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Chapter 56 "The Curse of the Twelve Layers of Spring Rain" (Please Follow)

Chapter 56: Chapter 56 "The Curse of the Twelve Layers of Spring Rain" (Please Follow)

Watching the house ahead crumble into ruins, Duan Yun’s head was steaming, he gasped for breath, and collapsed.

Collapsing in the drizzling rain, it was like collapsing into a downpour of spring rain.

The Seven Layers of Spring Rain were almost done; forcing any further would be overexerting oneself.

Continuously unleashing Spring Rain Blade Qi, he felt extremely tired and fatigued, as if his body was hollowed out.

The achievement of these Seven Layers of Spring Rain also required the exercise of great wisdom; he completed it only by working hand in hand with the Sword Immortal Dharma Image.

The Sword Immortal Dharma Image was wielding a Dharma sword to unleash a slash of Sword Qi, which bore a semblance to the unique ingenuity when he first learned "Jade Sword True Understanding," using a kitchen knife to produce a slash of Sword Qi.

All one could say was that, just then, for a moment, his mind and that of the Black Silk Jade Sword Immortal merged as one, and he barely completed the Seven Layers of Spring Rain.

These days, he had all along aimed to master the "Four Layers of Spring Rain," yet he encountered the opposite of his wishes, without finding the key to the method.

For over ten days, no matter how he practiced, the Sword Qi of the Four Layers of Spring Rain would still disperse due to mutual repulsion.

You must know that this had never happened before.

While cultivating "Jade Sword True Understanding," he could feel progress at every moment, and any obstacles would be surmounted in just a day or two.

But this time, it was already the tenth day.

He had a moment of self-doubt.

Yes, the Murong brothers had already trained to the seventh layer; it stood to reason that he shouldn’t be halted at the third layer.

Unless he wasn’t one in ten thousand with unique talent for cultivation.

But that was impossible!

So, what was the problem?

It was that supreme wisdom wasn’t applied enough; he must comprehend it all with unmatched talent and wisdom.

Duan Yun recalled the words of the Murong brothers, recalled everything he had experienced, without omitting any detail, and suddenly, his brain, endowed with extraordinary wisdom, seemed to grasp the key.

Right, what’s the essence of the Twelve Layers of Spring Rain?

This was a blade technique that could shock gods and make demons weep, capable of drawing the affection of the Murong brothers’ half-sister, capable of causing red hair to grow on the Murong Ancestor’s body.

So it wasn’t just the rotation of separate Sword Qi, but a Divine Skill that could alter the physical constitution of a human being.

Duan Yun closed his eyes to practice Sitting and Observing Oneself.

At the same time, the True Qi circulating along a set path within his body formed, yet it was not unleashed.

He wanted to see, what changes would the internal rotation of True Qi bring, according to the method of the Twelve Layers of Spring Rain.

Why did he lose control when rotating to the fourth layer?

The True Qi rapidly circled within his body, in a state between being released and not, lying between softness and sharpness.

One layer, two layers, three layers, four layers, then breaking apart in instability, no different from before.

Duan Yun did not stop but continued to attempt.

There was no cultivation challenge he couldn’t resolve!

On the twelfth observation of the True Qi wildly rotating within, transforming into Sword Qi, Duan Yun suddenly noticed something amiss.

When the Four Layers of Spring Rain formed, at the moment the Sword Qi was about to be released, a slight tremor appeared in the nearby flesh and blood.

What was that?

Electricity?

The electricity caused by the high-speed rotation of True Qi?

Duan Yun couldn’t be sure it was electricity, only feeling that the tremble in the flesh and blood was similar to an electric shock.

For now, let’s consider it electricity.

And this bit of electricity was the key to the unruly Sword Qi; it influenced both his flesh and the nearby energy field!

This electricity-like force should be an aid to the increased power of his Sword Qi, not a hindrance.

The electricity-like force generated by the Twelve Layers of Spring Rain rotation, capable of changing one’s physical constitution, was also the key to how the Murong brothers drew the affection of their half-sister and the Murong Ancestor grew red hair later on in their practice.

No, after reaching the nine layers, this electrical force might undergo even more marvelous changes, which is also why it could shock the gods and make demons weep.

This was the true essence of the Twelve Layers of Spring Rain!

He had comprehended!

No one understood the Twelve Layers of Spring Rain better than him!

If Wen Rou was a Demon Blade, liable to turn on its wielder, then the electricity-like substance formed by the Four Layers of Spring Rain could be described as demon electricity – if he couldn’t master this demon electricity, he couldn’t perfect the blade technique.

So, what he had to do now was to master this demon electricity with an unstoppable momentum!

"Rotate! Rotate the Four Layers of Spring Rain!"

