Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate

Chapter 197: First Glimpse of the Sword Dao

After securing the storage artifacts, Jiang Chen immediately channeled his divine sense into them, doing so discreetly. Using the Wordless Heavenly Jade, he absorbed the qi and blood energy from the demonic beasts’ bodies.

In no time, the energy stored within the Wordless Heavenly Jade surged again!

While the crowd looked at Jiang Chen curiously, waiting for his next move, they suddenly saw him sit down cross-legged on the ground. His voice carried a mix of urgency and delight as he said, "Fellow sect members! I’ve just gained some insights from the battle. Please protect me!"

The cultivators of the Purple Heaven Holy Land stood in stunned silence, taken by surprise at the sudden turn of events unfolding before their eyes.

Just then, a young disciple broke the silence, wondering aloud, "Is the Holy Son trying to make a breakthrough?!" The sight of Jiang Chen, who seemed to have entered a sudden state of enlightenment, left him both amazed and envious.

"Wow, as expected of the Holy Son! Having an epiphany after just one battle—truly formidable!" another disciple exclaimed.

However, before the others could start voicing their praises, the deacon of the Purple Heaven Holy Land—whom Jiang Chen had saved—stepped forward and scolded, "Quickly! Quiet down and focus on protecting him. Do not disturb the Holy Son!"

After saying this, he immediately used all the protective measures at his disposal to shield Jiang Chen during his cultivation.

The others, reminded by the deacon, stopped their idle chatter and swiftly took their positions, each activating their own protective techniques.

Soon, a multi-layered, multi-colored dome formed around them, with Jiang Chen at its center.

Of course, while everyone believed Jiang Chen was in a state of sudden enlightenment, the truth was quite different—he was merely preparing to master new cultivation methods using the Wordless Heavenly Jade!

This time, Jiang Chen planned to practice cultivation techniques of the Dao Comprehension rank.

He had a total of twenty-seven such techniques!

Seven were obtained from the secret realm in the Everflowing Truth Northern Domain, while the remaining twenty were gradually collected from individuals like Ji Mingxiu and the Four Supreme Elders of the Purple Heaven Holy Land.

After some thought, Jiang Chen chose a Dao Comprehension rank sword technique called the Heaven Sundering Prismatic Sword Technique.@@@@

Unlike the Silent Annihilation Heavenly Sword Art, which was designed for a single decisive strike, this technique was far more intricate, consisting of ninety-nine moves, making it ideal for prolonged battles.

’Let’s begin,’ Jiang Chen thought, focusing as he began to recall the details of the Heaven Sundering Prismatic Sword Technique.

Suddenly, his consciousness and soul seemed to merge with the Wordless Heavenly Jade.

A surge of strange energy pulsed from the Wordless Heavenly Jade, spreading through every cell in Jiang Chen’s body.

In an instant, countless mysterious teachings of the Sword Dao were imprinted onto his soul.

As his mind absorbed these insights, his body responded as though he had undergone centuries of intense training, his movements becoming almost instinctive.

When a cultivator’s personal Dao merged with one of the universal laws of the Great Dao, new Daos would emerge!

The Sword Dao, Spear Dao, Knife Dao, and other weapon Daos were among these.

Beyond these, there were even more advanced Daos, such as the Karma Dao, Worship Dao... and the most profound of all—the Dao of Life, the Dao of Death, and others.

At this moment, the Sword Dao that Jiang Chen comprehended was a fusion of a part of his own Spirit Dao’s will—an array of intents—and a segment of the arcane teachings of the Dao of Metal.

This spiritual will was built upon at least four core divine intents: Faith, Integrity, Benevolence, and Courage.

By combining these divine intents with other various intents, the Sword Dao branch was formed.

The elements of the Sword Dao that merged with the Dao of Metal were commonly defined by ’Sharpness’ and ’Rigidity’.

The ’Rigidity’ aspect resonated with a cultivator’s innate qualities, shaping a trait that seamlessly combined strength with adaptability.

As the sword was considered the supreme among weapons, the Sword Dao, the ruler of all Weapon Daos, represented an extraordinarily powerful Dao understood by cultivators.

Typically, cultivators who ascended to the Dao Comprehension realm would first gain insight into the Dao of one of the Five Elements.

This represented the most basic and fundamental Daos of the universe—readily accessible and not requiring the fusion of a cultivator’s own spiritual will.

For instance, the Dao of Fire was simply the pure Fire Law of the Great Dao.

Understanding the law of the fire element and mastering its application was seen as comprehending the Dao of Fire.

Naturally, some cultivators fused their own spiritual will with the Dao of Fire, forging a more refined and sophisticated Dao.

Alternatively, by mastering the derivative rules of the fire element’s law, they could create a more unique Dao of Fire with extraordinary and miraculous abilities.

In contrast, the Sword Dao—combining the various intents of a cultivator’s will with the mystic teachings of the Dao of Metal from the cosmos—was exceptionally difficult to comprehend.

In the vast universe, it was exceedingly rare for anyone to grasp the Sword Dao as their first Dao.

The Heaven Sundering Prismatic Sword Technique, which Jiang Chen had just perfected, granted him a fragmented understanding of the Sword Dao. This insight leaned toward the swift rule of the Sword Dao and carried a trace of its illusionary rule as well.

Feeling that he had finally taken his first step toward comprehending the Great Dao, an excited Jiang Chen couldn’t help but marvel to himself, ’The Sword Dao has countless sub-branches. I wonder what it would be like to fully grasp the entire Sword Dao.’

After taking a few moments to calm his racing heart, he centered his thoughts and commanded mentally, ’System, display my panel!’

In the next instant, his personal panel appeared before him.