Sitting cross-legged at the array hub of the Spirit Gathering Array in the center of the cave dwelling, Chen Sheng felt the dense spiritual energy around him and nodded gently.

The true cultivation journey in this world officially begins at this moment.

The first step is to switch cultivation techniques.

He now possesses a Middle Grade Gold Spirit Root and the "Sword Dao Talent" bestowed by the Hundred Generations Book, making him most suited to pursue the path of a sword cultivator.

After sifting through various cultivation techniques from his memories, he finally decided on the "Supreme Profound Sword Scripture."

A faint golden spirit light appeared at Chen Sheng's fingertips—a unique spiritual energy fluctuation of the Gold Spirit Root cultivator.

He murmured in his heart:

"This technique originates from the Dharma Transmission Pavilion of the Qinghua Sect and leads directly to the Golden Core Early-stage, encompassing all the means and secret techniques of the sword cultivators."

In his previous life, although he primarily focused on alchemy, he also pored over various books; the numerous heritages of the Qinghua Sect are almost memorized in his heart, and now they serve their purpose well.

One slight regret he felt was:

"It's a pity that the 'Eight Gates Sword Technique' combined with the sword array, although most suitable for my current cultivation, can only be practiced until the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment with no subsequent techniques."

However, thinking again, he felt relieved:

"A technique is just a technique, and an art is merely an art. Once I hone my sword dao and array techniques to profound levels, there might be a chance to create subsequent techniques myself."

Chen Sheng took out a bottle of Enhancing Pills from his Storage Pouch, poured out one pill, and swallowed it.

The pill melted instantly, transforming into tremendous spiritual energy that surged into his limbs and bones.

With the experience from his last life, he abandoned the conservative pill consumption method of the Qi Cultivation stage, secretly thinking:

"Enhancing Pills—more is better. As for pill toxins and impurities, they can be purified with Washing Technique Spiritual Objects in the future."

As the incantations of the Supreme Profound Sword Scripture circulated in his sea of consciousness, the spiritual power in his dantian began to circulate along a new path.

The originally gentle spiritual power became sharp, like countless tiny sword threads continuously washing through his meridians.

This process was painful and prolonged; it felt as if the meridians would be torn apart by the sword threads, but Chen Sheng gritted his teeth, maintaining clarity in his heart and mind.

He knew that this was the "tempering meridians" tribulation that sword cultivators must go through.

...

A decade passed in the blink of an eye.

The light of the Spirit Gathering Array in the cave gradually dimmed; the spirit stones at the array hub were long exhausted.

Chen Sheng slowly opened his eyes, his power of spiritual sense spreading like a tide around him, covering a range of a hundred meters.

His heart and mind sank into his dantian, where he saw twenty-five drops of faint golden liquid mana slowly rotating, each drop exuding a sharp aura, clearly indicating the signs of Foundation Establishment Early-stage.

"Finally, I've reached Foundation Establishment."

He exhaled a turbid breath, surrounded by a faint layer of Blood Gang with a metallic luster—Body Refining Fourth Layer.

Having retraced the path of Body Refining, it was smooth sailing, and he has now achieved Minor Success.

During these ten years, he consumed an insane amount of elixir pills, using nearly a hundred Enhancing Pills, and finally refined his Dharma Body with seven Foundation Establishment Pills, which allowed him to break through successfully.

With a flick of his finger, an Array Banner landed in his hand, and he gently waved it.

The Nine Palace Spirit Gathering Array covering the cave instantly dissipated, revealing the bright sunshine outside.

Chen Sheng transformed into a golden rainbow light, rushing out of the cave and hovering in the air over the open mountains.

"Let's test the results of these ten years."

With a thought, he flicked his finger.

A golden Sword Qi broke through the air, emitting a sharp thunder sound, as swift as lightning, instantly cleaving a giant rock a hundred meters away into two.

Chen Sheng nodded in satisfaction:

"The Sword Qi Thunder Sound technique is indeed extraordinary."

"Ordinary Foundation Establishment Early-stage cultivators can't possibly react to such speed. Combined with the sharpness of Sword Gang, no wonder some Sword Dao talents can reverse-slay Foundation Establishment cultivators even in the Qi Cultivation Realm."

The next moment, he opened his mouth and spat out a green light, which transformed into a three-foot-long green Spirit Sword in the air.

The Spirit Sword was shiny all over, with intricate cloud patterns carved on its blade.

