The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 471 - 470 Practicing Flying Swords

Chapter 471: Chapter 470 Practicing Flying Swords

Ling Tianzi sat down and slowly said, "I once said, I have mastered four ultimate arts."

"Dan Dao, I taught it to your senior brother, imparting to him all my life’s alchemy experiences along with over ten billion and eighty million pills formulas, including nine that can concoct the Elixir of Life."

Hiss!

Lin Bai was shocked to hear that Ling Tianzi’s Dan Dao actually contained pill formulas for creating the Elixir of Life.

Lin Bai had once received the Great Demon’s Pill Path Memory, so he knew the difficulty of concocting the Elixir of Life. Furthermore, the formula for the Elixir of Life could be considered a priceless treasure. Once exposed, it would inevitably cause a bloodbath in the Martial World.

"Saber Dao, I taught it to your second senior sister. It is called ’Extinguishing Heavenly Blade.’ Once mastered to its extreme, nothing can stand its blow, not even gods or buddhas. It was my trump card in the battles I fought."

Lin Bai was again, taken aback.

This ’Extinguishing Heavenly Blade’, when mastered, could slay gods and annihilate buddhas. It was truly terrifying.

"Technique, I taught it to your third senior brother. He is gifted, but his comprehension is inferior compared to senior brother and second senior sister. I have about seven hundred and eighty million Magic Circles, and he took a hundred years to learn just half of them."

Hearing this, Lin Bai thought to himself: Even if he only learned half, wouldn’t he still be invincible under heaven and dominate one side?

Hearing that the senior brother, second senior sister, and Li Shanqing all obtained abilities from Ling Tianzi that could rule Under Heaven, Lin Bai grew more and more excited about the ability Ling Tianzi was about to teach him.

"As for you, Lin Bai, the Sword Art I am going to teach you is called Flying Sword Skill."

"Do you want to learn it?"

Ling Tianzi looked at Lin Bai and asked with a faint smile.

Lin Bai nodded enthusiastically: "Yes, yes, yes."

Of course, Lin Bai desired it. He had just seen Ling Tianzi standing still with just a look, the sword flew through the air, burrowed underground, and slaughtered whole mountains of Demon Beasts.

Ling Tianzi said, "In order to practice the Flying Sword Skill, there are two steps."

"The first step, you need to have a flying sword."

At these words, Ling Tianzi revealed a faint smile, stretched out his hand, and the Flying Sword obediently landed in his hand.

Ling Tianzi handed the Flying Sword to Lin Bai.

"When I took the Dragon Bone Gold from you, I promised to forge a sword as an apprentice gift."

"This sword was forged specially for you."

Lin Bai carefully took the sword.

Lin Bai vaguely remembered how this sword had slaughtered over a thousand Demon Beasts and killed an Iron-armored Rhinoceros that was taking a bath from thirty thousand miles away.

Such a shocking scene had left a lasting impression in Lin Bai’s mind.

Now, this super sharp sword was lying obediently in Lin Bai’s hand, as calm and gentle as a sweet baby.

Looking at the Treasure Sword in his hand, he felt extremely happy.

Ling Tianzi casually said, "The forging technique of the flying sword has long since been lost. It is incredibly troublesome to forge, and the materials required for it are all top-ranking Spiritual Tools materials in the world."

"Forging a single Flying Sword would essentially use up the entire reserves of a large Sect."

"It’s precisely because the price of forging a Flying Sword is exorbitant and its method is extremely complicated and already lost, that the Flying Sword Skill gradually disappeared from history."

Ling Tianzi smiled and said, "You already have a Flying Sword, next is the second step."

"Soul Division!"

Ling Tianzi said.

Lin Bai curiously asked, "Master, what is Soul Division?"

Ling Tianzi explained, "The idea is very simple. You need to split about a third of your Divine Soul and implant it into the Flying Sword. Then, you store the Flying Sword within your body, merging it with your Divine Soul, making the Flying Sword and your Divine Soul one."

"The Flying Sword, with your divided soul imbued in it, can sense everything you think in your mind. Whatever you think, the Flying Sword will be omnipresent."

"Wherever your thought goes, your flying sword appears; wherever your gaze lies, your flying sword goes."

