Chaotic World Book
Chapter 369 - 361: Breakthrough, First Secret Treasure

Chapter 369: Chapter 361: Breakthrough, First Secret Treasure

"I don’t know why I’m seeing such a story... If it had been before, it would have been a Demon God’s phantom demonstrating Martial Arts..."

"Perhaps it has to do with obtaining the second page of the Heavenly Book which has encapsulated the entire environment, thus giving rise to the story behind this object?"

"I must say it’s quite interesting... Everyone has always wanted to know about the previous epoch but could never really grasp it; even with some records we’ve garnered, it’s still not as intuitive as watching a movie. Whether it’s about human temperament or the power of Martial Arts, everything is crystal clear."

"I must admit that Sect Hierarch Xue doesn’t lose face by worshipping the Blood God. This figure truly deserves reverence by future generations; of course, faith aside. Zhao Changhe would rather accept the identity of an ’Inheritor,’ ’Let successors use my blood to again split the heavens.’"

"This is the intent the Blood God wanted future generations to continue, but what exactly has the Blood God Sect inherited?"

"Bloodshed? Slaughter?"

"It probably does match the temperament of the Blood God, but this shouldn’t be the essence, or perhaps it’s somewhat outdated..."

"However, these things are not important to Zhao Changhe’s purpose here. He has his own path, and the tasks of tearing the heavens and fighting the God Demon are for Xia Longyuan and perhaps what Sect Hierarch Xue and others will pursue in the future, but they don’t relate much to Zhao Changhe... at least not for now."

"What he seeks lies within that one saber strike."

"That saber strike, in truth, is far from the current level; it’s something that needs prolonged contemplation. But it contains almost everything learned to this point; the entire Blood Evil Saber Technique derives from it. To advance the Saber Technique to a Secret Treasure Level, pondering it is never wrong."

"Zhao Changhe stood there, eyes closed, quietly reflecting on that saber strike, understanding where his biggest problem lay."

"There are about two issues..."

"Firstly, now is not the time to seek a return to simplicity and become one with the saber; he still needs a comprehensive system of sword skills from low to high."

"As everyone knows, since he lacks the subsequent secret book of the Blood Evil Saber Technique, his skills always remain at the Mystical Gate Level, naturally lacking a deep understanding of the saber technique."

"Speaking of the technique itself, the lack of variety in the moves is one thing, and the ultimate skills are even scarcer—just three moves. Among them, ’Gods and Buddhas Disperse’ and ’Heaven and Earth Without Self’ have already become buffs, which means the only active skill left is ’Hell is Like This.’"

"This results in him having no moves to use, forcing him to integrate the Sword Emperor’s Ultimate Skill and to steal various moves from others to compensate for his lack of variety. But the problem is, it’s all swordsmanship, except for Hu Lie’s Yellow Sand Blade Technique, which doesn’t quite match his own style."

"Sect Hierarch Xue was previously limited by his strength; he couldn’t use the Secret Treasure Saber Technique. He seemed to be using the same moves as Zhao Changhe. But he had seen the subsequent techniques, understood their essence, and had a complete and coherent system; naturally, his application of the earlier moves was much more refined—how could Zhao Changhe compare?"

"But now he has it; the Heavenly Book can evolve that saber strike, turning it into a complete set of moves, even more complete than the secret books organized by generations of the Blood God Sect."

"Zhao Changhe instantly noticed the new move following ’Hell is Like This.’"

"’Hell is Like This’ belongs to a horizontal slash—silent and void, where all laws are emptiness. The next move at the Secret Treasure Level is where the saber transforms myriad forms, and the blood rain fills the sky."

"With Lie’s strike, multiple heads fall simultaneously; that is the reintegration of Group Combat Skills, while from a low to high resolution means it needs first to be dissected into the Group Battle Blade."

"It’s also about transforming ’Hell is Like This’ into myriad variations—the process of mastering it is the ladder to the Secret Treasure."

"If an empty world is indeed hell, then this saber strike reveals the hell’s rightful ferocity and terror, with blood filling the mountains and rivers."

"This move shall be called ’Blood Filling Mountains and Rivers,’ which seems much simpler compared to the names of the first three moves, but it is again a new foundation, establishing itself on a hell that’s already been cleaved and moves on to fracture the heavens—it’s also the process of the ’movie’ I just watched. The environmental beginning, man in the wilderness, everywhere crumbling, with the blood sea spreading to the foot."

"Zhao Changhe stood quietly for a moment, then suddenly struck with his saber."

