hsntnovel Chapter 1927-11926 The Formless Golden Core
Chapter 1927-11926 The Formless Golden Core
Chapter 1927-1.1926 The Formless Golden Core
With a loud "clang," sparks flew everywhere.
The Western Water Heaven Tower, wielding a sword in its right hand, was suddenly bitten by the Moon Gazing Wind Wolf. Its jagged, sharp teeth, upon closer inspection, were actually the broken blade of the Wind Sword! Yes, this Moon Gazing Wind Wolf was a sword spirit beast born from the shattered sword! The sword's body was the beast's body, and the sword's edge was its claws!
The two sides were locked in a stalemate, neither able to gain the upper hand. But time was of the essence. Seeing that the opportunity had arrived, Right Protector Xiahou Ying changed his tactics once again.
"Use the sword as a furnace!"
Eight swords spun, approaching the ultimate.
The clash of swords and the roar of thunder accompanied the dance, displaying an aura that could swallow mountains and rivers.
The sword blade softened and bent as it spun rapidly. The sword formation visibly transformed into a "cauldron shape." The opening narrowed, and the suction force increased sharply, just like when it had refined the thousand-year-old wolf demon Granny Yun. The Western Water Heaven-Slaying Tower, preoccupied with its struggle against the Moon-Gazing and Wind-Howling Wolf, was on the verge of being uprooted.
"No—" On the brink of life and death, Xifang Shuitianfalou was about to fight to the death when a cold glint flashed and a flying sword fell like a rainbow, aiming straight for his back.
"Stop your arrogance!" roared the Western Water Heaven Tower Dharma Image, and the five dragons on its crown came to life. The dragons opened their mouths wide, about to bite the flying sword, but the Right Protector Xiahou Ying changed tactics again: "Swimming Clouds and Swallowing Mist!"
The Nine Swords Mist Sword shattered instantly, transforming into the Cloud-Swallowing Python!
One moment the flying sword was like a rainbow piercing the sun, aiming straight for his back; the next moment it transformed into a python coiling around his head.
From head to toe, the Western Water-Sky-Fighting Tower Technique was tightly bound to the Formless King within it. The python's golden scales were formed from the feather patterns of the sword's hundred-times-forged steel. Forged through countless trials, it inspired fear. Like an iron chain binding the body, it was difficult to break free even with quick breaks.
A wolf gazing at the moon and howling in the wind, and a python swirling in the clouds and swallowing the mist, two sword-spirit beasts emerge together; even a great immortal cannot save them.
"Agh!" The Dharma form shattered, its true energy leaking out, and the King of No Form was in unbearable pain. Seeing that the Dharma form of the Western Water Heaven-Slaying Tower was doomed, the King of No Form's mind raced: "Colorless...Formless, Heavenly Venerable..."
However, before the incantation was finished, the python, which used the Cloud-Swallowing Mist to lock its body, and the wolf, which looked up at the moon and howled at the wind, bit down on the western Water-Sky Tower to seize the Dharma Image by the throat.
First, the Cloud-Swallowing Python entangled him, then the Moon-Gazing and Wind-Howling Wolf bit him to death. The two swords merged seamlessly.
With a "whoosh!" sound, hot blood (true energy) flowed out.
"Agh—" Overwhelmed by pain, the King of No Form howled to the sky. Then his body went limp as he was sucked into the sword furnace.
The furnace contains its own universe, capable of holding all things in heaven and earth.
Right Protector Xiahou Ying immediately chanted the incantation: "Nine Swords Return to Their Positions!"
The Moon-Gazing Howling Wind Wolf and the Cloud-Swallowing Mist Python transformed and merged into two swords, Wind and Mist, which flew into the sword formation and together formed the furnace body.
"Chaotic Dance Across the Sky!" Nine swords circled, their cold light flashing. Wind, fire, thunder, lightning, clouds, fog, frost, and snow intertwined, causing chaos and destruction.
From within the chaotic sword formation, a celestial sword descended. Like a thunderclap from the earth, or a rainbow falling from the sky. Faster than lightning, swift as a shooting star. Its sword energy, like a rainbow, pinned the Formless King, who was entangled in the center of the sword formation, into mid-air. The sword formation spun and landed. The sword tips bent upon touching the ground, transforming into a smooth, unyielding, and magnificent weapon—the Solitary Sword Furnace!
However, the scene inside and outside the sword furnace was completely different. Inside the furnace, the nine swords unleashed a rainbow of sword energy, converging into a storm of blades. In the very center of this storm, the King of No Form, who had suffered a brutal slow slicing, was already covered in wounds. The blood flowing from his gaping wounds was incinerated before it even hit the ground.
At that moment, the Primordial Golden Elixir embedded in the furnace lid (sword hilt) unleashed its power. A beam of golden light descended from above into the furnace.
Just as the clouds parted to reveal the moon, the King of No Form was reduced to ashes and dust.
