Chapter 757: Sticking Out!

Ultimately, after browsing through the treasury, Li Yun chose a sword formation.

This sword formation was called the Violet Thunder Sword Formation.

It consisted of three thousand precious swords, each of which was a middle-grade Heaven Rank precious sword. Combined, their value was comparable to a low-grade Spirit Rank spiritual artifact.

Furthermore, the Violet Thunder Sword Formation could draw upon the power of lightning.

When the sword formation was activated, it could release lightning against enemies. As for the amount of lightning that could be released, that would depend on various factors, including the cultivator’s strength and level of control over the sword formation.

Truthfully, the value of this sword formation exceeded ten thousand Source Stones.

However, because Li Yun was about to participate in the Central Continent Heaven’s Chosen Assembly, the elder in charge of the treasury eventually gave him a green light and allowed him to obtain the sword formation.

At the same time, that elder also forced Li Yun to make a promise.

If he could not rank within the top one hundred in the Heaven’s Chosen Assembly, he would have to pay back the remaining balance.

Li Yun naturally had no objection to this.

He still had confidence in his own strength.

Moreover, Li Yun’s ambition was much greater than merely entering the top one hundred.

He wanted to take first place on the Heaven’s Chosen Rankings.

Of course, he did not say this aloud. Otherwise, he would likely become the laughingstock of the entire sect.

After taking the Violet Thunder Sword Formation, Li Yun returned to Profound Sword Island.

Taking advantage of the final half month, he began attempting to master the Violet Thunder Sword Formation.

His current soul power was strong enough to simultaneously control one thousand five hundred Violet Thunder Swords.

Of course, having enough soul power was one thing. Whether he could actually control them well was another matter entirely.

Even if his soul power was sufficient, without long-term practice, he would not be able to truly master the formation.

Just then, a system notification suddenly appeared before him.

[Quest Level: B]

[First Mission in the Central Continent]

[Objective: Become rank one in the Central Continent Heaven’s Chosen Assembly and take first place on the Heaven’s Chosen Rankings.]

[Reward: 500,000 EXP]

"Five hundred thousand EXP?"

Seeing this, Li Yun grinned.

He had been wondering why the system had been quiet for so long. He had even thought there might be some problem with it.

Now it seemed that he had simply been overthinking things.

The system was perfectly fine. It had only been waiting for a real mission.

Next, Li Yun began another period of closed-door cultivation.

With the Three Souls Divine Ability, Li Yun was equivalent to three people cultivating at the same time.

Among his three souls, his main soul was used to cultivate the Sword Control Art, while his two sub-souls were used to further deduce Slow Sword and Illusion-Extinguishing Sword Pupil respectively.

His three souls each cultivated in a different direction, advancing at the same time without interfering with one another.

If other cultivators knew about this, they would certainly be extremely envious. Unfortunately, this kind of ability came from soul mutation, and it was not something others could obtain no matter how jealous they were.

At the same time, Li Yun also studied Eternal Immortal Sword Art and its other forms.

With his current strength, he could finally unleash the full power of Eternal Immortal Sword Art.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

In terms of Slow Sword and Illusion-Extinguishing Sword Pupil, Li Yun had improved, though the improvement was not large.

However, in terms of Sword Control Art, he had made significant progress.

Now, he could skillfully control one thousand five hundred Violet Thunder Swords. Compared to when he only had one thousand precious swords, the power he could unleash was naturally much more formidable.

However, Li Yun’s cultivation still failed to break through to the 3rd level of Heavenly Core Realm.

"I guess the resources I need to break through to the 3rd level of Heavenly Core Realm have increased even further."

Li Yun sighed softly, but he did not think too much about it.

With his current strength, he was confident that he could sweep away all Heavenly Core Realm geniuses in the Central Continent.

This was not arrogance.

This was confidence built from real strength.

"Next, it is time to set off for the Central Continent Heaven’s Chosen Assembly."

Putting all the Violet Thunder Swords into his sword-nurturing gourd, Li Yun’s eyes flashed with anticipation.

He was already somewhat impatient for this grand assembly.

Half an hour later, he arrived at Sword Peak’s outer sect plaza.

Arriving at the same time were Ye Wuhen and the others, and Yun Canglan was also among them.

Seeing Yun Canglan, Li Yun’s brow first furrowed before relaxing.

It was good that Yun Canglan was here.

During the last Elite Disciple Challenge Tournament, he had not fought Yun Canglan. This time, he would not miss such an opportunity.

"It seems everyone has arrived."

At that moment, the figure of a bald middle-aged man in white robes suddenly appeared.

This bald middle-aged man was Elder Bai Jing, one of the four elders who had been with Mo Qingyuan that day.

His gaze swept across the area before finally landing on Li Yun.

Upon seeing that Li Yun’s cultivation had already reached the perfection stage of the 2nd level of Heavenly Core Realm, he gave an almost imperceptible nod, and a hint of satisfaction flashed deep in his eyes.

Then he spoke. "Since everyone is here, we will first rendezvous with the people from the other five peaks. Follow me."

As he spoke, he brushed his large sleeve.

A surge of power swept up Li Yun and the others.

In an instant, they vanished from the spot.

A moment later, the group landed at the foot of a mountain peak.

At this time, the disciples from the other major peaks had already arrived at the base of the mountain.

Among them, Saber Peak was led by an indifferent middle-aged man with a saber on his back.

Soul Peak was led by a person in a black robe and bamboo hat.

Spirit Body Peak was led by a burly man with a sturdy build.

Myriad Manifestation Peak was led by a barefoot giant.

Free Wander Peak was led by an old man in green robes with a relaxed expression.

Just like Sword Peak, ten disciples had come from each peak.

Among them were several of Li Yun’s acquaintances.

For instance, Fan Wuhen of Soul Peak, as well as Bai Xueya, Chu Yuan, and Xuan Long of Myriad Manifestation Peak, were all from the same batch that had participated in the Recruitment Convention with Li Yun.

"Eh?"

Just as Li Yun and the others landed, everyone present turned their gazes toward him at the same time, all revealing looks of astonishment.

It could not be helped.

Everyone else was at the 9th level of Heavenly Core Realm, while Li Yun was only at the 2nd level of Heavenly Core Realm.

His cultivation was simply too conspicuous.

It was hard for others not to notice him.