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The First Level of the Sword Tower was massive inside, much like an enormous library. The shelves holding the cultivation techniques were clean and orderly, separated left and right.
Li Hao glanced over and saw that the books on these shelves exceeded even those in the Dao Treasury Hall of the Gan Tao Palace.
And this was only the first layer. The Dao Treasury Hall of the Gan Tao Palace, which gathered cultivation techniques from all over the world, was outdone by just one part of the Sword Tower!
Li Hao marveled in his heart. Following two Sword Attendants, he came to the back of the Sword Tower where there was a conspicuous wall in the main hall. The two Sword Attendants took Li Hao’s painting, spread it out, and displayed it on this wall, bounding it with laws, making it untouchable and indestructible.
Once the painting was in place, Li Hao took out the Hand Token from the Yao Ancestor and showed it to the two, saying,
“I would like to look at the cultivation techniques here.”
Recognizing the Hand Token of the Yao Ancestor, the two exchanged a glance, both somewhat surprised, not expecting the person before them to receive such favor from the Yao Ancestor.
One of the men said, “Then, go and choose for yourself. The books here are sealed by laws. You can only glimpse the first part or the summary. Do not attempt to break the laws forcefully; otherwise, you will trigger the Sword Tower’s formation and be directly slain by a myriad of swords on the spot!”
Li Hao also noticed that there was a pervasive aura of laws around these technique shelves. He nodded, pocketed the Hand Token, and after the two Sword Attendants left, he began wandering around the tower.
When he took out a Cultivation Technique to look at, he indeed found that only the beginning pages could be opened. The rest seemed sealed shut, impenetrable even by Divine Thought.
Fortunately, just the first part was enough for Li Hao to get a basic grasp and to record it.
Li Hao didn’t waste any time, quickly scanning through the books one by one.
As the panel’s alert sounds kept ringing, one after another, the Cultivation Skill Manuals were recorded into Li Hao’s panel.
The techniques here were primarily sword-related, with a myriad of swordsmanship styles too numerous to count.
Some swordsmanship was even named as Swordsmanship, using Blade Intent to guide the sword; others used Spearmanship to guide the sword, elevating swordsmanship to its peak!
With a variety of unconventional types of swordsmanship, although Li Hao was gathering sword techniques, the torrent of information made him feel like he was collecting all things.
Just a single sword, yet it embodies countless usages.
Perhaps it was the continuous recording, the influx of massive information at once, that led Li Hao to a wave of inspiration and thoughts. He suddenly had a profound understanding and illusion concerning the sword.
If you regard it as a sword, it is a sword.
If you see it as a blade, it becomes a blade.
If you treat it as a gust of wind, it can be a gust of wind!
What is a sword?
A sword is a sword; a sword can be more than just a sword, but a sword is still a sword!
Li Hao felt enlightened, and with many techniques flooding in, his sole Sword Intent kept honing and advancing.
To cut through all things with a sword, one must first recognize all things.
Now, Li Hao was on the path of this recognition.
The cultivation techniques in this layer of the Sword Tower were at least of Superior quality.
After spending several hours, Li Hao had recorded them all, most of which were sword techniques, deduced by the panel to the Daoist level.
Li Hao sat in the First Level of the Sword Tower for three hours, using numerous techniques to forge a Nine-layer Dao Domain.
Then, he proceeded to the Second Layer of the Sword Tower.
Here, mostly secret techniques abounded, with a few exquisite High Grade Techniques.
But the number was much fewer compared to the First Level, still, there were over a thousand volumes.
Li Hao recorded them one by one, and his sole Sword Intent was greatly enhanced once again.
Others who cultivated had to ponder over each technique book by book, spending months or even years and decades.
And yet, Li Hao was absorbing thousands all at once, saving untold amounts of time.
His Sword Intent kept condensing, and his understanding of swordsmanship deepened.
In the Second Layer of the Sword Tower, Li Hao sat for four hours and cultivated a Thirteen-layer Dao Domain.
Afterward, Li Hao got up and headed towards the Third Layer of the Sword Tower.
When he reached the Third Layer, there were even fewer cultivation techniques, but still hundreds of secret techniques.
Li Hao perused and recorded each one as time passed. When he had absorbed the entire Third Layer, the Dao Domain he had cultivated once again improved, reaching Eighty-nine layers!
He had the All Phenomena Attributes and Hidden Bow, River Snow Painting and other encyclopedia attributes to conceal his aura, cultivating the Dao Domain within him without causing any disturbances. Still, Li Hao could feel his own Dao Domain growing stronger. Even as he was currently only in the Grand Tao of Peace Realm, with so many layers of Dao Domain, he could easily suppress the True Man Realm!
Without relying on Transform to Immortal, his pure Dao Domain could fight across realms!
Li Hao did not stop, continuing on to the Fourth Layer of the Sword Tower.
Meanwhile, outside the Sword Tower, the thoughts of the two Sword Attendants returned from inside the tower. They both felt somewhat bored.
“This Alchemist is quite greedy.”
They gave each other a look, both slightly shaking their heads.
The actions of Li Hao inside the Sword Tower had been secretly observed by them; he was actually flipping through every single technique, which was akin to carpet selection!
Clearly with the Hand Token from the Yao Ancestor, a typical person would have gone straight to the Ninth-layer Sword Tower and chosen from the top Dao and Saint techniques.
But this Pill Master, even the Superior techniques of the First Level, he had checked them all, truly leisurely.
“Hasn’t he come out yet?”
Jiang Yingyue, waiting outside, couldn’t help but inquire upon seeing the two Sword Attendants.
She had been waiting nearly a day here. Li Hao said he would be very slow, but she didn’t expect it to be this slow!
Was he selecting cultivation techniques inside or had he fallen asleep?
“If you’re in a hurry, you can go back first.”
The man said indifferently; naturally, he did not reveal that Li Hao was leisurely picking inside; doing so would expose that they had been secretly spying on someone.
Jiang Yingyue was left speechlessly frustrated. She had already promised Li Hao that she would wait for him, how could she possibly go back on her word?
Just then, a sound of footsteps approached, and they saw the Sword Master, leisurely carrying a fishing rod, arriving. When he saw the trio at the entrance of the Sword Tower, he was somewhat surprised and asked, “What’s everyone doing here?”
“We’re waiting for that Alchemist to choose a Cultivation Technique. He has the Hand Token from the Yao Ancestor and can select one technique to take out.”
The female Sword Attendant quickly said, her voice crisp like an oriole.
The Sword Master looked bemused, glancing toward the Sword Tower. Standing outside the tower, despite the layers of walls, his gaze seemed to pierce through everything. Soon, astonishment appeared in his eyes,
“A Dao Domain of ninety-seven layers, did you say he’s an Alchemist?”
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