Chapter 064: Ancestral Sword
When in the Western Heaven Realm, Qin Gou had witnessed True Lord Zhu Xie’s Natal Dharma Aspect, which was a Humanoid Dharma Aspect greatly resembling Li Yuanzhen herself, much like Ye Qishuang’s Mother of Cursed Gods Dharma Aspect.
The one before him, although still blurry and not fully formed, radiated spiritual power fluctuations that were completely different from what Qin Gou remembered.
“Master!”
Kong Ling and Jing Liyu arrived.
“Senior Brother, I was just about to contact you. Yuanzhen’s breakthrough was too sudden,” Jing Liyu said.
Qin Gou nodded slightly and smiled, “This is the specialty of the Sword Heart Clear Mind Body. One might have a sudden epiphany and break through at any moment. Li Yuanzhen’s cultivation speed is truly no less than mine back then.”
“So that’s how it is.”
Xiao Lizi nodded as if she understood, then her gaze inadvertently fell upon Yan Suoyun beside Qin Gou.
“Your Excellency…”
As Jing Liyu noticed him, Yan Suoyun could no longer suppress his urge to transmit a message to her.
For a moment, Jing Liyu’s eyes lit up, and she immediately replied, “It’s you, little brat!”
“That nickname… White Tiger Primordial Lord? Senior Sister!”
Even with the concealed sound transmission, Yan Suoyun could no longer contain his excitement, “Senior Sister, you’re back too, that’s great! I looked for you for so long back then, I even thought…”
“Heh heh, underestimated me, didn’t you? No matter what, Senior Sister is a divine beast born from the essence of heaven and earth, how could I die so easily? As for you, after so many years, you’ve really changed a lot,” Jing Liyu said with some emotion.
Yan Suoyun’s emotions were mixed, “Me? Senior Sister, aren’t you the same? Your dressing and appearance, your speech and demeanor, you’ve truly become like a woman, making it hard to tell from your former… old…”
“Brat, if you don’t know how to speak, shut your mouth. If you tease Senior Sister, be careful or I’ll eat your cave!”
“Cough…”
Meanwhile, Qin Gou was also talking with Kong Ling.
“Oh? Lu Zhili and Mo Ning are not in the Abyss Palace today?”
“Yes, I can’t say when they’ll return. Master, if you have anything urgent, I can contact them right away?” Kong Ling obviously sensed that Qin Gou seemed to have something on his mind and said considerately.
“No, no need.”
Qin Gou felt ashamed and gave a dry laugh, “Let nature take its course, just let nature take its course.”
“Master, what’s wrong with you?” Kong Ling asked, completely bewildered.
“You don’t need to know about this for now, Kong Wench.”
“Yes.”
“Zing!”
Suddenly, a sword cry resounded, and everyone looked up.
They saw that the massive phantom image had condensed into a giant sword piercing the sky. Its sharp and unparalleled aura rippled outwards, causing all the treasure swords and Emperor Weapons in the entire Abyss Palace, including the staff sword at Qin Gou’s waist, to resonate with it.
“Li Xiaogou’s Dharma Aspect is naturally one that wields a sword, so there’s no need to doubt that… However, it’s quite strange that the weapon condensed first before the Dharma Aspect body appeared.”
Qin Gou mused, “Once the Dharma Aspect body is also fully condensed, it will be clear what differences this Dharma Aspect has from the one in the Western Heaven Realm.”
However, as he was thinking this, a scene that was utterly unbelievable to him suddenly appeared before his eyes.
Li Yuanzhen, clad in a blue, white, and gray daoist robe, with celestial grace and moonlike charm, and a tall figure, walked out from her breakthrough location with a serene expression.
“A’Qin!” Li Xiaogou waved her small hand and smiled gently.
“You…”
Instantly, everyone quickly stepped forward.
“How did you get out?!”
Qin Gou looked up at the giant sword that stood tall and imposing, then quickly looked at Li Yuanzhen and asked, “The Dharma Aspect hasn’t even completed its condensation, how did you possibly get out?”
“It’s complete. I am now a proper Dharma Aspect True Person,” Li Xiaogou, the little gambler, was clearly in a very good mood, even her tone of voice had become cute.
“Huh?” Qin Gou didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “Where is the Dharma Aspect body? Someone has to wield this extraordinary giant sword, right?”
“I can wield it myself,” Li Yuanzhen said confidently.
“What?”
Li Yuanzhen explained with utmost seriousness, as if she weren’t joking at all, “This giant sword is my complete Natal Dharma Aspect. The Dharma Aspect has condensed, and I have completely entered the Dharma Aspect Realm. There is absolutely no possibility of error.”
“What is this Dharma Aspect called? Is it a name that naturally arose in your heart, not one you came up with yourself?”
“Ancestral Sword.”
“Hmm?”
Qin Gou pondered, “I’ve only heard of the ‘Sword Ancestor’ Dharma Aspect before. Your ‘Ancestral Sword’ Dharma Aspect is unheard of. Even a slight change in a single character can result in vastly different abilities for a Dharma Aspect. What aspects does your Ancestral Sword Dharma Aspect specialize in?”
Upon hearing this, Li Yuanzhen carefully sensed it before replying, “Big enough, fast enough, sharp enough!”
“What are you talking about?”
Everyone was completely bewildered.
“I’m telling the truth!” Little Li Xiaogou shrugged innocently, “There’s really nothing else.”
“How can a Natal Dharma Aspect have no unique abilities of its own?” Kong Wench found it unbelievable.
Li Yuanzhen also thought hard about it, “Could it be that, in my opinion, these three characteristics are all I need right now? Any other abilities would not enhance my strength as much as these three?”
“I think you can still sense it more carefully. For example, has this Dharma Aspect imparted any powerful sword techniques to Fellow Daoist Li?”
“It really hasn’t.”
“She doesn’t need it.”
Li Yuanzhen and Qin Gou spoke almost simultaneously.
“After all, I’ve seen it many times.”
Then, Qin Gou explained to the confused crowd, “Li Yuanzhen’s swordsmanship, in terms of technique, has already reached perfection. Her art can communicate with the divine.” Not to mention that within the Sword Questioning Sect, there was also the ‘Silent Sword Scripture’, which had long been relegated to myth due to the passage of time, awaiting her.
“However, how exactly do you plan to use this Ancestral Sword Dharma Aspect?”
“By moving according to my will, or it can also be used like an ordinary Emperor Weapon.”
As she spoke, Li Yuanzhen extended her right hand in a sword-finger gesture and casually waved it twice in the air.
In the high heavens, the gigantic sword shadow also instantly turned its blade, its movement exactly the same as Li Yuanzhen’s.
At almost the same time, the entire sky above everyone’s heads suddenly erupted with a scarlet blood-red aura, flickering continuously.
“What ability is this?” Jing Liyu asked curiously.
Li Yuanzhen’s phoenix eyes were filled with bewilderment, “I didn’t do anything.”
“This is…”
While everyone was puzzled, only Kong Ling could not hide her astonishment, “The Abyss Palace’s Grand Array has detected the highest level of threat and is automatically issuing a warning… It’s from the test just performed by Righteous Valor Fairy.”
