Chapter 370

Qin Yun woke up after a short nap .

He sat up and looked at the effects of the howling mountain winds in a daze .

"I actually cried myself to sleep," muttered Qin Yun . "I do not have the luxury of time to drown my misery in alcohol . I just needed to momentarily get it off my chest . I have to continue thinking of a way to obtain the last gauntlet . "

Qin Yun stood up and turned to return to the wooden hut he had built in the mountains . It was where he was residing during this period of time .

Even while he was traveling the Great Chang world or infiltrating the fiendcelestial-ruled Great Chu world, Qin Yun never stopped cultivating .

He practiced his sword, his calligraphy… As long as nothing held him up, he would persist every day .

Therefore, over the past ten plus years, his Sword Dao's realm was constantly increasing . Six years ago, he created Bright Moon Cold Nights, the third move of his Dreamlike Sword . With that, his strength finally matched that of the peak third Firmament Essence Soul realm . Three years ago, he created the fourth move of the Dreamlike Sword, Waning Waxing Moons . It further enhanced his strength and with it, Qin Yun could even repress Old Master Chu .

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

Qin Yun habitually practiced his swordplay every morning .

He stopped after two hours of sword practice . The, he cast his Eye of Lightning to observe the situation in the distant Fiendcelestial Jiwu's cave abode . Following that, he would flip through many ancient tomes in a bid to find an opportunity for treasure .

In the afternoon, he would begin practicing his calligraphy .

Every stroke of his calligraphy corresponded to a sword move . His calligraphy practice was therefore another form of Sword Dao cultivation . Qin Yun would similarly practice his calligraphy for two hours a day .

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On the twelfth day of Qin Yun taking up residence in the mountains, he began his daily calligraphy practice as usual .

As he wrote…

"Only he is left to fly over those solemn thousands of miles of clouds and snowy mountains alone!" After writing the poem, Qin Yun stopped .

Every stroke was a sword move and each word was an entire set of sword arts . There were eighteen words… Yet, they contained an extremely powerful sword intent that matched Qin Yun's state of mind .

"Hum–"

The eighteen words resonated with one another as a sword intent was born . It even made the surrounding world faintly resonate in response .

Desolateness, coldness, lonely solitude…

A powerful sword intent froze on the sheet of paper . It was discernible to the naked eye as it influenced the surrounding world . Thankfully, the area was enveloped by the Two World Picture . The commotion was completely masked .

"This sword intent?" Qin Yun felt inspired as he strode out of the wooden hut . Flipping his hand, he grasped the Misty Rain Sword and began demonstrating his sword techniques .

Sword flashes swirled all around him . The sword moves were originally rather complicated but gradually they tightened up . The sword intent grew stronger and was even more perfect than the sword intent on the paper .

After practicing for ten minutes, his wits turned keener due to this run of luck . His sword moves completely amalgamated as one .

With a backhand, he thrust with his sword .

This strike had the solitary feeling of traveling alone .

The strike also contained immense indignation, wrath, sadness, and all sorts of other emotions .

This strike seemed like it could tear open the world, causing the world to submit to him .

Qin Yun withdrew his sword and stood there . He muttered, "Although the world is huge, where else can I go? This strike is indeed infused with the Sword Dao insights and feelings I have had over the recent years . Its strength is another level above the fourth move of the Dreamlike Sword . This strike can even repress the world itself . It has even gained an inkling of the charm of 'A Sword Forming a Grotto-heaven By Itself . ' However, it is just slightly short of what it could be . "

"Once it truly reaches harmonized perfection, the Sword Dao will be complete and flawless . Only then will it form a Grotto-heaven of its own . "

"This strike of mine is too rich in hate and bloodlust . Although it's powerful, there's too much prejudice . However, it has come close to the level of a Skyimmortal . Once my Sword Dao reaches harmonized perfection, my realm will allow me to match a Skyimmortal! My Dao domain will also increase to span fifty kilometers," thought Qin Yun .

It was indeed very difficult to expand a Dao domain to fifty kilometers .

