Chapter 23

After some thought old dragon said, "you can try to refine it and see what happens."

Qin Chen said in annoyed voice, "master said that even she can't refine it and according to you she is half a step into ascension."

Old dragon said, "dumbass refine it with your Martial Spirit, didn't you hear me when I said it's somehow related to world tree."

Qin Chen remembered old dragon's words and said embarrassingly, "I forgot."

After that Qin Chen took out a broken sword from his bracelet, it was a crystal-clear sword and starlight was flowing in it like blood. Qin Chen released his martial spirit and wrapped it root around sword and injected world tree's unique energy.

Just as he injected energy into the sword, it started shining and its cracks started repairing. A sword cry heard in air as it seemed though it was happy after meeting an old mate. It quickly dissolve into liquid with stars shinning in it. This liquid seeped into world shoot via its roots. World tree quickly changed its color and started shining with gold light, its one leaf became crystal clear while other started shining like a star with silver light.

As his martial spirit was changing Qin Chen fell asleep, he found himself in a battle field. In middle of the battle field was a man in white robes with two swords in his hands, one transparent and one silver. Even though he was standing in battlefield there was not even a drop of blood on his white robes.

Suddenly white robed man turned his head toward Qin Chen and looked at him with a faint smile. He nodded his head and battle field disappeared from Qin Chen's sight. He was now standing in an endless stretch of darkness. In front of him was a sword, more accurately it was timeless sword.

A man's booming voice sounded in this space, "this is mental space inside timeless sword, here only your soul can enter and practice martial skills. Time will pass ten times slower than outside world. But there are no heavenly Dao laws or energy, so, you can't cultivate here."

After that space became silent again. Qin Chen looked toward sword and lifted his hand to hold it. As his hand touched the sword, it hummed and a few sentences appeared in his mind. Qin Chen found out that this was really timeless sword and it can split into two swords as its wielder wished.

Other than this there was also a technique named myriad world puppetry. It was a bit like flying sword technique but more complicated. If Qin Chen could comprehend this technique to initial understanding, he could easily control timeless sword like it were his own arms.

If he could comprehend it to completion, he can control any living things with cultivation lower than his. At grand completion he can even control mountains and rivers. At perfection stage he could even control stars.

Qin Chen was really excited. He quickly sat crossed leg and started comprehending.

After three days he started practicing myriad world puppetry. Strands of green energy started emerging from his fingertips and attached itself with timeless sword. Qin Chen tried to move timeless sword with the help of these strands with these strands but failed.

After a week Qin Chen was able to move timeless sword but not for long time. As Qin Chen was practicing myriad world puppetry technique, time slowly passed, and he entered an ethereal state. His movements became smooth. Timeless sword and Qin Chen's aura started to merge.

Two months have passed in timeless sword's soul space while only six days have passed in outside world. At this moment Qin Chen opened his eyes. He was laying on his jade bed and on his chest was a six-inch-long white snake with gold eyes.

Qin Chen screamed on top of his lungs and swatted away white snake.

At this moment white snake shook its head and spoke in old dragon's voice, "oww! You heartless brat, I have been helping you since I awoke, and this is how you treat me."

Qin Chen stopped his scream and looked at white snake while tilting his head. He spoke cautiously, "you, you are old dragon?"

Snake rolled its eyes and said, "who could it be if not me."

Listening to old dragon Qin Chen clutched his stomach and started laughing. After some time, he asked old dragon while trying to stop his laughter, "but what happened to your purple and gold five clawed dragon form."

"Hmph, laugh how much you want. Don't come to me when you need my help in future." Snorted white snake.

After Qin Chen laughed or a solid half an hour white snake snapped, "enough! Now tell me why you were sleeping like a dead man for six days."

Qin Chen stopped his laughter with difficulty and told white snake about everything.

White snake thought for a couple of minutes and said, "that white robed man should be timeless sword's previous owner. I don't know anything about myriad world puppetry."

Qin Chen said, "I want to teach myriad world puppetry to Zhou Ping."

White snake replied lazily, "unless it's about your bloodline, world tree or sun moon divine art, I don't care what you tell others. No one can predict human heart so it will be on your fate that if he will be your friend or foe."

Qin Chen nodded but failed to notice white snake's warning in last sentence. He suddenly thought of something and asked, "old dragon how is it you are out of my soul sea."

White snake rolled his eyes, "now that you are in spirit refinement I can come out of your body."

Qin Chen was stunned when he heard old dragon. Yes, that's right, he has entered spirit refinement stage and he is already at level three. He was overjoyed. He thought about what skill he could have gained after entering spirit refinement.

As he thought about this, a shoot appeared behind him. with a thought it turned gold, its leaves turned one transparent and other silver shining like star. These leaves left the shoot and a sharp sword aura appeared on them. Qin Chen used Myriad world puppetry and these leaf swords started circling around him in opposite direction.

With a thought from Qin Chen these leaves made a beautiful ark in air and pierced the wall of his room.

At this moment white dragon said with shining eyes, "Timeless sword should have merged with world tree shoot and gave it metal attribute and sharpness of a sword. Your innate skill should be these two leaves turning into swords. What are you going to name it."

Qin Chen put away his martial spirit and rubbed his Qin and said after a while, "Because it was granted by timeless sword, I should name it timeless dual swords."

White snake looked at Qin Chen with disdain and said, "if you were going to name it timeless dual swords why were you pretending of thinking."

Qin Chen laughed embarrassingly.

At this moment a knock sounded on door. Qin Chen opened the door, there was Zhou Ping standing there.

Zhou Ping asked straightforwardly, "I am going back to ice crystal town, are you coming?"

Qin Chen remembered that it was time for vacation. He quickly nodded his head and said, "it's been three months, I haven't seen big brother Zhu, I should go and meet him."

They decided to leave at night.