Clang!!!

The Silver Flood Dragon Sword immediately emitted a sword cry, exhaling a three-foot sword Qi, snow-white and cold, a bone-chilling murderous aura spread out.

Gu Yuan felt as if he was holding a slippery flood dragon in his hand. As Primordial True Qi poured into it, the Qi and the sword body perfectly merged, operating smoothly and at will.

"Sixty-three restrictions? Top-grade Magical Artifact..."

Noticing the number of restrictions in the sword, Gu Yuan couldn't help but be greatly astonished, hesitating slightly, he said:

"Master, isn't this flying sword too precious?"

In the Cultivation Realm, the artifacts and treasures that cultivators refine and use are classified into Magical Artifacts, Magical Treasures, and Spirit Treasures, from low to high.

Among them, Magical Artifacts and Magical Treasures are further divided into Lower Grade, Middle Grade, Upper Grade, and Top Grade.

Speaking only of Magical Artifacts, they are divided into seventy-two Earth Demon Restrictions.

Lower Grade Magical Artifacts have one to eighteen restrictions, Middle Grade have nineteen to thirty-six, and so on.

When the seventy-two restrictions are fully refined, it can be perfectly restricted, and with continued nurturing, once the restrictions unify, it can transform into Celestial Spirit Restrictions, becoming a Magical Treasure!

Why did Gu Yuan say this flying sword was too precious?

Because even for ordinary Lower Grade Magical Artifacts, cultivators have to painstakingly refine them over a long time using Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Each layer of restriction often requires years of hard work.

In a battle where two cultivators of equal Cultivation Divine Techniques face off, the one with such a Magical Artifact in hand is bound to have an advantage, significantly boosting their battle prowess.

A Middle Grade or even Upper Grade Magical Artifact often requires generations of effort by ordinary cultivators to accomplish. Such level of Magical Artifacts can be passed down as heirlooms in small Cultivation Families.

As for Top-grade Magical Artifacts...

He Ling True Master, a Golden Core Great Cultivator, uses this level of Magical Artifact.

It is conceivable how precious this Silver Flood Dragon Sword truly is!

"No problem, since I have given it to you, just keep it."

He Ling True Master waved his hand indifferently.

Taking Gu Yuan as a disciple made him happier than acquiring a Magical Treasure!

Even though he gave away the Silver Flood Dragon Sword, he needed to make an effort to show his importance as a master.

Besides, Gu Yuan is his disciple, part of his family, so giving it to Gu Yuan doesn't count as a loss.

...

In the ensuing time, Gu Yuan began to close himself off every day in Jade Cauldron Tower, dedicating himself to cultivating the "Jade Scenery Profound Core Sword Formulas."

Compared to the "Life-taking Sword Formulas," the "Jade Scenery Profound Core Sword Formulas" were evidently far more profound and advanced!

Even with Gu Yuan's enlightenment, cultivating it was not easy.

Fortunately, with the constant guidance of He Ling True Master, a Golden Core Great Cultivator, and combined with Gu Yuan's own understanding and talent in Swordsmanship, his progress was rapid.

He improved almost every moment.

About ten days later, Gu Yuan had successfully entered the gate of cultivating the "Jade Scenery Profound Core Sword Formulas," and began the sacrificial refinement of the Silver Flood Dragon Sword.

Because the Silver Flood Dragon Sword was of high quality, the refinement was quite slow.

However, the method of refining the flying sword in the "Jade Scenery Profound Core Sword Formulas" was quite advanced, called the Three Elements Sword Refining Art, which emphasized heart alignment, Qi interaction, and spiritual imprinting.

This way, the refinement would be as effortless as using one's own arm, and even more so, it could be refined into a Lifebound Flying Sword, sharing one's life with it.

In the chamber, Gu Yuan sat cross-legged, eyes half-open, his aura deep and tranquil.

Before him, the Silver Flood Dragon Sword was inserted into the stone slab, its body slightly trembling, making a faint clinking sound.

With each of Gu Yuan's breaths, the snowy sheen on the Silver Flood Dragon Sword's surface expanded and contracted, emitting a sword cry in rhythm, appearing quite mystic.

After a long while, Gu Yuan exhaled deeply and opened his eyes. At the same time, the Silver Flood Dragon Sword also let out a clink, bursting with a brilliant snow-white glow!

Gu Yuan felt he had already established a close and complex connection with the Silver Flood Dragon Sword before him.

The Silver Flood Dragon Sword seemed to have become a part of his body; he could feel every inch of the sword.

"Rise!"

With a flick of Gu Yuan's mind, the Silver Flood Dragon Sword leaped up, transforming into a sword light resembling a silver flood dragon, spiraling and flying around Gu Yuan gracefully.

Amidst this graceful motion, faint yet fierce, ominous energy surged forth.

In the next moment, the sword light in mid-air changed constantly, either slashing or cutting, or pointing or stabbing, or flicking or chopping...

Sometimes it became a long sharp sword light, cutting through everything.

Sometimes it turned into a cold flash, like a shooting star cutting through the night sky, gone in an instant.

Sometimes it transformed into a mass of silver light, like a solid silver ball, flying dense and impenetrable, impervious to water.

Then, with Gu Yuan's thought, the sword light passed through the window, enveloping a large stone in the courtyard outside.

This large stone was a deliberately placed landscape stone in the courtyard, hard and heavy, standing over a hundred steps away from Gu Yuan.

Swish swish! Swish swish!

The sword light danced, swirling around the large stone, cutting, grinding, stone chips flying everywhere, continuously reducing its size.

Soon, the man-sized stone was ground down by the sword light to the size of a football, its surface smooth and rounded.

Gu Yuan raised his hand and gestured; the silver sword light flew back, carrying the stone, and began to shrink, transforming into a shiny silver bracelet wrapped around Gu Yuan's right wrist.

When the light retracted, it turned into an ordinary silver bracelet.

Gu Yuan held the stone ball in one hand, remaining silent.

Although his cultivation level hadn't improved much, after mastering the "Jade Scenery Profound Core Sword Formulas" and successfully refining the Silver Flood Dragon Sword, his battle prowess increased several times over!

Previously, when he practiced the "Life-taking Sword Formulas," moving and dodging within ten feet was effortless.

In essence, it was still about holding a long sword and fighting in close quarters.

Compared to a flick of the mind, with the flying sword springing up, unpredictable and capable of decapitating foes, the gap between the two was not small!

Moreover, he could now control the flying sword within a hundred steps, increasing his attack range by two to three times compared to before.

This meant that whereas Gu Yuan used to risk personal combat with a sword, now he could simply command the Silver Flood Dragon Sword with a thought and slay the enemy!

Ordinary Innate Martial Masters, or even normal Celestial Human Realm cultivators, likely couldn't withstand the edge of a top-grade magical artifact like the Silver Flood Dragon Sword.

Hence, even though Gu Yuan was still merely an Innate Martial Master, due to his swordsmanship and the refinement of the Silver Flood Dragon Sword, his battle prowess skyrocketed, allowing him to slay foes above his level!

Such a transformation was undoubtedly terrifying.

Following this, Gu Yuan took out a wooden box.

Upon opening it, inside was a large green insect, resembling a piece of green jade.

It was Xiao Qing!

However, at this moment, Xiao Qing's body was as thick as a child's arm, about a foot long, hefty and crystal-like, exuding an air of dominance.

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