Wang Yu

Chapter 518 Star River Sword Formation

Besides the seventy-two Starchen Flying Swords, there were also three long swords, one white, one black, and one green, lying on the ground.

These three long swords were all Immortal Artifacts. Even before being activated, they emitted waves of law fluctuations.

Han Li picked up the white long sword. It was bone-white all over, and although it was straight, its surface was uneven, as if it were made from the leg bone of some kind of demonic beast.

With a wave of his hand, the bone-white long sword suddenly glowed, and white ghostly winds swirled around, emitting a bone-chilling coldness.

Even Han Li, with his tough physique, couldn't help but tremble slightly, but the surrounding seawater did not freeze.

His eyes lit up. The law contained within this white bone sword seemed to only affect the physical body, which was quite magical and could be used to deal with monks with powerful physiques.

Han Li put the white bone sword aside and picked up the other black Immortal Artifact.

This sword was jet black all over, much shorter than ordinary Immortal Artifacts, only about a foot long. Its blade was slender, with a faint dark green line engraved on it.

Han Li's pupils suddenly shrank, and he brushed his finger across the blade of the black sword.

His finger tingled slightly, and a wound was cut on his fingertip, which was jet black and quickly began to rot, spreading rapidly around.

"What a potent poison..." Han Li said with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

As he spoke to himself, a golden light appeared on his fingertip, and the speed of the black poison's spread slowed down immediately. A trace of the poisonous law contained in the wound was forced out.

The jet-black wound quickly darkened and disappeared without a trace after a few breaths, and his finger returned to normal.

He put down the black sword and looked at the last Immortal Artifact.

This sword was ink-green all over and as tall as a person. It was a heavy sword with a wavy blade, emitting a chilling light.

Among the three Immortal Artifacts, this sword contained the most enormous power of law, not inferior to any of the Immortal Artifacts on the bodies of Gongshu Jiu and Feng Tiandu.

Han Li clasped his fingers together, grasped the hilt of the sword, and picked it up.

The next moment, his expression changed slightly.

This sword was incredibly heavy. Although it was far from comparable to the Heavy Water True Wheel, if a monk's physical strength was a little lacking, let alone refining and using it, they might not even be able to lift it.

As he pondered, Han Li moved his arm, and the ink-green heavy sword turned into a blurry green sword shadow.

A powerful wave of law spread out from the green sword shadow. This power was the law of Destruction.

Han Li moved his hand, and the green sword shadow suddenly shrank sharply, condensing into a green beam of light that slashed towards the seabed in the distance.

With a "whoosh"!

The seabed seemed like a piece of brittle cloth, and the sword cut a huge gap tens of miles long and hundreds of feet wide.

The entire seabed shook violently as if an earthquake had occurred, and the distant Hanjing Island also rumbled, only to return to calm after a while.

A hint of joy flashed in Han Li's eyes.

He had not yet refined this sword, and he had only activated part of its power just now, but it was already so powerful, and the power of law it contained was a pure and powerful force of destruction.

If he had used his full strength just now, he probably could have easily shattered the seabed within a thousand miles, and the distant Hanjing Island would not have escaped unscathed.

At that moment, a divine sense emanated from Hanjing Island and spread rapidly around. It was the Loose Immortal sitting on Hanjing Island.

Han Li didn't want to meet him at the moment. With a wave of his hand, a faint azure ripple enveloped him and the traces of the sword strike.

The Loose Immortal's divine sense probed back and forth near the island several times. After finding nothing unusual, it quickly retracted and did not reappear.

Han Li did not withdraw the azure ripple but continued to let it surround him.

He glanced at the ink-green heavy sword in his hand, nodded, and put it away with the other two swords. He turned his gaze to the pills.

After checking them one by one, a smile appeared on the corner of Han Li's mouth.

These pills were no less than the treasures in Xiao Jinhan and Feng Tiandu's storage magic tools. Most of them were various healing and detoxification pills, prepared extremely thoroughly for exploration.

After putting away the pills in categories, he looked at the last items: two jade books and a strange silk scroll.

One of the two jade books was light golden, and the other was light blue. The latter was much thicker than the former.

He first picked up the golden book and quickly flipped through it.

This book recorded a profound cultivation technique, *Hao Yue Swordplay*, a sword cultivation technique that could allegedly be cultivated to the Taiyi realm.

Although it was related to swords, the sword intent it cultivated was very different from what Han Li practiced. However, some parts of it could be used for reference.

After putting down this book, he picked up the other light blue jade book. His heart stirred after scanning it.

This book recorded various exquisite sword techniques, with nearly a thousand kinds in total. Each sword technique was incredibly exquisite, opening his eyes.

These sword techniques were not only for killing people but also had wonderful uses for slaying inner demons, tempering the spirit, and so on.

Other esoteric content, such as sword control techniques, sword appraisal techniques, and sword nurturing techniques, was even more vast.

Han Li had previously thought that he was proficient in swordplay, but after seeing this jade book, he realized that he was really a frog at the bottom of a well.

