Legend of Swordsman

Chapter 6481: Embarrassing

But he had already reached his limit.

“Shameful!”

Jian Wushuang felt his face flush with embarrassment.

If he were just an ordinary cultivator at the Great Ascension Stage, he would have been stumped by the very first piece of the metal plate.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt like he was too weak.

… He was unwilling to accept this.

He couldn’t give up just because he couldn’t see clearly.

He wasn’t the type of person to give up easily.

Even though he deeply wanted to return to the Realm God Continent, he didn’t mind enduring hardships for the sake of his Origin Source.

Even if it cost him half his life, he was determined to become the strongest.

Calming his mind, he began to fully comprehend the parts he could see clearly.

Within the structure was a stable combination of space and time.

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When combined, they formed spacetime.

But this wasn’t the end of the structure.

In the space created from nothingness, he needed to condense the source of his life.

This was the essence.

Although the structure wasn’t fully visible, the concept was clear.

However, he couldn’t completely grasp it.

“Something’s missing!”

Jian Wushuang shook his head and continued to ponder again from the beginning.

Each time, he felt like he gained valuable insights.

But the closer he got to success, the further away it seemed.

“What exactly is missing?”

Jian Wushuang increasingly felt an emptiness growing within him, and he began to harbor doubts about himself during the comprehension process.

This state of mind wasn’t suitable for further cultivation.

Swoosh!

He stepped out from the accelerated time state.

“Did you succeed again?” Gagarin asked in surprise!

It had only been sixty thousand years.

Compared to the last time, it wasn’t much slower.

But after a closer inspection, Gagarin noticed that something was missing from Jian Wushuang’s body.

His Origin Source hadn’t advanced.

“You noticed?”

Sensing Gagarin’s odd gaze, Jian Wushuang asked.

“Your Origin Source… it’s leaking!” Gagarin exclaimed in shock. “Your Origin Source must have gone astray. If it continues to leak like this, you’ll eventually become an empty shell!”

Jian Wushuang furrowed his brows and said in surprise, “Why didn’t I notice my Origin Source was leaking?”

He hurriedly focused his senses inward to examine his Origin Source.

It was a space.

Gray and obscure, impossible to see clearly.

Yet, the power of his Origin Source was immensely strong.

At present, he possessed the Origin Source of Chaos, with his realm reaching the limit of a Dao Lord.

However, he was still far from achieving the perfection he sought.

In terms of divine body, he had a tenfold increase in power.

It wasn’t particularly outstanding.

The key was the Origin Source of Chaos, which allowed him to transform and manipulate various forms of power.

The current strength of his Origin Source was enough to unleash the Ancient Shift Technique, and with tenfold divine power, he could erupt with a power equivalent to twentyfold.

It was possible to challenge a Universe Master with the strength of a Dao Lord.

And this was just his raw power, without utilizing any external items.

With such immense strength, it was surprising that Gagarin claimed it was leaking away.

Yet Jian Wushuang hadn’t sensed it at all.

“Jian Wushuang, although I don’t know why you’ve become like this, you and I are both from the Origin of Chaos, so I know very well that your Origin is now in a state of decay!”

“We, the Beasts of the Realm, are an innate race, a great civilization born from chaos!”

“Our Origin is also eternal and infinite!”

“But this eternity can be broken. Do you know why so many Beasts of the Realm willingly created the Starry Sky back then?”

“It was because eternity had been broken. They were infected by a strange substance, and eternity began to fade!”

“They hoped to use the creation of the Starry Sky as a way to live inside a shell!”

“As a result, they were betrayed by the God King. In the end, only twelve Star Spirits and some worthless things like the High Priest were condensed. Those Beasts of the Realm that lost eternity were doomed!”

Jian Wushuang had heard some of this before.

It was Jormungandr who had mentioned it.

However, at the time, he hadn’t paid much attention to it.

He hadn’t expected eternity to be broken.

Was it due to some kind of substance?

He quickly took out the metal plate.

“Could it be that the substance is on here?”

Jian Wushuang’s mind was filled with countless thoughts, but he didn’t fully trust Gagarin.

However, hearing that he might face doom made him cautious.

“It doesn’t matter. My current power will inevitably extinguish sooner or later!” He pretended to remain calm and then asked, “You mentioned this state of decay. I haven’t felt it. This cycle should be quite long, right?”

Gagarin shook his head and replied, “I’m not sure, but one thing I do know is that if you don’t act, it might be fine. But once you start, the decay will accelerate!”

“If, as you say, this will eventually extinguish my Origin and allow me to ascend to a higher level, then let me ascend quickly. There’s no way to resolve this state of decay. Once it’s all gone, your path of cultivation will end!”

Jian Wushuang took a deep breath and stored the metal plate, asking no further questions.

Though he was anxious, he dared not show it.

What if the other party was trying to trick him?

“I’ll keep that in mind!” Jian Wushuang maintained his composure and said, “Go and bring everyone to the fifth layer to cultivate. I’ll head to the sixth layer!”

“Tell them we’ll be leaving soon. Be prepared!”

With that, his figure flickered and disappeared from the fifth layer.

Upon entering the fifth and sixth layers, he immediately activated the Eternal Transformation technique.

His power surged.

There was no sign of weakening.

But as he swung his sword, the power leaked, unable to be replenished.

A sense of loss surged into his heart, making his eyes widen.

“It’s true!”

At that moment, panic took hold of him.

If his Origin were extinguished, his comprehension would slow down even more.

He was already stuck at the fifth layer.

If his Origin was extinguished and what he cultivated afterward continued to decay, what would he do?

“Ugh!”

“I’ll go to the sixth layer and talk to Cao Wusheng!”

As for how to fix this, he would think about it after getting the metal plate from the sixth layer!

In the sixth layer’s space.

Starlight flickered!

Gazing at the countless stars, Jian Wushuang was stunned.

It really was the Starry Sky.

Although it seemed to be full of twinkling stars, in truth, each flickering light was a grand universe.

The stars connected by lines formed a river of time and space.

Incredible!

He wasn’t the only one shocked.

Cao Wusheng, who had just entered, felt the same.

He thought he had returned to the Starry Sky.

Excited, he searched everywhere for cultivators.

But after entering the universes of those starry skies, he found no life.

Only the energy unique to the Starry Sky was floating around.

He had wandered here for tens of thousands of years, not seeing a single soul.

At first, he wasn’t anxious, but as time passed, he began to grow restless.

Someone of his strength originally had little concern for time.

But it was different here.

Here, it felt like home.

Yet he couldn’t find anyone.

That sense of loneliness reminded him of the years atop the Eighth Mountain.

Swish!

The sudden appearance of a figure was like a lifeline to him. His silhouette rushed over in an instant.

“Hmm?”

Jian Wushuang hadn’t expected the other party to be so emotional, so he used his thought power to instantly suppress Cao Wusheng.

Then, right in front of him, Jian Wushuang took out the metal plate from the sixth layer.

Ignoring Cao Wusheng, he blatantly began examining the sixth metal plate.

There was also a letter attached to the metal plate!

As expected!

He had guessed it. The sixth layer was a watershed, and his senior brother had certainly left some clues.

Opening the letter, it read:

“Junior Brother, by now, I’m sure your strength has returned to its peak. Your power brings me great joy!”