I Can Traverse Multiple Worlds-Chapter 61: The Sword Holder’s First Sword, Slay the Beloved First
A vast, golden Buddha Sword enveloped the entire Wuxiang Temple, bathing it in an overflowing Buddha’s Light.
Some of the uninformed pilgrims and devotees thought it was an apparition of the Buddha. They knelt piously on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.
The golden Buddha Sword persisted for a full five or six breaths before finally receding.
At that moment, in the small courtyard on the back mountain.
Wang Xiao’s eyes flew open. A brilliant light burst from his Forehead Mud Ball Palace before vanishing without a trace.
His gaze gradually calmed, eventually becoming indistinguishable from that of an ordinary person.
The state of Concealed Divine Radiance, which countless Refining Acupoints Human Immortals pursued their entire lives, had already become his normal state.
’So this is the Celestial Human Realm!’
Wang Xiao rose to his feet, carefully sensing his current Realm.
After four years of arduous Cultivation, he had cultivated the *Celestial Human Temple* to its end.
It had also allowed him to successfully break through to the Fourth Layer Spiritual Domain, Shell Shedding!
Therefore, Wang Xiao didn’t hesitate for a moment. He immediately activated the Magic Technique, performed the Heaven-Breaking Pass, merged his Inner Qi and Spirit, and broke through to the Celestial Human Realm!
Everything fell into place naturally, without the slightest obstruction.
Wang Xiao knew his success was so smooth because it was the result of long and patient accumulation.
He had now constructed an Inner Qi Network, and his Inner Qi itself was already several times greater than that of a Half-Step Celestial Being.
In addition, his Spirit had also broken through to the Fourth Layer Domain.
When the two merged, the Celestial Gate lying between his Five Viscera and Mud Ball Palace was like paper to him, and he broke through it with ease.
’Is this True Qi?’
With a thought, a golden radiance emanated from his body.
This radiance contained a piercing sharpness that soared to the heavens, as well as a compassionate will.
The two were intertwined and could even directly influence a person’s state of mind.
True Qi contained a Martial Artist’s Spiritual Power, or in other words, their will.
Compared to Inner Qi, it was an earth-shattering qualitative transformation.
Moreover, Wang Xiao discovered that after connecting to his Mud Ball Palace, he seemed to have gained a new kind of vision.
Even with the wall in the way, he could faintly see the grass, stones, and ants on the other side...
It was like having an additional, bird’s-eye perspective.
’This must be the Divine Thought unique to Tier Five Life. If I cultivate to the Fifth Layer Spiritual Domain, Exorcism, this Divine Thought will even be able to interfere with the material world!’
Wang Xiao knew that connecting to the Mud Ball Palace was equivalent to opening a Divine Treasure; his Spirit would rapidly grow and condense, thereby forming Divine Thought.
At the first layer of the Spiritual Domain, Divine Thought could radiate out to a range of about fifty to sixty feet.
Afterward, with each subsequent layer, the range of radiation would increase significantly.
Wang Xiao was currently at the Fourth Layer Spiritual Domain, and the range of his Divine Thought was about a third of a mile.
Once he reached the next Spiritual Domain layer, Exorcism, this range would grow by multiples.
He would even be able to interfere with external objects relying on Divine Thought alone.
Unfortunately, Wang Xiao’s current version of the *Celestial Human Temple* was incomplete and insufficient to support his Cultivation to the Exorcism layer.
Even in the Real World, there didn’t seem to be a corresponding Cultivation Technique.
In the Real World, the only way to polish and enhance one’s Spirit was to rely on external forces.
For example, materials that enhanced the Spirit, such as special elixirs, Divine Objects, or the brain matter and Beast Cores of Mutant Beasts.
One could say that while the Cultivation Techniques of the Real World were not particularly abundant, this was offset by the sheer amount of resources.
Besides the resources on Earth, there were also the nearly inexhaustible resources of the Solar System and the Milky Way Galaxy.
By relying on these abundant resources, humans could also break their Genetic Locks and complete a Life Transition.
’However, even without the aid of resources, with my current Realm, I fear no one in this world.’
A powerful confidence shone in Wang Xiao’s eyes.
Although his current Spiritual Domain was on par with the Demon Lord’s and Nangong Shuang’s...
...in terms of actual strength, the Demon Lord and Nangong Shuang were not necessarily his equals.
After all, his current Realm was achieved by breaking through on the foundation of the Martial Arts of the Demon Lord and Nangong Shuang.
Wang Xiao knew all the Martial Arts they had mastered.
But they didn’t necessarily know what Wang Xiao knew!
Just as Wang Xiao was carefully sensing his Realm...
TAP, TAP, TAP!
Zhi Kong and the other leaders of Wuxiang Temple all arrived outside the small courtyard where Wang Xiao lived.
However, they did not enter, waiting patiently outside instead.
Wang Xiao naturally sensed Zhi Kong and the others. With a flicker of movement, he walked out of the courtyard.
