Baby with Daoist Monarch System

Chapter 638: Chapter 257: The Immortal Abode Behind the Mural?

Just when Xu Ran was about to almost succumb, a familiar aura slowly drifted over, and immediately, the Innate Qi within him began to churn relentlessly, pouring entirely into the Sea of Spirit.

With the influx of Innate Qi, the pain gradually subsided, and in no time, everything returned to normal. Meanwhile, the nine Immortal Swords standing tall in the Sea of Spirit vanished discreetly.

At this moment, Xu Ran finally understood what had just happened and learned the name of this divine technique — Immortal Sword Skill.

Immortal Sword Skill — a swordsmanship divine technique driven by Innate Qi, capable of slashing Immortals.

”No wonder the Immortal Sword Skill requires the sensation of Innate Qi to be activated; it turns out it’s a swordsmanship technique driven by Innate Qi!”

Xu Ran now understood the memories that had just merged into his mind. They were the swordsmanship insights left by countless predecessors who had practiced the Immortal Sword Skill, including the insights and cultivation methods from the First Sword to the Ninth Sword.

However, this Immortal Sword Skill requires a sequential progression; one must first completely master the previous sword to comprehend the secrets of the following ones.

The golden light that just shot into Xu Ran’s body included the introductory Chapter of the Immortal Sword Skill — Sword Nurturing Skill.

One must use Innate Qi to cultivate the first sword within oneself to practice the first Chapter of the Immortal Sword Skill.

”Makes perfect sense; without a sword, how can one practice the Immortal Sword Skill?”

Immediately, Xu Ran began to use the Innate Qi to cultivate the first Immortal Sword within himself according to the content of the prelude.

In the Sea of Spirit, hundreds of strands of Innate Qi gathered towards the sky. Xu Ran manipulated the Innate Qi, skillfully weaving through the air, gradually forming profound runes. Each rune contained supreme aura.

With the insights from previous practitioners of the Immortal Sword Skill, the process of nurturing the sword was very smooth, but it also took Xu Ran a full day.

This process seemed very simple, but only Xu Ran understood how difficult it was. Hundreds of strands of Innate Qi meant controlling hundreds of strands of Innate Qi simultaneously, necessitating focus, forming complex and profound runes.

Moreover, the entire process could not go wrong. If one failed, it would have to start over from the beginning, taking a whole day to weave all the Innate Qi.

In the Sea of Spirit, a golden sword hilt suddenly appeared.

Xu Ran wiped the sweat from his forehead, saying weakly, ”Nearly five hundred strands of Innate Qi only to weave the hilt of the first Immortal Sword. If I want to completely weave an Immortal Sword, wouldn’t it require thousands, tens of thousands of strands of Innate Qi? How long would that take!!”

Xu Ran felt a little helpless.

This process was too torturous.

But fortunately, the hardest part was over, making the rest much simpler.

As for Innate Qi, he just needed to cultivate hard every day, and when he grew older and taller, he wouldn’t attract too much attention when going out for training.

Only experience is the best method of cultivation.

Looking at the sword hilt he had woven, Xu Ran satisfactorily exited the Sea of Spirit.

Meanwhile.

Outside.

Xiao Bai had been sitting beside Xu Ran all day, occasionally wiping the sweat from his forehead with its feathers.

Xiao Bai didn’t dare to move an inch throughout the day for fear of any accidents.

But fortunately, aside from the extreme pain at the beginning, there was no major problem other than the sweat in the remaining time.

Upon opening his eyes, Xu Ran saw Xiao Bai wiping his sweat and asked, ”Xiao Bai, how are you?”

Xiao Bai shook its head but pointed outside instead.

”What do you mean?” Xu Ran was a little puzzled.

Xiao Bai gestured again, and this time he understood the meaning.

”You mean I’ve been unconscious for a day?” Xu Ran was somewhat astonished.

