Unlimited Investment in the Destined Protagonist: Forging an Eternal Immortal Clan - Chapter 22

Chapter 22: Sword Dao Phenomenon, Generous Investment Rewards, Lu Jianchen’s Resolute Will!

Two days later.

Inside Lu Jianchen’s cultivation room, he sat cross-legged, holding a sword-sharpening stone in his hand, striving to comprehend the faint trace of sword intent contained within it. Strands of invisible sword light swirled around him.

As time passed, the sword light grew sharper and more terrifying, and an ethereal sword intent began to emanate from his body.

At the same time, numerous profound mysteries of sword intent flooded his mind as if bestowed by divine inspiration.

As the sword intent around him continued to intensify, countless sword lights instantly spread outward, appearing in the void above his residence, accompanied by the resounding hum of swords, with the phenomenon growing ever larger.

Meanwhile, all the spiritual swords in the Lu Royal Mansion began to tremble inexplicably, emitting waves of sword hums. One spiritual sword after another rose into the air, heading toward Lu Jianchen’s location.

This scene left many clan members dumbfounded.

“What’s going on? Why did my spiritual sword suddenly fly away?!”

“Hey, why is there such a terrifying sword light phenomenon over there?!”

“What’s happening?”

At that moment, many clan members were visibly shocked, their eyes wide open.

“It’s a Sword Dao phenomenon!”

“Could it be that one of our clan brothers has awakened a Sword Dao talent?”

“It’s in that direction—come on, let’s go check it out!”

Soon, the clan members began buzzing with discussion, pinpointing the location of the phenomenon and rushing over.

In a matter of moments, many clan members arrived near the courtyard where Lu Jianchen resided. They saw countless sword lights swirling, the hum of swords resonating, and a vast phenomenon manifesting above the courtyard.

“Isn’t that the courtyard where Brother Jianchen lives? Could it be that Brother Jianchen has awakened a Sword Dao talent?”

“It must be! It’s definitely Brother Jianchen awakening a Sword Dao talent!”

The younger members of the Lu family erupted in excitement, their eyes tinged with envy.

Soon, the First Elder, Second Elder, and other core elders arrived as well.

Almost at the same moment, Lu Qingxuan’s figure swept in from a distance, landing at the forefront of the crowd.

Seeing this, the clan members immediately bowed respectfully and said, “Greetings, My Lord!”

Lu Qingxuan nodded, gesturing that formalities were unnecessary. He slightly raised his gaze, looking at the Sword Dao phenomenon not far away, his eyes faintly gleaming.

Lu Qingxuan knew this was Lu Jianchen awakening the Indestructible Sword Physique, and he couldn’t help but inwardly marvel that the family had finally produced a rare supreme prodigy!

After half an incense stick’s time, as the phenomenon gradually dissipated, the crowd didn’t leave but instead kept their eyes fixed on Lu Jianchen’s courtyard.

With a creak, the courtyard gate opened.

A figure with sharp brows and starry eyes, Lu Jianchen, slowly stepped out. Upon closer inspection, he resembled a peerless sword incarnate, his aura ethereal.

“He’s out!”

“Brother Jianchen has come out!”

The younger disciples exclaimed upon seeing Lu Jianchen’s figure. However, just as Lu Jianchen stepped out of his courtyard, the spiritual swords hovering above his courtyard immediately darted toward him.

One spiritual sword after another, as if imbued with sentience, circled around him, trembling and emitting sword hums, as though submitting to Lu Jianchen.

Seeing this, the crowd felt a pang of discomfort—their own spiritual swords were circling someone else and even seemed jubilant about it.

“Hmph, trash swords!”

“I treated you like treasures every day, and this is how you repay me?”

The younger disciples couldn’t help but grumble as they watched their spiritual swords fawn over someone else.

“Hm, they all want to recognize me as their master?”

Lu Jianchen looked at the various spiritual swords hovering before him, a hint of surprise in his eyes. However, he didn’t care for these spiritual swords. If he fed them to his broken sword, it might work out. But he knew these spiritual swords belonged to the clan’s disciples—if he dared confiscate them, it’d surely spark a group beating.

Thus, he ignored the swords and walked straight to Lu Qingxuan, bowing respectfully.

“Jianchen greets My Lord and all the Elders!”

