Soul Emperor Martial God-Chapter 1487: Pitch-Black Space

"Star-cutting Sword Dao."

Xiao Yi halted his steps, looking at the sword stele before him, a look of joy on his face.

In the vast Ten Thousand Sword Stele Forest, aside from the towering Sword Emperor Stele, the other steles mostly resembled each other in size.

They stood around ten meters high and several meters wide.

On the sword stele, there were no records of the senior’s deeds; only some written accounts of martial arts.

Martial Artists, through these records, could discern what Sword Dao this senior practiced during their lifetime.

And by comprehending this stele, one could gain insights into Sword Dao.

Clearly, the owner of the sword stele before Xiao Yi was a senior who practiced the Star-cutting Sword Dao during their lifetime.

Xiao Yi sat cross-legged, preparing to start his comprehension.

The sword steles here evidently possessed a very high level.

For Elder Yun Yuan and the other person, their path in Sword Dao had reached an extremely advanced stage.

Their Sword Dao, to a great extent, represented themselves.

Therefore, even though the level of the steles here was very high, for them, they served only as a reference.

But Xiao Yi’s path in Sword Dao had much farther to go.

Any one of the steles here would significantly benefit his Sword Dao progress.

Just as he was about to close his eyes for comprehension.

Ding Qiuyue’s figure slowly approached, then sat down by the stele next to him.

"Oh?" Xiao Yi looked at the stele beside him with interest.

"The clear breeze embraces the bright moon, all within the mist."

"It’s the Mist Swordsmanship."

Ding Qiuyue glanced at Xiao Yi, then at the sword stele, tilted her head, and said, "Big brother, I feel that the Sword Dao on this stele suits me."

"Of course it suits you." Xiao Yi smiled and said, "This Mist Swordsmanship is one of the top-tier Sword Daos."

"Neither arrogant nor restless, neither fierce nor intense, yet profound and unfathomable."

"It is most suitable for you, a Martial Artist with a heart as clear as water and a peaceful mental state."

In fact, Mist Swordsmanship is one of the extremely rare Sword Daos.

Cultivation of it is extremely difficult.

Perhaps among the tens of thousands of sword steles, this Mist Sword Stele is among the strongest.

Ding Qiuyue, this girl, choosing to cultivate this stele is indeed a great decision.

"Then I’ll listen to big brother." Ding Qiuyue smiled brightly.

Nonetheless, Ding Qiuyue’s gaze also glanced at the gigantic Sword Emperor Stele in the center of the Monument Forest.

There, Zifeng and Zhuo Wanzong had already sat cross-legged.

The slots to comprehend the Sword Emperor Stele were only two, and only the Swordmen native to the Sword Domain could comprehend it.

Although Xiao Yi had also cultivated Soul Sword Power, allowing him to comprehend, he did not have a slot.

And Ding Qiuyue, too, showed a look of envy.

"No wonder you value that competition so much, knowing you would lose, yet still wanting to fight again." Xiao Yi shook his head.

Given the stakes of the slots to comprehend the Sword Emperor Stele, naturally not only Ding Qiuyue but even the Ding Family Patriarch and the Old Sect Leader of the Artifact Sect did not want to give up that match.

Ding Qiuyue slightly nodded in disappointment, "The Sword Emperor Stele is a sacred relic of our Sword Domain."

"For any Swordman, the lifelong wish is to comprehend before the Sword Emperor Stele once."

Ding Qiuyue pouted, "Even if I can’t comprehend it, just touching it or seeing it is good."

Perhaps, in Ding Qiuyue’s heart, the Sword Emperor Stele had transcended being merely a stele for comprehension and Sword Dao enhancement.

It had become a form of faith.

A faith in the heart of a pure Swordman growing up in the Sword Domain. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"Don’t think too much, just focus on comprehending." Xiao Yi smiled.

"Mm." Ding Qiuyue nodded, dispelling the disappointment on her face, regaining her usual peaceful mental state, and began to comprehend with eyes closed.

Xiao Yi smiled faintly, looked back at his own stele, and also began to comprehend with eyes closed.

"Just touching it or seeing it once?" Xiao Yi thought secretly to himself.

It was merely a simple wish of Ding Qiuyue.

If possible, after the grand event, he could ask Lin Ye to bring Ding Qiuyue here again, which should not be difficult.

Of course, comprehending might not be possible, given the rules of the Sword Domain.

But merely a close observation, a detailed experience, wouldn’t be a big deal.

The next moment, Xiao Yi collected his thoughts and began to comprehend quickly.

This Star-cutting Sword Dao, he had heard of before, was violently domineering.

Firstly, this violent domineering matches well with his Domineering Sword Technique.

Secondly, the Star-cutting Sword Dao also has martial implications of the Starlight Dao; hence, it provides a reference for his Star Illusion Swordsmanship path.

This Sword Dao was extremely suitable for him to comprehend.

Additionally, in fact, a single Sword Dao does not contain much Sword Dao Knowledge.

Such as Xiao Yi’s Domineering Sword Technique, it was already complete long ago.

However, the Sword Dao Knowledge on these steles is a life-long collection of Sword Dao Knowledge from a Sword Dao predecessor.

Simply put, this predecessor based their Sword Dao on the "Star-cutting Sword Dao" as the first Sword Dao.

Then, they continuously integrated other Sword Daos, continuously walked, and improved their Sword Dao.

Of course, this predecessor’s path in Sword Dao had gone extremely far.

What Xiao Yi truly comprehended was the predecessor’s entire Sword Dao journey.

This predecessor, based on the Star-cutting Sword Dao, integrated into it what other Sword Daos, and how many Sword Daos, eventually walked out an overwhelming path of Sword Dao.

Xiao Yi was filled with anticipation for this.

Xiao Yi quickly comprehended.

A minute later.

Boom... An explosion suddenly reverberated inside Xiao Yi’s mind.

A fierce pain erupted in his mind.

But this pain came quickly and also disappeared quickly.

When Xiao Yi came to his senses, he suddenly opened his eyes and realized that everything around him had long changed.

The sword stele before, Ding Qiuyue beside him, had all disappeared.

What appeared before him was pitch darkness.

"What’s happening?" Xiao Yi was secretly shocked in his heart.

All around was endless darkness, where he couldn’t even see his hand in front of him.

It felt as though he was no longer in the Ten Thousand Sword Stele Forest but in some other space.

Xiao Yi furrowed his brows and began moving his feet.

Staying in place was definitely not a good option.

Several minutes later, Xiao Yi’s brows furrowed even more tightly.

He suddenly discovered that while he was in this pitch-black space and kept walking, it was as if he was walking in place.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Xiao Yi squinted his eyes.

With his usual keen sense, he suddenly detected that within this pitch-black space, there seemed to be an undefined martial arts essence.

Xiao Yi closed his eyes to sense it.

"The martial arts essence is fierce and illusory, sometimes as unstoppable as bamboo, yet accompanied by vague starlight."

"It’s the Star-cutting Sword Dao."

Xiao Yi immediately understood.

"I see."

Xiao Yi began to comprehend the Star-cutting Sword Dao found here.

While comprehending, he also began moving his feet.

He clearly discovered that the essence of the Sword Dao here did not simply stay put but kept moving.

However, whether he could follow these moving Sword Dao powers depended on whether he could comprehend and control them.

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First part.