Forge your destiny into a sword, slash your soul and ascend to immortality

Chapter 266 Daoist Demon Refining the Sword
【Great Abyss】Endless and boundless!

In the concept of this world, it refers to the Great Ruins that encompasses all the heavens and myriad realms, and the eternal resting place of the five Venerable Saints.

It also refers to the Great Abyss River, which surrounds the entire boundary and is the final destination for anyone flying outward from any point within the boundary.

It can be said that no matter which universe a cultivator comes from, or what lineage they follow, it doesn't matter.

When one reaches the final stage of cultivation, sooner or later, one will inevitably face the power of the Great Abyss.

Among them, a very few powerful individuals can cross the Great Abyss, escape the shackles, and directly enter the realm of the Other Shore, truly transcending tribulation and enjoying great freedom and liberation.

The weaker ones perished in the [Chao Ming], becoming withered bones in the [Da Yuan Tian He].

Jing Qian's ability to touch the Great Abyss Heavenly River at the [Mending Heaven] realm is clear proof of his unparalleled talent, which surpasses all others of his time.

Upon entering the Great Abyss, he immediately attempted to use his own strength to wear down the Great Abyss.

He had already glimpsed a vast amount of information about the [Great Abyss] from the inheritances or memories of his predecessors.

Especially [Lingshan Tathagata], who is at the [Transcendent Buddha] level, used to frequently fight his way in and out of this [Great Abyss Heavenly River] with [Daoyuan], hunting [Dao Sins].

All the experience he had accumulated about traversing the Great Abyss was transformed into Jing Qian's knowledge, helping him adapt to the environment of the Great Abyss as quickly as possible.

He activated the power of the Qingping Sword Box and made contact with the water of the Great Abyss Heavenly River.

A genuine power at the level of the Great Ruins emanated from the river, eroding the Azure Lotus Sword Box.

Fortunately, the [Qingping Sword Box] had already taken the form of [Divine Mechanism] and was of sufficient rank to withstand this eroding force.

Immediately, the powers of the [Sword Box] and [Great Abyss] intertwined, and a thin layer of light film covered the body of the Qingping Sword.

This is due to the effect of its "Ark of the Other Shore" attribute.

The first thing each [Ark of the Other Shore] does upon descending into the [Great Abyss] is to condense its own [Crossing Membrane].

As long as this [Ferry Membrane] exists, one can travel freely within the [Great Abyss Heavenly River], blocking the erosion of external forces and the pursuit of [Daoist Evil].

Jing Qian easily completed this essential task, mounted the Qingping Sword Box, and headed into the endless Abyss.

Speaking of which, the [Sword Box] of [Pure Yang Heaven] possesses the extraordinary [Boat of the Other Shore], which is quite rare.

This gave Chunyangzi the ability to venture into the Great Abyss alone.

This is an extremely important opportunity!

Ordinary people who are "transcendent" would not dare to venture out recklessly without the "boat to the other shore" by their side.

After all, within this [Great Abyss], besides the ever-present, eroding power, there also resides [Daoist Evils], relentlessly pursuing the living.

The Great Abyss Heavenly River is the home ground of the Dao Sins, where they can unleash terrifying agility and combat power, making them extremely dangerous creatures.

Besides the Pure Yang Sword Box, Jing Qian's many spiritual abilities, when refined to a high level, also include the Longevity Sword Body, which possesses the ability to evolve a membrane and traverse the Great Abyss.

However, his [Sumeru Xiang'er Sword Body] is still far from evolving to that level.

Relatively speaking, the [Pure Yang Sword Box] is more outstanding in terms of its supernatural properties.

This will help Jing Qian, who is of the third rank, to descend upon the Great Abyss many years ahead of schedule.

Not only that, the Pure Yang Golden Eye, a secret technique passed down by the Pure Yang Heaven, is also an extremely suitable treasure for traveling in the Great Abyss.

Jing Qian's [Eye of the Annual Rings] can easily illuminate a fairly large surrounding area.

This is enough for him to capture a large amount of information in advance and avoid potential risks.

The supernatural techniques for detecting the Great Abyss are also extremely rare.

Jing Qian was visiting this perilous place for the first time, yet he acted as if he were a seasoned veteran, rushing rapidly into the depths of the Great Abyss.

As he flew away, he activated the power of [Sumeru], tearing open a narrow spatial rift.

The Great Abyss exerts a very strong suppression on the power of the internal space.

Jing Qian exerted all his strength, but could only manage to create a breach a hundred meters long.

Then, he tried to absorb the water of the Great Abyss Heavenly River around him into his own Sumeru dimension.

If he can successfully take away and digest this celestial river water, which is full of the power of the Great Ruins, the speed at which he accumulates resources will undoubtedly skyrocket.

