You call this the way of the sword?

Although the old man had lost the ability to move, Yang Qingfeng did not stop his attack until a kill notification suddenly popped up in front of him.

[Slaying the remnant soul of the weapon spirit grants +3312 days of cultivation]

[Obtained Ancient Soul Crystal Fragment *1]

The old man on the ground exploded with a bang, shattering into countless purple stardust. At the same time, a powerful spiritual force surged into Yang Qingfeng's body, transforming into pure cultivation and manifesting as Daoist practice.

Yang Qingfeng was stunned for a moment, then quickly opened the attribute panel to check.

[Cultivation Period: 57 years and 161 days]

[Level: 20 (23%)]

His experience didn't increase at all, but his cultivation level jumped by as much as 9 years!

There are also ancient materials!

Yang Qingfeng's heart stirred, and he casually picked out a crystal-clear blue-white crystal.

[Ancient Soul Crystal Fragments: Collect 50 fragments to fuse them into a complete Soul Crystal, which can be used for cultivating artifact spirits]

Upon seeing the words "cultivating a spirit," Yang Qingfeng's eyes widened, and his excitement instantly exceeded the threshold.

He learned about artifact spirits while he was at the thatched cottage.

Artifact spirits are not only born from magical artifacts. For example, array formations can give birth to array spirits, runes can give birth to rune spirits, and even elixir spirits, medicine spirits, and weapon spirits all fall under the category of artifact spirits.

However, no matter what kind of weapon spirit it is, it is something that can only be encountered by chance. In the master's words, a cultivator may not be able to forge a weapon spirit even if he spends his whole life refining weapons.

This ancient soul crystal can directly nurture a weapon spirit, which shows its value!

"Even a Pillar of State would probably want such a treasure..."

Yang Qingfeng murmured softly, about to put away the soul crystal fragment, when a flash of azure light appeared.

The bronze fragment had already devoured all the purple star fragments that the old man had transformed into. Now it came to Yang Qingfeng's side and kept circling around the soul crystal fragment.

"You want it?"

Yang Qingfeng was incredulous and picked up the Soul Crystal fragment.

To everyone's surprise, the bronze piece immediately followed, and spun even faster.

It's as if it's saying: I want it, I want it, give it to me now!

The bronze piece probably has a spirit, otherwise it wouldn't have awakened in the cave. But I didn't expect it to not only have instincts, but also know how to actively ask for things.

This spirituality is even higher than that of a sword spirit.

Without hesitation, Yang Qingfeng handed over the soul crystal fragment.

The bronze piece spun around happily, then struck the soul crystal fragment with its sharp corner.

The clear, ringing sound rang out, and the soul crystal fragments were smashed into even smaller pieces. Then they were engulfed and obliterated by the blue light, turning into a shimmering white mist that was swallowed by the bronze pieces.

After a moment of silence, a faint connection suddenly appeared in Yang Qingfeng's mind.

This connection is extremely shallow, like something ten thousand times smaller than a hair.

Fortunately, the cave was quiet enough, and Yang Qingfeng's spiritual senses were sharpened by his improved cultivation. He clearly sensed the connection and realized that the bronze fragment had regained a bit of strength.

Moreover, it hopes to obtain more energy replenishment.

This was undoubtedly good news, but Yang Qingfeng was also faced with a dilemma: "For now, we only have this one piece. If you want more, you'll have to wait for me..."

Before Yang Qingfeng could finish speaking, the bronze piece floated toward the door, like a child facing a toy they wanted, relentlessly conveying their desire.

Looking in the direction it indicated, there was indeed that enormous Changyuan Earth Lotus.

"You can even eat that?"

Yang Qingfeng was surprised for a second, then suddenly realized with delight, "That old man was evolved from ancient power. If you can consume that old man's energy, you can naturally consume ancient power too!"

"Just who are you?"

At this moment, Yang Qingfeng really wished he could sit down and have a long talk with the bronze piece, all night long, but unfortunately the bronze piece had not yet fully recovered and could only convey the most basic information.

Soon, Yang Qingfeng walked out of the cave and headed towards the Earth Lotus, braving the shockwaves.

