Hello, my friends First of all, I want to thank you all for your support. I can't believe that this story reached more than 500 collections. I am very happy. I know I am not as talented as the other writers here, but I will keep trying my best.
To be honest with you all, I considered abandoning this story numerous times because I often found myself unsure of how to continue with it. I don't want to just copy the author of the original chaotic sword god novel; I want to be creative as much as I can. Additionally, English is not my first language. So I struggle a lot with grammar.
I hope that I am improving as a writer so I can deliver better-quality chapters to you.
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It has been three hours since Fu set out to hunt monster beasts. Numerous monster beasts lay lifeless in Fu's vicinity. Fu chopped the monster-beast corpses in half, either vertically or horizontally.
Fu smirked widely at the massacre he caused and said loudly to himself, "This axe-shattering mountains cultivation method is so cool; I only need to swing my axe once to chop these monster beasts in half."
Suddenly, Fu began to chuckle like an evil mastermind, frightening the birds in the sky and causing them to flee as far away as fast as possible.
Then, Fu erupted into uncontrollable laughter. "HAHAHAHAHA, THAT'S IT. I WILL BE THE GOD OF ALL AXES."
"HISSSSS." Suddenly Fu stopped laughing when he heard a loud hissing sound that looked like it was coming from a snake. Fu smirked when he heard that sound. He swiftly placed all the sliced monster beast corpses in his space ring, along with their monster cores, and dashed in the direction of the hissing noise.
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At the same time with Ye Feng and Jian Chen
Ye Feng exited the state of enlightenment and looked confused. He asked himself loudly, "What just happened? I felt so incredible; it was amazing."
Ye Feng then heard an amused chuckle. He turned his head and saw Jian Chen chuckling in amusement. He then heard Jian Chen say to him, "You just entered a state of enlightenment."
Ye Feng was confused and asked, "What is the state of enlightenment?"
Jian chen glanced at Ye Feng before he began to respond to his inquiry. "The state of enlightenment is an extremely rare cultivation state, comparable in rarity to a phoenix's feathers." An elderly man once explained this state to me; he believed that achieving it required a pure heart toward cultivation and immense luck."
Ye Feng was surprised at what he heard and listened carefully to Jian chen as he continued his explanation. Jian chen then shared with him the ancient records' descriptions of enlightenment and also what the old man's taught him about enlightenment in his past life.
Jian chen told Ye Feng about the story that was recorded in the ancient record of the old man who spent years meditating atop a mountain, carved a hole in the sky with his bare hand, and subsequently vanished, leaving Ye Feng stunned.
Ye Feng looked doubtful when he heard what Jian chen told him and asked, "Do you expect me to believe someone can create a hole in the sky with their bare hand?"
Jian Chen chuckled when he heard this and said, "According to what I read, saint kings could create a space door from thin air, so creating a hole in the sky with their bare hand shouldn't be impossible, don't you think so?"
When Ye Feng heard what Jian Chen said, he thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement and said, "Yeah, you are right on that. If someone can create a spatial door, it can't be impossible for someone to create a hole in the sky."
Jian chen smiled and nodded, then he said to Ye Feng, "By observing you, when you were in the state of enlightenment, I discovered something important about this cultivation state."
Ye Feng looked curiously at Jian Chen and asked, "What did you discover?"
"I discovered that your cultivation didn't increase when you entered the state of enlightenment, but your sword intent and swordsmanship improved significantly, leading me to the conclusion that anyone who enters the state of enlightenment will experience a temporary enhancement in their comprehension ability until the state of enlightenment ends." Jian chen replied, "Ye Feng."
Ye Feng widened his eyes in surprise and said, "You know about sword intent?"
Jian chen who was sitting in the ground, didn't answer Ye Feng's question, but the air around him shifted all of a sudden, and a loud whistle could be heard; it was way louder than Ye Feng when he released his own sword intent. Ye Feng sensed Jian chen's powerful sword intent surpassing his own. Ye Feng was speechless; he never expected that sword intent could have this much potential.
Ye Feng nodded in understanding, and Jian chen continued, "Now let me explain to you about sword intent." There are a total of five stages: the purple sword intent, the orange sword intent, the yellow sword intent, the white sword intent, and the invisible sword intent."
Jian chen then summoned his saint weapon; it was the long sword. Silver white color. 4 feet long, 2 fingers wide.
