Wind Dragon slapped his own forehead and murmured, "Uh... It's not just that it looks like one. It really is a birdcage." He was a bit at a loss with the changes unfolding in Nantian Yijian's mind. Nevertheless, he could tell that the birdcage brought only benefits and posed no harm. Patting its own head, the Divine Psyche Incarnation smiled bitterly. "I just said to purge everything... How did it end up forming a birdcage? It looks so ugly... How am I supposed to face anyone ?" "This is probably a formation. Perhaps the Thirty-Six Cosmic Sword Guqin became a birdcage because you said to purge everything. After all, a birdcage is still a type of cage. If stretched, it could even function as a trapping formation." "Is that how you explain it? Fine, I'll give it a try." The Divine Psyche Incarnation stepped to the center of the isolated island, linking its mind with the Thirty-Six Cosmic Sword Guqin. He whispered, "If you truly are a trapping formation, then show me your power." The moment the words left his lips, the birdcage sprang to life. Thirty-six railing-like frames blazed with golden light, drawing Wish Power from Nantian Yijian's Heavenly Pool and infusing it into the golden orb hovering in the sky. The Divine Psyche Incarnation felt the shift and shouted with excitement, "Lord Wind Dragon, it's responding! I can feel it! It's absorbing my Wish Power and strengthening my mind!" "Indeed," Wind Dragon replied, "I can feel it too. But since it's a trapping formation, it's also forcing me out of your mind." "It has that function as well? Then... what should I do next?" The Divine Psyche Incarnation's gaze sharpened. "Should I test other functions?" "You can try on your own. I... I think I'm about to—" Before Wind Dragon could finish, he twisted violently, convulsing until he was forcefully expelled from within Nantian Yijian's mind. Standing where Wind Dragon had been, the Divine Psyche Incarnation called out desperately, "Lord Wind Dragon... Lord Wind Dragon..." On the second floor of the Scripture Hall. Wind Dragon's projection had been flung from the mentalscape, blood spattering from his mouth midair. He finished the words he hadn't managed to say before, "I'm about to be thrown out. You'd better wake up. There's still a wind blade outside." Nantian Wan'er hurried forward to support him, offering a Heaven Restoration Pill. "Lord Wind Dragon, what happened? How did you get hurt so badly?" "It's nothing. It's just a backlash from entering someone else's mind. I'll be fine after some rest." Wind Dragon wiped the blood from his lips, swallowed the pill, and dispersed his human form, shrinking back into a small dragon. "The Nantian brat will probably wake up soon." Nantian Wan'er lifted him and set him gently on her head. "Alright... Lord Wind Dragon, rest a while. I'll stay here with Brother Yijian." Not long after, a roar erupted from where Nantian Yijian was, and two beams of golden light shot from Nantian Yijian's eyes. "Haah!" Nantian Wan'er watched closely and saw that each beam contained a flying sword. They pierced the crackling wind blade again and again before returning to him. The swords circled continuously around Nantian Yijian, accelerating whenever a fragment of lightning drew near and shattering it instantly. Nantian Yijian roared, "Thirty-Six Cosmic Sword Guqin, purge!" The guqin appeared in his hands. Sitting cross-legged, he closed his eyes and plucked the strings. With each note, a flying sword shot forth, cutting through the lightning-infused wind blade. Nantian Wan'er stepped aside, eyes wide. "Brother Yijian has become so strong... but that guqin's sound... It’s still as grating as ever." Jun Laoye was on the brink of a breakthrough. Hearing the shrill guqin, he opened his eyes and scolded, "That noise is unbearable! Who's slaughtering pigs here? This is the Scripture Hall! Take your pig slaughtering somewhere else!" "Huh? Little Jian..." Jun Laoye stared at the thirty-six flying swords surrounding Nantian Yijian. His eyes widened in shock. "Controlling thirty-six flying swords at once? How... How did this happen? When did Little Jian become this powerful?" "Nantian Yijian!" Ignoring their astonishment, Nantian Yijian roared and grasped one of the flying swords. "With one technique mastered, a thousand variations become mine to command. This is my will! To change the fate of the common people. This is my Dao. This is the Dao of my will!" Following a thunderous roar, the remaining thirty-five flying swords closed in around him, fusing with the one in his hand to form a colossal sword two zhang long. "My name is Nantian Yijian, and this sword technique is also called Nantian Yijian. It exists to clear all obstacles