Chapter 8: What Is The Purpose Of a Sword?

The situation was critical, Zhang Ruotian wasted no more time and began to circulate even faster the "Sixty-Six Eternal God Emperors Technique". More Genuine Qi was absorbed by him like a sponge, the pain in his mind and the temperature in his body increased dramatically.

He was at an essential moment in his Immortal Cultivation, he could not be subject to any error at that time!

Open!

The sound of something opening rang in his ears as blood came out of his orifices. One wave of heat resurfaced in his body, while nourishing his body and healing his internal wounds. Zhang Ruotian opened his eyes, but with difficulties. His eyes suddenly widened, he could feel and see far beyond a normal person, he could even see a lake that was in the world of the Spiritual Ring more than 5 kilometers away!

Zhang Ruotian was surprised by this discovery, but later he thought it was logical because that was one of the advantages of practicing the "The Sixty-Six Eternal God Emperors technique". For, only when one completes the Body Tempered Realm can one enter the Foundation Establishing Realm, thus being able to awaken the Divine Sense!

Divine Sense would refer to a manifestation of a person's conscience and spirit that is used by cultivators to examine their surroundings, as well as to use their most esoteric powers at a greater distance.

Only with this can one see how powerful the Divine Sense was, it was usually impossible to awaken the Divine Sense without being in the Foundation Establishing Realm, but the "The Sixty-Six Eternal God Emperors Technique" could make that possible in the Body Tempered Realm!

Zhang Ruotian laughed inwardly: "As expected of a Heaven Rank Technique!"

He stood up and tested his Divine Sense for a few minutes. However, these were not his only gains, as he managed to successfully break through the 3rd Layer Tempered Body Realm. Suddenly, he turned towards the Spiritual Weapons held in the air as if it were magic, there was a black and red sword that made all the other swords pale in its presence.

Looking at that sword, Zhang Ruotian felt as if thousands of swords had pierced his body. However, it was just an illusion, but it left a deep terror in him, definitely this sword was only to be used to kill!

It was a black sword with some red in it, sharp, it gave the impression of an ancient beast caged. It looked like a nodachi, black, whose hilt was a swastika-shaped cross. Just looking at the sword, Zhang Ruotian felt a pressure drop under his shoulders, trying to crush him alive, but this sensation didn't last more than a few seconds before it disappeared and everything returned to normal.

"This... Is this the sword I wished for?"

Looking at the black sword in his field of vision, Zhang Ruotian couldn't help but wonder, as it was the only thing he hadn't received after reincarnating as Zhang Ruotian. He first thought that R.O.B had deceived him, and did not fulfill his wish, but now seeing that magnificent sword held in the air with his red blooded eyes, that thought self-destructed.

Zhang Ruotian directed his Divine Sense around the sword, trying to take possession of it and make a master verification pact. However, something amazing happened! His Divine Sense had been obstructed by the soul of the sword, it was as if he was rejecting Zhang Ruotian.

Zhang Ruotian's face darkened, this was the sword he had wished for, how could he not take possession of it? With that thought in mind, he increased the strength behind his Divine Sense. At that moment, man and sword clashed, only the strongest would emerge victorious and the weaker would succumb to the stronger!

Veins began to appear on Zhang Ruotian's handsome face, demonstrating how difficult it was to subdue that proud sword like a phoenix. However, Zhang Ruotian's determination was unshakable, the more difficult a thing was to obtain, the more one would want to obtain it. And this was also applicable for Zhang Ruotian, the harder the black sword tried to be, the more the desire to get it increased dramatically.

"You were my wish, if I can't subdue you who in this world can?!"

With a roar of war, all the power of Zhang Ruotian's Divine Sense was released. The Sacred Mark on his forehead glowed with a dim light as something strange began to unfold in place. Fire, water, earth, wind, lightning, wood, shadow, etc... They began to manifest uncontrollably, turning the first floor of the pagoda into a veritable rainbow, just missing a goblin dressed in green and pot full of gold coins which were actually chocolates.

However, it seemed that Zhang Ruotian had not noticed none of these anomalies going on around him, as all his focus was on the black sword that was already showing signs of redemption. The black sword held in the air was shuddering wildly without stopping, it looked like it would fall any second.

Bang!

Suddenly a crashing noise resounded in the place, at the same moment, the black sword held in the air began to fall rapidly. Seeing this Zhang Ruotian's eyes lit up, quickly, without delay, his body shot like a dart of poison towards the falling black sword.

Holding the sword in midair, Zhang Ruotian felt a electricity rush through his body violently, like an angry bull wanting to smash him. While some mysterious messages as if written by blood appeared out of nowhere.

"In all Heaven and Earth..."

"A sword made of blood..."

"Wandering through the void without purpose?..."

"Blood of Gods was shed..."

"Blood of Demons has been drained..."

"Tell me... What is the goal of a sword?!"

"Tell me... What is the purpose of a sword?!"

"Tell me... What is your purpose when picking up a sword?!"

"Being a hero?..."

"Being a punisher?...."

"Save lifes?...."

"Bring justice?..."

"Without ever backing down..."

"Without ever hesitating..."

"Without ever regretting..."

