Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 28: Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique

Chapter 28: Chapter 28: Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique
The Sect Leader of the Wind Moon Sect was deeply surprised in his heart.
The importance of the Foundation Establishment Pill need not be elaborated.
If things go well, one Foundation Establishment Pill can allow the Wind Moon Sect to gain another elder at the Foundation Establishment Realm. At this level, such a person would be regarded as an ancestral figure in some cultivation clans outside.
Even true disciples of the Wind Moon Sect are not all given a Foundation Establishment Pill, and often have to wait for years.
In fact, even leaving aside the Foundation Establishment Pill, a mere Foundation Establishment spiritual object, which is crucial for Foundation Establishment, is incredibly precious.
And now, the Supreme Elder actually said that as long as one successfully comprehends that opportunity, the true disciple would be granted a Foundation Establishment Pill?
This is too generous.
If any true disciple were to succeed, it would indeed be a stroke of great luck. Not only would they uncover the opportunity, but also receive a Foundation Establishment Pill. Which fortunate true disciple could it be?
However, come to think of it, even the Foundation Establishment Elders were baffled by that opportunity. From the Sect Leader’s speculation, the Supreme Elder likely has not completely comprehended it, which is why he’s so invested. It’s probable that no true disciple has such fortune either?
At this moment, the Sect Leader of the Wind Moon Sect was caught in an emotional turmoil, but since the Supreme Elder had decided, he could not alter the order. All he could do was execute it.
Hence, the elderly figure with a serious expression immediately responded, "Yes."
In essence, he harbored some regrets in his heart.
Because he thought, if he could comprehend that opportunity, glimpse the fortune even the Supreme Elder is invested in, perhaps the matter of Core Formation might have some hope? But reality was contrary to his wishes. Alas, alas...
Afterward, the Supreme Elder issued no further commands, and after ing a few sect affairs, the elderly figure also bowed and took his leave.
Thus, only the Daoist-robed youth remained in the scene.
Once more, silence enveloped the precipice.
The Profound Sword True Master sat cross-legged on a boulder, his gaze cast into the distant scenery, his brows and eyes haggard, with a faint hint of worry.
As a Core Formation cultivator, the Profound Sword True Master had experienced over four hundred years, and his remaining lifespan was truly limited, making it hard for him to feel carefree.
Unless, within the remaining decades, he could succeed in proving himself as a Nascent Soul True Monarch, then his lifespan would extend to a thousand years, ushering in a different Chapter.
The Profound Sword True Master had also planned, before his lifespan ended, he would attempt a few times to break through to Nascent Soul, achieving success or meeting his end. However, the hope was not very high.
As the Profound Sword True Master saw it, even if he failed in breaking through to Nascent Soul and died decades later, the vast Wind Moon Sect would still suffer, but its vitality won’t be severely depleted. It wouldn’t fall to the point of being exterminated by other sectarian forces. As long as there’s a Fake Pill to guard, combined with the sect’s grand array and techniques he left behind, it could still struggle to preserve itself.
"...Pity that my Sword Dao would perish alongside my death..."
The Daoist-robed youth sighed softly.
The Sword Dao technique he cultivated was not initially part of the Wind Moon Sect’s library but was a chance encounter during an outside training.
It was named... the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique!
A Sword Dao technique with significant background, according to the Profound Sword True Master’s conjecture, it may not even originate from this realm.
However, in a way, this technique could be considered a fragment.
The Profound Sword True Master only had the seven layers of this technique.
The first three layers were Qi Refining, the middle three layers were Foundation Establishment, and the last layer was Core Formation.
But post-Core Formation, there were no further techniques, only a record of a Spirit Devouring Sword Forging Technique.
According to the Spirit Devouring Sword Forging Technique, the subsequent layers after Core Formation must be derived by oneself because this technique provides a Sword Dao deducing effect.