After Jian chen summoned his saint weapon, he slowly started walking to the thick tree next to him.
Jian chen swung his sword; at the tree trunk, the sword swing was way too fast. Ye Feng was impressed with his sword swing's speed, and Jian chen left a sword mark on the tree trunk.
Ye Feng could feel a strong sword intent emanating from the sword mark that Jian chen left behind.
Jian chen then said to Ye Feng, "This sword mark I left behind on the tree trunk contains my comprehension on the second stage of the sword intent; if you are able to comprehend my sword mark, you will reach the peak of the second stage of the sword intent.
Ye Feng was surprised, and he looked at Jian chen, then asked him, "Thank you for helping me, but why are you assisting me?"
Jian chen smiled and responded, "First, because I am grateful to you for saving my life, and second, because I sense that you will be my rival in the future as a sword cultivator." You should work hard and catch up to me because I already mastered the fifth stage of the sword intent, the invisible sword intent."
When Ye Feng heard this, he smiled and replied, "Don't worry, I will catch up to you, and you also need to catch up to me; you are still a mere saint master realm; you don't stand a chance against me even with your strong sword intent."
Jian Chen chuckled, then walked back into the cave to continue cultivating.
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With Fu
When Fu reached the source of the hissing sound, he was taken aback to see a long, golden snake. It was 100 meters long, and there were silver stripes on the snake's back.
The snake was engaged in a battle with a young man who appeared to be around Fu and Ye Feng's age.
The young man has short brown hair, fair skin, an ordinary face, and was wearing a brown robe.
However, the snake's poison had left half of his skin purple and most of his brown robes tattered.
Fu looked at the golden snake with desire and thought, "This is really a silver-striped golden snake." I recall learning about this monster beast during a class at the academy. This monster beast's entire body is a treasure, but what's most significant is that by utilizing the corpse of the silver-striped golden snake, I can acquire a unique physique. I need to consult with Brother Feng to remember the name of this unique physique, but the critical aspect is that if I manage to acquire it, I will be immune to most poisons."
Fu smirked with excitement and charged at the silver-striped golden snake. Fu raised his axe above his head; then he swung it hard at the silver-striped golden snake body, "CLANK."
The force behind Fu's axe swing sent the silver-striped golden snake flying.
Fu was surprised because all the monster beasts he encountered in the forest couldn't stand his axe swing when he used the first layer of the axe-shattering mountains cultivation method.
Fu noticed a couple of golden scales on top of the grass where he was standing, and he smirked, thinking, "These scales must be from the silver-striped golden snake."
Fu turned to the young man who was fighting the silver-striped golden snake and said, "Hey brother, how about we make a deal?"
The young man was shocked to see Fu send the silver-striped golden snake flying with just one swing from his saint weapon. However, when he heard what Fu had just said, his eyes narrowed, and he asked, "What deal?"
Fu smiled when he saw the young man barely able to stand and said, "The deal is simple. I will give you that snake monster core and heal all of your injuries, even the poison that is running through your veins. In return, you will allow me to keep the silver-striped golden snake corpse."
After considering Fu's proposal for a moment, the young man sighed and said, "Alright, I agree, but I need some of the silver-striped golden snake blood because it poisoned me."
Fu smiled widely and nodded his head. "That is fine. Don't move a lot, or the poison will spread faster. Leave this snake to me. I will slay it in no time."
Before the young man could say anything, Fu quickly ran after the silver-striped golden snake.
The young man sighed and sat on the ground. "All I can do now is trust this guy."
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Fu vs silver-striped golden snake
Fu chased the silver-striped golden snake as fast as he could, and when the silver-striped golden snake saw Fu, it narrowed its crimson eyes at Fu in anger, then opened its jaw widely, and it spit out a large purple cloud of poison at Fu.
Fu widened his eyes in shock, and he cursed loudly, "Damn it, this damn snake is really so cunning."
Fu breathed in some of the poison, and parts of his skin started to turn purple, just like the young man he just met.
Fu quickly ran to escape from the poison cloud, but the silver-striped golden snake circled around to prevent Fu from escaping, and when it saw Fu in front of it, it opened its jaw again to swallow Fu.
Fu was extremely angry and yelled at the silver-striped golden snake, "You asked for it, you damn snake."
His saint weapon started glowing crimson, and he swung his axe at the silver-striped golden snake head.
