CHAPTER 219: CHAPTER 218: THE TRAGEDY CAUSED BY A DUPLICATE NAME (SECOND UPDATE, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE)

Buzz buzz!

The Pure Yang Sword Spirit transformed into a stream of light, entering Lu Xuanji’s forehead, beginning the possession.

Firstly erasing the consciousness of Lu Xuanji.

Then, the Artifact Spirit’s Divine Soul started merging into Lu Xuanji’s Divine Soul, becoming one.

At that moment, they would achieve Primordial Unity.

Though called possession, it was essentially fusion.

Only such a fusion could deceive the Heavenly Dao.

He was very confident about the possession.

After that great battle, he suffered heavy injuries; his Divine Soul was less than one percent of its peak, yet after all, he was the Artifact Spirit of a top-tier Magical Treasure, equivalent to the Peak of Nascent Soul in terms of Divine Soul.

How could he fail to possess a mere Purple Mansion youngster?

The plan was progressing bit by bit, the possession continued intermittently, success was at hand.

At this moment, a stream of gray light flickered, infiltrating the Artifact Spirit’s Divine Soul, obliterating the Spirit’s Divine Soul.

"No, what is this?"

"This is a Soul Treasure."

"Just a mere Soul Treasure, how could I be afraid."

"This is no ordinary Soul Treasure!"

"Not good, it’s devouring my Divine Soul!"

"No, I am unwilling."

The Artifact Spirit retaliated, but the more it fought back, the more powerless it became. The gray light eroded its Divine Soul, which quickly dissolved, turning into bits of starlight and dissipating away.

In that instant of death, the Artifact Spirit seemed to comprehend.

"So this was my tribulation!"

"I thought battling with that Pure Yang Sword and getting severed was my tribulation, little did I know the real tribulation was here!"

The Artifact Spirit achieved Enlightenment Dao.

At that moment, sensing the Divine Soul.

Above the Divine Soul, there was terrifying Tribulation Qi, enveloping it, unbeknownst to being in a tribulation.

"He is my destined one!"

Sensing the dissipating Divine Soul, perceiving his own dissipating destiny, the Artifact Spirit smiled bitterly, completely comprehending the Tribulation Qi on the soul at the moment of death.

Once he felt the Tribulation Qi, it was the Tribulation of Ascension to Immortality.

Pass it, and he could become an Immortal Artifact.

Fail to pass, and he would turn to dust.

At that time, he thought that Pure Yang Sword was his tribulation, with their names being similar, destiny must contend.

But now it seems, it was nothing more than a tribulation that confused the heart, not only implicating Sword Island but also resulting in his own severance.

Later, he fell into a deep sleep within the Stone Stele, encountering Lu Xuanji, which was his chance of survival.

If he acknowledged Lu Xuanji as his master, he might have returned to his peak, perhaps even becoming an Immortal Artifact.

But that chance was severed by himself once again.

He thought he could rely on the Heaven-Deceiving Secret Technique to deceive the Heavenly Dao and escape the tribulation; little did he know, he could escape at first but not forever. The more he evaded, the more intense the tribulation became, eventually turning into a fatal catastrophe.

Bang!

At that moment, the Artifact Spirit Divine Soul shattered, with spots of light merging into the soul, nourishing Lu Xuanji’s Divine Soul.

...

In a haze, Lu Xuanji suddenly heard a voice.

It seemed to come from a phone.

[Dear, virus intrusion detected]

[Would you like to initiate antivirus?]

[No response from the host, the phone will automatically start the antivirus sequencing.]

[Antivirus in progress]

[Antivirus completed, virus has been removed]

The phone voice sounded, Lu Xuanji opened his eyes, the broken Pure Yang Sword lying beside him.

The Artifact Spirit had completely disappeared, becoming nourishment for his Divine Soul.

"This is the third possession attempt, the Pure Yang Sword Spirit failed in possession!"

Lu Xuanji said.

The Spirit’s possession failed, strips of soul essence began to integrate into his Divine Soul; perhaps too much soul essence made his head dizzy. Standing up, he swayed unsteadily, having no choice but to lie down again.

Meanwhile, chaotic memories surged, seemingly about to overwhelm his original memories.

After all, throughout his past and present lives, he had only lived for two hundred years, with memories of just over two hundred years.

