The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Chapter 197 Sword Mountain Treasure Land, Golden Divine Sword

Without further hesitation, Lu Yao leaped into the rift and entered the Sword Realm.

The moment you step into the Sword Realm, the scene before you changes instantly. The sky darkens and endless sword energy dances in the air, like a sea of ​​swords.

In front of Lu Yao, a towering sword mountain, seemingly reaching to the horizon, stood like a pillar supporting the sky and towering over the earth.

Lu Yao's expression was somewhat strange after entering the Sword Realm.

He was clearly in Sword Mountain at this moment, but in Lu Yao's perception, he could reach Sword Pool at any time if he wanted to.

"Could it be because of the Haotian Pearl?"

Lu Yao pondered to himself, based on his understanding, the Sword Mountain and the Sword Pool in the Sword Realm were two different places, far apart. The fact that Lu Yao could reach the other place in an instant could only be due to the Haotian Pearl.

Lu Yao stopped thinking about it and started walking towards Sword Mountain.

Sword energy rages across the sky of the Sword Realm, making flight impossible; one can only walk towards Sword Mountain. However, light footwork is still usable.

Lu Yao used the Lingbo Weibu technique to quickly approach the foot of Sword Mountain.

Although it's called the foot of the mountain, it's so vast it seems boundless, more like an upward-sloping path.

The path to Sword Mountain was studded with all sorts of swords, and as Lu Yao passed by them, he could almost hear their whispers.

Lu Yao walked up to a long sword stuck in the ground and pulled it out.

In an instant, a set of sword techniques and insights into swordsmanship appeared in Lu Yao's mind.

"This sword isn't a physical object; it's made of energy!"

Lu Yao stared at the long sword in his hand, his face filled with shock.

Although it looked exactly like a real longsword, Lu Yao, with the Haotian Pearl on him, easily saw through its true nature.

"Isn't this a tool for learning swordsmanship?"

Lu Yao's eyes began to light up as he looked at the endless array of long swords covering the mountains and plains.

Furthermore, after Lu Yao absorbed the sword technique and insights just now, the sword could still be used, but Lu Yao could sense that the sword's energy had decreased, and it could probably be used twice more.

"They are all good things."

Lu Yao couldn't help but smile slightly. He had to admit that the Sword Realm was full of treasures.

In fact, Lu Yao understood that it was him. Everyone who could come to the Sword Realm was an unparalleled swordsman, so why would they care about these sword techniques and insights?

Furthermore, it would be almost impossible to take them away, as these swords are connected to the Sword Realm, and ordinary people simply cannot take them out.

But Lu Yao has his Origin Space, which is inside the Haotian Pearl. How could the small Sword Realm possibly resist the Haotian Pearl?

Without hesitation, Lu Yao used his Origin Space to collect all the swords on Sword Mountain, leaving the area he passed through barren and desolate.

The original space has a very large coverage area, so Lu Yao didn't need to collect the swords one by one. Almost all the swords within a few hundred meters were collected at once, and the speed was extremely fast.

Lu Yao spent half a month circling around Sword Mountain and collecting all the swords.

When Lu Yao arrived at the mountainside of Sword Mountain, he discovered that the sword techniques within the swords there had become more advanced.

At the foot of Sword Mountain are all acquired-level sword techniques, while those on the mountainside are all innate-level techniques, but their numbers have decreased sharply.

At the foot of Sword Mountain, Lu Yao collected nearly 800,000 longswords, which amounted to more than 800,000 sword manuals—it was terrifying.

On the mountainside of Sword Mountain, Lu Yao collected all the swords in just seven days, totaling more than 20,000.

Upon reaching the edge of the mountaintop, the sword techniques within the swords were all at the grandmaster level, requiring even Lu Yao to take them seriously and study and comprehend them one by one.

Lu Yao discovered that these longswords already carried powerful sword intent fluctuations; those who were not strong enough would be injured by them.

There were only a little over a hundred swords with master-level sword techniques, and Lu Yao captured them all.

These sword techniques only contain cultivation content and some insights; they do not directly grant one a complete swordsmanship. One still needs to cultivate them on their own.

Lu Yao naturally wouldn't use the world's origin to learn; if he used the world's origin to quickly improve, his current level wouldn't be enough.

However, after comprehending all of them, Lu Yao discovered that most of these sword techniques were not as powerful as the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin and the Heavenly Origin Sword Technique. Only the sword techniques of a dozen or so swords could compare with them.

But it's still quite extraordinary; so many sword techniques, each one priceless.

If Lu Yao were to casually take a sword manual and exchange it for cities with any of the major powers in the Divine Continent, he would receive no fewer than five. Even so, one would still have to call Lu Yao a sucker.

After all, a city can be attacked again if it is lost, but a master-level sword technique is an important resource for cultivating a master-level expert.

Furthermore, Lu Yao discovered a type of ore on Sword Mountain that actually contained sword energy.

Lu Yao guessed that this was a material for forging swords, and he had collected quite a bit of it along the way.

It's easy to imagine how much Lu Yao gained from this trip to the Sword Realm.

On Sword Mountain, the closer Lu Yao got to the summit, the more difficult it became for him to move forward. A righteous aura, like the mighty power of heaven, pressed down on Lu Yao's steps.

But Lu Yao understood that the treasures atop Sword Mountain were undoubtedly top-tier treasures, and he had to try them no matter what.

Lu Yao walked step by step toward the mountain peak. The powerful pressure made each step extremely difficult, but Lu Yao could return to his original space at any time, so he had no intention of giving up and was determined to fight with all his might.

"boom!"

When Lu Yao stepped onto the platform at the summit of Sword Mountain, the immense pressure almost made him fall to the ground.

Lu Yao immediately spotted nine divine swords radiating various lights stuck in the mountain peak.

The intense pressure had already caused blood to trickle from the corner of Lu Yao's mouth.

Lu Yao knew in his heart that this was definitely not the oppressive force of a Grandmaster, but only that of a Saint.

And for some reason, the range of his Origin Space has been limited to within one meter around him, and this distance is decreasing with each step he takes forward.

Lu Yao understood that it wasn't that the power of the Haotian Pearl had decreased, but rather that he himself was too weak, which limited the power of the Haotian Pearl.

In an instant, Lu Yao unleashed his full inner energy, almost using all his strength, and rushed forward two steps.

They grabbed the nearest golden sword and disappeared together atop Sword Mountain.

The moment Lu Yao disappeared, Sword Mountain began to shake violently, and the sword energy in the sky began to exude a sharp and violent aura without warning.

After an unknown amount of time, a golden divine sword slowly emerged from the summit of Sword Mountain and was inserted into the spot where the removed divine sword had been.

However, this new divine sword was almost transparent, and the light it emitted was far inferior to that of its eight other swords.

Furthermore, the sword energy that Lu Yao had taken from the top, middle, and bottom of Sword Mountain reappeared, as if these swords had never disappeared.

……

"puff!"

Lu Yao's figure instantly appeared in a secret room in the Origin Space, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"The swords on this mountaintop are definitely extraordinary; I hope they won't disappoint me."

Lu Yao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looking at the golden divine sword in his hand with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.