"BOOOOOOOM," A fiery explosion of red and orange emanated from Fu's saint weapon, covering the head and a portion of the silver-striped golden snake's body.
"HHHHHIIIIIISSSSSSS," The silver-striped golden snake hissed loudly in pain after the explosion, and Fu noticed that his "fire explosion" martial skill burned the silver-striped golden snake's crimson eyes.
He also observed that a portion of the snake's golden scales had become burned. After seeing this, Fu was filled with joy. He didn't waste any more time. He charged as fast as possible at the silver-striped golden snake. He raised his axe and swung it downward, striking the snake's skull. "CLANK."
Golden scales started flying from the silver-striped golden snake head, and it hissed loudly again. It crawled as fast as it could to escape from Fu "BAAM."
However, the snake struck its head against a massive tree trunk, causing the tree to uproot from the ground. This caused the snake to stop crawling.
Fu used this opportunity to swing his saint weapon again at its head, in the same spot where he attacked it moments ago.
"HHHHHIIIISSSSS, " The snake loudly hissed in pain once more, but after Fu's strike, it slammed into the ground.
Fu didn't waste any more time, and he started swinging his saint weapon savagely again and again at the same spot.
"HIIISSSSS," At first, the silver-striped golden snake hissed loudly, but as Fu continued striking its head with his saint weapon, its blood and brain parts flew in the air.
Some of the blood and brain parts of the silver-striped golden snake splashed at Fu's face when he raised his saint weapon again to strike. He noticed the silver-striped golden snake stopped moving, and he smirked, "This damn snake is finally dead." Damn this snake; it caused me a lot of trouble."
Fu then bent down and drank some of the silver-striped golden snake blood to detoxify the poison that was in his veins. The purple spot on his skin vanished after drinking the blood of a silver-striped golden snake. After he successfully detoxified the poison, he dug out the monster core from the silver-striped golden snake and stored it in his space ring, along with its corpse. Then he started walking back to where the young man was waiting for him.
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With the young man
The young man was waiting for Fu patiently; he was worried because his survival depends on Fu.
"COUGH, COUGH." The young man started to cough out blood, and he cursed, "Damn it, the poison is spreading; am I going to die?"
After 20 minutes of waiting, the young man saw Fu had finally arrived, and he sighed in relief. He looked at Fu and said, "Did you defeat the silver-striped golden snake?"
The young man's question brought a smile to Fu's face. He didn't answer his question; instead, he summoned the silver-striped golden snake corpse in front of the young man.
The young man was overjoyed when he saw the silver-striped golden snake corpse. He quickly drank some of the monster beast's blood to detoxify the poison.
Just like Fu, when he drank the blood of the silver-striped golden snake, the purple spot on the young man's body started disappearing, but unlike Fu, it was disappearing much slower because the poison had spread deeper in the young man's body.
After detoxifying the poison, the young man stood up and extended his hand to Fu, then said to him, "Thank you for saving my life. Even though we made a deal, I would have died without your help."
Upon hearing that, Fu smiled and shook hands with the young man. "You don't need to thank me; I only made that deal with you because I want the corpse of the silver-striped golden snake."
The young man nodded his head in understanding and said, "I understand if it were me, I would have done the same thing; my name is Ming Dong, by the way."
Fu smiled and nodded. "My name is Fu," he said to Ming Dong.
"Ming Dong, myself, and my best friend Ye Feng are staying in a secluded cave. It is rare for monster beasts to roam around that part of the forest. You could recuperate from your injuries there. I have promised you that I will heal your injuries. You should come with me." Fu spoke to Ming Dong.
Fu then summoned the silver-striped golden snake monster core from his space ring and handed it to Ming Dong. Ming Dong was shocked when he saw Fu holding a rank four monster core.
Observing Ming Dong's shocked expression, Fu informed him, "This is the silver-striped golden snake monster core." It was part of our deal that I give you the silver-striped golden snake monster core. Take -it."
Ming Dong looked at Fu with a smile and admiration, then said, "I really admire you. You could have lied to me and given me a lower-rank monster core."
When Fu heard this, he scoffed, "I am a man of my words, Ming Dong. I always keep my promises. Now take the monster core and follow me; we'll go to the cave so you can peacefully recuperate."
Ming Dong smiled and nodded. He stored the monster core in his space belt, then followed Fu to the cave.