With Cultivation Simulator in a Chaotic World-Chapter 222 - 216: Rising to Fame (Part 2)

"And... this feeling..."

The reaction of the Unity Sword Body also left Pei Min somewhat puzzled... even when encountering other Nascent Soul Sword Venerables or Nascent Soul Venerables previously, there was no such reaction. Only when meeting this person did the Unity Sword Body react so strongly.

"Shua——"

Several streaks of flowing light flashed across the sky.

"Who dares to..."

"We have seen Elder, may we ask Elder..."

Pei Min rose into the air, waved his hand, and said, "It’s just a rat from the Broken Cocoon Alliance, nothing to worry about..."

[You are unaware of the other person’s identity, real cultivation, or background; you only know you are definitely not their match. Yet, you are currently one of the brightest rising stars among the Golden Core rookies of Sword Mountain River. Ordinary Golden Core Sword Cultivators are not your match, and you suspect the other person might be a Nascent Soul Sword Venerable from Sword Mountain River.]

[Yet, you do not know the purpose behind this person’s actions.]

[In the Celestial Sword Calendar year 9812, you began searching for a girl named Ke’er using information from your infiltration of the Broken Cocoon Alliance. After three months, you successfully found her remains. Your investigation revealed this Ke’er from the Broken Cocoon Alliance was also killed by a middle-aged Sword Cultivator.]

[You are eighty to ninety percent certain that Qingling was also killed by this person then.]

[You decided to report this to Sword Mountain River, revealing everything you know.]

[Sword Mountain River started investigating, but there was no trace of this Sword Cultivator in their files. As it stands, you had to set this matter aside for the time being and continue cultivating.]

[In the Celestial Sword Calendar year 9813, Chi Xia pleaded with you to guard the arena by offering a Demon King’s Divine Soul as compensation, speaking with urgency and reminding you of your camaraderie in the past.]

[After some consideration, you decided to help.]

[You learned that Chi Xia is the recognized legitimate daughter of the Huo family in the Fire Realm, originally an illegitimate child later acknowledged by her ancestors, making her status quite special. Now, the family patriarch, the Golden Flame Sword Venerable, the head of the Divine Fire Sword Institute, is nearing the end of his lifespan and wants to pass all the inheritance to the current generation of the Huo family to preserve the family’s honor.]

The inheritance of a Golden Flame Sword Venerable is different from ordinary inheritances. It requires the consumption of a significant amount of Divine Sense and even cutting off parts of the Nascent Soul to create this inheritance, which is attached to an artifact or some spiritual object. The inheritor is as if personally taught by the master, typically left by a cultivator at the end of their life.

In many stories, the protagonists who rise from obscurity often receive such inheritances and soar to greater heights.

Pei Min chose to help not just because of some camaraderie with Chi Xia but also because of the Demon King’s Divine Soul.

This Divine Soul can be used as material for a Sword Spirit to enhance the power of the Lifebound Sword, while the Demon King’s Soul is an extraordinarily rare material perfectly matching Pei Min’s Lifebound Sword, able to become the Sword Spirit of the Golden Fiend Sword. With such compensation, Pei Min naturally had a reason to get involved in Chi Xia’s family disputes.

As for guarding the arena, it was merely a tactic some elders of the Huo family used to prevent Chi Xia from becoming the primary heir.

[You stood on the arena as an external supporter, unconcerned about the succession struggles of Chi Xia, unaware of the formidable figures in the Huo family. All you knew was to guard the arena and slash with the sword anyone daring to step onto it.]

[On the first day of standing on the arena, with only seven days left, there were only a few external supporters remaining on Chi Xia’s side. Chi Xia promised you, if successful, as the legitimate daughter of the Huo family, she guarantees that in the future the Huo family will help find Fire Attribute materials for a Sword Spirit for you.]

[You had to focus and listen to Chi Xia’s numerous analyses of the current situation. Around Chi Xia, a small interest group had formed; these people might be Chi Xia’s fellow disciples or those banking on Chi Xia to rise to greatness. They only knew of your name and didn’t have much faith in you because the opponents were too strong.]

