Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1573 - 1569: Sword Duel

Chu Zhiyuan concentrated and communicated with the Golden Sword, carefully experiencing the myriad emotions it exuded.

There was excitement, longing, envy, resentment, fear, and even inferiority.

Chu Zhiyuan became increasingly curious.

What exactly is this Golden Sword that causes such complex emotions in the Golden Sword?

The Golden Sword was refined by himself, with Undying Golden Essence as the base, then it devoured the Golden Staff, and under the refinement of the Heavenly Sword Secret Scripture, it absorbed merit, becoming the Heavenly Sword, capable of absorbing the power of the Emperor’s Sword.

It is full of spirituality, akin to a ten-year-old child.

What is the connection between this Golden Sword and the Golden Sword that makes the Golden Sword feel such complex and intense emotions?

Is it because of the Undying Golden Essence?

Or is it due to the Golden Staff?

But the material of the Golden Staff is also Undying Golden Essence, so is it the Undying Golden Essence?

But as an Undying Golden Essence sword, it shouldn’t cause such complex emotions in the Golden Sword, right?

He simply decided not to overthink and activated the Divine Eye to see through the past and present of this Golden Sword.

His gaze retraced along the river of time, and the past unfolded vividly before him.

After a while, his face turned pale, and he let out a long sigh.

The Elephant Beast knew he had used the Divine Eye, and hurriedly asked, "Did you see it? What kind of sword is this?"

Chu Zhiyuan slowly nodded, "Dragon-slaying Sword."

"Dragon-slaying Sword? Could it be a sword that slays True Dragons?"

"Yes, this is one of them," Chu Zhiyuan said. "It’s truly slain True Dragons and been stained with Dragon Blood."

"How could such a sword end up here?" The Elephant Beast was half skeptical, "How come it’s not being kept close?"

The body of a True Dragon is extremely formidable, making it almost impossible to break its defense without the aid of weapons.

Such a sword can be considered a Divine Sword.

Even if it isn’t a Divine Artifact, it compares to one.

No matter how wealthy or extravagant the Divine Race is, they couldn’t simply abandon this sword.

It must be cherished, kept close at all times.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "After killing True Dragons, it also suffered damage, becoming semi-abandoned, and that’s why it was discarded."

"This..." The Elephant Beast tilted its head in confusion, "Discarded because it’s semi-abandoned?"

"For the experts of the Divine Race, discarding it is actually better," Chu Zhiyuan said. "The sword has accumulated dragon resentment, attracting attacks from all True Dragons."

The Elephant Beast’s lightly swaying tail suddenly stopped, and the ink-black tip stood upright, "Attacked by all True Dragons?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "This is a dragon-slayer sword, naturally hated by all True Dragons. Without this sword, it would be extremely difficult for the Divine Race to kill True Dragons."

The Elephant Beast said, "Then quickly throw it back!"

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "Now there are no True Dragons, it doesn’t matter."

"Who said there are no True Dragons?!" The Elephant Beast said, "Who knows if there are any left? If so, who could withstand it?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "If there were True Dragons, this sword would have been destroyed, or buried deep within, not left here neglected."

The Elephant Beast thought about it and found it somewhat reasonable.

"Do you want to keep this sword?"

"We’ll see," Chu Zhiyuan said.

He pressed the Golden Sword against the Dragon-slaying Sword.

The Golden Sword’s original excitement suddenly intensified tenfold, and the sword radiated dazzling golden light.

The golden light merged with the Dragon-slaying Sword’s golden light, making the light even more brilliant and dazzling, impossible to look at directly.

The Elephant Beast’s eyes shrank into golden lines, staring intently at the subtle changes between the two swords.

It saw the aura of the two swords converge, the aura of the Dragon-slaying Sword continuously injecting into the Golden Sword, and the aura of the Golden Sword continuously injecting into the Dragon-slaying Sword.

It glanced at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes were slightly squinting, seemingly distracted, not seeing such a scene.

It couldn’t help but remind, "Isn’t your sword about to be destroyed?"

No matter how powerful his sword is, it can’t match the Dragon-slaying Sword, destined to be destroyed by the Dragon-slaying Sword.

It judged that the two swords were secretly dueling, their auras interchanging, invading each other.