And thus, Duan Yun began the process of taming the demon electricity.

In his consciousness, the demon electricity was wild and unruly, always disobedient, but he was one in ten thousand with unique talent for cultivation.

He’s the master of his own body!

"Spin! Dammit, spin obediently for me!"

"Or I’ll blast you apart!"

Demon electricity is a tough nut that doesn’t respond to soft approaches, and under Duan Yun’s violent coercion, it gradually complied.

Thus, the fourth layer of Spring Rain, the fifth layer, the sixth layer, naturally followed.

Afterward, Duan Yun’s brilliant brain had a spark of inspiration and let the Black Silk Jade Sword Immortal Dharma assist him.

So, the seventh layer of Spring Rain was also achieved.

This was everything the Murong brothers had witnessed.

Everything that they felt was shattering their worldview.

But for Duan Yun, this was all quite normal.

He had been stuck for ten days simply because he hadn’t utilized his extraordinary wisdom and supreme talent. But once he did, success was his!

At the same time, Duan Yun also felt he could go higher, but his body was starting to struggle.

Above the seventh layer of Spring Rain, he needed to be in a better state to tackle the challenge.

Duan Yun considered himself one in ten thousand when it came to cultivation talent and was very confident, which, in the eyes of the Murong brothers, seemed like overconfidence.

But it wasn’t blind confidence; it was confidence with wisdom.

His way of judging whether he had reached his limit was simple. If he felt like he was overstraining, that would be his current limit.

Pushing further would invite trouble.

If he had a more vigorous and durable body, he would surely continue to climb, perhaps even reaching the twelfth layer of Spring Rain in one breath.

He had that confidence!

Because he had seen through the essence of the Twelfth Layer of Spring Rain, even if the Murong Ancestor were revived, he would agree!

If the ancestor disagreed, then it could only mean he hadn’t understood the cultivation technique as deeply as Duan Yun!

It all came down to the limitations of his mortal flesh!

In the next moment, the remaining Jade Sword True Qi inside Duan Yun erupted, forming the Black Silk Jade Sword Immortal Dharma.

He turned back to glance at it, and the Black Silk Jade Sword Immortal also looked at him before dissipating.

"Phew~~~"

Duan Yun let out a long breath.

In fact, he just had an idea, which was to let the Sword Immortal Dharma bear and rotate a portion of the demon electricity, which might solve the problem of his physical limitations.

Yes, one person’s body has its limits, but if he teamed up with the Sword Immortal, achieving unification, then it wouldn’t be a one-man battle anymore.

Unfortunately, the Sword Immortal Dharma was, in the end, only a Dharma image, not a real body, and couldn’t yet do this.

He could only continue to explore and research with his extraordinary wisdom and peerless talent to see if he could develop a more powerful Sword Immortal Dharma to meet his needs.

Although the Sword Immortal couldn’t meet his needs for now, Duan Yun was easy to satisfy. The bottleneck that had troubled him for a half-month cleared up overnight, giving him an unprecedented sense of exhilaration.

With the seventh layer of Spring Rain, he could now chop down a house with a single slice and could barely be considered a "Dual Masters of Sword and Saber."

He had finally transformed from a young hero adept with a sword to a young hero of both sword and saber. It was a great leap in life; how could he not be elated?

So he wanted to share this joy with his "Master," his good friend, his neighbor.

Thinking that the Rong brothers were also at the seventh layer of Spring Rain, Duan Yun had to admit that they were awesome.

After all, both he and I have cultivated to the limits of what our physical bodies can endure.

Indeed, what was restricting both of us must have been this mortal flesh. Otherwise, the Rong brothers and I could easily handle the eight, nine, or ten layers of Spring Rain.

When Duan Yun came to share his happiness with the Murong brothers, they still hadn’t gotten over their shock.

They looked at Duan Yun as if he were the Jade Emperor himself.

At this moment, the Murong brothers suddenly raised a very crucial question—"You’ve reached the seventh layer of Spring Rain, have you felt any changes?"

Duan Yun immediately understood what they meant.

The Murong brothers’ cultivation of these layers of Spring Rain was like always being in springtime, always wanting to be in love, leading to many misadventures. Shouldn’t something have happened to him too?

And he discovered that, indeed, there was a change!

He suddenly had an irresistible urge.

Damn, has this one-in-ten-thousand cultivation genius been cursed too?

The demon electricity from before, although mostly subdued by him, had also gone sporadically drilling through his body, its whereabouts unknown.

"I need to step out for a bit."

Duan Yun glanced outside and rushed out.

Seeing this, the Murong brothers exclaimed in surprise, "Did he feel his sister’s presence that quickly?"