After mastering the art of Sky Pills and evolving the sect's alchemy, the Main Character turned his gaze toward the next frontier of cultivation—weapons.
Weapons were not merely tools for battle.
In the ancient days, the greatest cultivators forged weapons with souls—living entities that grew alongside their masters.
And hidden beneath the sect's oldest battle arenas was the entrance to a forgotten realm:
The Spirit Weapon Soul Worlds.
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The Forgotten Realm Revealed
The Spirit Weapon Soul Worlds were not simple spaces.
They were dimensional planes, each a miniature world built from the thoughts and memories of ancient weapon masters.
Inside, one could:
Forge a weapon that evolved like a cultivator.
Train one's weapon to develop its own unique battle techniques.
Awaken Weapon Spirits capable of independent action during combat.
But entering the Soul Worlds was dangerous.
The Main Character personally inscribed new stabilization formations, taught by ancient art books and enhanced with his Improvement Art, so that the students and masters of the sect could safely enter.
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First Steps into the Spirit World
The strongest disciples ventured forth:
Sword cultivators wandered crystalline valleys where sword winds never ceased.
Spear masters clashed against ancient phantom armies across shattered battlefields.
Bow users walked floating islands where every shot bent time and space.
Each student had to pass the Trial of Bonding:
Offer their heart's will to the world.
Face a reflection of their soul in weapon form.
Forge a pact, not of domination—but of mutual growth.
Those who failed were ejected.
Those who succeeded gained a living weapon, bound by fate and will.
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The Main Character's Creation: The First Living Sword
While the students challenged the Soul Worlds, the Main Character descended into the Deepest Forge, the ancient core where even elder spirits hesitated to tread.
There, he combined:
Heavenly Meteorite Iron, gathered by students from secret mines.
World Tree Branches, pulsing with living spirit energy.
Crimson Furnace Fire, tempered by dragon breath.
He wove these together inside a Triple Constellation Formation—a new method he invented by merging alchemy, weapon forging, and formation arts into one.
After days of silent crafting, a new weapon was born:
Starveil, the Living Sword.
It wasn't just a weapon—it had its own soul, curious, brave, and growing stronger with each battle.
Starveil could:
Change shape between a sword, a chain, and a spear mid-battle.
Absorb elemental energy to evolve.
Learn and create sword techniques on its own.
It chose the Main Character as its first wielder, forming a pact that transcended normal spirit contracts.
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A New Era Begins
With the Spirit Weapon Soul Worlds open and Starveil leading the way, the sect's disciples began forging their own living weapons.
No longer were they just cultivators—
They were now Warriors of Bond, each soul walking alongside another soul, weapon and master intertwined.
And across the heavens, old powers stirred.
For the first time in ten thousand years, the Legend of Living Weapons was reborn.
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End of Chapter
Next: Chapter Twenty-Six – Gathering the Celestial Beast Companions and Awakening the Beast Pillars