Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 134 - 110 All Three Swords Shattered, The Essence of Broken Swords._3

Chapter 134: Chapter 110 All Three Swords Shattered, The Essence of Broken Swords._3

Perhaps this is the true "Sword Heart," the heart of seeking the Dao?

At the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-ninth step, Gu Wen, gasping like a bull, leaned against the giant rock inscribed with "Sword Washing Pond," facing a white jade platform roughly the size of a soccer field, with vine-entwined gates closed tightly at its end.

Inside should be the Sword Washing Pond.

But no matter what, Gu Wen couldn’t lift his feet; perhaps this was why one needed to at least reach the Sword Dao Dharma.

A flash of emerald green caught his eye, and willow trees enveloped Gu Wen, instantly relieving the enormous pressure he bore.

Xiao Yunyi extended his hand and said, "Don’t force yourself; all you’re lacking is time. It’s not worth getting hurt now."

Gu Wen, without being pretentious, grasped the other’s hand and stepped onto the platform, then collapsed to the ground with a relieved gasp for air.

[Buddha Sword, reduced by five years of Heavenly Marrow, formed over forty-five years of Heavenly Marrow required for Third Level]

[Demon Sword, reduced by five years of Heavenly Marrow, formed over fifteen years of Heavenly Marrow required for Third Level]

’That counts as a gain.’

Gu Wen turned to look at Xiao Yunyi, princely as jade, temperament like a sword, staring at the Sword Washing Pond in a trance.

He smiled and said, "What’s the matter? Afraid you can’t contend with Chi Yu Zi and the others?"

Given the current situation, Xiao Yunyi could only compete with him, but had no chance against Jade Sword Buddha and the rest.

Xiao Yunyi shook his head and said, "It’s only you I cannot surpass. Their Sword Dao doesn’t match up to mine; if I wished, their swords would be nothing but clay chickens and pottery dogs in my presence."

You, Xiao Moutou, so arrogant too?

Gu Wen blinked, not so socially inept as to expose the other’s pretensions. What if he really could do it?

He said, "How could I surpass you? If I could, you’d have to call me ’senior’ by now."

"True Sword Dao." Xiao Yunyi turned to gaze directly at Gu Wen, his face as stern as a sword carving, his expression as serious as ever, "If I do not attain the True Sword Dao, your surpassing me is only a matter of time."

Gu Wen did not argue; he half propped himself up and jokingly asked, "How about I teach you?"

A wisp of Sword Qi, like white mist, coalesced boldly before Xiao Yunyi, who was instantly captivated by it.

"Aren’t you afraid that, once I learn it, there will be no possibility of your surpassing me?"

"If I can teach you, naturally I am not afraid of your surpassing me. If you truly surpass me, I ask only one thing of you."

Gu Wen revealed a carefree smile so extreme it allowed Xiao Yunyi to wrench his gaze away from the True Sword Dao.

"When that time comes, you teach me. It’s that simple."

Xiao Yunyi was stunned for a long time before he finally revealed a faint smile and shook his head, "The True Sword Dao cannot be taught, but I think I understand the gap between you and me now."

The heart towards the Dao, the heart of seeking the Dao, this was the gap between him and Gu Wen.

The True Sword Dao was not the sword, but the Dao.

And this was not something one could possess with mere enlightenment. Xiao Yunyi could not lower himself to ask for guidance like Gu Wen could, could not accept anything just for the sake of cultivation.

"Gu Wen, I won’t practice the three swords anymore."

Xiao Yunyi said softly, then his aura suddenly surged, climbing incessantly.

Fifth Level Dao Foundation, Fifth Level Dao Foundation Perfection, Sixth Level Dao Foundation, Sixth Level Dao Foundation Perfection!

All three swords shattered, the ultimate meaning of Broken Sword.

This was the method of Broken Sword Mountain, and the path that the sect initially set for Xiao Yunyi, though he had stubbornly clung to his own way.

He raised his sword to the sky, and a thousand zhang long Sword Qi lit the Luo River like the Milky Way.

"Now you are the number one swordsman beneath the heavens, and I am the current number one beneath the heavens. I can help your swordsmanship to the next level, and I hope you will allow me to witness the might of the True Sword Dao."

Gu Wen’s face registered total bewilderment. What began as a normal conversation suddenly took off.