After discovering the sword-making pool, Zhong Zihao's first thought was to improve the level of the God-Slaying Sword.
When he was in the dark space, the God-Slaying Sword had officially become a low-grade artifact, and it could now satisfy Zhong Zihao's daily combat. However, once he encountered an opponent with a stronger cultivation level than him, its grade was obviously not good enough.
Although he has the pinnacle artifact Black Flame Demon Sword at his side, he is not as comfortable to use as the God-Slaying Sword. After all, the latter is a treasure that he refined himself, and he has a sword spirit that can evolve infinitely.
Speaking of which, he has fought against the ten top sects and the Gods, and has seen countless low-grade artifacts. However, he has rarely encountered mid-grade artifacts, and he has never seen high-grade artifacts.
The only mid-grade artifacts that I have encountered so far are the Zhangtian Ruler that draws nothingness and a few of the long swords used by Hu Haoran.
Zhong Zihao has wanted to upgrade the God-Slaying Sword more than once, and has discussed it with Ling Yunqing, but the current Master of the Instrument Palace cannot do this.
The current opportunity is obviously an opportunity for the God-Slaying Sword to advance.
Heat waves rolled in the pool, and the rich energy of heaven and earth condensed into a liquid state, almost filling the sword-making pool with a radius of several feet.
Zhong Zihao's face was full of surprise, because he discovered that it was not just as simple as the rich energy of heaven and earth, but also the essence of heaven and earth. Otherwise, how could the sword-making pool remain in this state after thousands of years?
Moreover, with his soul power, it was not difficult to detect that there should be rare materials needed for refining the weapon at the bottom of the sword pond. Of course, these materials had melted, and perhaps they were left behind.
Even so, it is several times better than the materials that can be collected in the Seven Realms.
"Keng!"
Zhong Zihao couldn't wait any longer. After making some adjustments, he summoned the God-Slaying Sword. The latter made a cheerful buzzing sound, and as soon as it appeared, it turned into a stream of light and plunged into the sword pool.
He was about to use his technique to help the God-Slaying Sword absorb the essence of heaven and earth in the pool, but he was suddenly startled.
After the God-Slaying Sword was submerged into the sword pool, the essence of heaven and earth inside it decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the trend was getting faster and faster. Could it be that it was devouring itself?
That's right, it's devouring, not simply absorbing! Zhong Zihao looked shocked. When did this sword become so intelligent?
After thinking about it for a while, he thought of a possibility.
He has always carried the God-Slaying Sword with him, and he has been in seclusion in the Netherworld for hundreds of years. Could it be that the traces of these years have acted on the divine weapon, allowing it to quietly grow to this extent?
Although he found it incredible, there was no other reasonable explanation at the moment, so he could only think so.
But this is good, it can save him a lot of time.
After Zhong Zihao observed for a while, he found that there were no other problems, so he sat cross-legged by the sword pond and started practicing the same exercises.
He didn't waste any time, not to mention that the energy of heaven and earth here was so rich that it was unimaginable that he would not miss such an opportunity.
The past two months have passed quickly. With this unique cultivation environment, Zhong Zihao has made great progress, his breath has become more restrained, and the true energy in his body has become more condensed.
"Keng..."
Suddenly, the sound of Qingyue's sword resounded through the Divine Weapon Valley, and a sword light rose into the sky from the sword pool. After traveling around the sky, it returned to the sky and remained suspended.
However, the sound of the sword did not disappear, it continued to resound, and seemed to be getting louder and louder.
Zhong Zihao suddenly woke up and looked up. At this moment, the God-Slaying Sword was shining brightly and its aura was unprecedentedly powerful. It was obviously a level higher than two months ago.
"Mid-grade artifact!"
Zhong Zihao's eyes narrowed, and a smile appeared on his face.
After entering the Pagoda Genius for three months, he was able to get this opportunity. He felt satisfied that his trip was worthwhile.
Before he could come to his senses, the Divine Sword made another amazing move.
"Keng!"
The sound of the sword was several times louder than before, and it was accompanied by a special pressure that spread in all directions - sword pressure!
"Buzz..."
As if in response, there was a vague buzzing sound in every corner of the Divine Weapon Valley, and then little rays of light flew out from everywhere, condensed in the air, and turned into a half-foot-long sword light that swept into the sword body.
within.
In an instant, the aura of the God-Slaying Sword increased a little more, and it once again completed its transformation under Zhong Zihao's disbelieving eyes. Its grade was close to that of a top-grade artifact.
It even exudes the mighty power of heaven, just like the arrival of the king in the sword.
"When did it have this ability?" Zhong Zihao was shocked and inexplicable!
The little bit of light just now, if he guessed correctly, should be the incomplete fragments of the weapon spirit, scattered here for unknown reasons. But the Divine Sword actually showed the power of devouring it and fused it into itself.
However, the weapon spirit of the God-Slaying Sword was cultivated by him after all, so he could naturally sense its dependence on him, and that feeling became increasingly clear.
It wasn't until after the tea was served that the God-Slaying Sword turned into a stream of light and flew in front of Zhong Zihao.
Raising his hand to hold the hilt of the sword, he suddenly felt a sense of flesh and blood connected.
"You really didn't disappoint me. I look forward to you advancing again and conquering the world with me!"
Amid laughter, he left the Divine Weapon Valley with the upgraded God-Slaying Sword, but there was not much energy left in the sword pool.
During the following journey, Zhong Zihao truly realized the danger of Futu Tian.
In half a year, he was trapped in a huge formation, was chased by ferocious beasts and lost his limbs; he fought against the mighty power of heaven, and was even almost pulled into the turbulent flow of space... Without the fountain of life and his strong will, he would not have known it.
How many times have you died?
Fortunately, these encounters were not in vain. During this time, I gained a lot and my combat power also improved a lot.
The most important thing is that just two days ago, Zhong Zihao harvested a Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit!
The existence of Dao Fruit is extremely rare. Generally, before the supreme power of the Divine Dao realm is enthroned, he peels off his life's insights and uses them for the successors, so that the descendants can directly obtain the results of understanding the laws of heaven and become a peerless powerhouse in one fell swoop.
Of course, this is equivalent to dissipating the power. Once the practitioner is stripped of his Taoism and enlightenment, he himself will not live for a few days.
However, this type of Tao Fruit has a drawback. It is not that warriors who have understood the same Tao method cannot use it at all. Forcibly integrating the Tao Fruit will conflict with their own Tao, and the gain will not be worth the loss.
The Dao and Fruit of Heaven and Earth are different. It is the condensation of the Dao of Heaven and Earth after countless years, because it contains the laws and unity of all Dao, and is applicable to anyone. However, the strength of the Dao contained in it depends entirely on absorbing the essence of Heaven and Earth.
It depends on the amount of anger.
In a closed cave, Zhong Zihao slowly opened his eyes.
In the process of collecting the Dao Fruit of Heaven and Earth, he encountered two monster beasts whose strength was comparable to that of the late Divine Dao Realm. After several hours of fighting, he almost exhausted all the information before killing one of them, snatched this one, and then fled.
It was extremely easy for him to recover from physical wounds, but in this battle he used soul secret techniques to attack and arranged various formations. It consumed a lot of his mind and soul. It took two full days of breath adjustment before he fully recovered.
come over.
Zhong Zihao took out a green fruit that exuded a strong Taoist charm and chuckled: "There are indeed many opportunities in Futu Tian. Although this Taoist fruit is not superior, it is enough for me to advance my cultivation to the late stage of life and death."