Chapter 2011: Chapter 2009: Nurturing the Sword Gourd

Later, as Lu Ye’s strength improved, he also repeatedly used this treasure. The most recent usage should have been when he was in the Constellation Realm, slaying a star beast in the All Phenomena Ocean, because in such an environment, only the sword gourd’s power remained unaffected.

But after advancing to Moon Jade, it seemed as though Lu Ye hadn’t used the sword gourd. In recent years, his strength improved rapidly, relying more on his own skills, no longer depending on these external forces.

If it weren’t for the present dire situation, the sword gourd would continue to remain unused.

But now, Lu Ye urgently needed a significant treasure as his ace in the hole, and the sword gourd was undoubtedly the best choice.

The Zixuan battalion would besiege Jade Conch within two and a half months, so he must return to Jade Conch beforehand to hasten his deployment.

Luan Xiao’e must definitely return; it’s a matter concerning the home galaxy, and she couldn’t stay out of it.

Ma Bin was severely injured and shouldn’t move recklessly; naturally, he needed to stay here to heal.

Little Fella couldn’t be taken away; with Little Fella here, the All Phenomena Ocean could remain stable, especially in these sensitive times. Hua Ci must guard the Three Worlds Island with Little Fella to prevent any mishap.

Moreover, Little Fella could only exert its endless power in the special environment of the All Phenomena Ocean; taking it away would only allow it to emit two beams of imprisonment golden light.

Apart from that, Lu Ye could rely on the Sun Blaze cultivators of Mount Fangcun; among the three divisions of Mount Fangcun, there were more than ten Sun Blaze, making the numbers not inferior to the Zixuan demon cultivators. However, without an overwhelming posture, if a battle broke out, neither side would have it easy.

Black Cloud learned about the Nine Provinces, coveting the Dao Tree legacy; perhaps other Demon Venerables of Zixuan also knew, and in the future, more people might know and set their sights on the Nine Provinces.

Therefore, facing Zixuan in this battle, they must be struck hard and crippled!

Only then could they deter all sides, let the world know that Jade Conch is not a soft persimmon to be squeezed casually, and let those coveting the Dao Tree legacy and the Nine Provinces know what the consequences of invading Jade Conch and the Nine Provinces would be.

Lu Ye always knew the sword Qi derived from the sword gourd was powerful, but it wasn’t until he witnessed the confrontation between Shang Chengyue and Yuan Se that he realized his understanding of the sword gourd was somewhat superficial.

That day, Yuan Se activated the fire gourd, and Shang Chengyue countered with the Tianxuan Sword’s sword Qi. The power of these affiliated treasures was unmatchable, a means beyond the capabilities of ordinary Sun Blaze.

The Tianxuan Sword’s sword Qi aside, both the fire gourd and the sword gourd were affiliated treasures born from the Creation Vine. If the fire gourd could unleash such power, the sword gourd would undoubtedly be just as impressive!

As a trump card, it was most fitting.

In the attic, Lu Ye held the sword gourd; Mana and Mental Consciousness surged, permeating into the sword gourd.

When Lu Ye first obtained this sword gourd, he attempted to refine it, only to find that he lacked the strength. Thus, its potential wasn’t fully realized; the power it could exhibit was only a mere portion.

Now, as a Sun Blaze, he should be capable of fully refining the sword gourd and completely manifesting its power.

Inside the sword gourd, layers of sealed restrictions lay stacked. These restrictions were remarkably intricate, born naturally when the sword gourd was created, not forged by human hands.

Not only the sword gourd was like this; the pill gourd was the same. With the Second Senior Sister who controlled the pill gourd gradually improving in cultivation, the pill gourd’s efficacy also increased exponentially.

Time passed as Lu Ye refined layer after layer of restriction.

Completely refining an affiliated treasure wasn’t an easy task, especially a slaying-type treasure like the sword gourd. It consumed a great deal of both Mana and Soul Power.

Fortunately, Lu Ye had easy access to supplements; if his Mana ran dry, he could take a trip to the All Phenomena Ocean, and he had supreme-grade psyche refinement pills on standby for his Soul Power.

But even so, it took Lu Ye a full ten days to completely refine all the restrictions within the sword gourd. During this process, he entered the All Phenomena Ocean three times and consumed more than five bottles of supreme-grade psyche refinement pills.

During this continuous cycle of consumption and replenishment, Lu Ye found that his Sun Blaze realm was significantly stabilized, an unexpected little windfall.

After refining, Lu Ye held the sword gourd and could clearly feel a much closer connection with this affiliated treasure, almost as if it had become a part of his body.

With a slight movement of his mind, he could clearly sense a fluctuating, sealed sword Qi within the sword gourd.

Originally, there was more than one sword Qi; there used to be many, but now, inexplicably, only one remained. Sensorily, this sword Qi felt like a tiny flame, one easily extinguished by the wind, yet he knew this was merely an illusion. If he released this sword Qi, the destruction it could unleash would not fall short of the full power attack of a mid-stage Moon Jade.

Blinking, Lu Ye found an unused magic treasure from his storage ring and aimed the gourd mouth at it, urging his Mana.

The space distorted slightly, and the magic treasure vanished, evidently swallowed by the sword gourd.

With careful perception, Lu Ye could vaguely sense something marvelous had been added inside the sword gourd, indescribable, this marvel was devoured by that sword Qi resembling a small flame, and then... nothing happened. The sword Qi stored inside the sword gourd seemingly hadn’t changed much.

