Legendary Librarian System-Chapter 136: Bitter Outcome

Senior Yan Qingshan executed the stance of the Unheld Blade, too.

Despite his eyes being lifeless, he saw Liu Wei going all out, so he executed one of his signature killing moves.

One Thought, Ten Thousand Ends.

It was a Sword Will Overwrite killing movement.

He allowed Liu Wei to attack, but Liu Wei's intent faded when his sword was an inch closer to his face.

The Sword Qi from Rhayven suddenly turned inward and attacked Rhayven's own flames, quickly negating them.

Liu Wei's attack was abruptly halted and Liu Wei's eyes widened.

He was in complete disbelief.

He suddenly suffered backlash without understanding why.

He gazed at Senior Yan Qingshan, who has not made any move yet.

However, Senior Yan Qingshan executed one of his ocean-origin movements.

Tide Without Sound.

He did not perform a slash or strike but the pressure accumulated from his Sword Will like a rising tide descended on Liu Wei.

Liu Wei almost puked out blood from the sudden heavy intense pressure.

He also felt like he was being suffocated, as though he was drowning.

He gritted his teeth and wanted to enter the Crimson Chain Drive but quickly restrained himself.

He could already feel the third chain almost being broken.

He tilted his head upward and stared at Senior Yan Qingshan who kept his stance.

However, despite standing motionless, something occurred.

Liu Wei's Dao heart cracked, his understanding of Sword Intent seemed to have become vague.

He suddenly lost resonance and finally he kneeled without knowing why.

Senior Yan Qingshan performed his Ultimate Stillness Technique.

Cliffside Meditation Cut.

He slowly lowered his head and gazed at Liu Wei.

Then, without hesitation, he entered the final state, Sword Will Incarnation.

It was a Temporary Transcendent State, where he ceased to be a swordsman.

Everything became a sword.

Wind slices.

Silence kills.

Even mercy carries edge.

No enemy could act outside of his Dao. Escape becomes impossible unless one abandons the sword path entirely.

Liu Wei instantly suffered in agony, feeling like every part of his body, despite not receiving any tangible sword attacks, were being sliced.

The silence was too loud.

The wind was too sharp.

Inevitably, he failed to realize that he was already filled with countless lacerated wounds.

Even so, Liu Wei remained firm in not utilizing his Blood Qi… not until the third chain was finally broken.

As soon as he finally completed his mission in coming here, he immediately entered the Crimson Chain Overdrive.

The overwhelming amount of Blood Qi instantly negated Senior Yan Qingshan's Sword Will.

However, they were in a stalemate.

Liu Wei was able to slowly sit up.

When Senior Yan Qingshan discerned Liu Wei able to defend against his Sword Will, he raised his sword.

Every inch of his movements produced edges of the sword that attacked Liu Wei.

But Liu Wei's Blood Qi defended successfully.

When Senior Yan Qingshan's sword reached the peak, countless tangible lines formed out of his Sword Will, more concentrated than the previous one, manifested and bolted towards Liu Wei.

Liu Wei stared at them and realized he could move now thanks to the Crimson Chain Overdrive state he was currently in.

Hence, without hesitation, he executed the Sanguine Reaper's Dance.

The lines were so concentrated that if he executed the Scarlet Vortex Sword Art, he might fail to cut them all.

He had to slice them precisely and individually.

Of course, his actions were too impossible to meet the desired results.

The lines were so innumerable that it was difficult to follow each of them.

In the end, he could only focus on lines that targeted his vitals.

Rhayven and the lines collided with each other, leaving behind afterimages of blood arcs and lines.

Liu Wei's movements were so swift that he was difficult to follow through naked eyes, yet he still suffered countless wounds.

He was unable to break through at all.

Yet, despite that, as Senior Yan Qingshan continued to summon countless lines, he suddenly swung his sword and everything seemed to have paused.

Liu Wei's eyes widened, staring at the sword that was an inch closer from him.

His heart skipped a beat.

Three breaths later, as the countless lines disappeared, leaving behind the frozen statue of Senior Yan Qingshan, his heart finally beat… faster.

He took a deep breath and exhaled, slowly taking a step back.

He gazed at Senior Yan Qingshan who remained frozen and turned around, staring at the puppet worker.

He asked, "What happened? Did you interfere?"

