Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 421 Stupid!
In an instant, Xu Ran felt as if a thunderclap suddenly appeared in his mind.

Then, I felt a blank white light explode in my mind, and all around me was silent, as if I were in a secluded place, with no movement around me.

This feeling only lasts for a moment.

"Oops!"

To know.

This is a trial, and if my senses suddenly change drastically, then what follows will definitely be difficult to deal with!
Immediately.

Xu Ran calmed himself down and tried to open his double eyelids, which seemed to be filled with lead.

However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not open his eyelids, as if they were glued shut.

"Buzz!"

suddenly.

A sound like the vibration of metal suddenly exploded in Xu Ran's silent ears, like a huge thunderclap, instantly energizing him!

Simultaneously.

His double eyelids, which looked as if they were filled with lead, opened up under his subconscious effort!
The moment he opened his eyes, twelve iron swords hovered around his body, as if surrounding Xu Ran.

These twelve iron swords were covered in rust, and the air was filled with the smell of rust.

Xu Ran was quite familiar with this smell.

In the swordsmanship trial, the swords that were imbued with the aura of sword immortals and the Netherworld were all embroidered swords, and with each swing, one could clearly smell the rust.

At the time, Xu Ran's attention was entirely focused on the trial, so he didn't pay much attention.

Looking back now, the smell of rust that permeated the entire arena is somewhat nauseating.

"Could things have turned out the same way they did back then?"

Xu Ran immediately had a bad feeling. Although he didn't open his eyes, a look of disgust appeared on his face.

"I hope it doesn't!"

Xu Ran prayed that this wouldn't happen.

The moment Xu Ran opened his eyes, he seemed to hear the sound of rust falling off. The sound was so faint that Xu Ran was not sure if it had actually happened!
Looking down, I saw a dark green substance scattered all over the ground—it was rust.

Not only that, the twelve iron swords hanging around Xu Ran were also constantly shedding rust from their blades.

Fortunately, the rust disappeared without a trace the moment it touched the ground.

The rusty surface that Xu Ran had imagined did not occur.

"so close!"

Xu Ran sighed deeply, probably never expecting that he would sigh over something like this.

Suddenly.

The sword closest to Xu Ran suddenly trembled, and the ancient seal script on its blade glowed faintly, like a ray of light in the darkness, attracting Xu Ran's attention.

"This is……"

Xu Ran was somewhat dazed, and then subconsciously reached out to touch it. As soon as his fingertips touched the sword, a bright light suddenly rose up.

The light transformed into fine threads, carrying away the rust remaining on the sword and flowing into Xu Ran's mind.

Memories tinged with the smell of rust flooded my mind.

"Where is this?"

Suddenly, Xu Ran smelled a delicate fragrance.

This fragrance comes from raindrops falling on the green grass.

Meanwhile, drops of rain fell onto my body.

Xu Ran subconsciously opened his arms, letting the raindrops fall. The touch was extremely real, just like he had actually experienced it.

"Is this... a rainy day?"

Sensing the change in his surroundings, Xu Ran opened his eyes and saw a small, thin figure practicing swordsmanship on a cliff in front of him on a rainy day. Each swing of the sword stirred up the falling rainwater, forming a thin layer of mist.

These thin water droplets serve no purpose other than to make the scene a little more aesthetically pleasing!

The small, thin figure, the sword marks left in the rain, each mark carrying a clumsy persistence.

"This figure doesn't seem to have any kendo skills?"

Xu Ran stood in the drizzle, letting the raindrops hit his body. The real touch made him feel that he had stepped out of the nine-story giant tower and into the outside world!
Just as he was pondering, Yu Kong's voice rang out from the side.

"These are all iron blanks left by our predecessors for testing swords. Each sword contains a story of dedication to sword practice."

Xu Ran began to look around, trying to find the source of the sound, but he could not find Yu Kong anywhere.

"You don't need to look anymore, you won't find me. Only by comprehending the true [Sword Control Technique] within it can you pass this trial!"

Yu Kong's voice rang out again, and those words made Xu Ran completely give up the idea of ​​searching.

However, Yu Kong's words allowed Xu Ran to focus all his mind and body on where they should be!

