Chapter 847 - Three Thousand Star Cluster Spear Manual

I can now merge four Emperor Seals, and I’m finally at the Ninth Earthly Martial Stage. Combined with my transformation that grants me ten times the amount of essence, my strength is currently on par with those at the First Heavenly Martial Stage like Feng Qing and Lei Ji. But the Heavenly Martial Realm is a complete transformation of the cultivator, and they have access to domains. I might be able to fend off against them, but I doubt that I could defeat them, especially someone like Wu Lian, who’s a Second Heavenly Martial Stage Sword Warrior.

Wu Lian was cold and distant. Except for her son, she cared about nothing else. Wu Guangyu was her most prided son, and Long Chen had killed him. Long Chen assumed that the entire Ancient Graveyard was in an uproar right now, and he dared not imagine what would happen if Wu Lian learned that the death of her son was related to him.

She’s still the strongest person in the Ten Thousand Nations Territory after all ...

There were billions of people in the Ten Thousand Nations Territory. She was indeed a frightening individual if she could be called the strongest.

But Long Chen’s achievement was also nothing to be scoffed at.

He was able to reach his current level in just three years.

Even the geniuses in the Three Royal Territories couldn’t replicate that.

After reaching the Ninth Earthly Martial Stage, Long Chen decided to not go out just yet. Xiaolang was still sleeping, and Long Chen had a feeling that he would remain asleep for a very long time.

“I need to figure out how to reach the Heavenly Martial Realm. Also, I need to figure out the Three Thousand Star Clusters too!”

Long Chen believed that he could crack the mystery of the Three Thousand Star Clusters if even Wu Guangyu could do so for the Azure Lotus Sword.

He took out the Three Thousand Star Clusters and placed it in front of him.

“Swordsoul Territory ... Sword Warriors ... According to Wu Guangyu, Sword Warriors are very sought-after in the Three Royal Territories. Then what is the Sword Path? How is it related to the Martial Path?”

Long Chen had been cultivating the Martial Path.

“If I’m not a Sword Warrior and don’t have an Armament Soul when I’m born, how weak am I compared to those that have always had it and can change it into a Sword Root when they reach the Heavenly Martial Realm?”

Long Chen knew that Divine Weapons were the hallmark of a person’s strength. His Three Thousand Star Clusters was proof of it since using it increased his combat strength.

He frowned when he thought that he could be at a disadvantage just because he didn’t have an Armament Soul.

Especially since Ling Xi was from the Swordsoul Palace. He was certain that everyone there used a Divine Weapon. How could Long Chen be weak in that aspect if he wanted to take her back?

“Little Cat, is there a way to grant me a Sword Root and then learn the Sword Path?”

Little Cat was like an encyclopedia for Long Chen.

Little Cat was taking a lazy nap in the Primordial Realm. Ever since he took over the Dream Demon’s body, he needed a set amount of time to sleep every day. Whenever Long Chen wasn’t talking to him, he was sleeping.

He was woken up by Long Chen right now.

“Bastard! How dare you disturb my dreams! I will castrate you and let Ling Xi cry about it!”

“Try me.”

𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Little Cat shuddered and said, “Haha, I was just joking to lighten up the mood a bit. What do you need to know? I’m feeling generous, so I will answer any question for you.”

Long Chen rolled his eyes and asked, “I’m asking if there’s a way for me to obtain a Sword Root so I can learn the Sword Path?”

“Sword Path? It would be beneficial if you followed that path, since you learn things fast. If you could reach the final stage of the Sword Path, you could multiply your strength by fifteen times! Combined with the techniques of your Dragon Soul Transformation, it would be easy for you to kill someone two stages above you!”

“Fifteen times?”

Long Chen had only heard that his strength would increase by ten times, not fifteen. It seemed that Little Cat knew more about it than Wu Guangyu.

“So you’re saying that I can get a Sword Root?”

An Armament Soul was obtained the moment someone was born. They either had it or they didn't, and Long Chen didn’t have one.

Little Cat rubbed his eyes sleepily. “You could, but it’s quite convoluted to get one. First, someone needs to find a rare Sword Soul Stone. Then, before they die, they need to peel off their own Sword Root and seal it in the Sword Soul Stone. That way, you can take that person’s Sword Root by being given the Sword Soul Stone. But where are you going to find a Sword Soul Stone with a Sword Root sealed in it?”

It was indeed very complicated.

But Long Chen took note of it.

“Still, it would be extremely beneficial if you could get one,” Little Cat said mysteriously.

“What kinds of benefits?”

