Legend of Swordsman

”Senior, the mountaintop is divided into... A young-looking female immortal with formidable strength stepped forward and began to explain proactively.

Jian Wushuang waved his hand and interrupted, ”Reserve a Jiazi-numbered cave mansion for me. Here are ten Jiazi worth of immortal crystals!”

After speaking, he casually tossed the crystals to her, his demeanor cold, clearly not welcoming any further conversation.

The female immortal, having encountered many like him, understood that this type of person disliked idle chatter. Without hesitation, she led Jian Wushuang to a cave mansion situated along a cliff.

Jian Wushuang was satisfied. With a flicker of his figure, he entered the cave mansion.

The moment he stepped inside, the door of the cave mansion slammed shut with a booming sound.

The lamps within the cave mansion instantly lit up.

He exhaled a long breath and slowly closed his eyes.

At the same time, a wave of thought power entered the Nine Prison Pagoda.

The first level.

It was divided into two worlds.

One was a cave world he had created, meant for Xue Yang and the others to train in.

At that moment, the cave world was bustling with activity.

The ten True Immortals and four Guardians under the command of the Twin-Faced Buddha had all gathered.

To be cautious, Jian Wushuang had not immediately released these individuals but had left them in the cave world instead.

Along the way, they could also provide some entertainment for Xue Yang and Immortal Jiu Chen.

But the ”entertainment” he referred to wasn’t for them to play games with the two. Instead, it was for these True Immortals to suppress their powers and take turns sparring with the two, helping them grasp the Origin Source more quickly. After sorting that out, Jian Wushuang entered the main world of the first level. There, the slumbering Luan was still present.

Jian Wushuang’s figure floated over, and with a thought, the suppressive force dissipated. The moment it did, Luan, who had been sealed and asleep, immediately regained consciousness.

Realizing he was in an entirely unfamiliar world, Luan lifted his head and stared at Jian Wushuang in surprise.

”Who exactly are you? Why are you targeting my Divine Eye Clan?” Luan asked angrily.

To him, Jian Wushuang was undoubtedly a sworn enemy of the Divine Eye Clan.

Furthermore, the fact that Jian Wushuang had suppressed him here clearly indicated malicious intent.

He had already made up his mind: he would rather die than speak!

Seeing his intense reaction, Jian Wushuang raised his hand slightly and said calmly, ”Luan, would you like to hear a story?”

”Hmph, say whatever you want, but I won’t tell you anything!” Luan turned his head away in defiance.

Jian Wushuang found his response amusing and proceeded to recount the story that the Giant God’s Eye had told him, though he embellished the details slightly for effect.

It was a story filled with helplessness.

The protagonist of the story had no choice but to make agonizing decisions in a situation akin to a trial by fire.

In the end, to save more lives, the protagonist abandoned his own clan.

After listening, Luan’s expression began to change.

Jian Wushuang had been very clear.

The reason the Divine Eye Clan was wiped out wasn’t due to the strength of their enemies.

In the Starry Sky, the Star Spirits were the true rulers.

The Divine Eye Clan had been the pinnacle race created by the Star Spirits-who would dare to annihilate them?

It could only have been the Star Spirits themselves.

Jian Wushuang faced the creation of the Star Spirit.

Speaking of the Star Spirit might confuse Yi Luan, so Jian Wushuang directly referred to the creator of the Divine Eye Clan.

”That’s impossible. You’re lying to me! You made up this story just to probe the secrets of my Divine Eye Clan!” Yi Luan retorted angrily.

Jian Wushuang didn’t bother explaining further. He flipped his hand and pulled out a token, upon which a massive eye was carved.

Casually, he tossed the token to Yi Luan.

”Take a look for yourself. This is the complete Nine Transformation Secret Technique of your Divine Eye Clan. Now think, who in the entire Divine Eye Clan has the right to possess such a token?” Jian Wushuang crossed his arms, completely unhurried.

Yi Luan grabbed the token, sensing the familiar yet awe-inspiring aura from it. I lis entire being trembled.

That aura stirred up his memories.

It brought him back to the era that belonged to the Divine Eye Clan.