But the Pure Yang Sword Spirit has been around for a full three million years, with most of that time spent sleeping, but there was active time of over a hundred thousand years.

Hundred thousand years of memories flooding over two hundred years of memories could easily cause him to lose himself.

For now, he could only seal these memories, subconsciously forgetting them until specific environments would awaken the necessary memories.

The strength of a cultivator lies not only in strong memory, photographic memory, but also in terrifying ability to forget, subconsciously forgetting a lot of unnecessary information.

Otherwise, having too good a memory, remembering everything, is not a good thing; rather, it’s quite painful.

After adjusting for three days and nights, he forgot most of the Artifact Spirit’s memories, leaving only a tiny portion of them.

The phone was purifying, as streams of pure soul essence enriched him, enhancing the strength of his Divine Soul and raising his Spirit Root Level.

In the great battle of the past, the Artifact Spirit’s severe injury left it with only a Nascent Soul Level Divine Soul, but even so, it was an exceptional supplement; Lu Xuanji felt his Divine Soul strengthening, his Spirit Root enhancing, though much of it lay dormant deep within his Sea of Consciousness, needing two hundred years to fully digest.

Moreover, some memories emerged.

They recorded why Ancient Sword Island was shattered.

In the memories, the Old Ancestor of Joyful Union forged a sword during his Nascent Soul phase, named it Pure Yang Sword, coincidentally matching the Sword Island’s treasured Pure Yang Sword, leading to a name conflict.

After the Inner Sect Disciple of Sword Island learned the news, they drew their sword in anger, attacking the Old Demon of Joyful Union, feeling he desecrated the Pure Yang Sword.

The Old Demon of Joyful Union retaliated as well.

Both sides clashed, and in the fierce battle, the Inner Sect Disciple of Sword Island was killed.

Thus, a hornet’s nest was stirred, and after killing a Sword Island cultivator, Sword Island cultivators relentlessly pursued him, never ceasing.

The conflict worsened, eventually leading to a life-and-death battle.

In the fierce battle, the Old Demon of Joyful Union wielded the Pure Yang Sword to kill Sword Island’s top powerhouse, and even split Sword Island in one strike, turning this tradition of over a million years to ashes.

Throughout the grudge between the Old Demon of Joyful Union and Sword Island, there was no feud of revenge, no taking of wives, no clan extermination, nor path contention. One followed the Joyful Union Dao, the other the Sword Dao, no inherent conflict, yet due to a name conflict, they fought to the death.

"Not worth it!"

Lu Xuanji smiled bitterly, finding it undeserving.

Just because of a name conflict leading to a life-and-death battle seemed hardly worth it.

For instance, regarding himself, in the world ten thousand cultivators named Lu Xuanji probably existed.

He could not forbid others from using the name Lu Xuanji just because he used it.

Or perhaps kill all cultivators named Lu Xuanji.

"However, merely due to a Magical Treasure name conflict, drawing the sword to kill, Sword Island cultivators were indeed too domineering." Lu Xuanji sighed. If encountering someone’s Magical Treasure called Li Fire Sword, Heaven Mending Cauldron, or Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron, would he kill because of a name clash?

No, it wouldn’t be worth it either.

In the Pure Yang Sword Spirit’s memories, there were numerous top-tier cultivation techniques such as [Yin Yang Sword Technique], [Four Symbols Sword Technique], [Five Elements General Technique], [Vast Sea Sword Technique], [Heart Demon Sword Technique], [Primordial Spirit Sword Technique] and so on... Unfortunately, Lu Xuanji merely glanced at them casually, unwilling to delve deeper.

He was not a Sword Cultivator and had no interest in swordsmanship.

In terms of comprehension and aptitude in swordmanship, he was quite ordinary.

In the past, Old Ancestor Jin once tutored him in swordsmanship for some time but eventually gave up.

A rotten wood cannot be carved.

In alchemy and artifact refining, Lu Xuanji could be considered top-notch, but in understanding swordsmanship, he was just rotten wood.

Although he held a [Li Fire Sword] in his hand, the Li Fire Sword was used more for show or even to deceive enemies; in crucial moments, he still relied on the [Elemental Magnetic Celestial Saber] to secure victory with one strike.