Chapter 5651: Immortal Sword
Violet Abyss understood her perilous choice. Just one mistake would destroy her dao and leave her with qi deviation. Nonetheless, she never wavered and thought that it was still possible.
“I saw the traces of this path but my comprehension was too dull to understand anything from a glimpse.” She said, recalling the visual phenomenon back in Sword Burial Zone.
She prioritized the heavenly sword dao afterward and never used this visual phenomenon to come up with her own dao.
“You could only study the memory, not cultivate it. Otherwise, copying the training style would be no different from learning the heavenly sword dao.” Li Qiye smiled.
“... You are right, Sacred Teacher.” She didn’t make this connection and became emotional with cold sweats.
She bowed and said: “I was blind and didn’t make this connection, thank you for correcting my path.”
Although she tried to break out of the heavenly dao via forging, she gradually fell into the old pattern. Fusing forging and cultivation turned out to be arduous and might not be as beneficial as just following the heavenly sword dao.
Li Qiye accepted her gesture of gratitude and said: “Although you are forging a sword, you are actually forging a dao. The sword is only a form and matters not, only the dao.”
“It’s just that I have yet to forge my sword, nor have I reached the height mentioned by you, Sacred Teacher.” She sighed.
She knew that she had a long way to go. This was only the beginning.
She smiled wryly and said: “My divergent path at first, seems to be superior to my peers’ orthodox choice. Now, I realize that this path might not take me to the pinnacle and they’ll catch up and surpass me in due time.”
She last felt this while being a mortal coming across the heavenly sword known as Abyss. Now, the feeling returned once more despite her current cultivation. She saw the gateway to a supreme sword path opening before her eyes.
“Immortal... this is the immortal sword from Sword Burial Zone.” She couldn’t believe it.
“Yes, the old man left behind this one-of-a-kind sword. Describing it as immortal is inaccurate, albeit very slightly.” Li Qiye nodded.
An ongoing legend spoke of an immortal sword in Sword Burial Zone. None had ever encountered it and now, she could only describe this meeting as a stroke of extraordinary luck.
“How I have longed to see this sword.” She was nearly moved to tears.
“The old man mentioned that this sword should be passed down. Although you can’t inherit this sword since you want your own dao, you can still borrow it to see if it can be of use in your enlightenment.” Li Qiye smiled.
“I will not let you down, Sacred Teacher.” She appreciated his earnest intention and felt grateful, expressing it with deep bows.
She had gone on a different path in search of a unique dao. Although she couldn’t inherit this sword and its dao, it was still the source of her divergence. This was karma; it would prove to be rather useful to her.
After ceremoniously accepting the sword, she asked: “Sacred Teacher, what are my mistakes when it comes to forging to hone the dao?”
“You know now that the focus should be on the dao, not the product.” Li Qiye smiled and gestured for her to follow.
The two of them returned to the valley, gazing at the swords she had abandoned.
She had been here for millennia, forging and abandoning countless swords. Each represented the process and her insight at that particular moment.
She sighed after seeing them, feeling sentimental and nostalgic.