Chapter 728 - 510: Yin-Yang Chaos Saber
The Holy City is the largest city in the Eastern Domain, its vastness beyond imagination. Wei Fan had been here for some time, yet he had truly set foot in only a fraction of the Holy City.
Following Lu Shun’an for a while, a courtyard overgrown with weeds and moss appeared in sight.
"Why is there such an abandoned place in the Holy City?"
Wei Fan was somewhat curious. In the Holy City, land was as valuable as gold, and most Martial Kings couldn’t afford a house here, yet this courtyard was deserted, no one occupying it.
Lu Shun’an glanced at it and said, "That was the residence of Medicine Emperor Huangfu Qingyang in the Holy City, also his Medicine Lodge. Back then, the Medicine Emperor developed the prescription to cure the terrifying plague that swept the Eastern Domain here, becoming a sage of our Eastern Domain Human Race.
Countless powerhouses were carried in here, only to walk out lively and energetic. Even the Martial Emperor families owed him a debt of gratitude. Though he has passed, future generations still hold him in reverence. Who would dare occupy his former residence?"
So it was the old residence of Medicine Emperor Huangfu Qingyang. His influence was so vast that even after seventy to eighty thousand years, people still remember this Medicine Emperor.
"Of course, there are those who are blind enough to try to occupy it, but they usually can’t stay more than a few days before being driven out of the Holy City."
As they continued on, Lu Shun’an communicated, "Our Wanxiang Commerce Association’s Martial Emperor Level Saber Technique is called the Yin-Yang Chaos Saber. Its creator is unknown, as it was discovered many years ago when a mountain in the Eastern Domain cracked open, revealing a large tomb. A Martial King fortuitously entered and acquired it, selling it to our Wanxiang Commerce Association.
This saber technique is very powerful. Once mastered, when the saber is drawn, it causes yin and yang to be disrupted, the five elements to be inverted, and reality and illusion to become indistinguishable.
After acquiring this saber technique, our Wanxiang Commerce Association invited Dragon Battle Martial Emperor to appraise it. He said this technique’s conception was extraordinarily high, and if perfected to the Martial Emperor Realm, it could even disrupt past and future, potentially possessing the terrifying ability to manipulate time, earning it extremely high praise.
Of course, I am not entirely sure of the specifics. After all, if one isn’t a Martial Emperor, one cannot achieve Perfection in this saber technique. In any case, it is indeed a Martial Emperor Level saber technique, although it isn’t widely renowned in the Eastern Domain, and no particularly impressive individuals have cultivated it."
Wei Fan didn’t mind. So long as it’s a Martial Emperor Technique, it wouldn’t be simple, though its fame might not be as great as the Earth Emperor’s Saint Slaying Technique or the Nine Heavens Kunpeng Body.
After all, those techniques have always been circulating, whereas the Yin-Yang Chaos Saber was unearthed from a tomb, its legends long lost to the river of history.
After another walk, they arrived at the Wanxiang Commerce Association Headquarters in the Holy City, which compared to the branch Lu Shun’an managed, was akin to a commercial plaza.
After twisting and turning for a while, Lu Shun’an led Wei Fan to the front of a nine-story pagoda, and they stepped inside, where an elder with graying hair was seated.
Lu Shun’an stepped forward and cupped his hands, "Grand Uncle, this honored guest purchased the Yin-Yang Chaos Saber at our store, please open the secret chamber for the honored guest to gain insight."
"Greetings, honored guest!"
Lu Shun’an’s grand uncle stood up and cupped his hands to Wei Fan, showing a kindly smile. Someone who could afford a Martial Emperor Technique surely had significant background.
The Wanxiang Commerce Association does business openly, and even though he was a Great Saint powerhouse, he wouldn’t casually offend someone just because of his high cultivation.
"You are too kind, elder!"
Wei Fan courteously replied. If the old man knew that Lu Shun’an had extended credit to him, he might slap Lu Shun’an in the face.
