Chapter 1073

Chapter 1073: Sword Completion

Ten days later.

In the mist-filled weapon refining room, Wang Chen sat with his eyes closed before the Life Creation Cauldron, his face pale and haggard.

For the past half month, he had not left the refining room even for a moment.

He had been seated on the Earth Origin Mat, vigilantly guarding the Life Creation Cauldron as he forged the Seven Ultimate Sword.

Though he had prepared meticulously, reality proved that Wang Chen had underestimated the challenge of crafting seven swords simultaneously.

Yet, Wang Chen persevered.

Now, the flying swords within the cauldron were on the brink of completion, but his dan power, magical energy, and even his physical strength were utterly depleted. He was sustained only by sheer willpower.

Even the spiritual energy stored in the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil had been completely drained by Wang Chen!

Since the day before, he had been relying on smashing spirit stones to keep the cauldron’s fire blazing, ensuring that all his efforts would not be in vain at the final hurdle.

Buzz—

Suddenly, the Life Creation Cauldron radiated a seven-colored mystical light, and the cauldron trembled violently, as though something was about to burst forth.

Wang Chen’s eyes snapped open, and he struck the precious cauldron with a forceful slap.

Bang!

With a deep, resonant sound, the heavy lid of the cauldron instantly flew off.

Wang Chen then raised his left hand high, hurling a series of spirit stones into the Life Creation Cauldron.

The newly added spirit stones gleamed with an extraordinary light, vanishing into the cauldron without a trace and releasing an exceptionally pure spiritual energy.

These were all high-grade spirit stones!

These high-grade spirit stones were part of the treasure Wang Chen had discovered in the second cave left behind by ancient practitioners in Fulong Mountain.

By now, he had already used more than half of them.

At this critical moment, he threw in all the remaining stones without a second thought.

Even though it pained him deeply!

After scaling nine layers of a mountain, failing at the last step would be a tragedy Wang Chen was determined to avoid.

He had already invested far too much in forging this Seven Ultimate Sword.

After all the hundreds of Upper Spirits were consumed, the Life Creation Cauldron suddenly fell silent, its light dimming completely.

It seemed as if it had died.

But Wang Chen knew well that this was the calm before the storm!

The next moment, a brilliant rainbow light erupted from the cauldron’s mouth, accompanied by flying swords that shimmered with dazzling radiance.

Heaven, earth, humans, wind, thunder, fire, rain…

The Seven Ultimate Swords were complete!

These newly forged flying swords were incredibly lively, darting around the weapon refining room like playful spirits, their movements as mischievous and spirited as those of children, showcasing their profound spirituality.

“Gather!”

Wang Chen extended his claws into the air, instantly seizing control of all seven flying swords.

However, his action seemed to have stirred a hornet’s nest, as the seven flying swords fiercely resisted, displaying an unruly and rebellious nature!

Wang Chen’s eyes narrowed, and with a sudden motion, he bit his tongue and sprayed out a burst of vital blood.

The droplets of blood instantly splattered onto the surfaces of the flying swords, imbuing them with a mysterious hue.

Immediately, the seven Treasure Flying Swords became docile, ceasing their struggle.

Wang Chen once again channeled his magical energy to gather them, and in an instant, the seven flying swords merged into a single large sword, over five feet in length and nearly half a foot in width.

The large sword then landed firmly in his hand!

Wang Chen couldn’t help but feel a wave of relief.

He glanced down at the large sword in his grasp.

The combined sword was incredibly heavy, weighing at least a thousand pounds. Holding it felt like wielding a massive weapon, stirring an urge to strike something.

However, Wang Chen had already cultivated the Heavenly Dragon Vajra True Method to the peak of the seventh level, making the weight of a thousand pounds trivial to him; he could wield it effortlessly in close combat.

The large sword had an ancient in design, exuding a sense of rugged simplicity and blunt strength.

Though it was formed from seven flying swords, there were no visible seams; it appeared as if it had been forged as a single entity.

Upon closer inspection, faint lines could be seen etched into the surface of the sword.

And countless true seal characters!

Above the sword hilt, the ancient seal characters for "Seven Ultimate" glowed a vivid blood-red, striking and unmistakable.

With the sword in hand, a faint smile crossed Wang Chen’s pale face.

This round of weapon refining had been exceedingly arduous, demanding an unimaginable price.

Yet it was all worth it!

Not only had all seven flying swords reached the pinnacle of third-tier magical artifacts as Wang Chen desired, but in their combined form, they had transcended their original tier, ascending to the realm of fourth-tier spiritual treasures!

The only drawback was that the Seven Ultimate Sword set had to remain separate to execute the Seven Ultimate Sword Formation; the large sword was solely for close combat.

But this was hardly a concern, as Wang Chen had crafted the Seven Ultimate Sword specifically for the sword formation, where the seven flying swords needed to be individually controlled.

In certain situations, Wang Chen could wield the large sword to cut through obstacles and crush all in his path.

Each form had its unique advantages!

In short, the forging of this set of flying swords was an extraordinary success, surpassing all expectations and achieving near perfection.

With a thought, the Seven Ultimate Sword in Wang Chen’s hand vanished instantly.

He felt a pang of greed, regretting that this set of swords surpassed his life treasure flying sword—the Longyuan Sword—in rank and held even greater potential for future enhancement.

Unfortunately, the cost of replacing a life treasure was prohibitively high; even if he could, the sheer weight of the large sword made it impossible to nurture within his Qi Sea. Thus, it remained a mere fantasy.

It held no practical significance.

“Master.”

At that moment, the Little Cauldron poked its head out from the cauldron opening, looking utterly drained.

It weakly said, “The Little Cauldron is exhausted and needs a long, long rest. If there’s nothing else, I’m going to sleep now.”

“Rest well.”

Wang Chen nodded and said, “I will replenish your spiritual energy.”

The Little Cauldron had been instrumental in the forging of the Seven Ultimate Sword; without its aid, Wang Chen could not have succeeded.

The prolonged and arduous crafting process had taken a toll on the cauldron spirit, leaving it severely depleted.

Wang Chen was not one to overlook its efforts.

“Thank you, Master.”

The Little Cauldron instantly retreated back into the Life Creation Cauldron.

Wang Chen reached out and gathered the precious cauldron into his hands, shrinking it to its miniature form before reattaching it to his chest.

This time, both the Life Creation Cauldron and the five elements of heavenly fire had been heavily taxed, making further weapon refining impossible in the near future; they needed time to recover.

He would also need to invest a significant amount of spirit stones to restore their spiritual resonance; otherwise, the imbalance would cause their grade to plummet.

At that point, regret would be too late!

After resting in the weapon refining room for three days and recovering most of his dan power and magical energy, Wang Chen finally exited the hidden chamber.

As soon as he emerged, he summoned Su Ziling, inquiring if anything of note had occurred during his absence.

During the sword forging process, Wang Chen had sealed himself off, instructing Su Ziling to allow no disturbances unless it was a matter of life and death or extreme urgency.

He had wanted to avoid any disruptions to the weapon refining.

To his surprise, upon asking, he learned that something had indeed happened.