Lin Bai nodded, with a sudden realization, "I see."

Ling Tianzi said, "However, Lin Bai, before you begin soul-splitting, I need to tell you that once your flying sword becomes one with you, and if it is shattered by a powerful enemy, your Divine Soul will suffer a severe blow."

Lin Bai said, "I understand that. Once my flying sword is destroyed, it’s equivalent to losing a third of my Divine Soul. It should be a serious injury."

"But, Master, could it be possible not to infuse my Divine Soul into the flying sword?"

Ling Tianzi shook his head, "No, if you do not infuse your split soul, then this flying sword will become like a piece of scrap iron, inferior to even a first-grade spiritual tool, becoming completely useless."

"Moreover, when you infuse your split soul into the flying sword, it unifies as one with the warrior. As your cultivation increases, your flying sword’s power will increase alongside it, seemingly endless. The stronger you are, the more potent your flying sword will be."

Upon hearing this, Lin Bai had another epiphany.

Flying swords don’t have grades, unlike other spiritual tools. They aren’t divided into first, second grades, and so on.

Actually, flying swords don’t have grades at all. They grow entirely in sync with the warrior; the stronger the warrior, the more potent the flying sword becomes.

Lin Bai said, "Master, should I understand it this way that the flying sword is like a second me?"

Ling Tianzi laughed, "You could interpret it that way. The flying sword is like a second self. However, because the flying sword is made of rare materials Under Heaven and it is exceptionally sharp, it should be much stronger than you."

Lin Bai said, "In that case, if I wield my flying sword during a battle with a rival in the future, it would be like two of me attacking the rival at the same time. How could the opponent not be defeated?"

Thinking about it, Lin Bai’s eyes were fiery with anticipation.

In Lin Bai’s heart, he recalled, I currently have the strength to challenge a Middle Stage of the Half-Step Divine Pill Realm. If I had a flying sword, I should be able to directly challenge a warrior in the Late Stage of the Half-Step Divine Pill Realm!

Then, my strength would see yet another explosive increase!

Understanding the cause and effect, an excited Lin Bai quickly said, "Master, I want to learn! Teach me how to split my soul."

"Alright, I have a soul-splitting technique here that is fairly safe. It won’t leave you heavily injured from splitting a third of your Divine Soul. Rest assured, I’ll stay by your side. You won’t face any danger."

"Afterward, infuse the soul that you split directly into the flying sword. I will also teach you the technique of merging with the flying sword at the same time."

Ling Tianzi nodded with a smile. His finger pointed into empty space, shooting a beam of spirit light into the center of Lin Bai’s brow.

Suddenly, within Lin Bai’s mind, a set of incredibly profound formulas emerged.

After reading through these formulas, Lin Bai was stricken with profound shock, as the technique contained in the formulas suggested that soul-splitting was a highly dangerous endeavor.

Soul-splitting meant dividing a complete Divine Soul into a third. Even the slightest mistake would cause the entire Divine Soul to be rent apart, resulting in an immediate death for the warrior.

A look of terror and worry flashed across Lin Bai’s eyes.

But recalling Ling Tianzi’s words, as long as Ling Tianzi was there to protect his Dharma, even if Lin Bai encountered any accidents, Ling Tianzi could save him.

Seeing the shock and worry on Lin Bai’s face, Ling Tianzi chuckled. He recalled himself when he first obtained the Flying Sword Skill; he was just as terrified.

So much so, Ling Tianzi had contemplated over ten years before he finally resolved to cultivate the Flying Sword Skill.

Ling Tianzi said with a smile, "You haven’t begun the soul-splitting yet. If you change your mind and no longer wish to learn, you can give up."

"No! I want to learn!" Lin Bai declared determinedly, "I still have a powerful rival, Lin Zi’er. I still have to go to the Miracle Ridge, to the Territory of all nations, to East Continent to find my parents."

"I need strong abilities to arm myself!"

"I need strong methods to protect my loved ones and friends!"

"I won’t back down! Master, I won’t disappoint you!"

"Master, let’s start!"

Lin Bai said resolutely.

Ling Tianzi spoke contently, "Very well, you can start. I will protect you, rest assured, even if a problem arises, I will spare no cost to save you!"