Soul Emperor Martial God

"Ice Mountain Fire Sea," Xiao Yi furrowed his brows tightly.

After a long period of thought, he still had no answer.

Even within the Sword Sect, the cultivation books and experiences passed down by Earth Origin Realm predecessors had never mentioned such a situation.

"Ah," Xiao Yi sighed. Since he couldn't figure it out, he decided not to think about it anymore.

After all, there were already many existences within him that were unusual compared to an ordinary Martial Artist.

Moreover, the Ice Phoenix Sword was a Purple Martial Soul. Perhaps this anomaly was a result of that.

The Purple Martial Soul, as the highest level of Martial Soul on the entire continent,

He had never heard of anyone possessing it.

At least, within the Flame Martial Kingdom, there were no known cases.

Back to the main point.

Xiao Yi was now at the Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer Cultivation, and if he continued to cultivate, he would reach the Earth Origin Realm.

The process of breaking through from the Mystic Breakthrough Realm to the Earth Origin Realm was known as breaking before establishing.

Mystic Breakthrough, Mystic Breakthrough, was about breaking first and then establishing, breaking through the Xuan Realm to enter the Yuan Realm.

When at the Mysterious Profundity Realm, the Qi Pill and True Veins were materials that melted away.

At the Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer, the Qi Pill was re-condensed back.

This Qi Pill, which transformed from the power of the True Liquid in the Qi Spring,

Therefore, it had an incredibly powerful strength.

This was also one instance of breaking before establishing with the Qi Pill, hence it was called the Golden Core.

Xiao Yi introspected the Small World inside himself.

Above the Qi Spring, a micro-sized bead that somewhat resembled a Qi Pill was floating.

Positioned between the Ice Phoenix Sword Soul and the Fire Control Beast Martial Soul.

The little bead emitted a golden light, but it was not conspicuous.

That was the embryo of the Golden Core.

The Golden Core Embryo would automatically absorb the power of the True Liquid from the Qi Spring,

Continuously perfecting itself.

Therefore, at this time, Martial Artists still needed to keep filling the Qi Spring with power.

Once the Golden Core Embryo absorbed enough power and fully transformed into the Golden Core,

The Martial Artist would be in the Earth Origin Realm.

...

Xiao Yi, within his introspection, meticulously observed the embryo of the Golden Core.

Indeed, the Qi Spring below was continually having power flowing into it.

It looked as if the Qi Spring was 'nurturing' it.

"All the Elixir Elixirs are used up; only a dozen Level 6 Inner Cores remain, nowhere near enough power to break through to Earth Origin."

Xiao Yi shook his head.

He had thought that so many Elixirs would be enough for the breakthrough to the Earth Origin Realm.

But it turned out that wasn't the case.

Disappointed, he decided to give up introspection and leave the Small World.

Suddenly, Xiao Yi's gaze sharpened.

With keen perception, he distinctly saw some activity on the Ice Phoenix Sword next to the embryonic Golden Core.

It was also absorbing the power from the Qi Spring.

Simply put, the Qi Spring below was not only nurturing the 'Golden Core Embryo,'

It was also nurturing the 'Ice Phoenix Sword.'

"How is this possible?" Xiao Yi was startled.

In the process of breaking through from the Mystic Breakthrough Realm to the Earth Origin Realm,

There had always only been the nurturing of the 'Golden Core Embryo' by the Qi Spring.

There had never been a case where even the Martial Soul needed to be nurtured.

"Eh," Xiao Yi exclaimed in surprise once more.

He actually discovered that there seemed to be an extremely fine crack on the blade of the Ice Phoenix Sword.

The nurturing power from the Qi Spring was being used to absorb and repair the 'crack.'

But when had there been a crack on the Ice Phoenix Sword?

A Divine Weapon of the Ice Phoenix Sword's level could not be damaged in the slightest by anything.

Let alone developing a crack.

At least, since his rebirth, no force or object had ever managed to do so.

Xiao Yi even dared to confirm that even Extreme Realm Martial Artists would definitely be unable to do so.

Most conspicuously, the razor-sharp aura on the Ice Phoenix Sword was far from matching the domineering presence of the Sky-Splitting Sword Demon on the Extreme Boundary Stele.

How could such an indestructible weapon be damaged?

There was only one possibility.

That was, the Ice Phoenix Sword had already had this crack in his previous life.

"Phew..." Xiao Yi took a deep breath, realizing he had had his share of surprises for the day.

He finally understood why there was an Ice Mountain Fire Sea over his Qi Spring.

For something as powerful as the Ice Phoenix Sword, either it wouldn't be damaged,

Or once it's damaged, it would be extremely hard to repair.

