Chapter 435: Chapter 206: Qi Blood Forms a Double Golden Core, Spirit Grass Bounty (Part 2)

Or, he would be able to activate the Spirit Ascension Form of the White Bone Soul-Calling Banner when needed.

As for the Ghost-Faced Profound Light Shield... he’d probably have to wait a while longer.

It couldn’t be helped. The two Spiritual Artifacts from the Yellow Springs Dao were designed for maximum power, which meant their True Essence consumption was unavoidably high.

This was why, despite having plenty of Spirit Stones, Xiao Chen hadn’t bought any new Spiritual Artifacts at the market. Even if he did, he wouldn’t have enough True Essence to power them.

Of course, a typical cultivator might have opted to buy a few cheaper, Basic Spiritual Artifacts to tide them over.

Once they grew more powerful, they could just replace them.

’But my cultivation speed isn’t slow,’ Xiao Chen thought. ’It won’t take long to increase my total True Essence, so there’s no need to waste money like that.’

Now that he was a Dual Cultivator of Body and Technique, his True Essence problem would naturally be solved as long as both paths smoothly advanced to the peak of the Early-stage Golden Core Realm.

Having Double Golden Cores offered a second advantage.

Namely, he could refine a Lifebound Flying Sword with greater ease, and its power would increase in sync with his own cultivation in the future.

Previously, although the Wind and Thunder Dual Swords had the potential to be upgraded into a Spiritual Artifact, however, due to the limitations of being bound to the Fake Pill, its power could, at best, only match that of an ordinary Spiritual Artifact.

But things were different now. The Life Pill was indistinguishable from a true Golden Core, meaning it possessed all the same abilities.

From now on, every time his Body Forging cultivation broke through to a new level, the Wind and Thunder Dual Swords could be strengthened right along with it.

In the future, when he reached the Late-stage Golden Core, they would be far stronger than even an ordinary Spirit Sword in its Spirit Ascension Form.

In terms of the Spiritual Artifact itself, its offensive power would be second to none!

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It was worth noting that, under normal circumstances, both the Enlightenment Spiritual Mechanism and the binding of a Lifebound Flying Sword were abilities exclusive to Sword Cultivators.

Some Sword Cultivators would even refine only a single sword their entire lives, pursuing the Unity of Man and Sword.

Magic Cultivators and Body Cultivators did not have this advantage.

Of course, there were pros and cons to everything.

While binding a Lifebound Flying Sword granted one an exceptionally powerful Spiritual Artifact, their fates would be forever intertwined—for better or for worse.

If the Flying Sword were damaged in battle, the cultivator’s Golden Core would suffer damage as a direct result.

In a minor case, the cultivator would be severely injured and require years of recuperation.

In a severe case, their cultivation would regress, their foundation would be damaged, and they would lose all hope of ever reaching a higher Realm.

’But if the Life Pill gets damaged, what does that have to do with my Flawless Golden Core?’

Without a moment’s hesitation, Xiao Chen took out the Wind and Thunder Dual Swords and began channeling his True Essence to refine them.

’It’s not like the Flying Swords are likely to get damaged anyway. And even if that one-in-a-million accident did happen, the Life Pill would bear the consequences.’

It wouldn’t be serious enough to affect his cultivation; in fact, even if the Wind and Thunder Dual Swords were completely destroyed, Xiao Chen wouldn’t be injured in the slightest.

This was the power of the Double Golden Core: reaping all the benefits of a Sword Cultivator without any of the associated risks.

Of course, binding a Lifebound Flying Sword would also cause the Life Pill’s cultivation to consume more resources.

But that was only natural. A Flying Sword couldn’t just get stronger out of thin air; the extra resources were simply the cost of empowering it.

HUMMMMM—!

With a clear ring, the Wind and Thunder Dual Swords, having only just completed their Enlightenment, began to tremble violently, unable to withstand the tempering of his True Essence.

But that was no problem. Xiao Chen had purchased the Sword Stele for the express purpose of helping the dual swords achieve a complete breakthrough.

He quickly took out the Sword Stele and channeled his True Essence to melt it down, releasing the Sword Intent contained within.

Bolstered by this external power, the Wind and Thunder Dual Swords instantly stopped trembling. They began absorbing the Sword Intent and True Essence, commencing their ascension into Spiritual Artifacts.

Just as he had predicted, they successfully ascended into Spiritual Artifacts before the Sword Stele was completely melted down.

"Fuse!"

Riding the momentum, Xiao Chen opened his mouth and spat out his Life Pill.

Since the Wind and Thunder Dual Swords had already been linked to the Fake Pill, re-refining them now was an effortless process.

Washed over by a massive amount of True Essence, the once-slender blades gradually shrank. In less than two hours, they were only half an inch long.

Finally, guided by his Divine Sense, they flew straight into the Life Pill.

’Excellent. The Flying Sword Fusion Pill, the Unity of Artifact and Destiny.’

Xiao Chen recalled his Life Pill and nodded in satisfaction. ’Now that I have a Lifebound Flying Sword, I guess I can call myself a Sword Cultivator from now on.’

The reason he thought this was mainly that, more often than not, the title of "Sword Cultivator" just sounded cooler.

The most famous legend concerning this was that of the Dragon-Slaying Sea.

It was said that in Ancient Times, the Dragon-Slaying Sea did not go by its current name. No members of the Human Race lived there; the land was overrun with all manner of Demon Beasts.

Later, a cultivator of the Human Race set their sights on the Spirit Veins there and attempted to claim the territory.

However, they inadvertently disturbed a slumbering True Dragon. Instantly, great storms arose and floods and fires raged. The cultivators suffered innumerable casualties, and their wails of agony filled the land.

At that moment, a peerless Sword Cultivator happened to be passing by and witnessed the horrific scene.

With a wave of his sleeve, he summoned a streak of white light, and with his Flying Sword, he slew the True Dragon.

Thus, the place was named the Dragon-Slaying Sea by later generations, and it has attracted countless Sword Cultivators ever since.

Even to this day, the Demon-Vanquishing Sword Sect, the Divine Splitting Sword Pavilion, and the Star-Picking Sword Pavilion are all concentrated in the Dragon-Slaying Sea precisely because it has become a Holy Land in the eyes of all Sword Cultivators.

’I wonder if I’ll ever have the chance to earn a similar title for myself someday.’

Xiao Chen sighed wistfully but didn’t dwell on the thought.

At the end of the day, it was all just for show. No matter how impressive the title of "Daoist" was, it couldn’t compare to "True Monarch." That next step was far more important.

With that, he wasted no time in taking out the Gilded Thousand Threads Honey. The moments just after forming his Life Pill were the perfect time to absorb medicinal properties. He began circulating its power, nourishing his lungs and tempering his flesh.

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