Lu Qingxuan sized up Lu Jianchen, nodding in approval.

Having awakened the Indestructible Sword Physique, Lu Jianchen’s cultivation had now broken through to the sixth stage of the Purple Mansion Realm.

[Ding! A golden investment target, clan member Lu Jianchen, has been detected. Investment can be initiated!]

“Hm?”

Lu Qingxuan’s eyes flickered with curiosity—the system had triggered another investment prompt for Lu Jianchen!

And this time, the investment layer had risen to golden, meaning the rewards would undoubtedly be substantial.

[Investing two bottles of Purple Extreme Pills will yield ten jugs of Purple Extreme Pills, two jugs of Mysterious Comprehension Golden Pills, and five thousand Earth-tier spiritual herbs of various grades!]

[Investing three Heaven-grade magical treasures will randomly yield the King-tier treasure Two Polarities Limitless Dao Diagram and four random Heaven-grade treasures!]

[Investing two thousand top-grade spirit stones will yield two maps of top-grade spirit stone veins and three mid-grade Heaven-grade spiritual veins!]

[Investing the Heaven-Piercing Sword Technique will yield the King-tier sword technique Taiyi Light-Splitting Sword Art and two random Heaven-grade cultivation methods and martial skills each!]

Seeing such lavish investment rewards, Lu Qingxuan couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement.

Suppressing his excitement, Lu Qingxuan looked at Lu Jianchen and smiled.

“Not bad. Awakening the Indestructible Sword Physique—my Lu family has finally produced a supreme prodigy with a high-tier physique!”

As he spoke, Lu Qingxuan activated his True Sight, reviewing Lu Jianchen’s information once more.

[Name: Lu Jianchen]

[Cultivation: Sixth Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm]

[Aptitude: Supreme (Original: Genius)]

[Comprehension: Prodigy (Original: Superior)]

[Talents: Indestructible Sword Physique, Innate Sword Heart (Complete)]

[Fortune: While recently undertaking a mission to exterminate bandits, he obtained a broken high-tier Saint Sword. As long as it devours enough treasure spirituality, it can inherit a portion of the Saint Sword’s holy dao legacy. He has just awakened the Indestructible Sword Physique!]

Seeing that Lu Jianchen’s aptitude and talents had both risen to supreme layers, and his previously incomplete Innate Sword Heart had been fully restored,

Lu Qingxuan couldn’t help but feel deeply satisfied. However, as Lu Qingxuan’s words fell, the other Lu family members erupted in astonishment.

“Indestructible Sword Physique!?”

“I can’t believe Brother Jianchen awakened the Indestructible Sword Physique—that’s a divine physique!”

“I’ll admit, I’m jealous!”

The younger disciples looked at Lu Jianchen with expressions of envy, jealousy, and admiration.

“I owe this to My Lord for granting me the Sword Dao Crystal. Not only did it help me comprehend sword intent, but it also gave me the chance to awaken such a Sword Dao talent!”

Lu Jianchen bowed respectfully to Lu Qingxuan, his voice filled with gratitude.

These words came from the heart—if Lu Qingxuan hadn’t gifted him that Sword Dao Crystal containing a trace of sword intent, he wouldn’t have known when or if he’d ever comprehend sword intent and awaken such a physique.

In his estimation, that Sword Dao Crystal was a crucial item in awakening his Indestructible Sword Physique—an indispensable contribution!

Lu Qingxuan was pleased with Lu Jianchen’s demeanor and took out a storage ring, handing it to him.

“Take these resources as the family’s reward for awakening your physique. Cultivate diligently in the future, strive with dedication, and bring glory to the name of our Lu Royal Mansion!”

Seeing this, Lu Jianchen didn’t refuse, as his cultivation had surged and he indeed needed a significant amount of resources. He accepted the storage ring and thanked him again, “Thank you, My Lord!”

Lu Qingxuan nodded slightly, offered a few more words of encouragement, and then left the area.

[Ding! Investment successful. Rewards are being distributed…]

[Congratulations, Host, on obtaining ten jugs of Purple Extreme Pills, two jugs of Mysterious Comprehension Golden Pills, five thousand Earth-tier spiritual herbs of various grades, the King-tier treasure Two Polarities Limitless Dao Diagram, four random Heaven-grade treasures, two maps of top-grade spirit stone veins, three mid-grade Heaven-grade spiritual veins, the King-tier sword technique Taiyi Light-Splitting Sword Art, and two random Heaven-grade cultivation methods and martial skills each!]

