You call this the way of the sword?

Thanks to the tens of thousands of ghost soldiers in the secret realm, Yang Qingfeng leveled up to level 14.

Including the 150 mana points added by the Enchanted Cloak, the total mana value reached 950 points.

The Sword Soul then leveled up to level 24, requiring 600 points to summon each time.

The Sword Domain has expanded to an astonishing 14/140, with hundreds of empty seats.

"Let's make up for as much as we can."

Yang Qingfeng found an area with a relatively high concentration of wild monsters, ordered his sword spirit to hunt freely and gain cultivation points, while he himself climbed up a tree, took a Na Yuan Pill, and meditated to recover.

Based on his own recovery speed, it would take him about 12 hours to fully recover his mana. Meditation could shorten the time by half, but it would still take 6 hours, which is far less than the recovery time from leveling up.

Now, with the aid of the Na Yuan Pill, the recovery speed is increased by almost 3 times, and a new sword soul can be summoned in less than 2 hours.

Once you've accumulated 300 days of cultivation and equipped the Little Ghost King jewelry, your efficiency will double again.

Previously, the talent [Eternal Spirit Dao Heart] was only level 1, and the Dao cultivation gained from combat was 10 times that of other talents, with an average of 14 monsters killed to gain 1 day's worth of Dao cultivation.

After Yang Qingfeng reached level 10, his Eternal Spirit Dao Heart was upgraded to level 2, and the Dao cultivation gained from battles was increased by 20 times.

There are currently 13 sword spirits sweeping around outside. Yang Qingfeng's cultivation level increases by almost one day every five or six seconds, and this rate will continue to increase as the number of sword spirits increases, unless all the monsters within a two-kilometer radius are killed.

Half an hour later, Yang Qingfeng seemed to sense something and withdrew from meditation.

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Name: Yang Qingfeng

[Cultivation: Swordsmanship]

[Cultivation Period: 1 years and 43 days]

[Level: 14 (62%)]

Just a moment ago, I only had a little over a hundred days of cultivation, but in the blink of an eye, I have already broken through a year!

Even with some anticipation, Yang Qingfeng's eyes still widened, his heart churning with turmoil.

My talent is far more extraordinary than I imagined.

Moreover, the damage of his two skills is directly linked to his Taoist cultivation level. Now that his Taoist cultivation level is growing at such a terrifying rate, his skills will become more and more terrifying!

"In terms of the speed at which I acquire cultivation, no newcomer can compare to me."

"I'm afraid even Senior Shoushan couldn't have imagined that I would be able to use the Demon King's jewelry so soon."

Wearing jewelry will instantly increase all attributes by 500 points!

My mana instantly spiked to 1450 points, and I can summon two new sword spirits every two hours!

Looking at his rapidly increasing attributes, Yang Qingfeng took a deep breath and it took him a while to calm his surging emotions before patiently continuing to meditate.

Over the course of three days, new sword spirits answered the call and joined the wilderness cleanup.

Countless streams of spiritual energy continuously flowed in, transforming into minute amounts of experience.

The experience gained from hunting in the wild is far less than that from dungeons and secret realms, but that's no longer important.

Yang Qingfeng's cultivation level has been increasing rapidly, and the rate of increase is constantly rising with the number of sword souls, gradually reaching an unbelievable level.

The sword spirits acted like scavengers, leaving no monster alive in their wake, and even their monster-killing speed couldn't keep up.

Left with no other choice, Yang Qingfeng had to keep changing locations.

Search for new monster-infested areas.

Continue summoning the sword spirit.

During this time, they encountered more and more newly promoted cultivators who hunted in groups. Some of them were of lower level and it would take them several minutes to besiege a single monster.

Look at their efficiency, and then look at Sword Soul.

Yang Qingfeng felt that his swordsmanship was no longer just outrageous, but gradually becoming abnormal.

Everyone sets off on the same day. They can be excited for a long time if they gain one day's cultivation, while my cultivation is already being calculated in years.

Just as the last Na Yuan Pill lost its effect, Yang Qingfeng's body shone with light.

The sword spirits relentlessly swept through the wilderness, managing to push him to level 15.

Looking at his own attributes, Yang Qingfeng felt like a monster.

