CHAPTER 902: CHAPTER 902: MYSTIC SWORD EVOLUTION (THIRD UPDATE)

"Ah, I have to do it myself! You two are entirely unreliable."

Ling Chen said.

Shen Xing said, "It’s your own matter to begin with; why rely on us? Right, Xiao Qing?"

"Exactly."

Xiao Qing agreed wholeheartedly.

...

In the secret chamber.

Ling Chen took out the storage ring given by the Sect Leader.

Inside was an Elixir, a Spirit Fruit, an Emperor Spirit Technique, and a daffodil.

The Elixir was a life-saving one.

The Spirit Fruit was a Mingxin Fruit.

The first three treasures were rewards for the new emperor’s contest.

And, the last daffodil was the Ice Cloud Water Lily, a treasure aiding in Spiritual Power cultivation.

This was a unique treasure of the Flower Immortal Sect.

Ling Chen had just consumed an Elixir that boosted his cultivation, so he wasn’t in a hurry to use the Ice Cloud Water Lily.

Instead, he consumed the Mingxin Fruit.

Compared to enhancing Spiritual Power cultivation, enhancing the Divine Soul was more effective.

Initially, to fuse with the Sun and Moon Divine Body, Ling Chen had no choice but to consume that Elixir. He feared that after achieving the Sun and Moon Divine Body, the Elixir would become ineffective.

With his cultivation advancing too quickly, Ling Chen could only take time to digest it.

Even with the pressure of the battle with Bai Yujing, he dared not take risks.

Now he had to delay using the Ice Cloud Water Lily slightly.

The Mingxin Fruit, once consumed, had excellent effects.

Ling Chen’s Divine Soul became clearer.

His understanding of the Heaven and Earth Power also deepened.

Time slowly passed.

After six months, the effects of the Mingxin Fruit reached their peak.

Ling Chen finally used the Mingxin Fruit to elevate his Divine Soul to a two-star level.

Now, Ling Chen was truly a two-star Emperor grade Divine Thought Master.

What excited Ling Chen greatly was that the newly sensed Heaven and Earth Power still had no overlap with Spiritual Power.

This meant that the Heaven and Earth Power Ling Chen now controlled had reached a level of four and a half tenths, already at the mid-stage Emperor level.

For an Emperor, the cultivation speed of these six months was incredibly astonishing.

One must know that going from a one-star Emperor to a four-star Emperor, even with the best talent, would take decades.

And Ling Chen only took two years.

Of course, part of this was due to the Elixir.

Even so, to advance from one to three stars in two years, excluding the Elixir’s boost, was still an astounding achievement.

After six months of stabilization, Ling Chen’s Spiritual Power cultivation also steadied completely.

He planned to rest a little, then continue cultivating the Spiritual Power path.

The Ice Cloud Water Lily still hadn’t been used!

At this time, the Sect Leader came again.

Knowing Ling Chen’s cultivation level, the Sect Leader was excited too.

At this rate, perhaps Ling Chen really had a chance to defeat Bai Yujing!

Back then, Li Taibai, the ancestor of the Green Lotus Ancient Clan, had a glorious record of overpowering the Divine Body.

Now, it could potentially be reenacted in Ling Chen.

Of course, the Sect Leader’s purpose was to deliver something to Ling Chen.

Yes, precisely.

It was the high-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon Longsword crafted by the Nine Cauldron Immortal Sect.

One must say, for this Longsword, the Nine Cauldron Immortal Sect poured in much effort.

Just its aura alone was much stronger than any high-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon Ling Chen had seen before.

It clearly should have reached the peak of high-grade Emperor Spirit Weapons.

"This sword is very powerful, make good use of it."

Luo Shuixian said.

She didn’t covet Ling Chen’s things.

With her status as a Great Emperor, this Longsword hadn’t reached a level she would go crazy for.

"Mm."

Ling Chen replied.

"Do you need anything else?"

