World of Swords

Luo Feng's lair, star fragment number 80389081, with a diameter of 6200 kilometers.

This star fragment land floated in the void. Outside the sprawling manor on the star fragment, Cosmic-level warriors patrolled. Suddenly, they saw a shuttle-shaped spaceship slowly descending from the distant void, immediately startled, and quickly sent a message to Guard Leader Aoduo.

“General, a spaceship!”

“A spaceship is approaching.”

A figure flew out from within the manor; it was the bald old man Aoduo. Aoduo looked up into the distance; it was a shuttle-shaped spaceship. At this sight, Aoduo's expression immediately changed: “The Sky Eclipse Palace emblem? An F-class spaceship, follow me!”

Aoduo, leading dozens of guards, transformed into streaks of light and swiftly flew over.

In the distance, the shuttle-shaped spaceship slowly descended, resting on a patch of weeds and wildflowers.

“Hmm?”

“A spaceship from Sky Eclipse Palace, His Highness must have returned. Why hasn't the hatch opened for so long?” Aoduo, with a group of guards behind him, stood silently beside the spaceship. After the ship had been stationary for a long time, the hatch finally opened with a whoosh. A burly man carrying a giant axe appeared at the entrance, his gaze coldly sweeping over Aoduo and his group.

An invisible pressure heavily weighed down on the souls of Aoduo and his group.

“Greetings, Immortal.” Aoduo, startled, immediately bowed.

“Greetings, Immortal.” The group of guards were also intimidated.

“Luo Feng is in comprehension; he cannot be disturbed at this critical moment,” the burly man said indifferently. “My Sky Eclipse Palace spaceship will remain here until Luo Feng awakens, and you are not to disturb him.”

“Understood.”

Aoduo and his group respectfully saluted, each secretly astonished.

Heavens.

Judging by the pressure emanating from this individual and the subtle law fluctuations around him, he was clearly a great Immortal being! Yet, His Highness Luo Feng could make an Immortal wait here, not daring to disturb his cultivation. This was truly exaggerated. After all, Luo Feng was merely a member of the Taichu District, his status should be slightly lower than an Immortal from Sky Eclipse Palace.

Whoosh!

The hatch closed. Aoduo and the others could only obediently wait outside.

One hour, two hours...

One day, two days...

“Why hasn't His Highness awakened yet?”

“Exactly, we've been waiting here for ages. General, if His Highness keeps comprehending, are we just going to keep waiting foolishly? I think we should just go back.”

“Silence!”

Aoduo snapped, his gaze sweeping over the guards behind him who had been standing there for 18 days. He said coldly, “You are merely Cosmic-level, Sector Lords. How long have you even waited? Even I haven't uttered a word, and even an Immortal being from Sky Eclipse Palace is waiting here, not daring to disturb His Highness Luo Feng's cultivation. Yet you dare to complain? Hmph!”

The guards who had been muttering immediately fell silent.

“Hmph!”

“All of you, wait here quietly! If His Highness awakens and comes out to find us not here to greet him, that will be our dereliction of duty!” Aoduo barked.

“Yes, General.”

The group of guards obediently responded.

...

Inside the spaceship's control room, Luo Feng sat cross-legged on the metal floor, unmoving.

In his mind, scenes were constantly appearing: the trajectories demonstrated by the exalted Sky Eclipse Palace Master using nine black fire planets continuously replayed. Many unknown and incomprehensible parts of the numerous secret techniques contained in the second volume of “Essays on Space-Time” were now being deciphered one by one!

Ninefold Chaos Tablet, Essays on Space-Time, Blooddrift Secret Manual, nine black fire planets, ancient images, Beast God statue...

Corroborating each other.

Coupled with the 35 profound mysteries he had already comprehended, and having gained significant insight into the 36th, with mutual corroboration, layers of doubts were continuously overcome, and numerous insights emerged, causing a smile to involuntarily appear on Luo Feng's face.