He looked at Zhi Kong and the others, pressed his palms together, and said:
"Amitabha. I have troubled Master and all my martial uncles and brothers by making you wait."
Zhi Kong looked at Wang Xiao and asked the question on everyone’s mind:
"Wu Chen, have you... broken through to the Celestial Human Realm?"
Wang Xiao nodded. "I have not failed you, Master. This disciple has indeed performed the Heaven-Breaking Pass and cultivated to the Celestial Human Realm!"
An incandescent golden True Qi surged from his body, enveloping Zhi Kong and the others.
Even Refining Acupoints Human Immortals like Zhi Kong felt an invisible pressure wash over them.
This was a power far beyond that of a Refining Acupoints Human Immortal!
"Good, good," Zhi Kong said, nodding with emotion.
After a thousand years, Wuxiang Temple finally had a Celestial Human Realm expert!
The other leaders of Wuxiang Temple also looked thrilled.
"Ever since the Meteor fell from the sky five hundred years ago, only the Demon Lord and the Sword Holder of Celestial Sword Mountain have ever been able to cultivate to the Celestial Human Realm. Now, our Wuxiang Temple has finally broken this pattern!"
"Haha, truly worthy of being Wuxiang Temple’s once-in-a-millennium Buddha’s Son! This is an unprecedented event! We should convene a Martial Arts assembly for a universal celebration."
"In three days, Celestial Sword Mountain will be holding the Celestial Sword Grand Ceremony to replace the Sword Holder. We should hold our Martial Arts assembly at a later date."
Hearing "Celestial Sword Grand Ceremony," Wang Xiao couldn’t help but frown. He looked at Zhi Kong and said:
"Master, Xu Muying is succeeding the Sword Holder?!"
He had long ago asked Zhi Kong to inform him immediately when Celestial Sword Mountain was about to change its Sword Holder.
So why hadn’t Zhi Kong said anything?
Zhi Kong pressed his palms together. "Amitabha. Wu Chen, after Donor Xu inherits the Celestial Sword, she is destined to become Emotionless. To maintain this state, she may one day sever all external ties that could cause her emotional turmoil. Getting too deeply involved with her will bring you no good."
He knew well that after Nangong Shuang inherited the Celestial Sword back then, she had slain her former lover.
The Sword Holder’s first sword strike is to slay the one they love!
Zhi Kong didn’t want his disciple to suffer the same fate.
Wang Xiao sighed internally. He knew Zhi Kong meant well, so he didn’t blame him too much. Instead, he said:
"Master, some things, once promised, must be done."
"Of course, to avoid implicating Wuxiang Temple, I will attend the Celestial Sword Grand Ceremony as a commoner."
"Master, you can also announce to the public that I have been expelled from the temple!"
He knew that refining the Life Essence within the Celestial Sword would take some time.
There should still be time to stop Xu Muying from completely inheriting the Celestial Sword and becoming Emotionless!
However, during this time, a conflict with Nangong Shuang would be unavoidable.
To prevent Wuxiang Temple from being affected by the fallout, he could only leave Wuxiang Temple and attend the Celestial Sword Grand Ceremony in a personal capacity.
When the Wuxiang Temple leaders heard Wang Xiao’s words, their expressions changed abruptly.
Although they didn’t know exactly what Wang Xiao planned to do, they vaguely guessed he intended to disrupt the Celestial Sword Grand Ceremony.
That was tantamount to declaring war on Celestial Sword Mountain!
At this thought, the various leaders began to try and persuade him.
"Wu Chen, think thrice before you act! This is Donor Xu’s long-destined fate. Why must you interfere?"
"Indeed. Celestial Sword Mountain has paid an enormous price to cultivate Donor Xu. They will absolutely not allow the slightest mishap at the Celestial Sword Grand Ceremony."
"Although you’ve broken through to the Celestial Human Realm, you may not be a match for Sect Leader Nangong. If you two fight, wouldn’t that just give the Demon Lord an opportunity to exploit?!"
"Wu Chen, for the sake of the world, and to end the five-hundred-year war between good and evil, you absolutely must not clash with Celestial Sword Mountain."
Wang Xiao pressed his palms together and said:
"My dear martial uncles and brothers, I am going to Celestial Sword Mountain this time only to fulfill a promise from long ago. If a conflict can be avoided, it will be."
"Leaving Wuxiang Temple is also for the sake of its future."
"My mind is made up. Please, do not try to persuade me further, my dear martial uncles and brothers."
The other leaders wanted to say more, but Zhi Kong raised a hand to stop them.
Zhi Kong looked at Wang Xiao and sighed.
"Amitabha. The mortal world is full of turmoil. If one does not enter the mortal world, one cannot sever its ties. Wu Chen, since you have made your decision, then go."
"Remember, Wuxiang Temple will always be your home."
Wang Xiao took a deep breath and bowed.
"Thank you, Master, for your blessing."
