Chapter 869 – Feng Yangzi

The Martial Soul and essence did not strengthen in tandem. Although Long Chen now had a Second Heavenly Martial Stage Martial Soul, he only had as much essence as a Ninth Earthly Martial Stage cultivator.

A Heavenly Martial Stage cultivator’s essence was extremely powerful. If Long Chen wanted a huge amount of essence, he only had two solutions—one was to consume the blood of demonic beasts using Blood Transmutation, or to slowly refine Emperor Crystals.

Emperor Crystals and King Crystals were the same. They were filled with large amounts of Martial Essence, and Emperor Crystals had many times more Martial Essence than king crystals. Long Chen did not have any Emperor Crystals or Martial Essence.

He could only be considered a true Heavenly Martial Realm expert once his essence reached the Heavenly Martial Realm. Right now, he only had the Heavenly Martial Realm’s powerful Martial Soul.

“Let me help you out.”

The mysterious man in the sky above looked at Long Chen like a masterpiece he was absolutely delighted with. He chuckled and waved his hand. A powerful wave of energy crashed towards Long Chen. To the starving Long Chen, the energy came at the right time.

Is he giving me this?

Looking at the swift flow of energy in the sky, Long Chen was delighted. He quickly absorbed the energy into his body and cultivated it, turning it into his own blood-red dragon essence.

Whoosh!

A large whirlpool appeared on the top of Long Chen’s head as he absorbed the earthly spiritual Qi. The spiritual Qi was very nourishing, even more so than the spiritual Qi in Emperor Crystals. Therefore, within a short time, Long Chen had enough essence to truly be a Second Heavenly Martial Stage cultivator.

Am I a true Second Heavenly Martial Stage expert now?

He was in disbelief when he examined the power in his body.

Second Heavenly Martial Stage. If I use the Dragon Soul Transformation, I’ll be at the Third Heavenly Martial Stage. And if I use this Yin-Yang combined Sword Root, I’ll be ...”

The Sword Roots from both the Sword Soul Stones had reached the third stage of the Sword Path, multiplying his combat abilities by seven times!

The Sword Roots offer a seven-time multiplier, and the Yin and Yang aspects complement each other. I think it will offer a ten-time multiplier as a result, and that seems to be equivalent to the fourth stage of the Sword Path. Little Cat said that at the Sword Path’s highest stage multiplies a cultivator’s power by fifteen times. Doesn’t that mean that because I inherited a Sword Warrior’s Sword Root, I’ve almost reached the top of the Sword Path?

The later the stage, the fewer the number of people. Many people may have reached the first stage, and the second stage is quite common too. However, only masters could comprehend the third stage and enjoy a ten-time multiplier. There are probably very few of them in the Three Royal Territories!

He could confirm this because Long Chen was a Dragon Warrior and had a ten-time power multiplier thanks to the Dragon Soul Transformation. If other people could do the same, they would naturally be powerful. Of course, that was also because Long Chen couldn’t use his Inherited Blood Essence to its full potential.

If he could, he would enjoy far more benefits.

The largest gains of the day for Long Chen were the improvements in both the Martial Path and the Sword Path.

All his knowledge of the Martial Path had come from Wu Lian. Due to the duplication process, Long Chen easily comprehended all of it, as if all the knowledge in his mind had come from himself. As for his understanding of the Sword Path, it came from the two Sword Soul Stones. It was also stored in his Sword Root. He would gradually familiarize himself with it after using it several times.

However, this did not affect his use of the Sword Root.

Once he completely advanced to the Second Heavenly Martial Stage, he could start to study the Yin Yang Sword Soul.

Considering how much power he could put out with the combination of the Five Emperor Seals, Long Chen wondered if the Yin Yang Sword Soul would also provide astonishing effects.

To use a weapon, he needed to first inject his Sword Root into it, therefore forming a connection similar to a blood connection with his own weapon.

The Three Thousand Star Clusters was an advanced Emperor-tier divine weapon, and it would be immensely useful to him for a very long time.

The shining blue Three Thousand Star Clusters appeared in his hand.

The terms Sword Warrior, Sword Soul, and Sword Root were just generalized terms and did not mean he had to use a sword. They were initially known as Armament Warriors, but since the vast majority used swords, the term “Sword Warrior” replaced it.

Long Chen saw in his mind’s eye that the Dragon Sword Soul that formed in his dantian looked like the black and golden sword sea from before.

Under Long Chen’s control, the perfectly merged Sword Soul flowed towards the Three Thousand Star Clusters in his hand.

The Sword Soul was like an extension of Long Chen himself, and it entered the Three Thousand Star Clusters’ world.

An endless, shining sky of stars opened up in front of him.

The Sword Root made it easier for him to communicate with the Three Thousand Star Clusters. Long Chen and the Three Thousand Star Clusters were already very familiar with each other. Thanks to his Sword Soul, the Three Thousand Star Clusters was like a child who quickly submitted to him. At this moment, he felt like the Three Thousand Star Clusters spear was just a part of arm.

The Sword Path can activate even the tiniest hint of energy through the most intimate connection with the weapon, controlling the energy within the weapon most delicately. It’s no wonder the user can wield so much power through the Sword Path.

Long Chen mulled over the topic and finally understood the reason.

When his Dragon Sword Soul entered the Three Thousand Star Clusters, the shining blue spear underwent a strange transformation. The spear slowly changed colors from its initial blue until it was half gold and half black. Its left half was golden and covered in a layer of hot flames. Its right side was black and wrapped in a cold, black mist.

Under the strong influence of the Sword Soul, the internal parts of the Three Thousand Star Clusters transformed too.

With the guidance of the Yin Yang Sword Root, my combat abilities have indeed become ten times stronger! And with the Dragon Soul Transformation ...

Long Chen estimated that he was as powerful as a Fourth Heavenly Martial Stage cultivator!

I’ve truly become much stronger this time. Should I be thanking that woman? Or the mysterious person?

When Long Chen thought of that person, he looked up at the sky. There was no one in the endless space.

“You can’t see me because I’ve been dead for a long time,” a disembodied voice said from very far away.

“Thank you for your generosity, Senior! I will never forget this for the rest of my life! May I ask if there is anything I can do for you?” Long Chen guessed that this person was the man from the two corpses.

“I gave you the Yin Yang Sword Soul and created you, a cultivator who is at the third stage but equivalent to the fourth stage of the Sword Path. Indeed, I do need your help with one thing,” the voice in the sky said.

“My name is Feng Yangzi. The golden Sword Soul in you came from me, and the black Sword Soul came from my Junior Sister.” He paused, then continued, “I won’t waste time on frivolous talk. Since you have gotten my powers, go to the True Martial Territory and help me kill a person named Jiang Qing. There may be many people there named Jiang Qing, but only one knows Feng Yangzi.”

“Jiang Qing? The Three Royal Territories are huge; how will I find this person?” Long Chen froze.

“Many years have passed. Considering his techniques and talent, he should have become a famous figure in the Royal Territories. If you spend some time asking around, you’ll know. I think you should be able to find him at the True Martial Palace.”

The True Martial Palace was the core of the True Martial Territory. Long Chen knew this much.

After hearing the man’s request, Long Chen nodded and said, “You have given me these two Sword Souls and made me a Sword Warrior. You also helped me raise my cultivation level and avoid the fate of getting killed. I will surely repay you even if I die.”