The Second Disciple: Chaos Sword Body

Purple Bamboo Peak, early morning!

"Ding! Congratulations to the host on a successful sign-in. You have obtained 5,000 years of cultivation!"

"Ding! You have obtained a Great Dao-level treasure—the Primordial Sword Embryo!"

"Ding! You have obtained ten Great Emperor-level cultivation techniques: 'Grand Profound Sword Scripture', 'Burning Heaven Battle Canon', 'Primordial Dao Incantation'..."

Gu Changge's fingertips rubbed the newly condensed spiritual energy, a hint of a smile flashing in the depths of his eyes.

The system was as generous as ever, giving him ten Great Emperor techniques all at once.

They even covered a hundred Great Daos, which was a generous gift for the Azure Profound Sect.

"After the sect competition is over, I'll send the techniques to Xuanyangzi and open the Azure Cloud Secret Realm as well."

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, the system's prompt sounded again:

"Ding! Triggered limited-time mission: [Purple Bamboo's New Seedling]"

"Mission requirements: Recruit a second personal disciple."

"Mission rewards: Invincible Domain expands to a radius of one million miles."

Gu Changge raised an eyebrow. The system had assigned another mission.

He looked at Xiao Ruobai, who was learning characters and cultivating on the side. She could basically cultivate on her own and didn't cause him much worry.

For the sake of this Invincible Domain, it wouldn't hurt to take in another disciple.

He tapped his fingertips lightly on the armrest. His divine sense instantly spread out, and his Illusory Piercing Divine Eyes penetrated the clouds.

"Just in time. I'll take this opportunity to see how many good seedlings are still buried in this world."

Gu Changge's divine sense poured down like a heavenly river, instantly crossing hundreds of millions of miles of territory. When it swept past the Azure Profound Sect, the Myriad Arts Pavilion, and the Burning Heaven Palace in the Profound State, it was like brushing past a few specks of dust.

These forces that dominated the Profound State were but a drop in the ocean in the vaster world.

As Gu Changge's divine sense explored, Heaven-level and King-level aptitudes were scattered like stars on a chessboard, but not a single one could catch his eye.

It wasn't until his divine sense touched the Central State that his Illusory Piercing Divine Eyes suddenly caught a faint but pure golden light. It was a young man comprehending and cultivating in front of a stone stele.

His cultivation had already reached the Purple Mansion Realm.

Gu Changge's divine sense paused. It was actually a low-grade Saint-level aptitude.

Sweeping over the token at the young man's waist, the Black Iron Token of the Grand Profound Sacred Land gleamed coldly under the scorching sun.

"He already belongs to a faction. Young man, what a pity about this opportunity."

He chuckled softly, and his divine sense retreated like the tide.

The Grand Profound Sacred Land was located in the Central State and was an ancient force with a long inheritance. Since this young man was a disciple of theirs, he naturally had no interest in interfering.

His divine sense continued to extend, sweeping over more than half of the Eastern Region. He saw a few good seedlings, but unfortunately, they had all joined sects!

Just as he was about to withdraw his divine sense, the edge of his Illusory Piercing Divine Eyes suddenly shimmered with a faint trace of primal chaos light.

That light was more restrained than the golden light of a Saint-level aptitude, but it hid a sharpness that could tear the heavens and earth apart.

That faint trace of primal chaos light penetrated through numerous domains and eventually locked onto the depths of the forbidden area of the Great Evolution Sacred Land in the Yu State.

Gu Changge's divine sense pierced through the nine-layered barrier outside the forbidden area like a sharp blade. The scene before him made his eyes instantly turn icy cold—

On the altar in the center of the forbidden area, a young boy was nailed to a stone pillar by seven black iron stakes engraved with soul-suppressing curses. His collarbones and dantian were pierced by specially made spirit-locking nails.

Pale golden primal chaos sword qi was being extracted along the nails and condensing into a constantly shrinking ball of light in mid-air.

His skin was scorched black by runes, and the flesh on his chest had been forcefully carved open, revealing the beating sword body origin underneath. That origin was like a candle in the wind, and every flicker was accompanied by the boy's suppressed groans of pain.

Three old men dressed in the elder robes of the Great Evolution Sacred Land surrounded the altar. The leader held a bone blade glowing with a faint green poisonous light. The blade was engraved with spirit-devouring patterns and was slowly approaching the boy's chest.

