The Three Revolutions Heavy Origin Art

He raised a hand and cast a “Floating Technique” on the golden page that had fallen to the floor, making it hover a dozen feet high as a target. Then he began striking it with small strands of Azure Origin Swordlight, bit by bit, watching with helpless yearning as the page swallowed every shred of swordlight like a bottomless pit.

During this process, Han Li had also tried shooting an Ice Arrow at it, to see if it would absorb spells as well. The arrow sent the page flying across the room. Startled, Han Li quickly abandoned that risky experiment and returned to feeding it swordlight.

Technically, Han Li’s fourth-layer Azure Origin Swordlight ought to be fairly powerful. But seeing his true essence nearly exhausted while the page still showed no response, Han Li began to groan inwardly.

He had no idea whether, if he failed to satisfy the page’s demand for swordlight in a single uninterrupted burst, all his efforts would be wasted.

Just as he was caught between pressing forward and retreating, the page finally changed. A dazzling golden radiance burst from its surface. It no longer absorbed swordlight but instead began reflecting it, punching sword-sized holes through the bedroom wall.

Han Li suppressed his rising excitement and watched the page’s transformation without blinking.

The light on the page slowly converged, gathering into countless characters as tiny as ants, floating atop the surface. The page glittered with gold specks, as dense as the Milky Way’s stars. Han Li was utterly stunned.

Then—“plop.” The Floating Technique suddenly failed, and the golden page dropped straight down. Startled, Han Li reflexively reached out and snatched it.

But the moment his fingers touched the page, the glowing characters seemed to find an outlet. They rushed madly through his hand, pouring into his entire body.

Han Li was horrified. He tried to throw the page away, but it clung to his hand like a living thing, refusing to be pried loose.

The transmission was too fast. In an instant, all the glowing characters had crawled over his entire body. He shimmered with luminous script from head to toe, an eerie sight.

Just as he stood there helpless, trembling with fear—

Suddenly, as if receiving an order, all the glowing characters surged toward his head. One by one they seeped in, cramming his mind with an immense volume of information. Han Li clutched his head and let out a pained cry.

If this had continued even a little longer, his head might have burst from the overload. But fortunately, the agony was very brief. In a moment, all the characters had been fully transmitted. Han Li collapsed limply to the floor, unable to move.

A full quarter-hour later, he recovered enough to barely stand. The pain in his head had lessened, but it still throbbed, and his nerves were stretched taut.

Han Li quickly climbed onto his stone bed, closed his eyes, and began regulating his breathing, letting his mind fully relax.

He sat in meditation for three whole days. By the end, not only had the discomfort in his head completely disappeared, but he had also finally understood all those glowing characters.

“Azure Origin Sword Art”—a complete manual from the first layer all the way to the thirteenth, with no gaps, capable of taking a cultivator all the way to the legendary Spirit Transformation stage without issue. That was the main content the characters had brought.

At first, Han Li was slightly taken aback by this information, but he did not show much joy.

Beyond that, however, a supplementary technique called the “Three Revolutions Heavy Origin Art” was attached. This piqued Han Li’s interest, and he casually examined it.

When he first read the opening explanation, he was stunned, thinking he had misunderstood. But after reading those passages several more times, he confirmed his initial interpretation was correct. This plunged Han Li into a storm of ecstatic elation.

The “Three Revolutions Heavy Origin Art” claimed to possess the earth-shattering effect of bypassing the Core Formation bottleneck. The news struck him like a voice from beyond the heavens, making everything feel as unreal as a dream.

Ever since he had entered the cultivation world, nearly every cultivator he spoke to about Core Formation would sigh and shake their heads helplessly. Everyone said whether one could break through to Core Formation depended entirely on personal fate—it was a decree of Heaven! Of course, this referred to those with superior aptitude who had already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment and met the prerequisites for Core Formation. And naturally, those with Heavenly Spiritual Roots had no such worries.

To be honest, Han Li had almost no confidence in his own ability to form a core. He had simply found a path toward immortality, and giving it up passively was something he could not accept. The more hopeless it seemed, the more desperately he longed for Core Formation, and the more he was willing to gamble everything!

