King of Assassins

Gao Xuan pondered repeatedly, realizing that he only had some talent in Sword Dao.

The Innate Primordial Chaos Dao Body, because of its inner and outer primordial nature, involves too many levels, making proving the Dao of Celestial Immortal extremely difficult.

Sword Dao is all about precision and purity; as long as one truly comprehends it, a single opportunity can lead to success.

Yuan Qinglian’s unparalleled Sword Dao also greatly impacted Gao Xuan, making him aware of his own Swordsmanship’s defects.

He had learned Cyan Leaf Sword; Cyan Leaf Sword skill is almost Dao, its Sword Skill is peerlessly unmatched.

However, Cyan Lotus Sword emphasizes intent over skill; its Sword Intent is exquisitely marvelous, surpassing Cyan Leaf Sword.

Cyan Lotus Sword Intent originates from Yuan Qinglian’s unique Innate Divine Soul; although Gao Xuan admires the brilliance of Cyan Lotus Sword Intent, he cannot completely follow Yuan Qinglian’s path.

Moreover, walking someone else’s path can never prove the Dao to Celestial Immortal.

Gao Xuan pondered deeply, bringing forth everything he had seen and learned throughout his life, discarding the chaff to preserve the essence, attempting to extract his own Sword Dao from it.

He felt that he was not that kind of peerless Sword Dao genius, so he opted for a foolish effort, exhaustively integrating all Sword Dao techniques and transformations.

Formless Nine Revolutions possesses the ability to infer countless techniques. Gao Xuan’s Innate Primordial Chaos Dao Body achieved great success, and the inferring and calculation ability of Formless Nine Revolutions greatly increased accordingly.

On the other hand, Gao Xuan had also collected thousands of secret techniques from the Primordial Celestial Realm. With these secret techniques as model data, the inferring ability of Formless Nine Revolutions became even stronger.

Gao Xuan continuously used Formless Nine Revolutions to infer and calculate; he first did addition, compiling all known and seen power changes together.

Then continuously simplified, eliminating redundant and useless changes.

After such inferences over a hundred years, the original Water Heaven Sword was reduced to four forms: Ripples, Celestial River, Netherworld, Ice Soul.

Ripples are extremely fast and spirit-like as a thrust; Celestial River is extremely strong and fierce as a slash; Netherworld changes from life to death; Ice Soul freezes everything, entirely a Sword Intent transformation.

These four forms of Swordsmanship represent the four most fundamental transformations, each simplified to the utmost.

In terms of this four-form Swordsmanship, it is no less than Cyan Lotus Sword of the past.

In Sword Dao, Gao Xuan can be said to stand shoulder to shoulder with Yuan Qinglian. With his Innate Primordial Chaos Dao Body, if he were to contend with Yuan Qinglian, he would definitely achieve a great victory.

Yet, Gao Xuan was not satisfied with this; his opponents were not Yuan Qinglian, but numerous Celestial Immortals, Ksitigarbha King, and even more powerful Daluo Golden Immortals.

Being stronger than Yuan Qinglian is not considered much skill.

Gao Xuan was very dissatisfied with this result, but the Water Heaven Sword, based on the Hongyi Sword, had reached an extreme state by now.

No matter how Gao Xuan pondered deeply, he could not think of another path.

Gao Xuan could only acknowledge that Swordsmanship had reached a point where there was no room for further progress. Unless he made extraordinarily huge advances in other areas.

In the short term, he saw no such possibility.

The only consolation is the great advancement in Sword Dao, with his current Swordsmanship, he should be no less than Celestial Immortal.

After all, Yuan Qinglian is an ancient Sword Immortal, who reportedly also killed quite a few Celestial Immortal powerhouses. Now the cultivation is insufficient, but the Sword Skill Realm remains there.

Using Yuan Qinglian for measurement, he should be considered a peerless Sword Immortal now.

Gao Xuan also researched the innate knowledge recorded in the Earth Book, with meager gains.

Due to the scarcity of relevant data, not even Formless Nine Revolutions could infer effectively.

Gao Xuan made a simple estimate; without tens of thousands of years, he shouldn’t expect to sort out any clues.

For an Earth Immortal, tens of thousands of years are not too long. For humans, this time is too protracted.

Gao Xuan also didn’t know whether time was synchronized between the Celestial Realm and Star River Cosmos. The difference between the two worlds was too great. By calculating with Netherworld Realm as the standard, Celestial Realm time should be faster than Star River World.

Of course, Netherworld Realm might not be synchronized with Celestial Realm time. Such calculations were inaccurate.

Gao Xuan entered the Celestial Realm for almost five thousand years; by his calculation, Yun Qingshang, with a Divine Level Law body, as long as she maintained the appropriate state, such as long-term meditation retreat, living for twenty thousand years or so is definitely no problem.

However, waiting too long is not viable, also considering possible upheavals in Star River World.

Gao Xuan decided to return immediately, no longer to wait. Bringing Yun Qingshang back, he could then plan everything calmly.

Gao Xuan called Ripples and Ice Soul over, advising them to guard the house well. If something serious happened, they should just run first. Everything would be discussed when he returned.

Ripples and Ice Soul are both reborn Sword Spirits, rooted in the Celestial Realm.

Initially, Gao Xuan’s Swordsmanship wasn’t up to par, he planned to take them to find Ksitigarbha King. Now his Swordsmanship had greatly improved, he didn’t need Ripples and Ice Soul to help him reinforce the Sword Intent.

Indeed, due to his purer Sword Intent, Ripples and Ice Soul joining in could actually influence the activation of his Sword Intent.

Given the capabilities of Ripples and Ice Soul, though lesser than Yuan Qinglian, they aren’t that far off. Under his guidance, the two together would be enough to defeat Yuan Qinglian.

Because Ripples and Ice Soul are transformed Sword Spirits, they naturally harmonize. This is something no other Earth Immortals could compare to.

With this advantage, Ripples and Ice Soul are fully capable of guarding the Eight Desolates.

The Eight Desolates are ultimately the territory he conquered, and they cannot just be abandoned. Leaving Ripples and Ice Soul to guard the house is just suitable.

Earth Element Daoist Monarch and Yuan Qinglian both have prideful personalities; even if they knew he was not home, they wouldn’t partake in looting. Other Earth Immortals in the Primordial Celestial Realm are unworthy of mentioning.

The only concern was Jin Xiang, but this person has a disposition that could be described as generous. Even if seeking revenge, he wouldn’t engage Ripples and Ice Soul.

Gao Xuan discussed in detail with Ripples and Ice Soul; this departure could last a few decades, or possibly up to several ten-thousand years, assuring them to guard the house peacefully without worry.

Having arranged everything thoroughly, Gao Xuan then activated Jun Heaven Star God Wheel to open the Void.

After the Great Sun, the Ziwei Star gleamed faintly, establishing a direct connection with Jun Heaven Star God Wheel.

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