Chapter 148: Sky Wolf Prison Divine Scripture

Yun Che's Great Way of the Buddha had only reached a half-level state, but the self-healing ability it granted was already remarkably astonishing. Yun Che had been severely injured by the little fairy's attack, but in just over ten days, both his internal and external wounds had mostly healed. Although his medical skills also played a significant role, without the Great Way of the Buddha, even with his advanced medical expertise, it would have taken at least over a month to recover to this extent.

After recovering, Yun Che prepared food and returned to the Profound Gathering Pagoda, spending almost all his time there, advancing his profound energy cultivation and the Great Way of the Buddha simultaneously. Lan Xueruo would visit him every few days, but most of the time she couldn't find him. She would quietly leave some delicious food and carefully chosen clothes in his room. Sometimes, he would happen to return to his residence and encounter Lan Xueruo visiting, but she would not stay long, hurrying away. Although her smiles were always gentle and warm, Yun Che could see the confusion and increasing worry deep in her eyes.

Lan Xueruo never spoke of it, and Yun Che didn't press her for details. All his energy was focused on cultivation.

One day, while cultivating, Yun Che suddenly opened his eyes. A brilliant silver light emanated from his body, and a shimmering silver pagoda appeared above his head, hovering before slowly sinking back into his body. At that instant, he felt as if he had suddenly entered another world. Although he was still in the familiar Profound Dwelling, what he saw, heard, smelled, and felt was completely different.

It wasn't that his surroundings had changed; it was his entire being that had been reborn.

His eyes became clearer, almost able to discern every grain of sand beneath his feet. His ears grew sharper; when he concentrated, he could faintly hear the very movement of air. His skin became fairer and more delicate, like that of a newborn, with an added lustrous glow. Far from being robust or coarse, even the masculine ruggedness a man should possess had completely vanished, leaving a tenderness that could evoke envy from women.

The first stage of the Great Way of the Buddha was officially perfected!

"Only two months? You've surprised me again," Jasmine said, raising her eyes to look at him, having dozed off against the wall for quite some time. Yun Che's monstrous comprehension ability left her utterly astonished.

Yun Che stood up. With a thought, the Overlord's Colossal Sword was summoned from the Sky Poison Pearl and firmly grasped in his hands, held horizontally in front of him. This time, he hadn't activated the Evil Soul, yet he firmly held the three-thousand-nine-hundred-jin heavy sword. Although it was still heavy, it was no longer uncontrollably so. The sensation in his hands felt like holding a weapon weighing only five or six hundred jin.

Yun Che swung his arm, and the heavy sword danced, carving a massive dark arc in front of him.

"Whoosh!!"

The nearly four-thousand-jin heavy sword, when swung, produced a roaring sound like a storm. Jasmine, who was a dozen steps away from Yun Che, instantly felt a heavy force whistle towards her. The airflow throughout the Profound Dwelling was immediately disrupted, and even the seals restricting the dwelling faintly trembled.

A light sword, when wielded, might have sharp and imposing sword force, but it could never create the overwhelming, tyrannical, earth-shattering power capable of sweeping aside a thousand armies. Among all weapons, only a heavy sword could achieve this.

The spatial-trembling whistle made Yun Che's eyes blaze, and his blood surged. He twisted his body, wildly swinging the heavy sword in his hands: sweeping, diagonal slashes, upward thrusts, powerful cleaves... Each swing was as mighty as a rainbow, overwhelmingly domineering, creating a deafening sword roar. Yun Che felt as though he could sever a towering mountain or bury a stampeding army with a single strike.

"Haa!!"

With his final strike, Yun Che heavily slammed the sword onto the ground.

"Boom!!!"

The floor of the Profound Dwelling also had profound energy seals, making it incredibly hard and impervious to damage from profound energy at the True Profound Realm. Yet, under Yun Che's sword, the entire dwelling vibrated violently. Amidst the deafening crash, a several-meter-long crack instantly appeared on the ground. It was a long while before this crack slowly healed.

After swinging the sword dozens of times consecutively, Yun Che was drenched in sweat and gasping for breath. He leaned on the heavy sword and sat down on the ground, wiping the hot sweat from his forehead, a look of excited delight on his face. Through this session of wielding the sword, he truly felt how correct his decision had been to take this heavy sword.

Jasmine walked over, nodding as she said, "As I expected, you can now wield this heavy sword, having formally entered the first stage of the Great Way of the Buddha. However, being able to wield it doesn't mean you can fully control it. You've only just swung it for a short while and are already this exhausted; you're far from being able to fight an opponent with it."

"Therefore, for the next month, your task is to adapt to the weight of this heavy sword and master its handling!" Jasmine stated sternly. "From now on, you are not allowed to summon it back into the Sky Poison Pearl. Every sword practice session must continue until you are completely exhausted, lying on the ground unable to get up. And once you do stand up, you must have this heavy sword in your hands. Even when eating or leaving this place for any reason, you must carry this heavy sword; it must not leave your side for a moment! Continue until you have adapted to its weight so thoroughly that you no longer feel it, and are as familiar with it as your own limbs!"

