Chapter 57: Sword Formation

"Furthermore, that Tree Demon King summoned most of the Yao Beasts in the Secret Realm to attack the others, so basically everyone in the Secret Realm left at the same time."

"After all, the sight of Yao Beasts gathering is just too shocking; the average person would only have the option to flee upon seeing it."

"It has to be you, Brother Ye; even with so many Yao Beasts around, you still wanted to mess around."

"It's not like I don't have a few tricks up my sleeve. I inadvertently cultivated a Sword Formation, which gave me the courage and capital to contend with it, but I still couldn't do anything about it."

Han Shi was immediately astonished: "A Sword Formation! Brother Ye, you actually have a Sword Formation!"

"No wonder you have such confidence, Brother Ye. I've heard this Sword Formation is extraordinary."

"Rumor has it that knowing a Sword Formation is equivalent to possessing a small Sword Domain, providing immense buffs, and allowing one to command everything within the formation with a single call."

"Legacies of Sword Formations are rare these days."

"Not to mention reaching the peak of the sword path, the Sword Domain Realm. That is a Realm that sword Cultivators pursue their entire lives, but wanting to reach this Realm is as extremely difficult as a carp leaping over the dragon gate."

"Even in the history of the Southern Region, there are few recorded individuals who reached the Sword Domain. Everyone who reached this Realm became a peerless Sword Immortal renowned throughout the ages, an object of worship for sword Cultivators in the world."

"Take our Profound Heaven Sect's Wind and Cloud Sword Immortal from a thousand years ago, for instance. During the War between Immortals and Demons, when that Wind and Cloud Sword Domain was unfurled, Demon Clan members would flee just hearing the name of the Wind and Cloud Sword Immortal; there were hardly any who dared to contend with him."

"I was just lucky to obtain this Sword Formation."

Ye Lin also knew that reaching the step of the Sword Domain was extremely difficult. Many people get stuck at the critical step, unable to break through for their entire lives; cultivation base, opportunity, and enlightenment are all indispensable.

Although he currently has the buffs of the Sword Formation, he is not satisfied with just that; he wants to reach the absolute summit of the sword path.

Furthermore, Qingling told him that reaching the Sword Domain is not the vertex, and there is still a path to walk beyond it. This Southern Region is not big enough, and she said he hasn't yet witnessed what the true Great Era is like.

But Qingling did not tell him what the next Realm after the Sword Domain was, telling him to reach the Sword Domain first.

This made Ye Lin look forward to the future even more. Moreover, Qingling had also said that Ye Lin's current Sword Formation was not a true Sword Formation, but merely the tip of the iceberg in the path of Sword Formations, yet it was currently suitable for him.

Su Yu's thoughts drifted back to his past life upon hearing about the Sword Formation.

Sword Formations, ah. That Five Elements Sword Formation and the Yin and Yang Sword Formation were all Sword Formations to yearn for.

And those four swords from the Primordial Era—the Zhu Xian Sword, the jue xian sword, the Lu Xian Sword, and the Xian Xian Sword—which formed the number one Heavenly Dao offensive and murderous Grand Array, the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation!

These are the true pinnacles of Sword Formations.

Although, with his current ability, wanting to touch upon this Immortal Slaying Sword Formation is like an ant looking up at the blue sky.

Han Shi spoke again: "I didn't expect that even with the buffs of the Sword Formation, Brother Ye, you still couldn't do anything about it."

"This Tree Demon King is no ordinary being. Its trunk has been absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, and who knows how long this old monster has existed? Its skin is incredibly tough, and it can even simply mobilize the power of heaven and earth, so there was really no way to deal with it."

"But fortunately, the harvest was quite good."

Afterward, everyone chatted about recent events before returning to their respective homes.

Watching Han Shi and Ye Lin leave, Su Yu thought that he should also delve into Alchemy.

Because he previously never needed the support of resources; with the buffs of proficiency, as long as he practiced his Cultivation Technique and comprehended the Concept, he could successfully Breakthrough to the next step.

Others might practice for half a day without any clue, but no matter what Cultivation Technique he practices, he gains proficiency. As long as he keeps practicing, he doesn't need to worry about anything else and can master it.

But now, thinking about it, having a few more of the Hundred Arts of Cultivation under his belt would be good.

Even if he doesn't use them for his cultivation, perhaps there might be emergency situations where he needs a Medicinal Pill, and having to go find someone to help or buy these Medicinal Pills would be troublesome.

It would be better to learn how to refine them himself.

Having said that, Su Yu arrived at the Technique Pavilion. Looking at the Technique Pavilion, he realized he hadn't been here for a while.

Recalling the time when he first saw this Technique Pavilion, he had been so excited; truly, things remain but people have changed.

"Oh, Elder Su has arrived. It's been a while since I've seen you at the Technique Pavilion."

"I've been busy with cultivation during this period, so I haven't come."

Subsequently, Su Yu entered the Technique Pavilion and found a book titled "Compendium of Alchemy Basics."

This one will do. Let's try the basics first; as for those special Pill Formulas, this Technique Pavilion doesn't have them.

They are all at Alchemy Peak. Su Yu has enough with this one; he is not in a rush to practice Alchemy. He will just take it slow at his own pace, practicing whatever he has. As long as the foundation is good and his techniques improve, that will be enough.

With proficiency in hand, if he fails once, once the proficiency is maxed out, he will be able to succeed one hundred percent.

So he is not in a rush; whenever he obtains any Pill Formula, he will refine that Pill Formula.

Besides, among the treasures in that Dragon's nest, there are some Pill Formulas he can use to practice. As for medicinal Materials and such, that goes without saying; he hasn't had use for these things before.

Over these many years, he has accumulated a whole bunch of Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicine.

Moreover, there is a field of spiritual farmland in his backyard specifically for growing these.

As for the spiritual flowers used for decoration in front of the courtyard, he generally won't touch them. These flowers and plants look so good planted there, how could he possibly use them for Alchemy?

Just like that, he has the Materials, and now he is not lacking anything.

Right, he still lacks a Pill Furnace. That's simple; he knows Artifact Refining himself, so forging a Pill Furnace is a breeze.

Very quickly, following the clanging sounds of forging in Su Yu's courtyard, the large hammer in Su Yu's hands was swung until it became a blur.

Su Yu took out some innate dark iron; he still had quite a bit of innate dark iron left, so he might as well use some on this Pill Furnace.

At this moment, Su Ling'er ran out.

"Uncle Yu, I can help you infuse some Innate Qi into it; it seems it will improve the effects."

"Then, Ling'er, will infusing Innate Qi into it have any effect on you?"

"There's no impact, it's just passing on some Innate Qi."

"Alright then, sorry to trouble you, Ling'er." Su Ling'er immediately stretched out her hands and transmitted some Innate Qi onto the Pill Furnace.

As Su Ling'er finished the transmission, Su Yu fused the innate dark iron into the forged Pill Furnace, and suddenly, the Pill Furnace overflowed with shimmering light.

This is truly perfect; Su Yu was very satisfied with this Artifact Refining.

The Pill Furnace slowly rose from the forging table, spinning slowly in front of Su Yu.

Su Yu looked at the shimmering Pill Furnace; adding the innate dark iron and having Su Ling'er's Innate Qi really makes a difference.

Alright, everything is ready. Next is to keep stacking up the proficiency.

Right, this Pill Furnace needs a name. What should it be called?