Chapter 1900 - 1883: A Bold Idea

The next moment, under the astonished gaze of the Nine Heavens, Xiao Ye’s figure surged towards that ancient stone sword.

"Brother Xiao, if I’m not mistaken, this stone sword should be Jiang Kong’s spiritual artifact from back in the day, which followed him in his campaigns across the Great Realm. I never imagined it would appear here."

"However, you don’t have to waste your efforts. I’ve been waiting for you for a year now, and have tried countless methods but couldn’t pull out this stone sword."

The Nine Heavens sighed as he spoke.

Not to mention the stone sword itself, just Jiang Kong’s identity was enough to make its value skyrocket.

He himself was a swordsman, nurturing his own spirit sword with a spirit flower, which could resonate with his mind and had immense power, yet he still couldn’t pull out this stone sword.

Furthermore, there are traces of exploration by the Ten Great Experts in these ruins. If this stone sword were so easy to pull out, it would’ve been taken away long ago; how could it still be their turn?

"Jiang Kong Sword Technique!"

Xiao Ye stared at the stone sword before him, a loud shout resounding in his heart as he reached out to grasp the hilt.

A year in the outside world equaled a full fifty years in the Time Tower!

The incomplete Jiang Kong Sword Technique, though even harder to comprehend than the Extreme Spiritual Method, had, through accumulation of time, gradually allowed Xiao Ye to touch the threshold of this sword technique.

Clang!

As Xiao Ye activated the Jiang Kong Sword Technique, a surge of sword qi rose from his body, and the hilt in his hand even began to tremble slightly, as if echoing from afar.

Rumble!

Immediately after, the entire plaza started to shake. Massive cracks spread from the stone sword, stretching in all directions.

"What?"

The Nine Heavens was instantly stunned, a look of disbelief on his face, rendered speechless.

He had tried countless methods, all seemingly like stones sinking into the sea, and now Xiao Ye could cause such a commotion with the Jiang Kong’s Stone Sword?

"Indeed!"

"Having cultivated the Jiang Kong Sword Technique, I can now mobilize Jiang Kong’s Stone Sword!"

Xiao Ye’s face was filled with ecstatic joy, as if a tightly shut door had been blasted open, and Taichu Spiritual Power was no longer being devoured by the stone sword but instead flooded its body, unleashing a surging sword qi.

"Arise for me!"

With a loud shout, Xiao Ye gripped the hilt and actually pulled out the stone sword.

Boom!

At that moment, the sound of the sword reverberated endlessly, like a king among swords breaking through the heavenly dome. Countless space rifts appeared, and a terrifying killing aura swept through this space, causing the ground to shake, sending Xiao Ye and the Nine Heavens tumbling over.

"This... this... you actually pulled out Jiang Kong’s spiritual artifact!" The Nine Heavens steadied himself, his gaze falling upon it, his jaw nearly dropping in astonishment.

At this moment, Xiao Ye didn’t care about the Nine Heavens but instead examined the weapon in his hand.

Jiang Kong’s Stone Sword was about 1.2 meters long, the blade flat, without an edge, yet no longer as ordinary as before. The sharp sword qi it emitted was unparalleled by any spiritual artifact he had ever seen. When he lightly brushed it, his palm was sliced open.

Most terrifying of all, as Xiao Ye enveloped it with his spiritual sense, he found within the stone sword a boundless and terrifying suppression, possessing the power to destroy the heavens and earth, continuously nurturing the entire longsword.

Regrettably, no matter how he performed the Jiang Kong Sword Technique, he couldn’t mobilize it.

Xiao Ye understood.

This suppression should be the so-called Quasi-Saint Power. Unfortunately, the Jiang Kong Sword Technique he had obtained was incomplete, unable to utilize this part of the power.

"What a pity," Xiao Ye shook his head.

Ultimately, Jiang Kong’s Stone Sword is still a spiritual artifact at its core, merely nurtured by Quasi-Saint Power, which is why it was classified as a Quasi-Saint Artifact.

