CHAPTER 497: CHAPTER 396 UNAWARE OF LIFE OR DEATH

The wind gusted against his face.

Hong Yuan felt a profound calm in his heart.

At this moment, he soared through the cloud seas of the Green Heaven, intently feeling the feedback from the Heavenly River Sword as it devoured the Holy Artifact, the Mad Wave Sword.

Streams of extremely pure Spiritual Nature were transmitted from the Heavenly River Sword to Hong Yuan’s Sword Body, causing his aura to gradually grow more condensed and profound.

The Immortal Aperture Origin within his Heavenly River Blessed Land was also slowly advancing, as if it was about to transition from producing Green Grapes Immortal Nuance to Red Date Immortal Nuance.

Green Grapes Immortal Nuance is used by Sixth-Order Saints, while Red Date Immortal Nuance is used by Seventh-Order Saints.

Ever since his journey through the Eternal Azure Lotus Dreamland, Hong Yuan’s Sword Body’s foundation had greatly improved. The Heavenly River Sword, in particular, had reached the terrifying level of a Seventh-Order Earth-grade Holy Artifact.

The battlefield on the Eastern Wilderness Divine Continent is getting more dangerous by the day. If an Eighth-Order figure or a Great Saint makes a move, even the Human Clan Sky Palace will have to enter the fray personally. The Daxuan Dynasty certainly has done favors for my Sword Body, but there’s no need for me to desperately oppose the Sect’s Martial Saint and give my life for them.

Hong Yuan pondered, looking at the Heavenly River Sword, his eyes gradually brightening.

This battle could also be an opportunity, especially for my Sword Body, could it not?

The Heavenly River Sword had already reached the level of a Seventh-Order Earth-grade Holy Artifact and was intrinsically linked to the life of his Sword Body. As long as the Heavenly River Sword absorbed enough Spiritual Nature, his Sword Body could transition from having survived two Heavenly Calamities and Earthly Tribulations to successfully advancing to a Seventh-Order Sword Saint.

And this abundant Spiritual Nature from Holy Artifacts could be acquired through scheming in the great battle on the Eastern Wilderness Divine Continent.

My current combat power...

The strength of a Saint is usually determined by several aspects.

The first aspect is the quality of the Immortal Nuance within the Saint’s body, which is closely related to the Immortal Aperture Origin.

The second aspect is the number of Tao Marks a Saint controls. Saints gain a varying number of Tao Marks each time they survive a tribulation.

The third aspect is the grade of Divine Powers a Saint wields. Divine Powers are difficult to cultivate and are closely associated with mastery in their respective schools, severely testing a Saint’s aptitude and talent.

The fourth aspect is the Holy Artifacts a Saint possesses. With the support of a robust Soul Foundation and Immortal Nuance, the more Holy Artifacts one has, the more methods a Saint has to cope with various situations, and the longer their combat endurance.

Immortal Nuance and Tao Marks require a Saint to navigate various Heavenly Calamities and Earthly Tribulations; a slight misstep results in the destruction of their Dao and their death.

However, Divine Powers and Holy Artifacts are exceedingly difficult to achieve, especially Holy Artifacts.

Due to the unique characteristic of Holy Artifacts—that only one person can possess a specific one—many veteran Sixth-Order Saints still wield Fifth-Order Instruments.

Even among Seventh-Order Saints, not every one is guaranteed to possess a Holy Artifact, highlighting their extraordinary rarity.

Therefore, if one needs to defeat an enemy of a higher order, all these aspects must be comprehensively addressed. Lacking any key factor, let alone defeating an enemy of a higher order, one would be fortunate not to be treated like a dog by their peers.

This is why defeating an enemy of a higher order is extremely difficult in this realm.

Usually, only epoch-making Heavenly Talents possessing Great Emperor-Level qualifications and talent can achieve this feat!

This was also why Hong Yuan’s Demonic Body, Xuan Guangqiao, despite being Sixth-Order, could effortlessly kill the Seventh-Order Cloud Rock Martial Saint, causing unease among the upper echelons of the Human Clan Sky Palace.

Hong Yuan’s Demonic Body, Xuan Guangqiao, was indeed one of these epoch-making Heavenly Talents, perhaps even more formidable! Compared to his Demonic Body, Hong Yuan’s Sword Body was still somewhat inferior. The Destiny Grid alone was enough to illustrate this, not to mention that the Demonic Body had already faintly embarked on its own path of Devouring Heaven and Earth.

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The blue Flood Dragon, transformed from the Heavenly River Sword, let out a resounding draconic roar. Hong Yuan stood proudly on its head, Cold Wind buffeting him, his blue robe billowing, as he contemplated the extent of his Sword Body’s combat power.

Currently, his Sword Body possessed the Heavenly River Sword, a Seventh-Order Earth-grade Holy Artifact; even conventional Eighth-Order big shots might only have artifacts of this level.

Refining a Holy Artifact is not easy, nurturing it is even harder, and upgrading it is exceptionally difficult.

This is because if an upgrade fails, the Holy Artifact will shatter into nothingness. Therefore, not every great cultivator possesses the courage and resources to attempt upgrading a Holy Artifact.

Besides the Heavenly River Sword, Hong Yuan also possessed the Holy Plant, the Blue Primordial Treasure Lotus.

Thanks to the powerful endurance provided by the Blue Primordial Treasure Lotus, Hong Yuan could freely activate Holy Artifacts and unleash Divine Powers without needing to meticulously manage his Immortal Nuance consumption like other Saints.

In terms of Divine Powers, Hong Yuan’s Sword Body was also quite formidable.

The Ancient Sword Dragon Transformation was already a Seventh-Order Earth-grade Divine Power, and Water Dragon Chant was an Eighth-Order Heaven-grade Divine Power.

The Five Finger Fist Dream Sword and the Reversed River Protective Dream Robe were even more incredible, approaching the level of peerless Divine Powers.

His only shortcoming was a relatively low number of Sword Tao Marks, just over 210,000. Yet, compared to most Eighth-Order big shots, this was still an advantage!

In the Dream Medidation Fight space, I once loaded the template of my Sword Body to confront several Great Emperors of the same realm. My Sword Body was stronger than the Great Moon Saint and on par with the Heavenly Horned Ant Emperor, but was easily defeated by the Dragon Sun Emperor. In other words, my Sword Body truly possesses Great Emperor-level talent. This means that at the Sixth Order, my Sword Body is nearly invincible. Facing Seventh-Order powerhouses, I can strive to defeat them. Even when facing an Eighth-Order powerhouse, I can preserve my life. No, there’s more. I haven’t yet utilized Heavenly Demon Dismantling, which trades Life Span for combat power. If I were to activate Heavenly Demon Dismantling, I could possibly escape even from a Great Saint.