Place of Origin.

Chu Xiu stopped at 9,999 meters.

His face was pale, his chest heaving, and he was gasping for breath.

Bearing the immense power of heaven and earth to reach this place was overwhelming, even for him. It felt as if his soul could be crushed into nothingness at any moment.

He looked toward the end ahead at the four massive light pillars.

The one on the far right was clearly missing, suggesting there were originally five sword intents.

It was evident that the sword intent on the far right had already been taken by someone.

The remaining four, from left to right, were colored white, blood-red, black, and purple.

The light pillars were so enormous they seemed to pierce through the entire universe, their aura vast and unmatched.

In front of them, Chu Xiu appeared smaller than a speck of dust, as insignificant as a drop of water in the ocean!

He didn't rush to choose a sword intent.

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Slowly closing his eyes.

He used his heart to comprehend the sword intent.

A realization surged in his heart.

He kept asking himself, what is my path?

What is my path?

My path...

In his mind, he recalled the scenes after crossing over from Earth to the Firmament Continent.

From being bullied everywhere at the beginning, to adapting to the feeling of killing over a dozen years...

Every battle, every bloody fight.

Chasing, counter-killing, escaping, continuing to kill and kill...

Killing until no one in the world dared to claim supremacy.

Killing until no one dared not to bow their heads.

My path is to seek the eternal and immortal, my path is the path of invincible eternity, to stop killing with killing...

My sword intent is the invincible sword intent, with a single thought, a single sword, no one in the world cannot be slain.

At this moment, Chu Xiu's Dao heart was clearer than ever before!

No self, no others, no all beings.

Buzz~

Place of Origin.

A sword cry resounded.

Like the first sword cry when the universe first opened from chaos.

The blood-colored light pillar trembled, splitting a part to pull Chu Xiu into it.

The sword intent filled with killing intent drilled into every bone, every piece of flesh, every cell of his.

No one knew how much time had passed.

Chu Xiu slowly opened his eyes.

In the depths of his pupils, a substantial blood-colored sword shadow flashed.

And in the deepest part of the Place of Origin, a blood-colored sword intent was missing.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully comprehending the intent]

 

[You have obtained the Heaven-Slaying Sword Intent, one of the original Five Great Sword Intents]

 

[Heaven-Slaying Sword Intent]

[Category: Sword Intent]

 

[Grade: ???]

 

[Current Rank: Comprehending Intent]

 

[Description: Nurtured in chaos, born at the division of heaven and earth, this sword intent can only be recognized at the end of the Place of Origin. It proves the Dao through killing, grows in combat, and the more the comprehender fights, the stronger the sword intent becomes.]

 

[If the Sword Emperor's heart desires, slay demons, slay humans, even slay immortals!]

Chu Xiu's lips curled slightly.

He was overjoyed in his heart.

"Heaven-Slaying Sword Intent, it matches my nature."

He still remembered that before his rebirth, the sword intent he comprehended was the Soaring Wind Sword Intent.

It was a wind-attribute Heaven-Grade sword intent, medium to high strength, and he thought it was quite nice back then.

Looking at it now...

Comparing people can lead to death, comparing goods can lead to discarding.

Compared to the Heaven-Slaying Sword Intent, the Soaring Wind Sword Intent was simply weak.

The blood-colored sword-shaped symbol appeared and disappeared at his brow, eventually vanishing.

"Let's try using the system to break through the sword intent..."

Chu Xiu eagerly took out all the unused items from his storage pouch.

[Consumed Mortal-Grade Weapon — Ghostly Black Blade — gained 5 Breakthrough Points]

 

[Consumed Mortal-Grade Armor — Wrought Iron Armor — gained 5 Breakthrough Points]

 

[Consumed....]

He exchanged all the items in his storage pouch, which he considered trash, for Breakthrough Points, ultimately gaining 521 Breakthrough Points.

From the pile of items "requested" from his cheap master, he exchanged for 1,121 Breakthrough Points.

"Open my personal status panel."

[Host]: Chu Xiu

 

[Realm]: Wheel Sea, Second Layer

 

[Special Constitution]: Archaic Sacred Body

 

[Aptitude]: 617 "Heaven Grade"

 

[Sword Intent]: Heaven-Slaying Sword Intent

 

[Cultivation Method]: Scripture of the Dao — Foundation Forging Chapter.