"The time has come. After the origin of the Primal Chaos Sword Body is stripped away and integrated into our Sacred Land's Great Evolution Sword Embryo, it will definitely be able to forge an Emperor Weapon in less than a thousand years!"

"When that time comes, our Sacred Land will possess a second Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon and become the most powerful Sacred Land in the Eastern Region."

The gray-robed old man's voice was sinister, and his eyes were so greedy that they almost dripped blood.

"Such a heaven-defying physique shouldn't have fallen onto a mortal child in the first place. It is only right that it belongs to our Sacred Land!"

"Senior Brother is right."

The white-robed old man next to him licked his chapped lips and formed a hand seal with his fingertips. The runes on the altar suddenly surged.

"This kid is struggling fiercely. Strengthen the restrictions so the origin doesn't disperse."

The bloody foam spilling from the boy's throat stained his clothes red, but he still used his last bit of strength to roar.

"My parents sent me to the Sacred Land back then because they believed you could protect me! Yet you covet my physique. If there is a next life, I will definitely overturn your hypocritical Sacred Land!"

"Still stubborn at death's door. Even if a Great Emperor came, he wouldn't be able to save you!"

The gray-robed old man's eyes turned fierce, and the bone blade suddenly sped up. The tip of the blade had already touched the beating origin, and the faint green poisonous light instantly corroded a black mark—

"Hmph, what arrogance."

A voice as clear and cold as ice suddenly exploded in the forbidden area, shaking the halos of the runes violently.

The originally surging sword qi suddenly stagnated, and even the soul-suppressing curses on the black iron stakes dimmed by three points.

The expressions of the three elders changed drastically, and they turned their heads abruptly. They saw a figure in a green robe standing at the entrance of the forbidden area at some unknown time.

The man stood with his hands behind his back. The spiritual energy around him seemed plain, but it made the spiritual power in their bodies go berserk as if it had met its nemesis. The hand holding the bone blade actually trembled uncontrollably.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into the forbidden area of my Great Evolution Sacred Land!"

The gray-robed elder shouted fiercely but was weak inside, secretly crushing a distress jade slip at the same time.

The gaze of Gu Changge's incarnation fell on the wound on the boy's chest. The origin of the Primal Chaos Sword Body had already been corroded by nearly half by the poisonous light. The pale golden flowing light was mixed with wisps of black qi. It was obvious that if he was a breath slower, it would completely dissipate.

"A Sacred Land with a million-year inheritance actually does such a despicable thing as plundering a physique."

He tapped his fingertips lightly in the void, and the chill in his tone almost froze the forbidden area.

"I see no need for the Great Evolution Sacred Land to exist anymore."

"You're courting death!"

The white-robed elder roared furiously and sacrificed his longsword. The sword body, wreathed in spiritual light, thrust straight at Gu Changge's face.

The incarnation's eyes turned slightly cold, and he flicked his finger.

Invisible sword qi surged over like a tide. The longsword instantly shattered inch by inch, and the white-robed elder screamed as he was sent flying backward, dead on the spot.

At this time, dense sounds of breaking through the air came from outside the forbidden area. It was obvious that the law enforcement team of the Great Evolution Sacred Land had been drawn by the distress jade slip.

Seeing this, the gray-robed old man smiled sinisterly. "You came at the right time! Since you dare to run wild in my Great Evolution Sacred Land, I will definitely make you die without a burial place!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Gu Changge's incarnation slowly walked toward the altar, and the black iron stakes actually shattered automatically as he approached.

"Today, no one can save you."

He condensed a wisp of primordial purple qi at his fingertips and pressed it gently against the boy's chest.

The purple qi surged into his body like a living creature. The origin of the Primal Chaos Sword Body suddenly erupted with a brilliant golden light, forcing the faint green poisonous light back inch by inch. New, tender flesh appeared on the scorched black wound.

The boy stared blankly at the green-robed man in front of him, feeling the warm current spreading along his meridians. His originally unfocused vision gradually became clear.

He could feel that although this incarnation hadn't revealed its full strength, it carried a terrifying pressure that could crush the entire Great Evolution Sacred Land, as if it could overturn the forbidden area with a raise of its hand.

"You..."

The boy's voice was hoarse, carrying the bewilderment of having survived a disaster.

Gu Changge's incarnation smiled faintly and raised his hand to pull out the spirit-locking nails on the boy's body.

"From today onward, you are my second disciple."