The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 453 The Fusion of the Six Meridian Divine Sword and Sword Light
Xu Xingchen exited the Langhuan Jade Cave, nodded to Granny Liu who was waiting at the entrance, and left on her own.

Back in the secluded courtyard where he was temporarily staying, he lit four candles in the corner of the room and covered it with a lantern, instantly illuminating the room.

Before Xu Xingchen could get into a state of studying martial arts, someone brought him dinner again, from the same maid from noon.

As the maid was leaving, Xu Xingchen asked, "Has your young lady returned?"

The maid turned around and bowed slightly, saying, "They haven't returned!"

Xu Xingchen said "Oh" and waved to her. The maid turned around, stepped over the threshold, and gently closed the door with both hands.

After dinner, Xu Xingchen sat cross-legged on the bed with her eyes slightly closed, carefully reviewing the fierce battle of the morning and her visit to Langhuan Jade Cave in the afternoon in her mind.

The process of reviewing helps identify gaps in knowledge, deepen understanding, build a solid foundation, and spark intellectual exchange.
Only when the mind is completely clear and without any omissions, do you open your eyes.

After getting out of bed, I began to ponder my research from the past few days.

For the first six months or so, in addition to diligently cultivating and condensing the magical talismans of the four ultimate moves—the ten-foot-long sword beam, the Yuan magnetic ring, the green mountain phantom, and the several-foot-long red ribbon—he would also occasionally take some free time to study the three peerless martial arts techniques: the Northern Darkness Divine Art, the Lingbo Steps, and the Six Meridians Divine Sword.

Previously, because the four unique skills he relied on, which were also known as "miraculous arts" in this world, had not yet been fully developed, he was unable to conduct further research.

He could only superficially study the essence of the three newly acquired martial arts, try to understand their operating modes, and comprehend some of their profound mysteries.

But without the opportunity to try it out himself, he always felt that "knowledge gained from books is ultimately superficial."

Two months ago, the four great martial arts manuals were condensed, and he regained control of the four supreme martial arts techniques that he relied on to dominate the world in his previous life. Only then did he begin to try to integrate the three newly acquired martial arts techniques.
No, it's two of them.

Lingbo Weibu is temporarily excluded.

Two new martial arts styles sought to integrate into their existing martial arts knowledge system, thus giving rise to two research topics.

The first research topic is the integration of the Northern Darkness Divine Art into the Yuan Magnetic Ring.

The second challenge is to integrate the Six Meridians Divine Sword with his own ten-foot-long sword aura.

In comparison, the first task seems easier; but the second task is actually not difficult either.

The Yuan Magnetic Ring technique contains some of the essence of the Star Absorbing Technique, which is extremely similar to the Northern Darkness Divine Art. Even though the two martial arts have severed some connections due to the differences in the world, they are still of the same lineage, and there are always some seemingly similar but actually different aspects.
Therefore, in terms of the general direction, it is not difficult to integrate the Northern Darkness Divine Art.

The challenge lies in striking a balance.

Xu Xingchen's Yuan Magnetic Ring was originally intended for self-protection, to make his own power self-contained and to isolate the terrifying effects of the Star Absorbing Technique.

Later, by incorporating some of the essences of the Nine Yang Divine Skill and the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, the Yuan Magnetic Ring finally took shape.

Retreat can protect oneself from all harm; advance can deflect, shift, transform, and deflect enemy attacks, ensuring one remains invincible.

Later, some of the essence of the Star Absorbing Technique was incorporated, which gave it the ability to absorb enemy attacks and convert them into its own internal energy.

It was precisely because of this last characteristic that Xu Xingchen still had the strength to deal with the old eunuch in the Song Dynasty palace who had cultivated the Nine Yin Manual to its peak at the end of the imperial city battle in the last world, and stood out from the crowd, and was hailed by the world as the number one master in the world.

Now, he plans to integrate the Northern Darkness Divine Art into the Yuan Magnetic Ring to further enhance its effectiveness, which is a natural course of action.

However, the more sophisticated the machine, the more prone it is to problems, and the more difficult it is to repair them; adding new components and functions to its sophisticated operation is even more difficult.

The original magnetic ring is now facing such a problem.

However, Xu Xingchen also had a solution.

Given the similar characteristics of the Star Absorbing Technique and the Northern Darkness Divine Art, he planned to remove the elements belonging to the Star Absorbing Technique from the Yuan Magnetic Ring and replace them with certain essences of the Northern Darkness Divine Art.

This is another form of upgrading!

In two months, half of the research was completed. Xu Xingchen separated the characteristics of the Star Absorbing Technique from it, but before he could replace them with the characteristics of the Northern Darkness Divine Art, he encountered Murong Fu, who was returning from a long journey, on his way to Mantuo Manor.

Therefore, during his battle with Murong Fu, the Yuan Magnetic Ring was actually partially ineffective.

Even so, he managed to suppress Murong Fu's Star-Shifting Divine Skill by virtue of his incomplete Yuan Magnetic Ring.

If it weren't for Kumārajīva suddenly appearing out of nowhere, Murong Fu would never have been able to escape his control.

Of course, on the other hand, if his magnetic ring were still intact, the battle against two opponents during the day would have been much easier.

The research on the second topic presented yet another challenge.

The first martial art Xu Xingchen learned was the Huashan Sword Technique; later, swordsmanship became his main means of fighting enemies, accompanying him through many years, and he also killed some formidable foe.

