Qin Wang reached into his storage bag and took out a yellowed jade slip, examining it carefully in his hand.
This jade slip was three inches long and one inch wide, with several faint yellow mottles on it, indicating its age.
He cautiously extended his divine sense into it.
In the next moment, Qin Wang's divine sense 'saw' a misty space about a hundred meters in radius. Sitting within this mist was an ethereal figure, cross-legged. Her eyes were tightly shut, and her figure seemed on the verge of dissipation.
"After a hundred years, someone finally comes."
Just as Qin Wang's divine sense entered, the ethereal figure suddenly opened her eyes and a woman's voice echoed out. It seemed like she hadn't spoken in a long time, her words hesitant and stiff.
"Young one, Qin Wang, I greet the senior."
Qin Wang bowed respectfully towards the ethereal figure within the soul lock jade space.
He noticed that the figure had a picturesque face, an elegant and graceful posture, exuding an unparalleled purity that made it difficult to look directly at her.
"Senior."
The ethereal figure paused for a moment, then slowly spoke. "Where are we now?"
"We are in Qingyun Immortal City, between the Great Cang Nation, Great Wei Nation, and Great Chu Nation."
Qin Wang replied with folded hands.
"Qingyun Immortal City? Never heard of it."
The woman shook her head upon hearing this, assessing the projection of Qin Wang's divine sense. "It's a pity. You're too weak to help me."
"Senior, what is it that you wish me to do? Perhaps I could try, and maybe I can accomplish it."
Qin Wang asked respectfully, looking at the soul projection of the woman.
According to the intelligence, this woman was a monstrous genius in the Wu Family's Sword Domain, possessing the greatest comprehension of swordsmanship in their history. She was betrayed and killed by her closest friends and trapped her soul within the soul lock jade.
Such an extraordinary genius—if he could learn a sword technique from her, it would be incredibly beneficial.
"I have an enemy who has caused my current state. I must return to my peak to slay her before I can truly rest. Currently, my soul is weak, and without replenishment, it will dissipate within a hundred years."
The woman's soul sighed, realizing that the young man before her was too weak to help supplement her soul.
"Senior, how can I help supplement your soul?"
Qin Wang's heart stirred. Didn't he have soul remnants in his Soul Gathering Bowl?
"Find the Soul-nourishing Wood, it can slowly restore my years, the older the better."
The woman's soul seemed to adapt a bit, speaking more fluently.
"Very well, I will keep an eye out for it for you."
Qin Wang nodded thoughtfully.
With his intelligence panel, finding such items shouldn't be too difficult.
"Don't call me senior anymore, call me Wu Su."
Wu Su looked at Qin Wang and spoke slowly.
When she was murdered, she was about the same age as the young man before her.
The last person who entered the soul lock jade before him also helped find a millennium-old Soul-nourishing Wood and received the first volume of the Wu Family's Sword Art. However, there was no further news afterward, and he disappeared without a trace, possibly falling in the pursuit of cultivation.
However.
Betrayed by her closest friends, her physical body destroyed, Wu Su was unwilling to disappear from the world. She still sought a chance for restoration.
"Wu Su."
Qin Wang nodded and prepared to exit the soul lock jade space. Wu Su suddenly stopped him and said, "Wait, your cultivation is too low. I will impart to you a sword art that will aid you in finding the Soul-nourishing Wood. Once you find it, I will pass you a more powerful sword technique."
"Thank you, Miss Wu!"
Upon hearing Wu Su's words, Qin Wang's eyes lit up.
According to the intelligence, Wu Su was the most brilliant sword genius in the history of the Wu Family's Sword Domain. How could the swordsmanship she possessed be ordinary?
"This is the first volume of the Inter-generational Sword Art. Take it and refine it first! If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me!"
"When you find the Soul-nourishing Wood, I will pass you the next volume!"
"After the last fortunate person received the first volume, he disappeared without a trace. I don't know if he fell. Cultivation is a path where a slight mistake can lead to death. Take care!"
Wu Su slowly spoke.
With a wave of her hand, a white dot flew towards Qin Wang's divine sense. Qin Wang reached out and grabbed the white dot in his hand. In the next moment, the dot melted into his consciousness.
