Chapter 636: The Sword of Dawn (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets)
Lin Shiming arrived in front of the Northern Sword Pavilion. It had been over thirty years since the Flaming Sun Sword began its secluded cultivation breakthrough.
As he landed at the gates of the Northern Sword Pavilion, he felt a terrifying surge of sword qi wreaking havoc throughout the entire pavilion.
The previously established formations around the pavilion were now barely functional.
The cultivators responsible for guarding the place had already left, replaced by a more formidable array of formations.
Moreover, enormous spiritual energy had transformed into dragon-shaped spiritual energy shadows, flying in from all directions.
If not for the Lin Family's islands housing numerous fifth-order spirit veins, the current influx of spiritual energy would almost be insufficient.
Thanks to the Taicang Spirit-Seeking Plate, the Lin Family had relocated numerous spirit veins from other islands over the years.
Altogether, there were as many as seven or eight fifth-order spirit veins, along with a dozen or so fourth-order spirit veins that hadn't yet been merged.
The spiritual energy intensity on the island alone was already close to that of a sixth-order spirit vein.
This was the primary reason the Lin Family cultivators had experienced a significant surge in breakthrough speeds in recent years.
Simply absorbing the spiritual energy on the island was comparable to using spirit pills.
"The Flaming Sun Sword should be able to break through within a year or two!" Beside him, the Wind Sword and Thunder Sword both flew out.
The Flaming Sun Sword's breakthrough momentum had grown increasingly massive, rendering the Northern Sword Pavilion unusable. Now, they all resided temporarily in the Western Sword Pavilion.
Although there were Lin Family disciples present there, it did not bother the soul-summoning artifacts much, as they were already accustomed to this arrangement.
Furthermore, the Lin Family treated them with great respect, so they had no complaints whatsoever.
Of course, moving to the Western Sword Pavilion was one thing, but guarding the Flaming Sun Sword's breakthrough was still an absolute necessity.
The four swords convened and decided to divide themselves into two groups to take turns guarding.
This time, it was Wind Sword and Thunder Sword's turn to keep watch.
The two swords looked toward the Flaming Sun Sword, their gazes filled with envy. At this point, the probability of the Flaming Sun Sword successfully breaking through had already soared to nearly 80%.
They couldn't help but recall the first time Lin Shiming entered the Taibai Sword Palace. Back then, he was merely a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
He hadn't even reached the Purple Mansion yet, but the Flaming Sun Sword was resolute enough to follow him.
Naturally, there was a hint of regret now.
Lin Shiming glanced around and then shifted his gaze elsewhere.
"Senior Qiu Xue has gone to Yunyue Island!" As if noticing Lin Shiming's confusion, Thunder Sword spoke up.
He held the utmost respect for the Qiu Xue Sword.
"Alright!" Lin Shiming nodded, then proceeded to inspect the formations to ensure there were no critical issues.
Afterward, he went toward Thousand Wood Peak.
At the summit of Thousand Wood Peak, Lin Shitao was coincidentally undergoing a breakthrough. After confirming that the mountain was also free of issues, Lin Shiming felt relieved.
He then turned and entered the Cave Heaven. Within the Purple Sun Pavilion inside the Cave Heaven were two small divine ability fruit trees.
Earlier, Lin Shiming had catalyzed one of the small divine ability fruit trees, gifting its fruit to Lin Shitao, enabling her to comprehend the Falling Sun Flower minor divine ability.
The second tree, however, was one he had extorted from the Qingyun Fox Clan.
These two small divine ability fruits were intended for his father and his son, with one reserved for Lin Xianzhi.
Of course, he would assess compatibility carefully first.
After all, the most suitable choice was always the best, and a single cultivator could only consume one minor divine ability fruit at most.
[Please use the minor divine ability to catalyze the golden small divine ability fruit tree!]
The system prompt quickly appeared, reminding him that Revival Wind could only catalyze one fruit tree at a time.