“For example, if you inherited a Sword Root from someone else, their understanding of the Sword Path would be retained in it. When you use it, you could inherit their understanding and save a lot of time in cultivating the Sword Path!”

Long Chen was shocked! If that was the case, a Sword Soul Stone was indeed valuable!

He noted it down but didn’t waste any time on it. Instead, he observed the Three Thousand Star Clusters.

“If you had an Armament Soul, you could move it into the Three Thousand Star Clusters and use it to learn the secret techniques hidden inside of it. But since you don’t, your only choice is to do it the old-fashioned way. You have to slowly comprehend it and imagine that there’s nothing in your world but the Three Thousand Star Clusters. You might be able to learn the secret technique now since you are at the Ninth Earthly Martial Stage.”

“Thank you.”

Long Chen decided to spend his days learning about the Three Thousand Star Clusters.

“No need to thank me. I will go back to sleep now.”

Little Cat stretched and slept promptly. He changed his surroundings into a comfortable, soft bed.

“Three Thousand Star Cluster...”

It was regrettable that he didn’t have an Armament Soul.

But he did not give up. He followed his method of cultivating and immersed himself in the Three Thousand Star Clusters. He recalled how the Azure Lotus Sword looked like a child in Wu Guangyu’s hands.

That meant that the Divine Weapon had some sort of sentience to it. As long as Long Chen treated it right, it would treat him well too. While Long Chen had used his blood to make it recognize that he was the owner, he was not acknowledged by the weapon yet.

So Long Chen had to earn its trust gradually.

It was a big project. As Long Chen slowly built his link with the Three Thousand Star Clusters, time slowly passed. Several months flew by just like that, but Long Chen wasn’t alarmed by it. The stronger a cultivator was, the more time they had to spend cultivating. In the Three Royal Territories, it was common for everyone to shut themselves away to cultivate for a very long time.

It was not uncommon for someone to spend a whole ten years or so in isolation.

Since Long Chen had reached the Ninth Earthly Martial Stage, his understanding of the Three Thousand Star Clusters was showing good progress. He could now see the world inside the Three Thousand Star Clusters. It was a beautiful night sky filled with blue stars, and there was a figure wielding the Three Thousand Star Cluster, killing its enemies from every direction. The figure radiated intense power with every movement.

The Three Thousand Star Clusters was an unruly spear!

The image shifted and the figure started spinning the Three Thousand Star Clusters, revealing a hypnotizing pattern.

“The Three Thousand Star Clusters Spear Manual!”

Long Chen finally learned the name of the Emperor-tier martial technique.

The figure in the Three Thousand Star Clusters continued to cultivate without any breaks. Sometimes it moved fast, at other times it moved slowly. The changes drastically increased the difficulty of comprehending it.

“The Three Thousand Star Clusters Spear Manual is an advanced Emperor-tier martial technique. Those who managed to cultivate it were mostly at the Heavenly Martial Stage, because they needed to understand Domains. The Three Thousand Star Clusters Spear Manual cooperates well with domains to utilize the true strength of the weapon. I don’t have any understanding of domains, so it will be hard for me to learn them!”

But Long Chen had to admit that if he could learn it, his battle strength would increase drastically! In fact, the Three Thousand Star Clusters Spear Manual was much stronger than the fusion of the Five Emperor Seals.

Long Chen did not give up, since he was already at this step. He could’ve chosen the simpler Azure Lotus Sword Manual, but he refused to give up like that.

“But what is a domain?” Long Chen was confused.

It was important for him to learn what a domain was, because only then could he cultivate the Three Thousand Star Clusters Spear Manual.

He could learn about the Heavenly Martial Realm and the Three Thousand Star Clusters Spear Manual at the same time since they were related in some way. That way, he could get stronger faster.

Five months flashed by.

Since he didn’t have the Heavenly Martial Fist Manual, Long Chen had not reached the Heavenly Martial Realm. He also didn’t make much progress on the Three Thousand Star Clusters Spear Manual. But he knew that he only needed a chance to progress his cultivation on both fronts.

He had a feeling that his chance would come from the Five Emperors’ treasure.

Long Chen calculated that it was almost time for the Five Emperors’ Secret Realm to open. He stopped cultivating and returned to the surface.

At the same time, Xiaolang had reached the Emperor-tier.

He had woken up a month ago.

Demonic beasts don’t have to cultivate to become stronger; he relied solely on his physical body and Demonic Qi.

“I can finally use all of the Nine Demon Ancestral Fire within my body after! Big Brother, no one in the Ancient Graveyard can beat us now.”

“No.”

Long Chen knew that the demon race members from the Three Royal Territories were exceedingly strong.