in my path. That is the meaning of my existence! That is the origin of Nantian Yijian!" Nantian Yijian roared once more, "Haah... Nantian Yijian!" He carried the guqin case on his back and swung the massive sword straight at the wind blade. A sharp, ringing crack split the air as the crackling wind blade shattered on impact. The force of the strike drove Nantian Yijian stumbling forward, but he steadied himself with the sword, refusing to fall. "Heh... I haven't fallen yet. I won't fall, not until the very last moment." Leaning on the sword, he forced himself upright. But as the words left his mouth, a series of crisp clicks rang out. The thirty-six flying swords broke apart on their own and flew back into the guqin case. Nantian Yijian's eyes shut at once, and he collapsed to the ground. Nantian Wan'er darted forward, panic in her voice. "Brother Yijian..." The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝕟𝕖𝕥 Jun Laoye cut off the circulation of his primordial lightning qi at once and rushed to Nantian Yijian. "Little Jian..." Even Lu Chen, seated near the central stone pillar, sensed the disturbance and wavered in his meditation. "He's fine," Jun Laoye said. "His Wish Power and physical strength are completely drained. Give him a few Heaven Restoration Pills, and he'll recover. This is also a good time to wait for Little Lu." "That's good, that's good." Nantian Wan'er let out a long breath of relief. Channeling her spirit qi, she accessed her spatial ring and fed several Heaven Restoration Pills to Nantian Yijian. He gradually regained a healthy flush. Wind Dragon cast a glance at the stone pillar and said in a low voice, "But what kind of ocular art did Little Lu obtain? With his talent and comprehension, why does he need so much time just to enter meditation?" "I don't know," Jun Laoye replied. "But when I saw him receive the manual, his face was full of shock, as if that manual shouldn't even exist here. Then, he started practicing it right away." Jun Laoye watched as Nantian Yijian's breathing steadied, finally letting out a sigh of relief. "Why don't we go take a look? Perhaps he's already finished cultivating, and we can proceed to the next floor." Wind Dragon said, "Alright, let's go." He glanced at the wrecked surroundings and exhaled softly, releasing a stream of refined spirit qi. The area gradually mended itself. Jun Laoye carried Nantian Yijian and stared as the shattered scene pieced itself back together. Realizing it was Wind Dragon's doing, his eyes widened. "What technique is this? You can even restore a destroyed environment?" As the area returned to its original state, Jun Laoye's amazement only grew. "Senior Wind Dragon, this technique is incredible! Could you teach me? Every time I finish cultivating, I'm left cleaning up the mess! It's such a bother." "This? It's only an ordinary Cleansing Dust Technique, though it was once modified. If you want it, take it," He tossed Jun Laoye a manual. "It's a minor technique. The principle is simple. You can grasp it with just a single read-through." "Thank you, Senior Wind Dragon!" Jun Laoye caught the manual eagerly and flipped it open. "Ah, I see... The one who modified this was truly ingenious. With just a slight adjustment to a meridian during the spirit qi's circulation, the technique's effect changed completely." Clutching the manual to his chest, Jun Laoye released a trace of spirit qi. At once, the nearby stone structures reorganized and reformed under the influence of the technique. "Who created this originally? I'd like to meet him." He couldn't hide his amazement as he glanced at the restored stone pillar. "Senior Wind Dragon, this is truly extraordinary! It's completely different from the Cleansing Dust Technique I studied before. Who modified it ?" "I believe it was Lord Second. Among the Green Emperor's avatars, he was the one most obsessed with cleanliness," Wind Dragon said as he reminisced. "When we first met him, he designed the earliest form of this technique by studying the traits of us elemental beasts. Later on, he refined it again and again until it became the perfected Cleansing Dust Technique." "The Second Ancestral Avatar is remarkable. Just from observation, he could create something . Wait... Senior Wind Dragon, did you just say..." Wind Dragon raised a brow. "This technique was completed through continuous improvements. What is it? Do you doubt me?" At the same time, he gestured for Nantian Wan'er to move quickly toward Lu Chen's direction. Jun Laoye's eyes narrowed as he asked tentatively, "Senior Wind Dragon... did you just say the avatar of the Green Emperor? Could this Green Emperor be the same one from three hundred thousand years ago?"