Nevertheless, the incomplete Jiang Kong Sword Technique, combined with Jiang Kong’s Stone Sword, undoubtedly has power not inferior to any Extreme Spiritual Method, perhaps even stronger.

"Alas, Brother Xiao!"

"Jiang Kong left his weapon here, which even the Ten Great Experts couldn’t take away, yet you managed to pull it out in the end. This must be destiny," the Nine Heavens said wistfully.

What use was it for the Nine Heavens to be envious of Jiang Kong’s Stone Sword? After all, he couldn’t pull it out.

Rumble!

At this moment, it seemed like this chaotic space was on the verge of collapse. Seven-colored light surged wildly, forming countless Array Runes flying about, with void rifts pervading the void, revealing the First Layer Heaven outside.

"Not good, did pulling out the Jiang Kong’s Stone Sword trigger the array? This place is going to collapse!" Xiao Ye’s face changed drastically.

"Brother Xiao, let’s rush out quickly!"

The Nine Heavens gave a loud shout, rushing towards the void rift first, followed closely by Xiao Ye.

In the First Layer Heaven, a vast starry region trembled violently, countless rifts emerging, and two figures burst forth one after the other, precisely Xiao Ye and the Nine Heavens.

"Finally out."

The Nine Heavens and Xiao Ye both sighed in relief.

If they had been a step slower just now, they might have been trapped in that space.

"Hmm?"

"The Ten Great Experts haven’t returned yet? That will give me plenty of time to cultivate the Jiang Kong Sword Technique."

Xiao Ye released his spiritual sense to probe, a brilliant light shining in his eyes, and then bid farewell to the Nine Heavens.

Although he had touched the threshold of the Jiang Kong Sword Technique, it was only in terms of mobilizing Jiang Kong’s Stone Sword, as he had no sword in hand at that time.

In terms of how to perform the Jiang Kong Sword Technique with Jiang Kong’s Stone Sword, he still needed diligent cultivation.

"Alright, Brother Xiao, I also need to go into seclusion to refine those ten supreme spirit pills. Hopefully, when we come out of seclusion, we will be able to contend with the Ten Great Experts of the First Layer Heaven," the Nine Heavens nodded in agreement.

This trip to the ruins had yielded substantial gains for him as well.

Those ten supreme spirit pills were crafted by a true Dan Venerable, equivalent to countless Cosmic Spiritual Treasures.

With that, after the two bid farewell, they each went their separate ways to find a place to cultivate in seclusion.

"Why did Jiang Kong deliberately leave a fragmented sword technique? Is it because he doesn’t want Jiang Kong’s Stone Sword to exert its full Quasi-Saint Artifact power?"

On an ancient star, Xiao Ye sat cross-legged, laying Jiang Kong’s Stone Sword horizontally in front of him, his eyes shimmering with a brilliant light.

Clearly, this was a Quasi-Saint Weapon, yet it could only be used as a spiritual artifact. Who could be content with that?

"That’s right!"

"Since it’s a fragmented sword technique, can’t I try to create the subsequent parts of the technique?" Xiao Ye’s eyes suddenly lit up, a bold idea flashing in his mind.

Spirit Suppressing Technique!

All spiritual artifacts in the world can be mobilized, ever-changing, able to evolve into sword techniques, saber techniques, axe techniques, spear techniques, etc.!

It would be impossible to evolve a complete Jiang Kong Sword Technique using the Spirit Suppressing Technique; after all, they’re not on the same level. However, if it’s just about completing the remaining Jiang Kong Sword Technique, the difficulty would be much less, and there might be a chance.

"No matter what, let’s give it a try."

With this thought, Xiao Ye became excited, delegating the task of refining Cosmic Spiritual Treasures entirely to the Nine Great Spirit Bodies, while his true self began to contemplate the Jiang Kong Sword Technique.