Amidst the stark white bones, a bewitching female body was reborn from the flames. Once the skeleton had solidified, the spiritual energy that filled the furnace surged into her limbs and bones.
The spiritual fire clings to the bones, burning fiercely.
In a short while, Qin Cao, the top courtesan of Huixian Yaxu, who had been refined and perfected, was reborn and saw the light of day again.
The changes were largely the same as when the thousand-year-old wolf demon Granny Yun was refined.
Although the King of No Form failed to cultivate an inner elixir, he possessed the luminous pearl from the Emperor's Crown, a rare treasure indeed. Infused with the remnant soul of the King of No Form, it was refined by the Dugu Sword Furnace into the "Golden Elixir of No Form," which was then embedded into Qin Cao's "Rainbow Feather Robe." This magical artifact, refined from the dance costume of a courtesan, Yunshang, allows Qin Cao, the top courtesan at Huixian Elegant Gathering, to unleash a female version of the "Twelve Heavenly Venerables' Dharma Forms."
It should be noted that magical artifacts are not limited to flying swords. The seven sects of Wangyun Cliff each possess unique magical artifacts. For example, the Right Protector Xiahou Ying wields the Dugu Nine Swords; the Left Protector Sai Xiaojing possesses the Armored Yuan Shen Axe; Elder Honghua, the Sword-Forging Elder, wields the Wu Hook; Elder Wei Shi Yueji, the Western Region Elder, possesses the Demon-Suppressing Seal; Elder Ximen Rou, the Blissful Abode, possesses the Chastity Armor; Elder Gu Xianniang, the Returning Heaven Elder, possesses the Sparrow Feather Fan; and Princess Strategist Li Huixin possesses the Ruyi Pearl. Even the top courtesan of Huixian Yaxu, Qin Cao, possesses the Rainbow Feather Robe.
"The furnace is brimming with spiritual energy; it can save Jingyin." Right Protector Xiahou Ying immediately declared, "Fairy, help me!"
"Good!" Elder Gu Xianniang then tossed the nun Jingyin, whose face was as pale as paper and whose breath was barely perceptible, into the sword furnace.
The nine swords shifted, sending Abbess Jingyin, the leader of the Emei Sect, into the furnace. Immediately afterwards, the nine swords returned to their positions, rebuilding the blazing Dugu Sword Furnace.
The celestial fire filling the furnace instantly burned away the nun's robes. Like a newborn infant, the celestial fire entered her body through her navel, filling her limbs and bones, and circulating through her eight extraordinary meridians. The path of cultivation lies in the transformation of true qi into spirit. As the saying goes, "Primordial true qi transforms into spiritual root, and innate Dao qi gives birth to the mysterious body."
The martial arts world cultivates true qi. Once one reaches the realm of cultivation through "entering the Dao through martial arts," what one refines is primordial qi.
However, just as elixirs can help martial artists ascend to immortality in one step, the Dugu Sword Furnace can also use its "refining method" to help mortals transform themselves and ascend to the realm of immortals.
Just like the Emei Sect Leader, Abbess Jingyin, in this very situation.
Aside from personally benefiting greatly, the Yin-Yang Sacred Flame Token, possessing which was also refined into a divine weapon within the Nine Heavens Spiritual Flame. It was then spiritually bound to Abbess Jingyin, the leader of the Emei Sect, becoming her natal magic weapon. Although it lacked an inner core, it was still extraordinary. After all, in the original storyline, the Yin-Yang Sacred Flame Token was a supreme treasure of the martial world, capable of not only changing size but also flying on a command sword. It was only a step away from becoming a celestial magic weapon.
Furthermore, the Yin-Yang Sacred Fire Token can absorb Yin and Yang energy and store spiritual power. Given time, the Five Elements Inner Elixir can be obtained.
The nine swords were sheathed, and the sword furnace was reopened.
Qin Cao, the top courtesan of Huixian Yaxu, and Master Jingyin, the leader of the Emei Sect, joined the group of stars and became sisters of the Demon Hunter Sect.
And according to the rules of the Flower Pavilion Competition, the challenger who fails will have both Huixian Yaxu and the Emei Sect listed as the most beautiful courtesans in the "Beauty Portraits" section of the "Book of Life and Death," and will be placed under the tutelage of Wentian Pavilion. Now that the outcome is decided, the demonic brush hanging from the glazed roof moves without wind, and with a single stroke, mechanisms activate throughout the Flower Pavilion. In a flash, the private rooms of Huixian Yaxu and the Emei Sect merge into the Wentian Pavilion's private room.
Until the three brothels merged into one, people like the "Three Phoenixes of Emei" were still dreaming.
Fortunately, the Flower Pavilion Competition has been held for many years. Moreover, the banners of the royal court change hands frequently atop the North Fortress. In the red-light districts and brothels, one can steal a moment of peace and fortune, requiring adaptability far beyond the reach of ordinary people. Soon, the two newlyweds calmed down and came to meet the people from Huitian Pavilion.
When sisters are of one mind, their strength can break even metal.