Supreme Sword God

Chapter 887: Chapter 886: Divine Sword Fragment, Fusion

After Yi’an left, Fang Cun also returned shortly after.

Ye Chen briefly recounted the reason Yi’an came to see him.

Fang Cun pondered for a moment and said, “He probably came to you for help because of a bet.”

“What kind of bet?” Ye Chen asked.

Fang Cun replied, “Yi’an had some conflict with He Xun, the top-ranked among the Outer Sea Ten Greats, over several divine stones, leading to a fight.

Later, after some people mediated, they decided on a bet.

On a chosen day, each would select a divine stone from a batch and open it.

Whoever opens something more precious will win, and the remaining stones will belong to them.

For this bet, each can find three young people to help them.

You demonstrated a pupil technique today, so it was expected that Yi’an would seek your help.

As for whether to go or not, I believe you’ve already made up your mind.”

Ye Chen smiled lightly and said, “Since the assessment isn’t starting anytime soon, might as well go take a look since I’ve got nothing else to do.”

…

That night.

After ensuring there was no one secretly investigating, Ye Chen focused his mind and entered the Sword Tomb.

Inside the sixth level of the Sword Tomb, Master Legs was busy fiddling with a divine stone, while Little Phoenix was diligently spewing phoenix flames according to Master Legs’ instructions.

Luo Qingyi appeared beside Ye Chen in a flash and said, “Your primordial stones are almost depleted.”

Ye Chen twitched at the corner of his mouth.

He had quite a lot of primordial stones.

Little Phoenix had quite a pile as well.

But it seems, to open this divine stone the size of a fist, all their resources have been exhausted.

Nonetheless, upon reflection, Ye Chen was relieved and filled with confidence for what lay ahead.

It’s precisely because the cost of opening the stone is so high that the people in the Celestial Burial Sea highly value those with pupil techniques.

Using pupil techniques to survey first can significantly increase the success rate of gaining opportunities from opening stones, and it’s truly important.

Without this, opening a pile of divine stones randomly and relying on luck would bankrupt even some exceptional powers.

“Are the primordial stones enough?” Ye Chen asked.

Master Legs, busy, shouted, “Enough. I’m ready to completely open this stone now. Let me be clear: the success rate is only seventy percent. If it fails, both the stone and its contents will be destroyed. Don’t blame me.”

Ye Chen: “…Don’t worry, Master Legs. We’re in this together.”

Master Legs said no more, his leg hair standing tall like a warrior marching valiantly onto the battlefield.

Ye Chen remained silent.

It’s best to let Master Legs focus at such a moment.

If it gets destroyed, it would be heart-wrenching.

Master Legs’ power was like sharp knives continually landing on the fist-sized divine stone.

The stone skin on the surface of the divine stone peeled off layer by layer.

A full half hour passed.

Master Legs shouted, “It’s done!”

The words fell.

A powerful edge burst forth from the divine stone, now reduced in size.

The remaining stone cracked, its skin turned into stone dust and scattered.

“Buzz!”

A beam of light shot into the distance.

Its speed was incredible.

Luo Qingyi snorted lightly, with a wave of her hand, cyan sword light surged forth, instantly suppressing the light emerging from the divine stone, then the cyan sword light returned before Luo Qingyi.

Ye Chen immediately looked over.

In the cyan sword light, there was wrapped a piece of iron, three fingers wide and half a finger long.

Both sides of the iron piece were extremely thin, exuding a sharp sensation.

Even though Ye Chen walked the path of Sword Dao, everything about him was related to sharpness, at this moment, he could not help but feel a trace of unease.

“Is this… a divine sword fragment?” Ye Chen smacked his lips, his throat somewhat dry.

Earlier, it was confirmed there was something in the divine stone, but it couldn’t be accurately determined what it was.

Now that it’s opened.

It turned out… to be a divine sword fragment!

Luo Qingyi’s cyan sword qi dispersed.

Ye Chen raised his hand to grasp it, power surging to clasp the divine sword fragment.

Even though it’s just a fragment, it once belonged to a god-level super expert, and the power contained within it remains extremely formidable, almost wanting to break free from Ye Chen’s grip.

Ye Chen furrowed his brow, using the power of Soldier Character Secret to control this divine sword fragment.

“It’s a pity it’s not a complete divine sword…” Ye Chen muttered.

“If it were a complete divine sword, you wouldn’t be able to use it—at the very least, you’d need Emperor Realm cultivation to wield the divine sword’s edge; otherwise, you would suffer from backlash.” Luo Qingyi said coldly.

Ye Chen: “…Miss Qing, I was just casually saying, no need to take it so seriously.”

Luo Qingyi had mostly accepted this title of Miss Qing by now, thus she did not argue with Ye Chen, saying, “You should use Sword Control Celestial Scripture to refine this divine sword fragment and merge it with your Lifebound Celestial Mark Sword. This way, your Celestial Mark Sword will almost certainly advance to Saint Weapon.”

Ye Chen’s eyes gleamed with excitement.

He would finally have a Saint Weapon!

“Miss Qing, the Sword Control Celestial Scripture has a major drawback; it can only merge with another sword once per stage.

If I refine the divine sword fragment, not fully refining a complete sword, then if I find other fragments of this divine sword in the future, can I continue to refine them?”

Ye Chen looked at Luo Qingyi, his gaze full of anticipation.

Luo Qingyi nodded and said, “That’s one way to understand it.”

Ye Chen’s expression lit up with joy, and without further ado, he immediately took out the Celestial Mark Sword, operated the Sword Control Celestial Scripture, and began refining.

Outside, the night passed.

Inside the Sword Tomb, Ye Chen had only initially established a point of compatibility between the Celestial Mark Sword and the divine sword fragment, and fully refining the divine sword fragment required time.

Ye Chen paused.

Yesterday he had agreed with Yi’an to help him evaluate the divine stones today.

“Focus on your cultivation so you can enhance it further before the Celestial Mark Sword and divine sword fragment completely fuse. By then, you can leverage the opportunity of the Celestial Mark Sword advancing to Saint Sword to break through the Heaven-Reaching Realm barrier and reach the Dharmic Aspect.” Luo Qingyi reminded him.

Ye Chen responded, “Alright, I understand. After the Inner Sea assessment ends, I’ll spend more time dealing with the Celestial Demon remnants in the sixth level of the Sword Tomb. After undergoing Sword Qi Tombstone Body Tempering, I believe my Flesh Dao can also reach the ninth tier by then.”

…

Leaving the Sword Tomb.

Outside, the sky had just brightened.

Resting briefly and clearing his thoughts.

The morning sun rose.

Pale golden sunlight streamed through the window into the room.

“Brother Ye.”

Yi’an’s voice called from outside the courtyard.

Ye Chen stood up, walked to the courtyard door, and opened it.

Yi’an cupped his hands and said, “Brother Ye’s complexion seems to be recovering well.”

Ye Chen responded politely, “Thanks to Brother Yi for the Clear Wind Rejuvenation Pill. Brother Yi, are you going to evaluate the stones now?”

Yi’an nodded and said, “Brother Ye, yesterday I was in a hurry, and I didn’t have time to explain some matters about this stone evaluation. Listen to me first before deciding if you’ll help me.”

Ye Chen smiled lightly and said, “I’ve already agreed to help, so I will certainly go. Brother Yi doesn’t need to explain too much.”

Having heard Fang Cun’s explanation yesterday, there are no issues.

Going to evaluate more divine stones is beneficial for me, aiding the progress of my plans after entering the Inner Sea.