The Invincible constitution : Rise of the Supreme One

Chapter 31: The Sword Eye

Eli Shan clenched his teeth and relentlessly absorbed the sword aura for seven days. His sword intent surged, becoming denser, purer, and sharper with each passing moment.

Finally, on the seventh day, Eli Shan opened his eyes and murmured to himself, "The sword aura emanating from this stone tablet is stronger and purer than anything I've ever imagined."

Having absorbed every last bit of the sword aura, he rose to his feet and the stone tablet dropped to the ground with a resounding clatter.

Without hesitation, Eli Shan moved forward, bending to retrieve the stone tablet. He examined it closely, his fingers tracing the mysterious sword carving which radiated with an enigmatic energy that sent shivers down his spine.

As Eli Shan continued to explore the mysteries within the stone tablet, suddenly an unexpected event occurred. The stone tablet suddenly disintegrated into a cloud of dust and slowly fell to the ground, leaving him stunned.

"..."

His eyes darted around nervously, and he muttered under his breath, "No, I didn't break it!"

As he panicked inside, a mysterious sword qi suddenly emerged from the stone tablet and rushed towards him.

His eyes widened in alarm, and he instinctively called upon his own sword intent to intercept it. But to his astonishment, the stone tablet's qi easily sliced through his defense like a hot knife cutting through butter and pierced through his chest with startling ease.

Eli Shan thought he was going to die, but even after the sword qi pierced through his body, he felt nothing. He glanced down at his chest, where the lethal force had penetrated, only to find out that nothing happened. There was not even a single scratch on his body!

He knew that sword cultivators utilized 'sword qi' to enhance their swords, making them sharp, swift, and deadly accurate. It was the essence of swordsmanship, but not every cultivator could master it to perfection.

Deep in thought, Eli Shan suddenly felt a strange sensation. The sword qi from the stone tablet began to course through his body without causing any harm to his internal organs, following a pattern that seemed like it was trying to teach him something.

Sensing something significant, Eli Shan quickly sat down and focused on feeling the flow of the sword qi inside him.

After a period of intense concentration, he finally discerned its patterns and its formidable power.

With each passing moment, he grew more adept at this flow of energy. He wanted to understand why this sword qi which was dangerous enough to cut his body into millions of pieces, was feeling so gentle inside his body.

After an entire day of devoted practice, he finally understood its essence. 

"So, the key is my mind and comprehension. To wield any sword technique to its zenith, my mind must become one the sword itself."

With that, he closed his eyes and had only a single thought in his mind: Sword!

At this moment, what he sought was the unification of a sword and a human— a task that was impossible to achieve by an ordinary person. Not just anyone can become one with the swords. Even his headmaster or the city lord, none of them even reached near the stage of unification.

As Eli Shan delved even deeper, many questions arose in his mind. "What is a sword? Why love swords? What is the unification? What does it truly mean to be one with a sword? Most importantly, do I genuinely love swords?"

As he continued to question himself and pushed even further to find the answers, his mind suddenly went blank. He opened his eyes and found himself standing in an empty place. There was no wall, no space, and no time. This place was filled with nothing but Darkness!