[On the first day, six Early-Stage Golden Core and two Mid-Stage Golden Core challengers came to the stage. You didn’t use a second sword.]

[On the second day, five Mid-Stage Golden Core challengers came to the stage, and you didn’t draw a second Lifebound Sword.]

.........

[On the fifth day, two Mid-Stage Golden Core and three Late-Stage Golden Core challengers tried to crush you when you seemed exhausted. You unleashed the Five Elements Sword, endless and unceasing, quickly restoring your state...]

...

[On the sixth day, the renowned Celestial Pride of the Gold Realm, Yee Lengfeng, challenged you. Despite being of the Early-Stage Golden Core, you felt a pressure from him not sensed even from the Late-Stage Golden Core. You maneuvered the Five Elements Sword Array, the Path of the Five Elements, endless and inexhaustible, battling him for a day and a night, prevailing by just one sword’s margin.]

[On the seventh day, two Golden Core Peak Cultivators stepped forward, and with depleted Sword Essence, you withstood the two Golden Core Peak Cultivators. On this day, countless Sword Cultivators came to cheer for you.]

[You defeated them, breaking and then rising anew, achieving some breakthroughs in Sword Intent.]

[You became famous, the name of the Celestial Pride Pei Min spread throughout the Fire Realm.]

Generally, those traveling outside were at most in the Late-Stage Golden Core.

Even Late-Stage Golden Core was rare; within the Sword Institute, most active Golden Core Elders were either Early-Stage or Mid-Stage Golden Core.

Perhaps those at Golden Core Peak were preparing to break through to Nascent Soul.

Legends say that feeling of being just one step away from the Nascent Soul Dao is enough to drive all Golden Core Peak Sword Cultivators crazy.

The Huo family managed to invite two Golden Core Peak Cultivators, expending considerable effort, ultimately blocked by Pei Min alone.

[Chi Xia was very happy that you could fend off so many opponents, swearing on the spot that if she becomes the Huo family’s successor, she will definitely find Sword Spirit materials for you. You sensed a deeper meaning to her words but didn’t clarify, only feeling Chi Xia was somewhat unfamiliar, unlike the confidante with whom you once freely talked without any barriers. You said little, taking the Demon King’s Soul and leaving the Fire Realm.]

[You acquired the complete Demon Soul of a Six-winged Golden White Tiger, equivalent to the Golden Core Peak Realm, perfectly compatible with the Golden Fiend Sword, able to become its material, and having a Sword Spirit is the best method to upgrade a sword from artifact to spiritual treasure.]

For ordinary cultivators with just one Lifebound Treasure, through accumulating over time and nurturing with Essence, Qi, and Spirit, an Artifact Spirit naturally emerges within the treasure.

However, for Pei Min, it was somewhat challenging. First, Pei Min’s cultivation speed exceeded this ’ordinary’ cultivator’s pace; second, Pei Min had seven Lifebound Swords and couldn’t simultaneously cultivate so many Sword Spirits.

Using Demon Souls and other Sword Spirit materials to actively forge a Sword Spirit undoubtedly became the most convenient method.

This approach was quite common in Sword Mountain River. Pei Min even suspected that the Demon Kings in the Broken Cocoon Alliance were deliberately nurtured by Sword Mountain River to use their material.

[You returned to the Battle Absolute Sword Institute and continued teaching disciples in the Sword Dao...]

[In the Celestial Sword Calendar year 9815, you successfully integrated the Demon Soul of the Six-winged Golden White Tiger into the Golden Fiend Sword, nurturing the embryonic form of a Sword Spirit, with the sword responding, you felt your Gold Sword Dao growing rapidly. The Six-winged Golden White Tiger seemed to convey some insights into the Gold Dao in this way.]

[In the Celestial Sword Calendar year 9816, you returned to the Pei Family and brought Pei Xinghe to the Sword Institute.]

Pei Xinghe had grown from a baby into an adorable little girl, hiding behind the old steward of the Pei Family, looking at Pei Min timidly.

Pei Min also watched her, scaring the little girl, who then shrank back again.

"Greet, greet the Ancestor..." The old steward, seeing the legendary Ancestor of the Pei family, couldn’t help but stammer.