The puppet worker shook its head and replied, "No. Senior Yan Qingshan had reached his limits. The Sword Will Incarnation put a lot of immense spiritual strain. Since his spiritual strain was based on the stage where he was at the Body Tempering Stage, it did not last long. Furthermore, Senior Yan Qingshan was simply an avatar that lacked a soul.

Therefore—"

"I understand."

Liu Wei nodded and walked past the puppet worker without bothering with it anymore.

The puppet worker seemed to have realized his intention, so it only silently followed Liu Wei around…

…

Liu Wei left the Training Domain in a bad mood. He felt bitter over the fact that a Body Tempering Stage almost killed him.

He already went all out and yet he almost lost his life.

Liu Wei was already aware that he was able to fight against cultivators even in a major realm higher than him, but he also realized it was only possible if the opponent's dao comprehension had not reached the Minor Completion stage.

Liu Wei understood the significance of the Dao Comprehension in every aspect of cultivator's life.

An alchemist could not progress if they lacked Dao comprehension of Dao Alchemy.

Same way for cultivators.

If they lacked a certain dao in martial arts, their cultivation level would be insignificant.

So, another way of gaining immortality is comprehending higher stages of Dao comprehension.

Liu Wei pondered.

Liu Wei also wondered if similar to Master Wen Ruo, Senior Yan Qingshan has also attained immortality. After all, the Sword Will should also suffice in attaining the highest peak of mortality.

However, Liu Wei only assumed that the ability of Will compared to Intent was incomparable.

His sword intent was intangible, while Senior Yan Qingshan's Sword Will was able to manifest in tangible form and it was endless.

As though everything became his sword, even the wind suddenly became an edge, inevitably ending for the manifestation of innumerable Sword Will.

Liu Wei was only able to hold his ground but he was now filled with wounds.

However, he self-regenerate quickly, leaving him with shredded clothes, exposing some of his bare naked body.

His personal chamber also provided him clothes, albeit they were all similar that one would wonder if he ever changed his clothes.

Compared to others though, Liu Wei never reeks with sweat, so he was free from any accusations of bad smell.

As Liu Wei proceeded to his personal chamber, he soon moved on from the battle against Senior Yan Qingshan after he finished reflecting on it.

His mind returned to his cultivation progress.

After breaking the 3rd chain, he perceived he could now easily control his explosive output.

According to the Blood Demonheart Sutra, the third chain was called Hatred Tempering.

He refined his hatred into a dense, volatile Blood Qi core within his liver, amplifying his Blood Qi output earlier.

If it was not for it, he might not be able to survive long against the innumerable Sword Will by Senior Yan Qingshan.

Furthermore, he received the first access of the Blood Surge Mode.

Now, the fourth chain was called Poison Hoarding.

He must ingest poisons, venoms, and demonic toxins without trying to purge them.

"Greed expands, even poisons are worth keeping". I see, the liver shackles will help me gain resilience against poison.

According to the Blood Demonheart Sutra, once he breaks the fourth chain, all the toxins he would receive would be converted into stored Blood Qi. Venom resistance would evolve into dominance.

As soon as Liu Wei returned to the Meditation Garden, he touched the manifestation stones and imagined the poison he received from Jiang Nong.

If it was not for that small insignificant event, Liu Wei might have to look outside for some poison just to understand their properties.

The manifestation stones immediately projected Dao Realms of Dao of Poison, causing Liu Wei's Dao Comprehension to trigger.

The manifestation did not trigger a mere illusion, but a very fabric of reality out of it. Liu Wei was instantly poisoned, but he followed the sutra's instruction to break the fourth chain.

Liu Wei puked out black blood after a while and he broke into sweats.

At the same time, his clothes were slowly being corroded by the poison. After all, its properties were nowhere enough to be treated as artifacts because it lacked resistance.

It was also why he did not change his clothes, knowing that the cultivation process of the Blood Demonheart Sutra was very cruel.

Not only to him but even his clothes.

Furthermore, Rhayven was certainly affected. However, since he suggested following Liu Wei whenever he cultivated to progress his Dao of Demon, Liu Wei did not restrict his freedom to learn.

After a whole two burned incense, Liu Wei finally broke the fourth chain and he immediately touched the Manifestation Stones to deactivate. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Liu Wei huffed heavily and all the toxins in his skin soon faded.

Liu Wei gritted his teeth and thought. This damn cultivation technique is killing me slowly!

However, despite complaining, he did not have a choice but to continue cultivating it to progress faster.