Theoretically, as long as one continually deduces according to the Spirit Devouring Sword Forging Technique, it’s not just the subsequent layers post-Core Formation, but Nascent Soul, Divinity Transformation... even reaching unimaginable heights is very possible.
If it could truly be achieved, then this technique could be called an unparalleled Sword Dao technique.
Unfortunately, this kind of deduction is exceedingly difficult.
The Profound Sword True Master asked himself, rising from obscurity and achieving his current cultivation, his talent was truly outstanding, one might say a favored of heaven.
Yet even he, through relentless effort, only pushed the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique to the Ninth Layer.
But no matter what, he couldn’t achieve the Tenth Layer, a crucial bottleneck being the insufficient power of the Divine Soul, which couldn’t support this kind of deduction. If he forced it, not only would he fail to deduce the Tenth Layer, but it would severely damage his Divine Soul.
However, this Tenth Layer is precisely the layer for the Nascent Soul Realm. Without the Tenth Layer, he, the Profound Sword True Master, was essentially impossible to achieve Nascent Soul.
Thus, he remained stuck at Core Formation.
Sometimes, the Profound Sword True Master would muse, if he had cultivated anything other than the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique, given his aptitude, he might have achieved Nascent Soul Realm by now?
The pity is, at this point, changing cultivation methods is too late. The only option is to hope for a breakthrough in the Sword Technique, to create the impossible.
Fortunately, an otherwise hopeless Profound Sword True Master, not long ago acquired an opportunity from a certain Secret Realm.
This opportunity was an ancient green plant, though it appeared only as an ordinary plant, having endured many years, it had no other distinguishing features.
But from the Profound Sword True Master’s research, it seemed to conceal a technique, possibly related to the Divine Sense, possibly an uncommon Refining God Technique that could strengthen the Divine Sense.
Upon learning of this, he was ecstatic, unable to deduce the Tenth Layer of the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique and achieving Nascent Soul, wasn’t it due to insufficient power of the Divine Soul?
If he could cultivate the hidden Refining God Technique within the ancient green plant, fortifying his Divine Sense afterward, maybe he could successfully deduce the Tenth Layer of the Sword Technique, then find an opportunity to achieve Nascent Soul.
Yet ultimately, despite long efforts, he only grasped a little and couldn’t fully comprehend the Refining God Technique on that plant.
Not only him, but in his eagerness, allowing suitable Foundation Establishment to comprehend it within the sect also yielded no results.
Evidently, the Refining God Technique within this ancient green plant was something ordinary cultivators could not comprehend.
The Profound Sword True Master speculated that perhaps a Nascent Soul level Divine Sense might be needed for successful insight.
This left him thoroughly disheartened.
If he could possess a Nascent Soul Realm Divine Sense at Core Formation, wouldn’t he have already deduced the Tenth Layer of the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique? Why need to cultivate this Divine Sense strengthening Refining God Technique?
This was simply a vicious cycle.
Therefore, out of a myriad of helplessness, the Profound Sword True Master could only expand the scope, allowing the Wind Moon Sect’s true disciples to also comprehend the Refining God Technique within the ancient green plant.
This could be categorized as a desperate attempt, treating a dead horse as if it were alive.
After all, perhaps among the true disciples, someone possessed some special attribute, or maybe a person with great fortune might miraculously gain insight into that Refining God Technique?
Nonetheless, the Profound Sword True Master didn’t truly hold any hope, merely doing it in passing. After all, allowing true disciples to comprehend that ancient green plant was just a matter of his words.
Ultimately, solving the predicament still depended on him forcefully challenging Nascent Soul.
Such an action, knowing it’s virtually impossible yet forcing through, was basically courting death. The Profound Sword True Master would only attempt it when his lifespan was about to end.
"Perhaps, from the moment I chose to cultivate the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique back then, it decided my fate..."
The Profound Sword True Master’s gaze fell into the distance, softly murmuring.
This was also the ultimate fate for the majority of cultivators in the cultivation realm, nearing the end of their lifespan yet stuck at significant bottlenecks.