Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

Once Li Yun fully examined the Sword Master’s inheritance, he gradually realized that the greatest treasure left behind was not merely the three sword arts recorded within it, but the complete path of cultivation that the Sword Master himself had once walked and comprehended through an entire lifetime of battles, insights, and relentless pursuit of the sword.

The token did not only contain techniques.

It held fragments of memory, traces of understanding, principles regarding sword intent, experiences from countless battles, and the Sword Master’s own conclusions regarding what it truly meant to walk the path of the sword.

To ordinary martial artists, sword arts were the main treasure.

To the Sword Master, sword arts were only tools.

The true foundation had always been intent.

Without intent, even the most profound sword art would be reduced to empty forms and graceful movements that lacked real killing power.

With intent, however, even a simple slash could become terrifying enough to decide life and death.

This understanding caused Li Yun to rethink many things he had previously assumed about swordsmanship.

After understanding all of this, Li Yun quickly abandoned any thought of trying to learn the three sword arts immediately.

The temptation had certainly been there at first.

Any martial artist who obtained a supreme inheritance containing three extraordinary sword arts would naturally want to cultivate them at once, especially when those techniques had been left behind by a figure as terrifying as the Sword Master.

Yet Li Yun restrained himself.

He knew very clearly that impatience often ruined opportunities that should have become fortunes.

His current Sword Intent was still in its original state and according to the legacy, he would first need to introduce Slaughter Intent to his Sword Intent to make it Slaughter Sword Intent and only then could he cultivate the Ten Thousand Slaughter Sword Art.

But Li Yun was still a long way before he could introduce Slaughter Intent to his sword intent.

Because of this, Li Yun chose to increase his cultivation first, fully aware that the tribulation for the evolution of the Nine Tribulations Divine Eye would soon descend upon him.

The system’s warning remained vivid in his thoughts, and he did not dare to underestimate it in the slightest.

Anything connected to the word tribulation carried danger by nature, and anything specifically warned about by the system was certain to be no ordinary matter. If he entered such a trial carelessly, the consequences could be disastrous.

Li Yun had no intention of gambling with his life.

Inside the cave, he sat cross-legged and calmly arranged all the treasures he had gained from the tomb before him. Precious spirit herbs, medicinal fruits rich in essence, high-grade recovery pills, qi-enhancing pellets, spirit stones, and various rare resources covered the ground around him.

The entire cave soon became saturated with thick spiritual energy.

After steadying his breathing, Li Yun slowly closed his eyes and began circulating his cultivation arts.

The first to circulate was the Overlord Thunder Scripture.

Violent currents of thunder qi surged through his meridians like rivers of lightning. Every pathway in his body was washed by crackling energy, tempering his flesh and purifying the qi within him.

Next came the Wind God Raging Art.

The movement of qi inside him immediately accelerated. What had once flowed like a river now moved like a storm. His circulation speed increased drastically, allowing spiritual energy to be drawn in and processed far faster than before.

Then the Great Sun Flame Scripture erupted to life.

A blazing heat spread from his dantian, refining all incoming energy with ruthless efficiency. Every trace of impurity was burned away, leaving behind only the purest essence for cultivation.

All three arts were operating at the 10th layer, and when used together, they created a terrifying cycle.

Thunder strengthened the body and condensed qi.

Wind hastened circulation and absorption.

Flame refined everything to perfection.

Only after establishing this foundation did Li Yun begin consuming the resources around him.

He swallowed medicinal pills by the handful, crushed spirit stones into powder to absorb their essence, devoured rare fruits whole, and refined valuable herbs one after another. Waves of energy poured into his body continuously, enough to overwhelm several ordinary cultivators.

Yet Li Yun remained completely composed.

His three cultivation arts spun like divine engines, converting every bit of energy into cultivation with astonishing speed.

Hours passed.

The qi pressure in the cave grew heavier and heavier as streams of energy swirled around him like mist.

Then a deep vibration came from within his body.

The first bottleneck shattered.

The Overlord Thunder Scripture broke through from the 10th layer to the 11th layer. The thunder qi inside him became denser and more destructive, carrying far greater force than before.

Soon after, the Wind God Raging Art also broke through.

The speed of circulation rose once again. Spiritual energy rushed toward him so quickly that the air itself began to whistle.

Not long after that, the Great Sun Flame Scripture reached the 11th layer as well.

The flames within his dantian grew brighter and more intense, refining resources at an even more terrifying rate.

With all three cultivation arts entering the 11th layer, Li Yun’s cultivation speed surged to a completely new level.

The remaining treasures from the tomb were devoured rapidly.

His qi sea trembled violently.

A powerful wave of energy burst through his body as his cultivation realm rose from the 2nd level of the Qi Sea Realm into the 3rd level.

Li Yun did not stop.

His expression remained calm as he continued refining every last valuable resource before him. Spirit herbs withered into ash after their essence was drained. Spirit stones cracked apart and dissolved into streams of qi.

The pressure in the cave became overwhelming.

His aura climbed higher with every passing breath.

Then another violent tremor shook his body.

The barrier of the next realm collapsed.

Li Yun’s qi sea expanded once more as his cultivation advanced from the 3rd level into the 4th level of the Qi Sea Realm.

The cave shook under the force of the breakthrough, and loose stones around him cracked from the pressure he released.

Only after everything settled did Li Yun slowly open his eyes.

Lightning flickered faintly within his pupils. A warm heat radiated from his skin, while subtle currents of wind circled around his body.

From the 2nd level to the 4th level of the Qi Sea Realm in a single seclusion.

Even Li Yun could not hide his satisfaction.

“I need to prepare one more thing before I am ready for the tribulation.” Li Yun muttered as his mind recalled the new secret art he had obtained in the inheritance hall. The secret art contained in the purple-coloured light.