Primordial Star Scripture

Chapter 324: Chapter 290: Sword Qi Pierces the Skies

Ye Chen felt an inexplicable sensation of spatial transference envelop his entire body as he flew into the vast space and headed towards Void Heaven Sword Valley.

This feeling was as if he had entered another world altogether.

Clearly, within the few hundred zhang radius space atop Immeasurable Peak, which could conceal the entirety of the massive Void Heaven Sword Valley, there must be the power of spatial laws at play.

When the force of spatial transference completely vanished, Ye Chen discovered that he had arrived in a vast and boundless world.

Void Heaven Sword Valley.

This world was none other than the place of sword fighting for the martial arts competition—the Void Heaven Sword Valley!

Looking up at the sky of Void Heaven Sword Valley, one could see it filled with mysterious glows of morning light, with streams of air occasionally whizzing through the heavens and earth.

Looking down at the ground, one could see that the entire place was pitted with holes. There were pits so large they were hundreds of zhang in diameter, their dark depths unfathomable, while the smaller ones were only a few dozen zhang across.

There seemed to be countless pits, too many to count, stretching as far as the eye could see, possibly amounting to thousands upon thousands!

From within these pits echoed a heart-palpitating sound of sword cries, and peering closer into the pits, one could glimpse Sword Qi in gold, cyan, blue, crimson, and brown colors faintly appearing within.

Void Heaven Sword Qi.

Ye Chen had a feeling that the multicolored Sword Qi within these pits was the legendary Void Heaven Sword Qi, which could transform into True Qi and even aid in understanding the five great Heavenly Void Laws.

"Hmm? Where's Jiang Yao?"

"Liu Qingmei isn't here either?"

Ye Chen looked around and noticed that, like him, there were figures suspended in the void. These figures were spread out from each other, some by tens of zhang and others by thousands, and Ye Chen could sense that there were as many as five to six hundred figures.

However, among these figures, Ye Chen could not spot Jiang Yao or Liu Qingmei.

The three of them had flown into Void Heaven Sword Valley together, yet after entering, they had become separated?

Ye Chen moved, gliding through the void, and saw even more figures in this world, but still, he did not find Jiang Yao or Liu Qingmei.

"Strange."

"Could it be that Void Heaven Sword Valley is divided into several areas, and Jiang Yao and the others are not in this area?"

Ye Chen looked towards the figures in this world and shockingly discovered that these figures, like him, were all at the mid-stage of the Spirit Sea Realm.

"All at the mid-stage of the Spirit Sea?"

"Not a single one at the early or the late stage?"

Ye Chen floated in the air with sudden comprehension.

"Where is Ye Chen?"

In another part of the world, Jiang Yao and Liu Qingmei were also flying through the air, searching for Ye Chen.

Looking into this part of the world, one could see that these figures were all at the late stage of the Spirit Sea Realm!

"Ah? All of us at the early stage of the Spirit Sea got put together."

"Could it be that sword fighting only matches people of the same cultivation level for the competition?"

In yet another area, several Sword Cultivators at the early stage of the Spirit Sea Realm were gathered together, looking towards other early-stage Sword Cultivators.

As everyone was pondering, the skies of all three realms simultaneously echoed with the voice of Elder Xiao Supreme Elder, "Void Heaven Sword Valley is divided into three areas, namely the 'Spirit Sea Early-stage Sword Fighting Area,' the 'Spirit Sea Mid-stage Sword Fighting Area,' and the 'Spirit Sea Late-stage Sword Fighting Area!'"

"The number of participants who have entered the Spirit Sea Early-stage Sword Fighting Area is 1,322; for the Spirit Sea Mid-stage Sword Fighting Area, there are 2,653 participants; and for the Spirit Sea Late-stage Sword Fighting Area, there are a total of 5,893!"

"On the first day, the three Sword Fighting Areas are separated from each other, with the Sword Cultivators only allowed to compete within their respective areas. On the second day, the boundaries between the Spirit Sea Early-stage Sword Fighting Area and the Spirit Sea Mid-stage Sword Fighting Area will be broken down, allowing the Sword Cultivators from both areas to compete together.

