Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

"We're here."

At the edge of the Boundless Icefield, dark clouds that extended for hundreds of miles above almost absorbed most of the light, and the bone-piercing cold, along with the howling wind, made Chen Qiu and his companions' robes flap vigorously.

The scholar pointed at a slowly rotating colorful vortex not far away and whispered, "This is the entrance to the Inheritance Secret Realm; inside are the nine inheritances."

"Hmm."

Chen Qiu nodded slightly, gazing into the depths of the icefield. From the moment he stepped into the Boundless Icefield, the wind direction never changed. It was as if there was a Fierce Beast in the depths of the icefield, constantly breathing out, with relentless icy winds blowing ceaselessly from deep within the Boundless Icefield.

The deeper one went, the stronger the cold wind became.

It was hard to imagine that a Sword Cultivator with the peak Golden Core Cultivation actually persisted in moving deeper in such conditions. Merely standing at the edge of the Boundless Icefield and glancing into the utter darkness that absorbed all light, he already felt like fleeing from this place.

This kind of might from nature would instill fear even in those with the peak Golden Core Cultivation.

"I'll go in first."

Chen Qiu looked at the scholar and the others, "You guys head to the small world to take shelter. Oh yes, scholar, there's something I've been meaning to tell you. I left a gift for you; go and check it out."

With that said,

he waved his sleeve, and the scholar and the others, without any resistance, were naturally sucked into the small world. Find more to read at empire

He, on the other hand, squinted his eyes slightly and strode towards the entrace of the Inheritance Secret Realm against the bone-piercing cold wind.

...

Meanwhile, inside the small world, at the entrance of the Sword Pavilion of Chao Tian Sect.

The scholar was looking at a translucent and greenish-white Sword Bone sitting upright on a short stone pillar with a visibly excited expression, "Is... Is this from Brother Qiu?"

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'entry name': Sword Bone.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

'entry level': Grey.

'entry effect': Your understanding of swordsmanship will be extremely slow, but after your death, anyone who touches your remains will have their comprehension of the swordsmanship they have learned improved to some extent. The exact amount of improved understanding depends on the individual's natural talent.

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Sword Bone.

Touching these remains can enhance one's understanding of their own learned swordsmanship; it is a treasured legacy for Sword Cultivators.

Or to say, the reason why Chao Tian Sect can become a prestigious Sword Sect, a significant factor is the inheritance of this treasured Sword Cultivator legacy.

"Heh."

Fat Long, standing to the side, chuckled and said, "Of course it's for you, who else here is a Sword Cultivator? But just now, when I was looking at the Heavenly Dao Beauty Ranking, that top Heavenly Dao Beauty, Ji Renjian, has an entry effect that is very well-suited for Sword Cultivators."

"Weren't you once the top Sword Cultivator of Da Xia? Have you never tried to win her over?"

"Of course, I have."

The scholar, his mind fully captivated by the Sword Bone, closed his eyes in a frenzy, his body frozen in place as though struck by a hammer. His slender fingers trembled as they gently and tenderly glided over the Sword Bone, murmuring in a trance.

"Back then, it wasn't just me pursuing Ji Renjian. The effect of that Heavenly Dao Beauty was enough to drive every Sword Cultivator in the world mad."

"I tried as well, and I was even close to succeeding."

"Once Da Xia sent me and Ji Taiping to quell the chaos in the Hundred Countries. Whoever could pacify the chaos would be granted the title of 'National Guardian Sword Master' by the palace, which allowed one to wield a strand of Da Xia's Qi Fortune. This title could significantly enhance one's understanding of the Sword Dao."

"At that time, Ji Taiping's distant cousin, Ji Renjian, set out alone from Jing Province to tour other provinces. I gave up the title of National Guardian Sword Master and helped Ji Renjian through numerous crises along the way."

"Although we never met in person, she spoke a lot to my Qingfeng sword, and our communication was quite intimate. If I had revealed myself then, maybe it would have already happened."

"Oh?"

Fat Long asked with a curious frown, "Then why didn't you show yourself? That's the top Heavenly Dao Beauty we're talking about. Having that Heavenly Dao effect, you might have not been hunted by the Capital City Zhang Family to the extent of falling in rank and wouldn't have been in such a state for so long."

The scholar smiled, opening his eyes, and took a step back, looking at the Sword Bone with a sentimental expression, "The 'National Guardian Sword Master' is not such a good thing. With that thread of Da Xia's Qi Fortune above your head, you indeed grow stronger, but you also become a dog for the palace."

"Wherever the palace says to go, you have to go."

"I wanted to become the top Sword Cultivator of Da Xia, but I didn't want to be the top Sword Cultivator driven by others."

"Back then, I, like all other Sword Cultivators, was utterly infatuated with Ji Renjian, fantasizing that with Ji Renjian's help, I could completely break through the barriers of Sword Dao and ascend to Nascent Soul."

"This made me very conflicted internally."

"Such acts of exploiting someone to satisfy my own desires, I couldn't do them; they go against my principles of Sword Dao."

"My principle of Sword Dao is, to cut down all that is unjust in the world, to right all that is not right."

"The more I escorted her, the more conflicted I became. When it came down to the final step, I gave up. I still wanted to ascend on my own, not relying on a woman."

As he said this,

the scholar suddenly glanced around, fell silent for a long time, then spoke hoarsely, "Everything I just said, those are the reasons my brain tells me, but... the truth is not like that."

"I was planning to go to the Hundred Countries. Even though I didn't intend to quell the chaos, I remember there was a sword genius from the Hundred Countries who became famous, and I wanted to exchange thoughts on Sword Dao with him."

"But on the way, I inexplicably changed my route and did not head to the Hundred Countries, and on the way back to Xia Country... I just happened to meet Ji Renjian."

"Wait a minute—" Fat Long frowned in confusion, "I'm a bit confused by what you're saying. Do you mean someone secretly influenced you, changed your itinerary? You were the top Sword Cultivator of Da Xia; what kind of Illusion Technique could have interfered with you?"