With a flick of his finger, the Spirit Sword emitted a clear sword cry in response to its master's call.

"Go!"

He shouted lightly, and the Spirit Sword broke through the air, surrounded by a half-foot-thick layer of green Sword Gang, leaving faint marks as it sliced through the air.

"Refining Sword into Gang, cultivating to this realm, finally marks the true entry into the gate of sword cultivation."

Chen Sheng formed a hand seal:

"Transform!"

The Sword Gang rapidly shrank in the air, transforming into golden threads, crisscrossing and emitting a daunting cutting edge.

"This is Refining Sword and Condensing Silk. Cultivating this technique, I'm barely qualified among Foundation Establishment sword cultivators."

Unfortunately, after several attempts, he was still unable to achieve the further step of "Sword Light Division."

Chen Sheng shook his head, then quickly let it go. In a mere ten years, he successfully cultivated "Refining Sword into Gang," "Sword Qi Thunder Sound," and "Refining Sword and Condensing Silk."

This Sword Dao talent has already far surpassed ordinary people!

At this time, the resources in the Secret Mansion were nearly exhausted, and it was time to leave.

Chen Sheng glanced at the empty Secret Mansion, then turned into a golden light, flying towards the next Secret Mansion in his memory.

...

Three months later.

Deep in another wild mountain and forest, Chen Sheng's figure quietly appeared.

Flying on Sword Light throughout the journey, he did not encounter oblivious cultivators.

Now, as a Foundation Establishment Early-stage sword cultivator, exuding a sharp aura, ordinary cultivators dare not provoke him.

In front of a concealed mountain wall, he opened another Secret Mansion left from his previous life, following the mechanisms in his memory.

Inside the cave dwelling.

The Cold Jade Coffin was quietly placed, with a withered body inside, looking like a zombie.

Chen Sheng looked at this "body of his previous life" with mixed feelings, eventually just sighed and moved the coffin to the corner of the cave.

"Capture!"

He raised his hand to beckon, and thirty-six Array Banners flew into his hand. With a flick of his finger, the Array Banners inserted into the grooves around the cave dwelling.

As the incantations were recited, the array slowly activated, encompassing the cave dwelling.

"With my current Array Dao Cultivation, I barely touch the edge of the Tier Two High Grade."

Chen Sheng's lips curled into a slight smile.

He no longer needed an Array Disc to control this Tier Two Top Grade Nine Palace Spirit Concealment Array, which was the result of combining the "Array Dao Talent" and the accumulation of Array Dao knowledge from his previous life.

"Continue cultivating here, exhaust the remaining resources, and then it's almost time to plan for Core Formation."

Chen Sheng sat cross-legged at the array hub and once again devoted himself to formal cultivation.

...

Seventy years flew by like a fleeting horse.

On this day, a hill in the wild mountains suddenly erupted with an unstoppable golden light, piercing straight into the sky.

As the golden light faded, Chen Sheng's figure hovered in the air, still youthful in appearance, but with eyes deep and profound like an abyss.

He opened his mouth, and a green Spirit Sword shot out, with a Sword Gang as long as a mile winding around it, indestructible.

"Go!"

Chen Sheng formed a hand seal.

The Spirit Sword instantly split into two, then into four in the air…

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into one hundred and eight blue lights, like a sky full of stars.

"Condense Silk!"

With a light shout, each blue light condensed into golden sword silk, intersecting to form a massive Heaven-Encompassing Sword Net, covering the hill below.

"Boom boom boom——"

Loud explosions sounded.

The earth shook and the mountains swayed, with countless rocks madly falling from the tens of meters high hill like a torrential downpour, and dust rose to the sky.

Once the dust settled, the once towering hill had been leveled, with innumerable delicate sword marks several meters deep on the ground.

Chen Sheng shook his head:

"This Tier Two High Grade Flying Sword still isn't quite right. Only when I refine my own Lifebound Flying Sword will it truly reflect the essence of sword cultivation."

His heart and mind sank into his dantian.

Three hundred drops of golden liquid mana slowly rotated, exceedingly dense, exuding a majestic aura—Late-stage Foundation Establishment!

Additionally, his re-cultivation of Body Refining, supported by plenty of resources, also reached Body Refining Sixth Layer Perfection.

"Next, it's time for Core Formation."

Chen Sheng raised his hand, storing the Cold Jade Coffin in the corner into his Storage Pouch, and then transformed into a golden rainbow light, flying towards the sky.

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