Luo Shuixian asked.

She had said she would fully support Ling Chen.

But Ling Chen hadn’t asked for anything.

This made her feel somewhat embarrassed.

Ling Chen thought and said, "Sect Leader, could you give me twenty middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapons?"

"Middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapons?"

Luo Shuixian was a bit surprised but nodded, "No problem. I’ll bring them to you later."

"Alright. Then nothing else is needed."

Ling Chen said.

At first, the Mystic Sword had devoured nearly twenty low-grade Emperor Spirit Weapons and a middle-grade one to rise to a low-grade Emperor Weapon level.

He feared that for the Mystic Sword to upgrade to a middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon, it would also need a lot of middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapons.

About two hours later.

Luo Shuixian gathered the middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapons.

In the sect’s treasury, there weren’t enough middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapons.

She borrowed a few from the junior sisters in the sect.

Anyway, those people didn’t need them for the time being.

She had also ordered some more from the Nine Cauldron Heavenly Sect.

Soon, they should arrive.

With the weapons in hand, Ling Chen reentered the secret chamber.

First, he released the Mystic Sword.

Then he took out twenty middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapons.

The Mystic Sword, upon sensing the aura of middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapons, became restless again.

It directly pounced on the Emperor Spirit Weapons.

It took six whole days for the Mystic Sword to finish devouring these twenty middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapons.

However, even so.

The Mystic Sword remained at the low-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon level, not reaching the middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon level.

With no choice, Ling Chen went out again and asked the Sect Leader for ten more.

Though not knowing why Ling Chen needed them, Luo Shuixian still trusted Ling Chen and provided the middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapons.

Returning to the secret chamber.

Ling Chen released the Mystic Sword again.

As a result, the Mystic Sword discarded it like trash.

Not a single reaction.

So, Ling Chen took out the high-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon Longsword.

As expected, once this sword appeared.

The Mystic Sword went mad, rushing towards the high-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon Longsword.

A whole half-month later, the Mystic Sword finished devouring the high-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon.

At this time, the Mystic Sword’s grade finally broke through.

Reached the middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon level.

Ling Chen attempted to let the Mystic Sword clash with middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapons, only to find those couldn’t compete at all.

Though excited, he felt a bit dejected.

Evidently, for the Mystic Sword to ascend to the high-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon level, did it need to devour a Divine Artifact?

Judging from the Mystic Sword’s two evolutions, to advance, it had to devour spiritual weapons two grades higher.

An Emperor Spiritual Weapon upgrading to an Emperor Spirit Weapon required devouring a middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon.

A low-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon upgrading to a middle-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon needed devouring a high-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon.

And for the Mystic Sword to upgrade to a high-grade Emperor Spirit Weapon, what does it need to devour?

Only a Divine Artifact!

One should know, the Sun and Moon Divine Blade is merely a Divine Artifact.

And clearly, the Mystic Sword wasn’t a Divine Artifact.

A non-Divine Artifact devouring a Divine Artifact, that’s too far-fetched!

Moreover, Ling Chen simply couldn’t acquire a Divine Artifact!

Ling Chen sensed that Bai Yujing’s half of the Sun and Moon Divine Blade was at least a high-grade Emperor Thought Weapon level.

Since Bai Yujing could do it, what needed was certainly not a Divine Artifact.

However, since he hadn’t fused with the Sun and Moon Divine Body, he doesn’t know what exactly is needed.

Ling Chen could only put this thought aside.

He consumed the Ice Cloud Water Lily and began cultivating.

Now that his weapon evolution reached its limits, continuing to improve his strength was key!

After consuming the Ice Cloud Water Lily, Ling Chen found that using Spiritual Power to lead Heaven and Earth Power became substantially more effective.

The effect of this Ice Cloud Water Lily turned out to be remarkably similar to the Mingxin Fruit.

One targeted Spiritual Power, the other aimed at the Divine Soul.