Cultivation begins with planting techniques

As the withering and flourishing sword energy around Li Ye evolved and condensed, it became almost tangible and soared straight into the sky.

At this moment, the entire Sword Mountain seemed to be moved, and thousands of swords vibrated, echoing the sword energy around it.

A wisp of sword energy drifted out from among these flying swords of various shapes, gathering in mid-air and merging with the sword energy emanating from Li Ye, continuously strengthening and refining this energy.

In a short while, Li Ye's aura surged!
Seeing this, Wanren Kongque's eyes flashed, but she did not make any move to obstruct or suppress it. Instead, she directly released the suppression on the sword mountain, allowing the thousands of sword energies to respond and resonate.

As the immense sword energy merged entirely into the withering and flourishing sword energy released by Li Ye, a small, illusory sword gradually condensed within his dantian, above his golden core.

Although it has no physical form, it is formed from the purest sword energy. It appears simple and unadorned, but it contains boundless sharpness and has all sorts of variations.

As the Golden Core absorbed and released its true essence and magical power, the sword also flickered, absorbing strands of power to strengthen itself.

As the new cultivation path and the Longevity Sword Manual intertwined, elevating the cultivation technique to a higher level, Li Ye's insights came to an end.

He looked inward at his dantian, feeling the resonance between the small sword and the sword seed primordial core, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

I never expected that comprehending the Nine Heavens Sword Manual would yield such a reward!

As the core of the Heavenly Sword Sect, Sword Mountain has accumulated sword energy for countless years. Each flying sword that has survived to this day has a unique sword energy condensation. Even if only a wisp of it is separated to resonate with him, the power it brings should not be underestimated.

Once formed, it transforms into a sword embryo, requiring only a suitable vessel to forge it into a flying sword. The accumulation of sword energy within it will save him countless hours of hard work, allowing him to immediately possess a powerful and wield natal flying sword that is as easy to use as his own arm!
Compared to ordinary sword-forging methods, it is infinitely more wondrous!
"I never expected that you could comprehend the entire Nine Heavens Sword Manual in one go, even causing Sword Mountain to resonate and countless sword energies to converge upon you. You surpass me by far compared to when I was young, truly exceeding my expectations..."

A slightly surprised voice rang in his ears. Li Ye turned his head and saw that the handsome Jade Sword True Monarch had appeared beside him at some point.

In reality, he had his own body sharing the burden of comprehending the Nine Heavens Sword Manual, and was not fully immersed in it. He was aware of the arrival of Jade Sword True Lord.

However, since the practice was not yet complete, he was happy to pretend he knew nothing and that cultivating first was the most important thing.

"Disciple Li Ye greets the Supreme Elder!"

Li Ye feigned surprise and immediately stood up to bow.

Jade Sword True Lord merely pressed down with one hand, using his profound magical power to support his movements and straighten him up.

"No need to be polite."

He looked at Li Ye, scrutinizing him intently.
"At first, I only thought you were a once-in-a-millennium genius of spiritual plants, perhaps with the potential to cultivate a spiritual plant that could truly change this world and bring it back to its peak..."

"Now it seems that in the future, my Heavenly Sword Sect may still need your support!"

"The disciple is terrified..."

Li Ye replied with her head down.

However, having cultivated to the Yuan Dan level and combined with the supernatural powers of the Sacred Tree Walker, he was now almost ready to explore the Demon Abyss. He truly could not afford the future of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

At most, he will repay the Heavenly Sword Sect for the training he received there, depending on the circumstances, in the future.

Such words and actions seem to lack the sharpness and assertiveness of a swordsman, but they are consistent with his usual style of doing things.

Jade Sword True Lord listened without offering any comment, simply smiling.

"Now that you have broken through to the Yuan Dan stage, mastered the Nine Heavens Sword Manual, and even condensed a illusory sword embryo by resonating with the Sword Mountain, it is time to forge your natal flying sword..."

