Soul Emperor Martial God-Chapter 173 - 172: Overbearing Sword

Under the guidance of the Sword Hall Elders.

Xiao Yi arrived at an attic behind the Sword Hall.

The attic was tall and majestic.

It was wrapped in layers of prohibition.

From its strength, it seemed that only those with a Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer or higher could forcefully break through.

In front of the attic stood two people, who were two deacons from the older generation of the Sword Sect.

Both were Martial Artists at the Third Layer of Mystic Breakthrough.

The two of them spent years here, cultivating in quiet and guarding the attic.

"Elders," the two greeted the Sword Hall Elder.

They did not perform a salute but simply cupped their hands slightly.

The Sword Hall Elder nodded and said, "This is Shiyi’s disciple, here to comprehend the Extreme Boundary Stele."

The two nodded, silent, but stepped aside to give way.

The Sword Hall Elder pushed open the door of the attic.

Xiao Yi bowed to the two deacons and then followed closely behind as he entered.

Inside the attic, it was empty except for a stele, which was the Extreme Boundary Stele.

But looking at the Extreme Boundary Stele, it was unimaginably tall, and if placed outside, it would surely soar into the clouds.

This small attic could not possibly contain it.

At that moment, the Sword Hall Elder took out a token and uttered softly, "Open."

Ten meters in front of the stele, the air suddenly twisted.

A "gap" appeared.

"Go in," the Sword Hall Elder said coldly, "What you can comprehend depends entirely on your own ability."

"You can also end the comprehension at any time, just signal to the deacons outside guarding the attic."

With that said, the Sword Hall Elder turned and left, leaving Xiao Yi alone in the attic.

Initially, when Guu Changkong came here, he gave many admonitions and detailed descriptions.

But when it was Xiao Yi’s turn, he just said a few words and left on his own.

Xiao Yi couldn’t be bothered with him, walked towards that ’gap’, and stepped through.

As he fully stepped in, the surroundings instantly changed.

He was no longer in the attic, as if he were in another ’world’.

"So that’s how it is," Xiao Yi realized. "It’s a Spiritual Barrier."

"And it has employed the Space Sword Dao, no wonder this attic can contain such a huge Extreme Boundary Stele."

This Spiritual Barrier was evidently much stronger than the barrier of Bloodthirsty Profound Monarch’s Cave Mansion.

Xiao Yi touched it, feeling an unyielding sensation.

"Such a strong barrier, I fear even my full-force strike wouldn’t shake it in the slightest," Xiao Yi was taken aback.

This was a Spiritual Barrier left by the predecessors of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect.

Regarding who had laid it down, that was unknown.

All that was known was that the barrier had been reinforced by countless Sword Sect predecessors, its power astonishing.

Even now, the Ten Elders of the Sword Sect would come to infuse it with True Qi regularly.

Over time, this Spiritual Barrier, that had existed for an unknown number of years, had become incredibly strong, insurmountable by mere humans.

Without a proper way to open it, even an Earth Origin Realm Martial Artist could not hope to break in forcefully.

Xiao Yi looked ahead; a massive stele standing so tall its top could not be seen suddenly appeared before him.

That was the Extreme Boundary Stele.

The existence of the Extreme Boundary Stele spanned countless years.

Just considering what Elder Yi had said about no disciple fully comprehending the stele in hundreds of years,

It was clear that the stele had been around for at least several hundred years, and likely much longer.

The history of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect had never recorded any information about the Extreme Boundary Stele or the Earth Extreme Realm predecessor.

Naturally, Xiao Yi also had no understanding of it.

Xiao Yi didn’t think too much about it. As long as he fully comprehended the stele, he would know its origin.

Furthermore, as Elder Yi said, he would understand in a year’s time.

Around the Extreme Boundary Stele, countless streams of Mist Energy automatically circled, creating a beautiful sight.

These were the result of the countless years of True Qi infused by various predecessors, enriching the Spiritual Energy within the barrier to form this power.

With each deeper comprehension of the stele, some of this Mist Energy would enter the body of the comprehender.

Guu Changkong was able to understand half of the stele precisely because of this,

Gaining an extremely large amount of strength and greatly increasing his Cultivation.

"Extreme Boundary Stele, let’s see how difficult you are to comprehend," murmured Xiao Yi.

In a flash, he was in front of the stele.

Sitting cross-legged, he began to understand in earnest.

Almost immediately, an astonishing Sword Intent immediately enveloped him.

This Sword Intent was the source of comprehension from the Extreme Boundary Stele.

If one could not withstand it, they would not even qualify to comprehend.

"This is quite interesting. Just starting out, and there’s already such astonishing Sword Intent," Xiao Yi smiled faintly.

This Sword Intent lightly grazed his body, as if he were being pricked by needles.

At the same time, it eroded his mind intensely, making it difficult to settle down and comprehend.

