Chapter 168 – 141 Trial of Maiden Skill_1
Having left Lin Shilu’s small courtyard, Lin Tianming returned directly to his own cave dwelling.
Although the set of Spirit Swords was completely crafted, Lin Tianming did not imdiately begin the consecration process, nor was he overly eager to test the power of the Sword Array.
After more than a month of intensely helping with Artifact Refining, he was now extrely weary, only able to forcibly suppress the restlessness in his heart.
After a quick wash, he collapsed onto his bed and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Before long, a day and two nights had passed, and when he awoke again, it was already the third day.
Opening his eyes, he sat up and stretched, the previous sense of fatigue was nowhere to be found.
Feeling that his vigor, aura, and spirit had all returned to optimal condition,
he had no more reason to wait. He left his cave dwelling and headed straight for the valley where the Purple Gold Eagle resided.
In no ti at all, Lin Tianming appeared outside the cave dwelling of the Purple Gold Eagle.
Feeling Lin Tianming’s presence, the Purple Gold Eagle beca very excited and flew over to him directly.
Although they were separated for only two months, a brief period, the aura of the Purple Gold Eagle had grown stronger once again.
As expected, the Dragon Horn Lizard Demon Pill he had fed it before leaving had indeed enhanced its strength.
At this point, the aura of the Purple Gold Eagle had reached the peak of the First Order Late Stage, just one step away from the Second Order.
Seeing Lin Tianming, the Purple Gold Eagle was overjoyed, rubbing against his robes as if to curry favor.
Lin Tianming affectionately stroked the Purple Gold Eagle’s head and, regardless of whether it could understand him or not, he said,
“Xiao Diao, that’s the na I’ve given you. Right now, your master is very poor and doesn’t have anything for you to eat!”
The Purple Gold Eagle seed to understand his words, nodding its head, then let out a sharp cry as if to respond to him.
Lin Tianming laughed heartily, feeling it quite magical.
Until now, his commands had been conveyed directly to the Purple Gold Eagle through Divine Sense; he didn’t expect it would understand spoken words as well.
“It seems although Xiao Diao is just a First Order demonic bird, its Spirit Wisdom isn’t low!”
Lin Tianming mumbled to himself quietly before taking out a piece of Red Gold Snake at, the last he had left, and threw it to Xiao Diao.
Xiao Diao did not refuse the gift and clamped onto the snake at with one bite, beginning to devour it eagerly.
Having taken care of Xiao Diao, Lin Tianming found a flat platform to sit on and prepared to start the consecration process for the new Earth Fiend Swords.
Soon after, he found himself atop a small hill.
Finding the place quiet and secluded, very suitable for cultivation, he then sat down on the ground.
He perford a full cycle of the Grand Circulation to adjust his condition, then took out an Earth Evil Sword and gripped it tightly in his hand.
Having had previous experience with consecration to claim ownership, the process was now familiar to him. He sprinkled a drop of Lifeblood Essence onto the Spirit Sword.
Instantly, the bright red blood quickly sank into the body of the sword, soon disappearing.
Then the Spirit Sword began to tremble as though trying to escape his grasp.
Lin Tianming had anticipated this and imdiately used his Cultivation Technique to suppress it, followed by projecting a thread of his Divine Sense to engrave it into the core of the Spirit Sword.
An hour flew by quickly.
A distinctive sound of a sword’s cry rang out. The Spirit Sword that was shaking violently began to calm down and then started rotating around his body non-stop.
Feeling the connection between himself and the Spirit Sword, Lin Tianming showed a hint of joy on his face.
After the consecration of the first Earth Evil Sword was finished, Lin Tianming took out another Spirit Sword, repeating the process he just completed.
In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.
At this mont, Lin Tianming was incredibly excited.
Around him, fifty-four Spirit Swords were rapidly spinning, their speed astonishingly swift.
At a glance, the rotating Spirit Swords had seemingly ford an impregnable shield without any blind spots.
Because the Spirit Sword was spinning too fast, it stirred up a fierce Gang Wind that whipped up sand, stones, and rotten wood around it.