This implies that the required power would be tremendously vast.

At the same time, neither True Qi nor True Liquid were strong enough.

Only the solid-state True Qi, that is, the suddenly appearing Ice Mountain Fire Sea, was strong enough.

Indeed, the Ice Mountain was formed from the condensed Ice Attribute True Qi.

The Fire Sea was created from the condensation of the Fire Attribute True Qi.

But Xiao Yi couldn't fathom the sheer magnitude of power needed.

After all, even a business clan like the Northern Mountain Murong Family, with all their demonic beast cores at their disposal,

Couldn't restore the cracks in the Ice Phoenix Sword.

No, to put it accurately, it only healed a fraction, with barely noticeable results.

...

His Qi Spring was already substantial, and with regular cultivation, how many years would it take to fill it up completely?

It was out of sheer necessity that he began to practice the highly advanced Alchemy Technique of Condensing Pill Five Elements Record.

By consuming pure elixirs, he sought to enhance his Cultivation.

Now, here was something that could absorb power even better than his vast Qi Spring.

Xiao Yi was nearly driven mad.

On the surface, one might see that his frantic consumption of elixirs could rapidly boost his Cultivation.

But with his natural talent and endowment,

Even without his immense Qi Spring, his Cultivation would still far surpass others under normal circumstances.

Furthermore, these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, these demonic beast cores, were hard-earned.

Sometimes, they were even exchanged with his very life on the line.

Who else could achieve this?

Now, there was the Ice Phoenix Sword, absorbing power more voraciously than his Qi Spring...

Moreover, every day the cracks in the Ice Phoenix Sword went unhealed,

It would continuously 'snatch' the power of the Golden Core Embryo,

Preventing the embryo from maturing into a true Golden Core.

That is to say, his chances of breaking through to the Earth Origin Realm seemed endlessly distant.

And this indeterminacy could last at least a decade or even longer.

A sense of frustration and madness surged within him.

"Huu..." Xiao Yi took another deep breath.

After a long moment, he, who was usually broad-minded, finally relaxed.

He understood that while it was difficult to fill such a large Qi Spring,

It had granted him strength far surpassing other Martial Artists of the same realm.

The Ice Phoenix Sword, though cracked, needed to be repaired;

But even in its cracked state, the Ice Phoenix Sword was immensely powerful.

What, then, when it was fully restored?

The irritation that had originally plagued Xiao Yi was suddenly replaced with anticipation.

His helpless gaze reverted to one of determination and confidence.

"The Ice Phoenix Sword, let's not talk about how powerful you are."

"Just the fact that after my rebirth you recognized me as your master, and bestowed upon me many powerful abilities, aiding me again and again in escaping danger,"

"Just for this reason alone, I, Xiao Yi, would smash the pot to sell the iron to repair your cracks."

Xiao Yi muttered to himself and ceased the introspection.

He withdrew the Eight Dragons Burning Fire Furnace and some materials.

Xiao Yi left the cave and headed back to the Xiao Family.

...

In no time, he returned to the Xiao Family.

Only to find that he had been away for two days.

The Xiao Family members were still rebuilding some of the family's structures, the Council Hall, and so forth.

Several Earth Attribute Martial Soul Deacons were helping out by the side.

Of course, their power was not strong, so their contribution was minimal.

But, the Xiao Family should restore its former appearance in just a few more days.

Swoosh, Xiao Yi's figure flashed, ready to leave.

"Uh?" At that moment, Mu Miaomiao called out loudly, "Sword Master, are you leaving again?"

Mu Miaomiao and Yui Rulong had stayed at the Xiao Family; they hadn't left.

In their view, Xiao Yi seemed forever busy and could never stop.

He was often away from the Xiao Family, dealing with affairs.

"Yep, just going for a stroll, I'll be back soon," answered Xiao Yi nonchalantly as he had already left.

He planned to make a trip to the Eastern Desolate.

Of course, given his current speed, it wouldn't take long to reach the Eastern Desolate.

Reflecting on his gains over these two days,

First, his physical strength was now comparable to Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer demonic beasts.

His body had six extra drops of Asura Power.

Second, his Cultivation had also reached the Mystic Breakthrough Ninth Layer.

With his current strength, he was capable of standing his ground even against Earth Origin Realm Martial Artists.

Even more so, employing the Asura Transformation and the Boundary Shattering Fist could allow him to execute a kill.

Within Northern Mountain County, he could roam unchallenged.

...

He left Mystic Breakthrough City, found a secluded spot,

Put on his Ghost Mask and changed into his Black Robe.

With a flap of his Purple Flame Fire Wings, he set off straight for the Eastern Desolate.

...

The fourth update.