After killing the old man, his cultivation improved and his sword aura thickened, but it was still insignificant in the face of ancient power.

As the distance drew closer, Yang Qingfeng refreshed his sword aura more and more frequently, until he entered the hundred-meter range of the Earth Lotus, at which point the duration of the sword aura was reduced to 5 seconds.

"It will be too late to refresh if we go any further."

As soon as Yang Qingfeng stopped, a chilling aura seeped into his sword energy, instantly transforming into a feeling of impending death, turning his face deathly pale.

Left with no other choice, he had to open up a cave on the spot.

At the same time, the bronze piece floated up, penetrating the cave and absorbing its energy to strengthen its own formation, unleashing a powerful suction force that directly approached the Long Abyss Lotus.

The Long Abyss Lotus is tens of meters tall, radiating purple light. In front of it, the bronze pieces are as small as grains of sand, their light so faint that they are almost invisible.

However, it defied the natural order and attempted to absorb the ancient power of the Long Abyss Lotus.

As expected, the Long Abyss Lotus sensed the threat and unleashed an even stronger shockwave, which was filled with purple and gold mist—the power of the ancient times!

The bronze pieces were immediately crushed and trembled continuously, and even the passageway seemed to crack.

Although the crack was instantly repaired by the cave, Yang Qingfeng's heart almost jumped out of his throat when he saw it crack open.

It's like an old father watching his three-year-old child challenge the world's number one martial arts master. Even if the opponent only moves a finger, the father's heart will pound with fear for his child.

Fortunately, my own child is a genius.

The counterattack of Changyuan Dilian played right into the hands of the bronze tablet.

As the ancient power surged in with the air currents, the bronze piece suddenly shone with a bright blue light, unleashing an even greater suction force, and began to feast on it.

"That's the difference between having a spirit and not having one..."

Yang Qingfeng quickly noticed something amiss.

Although the power of the ancients can evolve into the earth lotus and even revive the remnant soul of the artifact spirit, in the end, these are just appearances, false results of the evolution of the undead.

The root cause of all this is probably the various ancient relics inside the Earth Lotus, which also retain some magical power. They collided and merged with the ancient power, ultimately leading to the changes.

If nothing unexpected happens, the appearance of the Long Abyss Lotus is just an illusion of some ancient relic.

As it absorbed more and more ancient power, the bronze plate's suction force grew stronger and stronger, eventually becoming a bottomless pit.

As the energy of the Long Abyss Lotus was continuously depleted, the balance of power between the two sides gradually stabilized.

a few days later.

The Pingchuan battlefield is undergoing some subtle changes.

The dark clouds seemed to have dispersed a little, but then quickly returned.

The sudden earthquake alarmed cultivators of all races, who approached from afar.

In Changyuan Valley, Bai Xiaoxing, who had been crying for several days, was awakened by the shock. With the help of the strong tremor, her skull was able to flip over.

The moment Bai Xiaoxing saw the light of day again, she felt more worried than happy, muttering to herself, "Let it shake, shake me down to the ground, maybe I can find my body again."

"Oh, just finding it isn't enough, it has to fall right onto my body, and then catch right on my neck, oh..."

As the tremors intensified, Bai Xiaoxing's head actually rolled towards the crack in the ground. However, she felt no joy at all, as she was met with a large-scale collapse of the ground.

Seeing that he was about to be buried by the earth, he wasn't even sure if he would just die.

The thought that one might be buried in the ground, never to see the light of day for decades, centuries, or millennia.

Bai Xiaoxing, unable to contain herself, let out another tearful cry: "Help..."

His usual arrogance made it difficult for him to even cry for help in a critical moment. Just as Bai Xiaoxing was about to be swept into the ground, a few cold glints flashed from the abyss.

The 300 Soul Swords, like golden sword dragons, surged upwards, breaking through the rolling torrent of rocks and soaring into the sky.

As Bai Xiaoxing tumbled around, she seemed to see Yang Qingfeng rushing past. She froze for a second, and all her pride and arrogance shattered in that instant.

He's not dead!

My body is still intact!

Bai Xiaoxing felt as if she had been struck by a sword in the head, and immediately screamed, "Help!! Look at me, I'm here!! Yang Qingfeng!!"