In the dark cave, god's power rushed through Darren's veins. His wounded body recovered instantly. It took only a quarter of an hour for him to recover most of his injuries.
"You're very good. You're only the second one to have gone three thousand feet up the cliff."
The white-haired man stood beside Darren. As he spoke, he exerted his god's power to light up several oil lamps that were hanging on the wall of the cave. The dim, yellow light lit up the dark space.
"Who was the first?" Darren asked.
"I was." The white-haired man's answer made Darren laugh.
"What should I do now?" Darren took a breath to steady himself and he looked intently at the white-haired man.
"Cultivate. You have to reach at least the peak of the upper-level of the Primary God Realm before I can teach you the martial skill. Remember, you have to make it in three years. Otherwise, it will be too late."
"Why? Can't I practice for more than three years?" Darren asked.
"No." The white-haired man paused before speaking again. "Because I will be dead in three years."
With that, the white-haired man's figure faded away, leaving Darren all alone.
"Ha!" Darren shook his head and cleared his mind. He needed to put all his concentration into cultivation.
In the cave, the godly energy Darren assimilated from the environment would not increase much. However, he found that the godly energy he absorbed with the help of his talent was ten times more than usual!
'It really is ten times faster. In this case, it wouldn't take me three years to reach the peak of the upper-level of the Primary God Realm.'
Darren exerted all his strength into cultivation, absorbing godly energy to nourish his veins, and then turning it into his own strength.
In the blink of an eye, two years had passed.
Darren had been able to break through to the upper-level of the Primary God Realm a year ago. It took him another year to reach the peak of the upper-level. Now, he was so close to reaching the top-level of the Primary God Realm!
"Master, I have met your requirements!"
Darren said aloud, shouting at the air.
Suddenly, a figure materialized in front of him.
"Good, very good." The white-haired man praised Darren. It was very rare for him to praise people.
"I have half a roll of supreme martial skill called the 'True Sword Formula'. I know you practice sword skills and you are a genius from a mortal world, so I took you as the last disciple. I will now teach you the sword formula. If you succeed in comprehending it, you may break through to the Celestial God Realm."
As the white-haired man spoke, a hexagram-shaped object emerged in the air. With his spiritual sense, Darren was able to see that the spots of light around it were made up of tiny, sharp swords.
"I cannot seem to understand." Darren observed it for a while, but he could not figure out what made it special.
"Don't worry. Let me plant a sword seed for you."
Whoosh!
Sword intent rushed into Darren's Sword God Character in his elixir field. It was subtle but terrifying.
The structure of Darren's Sword God Character shifted, the surface of which was engraved with many complicated runes.
"Keep observing it," the white-haired man instructed.
Darren looked at the hexagram again.
This time, Darren saw a difference.
The hexagram absorbed Darren's soul into a world in which there was nothing but swords.
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