Name: Yang Qingfeng

[Cultivation: Swordsmanship]

[Cultivation Period: 19 years and 254 days]

[Level: 15 (0.7%)]

[Constitution: 300 + 500 (Strength)]

[Mana: 900 + 650 (Spirit)]

[Agility: 280 + 500]

Endurance: 280 + 600 (Stamina)

[Equipment: Enchanted Cloak]

【Sword Domain: 64/150】

[Talent: Eternal Spirit Dao Heart (Level 2)]

[Eternal Spirit Dao Heart: Increases Comprehension by 20 times, and increases Dao Cultivation gained in battle by 20 times]

[Active Skills: Summon Sword Soul (Level 25), Transform into Sword (Level 25), Sword Explosion (Level 18)]

Passive Skills: Sword Master (No Level Requirement), Sword Control (Level 25)

[Summon Sword Soul: Consumes mana to summon a Rank 7 Sword Soul]

[Sword Transformation: Transforms a sword spirit or other unclaimed soul into a spirit sword. The spirit sword is influenced by the sword master's cultivation level and can inherit some of the soul's skills from its previous life.]

【Sword Explosion: Detonates a controllable sword, dealing damage equal to 280% of the sword master's cultivation level. The higher the sword master's cultivation level, the larger the explosion radius.】

[Sword Master: Ruler of the sword path within the domain; as long as the Sword Master exists, the sword soul will never die.]

[Sword Control: Everything can be a sword; control it with your mind. All sword skills deal 25 times more damage.]

In just 3 days, his cultivation level increased to nearly 20 years!

Yang Qingfeng had a premonition that, given his current level of cultivation, he might already be attracting the attention of external evil forces.

Fortunately, their cultivation level information is not revealed to the outside world, and cannot be seen even using the Insight Technique.

Moreover, in these three days, he summoned a total of 50 new sword spirits, bringing his total to 60 sword spirits and 4 small spirit swords, increasing his combat power by more than one level.

A level 25 Sword Soul boasts an impressive 4700 points in all four attributes. Even a level 29 cultivator might not have such high stats. Add to that four spirit swords with 20 years of cultivation each, and the Sword Explosion skill capable of unleashing 280% of one's cultivation level...

Let alone the Ghost King's Secret Realm, Yang Qingfeng felt that he should be able to cross two levels now, and even a level 30 secret realm probably wouldn't be able to stop him.

"My skill level has been significantly improved; it's well-rounded in single-target attacks, area-of-effect attacks, and dealing damage in large numbers. My only weakness is myself..."

"Let's go collect the two-piece set first."

Yang Qingfeng looked down and summoned the Yu Jun Sword. Only after rising into the air did he realize that he was not far from the Ghost King's Secret Realm.

Looking around, there were many cultivators gathered at the entrance of the secret realm, and something seemed to be going on.

After flying for a while, Yang Qingfeng landed on the ground as a precaution and walked over.

"If they don't want you in, they don't want you in. There's no point in saying anything. Just get out."

"They're not even level 15, yet they dare to come this way."

"Let's go, it's for your own good that we're not letting you in..."

With a sense of doubt, Yang Qingfeng saw Qiao Lie and Qiao Wanyi.

They and several other newcomers were stopped outside the secret realm by a group of young cultivators.

These young men, dressed in identical robes, were monks from a local clan; there were twenty of them in total.

Looking at their robes, Yang Qingfeng had a strange expression on his face, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

"Brother Qingfeng!"

Qiao Wanyi was like a little radar; she detected Yang Qingfeng's silent approach.

After three days apart, the siblings had already reached level 14. They came to the Ghost King's Secret Realm this time to use the ghost soldiers in the secret realm to make a final push.

If all goes well, they can reach level 15 in the last two days, and with higher efficiency, they might even be able to aim for level 16. If they also get excellent grades in other areas, they can secure admission to the National Academy.

Qiao Lie had a good plan, and with the dungeon cooldown stone that Chang Maofu gave him, his plan had been going smoothly so far.

However, the accident had already occurred.

A group of cultivators appeared out of nowhere and blocked the entrance to the secret realm, preventing anyone from entering. Moreover, there were no other teams present, as they had obviously all been cleared out.

Qiao Lie, unusually, suppressed his temper, neither arguing with the other party nor giving Yang Qingfeng a hard time.

Yang Qingfeng approached and asked in a low voice, "What's your background?"

Qiao Lie's expression was somewhat solemn, but his words were still full of disdain: "Who knows where they came from? They say they're from the Sun family, looking for something in the secret realm."

Yang Qingfeng's lips twitched. It really was them...