"call!"

Xu Ran watched the slender figure who was completely absorbed in each swing of the sword, carefully feeling the technique of the sword.

"This technique doesn't seem particularly special!"

Xu Ran watched for a long time, but still couldn't find anything special about the sword marks left by the figure in the rain.

As Xu Ran watched, he suddenly noticed that the figure in the rain was gradually getting bigger, taller, and older, while the iron sword in its hand remained unchanged, as did the trajectory of its swing.

The figure's cultivation level remained unchanged.

"This"

Xu Ran looked at this scene with a sense of helplessness in his eyes!
"What's the point?"

Xu Ran muttered to himself.

Xu Ran didn't understand this matter.

This figure, from childhood to adulthood, has never changed in cultivation, swordsmanship, or sword intent; he simply continues to wield his sword day after day, year after year.

If that's the case, then why do it?

What's the point of cultivation if it has no effect?

For a while.

Xu Ran was filled with doubt.

As Xu Ran was filled with questions, Yu Kong's voice rang out from the side.

"This person was born in the Dark Ages, when spiritual energy was completely depleted. Almost all the spiritual energy in the world was absorbed by cultivators with high cultivation levels, and the little spiritual energy that remained was intercepted by powerful families through other means!"

"Under such circumstances, a sword cultivator without spiritual energy cannot make any progress in their cultivation level, and they will never be able to take the most crucial step in their understanding of swordsmanship!"

As Yu Kong's voice rang out, the figure who had been constantly wielding the sword turned around.

It was an extremely ordinary-looking face, but as he kept swinging his sword, he was drenched in sweat.

Sweat dripped from his hair and into his eyes, but even so, he did not stop swinging his sword, one strike after another, tirelessly.

I don’t know how much time passed.

The one wielding the sword in front of Xu Ran had changed from a middle-aged man to an old man with white hair.

The old man had a hunched back, loose skin, and a slow gait. The iron sword he used to hold had been replaced by a wooden sword carved from wood.

Even so, the sword he wielded was still as powerful and vigorous as it had been in his youth.

"call!"

"call!"

"call!"

"call!"

Although the quality of each sword strike did not decrease, the frequency decreased.

In fact, after each swing of the sword, one must pause for fifteen minutes to rest before swinging the sword again.

"does it worth?"

Xu Ran gazed at the white-haired old man, his mind filled with countless thoughts.

"Why.."

As Xu Ran's mind was filled with countless thoughts, the old man in front of him suddenly spoke in a hoarse, intermittent voice, filled with resentment.

Upon hearing this voice, Xu Ran's heart tightened. He had never experienced such a voice before.

However, it was quite obvious from his voice that the old man was nearing the end of his life.

At this moment, the old man's face turned towards Xu Ran again, his previous determination replaced by resentment.

The wrinkles on his face piled up, making him look just like a sandfish.

"Why must your struggle involve me!"

next moment.

The old man threw away the sword he had held all his life, raised his long-stretched fingers, and pointed them at the heavens.

A moment later, the finger fell quickly, and there was a 'thud' sound.

Xu Ran didn't need to look to know what had happened. The old man who had wielded a sword his entire life had passed away at this moment!
In a source realm devoid of spiritual energy, even if you practice swordsmanship your entire life, it will be of no use!

Looking in the direction the old man's finger was pointing, Xu Ran's eyes suddenly widened.

He then noticed that black holes had appeared in the once azure sky.

These black holes look like empty space.

"How is this going?"

Xu Ran had never seen such a scene before!

High in the sky, numerous voids of varying sizes appeared, and from the ground, the dark stars within these voids could be clearly seen.

Xu Ran could even clearly sense that countless [Annihilation Power] were gushing out from the void.

However, these [annihilation powers] are somewhat different from those he controls.

"These [Annihilation Powers] are quite violent!"

Xu Ran stared at these vast, empty holes and muttered to himself.

At this moment, Yu Kong's voice rose up again from the side.

"What a pity, he didn't hold on until the very end!"

"At the last moment?"

Xu Ran was a little confused.

"His time had come, so why didn't he hold on until the very last moment?"