"Honored guest, please follow me!"
Lu Shun’an gestured to Wei Fan to remain in place as he followed Lu Shun’an’s grand uncle further inside, soon arriving in front of a secret chamber.
He took out a jade token to activate it, opening a passage into the secret chamber: "The honored guest may gain insight for one month; when the time is up, regardless of whether you comprehend it or not, you must leave, and the cultivation technique must not be passed on to a second person, or else the Wanxiang Commerce Association will pursue and eliminate you."
Wei Fan nodded and stepped inside. The association was selling the cultivation technique, not guaranteeing mastery, nor was it that if you failed to master it, you could study it indefinitely.
Just because you bought the cultivation technique didn’t mean you could freely pass it on to anyone.
This is truly a business-minded place; this secret chamber was very different from the spell storage chambers of the Demon Hunter Organization. The Demon Hunter Organization’s chambers had nothing but a cushion and were pitifully small.
This secret chamber was large, not only equipped with bedding but also tables, chairs, and other items, even offering spirit tea, spirit fruits, and wine for your enjoyment. The incense burner was filled with spirit incense to refresh and invigorate the mind, all meticulously arranged without flaw.
Wei Fan sat down, chomped on two spirit fruits, then picked up the Dao Pu made of divine gold and began to read. After one round, a panel appeared before his eyes.
[Yin-Yang Chaos Saber (Uninitiated)]
[Ordinary Power: 3,320,000 years]
[Martial Saint’s Power: 18,700 years]
The Dharma Realm Celestial Horned Elephant he had already slain and refined for primordial essence qi, having cultivated the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Skill, yet Wei Fan hadn’t utilized the Martial Saint’s Power. This secret chamber was precisely suitable for seclusion.
He didn’t rush to comprehend the Yin-Yang Chaos Saber but instead took out several saint-level martial arts books given by Lu Shun’an earlier.
The fist technique was named Profound Celestial Qi, a top-level saint martial technique.
The body technique called Wind Escape Step was also a top saint-level martial technique.
As for the aura-altering cultivation technique, it was called the Nine Nether Technique.
Although he had secret artifacts refined from Taiyin Divine Jade, he also needed to cultivate the aura-altering technique to achieve the best effect.
After two hours, all the techniques appeared on the panel.
Wei Fan began to add power, starting with the Nine Nether Technique. This technique was also saint-level, and after spending ten thousand years of power, Wei Fan comprehended the Dao covered by the technique, establishing a connection with his own Dao.
Next, he began to add power to the Wind Escape Step. Surprisingly, the power needed for the Wind Escape Step was less than for the Nine Nether Technique, requiring only a thousand years to achieve Perfection in cultivation.
"This technique is impressive!"
The minimal power consumption is mainly attributed to Wind Escape Step being connected to the Great Dao of Wind, and after mastering the fourth transformation of Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations, he had already grasped Wind Power.
Not only is it as easy to cultivate as eating and drinking, but the speed at which he performs Wind Escape Step far exceeds others.
Profound Celestial Qi consumed the most power, taking nearly thirty thousand years to reach Perfection.
[After one year of power, you obtained Yin Yang Chaotic Blade at Wanxiang Commerce Association and began to meditate...]
In Wei Fan’s heart, he began to experience the Sword Intent felt during his previous reading of the Secret Manual, and instantly he perceived a bizarre sensation of time chaos and yin-yang inversion.
An unusual realm enveloped his mind, leaving him momentarily disoriented.
"This is a cultivation technique that emphasizes realm!"
Wei Fan instantly concluded as such, noting the significant difference between Yin Yang Chaotic Blade and Four Symbols Heaven-Sundering Slash. The latter requires understanding the Great Dao of the Four Symbols Divine Beast and the Blade Dao, whereas spiritual aspect isn’t crucial.