Unconsciously, Luo Feng completely comprehended the 36th profound mystery, because those nine black fire planets had actually been continuously demonstrating until the entire law of space was fully displayed. Thus, involuntarily, Luo Feng continued his comprehension, beginning to comprehend the third image of the Ninefold Chaos Tablet—the “Torrential Rain Diagram”!

Various confusions constantly surfaced in his mind, various incomprehensible points. Luo Feng combined his insights from the nine black fire planets and ancient images to corroborate, overcoming one difficult hurdle with immense struggle, then expending countless efforts to overcome another...

...

“This is enough.” Luo Feng, sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes.

“Continuing to comprehend will only lower my efficiency. For comprehending the Ninefold Chaos Tablet, ‘Essays on Space-Time’ is still the best. I currently only possess the first two volumes, not the third.” Luo Feng clearly felt how astonishingly his comprehension efficiency dropped without the mutual corroboration of “Essays on Space-Time.”

“Essays on Space-Time,” written by the founder of the Ninefold Chaos Tablet, was incredibly expensive, yet it was the best secret method for comprehending the Ninefold Chaos Tablet.

Whoosh!

The control room door opened. Luo Feng turned to look, and the burly man carrying the giant axe walked in. The burly man glanced at Luo Feng: “Since you're awake, you may leave.”

“Thank you, Immortal.” Luo Feng bowed slightly.

“This is the Palace Master's order; there's no need to thank me.” The burly man said no more. Luo Feng bowed slightly, then swiftly left along the passage and exited the hatch.

...

“Greetings, Your Highness.”

Aoduo and the group of guards saw Luo Feng emerge. Having waited for over 30 days, they respectfully saluted.

“Mm.” Luo Feng leaped out of the hatch, stepping onto the grass, and nodded with a smile, “I've kept you waiting. Let's go back.”

“Understood.” Aoduo and the others respectfully followed.

On this void star fragment land, Luo Feng quickly returned to his residence and, unable to resist, immediately entered the Virtual Universe Network.

...

Virtual Universe, Yuxiang Mountain Taichu District, Manor No. 1136.

Luo Feng went directly to his training ground.

“The Sky Eclipse Palace Master helped me this time, saving me at least two or three years. And the demonstration with those nine black fire planets... it even gave me some clues for comprehending the ‘Torrential Rain Diagram’ later.” Luo Feng recalled the scene he experienced in Sky Eclipse Palace, unable to help but marvel at those nine black flame planets.

Cosmic space was extremely stable; even the high temperature of a star wouldn't affect space in the slightest.

Yet, the black flame planets directly incinerated space, even suppressing spatial turbulence, and their super strong gravity distorted space... Luo Feng speculated that even a great being like an Immortal would be directly incinerated if burned by those black flame planets.

“Effortless mastery!”

“I shouldn't think that far ahead for now; I can't even handle a single star.” Luo Feng shook his head, then stopped thinking about it. With a thought, he directly carried a dark golden long staff on his back. “I've fully comprehended 36 basic profound mysteries, but I wonder if I can execute the sixth stage.”

The Yan Shen Blade has nine stages in total.

The fifth stage is ‘Spatial Severance’, and the sixth stage is ‘Self-Contained World’. From the fifth to the sixth stage is one of the two most difficult breakthroughs among all nine stages of the Yan Shen Blade.

80 years!

After over 80 years of arduous cultivation, Luo Feng's comprehension continuously improved, far surpassing what it was eighty years ago, yet he still couldn't execute the sixth stage of the Yan Shen Blade.

“Yan Shen Blade, manifest!” Luo Feng coldly shouted.

Whoosh!

Countless golden lights shot out from the dark golden long staff behind him. For a moment, the golden radiance was dazzling. Golden secret patterns on each dark golden small sword shot out golden threads. The countless golden lights even caused the surrounding space to shift, drawing upon the origin laws of space and the origin laws of metal. Immediately, the alloy ground and other scenery of the training ground vanished.