Later, in pursuit of the purity of martial arts, he broke down his most powerful martial arts technique, "The First Sword of Mount Hua".

One of them transformed into a ten-foot-long sword beam, inheriting the sharpness and fierceness of the sword path, making it indestructible.

One transformed into a phantom of green mountains, inheriting the suppressive and imprisoning power of the First Sword of Mount Hua. Both were derived from the First Sword of Mount Hua, yet their power completely surpassed that of the First Sword of Mount Hua.

Let's leave aside the illusory image of the green hills for now.

Just talking about the sword's long gleam
It first appeared in the world of Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, and also displayed its power in the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Now, in the world of Tian Long Ba Bu, due to the extremely rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth, its condensation level has reached a new level.

This can be considered a prime example of someone who has accumulated knowledge and experience before making a breakthrough!
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to shatter the sword beams of the two great masters, Bamboo Sword Envoy of Lingjiu Palace and Murong Fu, with a single sword strike.

Xu Xingchen was confident that even if Duan Yu had accumulated unparalleled internal strength through the Beiming Divine Art and learned the Six Meridian Divine Sword, he could still contend with him with his solid, ten-foot-long sword beam without being at a disadvantage.

Now that he has stolen the Six Meridians Divine Sword from Tianlong Temple in Dali, wouldn't it be a waste not to fuse it with his own ten-foot-long sword aura?!
The fusion of the Six Meridians Divine Sword and the ten-foot-long sword beam is, in fact, a process of seeking a breakthrough while maintaining balance.

Furthermore, Xu Xingchen has already made some gains.

Inside the room.
Xu Xingchen would sometimes wander around reminiscing, and sometimes sit quietly in deep thought.

Later, he simply got up, pushed open the door, and went into the courtyard.

In the star-studded night sky, the moon, though not perfectly round, still cast its gentle light down.

Xu Xingchen looked up at the bright moon, then her gaze fell on the courtyard. She glanced blankly over the artificial hill and stepped into the pavilion.

He first pondered for a long time the topic of integrating the Northern Darkness Divine Art with the Yuan Magnetic Ring. When he ran out of inspiration in that area, he turned his attention to the second topic.

In the night sky, the stars shift and the moon moves westward.

When it was midnight, Xu Xingchen seemed to have figured something out, and a hint of joy flashed in her eyes.

He extended his right hand, his five fingers loosely clenched, and a solid sword beam shot out from the tiger's mouth, reaching a distance of more than ten feet.

Xu Xingchen examined the sword light, which resembled a laser sword, and tried his best to contain and seal its power within himself so as not to affect others outside the courtyard.

Otherwise, those people in the neighboring courtyard, who were sleeping soundly in bed, would suddenly feel a sharp sword pressed against their necks and chests, and they would be scared half to death.

With Xu Xingchen's current precise control over his own power, he could easily conceal his aura and treat it as nothing more than a trivial matter.

He carefully observed the pure white, clear sword light, feeling its sharp and terrifying power.

After a while.

With a slight twitch of the fingers, a sword aura shot out from the Shaoshang acupoint on the thumb, the Shangyang acupoint on the index finger, and the Guanchong acupoint on the ring finger, merging into the sword light.

In the blink of an eye, three different colors appeared in the pure white and clear sword light.

The sword's edge trembled slightly, and a terrifying aura, like a dragon lurking in the abyss, stirred restlessly.

If Xu Xingchen hadn't tried his best to restrain it, the sword energy would have immediately soared into the sky, alarming the entire Mantuo Manor.

Three of the Six Meridian Divine Swords have already been fused together.

This is Xu Xingchen's achievement so far today; tonight, his research will take another step forward.

In the blink of an eye, a subtle sword aura slowly flowed from the Zhongchong acupoint on the middle finger of his right hand, like a newborn baby trying to reach out and touch something new, gently merging itself into the sword light.

With the infusion of the fourth sword energy, the sword light in Xu Xingchen's hand trembled even more violently. The terrifying aura seemed to be fueled by a flame, rising rapidly at an unbelievable speed.

What started as a restless impulse has become increasingly uncontrollable.

It was unwilling to remain a "hidden dragon in the abyss" any longer; it wanted to break free from the abyss, soar into the sky, and become a flying dragon.

But even though it was a wild horse that had broken free, a mad dog that was guarding its food, and a young dragon that was about to transform, it was still forcefully suppressed by Xu Xingchen.

It could only roar unwillingly within the sword's edge, constantly struggling and making the sword's edge tremble even more violently.

Focus your mind on the stars and continue to increase the input of the Zhongchong sword energy, allowing it to slowly transform from a wisp into a strand, and from a strand into a line, and then into a whole line.

Ultimately, it reached a stalemate with the other three sword energies.

At this point, the trembling of the sword light had reached a certain peak, with terrifying power churning within it, seemingly about to erupt in the next instant.

A hint of joy flashed across Xu Xingchen's solemn face.

With a wave of his hand, a trembling, multicolored sword beam silently swept across the stone table in the pavilion.

After a short wait, a slanted crack appeared between the center of the stone table and the stone pillar below. Half of the stone table slowly slid down the crack and soon fell to the ground.

With a light flick of her toe, Xu Xingchen carefully placed the half-stone table, which was about to hit the ground, on the ground.

Upon closer inspection, the cross-section of the crack was as smooth as a mirror.
(End of this chapter)