It turned out to be the cultivation mantra for the first volume of the Inter-generational Sword Art.
"Very well, I will do my utmost to find the Soul-nourishing Wood."
Qin Wang felt joyful.
The name Inter-generational Sword Art alone suggested its extraordinary nature.
Qin Wang exited the soul lock jade space.
He comprehended the cultivation mantra of the Inter-generational Sword Art in his mind.
"What a formidable sword art, a sword that spans generations, a guaranteed kill with every strike."
"Truly worthy of a sword domain family."
Qin Wang silently pondered the sword moves depicted in his mind, his eyes revealing a hint of awe.
This Inter-generational Sword Art somewhat compensated for the shortcomings in Qin Wang's techniques.
[Daily intelligence panel upgrade!]
At this moment, Qin Wang suddenly noticed that there was a new prompt on his panel.
Below the prompt, there was also a new button for confirming the upgrade.
"Upgrade?"
Seeing this prompt, Qin Wang's heart stirred. If it was an upgrade, it naturally meant that the functionality had increased!
Upgrade!
Qin Wang immediately clicked to confirm.
Buzz!
Qin Wang felt a tremor in his mind, and the panel instantly emitted a brilliant golden light. It was like waves of sea tides surging through. In this tidal wave, Qin Wang felt a faint sensation of his consciousness, like a small boat.
He didn't know how long passed.
[Daily intelligence panel upgrade completed!]
[Qin Wang]
[Lifespan: 19/124]
[Cultivation Realm: Qi Refining Stage, 7th Layer (4367/7000)]
[Wuxing Gathering Art: Proficient (2562/3000), Condenses spiritual energy of five elements, refines body, assimilates magic power, diligently improves.]
[Spells: Fire Spirit Blade (Basic, 874/1000), Condenses fire spirit into a blade, shoots it into the air, exceptionally sharp, flames burn fiercely, diligently improves.]
[Spells: Spirit Rain Technique (Basic, 656/800), Condenses magic power, distributes spirit rain, promotes crop growth, diligently improves.]
[Spells: Explosive Flame Technique (Basic, 578/800), Condenses fire into a fist-sized fireball, shoots it into the air, explodes upon landing, flames burn fiercely, diligently improves.]
[Spells: Wind Control Technique, Wood Shield Technique]
[Daily intelligence refresh: Added Karma Intelligence Refresh (Note: Once a target establishes karmic relations with you, it may refresh intelligence related to that karmic connection).]
[Diligent Improvement: Absorbing spiritual energy not only increases cultivation proficiency but also improves proficiency in techniques, spells, and more.]
"Hm?"
"Added Karma Intelligence Refresh?"
"Absorbing spiritual energy used to increase cultivation proficiency, now also enhances proficiency in techniques and spells?"
Qin Wang looked at the upgraded panel, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Previously, improving cultivation proficiency was slow, and his progress in spells and techniques couldn't keep up with his cultivation. Now, with the panel upgrade, as long as he continued absorbing spiritual stones, he could synchronize his cultivation, techniques, and spell levels to higher stages!
This was simply fantastic!
Moreover.
Qin Wang also discovered that the effects of spells and techniques no longer said 'achieve minor mastery' but rather 'diligent improvement.'
"Wait until dawn, I'll buy more Solidifying Element Pills and then focus on cultivating the Inter-generational Sword Art!"
Qin Wang's eyes glinted with anticipation. He silently made up his mind and went to sleep.
At dawn.
Qin Wang headed to the Four City Immortal City, visiting various branches of the Spirit Pill Pavilion and other smaller pill shops to purchase Solidifying Element Pills, Gathering Method Pills, and other elixirs.
Returning home, he closed the door, hung up the sign of seclusion, and began to focus on cultivating the Inter-generational Sword Art.
Three days later.
Qin Wang had achieved basic proficiency in the Inter-generational Sword Art.
[Sword Art: Inter-generational Sword Art, Volume 1 (Basic) (2/1000), Condenses magic power into sword qi, severs life, exceptionally sharp, guaranteed kill with every strike, diligently improves!]
Qin Wang also found that after the panel upgrade, using elixirs to cultivate the Inter-generational Sword Art increased its proficiency. Cultivating techniques also increased the proficiency of the techniques and cultivation.