Chapter 438

Chapter 438: Realization

Translator: CKtalon Editor: CKtalon

Dao Seeking Sword Mansion was a very lively place that night . Human and demons gathered under one roof to celebrate the birth of the third swordmaster of their sect .

Sixteen Skyimmortals, Skydemons, and Daoist Blackkill congratulated Qin Yun!

The banquet ended late into the night .

Qin Yun and Daoist Blackkill walked beside each other . Far off, they saw sword mansion disciples who reeked of alcohol walk off in groups . There were human males and tiger demons walking hand over shoulders and there were human-demon couples flying off intimately .

“Humans and demons show signs of rapprochement in Dao Seeking Sword Mansion,” thought Qin Yun wistfully . “In the Skywolf world ruled by Yellow-robed Supremacy, humans and demons live together in harmony . In certain places, humans and demons fight, but in other places both species coexist peacefully, with it being common for people to be sworn brothers or couples . “

“Brother Qin Yun,” said Daoist Blackkill with a smile . “I’ve seen many powerful Skyimmortals and Skydemons but this is my first time seeing someone like you, with such immense strength despite being mortal . Are you a reincarnated Skyimmortal? Or . . . ?”

“I’m not a reincarnated Skyimmortal,” admitted Qin Yun frankly .

Daoist Blackkill was secretly surprised .

This was even more amazing .

It meant that the mortal in front of him had astonishing talent . His strength would probably one day far exceed his current state .

“I’m truly impressed with your talent . ” Daoist Blackkill spoke as he led Qin Yun to a pavilion tower . A stout tiger-headed man stood there .

The tiger-headed man immediately bowed, “Greetings, Swordmasters . “

“This is a divine general that Mansion Lord brought when he first came to the Skywolf world,” said Daoist Blackkill . “He is in charge of guarding the Sword Repository . “

“Sword Repository . ” Qin Yun looked at the pavilion tower in front of him .

It looked ordinary, but the pavilion tower completely shielded itself from probes . Clearly, there was something of great power contained inside .

The pavilion tower had an array formation that was extremely powerful .

“Sword Repository is the most important spot in our Dao Seeking Sword Mansion . There are many cultivation Dharmic formulations and Sword Dao manuals in it . It has a total of three floors, with Dharmic formulations and manuals becoming more valuable the higher you go . Ordinary disciples are heavily restricted from reading these manuals since cultivation Dharmic formulations incur the envy of the heavens . Reading through a powerful Dharmic formulation a set number of times will automatically destroy it,” explained Daoist Blackkill .

Qin Yun nodded slightly . He was well aware of this .

If one mastered a Dharmic formulation, one could naturally produce another written record but the materials needed for that were very special . Ordinary paper could not hold powerful Dharmic formulations .

“Brother Qin Yun, you are now a swordmaster of our Dao Seeking Sword Mansion . The manuals in it are free for your perusal,” said Daoist Blackkill with a smile .

“Okay . ” Qin Yun nodded . “By the way, Brother Blackkill, is there any detailed information on the Skywolf world’s hundred and eight Guardians inside Sword Repository?”

“You wish to challenge them too?” Daoist Blackkill smiled faintly . “That’s right, at our level of strength, we all wish to become one of the hundred and eight Guardians and meet Supremacy so as to receive his guidance!”

Qin Yun nodded slightly .

“There is information inside Sword Repository but it is nowhere near detailed enough,” said Daoist Blackkill . “As I have always been hoping to challenge them, I have deliberately gathered information on all the Guardians . If you wish to challenge them, make sure to select one carefully… the one that you have the highest confidence in fighting . After all, they definitely do not show mercy when challenged . If they can kill the challenger, they won’t hesitate to do so . It’s very normal since the moment they get defeated, they lose the position of Guardian . They would also lose all sorts of benefits so they have to be entirely ruthless . “

Qin Yun nodded .

“It’s good that you understand . Great attention is needed if you wish to challenge Guardians,” said Daoist Blackkill . He flipped his hand, revealing a scroll . “This is the most detailed information gathered in the recent ten years . There have not been any changes to the Guardians over the past ten years . “

The scroll flew over .

“Thanks . ” Qin Yun extended his hand to grab it, feeling grateful .

“It’s nothing . After all, we are from the same sect from this day forth . We should help each other,” said Daoist Blackkill with a smile . After Qin Yun said that he was not a reincarnated Skyimmortal, he was determined to befriend Qin Yun .

“Here, follow me in . “

Daoist Blackkill led the way as Qin Yun followed him into the Sword Repository .

It had a total of three floors and many manuals placed on shelves .

“Our Mansion Lord was once a general in the Heavenly Courts . He was a subordinate of Supremacy from the start,” whispered Daoist Blackkill . “He followed Supremacy to the Skywolf world and is heavily trusted by Supremacy . He knows that Mansion Lord is fanatical about the Sword Dao… so he gave many amazing Sword Dao manuals to Mansion Lord . “

“Oh?” Qin Yun was surprised . Their Mansion Lord actually had such a backstory? This was the first time he was hearing that .

“They are purely Sword Dao manuals, not cultivation Dharmic formulations or divine powers, so they are not considered too valuable,” said Daoist Blackkill . “But to us who dedicate ourselves to the Sword Dao, they are very useful . “

“Yes . ” Qin Yun nodded .