I just finished saying this.

Xu Ran realized he had misunderstood.

I saw.

A tremendous roar echoed from high above.

This enormous roar resounded throughout the entire Origin Realm.

Even the earth began to tremble!

then.

High above, countless void rifts began to be repaired rapidly, and in just a moment, they were restored to their original state, as if none of the void rifts had ever appeared.

Simultaneously.

After countless void rifts were repaired, a short time passed.

Throughout the entire Origin Realm, countless streams of spiritual energy surged forth from the high sky.

For a while.

The originally barren Origin Realm was suddenly flooded with spiritual energy.

The rich spiritual energy flowing in the air made Xu Ran, who was merely a being who had entered someone else's memory, feel extremely comfortable.

"So, this was the final moment!"

That's right.

As Yu Kong just mentioned, this old man did not hold on until the very end.

The realization is that his life did not last until the moment when spiritual energy surged forth.

If this old man could persevere to the very end, with his understanding of swordsmanship, he could cross the chasm in one step simply by relying on the sword technique he had practiced all his life.

"pity."

"What a pity!"

Xu Ran looked down at the old man who had already turned into a corpse.

suddenly.

horizon.

A beam of colorful light shot out and enveloped the old man's body.

This colorful light was filled with extremely rich spiritual energy.

The moment the old man's body was wrapped up, the previously motionless corpse actually moved slightly, for the first time ever.

Upon seeing this, Xu Ran's eyes widened immediately.

Simultaneously.

The old man's loose, wrinkled skin instantly became smooth, and his face, which had been like that of a sandfish, regained its youthful appearance.

Everything is moving towards rebirth.

Xu Ran was shocked to see this.

However, he also knew that the dead cannot be brought back to life.

The same is true.

After the corpse was enveloped in rich spiritual energy and regained its youth, nothing else changed.

The scenario that people imagined—getting back on their feet—did not materialize!
"Ugh!"

Seeing this, Xu Ran let out a long sigh.

"Pity!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the wooden sword that the old man had discarded to the side suddenly burst forth with a dazzling five-colored light.

Five colors appeared repeatedly on the sword, and gradually rose into the air.

"This...the emergence of consciousness?"

Seeing this, Xu Ran began to speculate.

How could a wooden sword, an ordinary wooden sword, possibly levitate?

There is only one possibility.

The enormous pillar of spiritual energy gave birth to a sword spirit within it!
The wooden sword, now imbued with a sword spirit, hovered in the air, turning its tip around as if searching for something.

next moment.

The tip of the wooden sword was turned to face the corpse of its deceased master.

He was stunned for a moment, but then...

The wooden sword, with lightning speed, stabbed straight at the rejuvenated corpse!

"Pfft!!"

A crisp sound, like a needle piercing flesh, rang out.

In an instant.

The wooden sword had already pierced its former owner's head.

now.

In Xu Ran's eyes.

A faint white light emanated from the corpse's head and was absorbed into the wooden sword.

"call out--"

then.

A rapid whooshing sound came from beside my ears.

By the time they realized what had happened, the wooden sword had vanished, leaving only a bright streak of light in the air.

Xu Ran followed the trail left by the wooden sword and looked up at the sky.

I saw.

High in the sky, it looked as if a crack had appeared.

This crack is different from the cracks that appeared in the sky before.

A white light emanated from it, and within this white light was the aura of the wooden sword.

"Is this aura from the ancient bronze gate?"

Xu Ran sensed a familiar scent emanating from the crack.

This smell is exactly the same as the ancient bronze gate that appeared during the Five Elements Trial in the Nine-Story Tower Trial!
The wooden sword seemed to have lost all its aura after entering the ancient bronze gate.

It's as if it's been shielded by an ancient bronze gate!
Xu Ran gazed at the sky, seemingly lost in thought.

suddenly.

The cracks that had been repaired have reappeared.

Within the crack, a person emanating an icy aura appeared.

This person emerged from the crack and, without any hesitation, charged straight towards Xu Ran.

Upon arrival, they saw a corpse lying on the ground.

He only glanced at it briefly before leaving!
(End of this chapter)