CHAPTER 2031: CHAPTER 2030: YANGXIN SWORD ADVANCEMENT

When Lin Dong came out from the Nether Array Palace, he found that there was no one else present.

The others were clearly still within the Nether Array Palace.

As for what they might experience within the formation, Lin Dong had no idea.

At the moment, a dark passage appeared before him once again, leading further into the depths of the Hidden Dragon Cave.

Now alone, Lin Dong walked towards the dark passage.

The path ahead was smooth, and before long, Lin Dong arrived at another palace.

In this palace, there were many weapons.

These weapons were the spoils obtained by the Hidden Dragon Superior after vanquishing enemies during his lifetime.

Probably because the Hidden Dragon Superior was a sword cultivator, all the weapons here were treasure swords.

Lin Dong roughly estimated that there were dozens of famous sword-level treasure swords.

Additionally, there were three first-order spiritual swords.

And a second-order spiritual sword.

As for the other treasure swords without a grade, they were already rusted due to the passage of time.

Of course, for a treasure sword that had reached the level of a famous sword, even after thousands of years, it would not decay.

As for first-order spiritual swords or second-order spiritual swords, there’s even less doubt. They wouldn’t decay even if buried in the earth for tens of thousands of years.

However, as time goes by, spiritual swords will still lose some of their spiritual energy.

At the moment, the Yangxin Sword in Lin Dong’s Dragon Ring seemed to sense these treasure swords and started to tremble with excitement.

The feeling was as if a hungry wolf had seen a sheep.

"Swish!" Lin Dong took out the Yangxin Sword from the Dragon Ring, then laughed lightly and said:

"Yangxin Sword, today you can feast to your heart’s content, I hope you can advance to the third-order spiritual sword soon."

As Lin Dong spoke, he also took out the ’Nine-ghouls Bone Staff’.

The body of the Yangxin Sword shook violently, as if it couldn’t wait any longer.

Lin Dong laughed loudly, then allowed the Yangxin Sword to start devouring the ’Nine-ghouls Bone Staff’.

A dark aura emitted from its body, enveloping the Nine-ghouls Bone Staff.

It looked like a black hole devouring everything!

"Hiss~~~" The light on the Yangxin Sword grew brighter and brighter, the entire sword body becoming extremely radiant.

"Buzz!" With a sound, as a sword cry emanated from the body of the Yangxin Sword, the entire sword underwent a dramatic change.

The Yangxin Sword had already reached the peak of a second-order spiritual device, and now after devouring the second-order spiritual device ’Nine-ghouls Bone Staff’, it immediately leaped from a second-order spiritual sword to a third-order spiritual sword!

A third-order spiritual sword is much more powerful than a second-order spiritual sword.

Under the same strength, using the same sword technique, the power exerted by a third-order spiritual sword is at least twice as strong as when it was a second-order spiritual sword!

Moreover, a third-order spiritual sword possesses effects that a second-order spiritual sword does not have.

A second-order spiritual sword can achieve ’Sword Heart Enlightenment’ with its owner, allowing it to be wielded with just a thought.

Even if the spiritual sword is miles away, it can be summoned back instantly.

The spiritual sword can grow large or small, turning into a hundred-meter or even a thousand-meter long sword, moving mountains and filling seas, or shrink to the size of a thumb, hidden in a pocket, killing invisibly.

This is a unique ability of a second-order spiritual sword.

And a third-order spiritual sword has an even more powerful ability than ’Sword Heart Enlightenment’, which is ’Swordsmen Unifies with Sword’.

The sword and person can become one.

"Swish!" Lin Dong executed ’Swordsmen Unifies with Sword’.

Instantly, the Yangxin Sword merged into Lin Dong’s body, and Lin Dong’s body turned into the Yangxin Sword.

"Buzz~~~"

After they unified into one, Lin Dong transformed into the Yangxin Sword.

At the same time, when they merged into one, they emitted a dark devouring aura again.

The terrifying dark aura invaded the surrounding treasure swords.

Instantly enveloping all those treasure swords.

At this moment, both Lin Dong and the Yangxin Sword were devouring those treasure swords.

Lin Dong discovered that not only did the Yangxin Sword get enhanced, his own true self also got enhanced.

"Swordsmen Unifies with Sword actually had this kind of effect?" Lin Dong was astonished in his heart.

Doesn’t this mean that every time the Yangxin Sword devours other spiritual devices to grow, it can feedback a portion of energy to him?

Allowing him to improve as well?

Of course, even though Lin Dong received a portion of feedback from the Yangxin Sword now, he did not further breakthrough.

Currently, he is a Peak Ninth Stage Grandmaster Martial Artist, and to breakthrough further requires an enormous amount of energy.

Although the energy contained in these treasure swords is considerable, it is still insufficient for him to breakthrough.

As for the Yangxin Sword, after advancing to a third-order spiritual sword, it continued to grow.

After devouring all the treasure swords, it probably advanced to the mid-stage of a third-order spiritual sword.

"It seems that the grade upgrading of the Yangxin Sword becomes more challenging towards the later stages. Just like cultivating martial artists." Lin Dong secretly said to himself.

Previously, to upgrade from a first-order to a second-order spiritual sword, the Yangxin Sword only devoured a few famous swords.

But now, to advance from a third-order to third and a half-order, it devoured dozens of famous swords, along with three first-order spiritual swords, and one second-order spiritual sword.

But Lin Dong is already very satisfied.

"Now, with one strike of mine, it might be able to withstand the strongest blow of King Kunlun and the Light Messenger." Lin Dong secretly said.

In the state of ’Swordsmen Unifies with Sword’, executing the sword of Sword Intent Fusion, its power would be about five times stronger than before.

Very few Heavenly Realm Martial Artists at the First Heaven level could withstand this blow from Lin Dong.

"Swish!" With a sound, Lin Dong withdrew the Yangxin Sword from his body, leaving the state of ’Swordsmen Unifies with Sword’ and returning to his body form.

"Not bad, your sword is almost nurturing a Sword Spirit." At this moment, the voice of the Sovereign Witch echoed in Lin Dong’s mind.

Lin Dong asked in puzzlement, "Sword Spirit? Senior Sovereign Witch, what is that?"

"The soul of the sword!" the Sovereign Witch responded: "If a sword reaches the level of a fourth-order spiritual device, it will develop a Sword Spirit. The Sword Spirit will cultivate together with its owner, and with a Sword Spirit, the sword will gain autonomous consciousness."

"Even if the owner is not around and does not activate it, the sword can execute various sword techniques on its own."

"And a Sword Spirit recognizes only one master in its lifetime. It will be the most loyal friend of a sword cultivator throughout their life."

Hearing this, Lin Dong hoped that the Yangxin Sword could soon reach the level of a fourth-order spiritual device and develop a Sword Spirit.

If that happened, he would never be alone on his future path of sword cultivation.

After devouring all the treasure swords here, Lin Dong re-stored the Yangxin Sword back into the Dragon Ring.

Then, he began to explore the ’Arms Hall’.

"Of the Three Palaces and Nine Halls, I have already gone through the Swords Intent Hall, Keeping God’s Hall, Technique Hall, Nether Array Palace, and Arms Hall."

"In these places, I have obtained a considerable amount of opportunities."

"However, the greatest opportunities are still in the Underwater Dragon Palace and Underwater Medicine Palace. I must find these two places as quickly as possible."

Lin Dong secretly said to himself, then continued to search for the road to move forward.