[Ding! Randomly generated five Heaven-grade treasures: the top-grade Heaven-grade treasure Heavenly Mirror Treasure Wheel, Six Harmonies Star Tower, the high-tier Heaven-grade treasures Celestial Star Silver Moon Bow, and Phoenix Gold Heavenly Scale Blade!]

[Ding! Randomly generated two Heaven-grade cultivation methods: the top-grade Heaven-grade method Tai Chi Mysterious Heaven True Art and the high-tier Heaven-grade method Nether Frost Technique!]

[Ding! Randomly generated two Heaven-grade martial skills: the top-grade Heaven-grade skill Spinning Dragon Phantom Kill and the high-tier Heaven-grade skill Blood-Burning Swan Transformation!]

[Two Polarities Limitless Dao Diagram: A King-tier treasure excelling in both offense and defense, with greater power against group attacks!]

[Top-Grade Spirit Stone Vein Maps: Marked with the exact locations of undeveloped spirit stone veins, capable of yielding top-grade spirit stones!]

Seeing such generous rewards, Lu Qingxuan was in an excellent mood.

He first extracted the three mid-grade spiritual veins and planted them beneath Sky-Supporting Island.

Instantly, the spiritual energy within the entire Lu Royal Mansion surged again, the energy swirling like white mist, floating across the void. Then, Lu Qingxuan placed the other cultivation methods and martial skill rewards into various pavilions within the family.

After completing this, he handed the two top-grade spirit stone vein maps to the Third Elder, Lu Ze, instructing him to send people to mine them. Top-grade spirit stone veins were rare in the entire Beiyuan Clan Prefecture, let alone two of them.

Once mined, they would undoubtedly bring immense spirit stone wealth to the Lu Royal Mansion.

After giving these instructions, Lu Qingxuan took out the Two Polarities Limitless Dao Diagram and began refining it. This King-tier treasure, adept in both offense and defense, was perfect for him as a temporary tool.

Next, Lu Qingxuan split his time between refining the Two Polarities Limitless Dao Diagram and cultivating.

On the other side, after sending off the crowd of onlookers, Lu Jianchen returned to his courtyard. With a flip of his hand, the storage ring Lu Qingxuan had given him appeared in his palm. He then extended his divine sense to inspect its contents.

“This … there are actually three Heaven-grade magical treasures!?” When Lu Jianchen saw the three Heaven-grade treasures, his eyes widened, and he couldn’t help but exclaim.

The Lord had gifted him three Heaven-grade treasures? His heart fluttered with excitement. If he fed these three treasures to his broken sword, it would surely enhance the sword’s power significantly.

At this thought, a gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes. He quickly stored the three treasures away and turned his attention to the other items.

“Hm, Purple Extreme Pills, top-grade spirit stones!” Seeing these two items, Lu Jianchen’s face lit up with uncontainable joy. Normally, he cultivated with low-grade spirit stones, occasionally obtaining some mid-grade ones.

As for top-grade spirit stones, he’d never even dared to dream of them—they contained extremely pure spiritual energy, greatly accelerating cultivation and saving precious time. Yet now, he held two thousand top-grade spirit stones—enough to sustain his cultivation for a while. This filled him with excitement.

The Lord was truly generous!

“With these two items, I can rapidly boost my cultivation again.”

After putting them away, he turned to the final item—the Heaven-Piercing Sword Technique.

“This is a high-tier Heaven-grade sword technique?” After just a brief look, Lu Jianchen realized it was an immensely powerful sword technique.

He hadn’t expected the Lord to grant him such a high-tier sword technique, stirring a sense of gratitude in his heart.

After all, the sword technique he currently practiced was only mid-grade Earth-tier—utterly incomparable to a high-tier Heaven-grade technique.

“The Lord has bestowed so many great things upon me. I will not let down his expectations—I will make the Lu Royal Mansion’s name resound throughout the entire Lingyun Dynasty, and even the entire Beihan Prefecture!”

At that moment, a resolute and unwavering will shone in Lu Jianchen’s eyes.

Then, he began to study the high-tier Heaven-grade sword technique.