CHAPTER 111: CHAPTER 110: TALENT SWORD HEART! SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION!

After everything calmed down, a rich cyan jade brilliance rippled across the surface of the Jade Egg.

At the same time, a sharp aura began to emanate. The vitality within the Jade Egg also became much richer.

[The source of this egg has been replenished. Would you like to hatch it?]

"Hatch!"

Gu Yuan felt a stirring in his heart.

Crack! Crack!

The surface of the Jade Egg appeared densely covered with fine cracks.

When the cracks expanded to a certain extent, a piece of the eggshell was pushed open, and a cyan jade-colored chubby insect crawled out.

About the thickness of a thumb and over three inches long, it looked plump and wobbly as it crawled, appearing rather endearing.

[Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly successfully hatched!]

After the Cyan Jade chubby insect crawled out, its tiny black sesame-like eyes darted around, and upon seeing Gu Yuan, it rubbed its small body back and forth in his palm.

Then, an information prompt appeared before Gu Yuan:

[The Cyan Jade Sword Butterfly wishes to recognize you as its master. Do you agree?]

Gu Yuan was taken aback.

Perhaps because it was hatched by the Spirit Pet System and saw me first, it wants to acknowledge me as its master?

This thought flashed through his mind, and Gu Yuan directly said, "Agree!"

As soon as he spoke, a long-lost sensation resurfaced.

His spiritual power was continuously drawn out, condensing into a mystical talisman that was both illusory and real, which then floated onto the Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly larva.

A flash of light, and the talisman merged into its body, disappearing without a trace.

[Recognition successful. You have acquired the pet Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly!]

[Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly (Gold)]

Description: This is a descendant of the Ancient Exotic Insect Cyan Jade Sword Butterfly, a rare spirit butterfly in the world, born with sharp Sword Dao Divine Techniques. With a flap of its wings, it can unleash sharp Cyan Jade Sword Qi, possessing the terrifying power of One Sword Breaks Myriad Techniques!

Although still in the larva phase, it is already capable of emitting Sword Light, possessing substantial divine abilities.

To evolve into a Cyan Jade Sword Butterfly, it needs to grow into a mature Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly and consume 160,000 Dao Rhyme Points!

Status: Normal

Phase: Growth Stage (1%)

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[You have received the Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly talent "Sword Heart" blessing!]

After successful recognition, Gu Yuan was surprisingly not as mentally exhausted and drained as before.

Perhaps it was related to his increased mental willpower.

Then, Gu Yuan felt a ripple in his mind.

Like a stone falling into a calm lake, creating ripples spreading outwards.

The ripples spread, reaching every corner.

As this ripple appeared, Gu Yuan’s mind seemed to begin glowing with a peculiar light.

All kinds of distractions, impurities, and dust dissipated under this light, making the mind pure and transparent like glass.

An invisible and wondrous transformation began to occur in his mind.

Gu Yuan only felt that during this transformation, the swordsmanship he had practiced appeared one by one:

"Snakes slithering on the ground, winding and coiling, with unpredictable paths, while swords move in the air, turning swiftly like Spiritual Snakes. Therefore..."

"Willow catkins are light and dusty, drifting with the wind, their landing spots elusive, embodying the essence of yin softness. When imitated with the sword, it should be gentle within lightness, steady within stability..."

"Humans have the three treasures of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, which when refined into one, transform into the sword, invincible in all places. There is spirit within the sword, intent within the spirit, capable of destroying body and mind, taking life..."

The essence and subtleties of the Spiritual Snake Swordsmanship, Willow Catkin Swordsmanship, and Life-taking Sword Formulas were all fully comprehended by Gu Yuan now.

Some perplexing and obscure issues he had previously encountered in swordsmanship were now effortlessly resolved.

Especially the most profound and fierce Life-taking Sword Formulas, Gu Yuan was brimming with inspiration, grasping the essence of this sword formula.

At this moment, a fierce, sinister, domineering, and sharp aura began to emanate from him.

The whole person seemed like an Evil Sword that had claimed countless lives, slowly being unsheathed.

Sword Qi captivates the soul!

The chilling murderous intent within was enough to make anyone’s heart race in terror!