"Alright!" Yun Che nodded without hesitation; he would have done this even if Jasmine hadn't suggested it. But then, he shook his head and said, "No... I'll keep it with me constantly while in the Profound Dwelling, but if I occasionally go outside, I can't carry it on my back."

"Why not?" Jasmine raised a slender eyebrow.

"Do you know why I chose the two worst profound arts at the Grand Profound Hall before?" Yun Che retorted, then explained, "The reason is simple. One reason is that I never intended to cultivate any other profound arts or skills within these three months; I only wanted to focus on improving my profound energy and incidentally cultivate Star God's Broken Shadow. I casually picked two trashy profound arts just to deliberately invite ridicule and be underestimated. Because I'm well aware of the gap between Murong Yi and me, and I also understand that even if I cultivated diligently for three months, defeating him would still be extremely difficult. Therefore, I cannot allow him to have even a shred of wariness towards me... As an inner-palace disciple, Murong Yi absolutely cannot afford to lose a fight against me. And if he has even a slight suspicion, he might resort to other means before or during the match, and I wouldn't be able to foresee what those means might be."

"My choice of a heavy sword, combined with two trashy profound arts, will undoubtedly make everyone, including him, mock me. He'll increasingly see me as arrogant, ignorant, and laughable. This, coupled with the huge power disparity, will prevent him from developing any wariness towards me, thus avoiding any unforeseen surprises during our match. However, if I were to carry this three-thousand-nine-hundred-jin heavy sword outside, it would certainly cause a sensation. Given its weight, even Murong Yi couldn't carry it around so casually. So, if he knew, he would definitely become alert and cautious."

After Yun Che finished speaking, Jasmine let out a disdainful snort. "You usually act so haughty and arrogant, yet now you're being so cautious. What a contradiction."

"No, no, there's no contradiction at all," Yun Che said with a smile. "Arrogance is something you display for others to see. Caution, however, is something you keep hidden in your heart; there's no need to show it to others. The former allows me to live freely and unrestrained, while the latter allows me to live longer. There's absolutely no conflict."

"Hmph, outside the Profound Dwelling, do as you wish. But for this entire month, while you're in this Profound Dwelling, you cannot put down the heavy sword for even a moment. And whenever you're exhausted and can't stand up, you'll have something else to do." As Jasmine spoke, her eyes suddenly drifted, as if touched by a deeply imprinted memory in her soul, and her voice softened. "Devote yourself entirely to comprehending... the 'Heaven Wolf Hell God Manual'!"

"'Heaven Wolf Hell God Manual'?" Yun Che immediately recalled. "Is that the heavy sword art you mentioned before, the one your brother cultivated?"

"That's right." Jasmine nodded slowly, turning her face slightly so Yun Che couldn't see the deep sorrow in her starlike eyes. Her voice became chillingly soft. "Brother said that the Heaven Wolf Hell God Manual is the strongest heavy sword art in existence. Cultivating it allows one to maximize the advantages and power of a heavy sword. Only my brother and I have ever seen this Heaven Wolf Hell God Manual. I myself, out of curiosity, browsed it while watching my brother practice sword arts, and it took me an entire year to unintentionally comprehend the general principles and the first sword of the Heaven Wolf. However, my preferred weapon is a short blade, and my comprehension of it was merely out of fondness for my brother; I would never have a day to use it... Now, I will bestow upon you the general principles and the first sword art of the 'Heaven Wolf Hell God Manual'. How much you can comprehend within this month will depend on your own understanding!"

"The general principles explain how to wield a heavy sword, all its advantages and disadvantages, and how to maximize the former while minimizing the latter. Once you are proficient in these principles, you can be said to have truly and completely mastered the heavy sword. After that, you can comprehend the first sword, 'Heaven Wolf Slash'. Although this is merely an introductory strike of the Heaven Wolf Hell God Manual, its power will definitely far exceed your imagination."

As Jasmine spoke, she raised a finger and pointed it at Yun Che's glabella, imprinting the general principles and the first sword art of the 'Heaven Wolf Hell God Manual' into his sea of consciousness. For anyone else, fully comprehending the general principles within a month would be impossible, but Jasmine had been astonished by Yun Che's remarkable comprehension abilities multiple times already. She believed it was highly likely he could achieve this.

As the profound art entered his mind, Yun Che merely swept over it with his consciousness and felt a profound shock. Profound arts were inherently inanimate, yet from the 'Heaven Wolf Hell God Manual's' profound art, Yun Che clearly sensed an overbearing, fierce, formidable, and unstoppable aura. If the profound art itself was like this, the immense power it contained was evident.

"Is it just the general principles and the first sword?" Yun Che couldn't help but ask.

"I only know the general principles and the first sword myself; I don't know the rest," Jasmine replied, shaking her head. "The Heaven Wolf Hell God Manual was always with my brother. After he died, it should have vanished from the world with him. You, perhaps, are the last inheritor."