Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 503 The Name of Purple Lightning
Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye. The topic of the birth of the sword embryo has long since faded in Lanyun City, replaced by the clash between the Wuchang Sect and the demon race.

During this period, under the leadership of Master Huanmeng, the Wuchang Sect's various immortal cities won consecutive victories, slaying countless demons and severely damaging the prestige of the major demon races.

Of course, although the Wuchang Sect has been suppressing the demon race during this period and seems to be in a strong position, it has not damaged the demon race's foundation. At least, there has been no news of any Purple Mansion Demon Kings falling. Only the Mad Wind Demon King was seriously injured by the Illusion Dream True Man and his whereabouts are still unknown.

During this process, Lanyun City also cooperated, launching attacks from all sides to eliminate demons and expand its territory, reaping considerable gains in a short time. It was precisely because of this that Lanyun City was filled with joy during this period.

However, Nianhua was in charge of these matters, and Jiang Chen did not take action. He only let Wu Jiao solve the problems when they arose. During this time, he had been studying the issues of the sword embryo and metal fragments.

By now, he is fairly certain that the metal fragment is a remnant of a Dao artifact.

At this very moment, inside the Cloud Palace, the Golden Furnace stands, its golden spiritual fire constantly rising. Within that fire, two beams of light, one golden and one purple, chase each other, sometimes colliding and sometimes entangled.

At a certain moment, when the two beams of light became completely intertwined, Rat Tianjiao, who had been carefully watching the furnace fire, immediately brightened up.

"My lord, the metal fragments have begun to fuse with the sword blank."

Turning his head, Rat Tianjiao looked at Jiang Chen.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen slowly opened his eyes, and at this moment, a rare look of fatigue appeared between his brows and eyes.

After noticing the unusual nature of the metal fragment, he conducted in-depth research on it and eventually discovered its true nature. Although the metal fragment was severely damaged, it was of extraordinary quality and could summon the thunder of heaven and earth to empower itself. If it could be integrated into the sword embryo, it would surely enhance the potential of the sword embryo.

Swords are for killing, and although the newly formed sword embryo is full of spirituality, far exceeding the ordinary, it still lacks a bit in killing power. The lightning symbolized by these metal fragments can just make up for its shortcomings.

Once this thought arose, Jiang Chen could no longer suppress it. After discussing it with Rat Tianjiao, they decided it was feasible and began to try it. Rat Tianjiao, who was in charge of the Gold Melting Furnace, activated the Gold Melting Hundred Refinements technique and tried to integrate the metal fragments into the flying sword embryo.

He then used his powerful divine soul and unique characteristics to harmonize the spirituality of the flying sword embryo with that of the metal fragments. Treasures have spirits, and if their spirituality cannot be harmonized, even if Rat Prodigy forcibly merges the two with his divine power, the final result will not be good.

"Is it finally cooked enough?"

His divine sense flowed out like water, and after resting for a while, Jiang Chen turned his gaze to the Gold Melting Furnace.

Dao artifacts are extraordinary in nature. Even a tiny fragment cannot be moved by ordinary means. If it weren't for this high-grade treasure, it would be impossible to fuse the metal fragment into the sword embryo.

“My lord, the surface materials of the sword embryo and the fragments have indeed begun to merge, but the core has not, especially the fragments.”

With doubts in mind, and looking at Jiang Chen who had just woken up, Shu Tianjiao expressed his opinion.

Hearing this, Jiang Chen nodded, not surprised. After all, Rat Prodigy's cultivation was still a bit weak, and it was already not easy for him to do this.

"You've done a great job. Now leave the rest to me."

With a solemn expression, Jiang Chen's Yin spirit left his body.

"swallow!"

With his supernatural powers activated and man and sword becoming one, Jiang Chen's mind and spirit completely merged with the sword embryo, directly guiding the sword embryo's spirituality to transform into the gaping maw of a gluttonous beast, attempting to devour the fragments of spirituality.

With a whoosh, sensing the powerful devouring force emanating from the sword embryo, almost instinctively, the fragment of its spirit resisted somewhat, but to no avail. After this period of harmonization, its spirit had become intertwined with the spirit of the sword embryo, making it extremely difficult to break free now. It might have been able to do so before, but now it was powerless; its remaining spirit had weakened far too much.

Under such circumstances, after a brief stalemate, the fragment's spirituality was successfully devoured by the sword embryo's spirituality. As the fusion of spiritualities was completely completed, under Jiang Chen's guidance, the fragment's original resistance vanished, and the fusion of matter deepened.

At the same time, fragmented pieces of information began to appear in Jiang Chen's mind.

"The Jade Pivot summons the Thunder Dao, summoning the thunder of heaven and earth, and commanding all lightning..."

The profound mystery entered his heart, and in a daze, Jiang Chen saw bolts of lightning from heaven and earth, sweeping across all directions with the power of heaven and earth, cleansing away filth.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen unconsciously became immersed in it.

The Jade Pivot Summoning Thunder Dao Restriction was actually a restriction for refining the Thunder Seal, containing the secrets of heaven and earth thunder, profound and mysterious. Although the restrictions contained in the metal fragments were severely damaged, they still contained a lot of the wonders of thunder. If one could comprehend them, they would be far superior to ordinary Daoist books.

Time passed silently, and after an unknown amount of time, Jiang Chen slowly woke up.

At this moment, the fusion of the Thunder Seal fragment and the sword embryo was completely completed. The Thunder Seal fragment disappeared, and the shape of the sword embryo also underwent a subtle change. Its texture changed from crystal to metal, and the original light golden halo was tinged with a hint of purple, adding a touch of nobility.

Most importantly, its blade is covered with strange patterns that resemble clouds or lightning, intertwining to create a mysterious effect reminiscent of thunder.

"Is this Thunder Script?"

Jiang Chen's gaze fell on the sword embryo, and looking at the strange patterns, he had an epiphany. Like cloud script, thunder script was also a special script in the cultivation world. It could be used to draw talismans and set up arrays, but it was even rarer than cloud script, and even fewer people mastered it.

"Purple Lightning? Is this a name bestowed by heaven and earth, or...?"

Through the surface of the Thunder Seal, Jiang Chen saw two blurry Dao characters deep within the sword embryo. They were both words and a manifestation of power. Although they were just two simple characters, they possessed a captivating power.

“Zidian, very well, from now on you will be called Zidian.”

After a moment's thought, Jiang Chen decided on a name for the sword embryo.

At that moment, sensing the spiritual power, the Purple Lightning Sword emitted a series of clear sword cries, as if cheering and jumping for joy. As its power spread, bolts of thunder roared in the sky, as if in response.

In an instant, brilliant lightning illuminated most of Lanque Mountain.

Having grasped all these changes, and looking at the purple lightning sword, Jiang Chen smiled.

After absorbing the remaining spiritual energy of the metal fragments, the Purple Lightning Sword became even more spiritually potent. However, at this point, it was still not a true flying sword, as a complete set of restrictions had not yet been formed within its body.

"Thanks to that fragment, the restrictions within the Purple Lightning Sword have begun to spontaneously evolve. Next, we can refine it by drawing upon the thunder of heaven and earth. Of course, the most effective method is to find more metal fragments."

"The two originate from the same source. As long as you devour them, the Purple Lightning Sword will naturally be able to advance further. In this way, the Purple Lightning Sword may be able to lay the foundation for a Dao artifact."

Sensing the changes in the Purple Lightning Sword, Jiang Chen had an idea in mind.

(End of this chapter)