He thought he had only been out for a quarter of an hour, not realizing that so much time had passed outside. If he didn’t go home for a day, wouldn’t his parents be worried sick!

Realizing the trouble he had caused, Xu Ran immediately got up and said, ”Let’s go back right now, or else my parents will be worried sick.”

Just as Xu Ran and Xiao Bai turned around, the stone block that was originally a mural instantaneously turned to powder, falling to the ground and mixing with the dust, and beneath the previous mural, another layer of mural emerged.

On the new mural, a vortex-shaped passageway composed of clouds appeared, filled with mist, as if the entrance to an Immortal Realm.

”What’s this?” Just as Xu Ran was about to leave, he came before the vortex shape and reached out to touch, but his hand went straight through, as if the vortex-like clouds didn’t belong to this time and space, only visible, not tangible.

Xiao Bai was equally perplexed on the side; it had never seen such a sight and had no idea what was happening.

As the person and the bird were both puzzled, a line of characters appeared above.

[Only when the Immortal Sword Skill is perfected can you enter]

Seeing this string of characters, Xu Ran, who had been somewhat confused moments ago, was instantly thrilled.

”Could this be the entrance to some kind of legacy?”

To enter this magical place, the primary requirement is the Perfection of the Immortal Sword Skill, which implies a close relation between its contents and the Immortal Sword Skill.

Something closely related to the Immortal Sword Skill must at least be a formidable legacy, possibly even cataclysmic, and it’s marked as requiring the perfection of the Immortal Sword Skill!

Perfection! How much Innate Qi would that require to achieve it!

Just crafting the hilt of the first Immortal Sword had cost Xu Ran nearly five hundred strands of Innate Qi.

The legacy that can produce such a divine technique as the Immortal Sword Skill must be immensely powerful!!

The crucial part is still the Innate Qi. Once he gets in, he might find a way to quickly increase his Innate Qi.

Xiao Bai was also incredibly excited; as the first Demon Beast to see the Immortal Sword Skill, it could discern its strength from just the mural; a place related to the Immortal Sword Skill couldn’t be ordinary, right?

Maybe, this legacy even holds more powerful divine techniques.

”The Immortal Sword Skill used outside for evaluating talent is already so powerful; how terrifying must the legacy within be?” Xu Ran marveled.

It’s recorded in the legacy of the Immortal Sword Skill that it can slay immortals.

Even a divine technique for evaluating talent outside can slay immortals, so what about inside? What could it hold?

With his current knowledge, Xu Ran could hardly imagine!!

As these thoughts crossed his mind, Xu Ran once more placed his hand into the vortex composed of clouds, that sensation of not belonging to this space returned.

”This is Space Skill!!”

No need to elaborate on the power of Space Skill; it can directly place a legacy into a particular space, along with a unique detection mechanism. Such a means is extremely terrifying.

Once mastered, he could wander freely between heaven and earth!!

However, once his excitement subsided, Xu Ran quickly thought of a dilemma.

”If such strong legacies need to use this method for detection, could such legacies have disappeared in the currents of time?”

If that were the case, what kind of force could lead to such a legacy choosing such a concealed way of passing on?

But soon, Xu Ran discarded those chaotic thoughts from his mind, his eyes resolute.

”No matter what happens, as long as I remain determined, what can’t be overcome?”

”I already have enough responsibilities; even if it turns out as I imagined, one more isn’t significant anyway!”

Xiao Bai could feel Xu Ran’s inner transformation throughout, responding silently, raising its proud head resolutely.

Having said that, Xu Ran patted Xiao Bai, turned around, and said, ”Don’t worry, Xiao Bai, we will be back soon, and then we will explore this legacy together!”

Immediately, Xu Ran climbed onto Xiao Bai’s back and left that cliff.

As Xu Ran departed, the mist around the vortex gradually dispersed, forming an ordinary stone block, with no murals on it.

The cliff, viewed from above, turned into a towering peak reaching the clouds, as if the cliff had never existed.