Chapter 47: Mastery of the Sword Technique

Gu Qingyi decided to share this news with Qin Wan, imagining how happy she’d be when she heard.

The two of them headed toward Xiaoxi Village together, unaware that the day after they left, Qin Wan would pass away peacefully in her sleep, as if she’d spent the night lost in a long, gentle dream.

Slowly, a figure appeared overhead—a white-haired elder with an ethereal presence materialized beside Qin Wan’s bed.

This was the same elder who once divined Qin Wan’s fate. He looked at her, shook his head with a bitter sigh and said, “Child, you’ve truly suffered enough. Let me take you away.” With that, he gently wrapped up Qin Wan from her bed and vanished, leaving no trace behind, as though nothing had ever happened.

After leaving Blackwind Stronghold, there were still a hundred li to Xiaoxi Village, so the two found a spot to rest for a while.

Gu Qingyi took out five high-grade spirit swords of different attributes from his storage ring—the very swords once held by the Li siblings.

The five swords floated before Gu Qingyi. He was only one step away from perfecting the Ten Thousand Vaults Sword Technique, but the chance of failure was high. Gu Qingyi hesitated, knowing that if he failed, he’d have to spend tremendous effort searching for compatible swords again, and he might never get another opportunity like this.

He stared at the five swords hovering in the air, steeled his nerves and made up his mind to take the risk.

Gu Qingyi sat cross-legged on the ground, began circulating the Ten Thousand Vaults Sword Technique, and drew all five swords into his spiritual sea.

Inside his spiritual sea, the five swords revolved around a colossal golden sword.

In the next instant, the five swords were absorbed by the giant sword and disappeared without a trace.

Once the swords vanished, the giant sword began to tremble violently. A shaft of golden light shot from Gu Qingyi’s crown straight up to the sky.

Gradually, a regal sword appeared above Gu Qingyi, emanating an overwhelming aura. The entire blade shimmered with a golden glow, vast streams of golden energy swirling all around it.

This was the Skydome Sword.

The appearance of the Skydome Sword marked the mastery of the Ten Thousand Vaults Sword Technique.

Suddenly, Nangong Lin sensed her own sword humming and trembling in its sheath, desperate to break free.

She gripped her sword tightly, but couldn’t stop it from shaking.

In a flash, her scabbard shattered. Countless flying swords burst skyward, racing toward her, each one submitting to the sword before her eyes.

Gu Qingyi slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath before giving a mighty roar.

Ten Thousand Vaults Sword Technique—Ten Thousand Swords Return to One, perfection achieved! In that instant, an immense power erupted from him, sweeping out in all directions and felling every tree around them.

Gu Qingyi marveled at the power of the Skydome Sword within his spiritual sea, feeling a surge of unshakable confidence.

He gripped the Skydome Sword. With a casual swing, a fearsome sword aura howled forth, slicing a distant hill clean in two.

He nodded in satisfaction. With the Ten Thousand Vaults Sword Technique perfected, his strength had multiplied several times over.

Gu Qingyi gradually withdrew his aura. Now, he seemed even more unfathomable than before.

His eyes now looked as though they’d seen endless ages. No one could guess his real cultivation, and he appeared just like any ordinary mortal.

Nangong Lin, shattered by the force of his aura, landed heavily on the ground.

She stared at Gu Qingyi in shock and stammered, “Brother Gu, you broke through again! Eighteen years old and already at the eighth level of Sword King Realm! I doubt anyone on the Sword Qi Continent has ever heard of such a monster! How can you be this freakish?”

Gu Qingyi looked at Nangong Lin and chuckled. “Just lucky, really. But you, Lin’er, if you don’t train harder, you’ll go back to Tianwu Academy as the senior sister at the peak of Sword Qi Realm. People will laugh themselves silly when they hear that.”

Nangong Lin thought about it and realized he was right.

She lowered her head and muttered, “I get it. When we get back, I’ll put my nose to the grindstone and quit slacking off. I’ll break through to Sword Sea Realm as soon as I can.”

Gu Qingyi gave her an approving nod, then the two of them set off for Xiaoxi Village once more.

【Sword Qi Continent cultivation realms: Ordinary Person, Sword Practitioner Realm, Sword Qi Realm, Sword Sea Realm, Sword King Realm, Sword Emperor Realm, Sword Saint Realm, (Demi-God Realm), Sword God Realm】

【No one in history has reached the Demi-God Realm, so most have forgotten it exists. It’s also known as the False God Realm, as detailed in the Ancient Inheritance Scrolls.】