One magic treasure was obviously not enough!

Immediately, Lu Ye took out more magic treasures.

In this chaotic episode in the All Phenomena Ocean, six Sun Blaze beings alone died by his hand; their legacies naturally became his spoils of war. The number of useless magic treasures was indeed plentiful.

At this moment, he took them all out, letting the sword gourd devour them.

In the past, he had also let the sword gourd devour some spirit treasures and magic treasures, but the quantity was very small. Moreover, after the sword gourd devoured them, it would transform into numerous Sword Qi, which Lu Ye could use freely to slay enemies.

Completely different from today’s performance.

Lu Ye speculated that this was related to his complete refinement of the sword gourd, which was the correct reaction after the sword gourd devoured magic treasures.

The inheritance of the Sun Blaze was very generous, and each piece of magic treasure was of considerable value. If others were to see Lu Ye’s actions at the moment, they would surely exclaim him to be a prodigal son, as the total value of the magic treasures Lu Ye had put into the sword gourd in a short time was at least tens of millions of spirit jade.

Yet he showed not the slightest heartache, as the ancient Tai from Yellow Dragon World had said, to unleash the power of affiliated treasures, either a huge price had to be paid or adequate preparation was needed.

Therefore, no matter how much was spent at this moment, it was all preparation to showcase the power of the sword gourd. If the power of the sword gourd could be used to resolve this battle with the Jade Conch, then the expense would be meaningful.

Moreover, since these were spoils of war, he wasn’t really distressed to use them.

A short half-day later, Lu Ye had the sword gourd devour all the unused magic treasures he had on him, with the value of the consumed treasures being at least hundreds of millions of spirit jade.

Looking again at this moment, the Sword Qi within the sword gourd had clearly stabilized and solidified considerably, and the Sword Qi no longer looked merely like Sword Qi, but more like a broken sword blade.

It was as if it were a longsword that had followed its master in battle, had been damaged, and had become tattered...

Lu Ye felt a stirring in his heart, vaguely realizing that when this sword blade was fully restored, the power of this Sword Qi would be nurtured to its peak.

Even at this moment, this incomplete Sword Qi gave Lu Ye a sense of Sharpness, and if someone were to unleash such Sword Qi against him, it would certainly pose a considerable threat to him.

If incomplete Sword Qi could be like this, what about a complete one?

He immediately took out an audio talisman and sent a message outside.

After a while, Tang Jun arrived with reddened eyes, bringing a large pile of storage rings and tossing them in front of Lu Ye, curious: "What do you need so many magic treasures for?"

Recently, he was busy to the point where he was running around like mad with so many resources needing coordination, recording, sorting, and classification. Moreover, the handover of resources from various Spirit Islands was all managed by him, and he hadn’t rested for almost a month.

Besides that, he also had various messages needing his attention...

He was originally the foreign affairs manager for Three Worlds Island’s complex external connections. Now, with Three Worlds Island rapidly rising, his status had also risen significantly, with countless cultivators wanting to invite him to banquets and more eager to build relationships with him.

Old Tang was both fortunate and troubled...

Upon receiving Lu Ye’s message just now, he immediately brought over these storage rings filled with abundant magic treasures.

Suddenly, he caught sight of the sword gourd in Lu Ye’s hand, twitched his mouth: "Is Fa Wuzun going to be seen again?"

Back in the day, Lu Ye had disguised himself as Fa Wuzun, parading with this gourd around the market, and poor Old Tang had also been deceived.

Such gourd-like magic treasures were quite common, so he hadn’t thought much of it.

Then he saw an utterly incredible scene.

Lu Ye took out numerous magic treasures from a storage ring, arranged them in front to form a small mountain, and with a shake of the gourd, the treasure mountain disappeared.

Tang Jun was initially stunned, then his expression turned grave: "Lu Ye, what’s the quality of this gourd!"

He instantly noticed something was off, as although those treasures were mixed, some had very high quality, how could they suddenly be taken by a gourd?

Upon closer inspection, the complex patterns on the gourd’s surface gave him a deep and profound feeling.

"Is it the fire gourd from Yiyuan World?" Tang Jun was immensely shocked, "How did this thing end up in your hands, when did you go to Yiyuan World?"

When Yuan Se wielded the fire gourd, Old Tang was still in the Merfolk Territory, so naturally, he didn’t get to see it.

But even if he hadn’t seen it, there were many who had witnessed it firsthand, and he had heard about it later. So at that moment, he immediately made the connection, mistakenly thinking that Lu Ye had silently ventured to Yiyuan World, slain Yuan Se, and snatched the treasure... That was something Lu Ye could have done!

"It’s not the fire gourd." Lu Ye replied casually while observing the changes in the Sword Qi: "It’s the sword gourd."

Old Tang was taken aback: "Is this thing related to the fire gourd from Yiyuan World..."

"Consider them brothers!"

Brothers...

Tang Jun was stunned, originally feeling unsure about Three Worlds Island suddenly producing a supreme treasure that commanded respect. Now he came to know that not only did this island have a supreme treasure but also other affiliated treasures.

The fire gourd nurtures uncanny fire, doesn’t the sword gourd nurture Sword Qi? This is on the level of a world-stabilizing treasure, a valuable treasure that could guard a domain in any domain.