However, as soon as the water of the Great Abyss flows into Mount Sumeru, it will immediately dissipate and collapse, leaving no trace.

This prevented Jing Qian from obtaining even a single bit of magic power from the Great Abyss for free.

These celestial river powers are only useful within the Great Abyss.

Without a unique method to draw upon the power of the Great Abyss, one can only sigh in vain.

Jingqian also passed on this knowledge.

The most common way to draw upon the power of the Great Abyss is to borrow the power of the Dao Sin.

As the only living being in the Great Abyss, the Dao Nie's attributes perfectly match those of the Great Abyss.

It is both a tool for unleashing the power of the Great Abyss and a container for holding the power of the Great Abyss.

Therefore, how one manipulates the [Dao Nie] largely determines the efficiency of absorbing the power of the [Da Yuan].

Other cultivators who can come to the Great Abyss have solutions to this problem.

That is to continue absorbing the power of the Dao Nie using his own Nine-Character Life Stele, and use this as a foundation to collect the power of the Great Abyss.

This is the most common method for cultivators in this world to utilize the power of the Great Abyss.

When Jing Qian decided not to enter the [Mountain of Immortal Qi], he was essentially giving up the benefits of establishing the [Life Stele].

He then needs to find a [Spiritual Machine] to contain the power of [Dao Nie], and in turn absorb the power of [Da Yuan].

Without a doubt, the Pangu Great Abyss Sword, which he was holding, could perfectly fulfill this role.

This great sword, hailed as the "Divine Strategist," is a perfect tool for the "Great Abyss."

Jing Qian used the bloodline of Pangu to suppress the Dao Evil, then condensed it into a sword of flesh and blood, possessing unique and divine power, making it a natural counter to the Dao Evil!
Therefore, the sword box, the Divine Eye, and the Great Abyss Sword in his hands constitute his strongest trump card to support his mining of the Great Abyss resources.

He followed the winding path discovered by the Eye of the Age Rings, gradually venturing deeper into the area.

The entire scene of the Great Abyss Heavenly River was becoming increasingly clear in his divine eyes.

In this strange Milky Way, countless brilliant fragments of stars float and sink, like crushed glass, flowing in endless chaos.

These fragments sometimes glow with a ghostly blue light, and sometimes burst forth with crimson flames, as if the broken remains of billions of worlds are floating here, weaving together a bizarre and vast picture.

Around the star fragments, the light was magnificent, while the unlit corners were as dark as an abyss.

These fragments of stars are all places where danger lurks, known as the "Abyss"!
Every Abyss was once a bustling world of cultivation.

In the most brilliant of its life, it was swallowed by the Abyss, leaving behind this remnant of time and space.

For the beings within the Great Abyss, these Abyssal Prisons are both obstacles to their path and sources of opportunity.

According to the memories of [Lingshan Tathagata], the [Ten Ancestors of Daoyuan] gathered together and rode the [Daoyuan Divine Shuttle] to travel to and from the [Great Abyss]. Their purpose was to gather numerous [Transcendent] magical powers to conquer the [Abyss Prison] and accumulate supreme resources.

This strategy was already a complete success before the [Tide Rising] even began.

If the Ten Ancestors are given more time and to conquer more [Abyss Prisons], the Dao Ancestors can achieve even greater improvements!

Given Jing Qian's current strength, he can only avoid the Abyss.

He was lucky enough to hunt down a [Daoist Demon], which was already considered a pretty good haul.

Within this Great Abyss, even the "Demons of the Dao" are divided into levels.

The lowest level among them, [Human Demon], although it is also at the [Old Days] level, can be easily killed by Jing Qian with his strength alone, and there is no chance of failure.

This level contains the largest number of [Daoist Evils], which, like locusts, are densely distributed throughout the [Great Abyss].

Once a [Great Evil] reaches the [Transcendence] level, it becomes an extremely difficult guardian to deal with, and its numbers are greatly reduced.

On its home turf, even an ordinary Dao Ancestor would not dare to underestimate its power.

Even the former "Ten Ancestors of Daoyuan," who gathered the power of ten great beings, had to act with extreme caution when hunting a "Great Evil."

This is the kind of enemy Jingqian must do his best to avoid.

Further up, the "True Sins" of the "Other Shore" level are only known by name, never seen in reality.

At the very least, the Dao Yuan Divine Shuttle, which once traversed the Great Abyss, never encountered a single one.

Jing Qian's first visit to [Dayuan] was primarily to familiarize himself with the environment and gain experience.

He had no expectations for his own results.

However, since we're here, we should at least encounter the real "Dao Nie" and experience the true strength of the enemy.

The Eye of Time is already a top-tier divine eye at the level of Divine Machine, and its detection range within the Abyss is extremely exaggerated.

Jing Qian can easily locate the position of Dao Nie, who is detached from the Great Abyss, so that he will not be ambushed by the enemy.