"There is a pool of water at the foot of this mountain called the Sword Pool, which will greatly benefit you in forging your natal flying sword. You should stay here for a while longer and leave after the flying sword is forged. If you need anything, just ask He Shuyuan..." After saying this, a flash of sword light appeared, and Jade Sword True Monarch transformed into a sword escape and left in an instant.

Its speed was astonishing; even Li Ye was surprised when he saw it.

Such a speed of escape seems to be only slightly slower than his true form, but Jade Sword True Monarch's cultivation is only at the early stage of Nascent Soul!
Is the cultivation of the Nine Heavens Sword Manual truly so wondrous?
Although he has the cultivation level of Yuan Dan, he has only just mastered the first level. While combining it with the Longevity Sword Manual has indeed greatly enhanced its power, it is not to such an exaggerated degree.

For a moment, he couldn't help but look forward to the effects of cultivating this technique to a higher level and completely merging it with the Longevity Sword Manual.

At the mountaintop, Wanren Kongque, who had been observing Li Ye, rolled his eyes when he saw Yujian Zhenjun leave after saying a few words.

The large, beautiful yet dangerous bird moved a few times, resealed the sword monument into the mountain, and then said listlessly:

"Now that you have mastered it, go to the Sword Pool yourself and don't bother me..."

Li Ye was delighted and was about to take his leave when he saw a pure white feather slowly drift down.

It appears light and airy, yet it possesses an undeniable sharpness that makes one instinctively hesitant to touch it.

"Since even that brat Yu Jian thinks so highly of you, you can use this feather to forge a sword. With the aid of the sword pool, it won't be difficult to refine it..."

The voice of the peacock rang out again, and Li Ye cupped the long, delicate feathers in his hands.
"Thank you so much, Senior Wanren, for bestowing this treasure upon me!"

The benefits of getting something for free are delivered right to your doorstep; why not take it?

After expressing his gratitude, the peacock gave a soft hum in response, folded its wings, and settled into a comfortable spot on the mountaintop. Its eyes narrowed slightly, echoing the sword energy of Sword Mountain, and it fell into a deep sleep.

Sword Mountain is the core of the Heavenly Sword Sect. It is in harmony with the sword energy released by all the cultivators of the sect when they are refining swords. After being collected by the great formation, it settles in Sword Mountain and remains there.

The peacock that perches on it uses the entire Heavenly Sword Sect's setup to temper its demonic body. Even if the effect is weak, it should not be underestimated over the years.

Judging from her aura, which is already at the late stage of the fourth rank, she may still have a chance to break through to the fifth rank!

From this perspective, although the Heavenly Sword Sect's foundation is not as strong as that of the Sacred Star Sect in the Ancient Huan Realm, it is not far behind.

Only a small portion of the land remains for the human race to thrive.

When this ancient tree world was at its peak, before it was tainted by external demons, who knows what kind of splendor it must have been!
Everyone here comes from a family that was once wealthy, but only the mortal realm still retains a glimmer of its former glory, and can produce Nascent Soul cultivators.

Li Ye originally thought that the mortal realm was incompetent and that the path to becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator was cut off, but it seems that they are still doing quite well!
He shook his head inwardly, and rode his escape light straight down the mountain to the crystal-clear pool of water that resembled a giant piece of crystal.

The pool of water in the sword pool appears calm and still, just ordinary flowing water.

In reality, it is pure sword energy condensed from pure sword energy. Under the support of the unique spiritual liquid, it continuously gathers in the pool, and is gentler than the sword energy in Sword Mountain, with a softer change.

The cleansing effect of this pool water is of great benefit to flying swords.

Li Ye flipped his hands, and in his palms appeared an ironwood staff that was wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, along with the feathers given to him by the peacock Wanren.

"Originally, I was just going to forge the flying sword from the ironwood staff, but now that I have these materials, I can further improve the flying sword..."

He murmured to himself, his hands forming a hand seal to draw water from the sword pool, engulfing the two objects within it.

In an instant, sword energy surged within the water sphere, beginning to refine the treasure. (End of Chapter)