The woman in a green dress said, "Once these ten strands of Celestial Demon remnants are fully released, they will merge, possessing the cultivation equivalent to the Gathering Yuan Realm Tenth Layer. In your current state, you can only tackle them in two attempts."
Ye Chen nodded!
The woman in a green dress released five strands of Celestial Demon remnants.
These five strands transformed into a bald man, whose construction bore little difference from a human, but with skin covered in black lines.
Sparks exploded in Ye Chen's eyes as he dashed forward, brandishing his sword in a sweeping strike!
The iron sword landed on the body of this Demon Race man, but it felt as if it hit a steel plate, leaving only a shallow mark on the man's skin.
The Demon Race man roared and threw a punch.
Ye Chen held his sword horizontally in front.
"Clang!"
A tremendous force exploded, and Ye Chen's feet slid back uncontrollably, his injuries causing him to spit out a large mouthful of blood.
The woman in a green dress said, "When you strike, you must remain calm. Only with calmness can you be fast, accurate, and ruthless!
When channeling your Sword Essence, every bit of strength must be used in critical areas. Only with focused power can your attacks have the most killing potential."
Ye Chen nodded and swung his sword again at the bald demon.
"Your heart is still not calm enough, and your timing is off!"
"Why hesitate when striking? Once the sword move is out, both your opponent's life and yours hang on that one strike. Fail to kill your opponent, and it's your death!"
"Your power isn't explosive enough. You're practicing the Nine Heavens Sword Manual, invincible among your peers, yet you're performing like this, tarnishing the supreme legacy!"
The woman in a green dress continuously critiqued Ye Chen's combat style, very harshly.
Yet, in reality, her eyes were filled with deep admiration.
Ye Chen's background was very thin, and his talent was just average.
But that ruthlessness and determination in his bones were beyond ordinary people.
Moments later.
Ye Chen was sent flying again by a punch from the bald demon.
But, one of Ye Chen's hands suddenly pressed against the ground, stabilizing his form. Using the momentum, he bounced up, and from the air, dived downwards, his sword stabbing directly at the bald demon's head.
"Boom!"
Sword Essence concentrated at the tip of the sword, exploding ferociously!
The might was dazzling!
The ultimate sharpness and resolute determination were unleashed fully!
"Puff!"
This sword of Ye Chen was impeccable, both in timing and angle, as it pierced smoothly into the bald demon's head!
The bald demon's head was shattered by the sword's sharpness, and then its body dissipated into a black demonic qi.
"Barely passed." The woman in a green dress nodded, speaking lightly, but in her heart, she was already quite shocked at Ye Chen's comprehension... it was really good!
Ye Chen rested for a moment, took a breath, and continued refining the monument!
Several days passed swiftly, with only two days left until the seven-day battle with the Huang Family that Ye Chen had agreed to.
In these days, Ye Chen only left the Sword Tomb to eat something when hungry, and when exhausted, rested briefly inside the Sword Tomb.
Several times, he felt he couldn't continue, but the tragic scenes of his clansmen in his mind gave him endless motivation!
In just a few days.
He had refined eighty-two monuments, raising his cultivation to the peak of the Gathering Yuan Realm Seventh Layer, and also acquired a mid-grade Yellow Tier sword technique.
However, on the advice of the woman in a green dress, Ye Chen did not practice this sword technique.
On this day.
Ye Chen took just over a quarter of an hour to refine a monument.
This time, the woman in a green dress chose to have eight strands of Celestial Demon remnants merge.
A charming and beautiful Demon Race woman appeared before Ye Chen.
Ye Chen gripped his sword tightly, staring at the enchanting demon woman before him.
The Demon Race woman let out a heart-stirring laugh, and in Ye Chen's eyes, an extremely seductive scene unfolded.
Then the demon woman transformed into a wisp of black smoke, silently rushing towards Ye Chen.
As the demon woman was about to unleash a deadly move on Ye Chen, he suddenly took a step, his form like a shooting sword, avoiding her attack, and then swept his sword out, releasing a fierce killing intent. The sword light flashed and disappeared as the demon woman let out a miserable scream, before dissipating into demonic qi.
The woman in a green dress, her eyes flashing with shock, said, "Top-grade Yellow Tier, Thirteen Death Swords!"
Ye Chen nodded and said, "The inheritance I gained from refining that monument."
Although he had just obtained this sword technique's legacy and hadn't practiced to master it, his deep-seated desire for revenge and strong killing intent unknowingly matched with this inheritance at a very high level. Thus, the first time he used the Thirteen Death Swords, he already unleashed its power!
"How did you see through that Charm Technique?" the woman in a green dress asked.
In fact, the reason for her shock earlier was not the Thirteen Death Swords, but rather that Ye Chen had clearly been immersed in the Charm Technique and suddenly snapped out of it!
"No matter how seductive the Charm Technique, I remembered one thing, she is the enemy, and being the enemy, she must die!" Ye Chen said.
Whether alluring or noble in status, if she is an enemy, the only thing that matters is victory and survival!
Upon hearing this, the woman in a green dress, for the first time, let out a gentle, appreciative laugh.
Suddenly, Ye Chen asked, "I still don't know your esteemed name, senior, could you tell me?"
"Luo Qingyi."
"Elder Qingyi, could you speak to me about the further stages of the Nine Heavens Sword Manual?" Ye Chen asked with longing, as his understanding of this inheritance grew, he realized the immense power of the Nine Heavens Sword Manual, and that he had only touched the surface!
Luo Qingyi nodded and said, "Condensing Sword Essence, comprehending Sword Intent, tempering Sword Body, transforming Sword Force, refining Sword Seed, Gathering Sword Soul, Merging Sword Dao, unlocking Sword Domain!
When you reach the Great Perfection, you can break through all with one sword, sever the Great Dao, and roam freely under the heavens!"
Ye Chen, stirred by Luo Qingyi's words, felt his blood boil.
To break through all with one sword, roam freely under the heavens; if he could truly reach that step, he could protect everything he cares about, no longer threatened by anyone or anything!
Ye Chen committed these words to heart and then continued towards the monument.
And Luo Qingyi, still gazing at Ye Chen's retreating figure, was filled with countless thoughts.
"This brat has average talent?"
"No, absolutely impossible!"
"Tenacity is his own skill, but this innate combat talent and his robust recovery ability, there must be something more at play!"
In these days, Ye Chen spent very little time healing his wounds, yet unknowingly, his injuries had already mostly healed.
The extent of the impact brought by using the Burning Sword Technique, Luo Qingyi knew very well, and previously she overlooked this issue, but now thinking back, everything seemed strangely off!
Two days later.
Ye Chen's aura surged, and the thick Sword Essence enveloped ten monuments.
Now, his cultivation had stepped into the Gathering Yuan Realm Eighth Layer!
The seven-day duel was upon him, and as for whether he could kill Huang Tianxiong, Ye Chen hadn't thought about it.
Because it was a must-kill!
Today was the memorial of his clansmen's death.
Seven days ago, he knelt before his clansmen's graves, vowing to use Huang Tianxiong and his followers' lives as an offering!
Ye Chen bid farewell to Luo Qingyi and then exited the Sword Tomb!
Luo Qingyi murmured softly to herself, "Seven days, without the aid of Spirit Medicine, and without extensive efforts in healing, the injuries from using the Burning Sword Technique fully healed.
And about two hundred monuments refined, unbelievable, that kid's body must have a big secret!"
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