A sword gradually took shape.
This was a Soul Sword!
A Soul Sword forged from Soul Power.
It emitted endless white light, illuminating the entire desolate and dim void.
As the shadow's movements quickened, the shadow itself became even more illusory, and this sword had already solidified, beginning to emit powerful yet steady soul energy.
"This is seventy percent of my forsaken soul. What you absorbed were just some memories and a trace of soul energy, not the entirety.
This soul energy is stored deep within the Sea of Consciousness between your eyebrows.
Here is also the soul space.
In your Sword Dao World, soul space is very powerful, naturally expanded to a great extent, and you are precisely one of the outstanding ones among them.
Additionally, you are a person with great will and determination.
I had once considered Yang Qingtan, but unfortunately, he couldn't endure and didn't resonate well with me, so he only received a minute bit of my energy, allowing him to wash the tendons and marrow to improve courageously.
But you, your soul, seems to be more like the soul of an Earth Huaxia person, resonating with me exceedingly well.
If I didn't know you were a native of this world, I would suspect you were a person from my world. However, this world, with its various cultures, corresponds with the ancient Huaxia culture on Earth, which is a curious matter.
...
This sword-shaped soul, you are not yet capable of controlling, nor can it currently be absorbed by you, but you can continually visualize this sword-shaped soul with your own soul, repeatedly coming into contact.
Now, your soul can be counted as having a certain cohesiveness, and you can use it to sense and perceive the cultivation of others. When you can cohesively condense your soul, and derive your own phantasmal divine beast shadow, then you should be able to coalesce a Divine Beast Sword Spirit and derive a War Beast Sword Soul.
By doing so, you can start to fully inherit everything from me."
"Master..."
Zhou Yan was utterly astonished upon hearing this introduction.
But seeing the shadow about to dissipate, he suddenly felt a great reluctance.
"You need not worry, as I said, I am not dead, my primary soul has already been reincarnated, gaining new life, in a... very complex and dangerous place, but also filled with great opportunities. These things of mine cannot go to that world, how could I not find a successor for myself?
You, by coincidence, have experienced a youth similar to mine, and are highly suitable for this inheritance!
I am doing this to confirm that my cultivation of the two Daos was not in vain, even though I encountered a thunder tribulation during my void crossing and failed, the two Daos, we are to cultivate separately.
If there comes a day, we will then verify each other's Dao.
..."
"Yes, Master, I will not let you down!"
"Alright, you have this mindset, proving that everything I have done is worthwhile. However, you must remember, any blocking thoughts in training can become a demonic obstacle. Therefore, my main faith in cultivation has always been to follow my heart's desires.
But ultimately, there were things I couldn't accomplish, hence the tragedy during the void thunder tribulation, almost leading to God and body annihilation!
So, you must remember this lesson!"
"Disciple will certainly remember Master's teachings!"
Zhou Yan once again bowed in respect.
"Alright, when one day you have transcended this universe, possibly only then will there be any sensing between us.
So before that, do not harbor thoughts of seeking after me.
However, if during this time you were defeated or perished, then it might be that fate has ended."
The shadow sighed with a melancholic sentiment, letting out a light sigh.
Subsequently, he looked towards Zhou Yan, seemingly assessing Zhou Yan's progress, and after such an assessment, he nodded in satisfaction.
At this moment, Zhou Yan stood solemnly, listening silently to the shadow's words.
But, just then, the shadow suddenly pointed at Zhou Yan's body.
Zhou Yan did not resist, he could clearly feel that when the finger pointed, the shadow—his Master's figure—had already started to disperse, starting to annihilate between heaven and earth.
Zhou Yan shuddered all over, his eyes suddenly opened, and subsequently, he saw the soft Moonlight Power outside the skylight.
Everything earlier seemed like a dream.
But Zhou Yan knew that this was all real!
Because he clearly felt that he had become somewhat different.
He felt more mysterious and composed while sensing himself.
Yet, his soul had not been forged into a sword shape but remained somewhat illusory and unstable as before.
However, when he began to sense his own brow with his Soul Power, he could clearly see within the space there a gigantic Soul Sword blocking the sky and sun!
This was the pure Soul Power devoid of any luster of that master, refined by the Void Thunder Tribulation, incomparably pure Soul Power.
As soon as he sensed it, immediately a strong trace of soul energy wafted down from the soul giant sword.
Zhou Yan felt as if he had suddenly experienced the baptism of a Spiritual Spring, his whole body felt incomparably cool and comfortable in an instant!
