(Law:)
Law of Water: 91%
Law of Sword: 85%
Qin Yuan cultivated until morning, and the result made him clamp his mouth shut to keep from laughing.
Law of Sword—85%.
What did that mean? It meant his sword power was already at the Fifth Stage of the Saint Realm.
The same cultivation level as Xia Xinghe.
More importantly, his sword power, supported by the Immortal Sword Body, was fundamentally different.
Even without any technique, a casual slash from him could rival a Tier 15 technique.
But from here on, it starts to feel like untangling a knotted thread, Qin Yuan thought.
His talent was high, but at higher realms, talent alone became less effective. Even his advantage of having a Paragon-level mind was starting to diminish.
DING!
(It is time to choose your next reward!)
The System notification appeared, and Qin Yuan's eyes instantly lit up.
This was what he had been waiting for.
He thought about what talent he should request next.
Should he choose another talent in a different field, or something to compensate for his weakness in water-based power?
If he chose a new talent, he would need to train from scratch. But right now, he wanted to focus on raising the Law of Sword to match his water-based realm.
After thinking for a while, he typed:
(I want an Immortal Body with water power.)
(Sorry, there is no Immortal Body with water power. However, there is a Tier 16 Bloodline with water attributes—Heaven Ocean Bloodline. Do you want it?)
Bloodline… Qin Yuan frowned slightly.
A body and a bloodline were different. A body was an innate gift, while a bloodline was power inherited from a powerful ancestor in the distant past.
Generally, a bloodline altered the quality of one's power.
In the Immortal World, bloodlines were common. Many possessed Tier 16 Bloodlines inherited from Immortals, relying on them for high combat power.
However, bloodlines were not as good as bodies or souls for increasing cultivation speed.
Because of this, many bloodline holders advanced slowly.
Sometimes, a bloodline even became a burden that slowed cultivation progress.
(Can you tell me the advantages of the Heaven Ocean Bloodline?) Qin Yuan asked first. He felt the System could be communicated with, at least for explanations.
For him, adding a bloodline—even if it slowed his cultivation—wasn't a problem. He could rely on other talents to advance.
What mattered was transforming his water power.
He had always been dissatisfied that among Paragons with water power, his was of the lowest quality.
(The Heaven Ocean Bloodline is unique. The water you produce can absorb energy from enemy attacks or their bodies and transfer that energy to you. It can also absorb energy from the environment and store it as a reserve, granting you more energy than your true level should possess!)
Reading that description, Qin Yuan was instantly captivated.
Absorbing enemy energy. Storing reserve energy.
Yes.
He chose Yes without hesitation.
DING!
(You have obtained Heaven Ocean Bloodline, a Tier 16 Bloodline!)
(Bloodline: Heaven Ocean Bloodline)
The bloodline instantly manifested within Qin Yuan, and he realized he had full control over it.
Some people couldn't fully control their bloodlines due to impure lineage, limiting their power transformation.
"Gold…" When he released a bit of water, Qin Yuan discovered it was now golden.
He had never seen anything like it before.
As he examined his power further, he realized this bloodline could truly store energy like a Spirit World.
Buzz!
With just a thought, the energy in his territory was absorbed into his body. The trees trembled violently as massive amounts of energy surged toward him.
The process wasn't short—unless he used Spirit Stones, which were impractical since he had too few.
While absorbing energy, he continued comprehending the Law of Sword, aiming to reach 90%—the peak of the Saint Realm.
He cultivated until the Heaven Ocean Bloodline's energy storage was full. By then, it was evening.
(Law:)
Law of Water: 91%
Law of Sword: 88%
Even after stopping, he had improved by another 3%.
No one would believe this even if he proved it.
Qin Yuan then spread his Spiritual Sense across the entire world, excluding private areas.
To cover this world, he only needed 0.01% of his Spiritual Sense.
He listened to various bustling places just to gather news.
The Fourth Young Master was the main topic.
Apparently, he had been captured by a young genius with no background.
Elder Pang and Xia Xinghe failed to rescue him because that genius possessed an artifact that allowed world-to-world teleportation.
Once someone left the world, finding them again became extremely difficult.
Qin Yuan wore a strange expression, wondering if this was some kind of protagonist.
But it wasn't his problem.
He started eating again, waiting for night to continue cultivating.
By tomorrow morning, he absolutely had to reach 90%.
It didn't feel boring to him at all.
When night fell, he resumed cultivation. He first tried comprehending the Law of Water, but found it extremely difficult—like hitting a dead end—so he switched back to the Law of Sword.
Of course, it was now genuinely difficult.
Going from 88% to 89% alone made Qin Yuan frown repeatedly.
But no matter how hard it was, his sense of closeness to the sword eventually helped him break through.
Even the Law of Sword itself seemed to be helping him understand it.
By sunrise, Qin Yuan still hadn't stopped.
He had reached 89% and was extremely close to 90%.
Even though he could already choose his next reward, he didn't want to stop now, afraid it would become harder later.
In the end, he cultivated until noon before opening his eyes.
(Law:)
Law of Water: 91%
Law of Sword: 90%
DING!
(Your comprehension of the Law of Sword has reached 90%. One of the Immortal Sword Body's innate techniques, Immortal Sword Transformation, has been unlocked!)
(Innate Techniques:)
Absolute Sword Command
Immortal Sword Transformation
"Success!"
Qin Yuan's eyes shone with boundless joy.
He was now at the peak of the Saint Realm with the Law of Sword. And he knew that even if his cultivation were suppressed to the Saint Realm, he would be stronger than his original self.
But he discovered a problem.
Even with the highest-tier sword talent, increasing the Law of Sword from 90% to 91% felt almost impossible.
From here on, the difficulty had reached an entirely different level.
That was why some people said the Paragon Realm couldn't be reached with talent alone.
Talent helped—but what was truly needed was enlightenment.