For inmove, Patriarch Yi and Patriarch Zhongli, who were both peak third Firmament Essence Soul realm existences, were trapped at that bottleneck . To truly attain perfection in their Dao was very difficult . It had to do with culminating their insights regularly and also the cultivation path they took . For example, some cultivation paths were sidetracked from the beginning! To attain perfection and become a Skyimmortal on such a deviated path? It was not impossible as the Heavenly Dao would always leave behind a tiny opportunity . However, the likelihood was very, very small .

Qin Yun was the kind that was perfect the moment he stepped into the Dao . His foundation was flawless .

Bright Moon Cold Nights, Waning Waxing Moons, and the newly created strike all reached the peak third Firmament Essence Soul realm . It was a slow progress to strengthening them . And now, with the newest strike coming close to that of a Skyimmortal, his strength could repress the world . The destructive force was extremely powerful and it was not far from forming a Grotto-heaven by itself .

His cultivation met no obstacles due to his perfect path .

Of course, it was relative .

It was easier cultivating early on but the cultivation would only become more difficult later .

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Qin Yun waved his hand again and released his flying sword, practicing the strike he had just figured out .

He wanted to improve it to make it even more perfect .

He could use this opportunity to have a strength that reached the Skyimmortal realm . But after practicing for another two hours, the sky gradually darkened . Qin Yun also came to a stop .

"I'll name the fifth move of the Dreamlike Sword Traveling in Solitude," muttered Qin Yun softly . "I wish for a day when I no longer need to travel in solitude . "

"Since I have created the fifth move, I should take a risk . "

Qin Yun's eyes flickered with a keen beam . "Just this fifth move alone will not be able to kill Jiwu in a short period of time . I have to rely on the Grotto-heaven Sword Calabash!"

He flipped his hand, producing the Grotto-heaven Sword Calabash .

"I will switch all the Sword Qi contained in the Grotto-heaven Sword Calabash to the Sword Qi from Dreamlike Sword's fifth move, Traveling in Solitude," thought Qin Yun . "If I do that, once the million Sword Qi inside the Grotto-heaven Sword Calabash is switched… the power it can produce will nearly double . It's already very powerful so if it doubles… it will be like the final straw that breaks the camel's back . I should have a chance of killing him in one shot . "

"I wouldn't dare say for sure but I'm thinking it's a seventy percent chance of success . "

"I'll risk it . "

"If I succeed, I can leave with the treasure . "

"If I fail… I can only escape to my homeworld and wait till my strength improves again before I make further plans," thought Qin Yun . He knew that if he failed in his attack, the enemy would likely hand over the gauntlet to a particular Skyfiend Monarch! If that happened, even if his strength improved greatly in the future, the chances of obtaining the gauntlet would be very low . "

Therefore, this might be his only opportunity .

"To switch all the Sword Qi in the Grotto-heaven Sword Calabash, I will need a year . " Qin Yun looked at the calabash and thought, "Perhaps my strength will improve again within a year's time? I might actually match the Skyimmortal realm?"

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Clearly, the Skyimmortal realm was not that easily attained .

Although he came infinitesimally close, he was ultimately a little short of harmonious perfection because he only had deeper insights .

However, Qin Yun understood that he was constantly improving . There would come a day when he would achieve it naturally .

Over the next year, Qin Yun resided in the mountain and constantly infused Sword Qi into the Grotto-heaven Sword Calabash . The Sword Qi was that of the Dreamlike Sword's Traveling in Solitude . Of course, just Sword Qi alone was lacking in strength . But with the addition of a million Sword Qi, the number was a massive one . Furthermore, it combined with the array formation within the Grotto-heaven Sword Calabash, causing a qualitative change .

Although he prepared that one strike for a year, it was Qin Yun's most terrifying attack .

The seasons passed and in a blink of an eye, it was autumn once again .

Qin Yun had spent more than a year in the Great Chu world .

Whoosh! Sword Qi flew out from Qin Yun's body . It contained the sword intent of Traveling in Solitude, every bit of it containing a horrifying might! It constantly flew into the bronze calabash in front of Qin Yun and was taken in by its internal array formation .

"The accumulation is done . "

Qin Yun finally stopped as he looked at the bronze calabash in delight .