Chapter 1679: Nine Swords Resonate Together

Hearing Elder Yun Wangji's heartfelt counsel, Xu Yang gladly accepted the Sword Immortal's proposal, nodding gravely.

"Elder, I will bear your guidance in mind, but right now, I have a very clear understanding. The nine instrumental sword souls I've forged, which are unique to me, are all condensed from the power of laws as their origin, and they are significantly different from true sword souls. If I were to directly use these nine instrumental sword souls as the foundation to create my own sword arts, I'm afraid the result wouldn't be perfect. Only by transforming these nine instrumental sword souls into nine true divine artifacts, and then using them as a basis to research my own new sword arts, can I gain the most authentic experience. Therefore, I don't believe now is the best time to create my own sword arts. What I need to do now is resolve the troubles with the Kunlun Divine Path one by one, and at the same time, search for the strongest divine materials from heaven and earth that are worthy of these nine instrumental souls."

Yun Wangji expressed his approval of Xu Yang's idea.

"I'm genuinely pleased that you are so grounded and not aiming too high. However, you must understand that what you desire are swords of divine artifact or even main divine artifact level. To forge artifacts of such power, the required materials are exceedingly rare. Take, for example, Fenghuo Wuji's Tu Tian sword from back then. It was already a main divine artifact upon its creation. Later, it followed Fenghuo Wuji in his campaigns across the land. Through countless real battles, it was repeatedly bathed in blood essence, growing to the peak of a main divine artifact. However, this was already the limit of what it could achieve because Fenghuo Wuji's primordial soul had completely perished, and this sword's soul was formed post-natally, leaving no possibility for further improvement. Fenghuo Wuji had attempted more than once to elevate Tu Tian to the strength of a supreme divine artifact, but ultimately failed. After all, this sword was the most powerful weapon of the Main Continent Era hundreds of thousands of years ago. Yet now, this sword has been inherited by you. Although you've used your own power to make Tu Tian's instrumental soul completely submit to you, in the end, you are not Fenghuo Wuji himself. Even if your strength surpasses his, you know very well that once a sword's primordial soul is formed, it can never change its master. Therefore, to reach an unprecedented realm in the way of the sword, one must possess achievements and insights that surpass all others. Otherwise, even with the most powerful divine weapons in hand, it would be difficult to establish an unparalleled monument in the way of the sword. No one else can help you on this path; you must accumulate it little by little through your own cultivation. However, in my opinion, you are truly the strongest individual who can dominate the sword path for all ages."

Xu Yang had long come to terms with this; his journey over the years had allowed him to experience things that other cultivators could not in a thousand lifetimes. Even Yun Wangji, the Sword Immortal who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, had no difference in soul realm or cultivation foundation compared to Xu Yang. In terms of overall strength, Xu Yang surpassed Yun Wangji. Whether he could become the greatest of all ages no longer mattered in Xu Yang's view. He only knew that as long as he lived, cultivation would never cease. As for how far he would ultimately go, Xu Yang could not provide a true answer.

"Hahahahaha, Elder, it's too early to talk about that now. I'm already eager to test the power my nine instrumental sword souls can unleash in their pure soul-body form!"

The moment Xu Yang's words fell, hundreds of thousands of demonic beasts in the Dragon Head area below instinctively began to tremble. They felt a destructive, world-shattering presence lying dormant the instant these nine instrumental sword souls simultaneously unleashed their power. Every demonic beast warrior felt as if a great mountain hovered three feet above their heads, threatening to crush them. The intensity of that aura was far beyond what their level could withstand. Sensing this unexpected surge, the four great demonic beasts simultaneously acted. Xiaohua, Long Kun, and others also unleashed powerful techniques, protecting the hundreds of thousands of demonic beast warriors from spiritual collapse under such immense pressure. Unbeknownst to them, at the very moment Xu Yang's nine swords resonated together, the colossal, tens-of-thousands-of-miles-long Coiling Dragon Mountain Range beneath their feet, every corner of it, also experienced unprecedented tremors under the power of Xu Yang's nine sword energies. Every section of the mountain range trembled ceaselessly due to the terrifying hum and chant of the swords.

"My heavens, this is too terrifying! It's hard to imagine that this oppressive power is released when a single person employs their techniques. It's as if all the myriad paths of the Kunlun Peak are fluctuating with the roar of these nine sword energies." Long Kun furrowed his brows, gazing gravely at Xu Yang's back high in the sky. At this moment, he had no time to admire his leader; instead, he was deeply moved by the power unleashed by the simultaneous hum of these nine instrumental sword souls. It was absolutely the strongest sword energy fluctuation he had ever witnessed in his life. Even Ling Yao, who had always been proud of her achievements in the way of the sword, now repeatedly shook her head in helplessness upon seeing the heaven-shaking, earth-shattering influence of her leader Xu Yang's actions. She truly realized her own shortcomings. "Compared to Boss's sword path, my meager strength is truly insignificant."

Xu Yang seemed to realize that the influence unleashed by the simultaneous resonance of his nine sword energies was too immense. While excited internally, he tried his best to minimize this impact. He had originally only intended to vent his emotions in this way but had not expected these nine instrumental sword souls to bring him such a great surprise.

"Heh, see? Emperor Cauldron, this is the masterpiece we created together. When the nine swords resonate, even the myriad paths of the heavens must tremble. Since that's the case, I won't demonstrate the power of each sword soul individually."

Thinking this, Xu Yang reabsorbed the other eight instrumental sword souls into his body, leaving only Ling Xu, the first instrumental sword soul he had forged. At the same time, he used the Eternal Sword Dao technique to control this powerful sword soul. Ling Xu's most potent unique characteristic was its ability to maximize immunity to the surrounding heavenly and earthly laws. The sword's ethereal style was displayed to its fullest in Xu Yang's hands. The instant the sword slashed through the air, all the scattered fragments of heavenly and earthly laws above the clouds were instantly severed in two. Even the constantly gathering clouds were split apart twice by Xu Yang's single stroke.