Holding the star-rank black sword in his right hand, Shun Long didn't make a move right away.

Instead, he stood still for a moment with his eyes closed, almost as if he was processing the information in his mind.

''The Thundergod's slash has 3 moves. The first move requires me to gather my qi in my hands, and inject it inside the sword before I use the 'Dao of Lightning' or the 'Dao of Thunder' to slash the air in front of me.

Although I haven't comprehended any of these 2 Daos, the Dao of Lightning inside the black sword should be more than sufficient to make up for this issue. After all, this is the biggest advantage of a star-rank weapon!

The only problem is, that to use the first move of the 'Thundergod's slash', a cultivator needs to have reached the Nascent Soul stage at the very least!

Hmm... although I have yet to enter the Nascent Soul stage, my qi is probably not inferior to that of an early Nascent Soul cultivator's. As for my spirit sense, although it is much weaker compared to an actual soul sense that should be able to reach at least 30 meters around a Nascent Soul stage expert's body, it shouldn't matter too much since I can extend it beyond my body like a weaker soul sense.

As for the second and the third moves of the 'Thundergod's slash', they can only wait until I enter the Holy sect in the future.

Hmm, I shouldn't be too overconfident either. There is definitely no lack of geniuses from all over the continents while my own cultivation is only at the peak of the Spirit realm.

Against a strong genius who has reached the rank 3 of the Nascent Soul stage, I may not necessarily be able to win, even with the black sword in my hands.

After all, the difference in cultivation can't be breached so easily!

At the same time, I also don't know if there will be anyone else who may also have any star-rank weapon either!

Although these weapons are extremely rare, I can't possibly rule out this possibility either!''

After reorganizing his thoughts, Shun Long first calmed himself down, before he actually closed his eyes and emptied his thoughts.

Holding the black sword in his right hand, Shun Long first circulated the 'Monarch's Hourglass', as 81 balls of qi appeared above his head in the upper part of the invisible hourglass.

During the past 2 years, Shun Long had already purified all 80 balls of qi, bringing them at the same level of purity as the 81st.

With his eyes closed, Shun Long stirred his qi inside the 'Monarch's Hourglass', as waves of pure qi entered the peak rank 1 star-rank sword in his hands.

The strange patterns on the sword's surface lit up with a golden light, before sparks of lightning appeared around the black sword's edge.

Contrary to Shun Long's original expectations however, the star-rank sword wasn't that easy to use.

Just to fully activate the Dao of Lightning inside it, Shun Long had to expend more than 10 percent of his qi!

Considering that even more qi was required for the 'Dao of Lightning' inside the sword to stay active during a fight, Shun Long realized the difficulty of using a star-rank weapon with an insufficient cultivation....

Shun Long however, didn't seem to mind the expenditure of his qi, as his mind was fully focused on the Saint low-grade martial skill in his head!

''According to the first move of the 'Thundergod's slash', a cultivator has to converge the energy of their Dao of Lightning or their Dao of Thunder around the sword's edge before sending a full-powered slash forward.''

After verifying the way to use the first move of the 'Thundergod's slash', Shun Long used his qi to make the sparks of lightning around the sword converge on the black sword's edge.

Using his spirit sense to cover the sword's surface, Shun Long raised the black sword in the air, ready to send a powerful slash forward filled with the Dao of Lightning.

However, the moment that the sword was raised above his head, Shun Long could feel the lightning around it getting out of control, as the sparks of lightning easily escaped the control of his spirit sense, and started to flow chaotically around the sword's surface instead of converging on the sword's edge!

A few moments later, the sparks of lightning around the sword's surface disappeared, before the strange golden patterns started to dim.

Shun Long wasn't disappointed that he had failed to control the 'Thundergod's slash' on the first try!

Instead, he sat cross-legged on the ground, his hand still holding on the black sword's hilt, as he thought to himself

''Hmm, the 'Dao of Lightning inside the black sword is definitely amplifying the might of the skill, but it is also easier for the lightning to go out of control.

If I had already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, I could probably use the Dao of Time to completely control the sparks of lightning without needing to use my spirit sense.

Additionally, I could probably also enhance the power of the 'Thundergod's slash', if I merged the effects of my Dao of Time with the Dao of Lightning!''

The moment that this thought took root in Shun Long's head, the urge to breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage became even more intense in his heart.

He knew that his comprehension level of the Dao of Time was already sufficient to breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage, but his soul still didn't have the feeling of breaking through just yet.

Although Shun Long could breakthrough at any moment he wanted, he also knew that forcing a breakthrough when his mind wasn't ready, would most likely end up having adverse effects instead.

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A day passed in the blink of an eye, as Shun Long had remained seated in front of the barrier of knowledge during this time.

Finally, as the day neared its end, he stood up from the ground, and faced the azure barrier in front of him with a bright look in his eyes, before he slowly raised the black sword above his head.

The patterns on the sword's surface once again lit up with a bright golden light, while sparks of lightning crackled on the sword's surface.

As the lightning converged on the sword's edge, Shun Long clenched the sword's hilt tightly, before he slashed the black sword forward towards the azure barrier in front of him!

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