Watching the flying sand and rolling stones, Lin Tianming was taken by surprise and also deeply astonished.
As the Spirit Sword was retracted, the Gang Wind also dissipated, and the valley gradually returned to calm, leaving only a ssy site.
After spending several days, he had finally finished refining all of the Spirit Swords and was now ready to test their power.
At that thought, Lin Tianming grew very excited.
Since he wasn’t sure if he could activate all the Spirit Swords and considering he had been able to operate eighteen of them during the Qi Refinent Realm, and now that he had reached Foundation Establishnt with a significant increase in Divine Sense, he decided to start with thirty-six swords.
Without further delay, he waved his hands, and thirty-six Earth Evil Swords shot out, neatly hovering above his head.
He quickly circulated his Cultivation Technique, then urged the Earth Evil Swords forward, placing them into the Sword Array one by one.
“Swoosh…”
As each position was set, he imdiately ford seals with his hands and murmured incantations.
“Earth Fiend Sword Formation, arise…”
Suddenly, a Barrier materialized from the ground, covering a hundred feet in all directions.
Inside the Barrier, thousands of Sword Qi went crashing and shuttling through without any pattern.
“Earth Fiend Sword Formation, grind…”
With a loud shout from him, the Barrier of the Sword Formation gradually shrank, the space inside beca smaller, and the intensity of the Sword Qi grew even more fierce.
Before long, the Barrier had shrunk to just over ten feet wide and stopped shrinking.
By now, the Sword Qi inside the Barrier had beco terrifyingly dense, almost tangible, and the thousands of Sword Qi were nearly brushing against each other.
In the area covered by the Barrier, the ground was gouged out by the Sword Qi to more than a yard deep, growing even deeper towards the center.
It was hard to imagine that if a cultivator were inside the Barrier, facing such fierce and dense Sword Qi, even a First Order Foundation Establishnt cultivator would have no chance of survival.
Feeling the power of the Sword Array, Lin Tianming was overjoyed and couldn’t help but exclaim:
“A thirty-six sword array holds such power; how terrifying would it be with fifty-four?”
With that in mind, Lin Tianming tried again.
Once the Sword Array reset, he added the remaining eighteen Earth Evil Swords to the array.
As he finished channeling his energy, the fifty-four sword array was now fully in place.
Without hesitation, he activated the Sword Array.
Once the Sword Array was operational, it covered the sa hundred-foot range, the number of Sword Qi within the formation doubled, and the force of the Sword Qi was further enhanced.
Moreover, the Barrier of the Sword Array beca even more solid, like an unbreakable copper wall and iron barrier.
After a dozen or so breaths, Lin Tianming withdrew the Sword Array.
At this point, his face was as pale as death, his Spiritual Power completely drained, and his Divine Sense severely depleted.
From his test, the Sword Array consisting of fifty-four Earth Evil Swords, when fully activated, had a power that was several tis greater than that of the thirty-six sword array.
And with the increase in both the power and number of Spirit Swords, the consumption of Spiritual Power and Divine Sense also increased exponentially.
With his current cultivation, he could only maintain it for a dozen breaths at most, after which his Spiritual Power and Divine Sense would be greatly depleted, and he would have to stop.
Lin Tianming wasn’t surprised by this result; after all, greater power cos with greater limitations.
The Sword Array of thirty-six Earth Evil Swords was also very powerful, greatly surpassing its forr strength.
He estimated that a sixteen blade sword array should be able to easily deal with an average Second Layer Foundation Establishnt cultivator, and perhaps even hold its own against a Third Level Foundation Establishnt cultivator.
Of course, that was just speculation; there would be many uncertain factors in practice, and the actual outco would be hard to say, but he was confident.
Gathering his thoughts, he was now completely out of Spiritual Power and severely drained of Divine Sense, not in any condition to continue.
Retrieving the Spirit Swords, he quickly tidied up, and then flew towards his cave abode at the Peak of Green Bamboo Mountain.
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