The path of sword cultivation was vast and boundless. What he had mastered before was just a drop in the bucket.

Han Li simply sat down cross-legged, engrossed in the jade book. He quickly finished reading the first half of the jade book and turned to the second half.

His face lit up. The second half of the book contained various sword formations, which were even more mysterious than the previous sword techniques.

"*Raging Sand Shadow Sword Formation!*"

"*Sleeping Moon Soul Reflection Sword Formation!*"

"*Three Talents Return to Origin Sword Formation!*"

One exquisite sword formation after another unfolded before Han Li. Not only were they used to kill enemies, but there were also trapping sword formations, defensive sword formations, and even sword formations that used sword energy to stimulate the body's acupoints and temper the body. Han Li's eyes were opened.

Han Li quickly browsed through the book and soon saw the end.

At the end of the book, a sword formation was also recorded, and it was quite long.

He glanced at it and couldn't help but let out a soft "Huh?" His eyes narrowed.

At first, his expression was fairly calm, but as time went on, he gradually became solemn and then turned to joy.

After a full meal's time, Han Li finally raised his head, his eyes flickering.

This sword formation was called the "Great Star River Sword Formation". As the name suggested, it was a Starchen sword formation. It was extremely complex. Daoist Wusheng had read all the sword formations in the world, then comprehended the changes of the vast Star River, and spent 100,000 years creating this peerless formation. It was the pinnacle of the Wusheng Sword Sect's sword formations and could kill enemies across one or two minor realms.

It could even be said that the various sword techniques and sword formations that seemed dazzling before were only for this last sword formation. This last sword formation was the culmination of everything.

To set up this sword formation, seventy-two flying swords were required, and they had to be flying swords containing the power of the Starchen. Their quality also had to be extremely high; otherwise, they would not be able to withstand the vast power of this sword formation. Once the sword formation was formed, each flying sword would resonate with a Starchen in the sky, drawing down the power of the Starchen, making the formation like a bright Star River. It could be said to have broken away from the category of a spell formation and could evolve the Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Although this formation was powerful, it also had low requirements for cultivation. It required a Taiyi realm cultivator with strong divine sense to be able to cast it.

However, if there were only thirty-six flying swords, one could also cast a scaled-down "Lesser Star River Sword Formation". The requirements for cultivation were also reduced. Golden Immortal late-stage cultivators with deep immortal spiritual power could barely cast it and would definitely be invincible among their peers.

Han Li slowly exhaled and suppressed the excitement in his heart.

His heart was moved by this "Great Star River Sword Formation".

The Golden Immortal realm was fine, but once one reached the Taiyi realm and achieved the Jade Immortal Body, the gap between a minor realm was a chasm. It was basically impossible to kill enemies across realms unless one had extremely strong laws or an Immortal Artifact to help.

This "Great Star River Sword Formation" dared to boast that it could kill people across one or two realms. One wondered how powerful it was.

With this thought in mind, Han Li turned his gaze to the seventy-two light blue flying swords on the side. He waved his hand and picked up one, flicking his finger on the blade.

The flying sword twisted and trembled like a blue spirit snake, making a crisp sword sound.

Jin Hai had refined this set of Starchen Flying Swords, obviously wanting to practice the "Great Star River Sword Formation". One wondered if he had succeeded back then.

Although the quality of these Starchen Flying Swords was not bad, they might not have met the requirements of the "Great Star River Sword Formation".

However, it was not difficult to know the result. One would know after casting it once.

Although the book stated that only a cultivator with a late-stage Golden Immortal cultivation could barely cast the "Lesser Star River Sword Formation", his immortal spiritual power was far deeper than that of an ordinary mid-stage Golden Immortal, and he might not be able to cast this sword formation.

Han Li put down the flying sword in his hand, a pensive look on his face.

Even if these Starchen Flying Swords could cast the Star River Sword Formation, he estimated that it would only be a barely cast.

To show the true power of the "Great Star River Sword Formation", another set of Starchen Flying Swords had to be refined.

His Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords happened to be seventy-two in number, and their quality was far better than these Starchen Flying Swords. Although they did not contain the power of the Starchen, it was not impossible to change them.

This book recorded many profound sword-nurturing techniques, one of which was a secret method for attracting the power of the Starchen to temper flying swords, called the "Star Dou Spirit Gathering Formation."

This secret technique could attract the power of the Starchen, temper the impurities inside the flying sword, and improve the quality of the flying sword. Moreover, flying swords tempered by this secret technique would slowly transform into Starchen attributes.

Jin Hai had made some annotations behind this secret technique. Han Li estimated that he had also used this secret technique to refine this set of Starchen Flying Swords.

However, it was unknown what effect this would have on the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords.

Moreover, after the trip to the Underworld Cold Immortal Mansion, he could now only barely activate three flying swords. He didn't know how many years it would take to be able to activate thirty-six flying swords, let alone seventy-two.

Han Li smiled wryly and shook his head.

It seemed that this matter would have to wait until later when there was an opportunity.