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Xu Qing lacked the necessary comprehension. The Sword Scripture contained within the Sword Stele consisted of 129,600 characters in total, but in the end, Xu Qing only managed to comprehend 3,000 of them.

’Record!’

HUMMM!

With a single thought.

Xu Qing’s mind connected with the Encyclopedia of All Things, and he immediately recorded the three thousand characters of the Sword Scripture he had successfully comprehended. The Encyclopedia of All Things pulsed with a brilliant light.

"Haaa..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath.

Just as he expected.

The corresponding information surfaced in his mind.

...

[Recording Successful!]

[Sword Scripture (Fragment) Level 1: 0/10,000 (The ’Sword Scripture’ inheritance from the Sword Stele in the Sword Tomb of Shu Mountain. This is the Magic Gate cultivated by the Shushan Ancestor. Unfortunately, due to insufficient comprehension, only 3,000 characters were deciphered.)]

...

’Good.’

All Xu Qing had to do was continue to comprehend the Sword Stele to gain the corresponding Experience Points. By using those Experience Points to raise the Level of the ’Sword Scripture (Fragment),’ he could restore it completely.

’Then I’ll just keep at it.’

With a pensive expression, Xu Qing stopped overthinking things. He focused all his attention on the Sword Stele, intent on acquiring Experience Points.

...

[Experience +1]

...

[Experience +1]

...

「Time flew by.」

A day passed in the blink of an eye.

With a single thought, Xu Qing connected his mind to the Encyclopedia of All Things and checked the Experience Points for his ’Sword Scripture (Fragment)’. Over the course of the day, he had gained 86,400 Experience Points.

"Mm."

Xu Qing nodded. ’The rate of Experience Point gain hasn’t changed; it’s still eighty-six thousand four hundred a day. I just wonder what Level I need to reach to completely restore the Sword Scripture (Fragment).’

Besides, by his calculations, the Sword Tomb of Shu Mountain was set to close in three months.

’Haste makes waste.’

Xu Qing’s expression was calm. ’I’ll take it slow and just keep trying. If I fail, it’s my fate. If I succeed, it’s my fortune. There’s no point in trying to force things when it comes to the Sword Scripture.’

「Time flew by.」

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

CLANG!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

On this day, Duan Siming opened his eyes. The Sword Stele erupted with immeasurable light as countless flowing scriptures—13,500 characters in total—coalesced into a Sword Scripture.

It was named the Supreme Yin Yang Sword Scripture.

HUMMM!

This Sword Scripture surged into Duan Siming’s mind.

"Haaa..."

Duan Siming roused from his trance, a smile touching his lips. He had comprehended the ’Supreme Yin Yang Sword Scripture’ from the Sword Stele. It might not be the strongest Sword Scripture, but it was the most suitable one for him.

"Hahahaha..."

Duan Siming roared with laughter, clearly in high spirits. "The Supreme Yin Yang Sword Scripture! This will be the foundation of my path to Enlightenment."

"Congratulations."

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Duan..."

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Duan."

"..."

The surrounding crowd offered their congratulations.

"Mm."

WHOOSH!

Duan Siming nodded, his composure returned. His gaze flickered toward Mo Piaomiao and the others, but without another word, he left his spot in the front row. He moved to the side to silently wait for the exit of the Sword Tomb of Shu Mountain to open.

By his count, there were still two months to go.

「Time flew by.」

Soon, another month had passed.

On this day,

BOOM!

the Sword Stele trembled. Countless Sword Runes emerged and swiftly combined, their 83,000 characters forming a complete Sword Scripture.

WHOOSH!

This Sword Scripture surged into Xu Huang Mountain’s mind.

CLANG!

Another sword cry rang out.

A sword-shaped mark appeared on Xu Huang Mountain’s brow.

"Good, good, good."

Xu Huang Mountain opened his eyes, a smile spreading across his face. "After comprehending the Sword Stele for over two months, I’ve mastered the ’Taoist Sword Scripture.’ Even though I didn’t obtain the full inheritance from the Sword Stele, this is still an excellent outcome."

’Not bad at all.’

Indeed, just as Xu Huang Mountain had said, while the ’Taoist Sword Scripture’ wasn’t the strongest inheritance within the Sword Stele, it was the one most suited to him. For Xu Huang Mountain, this was the best possible outcome.

It was a pity, but an acceptable one.

After all,

in the countless millennia since the Sword Stele was first interred in the Sword Tomb of Shu Mountain, not a single person had ever truly obtained its full inheritance.

And so,

of the five people in the front row before the Sword Stele, only Mo Piaomiao, Xu Qing, and the square-faced middle-aged man who had defeated Nie Qingyun had yet to awaken.

「Half a month later.」

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Sword Stele began to tremble violently once more. Innumerable streams of Sword Qi surged skyward, like endless splashes of black Ink, transforming the entire space into a scene from an ink wash painting.

SWISH! SWISH!

Finally,

the Sword Scripture manifested.

It formed a Sword Scripture of one hundred thousand characters.

It was named the Non-Attack Sword Scripture.

This Sword Scripture surged into Mo Piaomiao’s mind and was subsequently mastered by him.

Then,

Mo Piaomiao awoke.

"The Dao of Non-Attack is the Dao of the Mo Family, and it is the path I am destined to walk," Mo Piaomiao declared. "This is the most suitable Sword Scripture for me."