His previously somewhat illusory soul had already solidified much, not just that, the soul had even spontaneously started to assemble like this giant sword.
Upon sensing this scene, Zhou Yan was left somewhat dumbfounded with shock.
However, in an instant, he also felt relieved.
Perhaps, only a master like that could grant such a powerful ability with a wisp of soul.
This matter, he had to thank Yang Qingtan, if not for him being unsuitable, Zhou Yan wouldn't have had this opportunity!
No wonder when meeting this person, Zhou Yan felt inexplicably close, he had... received a little help from Zhou Yan's Master!
But a little help could make Yang Qingtan so capable...
And now Zhou Yan had received seventy percent of Master's entirety!
A master powerful enough to break through the void, possessing seventy percent of ability...
Zhou Yan took a deep breath, endeavoring to steady his heart.
At first, he hadn't thought of everything within. He simply thought that his state had just merged with the master's soul, and now reflecting upon tonight's changes, he finally felt relieved.
Only this way, everything made perfect sense.
Zhou Yan did not hesitate, he continually condensed his soul, persistently sensing that soul giant sword.
This process turned into a rather unconscious one.
However, this time, there was no pain whatsoever.
Not only that, Zhou Yan felt immensely at ease, like being nurtured by a Spiritual Spring, an incredibly comfortable feeling.
Time once again passed.
Immersed in such cultivation, Zhou Yan forgot time, also forgetting realm, focusing solely on the cultivation of condensing his soul.
Eventually, after countless refinements, Zhou Yan's soul exploded with a "boom."
At that instant, it was as though his soul had shattered, but Zhou Yan wasn't afraid, for this was the soul's first transformation of condensation!
Sure enough, after that moment of extreme pain, Zhou Yan felt endless soul energy continuously surging toward him, this time, Zhou Yan could absorb more soul energy from the soul giant sword between his brows, and within this soul energy, there was a trace of Thunder Light similar to purple tribulation lightning arcs, flickering now and then.
Zhou Yan knew, this ought to be the Thunder Light of the Void Thunder Tribulation, only he did not know how this Thunder Light appeared here.
Though it was just a faint trace, the energy it contained made Zhou Yan feel somewhat curious and indecisive.
Thankfully, this trace of tribulation lightning energy seemed to have been refined as well, causing no harm to Zhou Yan's body or soul.
When this trace of tribulation lightning energy also entered Zhou Yan's soul, Zhou Yan felt that his once illusory soul finally condensed.
A youth identical to Zhou Yan silently stood between Zhou Yan's brows, the space there was like having two layers, the giant sword occupied the inner layer, while the outer layer housed Zhou Yan's own soul.
At this moment, the soul had condensed and transformed. With a thought, this soul flew directly from between Zhou Yan's brows, landing atop his head.
"Scatter!"
With another thought, the soul instantly dispersed into invisible soul energy.
"Gather!"
Turning his thoughts again, this incredibly immense soul energy gathered once more, resembling Zhou Yan himself, yet still hovering in the air faintly.
"Transforming Sword!"
With another thought, this soul directly derived the shadow of a giant sword, with such solidified soul, the derived giant sword ended up somewhat illusory!
Zhou Yan slightly frowned in contemplation, and then after a round of maneuvering, the giant sword underwent change again, this time into a typical sword form.
Indeed, this time the sword was extremely solid, only it naturally lacked the power sense of the previous illusory soul giant sword.
"I seem to understand."
Zhou Yan's heart cleared up, the condensation of the soul had evolved from illusory to something like 'solidification,' the benefits were evident.
The comprehension of a cultivator is connected to the strength of the soul, a powerful soul leads to exceptional comprehension.
Now, because the soul had thus transformed and evolved, Zhou Yan's comprehension had become immeasurably profound and immeasurable data.
...
After a long time, awakening from such understanding, Zhou Yan astonishingly discovered that what shone through the skylight was not Moonlight but sunlight.
Time had passed without his knowing how long.
However, since no one interrupted him, Zhou Yan knew that the day to go to the Zhou Family hadn't arrived yet, which meant since the previous insight began, twenty days hadn't passed until now.
Zhou Yan sensed his current state, and with this round of sensing, Zhou Yan was surprised to find that in cultivating his soul, his realm had unconsciously reached the pinnacle of the Second Layer Heaven in the Sword Qi Realm!
This kind of progress seemed too fast!
Not only that, his Qi Column had changed again, like the condensation of the soul, further facilitating his body's evolution!
Zhou Yan thought about the feeling of his body being bathed by a Spiritual Spring during earlier soul tempering, and his eyes brightened.