Time is like grains of sand in the Ganges, always flowing by unnoticed.
Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Qin Shou's cultivation level also successfully reached the eighth level of the Void Realm, and it was still a few years away from the ninth level.
I've heard that many things have happened in the cultivation world over the past ten years.
For example, the Vermilion Bird Dynasty completely unified Yunzhou and became the sole hegemon in the true sense;
The strongest Daoist disciple of this generation has descended the mountain.
Taoism has always emphasized tranquility and non-action, avoiding conflict with the world. However, this generation's Taoist master seems to be very warlike. Upon descending the mountain, he immediately issued challenges to various imperial clans, holy lands, and immortal lineages, inviting the geniuses of each clan to fight.
In the end, at the Daoist forum on the banks of the Divine River, the contemporary Daoist Master swept aside all the geniuses of various races and even decisively defeated six people on the new generation of prodigies list of the Immortal Martial Tournament.
He later joined the Taixu Imperial Clan, defeated Taixu Ye in a hundred moves, and left triumphantly.
He then challenged the Immortal Mountain to a duel, but was refused by the Immortal Mountain.
After that, he searched the world for Nanning Xianhuang's whereabouts, claiming he wanted to have a debate with her.
In addition, two years ago, a major event also occurred in the Western Heaven Region: a golden lotus with thirty-six petals, which shook the world, bloomed within the Heavenly Buddha Holy Gate, which also meant that the Holy Buddha Child of this generation of the Buddhist sect was about to appear.
Rumor has it that this generation's holy son will lead Buddhism to the highest realm...
In addition, the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion has announced that the tomb of an ancient emperor is about to be discovered...
These were all messages sent by Xiao Xuan, intended for Qin Shou's amusement and also to help him understand the situation in the world.
In short, while time outside changes every second, this mountain seems unaffected by time, remaining calm and peaceful, filled with laughter and chatter.
Splash!
Beneath the gnarled old mulberry tree, a slender figure sat cross-legged, surrounded by sword energy that flowed endlessly, ever-changing like wind and clouds.
That year, Luo Yunyan turned sixteen and had already reached the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment realm.
"A naturally formed sword embryo, its cultivation progresses by leaps and bounds!"
Under the peach tree, Song Ningsheng and Qin Shou sat facing each other, their gazes sometimes falling on the chessboard, and sometimes on the little girl under the mulberry tree.
At first, Qin Shou didn't expect that this little girl was actually a legendary innate sword embryo.
Because he had never seen a physique like "innate sword embryo" before, he just felt that this little girl's cultivation of swordsmanship was strange, it was just too fast.
Qin Shou was somewhat taken aback as they approached.
Wen Qing spent decades cultivating her sixth-level swordsmanship before achieving a minor level of mastery, and Xiao Xuan also cultivated it for several years, while she only cultivated it for a little over half a year, or even less than a year. It's simply terrifying.
Keep in mind, she's only at the Foundation Establishment stage.
It must be incredibly difficult to comprehend a sixth-order sword technique at such a level; otherwise, even someone as exceptional as Xiao Xuan wouldn't have taken so long to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.
Later, after Qin Shou questioned Song Ningsheng, Song Ningsheng investigated and learned that the little girl possessed the legendary Supreme Sword Body.
From then on, Qin Shou no longer passed on his techniques, but only his swordsmanship.
Song Ningsheng also passed on his supreme Taoist sword manual to this little girl. Legend has it that this sword manual can reach the profound and can greatly develop the potential of a "natural sword embryo".
In Song Ningsheng's words, this little girl is a born sword cultivator.
"Shall we try to guess when this little girl will be able to comprehend sword intent?"
Qin Shou looked at Song Ningsheng and smiled.
Song Ningsheng shook his head. "No need. The sword intent is already formed."
As soon as he finished speaking, a surge of sword energy erupted beneath the old mulberry tree. Sword light flashed all around him, sweeping across the sky and the earth like a mighty river surging endlessly.
Buzz!
The next moment, Luo Yunyan suddenly opened her eyes.
A pair of black pupils seemed to have turned into a silvery-white expanse, and within that vast, pale silvery-white expanse, countless runes intertwined and condensed into two small golden swords.
With a slight thought from Luo Yunyan, a small golden sword swept out, slashing through the void and causing a series of thunderous sounds to explode.
A sharp sword intent then spread out...
"Indeed, experience counts!"
Qin Shou gave Song Ningsheng a thumbs up.
Wow!
Luo Yunyan rose from the ground, stepping on the sword river, and rushed into the clouds.
Sword energy rippled and swept through the sea of clouds.
The little guy has reached a state of profound understanding and has just begun to grasp the essence of swordsmanship. He wants to take this opportunity to hone his skills and refine his understanding of the way of the sword.
"This is incredible!"
Song Ningsheng shook his head and sighed, "Such an age, such sword intent—even in the sword-cultivation-filled Northern Continent, it's a rare sight indeed."
"Hehe, senior, what exactly is so special about this innate sword embryo?"
Qin asked.
Song Ningsheng replied, "People with this kind of physique are born with extremely high swordsmanship talent. Sometimes, they can master the basic skills of swordsmanship without any sword training."
If such a physique were to reach its full potential, one could even transform oneself into a world of swordsmanship, capable of severing countless spells with a mere breath.
"Oh, that sounds impressive."
Qin Shou nodded.
One hour later.
Luo Yunyan's swordsmanship has been fully evolved.
His body landed back on the mountaintop.
He stood under the peach tree and bowed to the Qin beast.
Qin Shou nodded with a smile and praised, "Not bad, very good."
"If only Yicheng were half as diligent as you."
Qin Shou sighed, then shook his head and took out a jar of wine, handing it to Luo Yunyan, saying:
"Little girl, this jar is called 'Enlightenment Wine.' Drinking it will allow you to enter a profound and mysterious realm of enlightenment, just like the state you reached when you first comprehended the sword intent."
Qin Shou had not given her the Enlightenment Wine before because Song Ningsheng suggested that she wait until the little one comprehended the sword intent through her own potential before giving it to her, as it would be better for her foundation and development.
Because there is always a difference between the sword intent comprehended through the Enlightenment Wine and the sword intent comprehended through one's own efforts.
Some say that the strong always rely solely on themselves, which makes sense, but it's not common.
Cultivating immortality is suitable as long as it allows you to become stronger on the right path, regardless of whether it involves external or internal factors.
"Also, little Yunyan, cultivate diligently. When you reach the Golden Core Realm, I will give you a surprise."
Qin Shou encouraged.
Once she reaches the Golden Core Realm, she will be able to drink the Seven Star Heavenly Pearl Wine.
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Luo Yunyan accepted the wine jar and bowed respectfully.
The little girl remained as taciturn as ever, but her eyes and brows were more relaxed, and she no longer appeared as reserved as when she first arrived at the mountain.
Sometimes when Little Fatty lies beside her making a fuss, repeatedly asking her why he's grown so fast, she'll lift him up and spin him around a couple of times.
Then, as if coaxing a child, she patted the little fat girl's belly, signaling her to go play while she went to cultivate.
"Master, Sister Yunyan, we're back."
At that moment, a strong and resonant voice rang out from the foot of the mountain.
Four large, fat men stood in a row, carrying back a gigantic unicorn that looked to weigh several thousand kilograms.
The first one standing is a very fat man, the second one is a little fat man, the third one is a little dark fat man, and the fourth one is a little white fat man.
Ten years have passed, and Yuanbao is now fourteen years old, his belly even more impressive than his junior aunt's.
This became the proudest thing in Yuanbao's life.
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