Two leisurely years passed like the drifting mist over the peak of Nine Cloud Peak.

Chen Sheng sat cross-legged in the depths of the cloud sea, beneath him was a rolling sea of clouds as thick as cotton. Within a three-zhang radius around him, the air was twisted by some invisible force, forming faint ripples.

His eyes were lightly closed, and his dark robe fluttered without any wind. As the hems of his garment fluttered, fine silver fragments fell like snow—that was the "sword shards" formed by the scattered condensation of Sword Essence.

"Buzz—"

A clear sword hum burst from within him, emerging not from any physical flying sword, but from the resonance of his body's qi and blood with his mana.

In an instant, countless pale green Sword Qi burst out from his body, shooting skyward like a fountain, exploding in the cloud sea.

Initially, these Sword Qi were as thin as cow hair but carried a piercing sharpness that shredded the surrounding cloud vapor into powder, revealing a clear blue sky below.

After spiraling through the air three times, the Sword Qi suddenly condensed into Sword Gang about a zhang in length.

Each Sword Gang gleamed with a metallic cold light, the edges flowing with pale purple electricity, making a soft "crackling" sound as they slashed through the void, splitting the cloud layers into deep crevices.

The most astonishing was yet to come!

The Sword Gang abruptly contracted, dividing into billions of silver-white Sword Lights, descending like a meteor shower.

These Sword Lights did not dissipate; instead, they wove into a net in the sky, with threads as fine as a silkworm cocoon interconnecting to evolve into the shadow of basic sword arrays like "One Word Long Snake," "Twin Dragons Emerge from the Sea," and "Array of the Three Talents."

A square mile of the cloud sea was enveloped by these sword arrays, forming a huge translucent shield of light, upon which runes flowed, faintly revealing countless sword tips floating within.

"Sword Heart Clarity, draw the Power of Heaven and Earth!"

Chen Sheng muttered to himself, and a Sword Heart in his sea of consciousness suddenly lit up like a blazing sun.

The surging Sword Intent surged into the sword array through his meridians, causing the previously still shield of light to spin violently, drawing the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi as if in tides.

The cloud sea churned like boiling water, forming a gigantic vortex with astonishing low pressure at its center, even twisting the light into a spiral.

"This Profound Derivation Sword Array True Understanding is truly profound."

Chen Sheng thought to himself, feeling the resonance between the sword array and the Earth's magnetic field.

Unlike ordinary Sword Cultivators who need a sword box to accommodate flying swords for array formation, this cultivation technique involves refining Sword Essence to its utmost, using Sword Gang for array formation and Sword Intent as the array hub.

He attempted to manipulate the sword array into transformation, and in an instant, the "Array of the Three Talents" disassembled, reorganizing into the "Four Symbols Spirit Suppression Array," where shadows of Cyan Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise emerged, roaring deafeningly.

"Without a sword box, one man forms an array..."

Chen Sheng opened his eyes, and two Sword Lights flickered in his gaze, piercing through the cloud layer and straight into the horizon.

He recalled the scene when Master Qing Xiao unleashed his sword—the Meridian Charging Technique of Myriad Swords Sect emphasized the swiftness of the sword's release, flowing with Heaven and Earth, but the Profound Derivation Sword Array True Understanding could lock onto an enemy within the domain, creating a universe of its own.

"Though it lacks some agility, it gains heaviness, and by enhancing Sword Intent within the array domain, it truly bears the semblance of Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator's 'Sword Intent Formation.'"

Within his Dantian, the surface of the Red Golden Qi Blood Golden Core increasingly displayed golden patterns that crisscrossed and eventually formed the pattern of a miniature Sword Pill.

With a thought, Chen Sheng felt the Golden Core gently tremor, and a purer mana flowed along his meridians, making the Sword Essence Threads firmer as it traversed.

"After two years of refinement, I've finally completely transformed the mana of the Supreme Profound Sword Scripture."

Chen Sheng sensing the surging new mana within his body, a smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

His current mana, refined like tempered steel, could transform into dense Sword Threads or condense into indestructible Sword Gang. Now, unleashing the sword again, the frequency, speed, and range had leaped forward compared to before.

And if coupled with techniques like 'Sword Refining into Gang,' 'Sword Refining into Silk,' and 'Sword Light Division,' the power would greatly increase!

He attempted to fling his fingers, releasing ten Sword Lights simultaneously, tracing different trajectories in the air and ultimately hitting the same cloud cluster a hundred zhang away with precision—such control precision was several times improved from before.

He opened his mouth and spat, and a Sword Pill the size of a pigeon egg flew out from his mouth, transforming into a three-foot cyan edge in the air.