"Raising the sword..."

"Always alone, on the hill of swords..."

"Countless lives will be seifed..."

"Countless screams of agony will be heard..."

"Countless seas of blood will be raised..."

"Countless mountains of cold bodies will be noticed..."

"Disgusted to defeat..."

"Intoxicated with victory..."

"So the sword has no other purpose than..."

"To Kill!"

"So the sword has no other purpose than... Killing..." These words swirled in Zhang Ruotian's mind, like something unforgettable, impossible to erase or forget. He started muttering the same words people there alone on the first floor of the pagoda.

So the sword has no other purpose than... to kill...

So the sword has no other purpose than... to kill...

So the sword has no other purpose than... to kill...

So the sword has no other purpose than... to kill...

When Zhang Ruotian had noticed, a lot had passed after he went into a trance. Lifting his body with some difficulty, he stretched as if he were doing a morning warm-up.

He looked at the black sword in his hands with a meaningful look, remembering what had happened.

"So the sword has no other purpose than... to kill... huh?"

Until he agreed a little bit with that, as to pick up a weapon, you should be ready to kill and at the same time to be killed too. People who can't even fulfill or understand this, don't have the right to wield any weapon, weapons are not toys, but like any made weapon, their objective is to kill!

You could use your weapon to save people, but remember one thing. There will be, there will be the day, when you will be forced to kill someone to save someone else. So, returning to the original purpose of a weapon. The world is full of self proclaimed heroes, truth heroes, and villains.

Every man is born good, but the world makes him corrupt!

With his thoughts organized, Zhang Ruotian felt even better, perhaps the day would come when he would choose too, but surely that day is long gone. Zhang Ruotian turned his consciousness out of the Spiritual Ring.

Waking up back in his gigantic bed, where he ended up falling asleep after a day full of surprises like this. The next morning he woke up, he ate, brushed his teeth, bathed and directed his consciousness into the Spiritual Ring. Today he wanted to train some martial arts he had in his brain because of the Memories of the Ancient Gods that reached the peak of cultivation.

He wanted to learn fist, sword and movement martial arts. He already had some skills in mind, one of them was the Sword Cutting Through The Heavens, the Dragon-Elephant's Scalding Palm and finally Steps of the Thunder Dragon. The Sword Cutting Through The Heavens, the Dragon-Elephant's Scalding Palm, and the Footsteps of the Thunder Dragon were Martial Arts of Heaven Rank!

According to the Memories of the Ancient Gods who reached the peak of cultivation, the martial arts in immortal cultivation were divided from the highest to the lowest: Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, Human, and Mortal. Which are also separated for the highest to the lowest: Perfect, Half-Perfect, Superior, Medial and Inferior.

So, one can imagine how powerful the Sword Cutting Through The Heavens, Dragon-Elephant's Scalding Palm and the Steps of the Thunder Dragon were. Sword Cutting Through The Heavens was a martial art that aimed to turn a mortal into a human sword, as after one successfully cultivated it one could even use one's fingers as swords, slashing their enemies mercilessly.

The Dragon-Elephant's Scalding Palm was a fist martial art, covering the arm with golden dragon scales, one could exude tremendous power that would make tsumani rise and mountains shudder. And finally the Steps of the Thunder Dragon that was a movement martial art, specially trained in places with plenty of lightning, tempering your legs to the extreme and awakening your latent potential. All these martial arts were too insane and too powerful that even gods would fight for them.

Once in the training room, Zhang Ruotian started practicing these same martial arts already mentioned. However, even with his exceptional talent it was not that easy to master those martial arts. He had to work hard to master them, but with his comprehension beyond imagination he managed to master them. As the saying went "99% hard work and 1% talent".

After training hard, Zhang Ruotian's body fell heavily to the ground, his breathing was labored, every muscle in him was screaming for help. He could barely get up, all of his body was sore, but the sacrifice was worth for he was able to successfully learn all these martial arts.

"So this is how one feels when one gains strength beyond human comprehension," Zhang Ruotian said.

Zhang Ruotian got up and walked to the exit of the pagoda without first taking another look at the Heavenly Flame burning in a square of glass suspended in the air. He directed his consciousness out of the Spiritual Ring, waking up back in his big bed, he immediately fell asleep.

3 months later

After a period of three months, Zhang Ruotian managed to train the Sword Cutting Through The Heavens, the Dragon-Elephant's Scalding Palm and Steps of the Thunder Dragon up to the Advanced Stage, which were really surprising after only training for three months.

Martial arts mastery was divided into: Beginner, Intermediate, Superior, Advanced, Earth, Heaven, Returning to Nature. The higher your mastery stage, the greater the power behind the martial art will be. Of course, one could take several years of training to get where Zhang Ruotian had gone, training martial arts to a very high level as Advanced Stage was not as easy as breathing.

Not forgeting that his cultivation and immortal cultivation have also improved over the past three months. His cultivation reached the Medium State of the Yellow Realm and his Immortal cultivation advanced to 9th Tempered Body Realm one step to break through the Foundation Establishment Realm!

You could say he's had his earnings these past three years. Zhang Ruotian put on his usual clothes and left his house, as it was the Year End Assessment day!