On the third day, the boundary of the most populated, Spirit Sea Late-stage Sword Fighting Area, will also be broken down, and all the Sword Cultivators who have not been defeated from all three Sword Fighting Areas will be able to join together to compete in Swordsmanship."

"The three days of competition time for the martial arts competition are thus derived." Explore hidden tales at M V L

"Now, everyone start preparing to condense the Void Heaven Sword Qi!"

"Once you have condensed the Void Heaven Sword Qi, and a Sword Qi Light Sphere forms outside your body, you will be able to sense the location of all the other Sword Qi Light Sphere Sword Cultivators in your area and compete with them."

"Moreover, you can bring out your strongest combat methods without worrying about death.

Because these Sword Qi Light Spheres contain a mystical force, if you encounter a life-threatening situation that you can't withstand, the Sword Qi Light Sphere will fly towards the victor on its own, while the remaining half of the Sword Qi Light Sphere will carry the defeated into the Sword River for the eliminated within Void Heaven Sword Valley."

"So, fight without worries about death, bring out your strongest power!"

"All your fights are visible to us outside of Void Heaven Sword Valley, and even if you don't win first place, if you perform well, you will be noticed by the major sects, which will greatly benefit your future cultivation."

"And for the one who can seize first place—show your strongest ability and win. Not only will you reap the great benefits of Void Heaven Sword Qi, but as Heavenly Sacred Palace stated before, the one ranking first will be able to join Heavenly Sacred Palace immediately, and also receive a Sacred Sword as a reward from Heavenly Sacred Palace!"

"In a quarter of an hour, Void Heaven Sword Qi will begin to erupt, all Sword Cultivators can start to condense the Void Heaven Sword Qi, everyone, prepare to start your martial arts competition!"

Elder Xiao Supreme Elder's voice resonated across the skies of the three realms of Void Heaven Sword Valley.

Looking towards these three realms, nearly ten thousand Sword Cultivators were suspended in the air, listening to Elder Xiao Supreme Elder's words.

Looking outward from the Void Heaven Sword Valley towards the peak of Immeasurable Peak, all the martial artists watching the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Tournament could see that everyone was looking up towards the void in the sky.

At this moment, in the void, there were several huge light screens displaying the scenes from the three main areas within the Void Heaven Sword Valley!

Central region, Southern Territory, Western Wilderness, Eastern Star Pole Islands, Far Northern Ice Palace Snowfields—all the martial artists from various sects and regions who did not participate in the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Tournament were looking up at the scenes within the lightscreens in the sky.

Just as the crowd outside the Void Heaven Sword Valley looked up at the light screens, and nearly ten thousand sword cultivators inside the Void Heaven Sword Valley listened to Elder Xiao Supreme Elder's words, each of them was trying to keep their fluctuating spirits in check, looking down at each of the sword pits, waiting for the eruption of Sword Qi.

The quarter of an hour from the time they entered the Void Heaven Sword Valley quickly approached.

The moment that time arrived, the ground in the three main areas of the Void Heaven Sword Valley simultaneously erupted with the roaring sound of countless sword pits.

Then, pillars of Sword Qi shot into the sky.

As these streams of Sword Qi burst forth from the pits, five colors of Sword Qi instantly merged into one, transforming into strands of miraculous, multicolored Sword Qi, surging towards the shadows in the sky with sudden force.

"It has started!"

"The gathering of the Void Heaven Sword Qi Light Spheres has finally begun!"

"Legend has it that the higher one's talent in swordsmanship, the larger the Sword Qi Light Sphere they can form. The more Void Heaven Sword Qi they can gather, and even if they fail in the end, they can retain half of the original Sword Qi they accumulated."

"This first step, gathering Void Heaven Sword Qi, is the most fundamental. Let's see, among these nearly ten thousand sword cultivators, who can gather the most Void Heaven Sword Qi! Who has the highest talent!"

Outside the Void Heaven Sword Valley, more than thirty Heavenly Saints, Snow Jade, Daoist Wine Sword, and other nine hosts of the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Tournament, as well as countless Rotating Pills and numerous Spirit Sea Realm martial artists who didn't participate in the tournament, all looked towards the light screens in the void.