Guu Changkong comprehended for half a year, only then did he understand half.

The Extreme Boundary Stele was too difficult to comprehend.

Time passed by, second by second.

Gradually, two hours passed.

Xiao Yi held on.

A day passed, and Xiao Yi still held on.

Half a month later, Xiao Yi’s face was extremely pale, his sweat soaked his back, and his face twitched.

Clearly, he was enduring an unbearable torture and pain.

"Half a month has gone by, and I can’t even comprehend one percent, not even reaching the threshold."

Xiao Yi gritted his teeth, yet he never gave up on his comprehension.

The Sword Intent and power on the Extreme Boundary Stele were not something ordinary Martial Artists could withstand.

The record holder for these several hundred years was a Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer Martial Artist, who had comprehended 50%.

But it was with the strong Cultivation of the Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer that he could barely withstand the Sword Intent, and in the end, he managed only to comprehend 50%.

Beyond that, at 60%, 70%, it’s feared that even Earth Origin Realm Martial Artists could not endure.

The lifetime of Martial Arts Knowledge for an Earth Extreme Realm Martial Artist is not easily compared.

Xiao Yi bit his teeth again, still enduring the painful torture.

According to what Elder Yi said yesterday, Guu Changkong had been here for half a year.

But he wasn’t comprehending all the time; whenever he couldn’t bear it, he would give up.

Within that half year, he attempted to comprehend countless times.

In the end, he only managed to comprehend half a percent.

The more one comprehended the Extreme Boundary Stele towards the end, the stronger and more terrifying the Sword Intent became.

After comprehending half a percent, he could no longer bear the Sword Intent and had to leave completely.

Back to the main point.

While enduring the torment of the Sword Intent, Xiao Yi mulled over his thoughts.

"To comprehend, it must be done in one go, so as not to waste time. I must hold on and not give up."

"But with this Sword Intent, if I forcibly endure and comprehend, it’s simply impossible to withstand it for a lengthy period."

"I must find a way."

Xiao Yi was caught in such a difficult situation for the first time.

His comprehension abilities were exceptional.

But now, he couldn’t see a single character on the stele.

Only by comprehending the Sword Intent could he see through it and directly obtain the content and text on the Extreme Boundary Stele.

He was well aware that if he now gave up resisting the Sword Intent, he could easily move away from the Extreme Boundary Stele.

Then, without suffering the painful torture, he could slowly comprehend by savoring the Sword Intent through memory.

But that method was too time-consuming; and as it could not be done in one go, it would greatly affect later comprehension.

At most a month or so, he would be able to comprehend less than half a percent of the Sword Intent and then read the text on the stele.

But the outcome would inevitably be like Guu Changkong’s, eventually only being able to comprehend half a percent.

And no further progress afterward.

"I refuse to believe this will defeat me." A steadfast determination shone through Xiao Yi’s pained expression.

"Spiritual Crane," Xiao Yi called out softly.

The one who had been sitting cross-legged suddenly posed in a strange posture.

It was one of the Xingyi Five Extremes, the Spiritual Crane.

This technique could mobilize True Qi within the body to rapidly heal injuries.

At the same time, it could also stabilize the mind.

Of course, he wasn’t injured now.

He was just using the posture of the Spiritual Crane to alleviate the pain.

In this state, his mind was as clear as a bright mirror, calm as still water.

In his mind, a Spiritual Crane came from the east; it briefly rested on a paulownia branch.

The Spiritual Crane, looking towards the distance, where there was a radiant red cloud at sunset.

There, to the west.

After a long while, the Spiritual Crane stepped into the colorful clouds, not heading towards the west but imbued with the violet energy of the east.

Each movement of the spiritual crane in his mind was fantastical and profound.

He was extremely familiar with it, because that was his True Intent.

In his previous life, it was the Five Extremes True Intent that he had thoroughly perceived.

"Hm?" Suddenly, Xiao Yi’s expression changed.

With the emergence of the Spiritual Crane True Intent, gradually, those Sword Intents began to change.

The Sword Intent transformed into the simplest of knowledge, which could be comprehended at a glance.

It was no longer aggressive, no longer torturing Xiao Yi.

It seemed to acknowledge that Xiao Yi was qualified to comprehend the Extreme Boundary Stele.

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A month later, Xiao Yi abruptly opened his eyes.

"The Extreme Boundary Stele has been comprehended by 30%."

"It turns out, the path this predecessor walked was one of a domineering sword, no wonder it was so challenging to comprehend."

The Extreme Boundary Stele, he had comprehended 30%.

Xiao Yi roughly understood the Sword Dao of this predecessor.

His Sword Dao was domineering, yet pure.

What he cultivated in his lifetime was all focused on the Overbearing Sword, nothing else.

Hence it was pure, and therefore, extremely domineering.

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