"Though it seemed like just one strike, the Blood Pool around him seemed to be split by countless saber lights, blood spurting from numerous spots. Looking around, it was as if waves surged through a blood sea."

"Huangfu Qing had been quietly standing behind, watching. Only then did he exhale a breath, ’If anyone says he isn’t a Saint Heir, who would believe it? He doesn’t even need to look at the secret book, just stood here for a little while and comprehended the Secret Treasure Level ’Blood Filling Mountains and Rivers’... It’s a move our predecessors had taken years to grasp...’"

"The protectors around him were already dumbfounded."

"They, too, had the rights to peruse the Secret Treasure Level Saber Technique, but couldn’t use it. What kind of cultivation justified transforming one into ten thousand?"

"But Zhao Changhe hadn’t broken through, so how did he effortlessly use it just like that... no, the move you just comprehended, can be used without practice?"

"Where does this trickster come from?"

"Yet this trickster was still softly sighing, ’Not enough... still can’t break through...’"

Crowd: "..."

Xue Canghai expressionlessly said, "I can’t stand watching anymore. Knowing he truly is the Saint Heir is enough, I will first deal with the Maitreya Envoy and we’ll talk later."

He then left with a flick of his sleeves.

Watching any further, I suspect I would vomit blood, you fucking cheat and still complain about not breaking through, are you planning to breakthrough the Secret Treasure by groping around blindly for a while?

Of course, he couldn’t break through, as Xue Canghai had previously said, he was actually quite far off, it wasn’t as close as he originally imagined. Others might have been able to perceive things at a high level, but that’s other things, not the Blood Evil Saber Technique and Blood Evil Skill.

Zhao Changhe also knew he had two issues. The Blood Evil Saber Technique was one, but for the Blood Evil Saber Technique to penetrate through the Secret Treasure, what else was missing?

Of course, it was the Cultivation Technique.

His Evil Qi was not as intense as Sect Hierarch Xue’s, after all, this stuff truly depends on accumulating through killing, or drastically absorbing substances that nurture Evil Qi, and he wasn’t sufficient. But in fact, the requirements of Blood Evil Skill weren’t about endlessly nurturing evil as Sect Hierarch Xue did, it could work after reaching a certain threshold.

That’s what he had previously told Sect Hierarch Xue, you lose yourself in over-indulgence, not just by blindly piling up bloody and evil qi... it’s about how to understand and apply it.

Was Lie’s sword full of intense Evil Qi?

Actually, it wasn’t. It rather carried an air of casual nonchalance, as if doing an insignificant little deed. In fact, while swinging the sword, he was even distracted carving an Array Plate.

Where came the fierce evil spirits, where came the overflowing Evil Qi?

But the final impression it gave was like hell, extremely ferocious, and why was that?

Because of the environment.

Right, the Blood Evil was not only internally reflecting within himself, it actually existed broadly outside as well, present in enemies and the dead alike, the bloodier the battlefield, the stronger it was.

It was something that could be summoned.

At this moment, suddenly, everything clicked together with the guidance previously received from Huangfu Qing and the declarations from Yuxu, converging from different paths.

The First Secret Treasure, integrating with nature externally, blending with the heaven and earth.

Only now, with no Evil Qi outside, it was not good to verify... also lacking was a leader to help him breakthrough... would he need to capture Sect Hierarch Xue and fight again?

Zhao Changhe pondered for a moment, suddenly embedding the Blood Token into the center of the Array Plate.

The Array Plate was instantly filled with overflowing Evil Qi, as if inexhaustible might was brewing within, ready to erupt.

There it was.

"Swish!" Zhao Changhe made another cut with his saber.

This saber stroke had no spectacular effect, the Blood Pool didn’t splash around like a fountain as before, but the protectors near the door suddenly felt a smothering rush, their blood surging, their hearts violently twitching, and an endless fear naturally arising.

As if the one who swung the saber in front of the Array Plate, wasn’t Zhao Changhe.

It was the reincarnation of the Blood God.

Near the door, a rustling sound as everyone knelt down, their foreheads touching the ground, devoutly praying, "Welcoming the Divine Presence... may the Blood God guide our path forward..."

Zhao Changhe looked back, the bloody red in his eyes vanished in a flash.

After searching hesitantly for so long... to the Great Desert, to Beimang, entering Kunlun, advancing to Wushan. From the south to the north, from winter to spring.

Enlightened by Hongling, taught by Huangfu, seeking the way from Yuxu, guided by God Demon.

The First Secret Treasure, finally achieved.

Having practiced Martial Arts till now, one year and three months in total.