Chapter 353: Chapter 353, Sword Gang Remains
The main function of the Spirit Pool is to enhance the cultivation level of martial artists. This pool’s spiritual power reserves are even stronger than those of the Spirit Pool Chu Ming used in Black Dragon City.
"The two of us will go down together. How much we can absorb depends on our own abilities!"
Feng Yuyan withdrew her gaze and said slowly.
"No problem!"
Chu Ming nodded. The Spirit Pool was too tempting for martial artists—one pool could save him a year’s hard work.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two shadows flashed through the air as both dove into the Spirit Pool. The spiritual water of the pool was extremely dense; when they dived in, it didn’t splash, only creating slight ripples.
Gurgle!
Chu Ming activated the Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique, and a terrifying vortex expanded from him, spreading across half the pool. Spiritual power flowed into his body, quickly replenishing the empty space in his dantian.
The Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique was merely an Earth-Level top-tier technique, which he had already cultivated to the Seventh Layer. Nowadays, his cultivation speed had slowed down, which was partly due to the limitations of the technique.
Chu Ming’s spiritual power absorption was noisy, but the vortex formed by Feng Yuyan was even larger—it descended like a tornado from the sky, directly absorbing three-quarters of the spiritual power. The two vortices pulled at each other.
Feng Yuyan was cultivating the Earth-Level mid-tier technique, Profound Ice Divine Skill, which had nine layers. Although she hadn’t cultivated it to perfection, she had reached the Sixth Layer, which was quite an achievement.
Feeling the spiritual power speeding by, Chu Ming furrowed his brow. If this continued, absorbing a quarter of the pool’s spiritual power was already an optimistic thought.
"Try deriving the Eighth Layer of the Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique!"
A thought flashed through Chu Ming’s mind, quickly taking root deeply.
He didn’t know his level of enlightenment, but deriving an Earth-Level top-tier technique should be feasible.
Multitasking, Chu Ming absorbed the surrounding spiritual power while unraveling the Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique in his mind. One technique consisted of several small operational cycles combined. He needed to decompose the Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique into individual cycles and then recombine them.
Deriving a technique was a long process, but luckily Chu Ming had thoroughly studied the Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique, saving him considerable time.
The total spiritual power in the pool was beyond their imagination. Only after two days did they absorb a third of it.
On the third day.
Boom!
A sudden surge of terrifying absorption flashed across Chu Ming’s body. Spiritual power converged towards him like fish into the sea, tearing away a third of Feng Yuyan’s vortex.
"Technique breakthrough?"
The change in spiritual power around him didn’t escape Feng Yuyan’s notice. She assumed Chu Ming’s technique had broken through, never suspecting he had derived the technique himself.
Indeed, after three days of deriving, he had reached the Eighth Layer of the Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique, naturally enhancing his absorption speed.
Compared to the Seventh Layer, the Eighth Layer’s most notable change was that the Sword Essence in his dantian became sharper and thicker, as well as more powerful.
Crash!
Feng Yuyan shook her head and resumed cultivation. The spiritual power in the pool decreased with each use; she couldn’t waste any time. She had already touched the edge of the True Dao Eighth Heaven, aiming to enter it in one go.
Since Chu Ming derived the Eighth Layer of the Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique, the consumption speed of the pool accelerated visibly.
On the fourth day, Feng Yuyan broke into the True Dao Eighth Heaven with her deep accumulation of spiritual power. Her overwhelming aura spread around, like a vast tornado descending from the sky, scattering droplets of spiritual water.
Chu Ming continued to cultivate with closed eyes. He was already in the late stage of True Dao Seventh Heaven. While the Spirit Pool might not help him breakthrough to the True Dao Eighth Heaven, it could at least elevate him to the peak of the True Dao Seventh Heaven.
Crash!
The spiritual water in the pool faded quickly, becoming crystal clear, while Chu Ming’s aura gradually solidified.
On the sixth day, when the last wisp of spiritual power entered Chu Ming and Feng Yuyan’s bodies, the pool became crystal clear.
Chu Ming slowly opened his eyes, and two streaks of light flashed from his eyes like lightning darting around in the void.
Standing up slowly, a drop of water splashed from his body. With a leap, he reached the edge of the pool, activating the spiritual power within to instantly dry his white robe.
Feng Yuyan was already standing by the shore. She glanced at Chu Ming, with a flash of surprise in her eyes.
She had broken through to the True Dao Eighth Heaven, significantly improving her combat power. For some reason, Chu Ming seemed even more unfathomable to her.
This was due to the changes brought by the Eighth Layer of the Pure Essence Sword Qi Technique. At this level, Chu Ming’s attack prowess had risen a notch.
Though Feng Yuyan had broken through one layer, the gap between her and Chu Ming hadn’t shortened; it had widened.
"It appears you’ve gained a lot!"
Feng Yuyan smiled lightly.
"You’ve also made significant progress!"
Chu Ming said indifferently. Feng Yuyan’s breakthrough to the True Dao Eighth Heaven hadn’t escaped his notice, but he had been preoccupied at the time.
"Hmm?"
Chu Ming murmured, forming claws with his right hand and reaching towards the bottom of the pool. A surge of power emanated from his hand, causing the pool to churn like a massive vortex.
Whoosh!
A piece of black scrap metal flew from the bottom towards Chu Ming’s hand. He grasped it firmly.
Feng Yuyan cast her gaze as well.
Rather than calling it black scrap metal, it was more accurate to call it a Sword Gang Remain. Complex sword patterns covered it, making anyone dizzy at a glance.
Chu Ming’s extraordinary soul sensed the faint trace of Void Intent flowing through the Sword Gang.
A Sword Gang forms when the Sword Intent Small Sword in a swordsman’s mind solidifies. It can instantaneously kill enemies from a thousand miles away. To condense the Sword Intent Small Sword into a tangible entity, a swordsman’s power must at least be at the Life and Death Realm King or even emperor level.
"You keep this Sword Gang." Feng Yuyan glanced at it and then looked away, speaking indifferently. Though the Sword Gang was precious, she had already reached the True Dao Eighth Heaven peak during this Blood Bee Mountain Range journey. Since Chu Ming discovered it, she saw no use in taking it.