Chapter 316: Chapter 281: Outshining the Dao Ancestor

The time-stopping function within the Inheritance Secret Realm has already dissipated.

Chu Huaixu had anticipated this.

Because among the myriad swords, he saw the Zhegu Heaven, saw the Silent…

His divine sense resonated with the swords outside.

He didn’t know how the Dao Ancestor achieved this, or perhaps, how the residual power within this secret realm accomplished it.

It actually used the external swords to simulate a Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root for him.

Chu Huaixu could roughly guess that the entire Beyond the Mountain region’s swords were probably causing a disturbance!

He just didn’t know to what extent.

At this moment, he was surrounded by myriad swords.

Everything around had completely dissipated.

Only the swords remained!

And after his Sword Heart fully condensed, everything did not stop.

The Dao Ancestor had said, let Chu Huaixu deeply ponder.

Then surely it wasn’t just to let him break through the 0.1% progress bar of condensing the Sword Heart.

Thus, he continued to ponder deeply.

After all, to Chu Huaixu, although Sword Heart: Ten Thousand Swords Unite had condensed successfully, it was just the beginning.

The progress following it, like with Sword Intent, includes Minor Success, Great Success, and the so-called Realm of Sword Heart Clarity!

The road ahead is still long.

He looked around at those Spirit Swords submitting to him, feeling it was very marvelous.

His divine sense seemed to turn into countless strands.

Each strand of divine sense was closely connected with the Sword Spirit within each sword.

More miraculously, he didn’t feel any exertion.

Because it wasn’t him using his divine sense to connect these swords.

It was the Sword Spirits of these swords actively wanting to connect with him!

Chu Huaixu only needed to choose to accept.

He was very clear, at this moment, he was also a sword.

The “one” in Ten Thousand Swords Unite!

He felt as if he could absorb the power within these swords.

They not only were available for him to wield but also could temporarily lend their power, then strengthen himself.

At the same time, Chu Huaixu could feel that the Heart Sword in his Sea of Consciousness also had a change in status.

It had an arrogant stance.

During an internal view, Chu Huaixu could see that around the Heart Sword, there were countless lines.

These golden threads came from all directions.

“Could this be the connection between the Heart Sword and the Ten Thousand Swords?” he speculated in his heart.

Right now, Chu Huaixu even had an illusion.

“Feels like they all became my Lifebound Swords.”

Thousands upon thousands of Lifebound Swords!

Of course, the connection between him and these swords was definitely not as exaggerated as that between a Sword Cultivator and their Lifebound Sword.

Temporarily not to that level.

He estimated a bit himself; if the tight connection between a Sword Cultivator and a Lifebound Sword is 10, then in his case, it’s about close to 3.

And bear in mind, he had just barely condensed his Sword Heart.

“As the level of the Sword Heart improves, it will probably strengthen.”

Chu Huaixu was well aware that when the Dao Ancestor performed Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root, his connection with these swords was definitely not as tight as his own.

“At most, only 2!”

Including when borrowing swords from others, the attitude of the swords towards the Dao Ancestor and towards him was evidently more favorable towards him.

This perhaps had something to do with him refining swords with his body and forming a Heart Sword similar to a Sword Spirit in his Sea of Consciousness.

Thus, Chu Huaixu stood surrounded by the myriad swords, contemplating deeply.

His progress bar of Minor Success of Sword Heart was rapidly increasing.

He only needed it to reach 100% to enter the Realm of Minor Success.

Then he quickly noticed, on the very edge of this “Sea of Swords,” there was an extremely special sword.

In Chu Huaixu’s “viewpoint,” it was blurry and its appearance was unclear.

Its submission to him was also the weakest.

Yet this sword was so powerful!

“Even my master’s Silent has a huge gap compared to it.”

Now he somewhat understood, those swords that were more intimate with him would be closer to him, centered on him.

This did not necessarily correlate directly with the strength of the swords.

For example, Zhegu Heaven, although it was a Super Grade Spiritual Artifact, because he had much contact with it in the past, plus he had borrowed it personally, caused it to be as close as a favored minister near the emperor.

However, if these swords had no interaction with him before, indeed, the stronger their overall strength, the more likely they were ranked on the outermost edge.

“Then, whose sword is this?”

Chu Huaixu had a vague guess in his heart.

After all, Shen Man was one of the Four Great Divine Swords and the strongest Sword Cultivator in the Daoist Sect besides Jiang Zhi.

Her Seventh Realm Great Perfection cultivation allowed her to defeat stronger opponents easily; even ordinary Eighth Realm cultivators were not her match.

Thus, this sword, more terrible than the Silent, could only be Jiang Zhi’s sword.

The sword he had sealed for years, nurturing Heaven and Earth Sword!

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Outside the Inheritance Secret Realm.

About half a stick of incense time later, these extremely excited Spirit Swords finally gradually calmed down.

The owners of these Spirit Swords just now could sense a breath from an unknown source connecting with the Sword Spirit of their Lifebound Swords.

They desperately wanted to find the source, but couldn’t.

