Time passed little by little, and the Realm Lord Conference was successfully delayed as Chen Changsheng had expected.
As time went by, Su Yao and others’ strength was rapidly increasing.
Accompanied by the growth of their strength, Su Yao and the others began to understand what a true Evil Cultivator was.
Fu Yao’s technique was domineering and equally rapid, but the cost of cultivating such a technique was that faint and intangible feeling of weakness.
Everyone could clearly sense that the potential within their bodies was being crazily excavated.
To put it more bluntly, everyone was burning their own life.
What was even more frightening was that the thrill of this rise in strength was so compelling that it was hard to resist.
……
“Ding! Ding! Ding!”
Countless metallic sounds rang out as Xu Yao was facing a siege from three flying swords.
“Boom!”
Xu Yao unleashed a powerful spiritual power and instantly knocked the three flying swords away.
“Not enough! Still not enough!”
Those frustrated roars from Xu Yao echoed.
Upon seeing this, Jian Fei recalled the three flying swords and stepped forward to say.
“Right now you are much stronger than you were three months ago; aren’t you satisfied with such speed?”
Hearing this, Xu Yao frowned and replied, “In a year from now, we will face a situation where there is no chance of survival.”
“I want to have a unique strength, not simply rely on the accumulation of spiritual power to reach a realm.”
“If we cannot find a new way forward, how will I lead everyone to carve out a bloody path?”
“Besides, don’t just worry about me; are you not anxious at all?”
Faced with Xu Yao’s retort, Jian Fei fell silent, as he acutely felt his own cultivation bottleneck.
If this were an ordinary matter, Jian Fei could spend a lot of time pondering it, but currently, he had no time left.
Just as Jian Fei was considering how to break through this bottleneck, a lazy voice came from the distance.
“You are practicing your sword techniques incorrectly!”
Turning his head, he saw a relaxed young person lounging on a giant stone from who knows when.
Jian Fei instantly became alert, while Xu Yao excitedly exclaimed.
“Chen Xiang, why are you here?”
Hearing this, Chen Xiang rolled her eyes.
“You, girl, have no manners; shouldn’t you call me senior?”
“Opening your mouth to call my name directly, do you believe I’ll hit you?”
Facing Chen Xiang’s words, Xu Yao pouted and proudly said, “I’ll call you whatever I want!”
“If you hit me, I’ll still call you like this!”
Looking at Xu Yao, Chen Xiang shook her head speechlessly.
“Boys shouldn’t fight with girls; I don’t want to argue with you.”
“You are practicing your swords incorrectly. If you keep training like this, you’ll waste your entire life.”
“Senior, where are we practicing incorrectly?”
Upon realizing that the visitor was the world’s number one swordsman, Jian Fei was instantly excited and asked.
“Your hearts are unstable, so your swords are unstable; you have a problem with your hearts.”
“To be precise, you two are going in the opposite direction.”
“Xu Yao thinks too much, making her unable to forge ahead bravely. You think too little, making you unable to decisively strike with your sword.”
“The flying sword technique focuses on taking one’s life from a thousand miles away. To master the world’s top flying sword technique, you need a heart filled with attachments.”
“Xu Yao, on the other hand, has too many attachments in her heart, which causes her to hesitate on the path of the sword.”
“If you want to advance further, Xu Yao, you need to forget everything and wholeheartedly pursue the true essence of the sword path.”
After listening to Chen Xiang’s words, Jian Fei nodded thoughtfully.
Xu Yao, however, did not care about these words and instead bounced over to Chen Xiang.
“Chen Xiang, you still haven’t told me why you came to the Four Directions Continent.”
“Are you here to carry out a mission again?”
Looking at Xu Yao’s smiling face, Chen Xiang rolled her eyes again and said.
“My dad doesn’t have enough hands, so I came to help.”
“A few days ago, I found my dad; after he said he didn’t need my help, he asked me to keep an eye on you.”
“I thought you would be easy and let me enjoy this final peaceful time.”
“Who would have thought that I would find you all frowning as soon as I arrived?”
“I still have to waste this final leisurely time on you.”
Facing Chen Xiang’s dissatisfaction, Xu Yao pouted and said, “You are the world’s number one swordsman; is there anyone in this world you cannot defeat?”
“Of course, I can defeat enemies, but I can only defeat one or two. If six or seven come at once…”
“Even I would have no choice but to run away.”
“And there is a sword master in the Azure Dragon Sect. Three thousand years ago, I didn’t have the confidence to defeat him, and three thousand years later, I still don’t have the confidence.”
“So my situation is the same as yours; we are both facing a situation with no chance of survival.”
Hearing this, Xu Yao became even more pleased.
“Now you have enemies you can’t deal with!”
“No worries; I’ll protect you when the time comes.”
Regarding Xu Yao’s words, Chen Xiang did not refute; instead, she said seriously.
“If there are no accidents, your mastery of the sword path should be higher than mine; that’s an unchanging fact because you are a Sword Immortal.”
“Although my father is a Sword God, I did not inherit his talent in the sword path.”
“At most, I can still get by in sword techniques.”
“When you become the second-best in the sword path in the world, don’t forget to take care of me.”
“No problem; just mention my name when the time comes.”
Seeing the two become more sidetracked in their conversation, Jian Fei could not help but speak up.
“Senior, is there no problem with the technique that Fu Yao gave us?”
Hearing this, Chen Xiang sized up the two and replied, “Evil Cultivator methods, although not orthodox, are not a big deal for temporary use.”
“At most, it will shorten your lifespans by a few thousand years; this trade-off is worthwhile.”
Jian Fei: ???
“Wait, practicing this kind of technique will shorten my lifespan by a few thousand years?”
“What do you expect?”
“On a conceptual level, the distinction between right and wrong is about the heart of a spirit.”
“But in practice, it refers to specific cultivation methods.”
“Orthodox cultivation methods are slow and emphasize hard work and meditation.”
“Although this path is slow, during the process of hard work and meditation, we can solidify our foundation and continuously accumulate strength.”
“Conversely, using evil cultivation methods will not only fail to increase one’s strength but will also deplete one’s vital energy.”
“If a person’s vital energy is completely exhausted, then no matter how high their cultivation is, they will be merely an empty shell.”
“They might be very strong, but they certainly won’t live long; the Four Directions Continent is the best example.”
After receiving this answer, Jian Fei was dumbfounded.
“I haven’t noticed any issues with the Four Directions Continent!”
“Of course, there are no problems at first glance; but try extending the timeline a bit.”
“Didn’t you notice that the Immortal Sovereigns of the Four Directions Continent all have short lifespans?”
As soon as these words were spoken, Jian Fei quickly searched through his mind for the history of the Four Directions Continent.
Soon, Jian Fei found that the Immortal Kings of the Four Directions Continent did not live past ten thousand years.
