Chapter 52: The Illusion of the Heavy Sword

After taking a bath in the lake, Su Lingwen returned to the stele square with Yun Shu.

Yun Shu had destroyed all the enemies in the valley. So now, his primary purpose was to thoroughly grasp the steles to return to the sect’s grounds.

Through the previous practice and cultivation, Yun Shu now had an even better comprehension of the sword intent carved in the steles. Therefore, this time, his gain from reading the steles was immense.

Meanwhile, however, Yun Shu had to consume lots of pills, almost a Supreme-grade pill every day. This kind of expenditure was even unaffordable for inner disciples in the sect.

But Yun Shu didn’t feel any pressure because he had the little chick to collect the herbs for him, and then he could make the pills on his own.

The only trouble was that after he became proficient in the Nine Yin-Yang Refining Scripture, all the pills he made were Fine-grade and above.

So later, when Feng He came to find Yun Shu for more pills, Yun Shu gave him more than a hundred Fine-grade ones covered in holo, and that almost made Feng He pee his pants.

Yun Shu had to assure Feng He multiple times before he could finally accept them.

Ten days in a row, Yun Shu took Supreme-grade pills every day and kept cultivating hard. At last, he reached the peak of the third level of the Aqua Sky Realm.

He was only an inch away from hitting the fourth level of the Aqua Sky Realm.

However, his understanding of the sword intent had encountered a bottleneck. Although he could see the marks left on the steles, he could not grasp their essence.

Though, in Su Lingwen’s eyes, Yun Shu’s struggle was basically his way of showing off. Throughout the past dozen days, his understanding of the sword intent had become as good as hers.

After another day of reading the steles, Yun Shu said goodbye to Su Lingwen and returned to his stone shelter. Although he wanted to accompany her, he needed to spend the night to refine more pills.

He reversed his cultivation technique and went back to the Stone Gate World. However, he was still contemplating the sword intent.

“What am I missing…?” Yun Shu murmured to himself.

However, as soon as he stepped on the stairs, Yun Shu sensed the approaching danger. He looked up and saw a beam of light coming for him.

He swiftly dodged aside, and the beam of light hit the stairs in front of him. It was so close that the light almost scratched Yun Shu’s forehead.

Sizzle…

Light smoke rose above the ground. At this time, Yun Shu heard the little chick’s chirps. Turning around, he saw that the little chick was looking at him proudly.

Obviously, that attack was launched by the little thing.

“So, that was your new move?” Yun Shu smiled and asked.

He still remembered what he had promised the little chick previously: whenever it showed him a new move, Yun Shu would feed it a spirit fire blade blended with his Life Flame.

The little chick hurriedly nodded, causing Yun Shu to grin. “But that was still not impressive enough. Show me your best!”

The little chick heard his provocation and leaned its little head sideways. Evidently, it was thinking.

The next moment, it suddenly inhaled deep, and out of its beak came hundreds of beams of colorful light.

“This is much better, but still not enough.” Yun Shu said as he effortlessly moved around to avoid the attacks.

The little chick started getting a bit restless. Whether it could enjoy the cuisine depended on Yun Shu’s attitude.

The little chick lifted its head and released a long crow. The red feather on top of its head suddenly erected like a javelin.

Yun Shu sensed the sudden change in the little chick. Even though it still looked the same, he could feel the power of an ancient beast.

“Golden pupils, open.” Yun Shu said it to himself silently.

To his surprise, with his golden pupils, Yun Shu saw the projection of a huge red heavy sword above the little chick’s head. The danger he had sensed earlier came from the very sword.

At this time, the little chick had reached its limit. Its little body started wobbling, and its small head lowered. Meanwhile, the red heavy sword also fell.

It was going to drop on Yun Shu!

It was too late for him to dodge aside. He hurriedly conjured his Fire Scale Shield and blended his Life Flame into it.

Bang!

Instantly, a six meters long massive shield showed up in front of Yun Shu. He had tried this shield before, which turned out to be strong enough to resist the killing wind in the deepest part of the Valley of Crime.

However, when the red heavy sword fell, the shield didn’t even last for more than a second, and it was directly split into half.

“Wow!” Yun Shu was deeply impressed. But the shield still won him a second to avoid the blade.

Bang!

The projection of the red heavy sword fell onto the ground. The entire stairway and the colossal stone gate shook a few times.

At this moment, the little chick had come back to its sense. Obviously, it had almost killed Yun Shu. The little thing started shaking in fear.

It carefully approached Yun Shu, looking at him sadly. But Yun Shu was still lost in his thoughts, reflecting about the almighty power of that heavy sword.

Seeing that Yun Shu was ignoring itself, the little chick was seized in great anxiety and fear. It kept rubbing against Yun Shu’s leg with its little head.

Finally, Yun Shu reacted.

“I get it, haha! I get it!” Yun Shu laughed.

The little chick had no idea what was going on.

Yun Shu lifted the little thing cheerfully and said, “Good for you, my little bro! That was really something! And you also inspired me! I think I can finally crack that stele now!”

The little chick couldn’t fully understand Yun Shu’s words, but seeing his smile, it felt much more relieved.

Its big eyes kept blinking, though, its little heart full of expectation.

“I get it. I’ll stick to my words!” Yun Shu instantly conjured a spirit fire blade blended with his Life Flame.

“You can get more later. You just did me a great favor today!” Yun Shu gently patted on the little chick’s head and then left the Stone Gate World.

The little chick didn’t want Yun Shu to leave, but soon, it turned to focus on its food.

It hugged the blade blended with black flame with its little fuzzy wings with a great sense of achievement.