At that moment, Jian Wushuang’s thought power activated, and the aura of the Nine Prison Pagoda silently descended.

The rules of the first layer began to function.

At this point, Jian Wushuang could connect with Yi Luan’s consciousness, including his thoughts and memories, as well as the Divine Eye Secret Technique he had

cultivated.

At that moment, everything about Yi Luan was laid bare before Jian Wushuang,

In truth, Jian Wushuang didn’t need to tell Yi Luan any story at all. He only felt pity for

him and a bit of guilt, so he decided to tell him the truth.

He urged them not to waste their time here but to try and continue cultivating.

Perhaps, one day, they might be able to escape.

After absorbing Yi Luan’s consciousness, Jian Wushuang no longer paid attention to him.

The first three transformations of the Divine Eye Secret Technique now clearly manifested in his mind, changing from a hazy concept to one of complete clarity. This Divine Eye Secret Technique was truly worthy of being called the greatest forbidden technique in the Starry Sky.

The first three transformations could amplify one’s immortal power by a hundredfold. If an ordinary Dao Master fully mastered the first three transformations, by burning their immortal power, they could instantly unleash a hundredfold increase in combat power.

In an instant, they could elevate themselves to become a peak Dao Master. However, the first three transformations were extremely difficult to cultivate. In the entire Ancient Domain World, the number of Dao Masters who could fuse two of the transformations of the Divine Eye Secret Technique could be counted on one hand.

However, those who succeeded were immensely powerful.

Their combat prowess was already extraordinary, and they were peak experts among Dao Masters. After burning the Divine Eye Secret Technique, they could erupt with ten to twenty times their usual power.

How could that not be overwhelming?

But burning immortal power ultimately consumed one’s Origin Source of immortality. Only after becoming an Emperor could one avoid depleting their Origin Source. Because an Emperor’s Origin Source had already reached the level of controlling the Heavenly Dao.

Naturally, they wouldn’t be affected by such depletion.

Thus, the Holy Lord of the Ancient Domain World had walked down the wrong path of cultivation.

In fact, the Holy Lord should have understood when the Divine Eye Secret Technique could be the main focus of cultivation and when it should only be supplementary.

Yet, he had misguided cultivators, encouraging them to excessively cultivate the Divine Eye Secret Technique.

When Dao Masters fused two different inheritances, they could achieve the combat power of an extraordinary Emperor after reaching the Dao Fusion stage.

In truth, even after becoming an Emperor, cultivating the Divine Eye Secret Technique would still enhance combat power.

However, there was one thing the Ioly Lord was right about.

At the True Immortal stage, cultivators had just grasped the Origin Source, gaining a significant boost in comprehension.

At this stage, cultivating the Divine Eye Secret Technique was indeed the fastest.

After becoming an Emperor, comprehension stagnated since their mastery was still limited to world-level Origin Sources, and their understanding was no longer as sharp as it had been at the True Immortal level.

To reach the next breakthrough, one would need to comprehend the Origin Source of the Universe.

So, while the Holy Lord’s argument held some merit, Jian Wushuang couldn’t fully agree.

He still believed there should be a proper order of cultivation.

Moreover, ordinary cultivators didn’t need to rush when cultivating the Divine Eye Secret Technique.

The nine transformations of the Divine Eye Secret Technique could make someone as powerful as a World Beast, capable of disregarding sheer power.

But at the very least, one needed the willpower and physical body of a World Beast to make it work.

Ordinary cultivators certainly didn’t have such conditions.

However, Jian Wushuang did, which allowed him to cultivate the Divine Eye Secret

Technique ahead of time.

He didn’t even need to cultivate it personally. As long as he captured enough powerful members of the Divine Eye Clan, he could absorb more Divine Eye Secret Techniques from them.

He could progress to the ninth transformation effortlessly.

But to reach the ninth transformation of the Divine Eye Secret Technique, Jian Wushuang himself would at least need to become a Universe God.

Right now, it was beyond his reach.

His capture of Yi Luan this time was purely due to luck.

Yi Luan had ventured into dangerous territory, suffered serious injuries, and fled to the Ancient Domain World, where fate had led him into Jian Wushuang’s grasp.