The Life-taking Sword Formulas that Gu Yuan practiced, in merely ten breaths, allowed him to comprehend its essence, condensing the Life-taking Sword Intent, directly mastering it to Great Success!

All of this flowed smoothly, as expected.

Once Gu Yuan breaks through to the Celestial Human Realm, he will easily be able to condense the Life-taking Sword Qi Divine Techniques!

...

After a moment, Gu Yuan exhaled deeply; the transformation within his mind had concluded.

At this time, he could feel that his mind seemed to have undergone some form of baptism, becoming pure and transparent like glass crystal, free of any impurities.

In this state, various questions and problems seemed automatically resolved and answered in some way.

If, in the past, Gu Yuan’s talent in swordsmanship was still considered fairly good, barely qualifying him as a Sword Dao Genius,

then now, he could undoubtedly remove the "barely" and without a doubt, he had become a bona fide Sword Dao Genius!

His talent in Sword Dao increased by tenfold, perhaps even dozens of times!

A sword technique that might take others over a decade to master, he could perhaps grasp its essence within a few days!

Learning a sword in a day could match years of arduous effort by others!

A sense of ease, freedom, peace, and naturalness lingered in his heart.

Gu Yuan felt an unprecedented lightness, as if he had removed an invisible shackle.

Whether physically or mentally, he became relaxed and natural.

Even if distractions arose in his mind, a Mind Sword would appear to sever and dispel them.

Gu Yuan could clearly perceive that the changes weren’t just in his talent and enlightenment in Sword Dao, but also in his thinking, willpower, and even his Divine Soul!

In the past, he had too many doubts, and even when he had resolved to do something, he would often develop hesitation and indecisive thoughts that interfered with his actions.

But now it’s different.

He seemed to have thoroughly embodied the Sword’s Dao and principle, becoming decisive and resolute like the sword.

His thoughts would immediately drive to the essence of matters, allowing him to make the most direct and effective decisions and implement them in action.

"This Sword Heart Talent is truly extraordinary..."

Gu Yuan’s gaze was pure, bright, and deep, like a quiet cold pool in the mountains, carrying an unprecedented firmness.

He even had a vague feeling.

This Sword Heart Talent likely would not lose out to the likes of Wood Spirit Body, Gui Water Body, or Six Yin Extinct Vein spirit bodies.

Although this Sword Heart Talent didn’t change his physical constitution or improve his cultivation efficiency greatly, it brought an astonishing transformation to his mind.

It also endowed Gu Yuan with an exceptionally high enlightenment in Sword Dao!

At least in the future, any swordsmanship he practices would inevitably be swiftly comprehended and thoroughly understood.

"Just the Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly possesses this ’Sword Heart’ talent, so if it becomes a Cyan Jade Sword Butterfly, it would be incredible..."

Gu Yuan looked at the cyan-colored chubby insect in his hand, which had already finished eating the eggshell and grown plumper, and clicked his tongue in wonder.

After teasing it a bit with his finger, suddenly, Gu Yuan remembered an important question:

"Wait, if I remember correctly, butterfly larvae should feed on leaves, right?"

Thinking this way, Gu Yuan picked a few tender leaves from a tree in the courtyard and placed them near the mouth of the Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly larva.

However, the Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly larva turned away, not even touching the tender leaves.

There was even a sense of disdain and contempt transmitted to Gu Yuan’s mind.

"Oh, come on, these are the tenderest leaves of early spring, yet you despise them... well, as a descendant of Ancient Exotic Insects, you should have some standards."

Gu Yuan sighed, thought for a moment, then simply went back to his room and took out a Spirit Medicine.

He plucked a leaf from the Spirit Medicine and placed it in front of the Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly larva.

Only then did the chubby insect begin to wriggle its plump body and start munching.

"Feeding on Spirit Medicine, truly worthy of being a descendant of exotic insects. Fortunately, I can still afford to raise you for now... Actually, I haven’t given you a name yet."

Gu Yuan pondered:

"You are a Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly and will eventually evolve into a Cyan Jade Sword Butterfly, both having the word ’cyan’. Hence, I’ll call you Xiao Qing!"