Just like human battles, it’s a battle of cultivation, extremely fierce.

The result of the battle is predictable, certainly leading to the Dragon-slaying Sword’s victory, and Chu Zhiyuan’s sword is going to be unlucky.

With the Dragon-slaying Sword’s fierce techniques, it would certainly destroy the other sword.

Chu Zhiyuan seemed to come back to his senses, smiled, shook his head, and said, "It’s okay."

"You’re okay with your sword being destroyed?"

"Yes, it’s okay."

"What kind of sword is this? Not important to you, something you want to discard?"

"It is the Golden Sword, I refined it myself, refined to the current state, it’s already a Spirit Sword, even hopeful to become a Divine Sword."

"Then you want to discard it?"

"It’s okay, it will gain great benefits."

"Can it possibly surpass that Dragon-slaying Sword?"

"Yes." Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

The Elephant Beast’s tail suddenly stopped, looking at Chu Zhiyuan in amazement.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "It can surpass the Dragon-slaying Sword, absorb the Dragon-slaying Sword into itself, strengthen itself, and advance further."

"It’s that strong?" The Elephant Beast was half skeptical.

Chu Zhiyuan had already shown many incredible skills, his sword doing equally amazing things wasn’t so surprising.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Wait and see the spectacle."

As they exchanged words, the golden light grew increasingly dazzling, nearly turning into white light.

Chu Zhiyuan and the Elephant Beast both looked away, not staring directly at this white light.

Contained within the white light was an abnormal power, piercing their eyes like sword aura.

Even with their formidable eyes, Chu Zhiyuan and the Elephant Beast couldn’t fully withstand it, unwilling to confront its sharpness.

"Buzzing, buzzing, buzzing..."

The low rumble gradually rose.

The two swords trembled slightly, as if ready to erupt at any moment.

The golden light started to quiver, flickering, brightening and dimming along with the buzzing sound.

Evidently, the confrontation between the two swords was more intense, reaching a critical juncture.

Chu Zhiyuan’s expression became serious as he began injecting spiritual power into the Golden Sword.

The Golden Sword seemed like a bottomless abyss, spiritual power entering it, getting rapidly absorbed, disappearing into silence, no matter how much spiritual power was injected.

Chu Zhiyuan not only didn’t stop but increased the injection of spiritual power.

The clones who were wandering and observing the heavens and earth altogether began injecting spiritual power.

Chu Zhiyuan simultaneously restored spiritual power to his Inner Universe, received the spiritual power from the clones, and continuously injected it into the Golden Sword.

His face quickly turned pale.

The Elephant Beast’s tail stayed behind, motionless, listening to the fluctuating buzzing sound, sensing the fluctuating aura of the two swords.

Its nerves grew increasingly tight.

It could feel Chu Zhiyuan’s care and affection for the Golden Sword, absolutely not allowing it to fail.

But such all-out assistance might not guarantee beating the Dragon-slaying Sword.

The Dragon-slaying Sword’s strength was truly unimaginably high.

Looking at Chu Zhiyuan’s situation, he wouldn’t last much longer, soon to face defeat.

It glanced around.

If a Strange Beast attacked now, it would be fatal.

Chu Zhiyuan’s aura grew thinner and weaker, increasing its worry.

He had to help his sword, or it might end up with both sword and person being taken by the Dragon-slaying Sword.

Then it would be unlucky for it, returning to its Cave Mansion wouldn’t be easy.

It vigilantly watched its surroundings, helpless to provide much help itself.

"Boom!"

The sky suddenly exploded.

A thunderbolt in a clear sky.

A bolt of Purple Lightning appeared out of thin air, as thick as a finger, as long as a longsword, precisely striking the Dragon-slaying Sword.

The Dragon-slaying Sword immediately radiated light.

The Golden Sword simultaneously radiated light.

"Boom!"

The sky thundered again.

Another bolt of Purple Lightning appeared, identical to before, striking the Dragon-slaying Sword again.

The Elephant Beast’s fur bristled initially but smoothed down now, its eyes wide open.

It already knew that the Purple Lightning was unleashed by Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan actually mastered Thunder Power and wielded Thunder Power!

This astounded it immensely.