In a vast world, sword qi subtly flowed.

This move, once unleashed, could change heaven and earth; it was precisely the sixth stage of the Yan Shen Blade—Self-Contained World!

“Hmm?” Luo Feng frowned, his face flushed, his consciousness and mental force frantically controlling the foundation of this ‘World of Swords’—the 5832 golden small swords.

“No, no—”

“Hold on!” Luo Feng couldn't help but let out a low roar.

Boom!

The ‘World of Swords’ that had formed only maintained stability for three or four seconds from beginning to end, then it began to tremble, and with a thunderous crash, it directly shattered and dissipated.

A dense array of 5832 golden small swords floated all around, but the World of Swords had already shattered.

“It shattered in just a few seconds,” Luo Feng said, shaking his head with a smile. “But it's fine; this is my first time formally forming a ‘World of Swords.’ After all these years, it's finally the first successful condensation of a World of Swords. Since I can form it, the next step should be soon.”

Each stage breakthrough was very difficult.

For example, the first stage of the Yan Shen Blade, ‘Illusory Sword Style,’ merely combined into one illusory sword. But the second stage, ‘Sky Piercing Style,’ required simultaneously controlling nine illusory swords to merge into one. How vast was the difference between them?

Over 80 years.

Luo Feng continuously progressed from the fifth stage of the Yan Shen Blade, ‘Spatial Severance.’ His progress speed was astonishing, and his encounters were also miraculous. It took him 80 years to finally touch the threshold of the sixth stage, ‘Self-Contained World.’ Of course, it was only the threshold... Each stage had different levels of power. Luo Feng could currently only condense the World of Swords for a few seconds, which counted as the most basic level of the sixth stage.

Logically speaking—

Only when comprehension of the “Torrential Rain Diagram” reached a certain level could one execute the ‘World of Swords.’ Luo Feng hadn't truly delved deep into comprehending the “Torrential Rain Diagram.”

“The first to third levels of the Sky-Reaching Bridge correspond to the ‘Raindrop Diagram’.”

“The fourth to sixth levels of the Sky-Reaching Bridge correspond to the ‘Drizzle Diagram’.”

“The seventh to ninth levels of the Sky-Reaching Bridge correspond to the ‘Torrential Rain Diagram’,” Luo Feng frowned. “This is a rough correspondence. I've comprehended the first 36 essences, which is probably ten times stronger than someone who merely comprehends the ‘Drizzle Diagram,’ which is why I can barely form a World of Swords.”

“However...”

“Maintaining the ‘World of Swords’ for only a few seconds probably isn't enough to pass the seventh level of the Sky-Reaching Bridge. With more practice and familiarity, I should be able to maintain the ‘World of Swords’ for longer,” Luo Feng mused. “Moreover, having comprehended the first 36 profound mysteries, studying the ‘Torrential Rain Diagram’ now, comprehending it fully will certainly be as difficult as ascending to heaven, but grasping the basics should be quick.”

The better the foundation, the faster the comprehension.

Luo Feng's foundation was undoubtedly very solid!

“To study the ‘Torrential Rain Diagram,’ I need the third volume of ‘Essays on Space-Time.’ I should buy this secret method now.” Luo Feng understood the principle of ‘sharpening the axe doesn't delay chopping wood,’ and immediately rushed out of the training ground.

Whoosh!

He flew directly to the study in his residence.

Sitting at his desk, he opened his laptop screen. Luo Feng quickly clicked on ‘Treasure Vault’ to prepare to purchase the secret method, then suddenly paused, seeing his personal points balance below the Treasure Vault.

“Personal points balance: 74660.”

“Only a little over 70,000 points? Buying the third volume of ‘Essays on Space-Time’ requires 100,000 points, right?” Luo Feng was slightly taken aback.