“According to Mansion Lord, some of the Sword Dao manuals in here were written by great demons during the era of the Ancient Heavenly Courts . There are also some that Mansion Lord and company gathered when they were generals . Supremacy does not like sword arts so nearly all the Sword Dao manuals were given to Mansion Lord,” said Daoist Blackkill . “It is why our Dao Seeking Sword Mansion has the right to call itself the number one Sword Dao sect in the Skywolf world . “

Qin Yun’s eyes lit up as he looked at the manuals around him .

So many Sword Dao manuals that had been amassed… since the Ancient Heavenly Courts era?

The Dao Seeking Sword Mansion’s resources far exceeded his imaginings .

“The most powerful manuals are on the third floor . You have plenty of time to read them,” said Daoist Blackkill with a smile .

…

That night .

Although Daoist Blackkill left early, Qin Yun remained inside Sword Repository, engrossing himself in the manuals .

Pure Sword Dao .

The written records of Sword Dao seniors that went as far back as the Ancient Heavenly Courts era broadened Qin Yun’s horizons .

Although the Golden Light Sect’s sect master had given him manuals, the three sword art manuals were mainly records from those that spied on the Grand Supreme sword immortal lineage . It was not considered a complete Sword Dao manual and so was not very useful to his cultivation . It was not even comparable to the Blue Clouds Immortal Dharma . Yet even though the Blue Clouds Immortal Dharma was complete, it was not of the Sword Dao variety .

Qin Yun was truly immersed in his reading .

“This strike is very similar to my Bright Moon Cold Nights but even more powerful . ” Qin Yun read fervently . The complete Sword Dao manual taught from a low level to a high level in a systemic manner! It was naturally a lot easier learning that way .

Unknowingly…

Dawn came outside Sword Repository .

Qin Yun gained tremendously from his night of reading . He felt that his Dreamlike Sword could be improved once again .

Qin Yun looked out of the window and mocked himself, “When it comes to cultivation, time really passes fast . It’s easy to read through these manuals but it will take quite a while to carefully ponder everything in it . I do not have time to slowly cultivate . I have to quickly choose a Guardian to challenge . As long as I become one of the hundred and eight Guardians, I’ll be able to enter the Skywolf continent and save my daughter as soon as possible . “

As he held the scroll that Daoist Blackkill had given him, he carefully read it while walking out of Sword Repository .

With his strength, a wisp of his psyche was enough to instantly memorize all the information within .

“These Guardians are all extraordinary . A small few of them are able to fight beyond their levels, fighting as fourth or fifth firmament Skyimmortals,” thought Qin Yun . “I have to pick a person I have an advantage over to increase my chances . “

He was not training himself .

He was doing it to save his daughter! Naturally, the greater the chances, the better .

Qin Yun began narrowing it down in his mind .

As he pondered, he headed towards his residence in the Dao Seeking Sword Mansion . As swordmaster, he naturally had a cave abode .

“Junior Brother, can you not understand why your sword art has not progressed at all?” Two wolf demons a distance away were wielding dual swords .

The thinner and weaker wolf demon was puzzled . He shook his head gently, “Senior Brother, I’ve been working very hard but I haven’t improved at all . I just can’t match you . “

“I believe you understand the theory, but you do not have an intuitive comprehension of it . ” The stout wolf demon shook his head, his voice a deep baritone . “It’s not wrong for you to learn from me in the beginning . But since you have built up a deep foundation, you should understand the saying: Learn from me you stand, copy from me you fall! You learned my sword arts to build up a foundation but the breakthroughs that follow should be yours alone . What suits you the most is the best . If you take the same path down an identical Sword Dao, it will lead to a dead end because that is my Sword Dao . “

The distant conversation left Qin Yun’s head buzzing instantly .

“What suits you the most is the best . Taking the same path will only lead to a dead end,” muttered Qin Yun . “I actually forgot the most basic lesson?”

“The condensation of an Essence Soul…”

“Back when I was cultivating, I had figured out three paths . Not one of them was about condensing the Essence Soul as a sword . “

“Due to the fact that an Essence Soul is a sword is based on the sword immortal Dharmic formulation created by the Grand Supreme Dao Ancestor, I have been deliberately taking that path?”

“I got it wrong . “

“I finally know where I was wrong . “

“My Dao heart was influenced by the Grand Supreme Dao Ancestor’s status . I believed that his path is the right one but in fact, there are thousands of pathways when it comes to cultivation . I can take a completely different one, one that suits me . ” Qin Yun instantly felt his confidence blaze .

The Grand Supreme Dao Ancestor’s status was too high .

He was one of Daoism’s Three Pure Ones .

He was above Golden Immortals or Buddhas, one of the top existences in the Three Realms . He was truly an existence with boundless powers .

With the Grand Supreme sword immortal lineage having produced two Golden Immortals, Qin Yun had innately believed that the Essence Soul as a sword was the right way .

Yet, he forgot the most basic truth: something suited to oneself was the best!

“According to my original theories, an Essence Soul should look like a normal person and not a sword . ” An inspired impulse appeared in Qin Yun’s mind .