What’s amusing is, these swords were also desperately searching for the source.

Only, they wanted to fly over—to worship.

“This phenomenon has finally ended,” Xiang Yan and the others sighed.

They all looked towards Jiang Zhi in unison, asking, “Junior Martial Uncle, do you think this looks a bit like the ’Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root’?”

Jiang Zhi first nodded but then shook his head.

This inevitably left them feeling somewhat disappointed.

Nangong Yue couldn’t help but say, “Actually, from the previous scene, it’s not difficult to tell that this Inheritance Secret Realm might indeed be related to the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root.”

“I originally thought, with such a phenomenon triggered, one of Shuangjiang or Huaixu might have truly comprehended the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root.”

“It seems, it hasn’t reached the level of the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root?”

Li Chunsong and Zhao Shuqi couldn’t help but sigh, feeling a bit regretful.

For the Daoist Sect members, there have always been two major wishes.

Or rather, they are like two thorns in the heart.

One is, for thousands of years, no one has comprehended the “Dao Scripture”, leading to the Dao Ancestor’s teachings showing signs of being lost.

This matter is a disgrace to the forefathers and truly embarrassing!

The second is, in today’s Daoist Sect, no one can perform the ’Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root’, not even someone as strong as Jiang Zhi, yet the current Sword Venerable of the Sword Sect managed to do it.

The Sword Sect and the Daoist Sect have numerous historical issues, and the two sects love to compare with each other and compete secretly.

This also leads Sword Cultivators of the Sword Sect to be very vocal on this matter, like barking dogs.

Now, the first matter, Chu Huaixu has already accomplished it.

If he can also comprehend the ’Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root’, then Xiang Yan and others will feel extremely comfortable and delighted.

At this moment, Jiang Zhi couldn’t help but look at them, slightly frowning.

“You misunderstood my meaning,” he said in a deep voice.

“The Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root performed by the current Sword Venerable of the Sword Sect, I have seen it.”

“But in my feeling, it’s more like he created it himself after comprehending the swordsmanship left by the Dao Ancestor.”

“In terms of power, I estimate it to be only fifty percent of the true ’Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root’.”

“Even the Sword Venerable himself admits this.”

He paused briefly after saying this.

Li Chunsong indeed responded immediately.

“The people from the Sword Sect, as always, are shameless. Since it’s not the ’Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root’ created by our Dao Ancestor, they shouldn’t boast about it everywhere!”

Zhao Shuqi quickly chimed in, “Indeed, this is just self-promoting! Using our Dao Ancestor’s name to elevate themselves!”

However, Jiang Zhi raised his hand and waved it slightly, saying, “No, it’s not like that.”

“The reason for this is the huge difference in power between the Sword Venerable and the Dao Ancestor.”

“After all, for some reason, he has not yet broken into the Ninth Realm.”

“Thus, he can only take shortcuts.”

“But in fact, he has captured its essence!”

“We have to acknowledge this.”

Jiang Zhi is eccentric, unyielding, and stubborn.

But he is not the type who can’t accept loss and doesn’t respect facts.

Xiang Yan immediately said, “So, Junior Martial Uncle, you mean if the Sword Venerable enters the Ninth Realm, he might perform the true ’Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root’?”

“It’s possible,” Jiang Zhi couldn’t answer too definitively.

This made everyone’s expressions somewhat unpleasant.

Unexpectedly, the Junior Martial Uncle looked at them and said, “Why do you look so gloomy?”

He stopped beating around the bush and said with a smile:

“I said, you misunderstood my meaning.”

“The true ’Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root’, although I haven’t learned it, deeply knows it can make ten thousand swords obey me, listening to my command.”

“But the scenes just now, the swords were not merely obeying, they were more proactive.”

“It even felt to me as if some of the mightiest swords were like the eldest daughters of wealthy families in novels, actively chasing after the poor lad.”

Jiang Zhi transformed into a storyteller again, narrating like this.

Xiang Yan and others always felt he was taking the opportunity to criticize their Lifebound Sword, slightly displeased with its previous demeanor.

But Junior Martial Uncle quickly changed his tone and said:

“But it also shows that this might unleash an even greater power of the sword and Sword Spirit!”

“Because they seem more like they are offering their own power voluntarily rather than being controlled by one person!”

This made Xiang Yan and the others’ faces suddenly change.

The gambling addict Li Chunsong immediately took a deep breath: “Hiss—! Junior Martial Uncle, according to your words…”

Jiang Zhi nodded, carefully choosing his words, and said:

“Without accident, such a big commotion must be caused by that kid Chu Huaixu again.”

“And if he really grasped the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root, then… he might even surpass the Dao Ancestor!”

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Inside the Secret Realm, Han Shuangjiang still squatted in front of Chu Huaixu, carefully observing him.

The black bead still floated in mid-air, along with the sword scabbard suspended in the air.

After a few breaths, the chaotic aura on the young man began to completely stabilize and gradually become contained.

At this moment, a system notification sounded in his ear.

“Ding! Congratulations, you have acquired the skill——Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root (Advanced).”

“Would you like to try learning it?”

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