, anxiety-ridden, as he glimpsed nothing but blurs.

Jiang Su's prowess was undeniable!

His mastery of the sword was exceptional!

Still, the extraordinary phenomenon unfolding was far from over.

The Outer Sect disciples at the base of Sword Wing Peak had all witnessed the spectacle. In no time, a crowd had gathered. Even the guards of Sword Wing Peak were taken aback.

"Could it be that Chiu Yue has penetrated the essence of the sword on the Martial Arts Platform? Is he on the verge of a breakthrough?"

"It seems likely. Elder Chiu Yue hasn't advanced in decades. If he breaks through now, he'll ascend to the Divinity Stage! Fantastic! The Devil Sect's strength will surge!"

The Sword Wing Peak guards exchanged glances upon hearing these murmurs. They had clearly seen Elder Chiu Yue depart from the peak. Now, only Jiang Su and Wang Tian remained.

Suddenly, from the heart of the roiling clouds, a thunderbolt struck the Martial Arts Platform, scorching it black in an instant. Jiang Su, with a display of Shadowless Step, evaded the lightning.

He was tasked with not only contending with the ribbons and puppets on the Martial Arts Platform but also withstanding the fury of the thunder.

He was just an average man, unaware that drawing this sword would unleash such calamity.

Why had the sword summoned such an extraordinary phenomenon?

Jiang Su was perplexed. Nonetheless, he resolved to first eliminate the Formation Ribbons and puppets on the Martial Arts Platform.

Muttering the Taiqing Sword Technique incantation under his breath, Jiang Su's form flickered like a mirage.

He had achieved the unity of Man and Sword as One. His sword parried the relentless onslaught. In the heat of combat, his brow was etched with intense sword energy. Weaving through bolts of lightning, he executed the Taiqing Sword Technique with precision.

Puppets toppled in droves. The resilient ribbons, sensing his formidable power, ceased their assault.

Nine thunderbolts plummeted from the heavens, converging on Jiang Su. This spectacle, wrought by the sword, could easily be mistaken for a powerful being's Tribulation.

Jiang Su evaded several strikes, but some were inescapable. Sword in hand, he met the lightning head-on, his sword intent surging to its zenith. It was then he invoked the ultimate move of the Taiqing Sword Manual in his mind—Divine Sense Condensed Sword!

Each cultivator possesses a sea of consciousness where divine sense is gauged alongside the spiritual root. Divine sense is categorized into levels, with Orange Divine Sense at the apex and Green Divine Sense at the base.

Previously devoid of a spiritual root, Jiang Su was ignorant of his divine sense's caliber. Doubt crept in; could he truly manifest the Divine Sense Condensed Sword?

Such a feat was the hallmark of Nascent Infant Stage adepts.

As Jiang Su's incantation echoed, a phalanx of sword shadows coalesced, enshrouding him in a glacial aura.

The sword shadows thrust skyward, their martial zeal piercing the heavens!

They cleaved through the tempest, burrowing into the storm's heart. A gaping chasm split the clouds, its light bathing the expanse below. In that instant, it was as if night had turned to day.

Jiang Su had masterfully executed the Divine Sense Condensed Sword!

The dust had settled.

The sky was back to its usual self, the azure expanse indistinguishable from any other day. Yet, every Outer Sect disciple at the base of Sword Wing Peak knew that everything had changed.

They had all witnessed the spectacle of hundreds of sword shadows soaring into the heavens!

The disciples buzzed with astonished conversation.

"Has Elder Chiu Yue truly made a breakthrough? I've only ever read about the Divine Sense Condensed Sword. Nascent Infant Stage Experts usually refrain from using it!"

"Fantastic! The Devil Sect has gained a powerhouse at the Divinity Stage!"

At that moment, only two individuals were present on the peak.

Emerging from the haze, Jiang Su's demeanor remained cool, tinged with a hint of murderous intent. The sword energy swirling around his three-foot green sword was palpable, and the tangible particles encircling the blade were unmistakable sword marks!

Such sword marks in the spiritual energy could only be left by someone who had attained the realm of Man and Sword as One.

However, the only witness was a Cook Disciple, a Body Cultivator, who naturally couldn't discern the significance.

Jiang Su sheathed his sword, carefully stowed it in his storage space, and approached Wang Tian.

In that instant, Wang Tian saw Jiang as a Battle God from the Upper Realm, descending upon the mortal world.

In the Cultivation World, one is only deemed a true cultivator upon entering the Golden Core Stage, harboring the potential for Ascension, particularly so for Sword Cultivators. It is after reaching the Golden Core Stage that Sword Cultivators can achieve Sword-riding Flight.

Jiang, in his Sword-riding Flight, was the very image of an immortal!

And he had just performed the Divine Sense Condensed Sword!

Such a feat was thought to be within the realm of only Nascent Infant Stage cultivators in the Cultivation World, demanding immense divine sense strength!

Many Nascent Infant Stage cultivators could only wield the Divine Sense Condensed Sword with the aid of their Nascent Infant!

Yet, Jiang was merely at the Qi Sensing Stage!

How could this be?

Jiang Su's aura of menace dissipated as he stood before Wang Tian.

Wang Tian, fixated on Jiang Su, suddenly looked bewildered and, in a moment of bewilderment, slapped himself hard.

Jiang Su was taken aback. What on earth had happened? It seemed he hadn't done anything at all.

All he did was check in at the Martial Arts Platform.

Wang Tian winced in pain. This had to be real! he thought to himself.

"Jiang, you're incredible! To think you can wield the Divine Sense Condensed Sword! You're amazing! Your divine sense must be Orange Grade for sure!"

Wang Tian was so thrilled he could barely string his words together. What a stroke of fortune to be friends with Jiang!

At that moment, the Martial Arts Platforms to the left and right were sealed off and began descending. There was no indication that anyone had triggered their movement. The golden token that had been shining in the sky returned to Jiang Su's hand as the platforms closed.

Jiang Su clipped the token to his waistband, intending to return it to his master. Despite Wang Tian's continuous compliments, Jiang Su could only respond with a resigned, "It's really not that astonishing."

Unbeknownst to them, in the Devil Palace, Su Wuyou nearly dropped her teacup.

She had felt it!

She sensed that the Lower Realm Divine Sword had been drawn by Jiang Su!