And now, right before his eyes, was a small path that could lead directly to Core Formation, bypassing its bottleneck. How could he not be delirious with joy?

But in truth, this technique was hardly a shortcut; it was essentially an unverified speculation.

The master who created this technique and the Azure Origin Sword Art had long surpassed Core Formation. This technique was merely a wild conception he had devised for reaching that stage! In the final remarks of the manual, he clearly stated that even if one fulfilled every requirement perfectly, the chance of immediately forming a core was still only fifty percent.

For Han Li, that was enough. Even a ten-percent chance would have been enough to make him plunge in without hesitation.

But after the initial ecstasy faded, as Han Li carefully studied the technique, even a man of his strong will felt as though a club had struck him. His face grew paler and paler.

To practice this technique, one first had to cultivate the Azure Origin Sword Art, since the auxiliary method was originally created to complement it. While the Azure Origin Sword Art was extremely difficult to train, that was not the main issue. What made Han Li’s expression turn sour was that the technique, true to its name, required the practitioner to disperse their cultivation three times—once each at the fourth, seventh, and tenth layers of the Azure Origin Sword Art—and start over from the beginning.

According to the creator, only by doing this could one use the “Three Revolutions Heavy Origin Art” to compress the newly cultivated mana and true essence, making it several times more refined. After going through this process three times in succession, a cultivator who returned to the peak of Foundation Establishment could form a Core with effortless ease.

The master’s reasoning was that a Golden Core was essentially solidified true essence. If one already had nearly solid true essence beforehand, forming a core should be like taking candy from a baby.

But dispersing one’s cultivation—such a foolish act—made even Han Li hesitate, no matter how reasonable the master’s argument seemed.

It wasn’t that he feared the hardship of starting over. He simply lacked confidence that he could accomplish the three required rebuilds within his lifetime.

Even with the mysterious vial’s assistance, this was an extremely risky endeavor! According to the master’s design, each rebuild would take significantly longer than the last, as the true essence needing compression increased with each cycle.

Of course, the benefits were enormous. He would possess several times the mana and true essence of an ordinary cultivator. But to achieve that, he would undoubtedly have to spend several times as long.

With a mere two hundred years to work with, could he really pull it off? Han Li had no answer.

Unable to decide, he turned his gaze to the other golden page he had brought directly from Li Huayuan’s cave dwelling. He would have to check what was inside that one first, before making a decision.

The same swordlight injection, the same brain-boring agony. After enduring it all again, Han Li absorbed the content of the second golden page.

“Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords”—those were the first words that emerged when he began sifting through the new knowledge.

Curiosity piqued, Han Li patiently organized all the glowing characters before understanding what this was about.

This golden page contained instructions exclusively for Core Formation cultivators, teaching them how to refine a flying sword treasure called the “Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.” This wood-attributed flying sword was remarkably similar to Han Li’s “Gold Coin Blade Mother-Child Set” magic tool—it was designed to be refined in sets.

At minimum, twelve wood-attributed flying swords were needed to form a single set, which was very unusual. Naturally, if one could gather enough materials and had sufficient true essence, it was theoretically possible to refine a set of thirty-six or even seventy-two swords.

The page did not specify exactly how powerful these flying swords were. But Han Li didn’t need to guess to imagine how terrifying such a treasure would be. The mere thought of being attacked by dozens of flying swords at once sent a chill down his spine.

Of course, none of this was of any use to Han Li right now. Only after reaching Core Formation would it become relevant.

But this did solidify his determination to cultivate the Azure Origin Sword Art. Just from looking at those wood-attributed flying swords, he could tell they would amplify the art’s power immensely when used together. Han Li finally decided to start cultivating the Azure Origin Sword Art for now. After all, if he truly had to disperse his cultivation, that wouldn’t happen until he reached the sixth layer of the sword art and the peak of Foundation Establishment. When the time came, he could first attempt to form a Core. If it didn’t work, he could always disperse his cultivation then.

(Finally finished three chapters, but it’s already half past two in the morning! I’m going to sleep. Hope I still have the energy to keep exploding with updates tomorrow. At this critical moment, I can only beg for more monthly votes!)