 

[Breakthrough Points]: 2,142

 

[Luck Value]: -18 "Black", by killing a Great Fortunate One, you can absorb their luck for your own use.

[Note: Luck influences fate, those with strong luck can achieve greatness even by lying down.]

 

[Comprehensive Combat Strength Evaluation]: 25 times the combat strength of an ordinary peer.

 

[Please select the target for breakthrough]

 

[Scripture of the Dao][Sword Intent][Profound-Grade Sword Art — Three Azure Edge Forms][Profound-Grade Movement Technique — Shadow Step]

"Sword Intent~"

[Detected that the host's comprehended Heaven-Slaying Sword Intent is of ??? grade, the grade is too high, breakthrough is extremely difficult, requiring ten years of acceleration for a minor cycle, estimated to consume 1 million Breakthrough Points every ten years]

 

[You do not have enough Breakthrough Points to complete the requirements for a minor cycle breakthrough, please acquire more Breakthrough Points before proceeding with the sword intent breakthrough]

"I knew it, it couldn't be that easy."

That one million Breakthrough Points made Chu Xiu feel uneasy.

"Let's break through the realm instead!"

Chu Xiu gritted his teeth, thinking that being able to accelerate cultivation was worth the cost.

If the system had this accelerated cultivation function when he crossed over to the Firmament Continent, in a hundred years, he would have at least reached the peak of the Great Saint, if not the Holy King.

"System, break through the 'Scripture of the Dao' for me."

[Detected that the host possesses the Archaic Sacred Body, with ten layers of Foundation Establishment Ultimate Ascension, breakthrough greatly enhanced, requiring one year of acceleration for a minor cycle, estimated to consume 500 Breakthrough Points per year]

 

[First year, with the Archaic Sacred Body and Ultimate Ascension, you begin seclusion to break through the realm, with slight comprehension, breakthrough failed]

 

[Second year, you persist, gaining significant insights, breakthrough successful, you successfully break through to the Wheel Sea, Third Layer]

 

[Third year, you continue in seclusion, with slight comprehension, breakthrough failed.]

 

[Fourth year, you continue in seclusion, breakthrough successful, you successfully break through to the Wheel Sea, Fourth Layer, entering the Middle Stage of Wheel Sea]

A large amount of comprehension flooded into his mind, rich vital energy began to gather, pouring into Chu Xiu's body, circulating through the minor cycle, merging into the Wheel Sea...

The Golden Wheel Sea began to expand.

Ordinary peer 35 times, 40 times, 45 times...

[Ding, this breakthrough has ended, the host successfully broke through to the Wheel Sea, Fourth Layer, total time consumed four years, 2,000 Breakthrough Points consumed]

 

[Remaining Breakthrough Points: 142]

 

[Comprehensive Combat Strength Evaluation]: 30 times the combat strength of an ordinary peer.

Phew~

Chu Xiu opened his eyes, a flash of divine light flickered and disappeared.

"System, why can breakthroughs fail even with acceleration?"

[Hehe, host, can you guarantee a 100% breakthrough of a minor realm with a year of seclusion cultivation?]

"System, watch your tone, don't be sarcastic with me."

[Alright! ╮(╯▽╰)╭]

Chu Xiu furrowed his sword-like brows: "Does the consumption of Breakthrough Points increase with higher cultivation?"

[Of course, just like in online games, the higher the level, the more experience points are naturally required.]

"Based on the current rate of improvement, with the Archaic Sacred Body and Ultimate Ascension, at extremely high realms, won't it consume an enormous amount of Breakthrough Points?

And completing a minor cycle doesn't necessarily guarantee a breakthrough.

Why do I feel like this is an endless pit that can't be filled? I'll definitely be very poor in the future!!"

[The host has two solutions]

 

[One]: Improve your cultivation aptitude to enhance cultivation efficiency.

 

[Two]: Use extremely precious Heavenly and Earthly Treasures to assist "for example, Life-Creation Fruit..."

"The first point is easy!"

Chu Xiu chuckled sinisterly: "With my master, plus the Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Art, breaking through to Immortal Grade aptitude shouldn't be difficult.

As for the second. Before my rebirth, I did hide some precious Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

However, most are hidden in dangerous and forbidden lands, going there with my current strength would be courting death...."

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