With a thought, he locked onto a [Human Demon] and charged towards the enemy.

The outer membrane of the Qingping Sword Box is tight, just like a crystal dome sunk into the deep sea.

In this [Great Abyss], the way of fighting is very different from that in the real world.

Even the [Divine Light] supernatural power of a first-rank master cannot withstand the erosion of the [Great Abyss] power and cannot last long.

Attacks that exist in the form of energy are almost entirely ineffective.

Only top-tier [Spiritual Machines], or even [Divine Machines], with truly powerful material attributes, can withstand the power of the [Great Abyss] and still demonstrate extremely high offensive power.

In other words, magic cultivators, talisman cultivators, and even lightning cultivators will experience a sharp drop in combat power after arriving at the Great Abyss.

Of course, the most miserable are the cultivators of the Divine Path and the Dao of Control.

The power of luck and faith has no room to maneuver before the Great Abyss.

As for the cultivators who rely on sheer numbers to win, the many beast tamers and spirits with insufficient strength are simply doomed to die in the light of day, having no basis for existence whatsoever.

Only those with inherently strong sword, weapon, and body cultivation can still demonstrate formidable combat power.

Even among Jing Qian's many "sword techniques," there are differences in strength.

That [Jing Jian] was clearly at the pinnacle of [Divine Strategist], and was incredibly powerful at the level of mind and consciousness.

It could even allow him to severely injure [Old Days] and [Transcendence] despite being of a higher level.

However, within the Great Abyss, attacks on the mental and conscious levels are significantly suppressed, causing the power of the Jing Sword to plummet.

Fortunately, even though it was suppressed, it was still at the [Divine Machine] level, and its power was still greater than that of his five [Sword Pellets].

On the contrary, the [Pangu Great Abyss Sword] is dominant because of its material properties. It is like a fish in water here. Not only is its combat power not damaged at all, but it also has an additional bonus.

Therefore, when Jing Qian transformed into a stream of light and cut into a [Dao Nie] body that was tens of thousands of miles away.

He had already adjusted his posture, holding the Pangu Abyss Sword, and locked onto the enemy from afar.

Ten thousand miles is a special number.

Jing Qian sensed that he wanted to use the power of [Sumeru] to complete a spatial journey.

We can no longer do whatever we want as we do in the real world!

Within the Great Abyss, he can only teleport ten thousand miles at most at a time.

Even during this process, he will face immense suppression from the Great Abyss!
The mana he expended was more than what he had gained from jumping directly back to the mortal world from the Great Abyss.

However, if even using spatial power is this difficult for him, the [Emperor of the Great Ruins of Sumeru], then...

Then other people's spatial abilities will inevitably be suppressed in the same way.

Even if he can only appear within a range of tens of thousands of miles, he is still invincible with the first move.

Therefore, when he entered the range of a [Human Evil] within ten thousand miles, he immediately vanished from the spot in a flash.

This [Human Demon] is shaped like a demon, with a green-skinned ghost face, a body seven feet long, and covered with scales and barbs all over its body.

Originally, it was immersed in the [Great Abyss Heavenly River], drifting with the current while absorbing the [Great Abyss]'s magical power to temper itself.

Suddenly, a tiny figure clad in light armor descended from the sky, wielding a menacing twelve-foot-long sword, and slashed down from above his head.

Before the [Human Demon] could even react, the grayish-blue ghost mask had just been raised when the [Pangu Great Abyss Sword] had already slashed into the top of its skull!
The Pangu bloodline wrapped around the sword suddenly boiled, turning into countless scarlet threads that frantically burrowed into the gaps in the scales of the Human Demon.

Its body stiffened instantly, as if it were being suppressed by some higher being, and even struggling became a luxury.

"laugh!"

With a muffled thud as flesh tore apart, the body of the [Human Demon] melted like wax, greedily devoured by the Great Abyss Sword.

Before its original power could dissipate, it was completely refined by the [Dao Nie] attribute within the sword, transforming into a wisp of pure [Da Yuan] magic power, which was then fed back into the [Pangu Da Yuan Sword].

In less than three breaths, this monster, comparable to the [Ancient Ones], was completely annihilated, leaving not even a trace behind.

Jing Qian flicked his sword and chuckled softly.

"This is the perfect opportunity for me to strike it rich!"

Inside the Qingping Sword Box, a new change suddenly occurred.

But then, the Pangu Great Abyss Sword actually separated a wisp of the Great Abyss power it had just absorbed and transferred it to the Six Paths Reincarnation Sword Pill.

A crucial refinement of this [Sword Pill] has been successfully completed.

This undoubtedly achieved Jing Qian's core objective: to seize the resources of the Great Abyss and refine the Sword Pill.

(End of this chapter)