Thus,

Xu Huang Mountain, Duan Siming, and Mo Piaomiao—

all three of them had obtained the inheritance most suited to them.

「Seven days later.」

"No! No! NO!!!"

At that moment,

the square-faced middle-aged man suddenly snapped his eyes open. They were bloodshot as he let out a furious roar. "Why? Why? Why can’t I comprehend anything? Why is it that I can’t comprehend a single thing?!"

Clearly,

he had been attempting to comprehend the Sword Stele all this time and had gained nothing. With the Sword Tomb of Shu Mountain set to close in just a few days, his composure had finally shattered, leading to his sudden outburst.

"This..."

All around,

everyone stared at the square-faced middle-aged man.

Some looked on with pity.

Others, with schadenfreude.

"No! No! It’s not just me! There’s him, too!"

Suddenly,

the square-faced middle-aged man’s eyes fell on Xu Qing. Seeing that Xu Qing also showed no signs of change, he assumed that Xu Qing, like him, had gained nothing.

At this,

his mood improved considerably.

Because

he wasn’t the only one who had come up empty-handed.

Unfortunately for him,

HUMMM!

with a single thought,

Xu Qing’s mind connected with the Encyclopedia of All Things.

...

[Sword Scripture (Fragment) Level 1: 7,000,000/10,000 (Upgradeable!) (...)]

...

’I’ve accumulated just about enough Experience Points.’

Xu Qing thought. ’Upgrade the Sword Scripture (Fragment).’

...

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

His mind trembled.

Xu Qing’s consciousness seemed to enter a mysterious world. Within this world, he found himself following an old man, listening intently as the elder explained the ’Sword Scripture’.

...

[Upgrade Successful!]

...

[Upgrade Successful!]

...

[Upgrade Successful!]

[Sword Scripture (Fragment) Level 10: 18,900,000/5,120,000 (Originally an incomplete Sword Scripture gained through comprehension, it has been upgraded nine times, gradually restoring the fragmented scripture to completion.)]

...

RUMBLE!!

At that instant,

Xu Qing’s mind shuddered as countless sword cries echoed in his ears. As he comprehended the mysteries of the Sword Dao, the Sword Stele unleashed all of its brilliance.

And then,

the 129,600-character ’Sword Scripture General Outline’ appeared. It transformed into a supreme Sword Scripture, becoming like an ultimate beam of Sword Light that surged toward Xu Qing’s brow.

’Record!’

SWISH!

With a single thought from Xu Qing, just before the ’Sword Scripture General Outline’ could enter his mind, his consciousness connected to the Encyclopedia of All Things and recorded it.

...

[Recording Successful!]

[Sword Scripture General Outline Level 1: 0/1,000,000 Trillion (The general outline of all Sword Scriptures in the world, containing the Sword Dao Rules. Anything can be a sword; a single blade of grass can cleave the sun, moon, and stars. Upon reaching complete mastery, one can step into the ’Extreme Fifth Realm’ and glimpse the Supreme Sword Dao.)]

...

"Haaa..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath. ’I did it.’

CRACK!

Suddenly,

something else monumental happened.

Because

as soon as Xu Qing comprehended and mastered the ’Sword Scripture General Outline,’ he had completely unlocked the Sword Stele’s inheritance. To everyone’s astonishment, the towering Sword Stele suddenly fractured with countless cracks.

CRACK! CRACK!

Finally,

with a loud BANG,

the Sword Stele completely shattered. From its very center, a transparent, formless Magic Sword manifested, appearing like an external embodiment of the Dao itself.

WHOOSH!

With a ZING, the transparent, formless Magic Sword locked onto Xu Qing, piercing straight into his brow and entering his mind.

BOOM!

The next moment,

Xu Qing sensed a mysterious space in the deepest recesses of his mind. The Encyclopedia of All Things resided within this space.

CLANG!

Just then,

the transparent, formless Magic Sword entered this mysterious space and unleashed an infinite Sword Light, attempting to establish its dominance.

BAM!

But then,

the Encyclopedia of All Things emerged and smacked the transparent, formless Magic Sword. The Magic Sword was knocked senseless, its brilliance rapidly dimming. It was then forced into a tiny corner, where it huddled pitifully, as if it had been bullied.

HUMMM! HUMMM! HUMMM!

Immediately after,

a flood of information and knowledge surged into Xu Qing’s mind, informing him that the transparent, formless Magic Sword was the true Ancestral Inheritance of the Shushan Ancestor.

However,

Xu Qing’s current Cultivation and Realm were far too low for him to receive this inheritance. Thus, it had entered his mind and taken the form of a sword.

Furthermore,

the ’Sword Scripture General Outline’ was the key to unlocking the inheritance.

Only by cultivating the ’Sword Scripture General Outline’ to the state of Perfection could he truly claim this inheritance.

"The Sword Stele..."

"It... it shattered..."

"Heavens!"

"Something huge happened! This is a major event!"

"Could it be..."

"..."

All around,

everyone’s eyes were wide with shock. They had witnessed the shattering and destruction of the Sword Stele with their own eyes and were crying out in disbelief.

At the same time,

they all considered the same possibility.

Xu Qing must have completely comprehended the Sword Stele and obtained its inheritance—the Ancestral Inheritance. This realization filled everyone with envy, and even jealousy.

"This..."

"Hiss..."

"..."

Xu Huang Mountain, Mo Piaomiao, and Duan Siming exchanged glances, each seeing the same unshakeable shock reflected in the others’ eyes.