It turned into black gasses that floated in the air. James stared at these floating gasses. They gathered again and transformed back into the evil spirit.
“How eerie.” James furrowed his eyebrows. This evil spirit was much harder to get rid of than he had thought. It was not destroyed even after being penetrated with such a complex sword technique. Staring at the spirit, he fell into deep thought.
At this moment, the newly formed spirit charged at James. Its speed was so fast that it exceeded James’. Without a flaw, each attack inflicted new injuries upon James. Fortunately, his body was strong, otherwise, he would have given up long ago.
He started thinking of ways to deal with the evil spirit. “Nothing I’ve tried is powerful enough to harm the evil spirit. Perhaps what I need to use is power without form.”
An idea came to James. He held up the Crepe Myrtle Divine Sword and summoned the Elemental Sage Energy within his body. The Energy embedded itself into the Divine Sword, materializing into Elemental Sword Intent. Once five forms of energy were unleashed in the form of ripples, they collectively attacked the evil spirit. The spirit’s body dissipated once again, only to reassemble after.
‘If I can’t beat you, then I might as well make full use of you for my cultivation,’ James thought to himself. Cultivation was what drove him here in the first place after all. With how unsettling and unbeatable the spirit was, he knew that his energy would continuously be exhausted, allowing him to ascend rank by rank, breakthrough by breakthrough. This was the best cultivation method of all time.
He took a deep breath. Then, he summoned all his might to absorb all of the power of the outside world while also fighting against the spirit. At the same time, he was also comprehending the sword. Holding the Divine Sword, he started to gain insight into the Sword Moves recorded within the sword. He sensed the Sword Energy emanating from his sword. The Energy circulated him, forming shadow upon shadow. These shadows surrounded him while performing a sword dance. Every move and every step encapsulated eminent Principles of the Path.
However, James could only comprehend the Sword Moves for the time being. He started learning the Sword Moves and making sure that he fully understood them. This allowed him to accumulate his power. Without him realizing it, the entire world shook with every thrust he made. Time and space both solidified as he lunged forward.
Back in the Celestial Abode, Emperor Jabari was cultivating the power of the Tribulation Liquid. At the same time, he was observing James. Extremely pleased, he mumbled to himself, “James’ Sword Techniques are now near the existence of the Path. It’s frightening that he can reach such a rank with only Sword Moves.”
The Path was mysterious yet omnipresent; it was the threshold of the Heavenly Path. Using only Sword Moves, James had arrived at the threshold and the margins of the Path. This essentially meant that he was now able to fight against the powerful figures who had newly attained the Divine Rank. James was only a Twenty-Sixth Stage Sage. There was still a huge difference between the Divine Rank and the Sage Rank.
He continued to focus on the fight. The more he fought, the stronger he became. As his sword techniques improved, so did the speed of his slashes.
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