Through the light screens, one could see that all the figures floating in the void were gathering strands of Void Heaven Sword Qi around them. This Void Heaven Sword Qi was becoming more and more abundant around these sword cultivators, increasingly tumultuous…

Inside the Void Heaven Sword Valley.

In the mid-stage Sword Fighting Area of the Spirit Sea Realm.

"Is this Void Heaven Sword Qi?"

In the sky, Ye Chen floated calmly; his eyes were fixed on the surging Void Heaven Sword Qi erupting from the ground below, soaring upwards.

Ye Chen sensed that as the Void Heaven Sword Qi burst forth, his whole being's spirit, sword intent comprehension, including the Tai A Sword Qi and the Red Fire Flying Sword within his Sword Palace acupoint, all began to stir spontaneously!

As his intrinsic power related to swordsmanship stirred on its own, the Void Heaven Sword Qi below seemed to be drawn to him, crazily surging towards Ye Chen's body, eventually accumulating outside his body.

Looking at others in the mid-stage Sword Fighting Area of the Spirit Sea Realm, other sword cultivators were also absorbing and materializing Void Heaven Sword Qi.

However, if one were to make an overall comparison, it would be seen that many sword cultivators were only able to gather the Sword Qi slowly, bit by bit.

In contrast, at Ye Chen's side, the Void Heaven Sword Qi gathering around his body was like wild serpents and dragons, frenziedly accumulating; the speed and quantity of accumulation were by far dozens or even hundreds of times greater than those of others!

"Heaven."

"Who is that, gathering such an immense amount of Void Heaven Sword Qi?"

This phenomenon caught the attention of the sword cultivators in the surrounding void in no time. Many glanced at the small sphere of Sword Qi they had just managed to gather around themselves, then towards Ye Chen, where an impressive expanse of Sword Qi had already formed, dozens of meters in size, and they were stunned, their eyes widening in shock.

Outside the Void Heaven Sword Valley, the martial artists watching the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Tournament also noticed the anomalies in various spots on the light screen.

In the end, as Elder Xiao Supreme Elder lightly tapped with his finger, everyone could see the light screen displaying a dozen shocking images of Void Heaven Sword Qi being gathered.

"What incredible speed and quantity of Sword Qi gathering!"

"Heaven help us, there are eight streams, all from the late-stage Sword Fighting Area of the Spirit Sea Realm. Just by looking at the speed and amount of Sword Qi gathering, one can tell that there are eight unbelievable swordsmanship geniuses in the late-stage area!"

Everyone turned their gaze to the faces within those eight incredible Sword Qi streams.

When the faces became clear, many exclaimed, "The one who has already gathered Sword Qi spanning dozens of meters – that's Lu Xiaojia, the favorite to win this Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Tournament!"

"And that's Mo Beiling, that is Mo Beiling gathering Void Heaven Sword Qi. Heaven help us, he has already formed almost a hundred meters in size of Sword Qi!"

"There's Fang Luohan, another hot favorite for the championship; indeed, they all have strong swordsmanship talents!"

"Those two girls, who are they? I remember now, those two girls seem to be the ones next to Ye Chen, Liu Qingmei and Jiang Yao?!"

"Heaven help us, the amount of Void Heaven Sword Qi that Jiang Yao is gathering seems to be more than even Lu Xiaojia!"

Just as countless people were exclaiming at the sight of the busiest and most tumultuous late-stage Sword Fighting Area of the Spirit Sea Realm, another voice filled with extreme excitement reached everyone's ears.

"You all... look at the mid-stage Sword Fighting Area of the Spirit Sea Realm!"

"In the mid-stage Sword Fighting Area of the Spirit Sea Realm, there's a towering Sword Qi, and the amount of Void Heaven Sword Qi being gathered seems to be even greater than those few streams in the late-stage area!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their heads to look at the mid-stage Sword Fighting Area of the Spirit Sea Realm.

Even Elder Xiao Supreme Elder couldn't help but tap on the light screen in response to the astounding view, revealing the figure of the sword cultivator who was gathering the soaring Sword Qi.

As they saw the young figure emerging from the tumultuous Sword Qi Light Sphere, the sword cultivators from the Southern Territory who were outside watching the tournament let out an incredibly excited scream, "Ye Chen, it's Ye Chen!"