The sword blade shimmered with a purple-blue luster, it was none other than the Tingyu Sword that had accompanied him through the years.

At this moment, the Tingyu Sword circled around him three times, emitting a joyful humming sound, crisp and pleasant.

"Next, is to merge the sword into the pill, to achieve Sword Pill."

Chen Sheng grasped the Tingyu Sword, and a sense of blood-deep connection surged in his heart.

This sword had been refined into his Lifebound Flying Sword since the Foundation Establishment Stage, accompanying him until today, and had long been an object of life and spirit cultivation.

He gazed at his reflection on the sword blade, and the spells of the Profound Derivation Sword Array True Understanding flickered like a revolving lantern in his sea of consciousness, finally freezing on the four words "Sword and Pill Unity."

Taking a deep breath, Chen Sheng opened his mouth, and the Tingyu Sword curled up like a living organism into a purple-blue Sword Pill, sliding down his throat into his body, finally sinking into his Dantian, winding around the Red Gold Qi Blood Golden Core.

One red gold, one purple-blue, the two orbs slowly rotated within his Dantian, emanating completely different auras.

The Golden Core was blazing like the scorching sun, containing immense Qi and Blood Power, while the Sword Pill was chilling like a cold moon, gathering sharp Sword Qi.

When Chen Sheng operated the spell, runes simultaneously lit up on their surfaces, countless tiny light points flew from within the Golden Core, like fireflies towards the Sword Pill, while threads of Sword Qi flowed from the Sword Pill, entwining towards the Golden Core.

"Ugh..."

Intense pain swept through his body in an instant, as if thousands of tiny blades were cutting inside, each collision of the two forces made his meridians feel like they would tear apart.

But Chen Sheng held firm to his Sword Heart, his sea of consciousness was clear and bright, allowing the pain to wash over his heart spirit.

In a trance, he felt he had transformed into a sword, tempered amidst tumultuous waves, and forged in blazing flames and icy cold.

Half a year passed like a fleeting steed.

At the peak of Nine Cloud Peak, Chen Sheng's figure had merged with the surrounding cloud sea.

From a distance, he was no longer a person but seemed like a peerless divine sword embedded in the clouds, the sharpness emanating from him deterrent to birds from approaching.

Within the Dantian, the Red Golden Core and the Purple-Blue Sword Pill had disappeared, replaced by a resplendent Golden Core.

The surface of the Inner Core displayed swirling patterns of red gold and purple-blue, each rotation interweaving countless Sword Qi and Blood Gang into a web, radiating a heart-palpitating power.

"It's complete!"

With a flick of his finger, the Sword Pill rotated, and a Sword Qi shot out from his body, condensing into the form of a real flying sword in the air.

This Sword Qi was red gold in color, the edge tinged with purple electricity, cleaving through the cloud sea like slicing tofu, revealing the mountain ranges stretching for thousands of miles below.

More miraculous was that the Sword Qi, rather than dissipating after slashing out, circled in the air, automatically flying back to his fingertips, transforming into a streak of light and merging into his body.

"Derive!"

With a low shout, Chen Sheng spun the Sword Pill rapidly, and countless Sword Qi erupted from his body.

These Sword Qi refined into one hundred and eight flying swords in the air, inscribed with Wind and Thunder Runes on their blades, emitting thunderous sounds as they spiraled.

With a thought, these flying swords suddenly accelerated, setting up a gigantic sword array within a few miles radius.

"Celestial Spirit Wind-Thunder Sword Array, arise!"

In an instant, lightning serpents danced while gale winds howled.

Within the area covered by the sword array, dark clouds gathered, and purple lightning darted like dragons, each lightning strike was accompanied by visions of tens of thousands of Sword Qi launching simultaneously.

The rocks on the ground were ground into powder by the invisible Sword Qi, even space rippled with subtle ripples—such might had reached the level of Tier Three Middle Grade Sword Array.

Chen Sheng observed the scene before him, nodding in satisfaction.

With a flick of his finger, the sword box at his waist flew out, its lid opening to reveal one hundred and eight neatly arranged Wind and Thunder Flying Swords within.

These flying swords were once his proud creations, but now they seemed somewhat redundant.

"Plans can't keep up with changes."

He sighed lightly, storing the sword box away.

After mastering the Profound Derivation Sword Array True Understanding, he could already wield Qi as swords and Intent as arrays, making these tangible flying swords more of a constraint.

"Extract the essence of these flying swords, nourish the Sword Pill, or use them as materials to refine thirty-six-sided array banners anew..."

Chen Sheng shook his head, temporarily able to think of only these two uses.

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