At present, though, Lin Shiming saw no immediate need to catalyze both small divine ability fruit trees.
The most suitable candidate now was Lin Xianzhi, who was preparing to break through to the Golden Core level.
Should all go smoothly, the Lin Family was likely to gain five or six Golden Core True Persons.
That would mark the Lin Family as a genuine Nascent Soul-level power.
As the familiar Revival Wind minor divine ability swept over one of the small divine ability fruit trees, it enveloped it completely.
Immediately, the tree began absorbing radiant azure light before transforming into dazzling golden brilliance.
Simultaneously, illusions emerged.
In the vision, a golden sword tree stood tall on a golden expanse of land.
This was a metallic ore vein where plant life was normally impossible, yet here a towering giant tree, over thirty zhang tall, pierced the heavens.
The awe-inspiring tree extended into the sky, lacking branches and emitting pure light. It felt as if the sky itself were a sword sheath while the giant tree served as the sword.
And this sensation grew increasingly vivid.
Moments later, figures emerged in the distance. Lin Shiming discerned at first glance that these shadowy figures were treading through empty space, with no visible cultivation level fluctuations.
Lin Shiming's eyes narrowed immediately. The absence of fluctuations meant that these were at least Divinity Transformation cultivators, capable of directly communicating with the world's spiritual energy.
Several shadows casually attacked the golden tree, seemingly attempting to harvest this divine material.
But the golden tree uprooted itself.
A single branch swung down, and instantly the entire world was reduced to one single sword strike.
One sword split yin and yang, one sword shattered the dawn.
Lin Shiming found himself at a loss for words to describe this sword.
He was certain it surpassed any sword domains.
It was as if the Sword Dao had returned to its purest and most authentic state.
"Breathtaking" was insufficient to depict the majesty of this moment.
All the sword domains and sword qi converged into this singular strike.
"Is this a realm beyond the Sword Domain?" Lin Shiming muttered, his eyes filled with obsessive awe, temporarily lost in thought.
Yet no answers came to him. The illusions quickly dissipated, leaving no trace, not even a conclusion to the battle.
However, the appearance of the minor divine ability fruit signified the process had concluded.
One golden small divine ability fruit had ripened on the branch.
The branch bent downward as if burdened by the weight of the divine fruit.
Lin Shiming hurriedly took out a jade box to store the small divine ability fruit.
Afterward, he retrieved a jade slip, intending to record the stunning scene, but to his surprise, no matter how much divine sense he utilized, he could not replicate it.
Instead, the image in his mind grew increasingly blank.
It felt as though the sword strike was being gradually forgotten.
Lin Shiming sighed, realizing that this small divine ability fruit might be even stronger than his Immortal Wood Shadow.
A purely offensive minor divine ability.
Unlike Lin Shitao's Falling Sun Flower, this strike was truly a sword that could pierce and destroy all.
"Let's call it the Dawn-breaking Sword," Lin Shiming named the minor divine ability.
Though he could no longer consume it himself, he felt deeply moved at this moment.
Simultaneously, he felt a sudden urge to catalyze the remaining small divine ability fruit tree.
But rationality reminded him that his priority should be catalyzing the Nascent Transformation Pill tree.
It was known that the Nascent Transformation Pill fruit tree required at least 6,000 years to bear fruit, while to improve the pill's efficacy, it was better to wait for fruit from a 10,000-year-old tree. That meant Lin Shiming would need to catalyze the tree fifty times.
Currently, each catalyzation equated to approximately 200 years of growth.
Fifty instances would amount to 250 years.
Even if he opted for the 6,000-year-old fruit, it would still take 150 years.
Accounting for the four to five previous catalyzations he had managed, he was still short over twenty attempts.
Lin Shiming naturally wouldn't waste the Revival Wind minor divine ability recklessly.
For now, he still had three uses left for the Spirit Light minor divine ability, which he planned to apply to Lin Shitao's pill formula research and his own Sword Dao cultivation breakthroughs.