Every time a meridian is opened, the strength of the vital energy increases greatly, and one’s cultivation in the Condensing Origin Realm rises by one level.

Opening three meridians means reaching the third level of the Condensing Origin Realm.

William Harper had been at the Ancient Sword Sect for three years, and his cultivation had always remained at the first level of the Condensing Origin Realm, never advancing. But... overnight, his cultivation actually broke through two levels in a row, reaching the third level of the Condensing Origin Realm!

This speed... if you add up the three years he spent stuck at the first level, breaking through three levels in three years isn’t really fast.

In fact, it could even be called slow, but to break through two levels in a single night is simply the pinnacle of speed—almost miraculous.

“This must be the result of my three years of diligent cultivation, building up strength for a sudden breakthrough! In one night, I broke through two levels in a row! I, William Harper, am not some useless person stuck at the first level of the Condensing Origin Realm. My era... has arrived!”

William Harper was grateful that over the past three years, despite others’ ridicule and mockery, he had not become discouraged or given up, but had always stayed true to his original intention.

Of course, William Harper also understood that his ability to break through two levels overnight was inseparable from the ‘sword shadow’ that had suddenly appeared in his mind.

Right now, William Harper could not see the sword shadow in his mind, but he firmly believed that what he had ‘seen’ last night was by no means an illusion.

That was the only reason he survived his fall from Swordfall Cliff!

Not only did he survive, but his cultivation soared and his physical strength increased dramatically, proving that everything he ‘saw’ last night was real.

Including... the streams of light that flew out from the broken swords at the bottom of Swordfall Cliff and poured into his body!

William Harper stood up, picked up a broken sword, easily twisted the blade, then crumpled it into a ball and tossed it aside.

This broken sword seemed to have lost its sharpness, no longer keen or sturdy. With William Harper’s strength, he could easily crush it into a ball.

William Harper picked up another sword, this one intact, but in his hands it was the same—the blade was as soft as a strip of iron, completely at his mercy.

These swords had completely lost their essence and had become nothing but scrap metal.

Of course, the fact that William Harper could knead scrap iron at will showed that his body was far stronger than that of an ordinary third-level Condensing Origin Realm martial artist.

“Hey, the sword in my mind, can you hear me? What’s going on? Did I cultivate some special technique to make my body this strong?”

William Harper muttered to himself, questioning the sword shadow in his mind.

This made him feel a bit foolish—a sword shadow... could it really hear him?

However, as soon as William Harper finished speaking, a surge of information suddenly flooded his mind—Immaculate Sword Body! And the cultivation method for the Immaculate Sword Body!

The Immaculate Sword Body is a physical technique that absorbs the essence of sword intent for cultivation, and is the strongest body in the way of the sword.

Every sword, from the moment it is forged, contains the swordsmith’s intent. After being used, it also contains the user’s sword intent. Although low-level sword intent is not obvious, it does exist.

Even the broken swords at the bottom of Swordfall Cliff retain traces of sword intent. Although the intent is weak and ordinary martial artists cannot sense it at all, the advantage lies in the sheer quantity.

Last night, William Harper absorbed all the sword intent essence from every sword at the bottom of Swordfall Cliff. Bit by bit, it added up, and his Immaculate Sword Body had already reached a considerable level, far surpassing the body of a third-level Condensing Origin Realm martial artist.

The Immaculate Sword Body has two forms: one is the normal form, with its edge concealed; the other is the true sword body, with its edge fully revealed!

Right now, William Harper was in the normal form. Outwardly, there was no change, but his physical strength already far surpassed others at the same level. If he revealed the true sword body, his body would become like a sword, its edge exposed, and he would be even stronger. That is the true power of the Immaculate Sword Body!

“Good, good, good! Henry Clark, Catherine Grant, thanks to you two, I fell from Swordfall Cliff, but survived against all odds. Instead, my cultivation soared and my strength skyrocketed. I’ll remember this debt, and one day, I’ll offer your blood to my sword to repay your kindness from last night!”

William Harper stood tall, straight as a sword, bursting with powerful sword intent, and spoke out loud.

After a while, he added, “Heaven has not forsaken me, William Harper; the way of the sword will surely flourish!”

From a young age, William Harper had an extraordinary understanding of the sword. He was born for the sword, and his perfect talent in the way of the sword proved it.

Now, with the forging of the Immaculate Sword Body, his sword talent had improved even further. He was a man of ideals, seeing himself as the embodiment of the way of the sword.

As long as he lived, the way of the sword would thrive!

Chapter 3: You Don’t Understand the Sword

Swordfall Cliff was incredibly steep, almost vertical, impossible even for monkeys to climb.

William Harper stood at the base of Swordfall Cliff, activated the Immaculate Sword Body, and revealed the true sword body. His entire body was like an unsheathed treasured sword, radiating a sharp aura.

His five fingers formed claws, gripping the rock face of the cliff. His fingers were like sword blades, piercing into the stone.

With his fingers able to pierce the rock, the sheer cliff was no obstacle for William Harper. Like a gecko scaling a wall, he quickly climbed the steep rock face all the way to the top.

Standing at the top of Swordfall Cliff, looking down, he saw broken swords scattered everywhere at the bottom. But unless you went down for a closer look... no one would know that all the swords below had already turned into low-quality scrap metal.