Although Yin Yang Chaotic Blade also demands enlightenment, it places a greater emphasis on spiritual matters.
Wei Fan’s mind was ethereal and solely focused on experiencing the yin-yang inversion realm. He was unaware of how much time passed, but outside his body began to emerge an invisible force, akin to a field, oscillating between cold and heat with various peculiar scenes changing incessantly.
[After eighty thousand years of power, you comprehend the Yin Yang Chaotic Blade...]
"Boom..."
Simultaneously, in Wei Fan’s Sea of Consciousness, several Great Daos he had never encountered surfaced, and tendrils of his Dao attached to them.
"It took eighty thousand years of power just to comprehend it!"
Wei Fan was somewhat astonished, as Lu Shun’an seemed to have underestimated this Yin Yang Chaotic Blade Technique. For perspective, when he cultivated Nine Heavens Kunpeng Body, it only took him one hundred thousand years to complete the enlightenment.
This implies that the profoundness of Yin Yang Chaotic Blade might rival that of Nine Heavens Kunpeng Body, indicating it may be an underestimated martial technique.
Moreover, personally experiencing the comprehension, he deeply perceived the profoundness of this technique.
[After two hundred ninety thousand years of power, Yin Yang Chaotic Blade achieves Great Success]
[Ordinary Power: 2.99 million years]
[Martial Saint’s Power: 18,700 years]
Reaching Great Success further substantiated his conjecture, taking two hundred ninety thousand years of power, only a year less than what he used to cultivate Nine Heavens Kunpeng Body to Great Success.
"The intention behind this technique is truly extraordinary!"
Truly cultivating it to Great Success, his understanding of Yin Yang Chaotic Blade deepened.
Although called a saber technique, Yin Yang Chaotic Blade differs from other saber techniques, which usually pursue lethality, seeking a killing strike capable of splitting the heavens.
Yin Yang Chaotic Blade, however, emphasizes an unimaginable spiritual realm, where one strike causes yin-yang inversion, heaven and earth indistinguishable, past and present chaotic.
That’s not to say Yin Yang Chaotic Blade lacks lethality—its destructive power is terrifying indeed—but its Sword Intent isn’t solely about annihilating everything.
"Only a day has passed!"
Leaving would be too conspicuous now, and the earlier Martial Saint’s Power remains unused. He plans to invest all eighteen thousand years of Martial Saint’s Power into the Scripture of the Three Emperors, enabling him to enter the mid-dharma phase, where he would not claim invincibility but few could defeat him.
After one day, all Martial Saint’s Power was fully invested, Wei Fan’s Dao extended over six hundred feet, reaching a towering two thousand four hundred feet high. Within the Saint Realm, he’s nearly completed a third of it despite only breaking through four months ago.
Even facing geniuses who cultivate Martial Emperor Techniques, he confidently claims the capability to defeat them within the same realm.
"Three days should suffice!"
After staying another day, enjoying a sound sleep, and reviewing all intelligence from the Wang family, Wei finally rose and left.
"Honorable guest, take care!"
Lu Shun’an’s granduncle wore an expression of skeptical surprise, unsure if Wei Fan had comprehended the Yin Yang Chaotic Blade Technique or abandoned it within just three days.
If abandonment, no problem; but if wisdom, it would be astounding indeed.
Remember, every Martial Emperor Technique represents a Martial Emperor’s lifetime effort, and many fail to comprehend them even after thousands of years.
He wished to inquire but knew it was private, asking would only infringe on the guest’s privacy.
"Your courtesy, senior!"
Wei Fan strode out of the nine-story pagoda. Lu Shun’an had already left, as Wei Fan was poised to undertake earth-shattering actions, hence they shouldn’t stay too close.
Leaving Wanxiang Commerce Headquarters, Wei Fan arrived at a place called Jingxuan Pavilion, which wasn’t anywhere else but the very shop established by the Xining Royal Family within the Holy City.