Chapter 191: Chapter 191: A New Profession, The Sword Moves with the Mind, The Intent Moves with the Sword

There are two ways to comprehend Demon Suppressing Sword Intent.

The first way is to suppress the Demon Intent within one’s heart. The Sword Intent then grows along with the Heart Demon. The benefit of this method is that the upper limit is determined by the individual’s Heart Demon, allowing for rapid advancement.

The upside is clear: fast improvement. The downside is just as apparent: failure to suppress it will result in injury from the Sword Intent. In severe cases, one can be influenced by the Heart Demon, making it difficult to advance one’s Cultivation.

The second way is to suppress other Demon Intents, continuously subduing those of beings like the Ox Demon, Tiger Demon, or Flood Dragon Demon. This method of improvement relies on constantly seeking out various Demon Intents.

The advantage is clear: the advancement of the Sword Intent is under one’s own control. If you feel you’re losing control, you can simply stop. The disadvantage is the slower pace of improvement, though this was of little concern to Yang Chan.

However, Yang Chan’s attention was currently fixed on a change on his panel.

As he comprehended Sword Intent, a new profession had appeared in his Mastered Professions section.

Sword Master (Beginner 1%).

This was a new profession. Yang Chan had been practicing his Swordsmanship in the hopes of unlocking one, since professions could be upgraded by adding points. Unfortunately, practicing Swordsmanship alone had yielded no results.

Refining Poison hadn’t made the Poison Master profession appear either.

Nor had using Hidden Weapons made an "Assassin" profession emerge. This confirmed for him that there must be a specific prerequisite for unlocking a new profession.

Take his Pharmacist profession, for example. His body’s previous owner had been a Medicinal Herb Collection Boy, gathering many herbs, including some aged ones. After joining the Cyan Yuan Sect, he was put in charge of pharmacist-related duties. That was why, after transmigrating, Yang Chan had immediately possessed the Pharmacist profession.

In other words, the profession was deeply intertwined with his life.

In contrast, his other attempts felt more like dabbling out of curiosity, without any real depth.

It was like wanting to become an architect—you had to pass the relevant exams. To become a scholar, you first had to be a university student. To become a concert pianist, you had to pass numerous tests.

It was a hard requirement. The new profession had suddenly appeared on Yang Chan’s panel because he had comprehended Sword Intent from his Demon Suppressing Swordsmanship. This Sword Intent was the prerequisite.

’This Sword Master profession is starting to make a lot of sense.’ Yang Chan had only had a vague inkling before, but now his theory was confirmed.

He looked at the new profession on the panel, then at his two remaining Potential Points. After a moment of thought, he allocated one point to it.

As soon as Yang Chan finished allocating the point, the Sword Master profession on his panel went from Beginner 1% to Beginner 11%. This meant he would need ten Potential Points in total to reach Tier One.

After allocating the point, Yang Chan once again channeled his Demon Suppressing Sword Intent. He noticed a slight increase in its power on his blade. ’It’s clear that leveling up the Sword Master profession is related to this Sword Intent.’ This was just his initial impression, however. He would need to level up the profession further to be certain.

After all, every time his Pharmacist profession advanced, it brought him a wealth of new knowledge and information. He would only be able to figure out what leveling up the Sword Master profession would bring him after he actually advanced it.

’I hope it doesn’t just improve my Sword Intent. It’d be even better if it granted me some peerless Swordsmanship techniques.’ He still had over ten days before he had to leave the mountain, so there was plenty of time to investigate.

The appearance of this new profession disrupted Yang Chan’s original plan.

His original plan had been to upgrade his Wind-Stepping Technique after getting his Demon Suppressing Swordsmanship to Tier Four. Although he was a little ahead of schedule, he had intended to upgrade Wind-Stepping Technique next. Now he had to change that. For the next few days, he decided to put his Potential Points into the Sword Master profession instead.

Even if it only improved his Sword Intent, the benefits were significant. It would give him another trump card and also enhance his Spiritual Power, allowing him to sustain the Flood Dragon Demon Martial Seal for longer.

All in all, the benefits were substantial.

’I can upgrade the Wind-Stepping Technique as originally planned, while I’m on the road. I should still be able to get it to Tier Four before reaching White Jade City.’

’Sword Master... another new profession. I hope it brings some changes.’

Yang Chan’s gaze shifted away from the Sword Master profession.

’I’ve been focused on raising my Cultivation, but my Combat Power is lacking. Even though I’ve killed people far above my level, I did so through various schemes, not with my true strength.’

’The ones I killed directly were opponents I could simply overwhelm with raw power. In a real, evenly matched fight, my Combat Power might be weaker than I think.’

’If leveling up the Sword Master profession could increase my combat experience, the benefits would be even greater.’

’Having a wealth of combat experience despite rarely fighting in person... That would be perfect. I could find the perfect moment to strike, end the fight with a single, decisive blow.’

’I still have one Potential Point left.’ Yang Chan thought for a moment. ’I’ll keep upgrading the Sword Master profession to figure out its effects more quickly. Once it reaches Tier One Initial Glimpse, I’ll put any new points back into my other Cultivation Techniques.’

’If the Sword Master profession’s effects are even better than I anticipate, I’ll have to re-evaluate my entire point allocation strategy.’

’At this rate, I can reach Tier One Initial Glimpse in another three days. The progress is quite fast. I’ll also practice my Sword Intent cultivation simultaneously and see if I can speed things up even more.’

’I haven’t even had much time to appreciate the mysteries of Sword Intent, and this new profession has already stirred my emotions so much.’ 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Yang Chan began circulating the Meditation and Breath Holding Technique to calm his mind once more. The discovery had been completely unexpected, which was why he was so agitated. ’Next time, I’ll be prepared, and it won’t happen again.’

After allocating the second point and raising the Sword Master profession to Beginner 21%, Yang Chan held his Long Sword and focused on the feeling of the Demon Suppressing Sword Intent. With the added points, his control over the Sword Intent had grown even more profound.

The sword moved with his mind, the intent followed the sword. With a turn of his Long Sword, the Sword Intent surged.

Executing the Demon Suppressing Swordsmanship now felt even more natural to Yang Chan.

He had already cultivated his Demon Suppressing Swordsmanship to the Tier Four Masterful Realm. His execution was already at an extremely high level, and with the addition of Sword Intent, this was even more apparent. At the same time, the power of his Swordsmanship grew stronger.

The boost from the Sword Intent was like layering another force on top of his Swordsmanship, making it more powerful and increasing the destructive might of his Sword Techniques.

Yang Chan tried executing a Sword Technique. With just a light swing of the Thousand Refinements Long Sword in his hand, he sliced his old Hundred-Refined Long Sword in two.

He had barely used any physical strength in the process. It was mostly the fusion of Sword Intent and the Sword Technique.

While the Thousand Refinements Long Sword was far superior to the Hundred-Refined Long Sword, the gap wasn’t so large that one could easily slice through the other. At most, one would expect the weaker blade to be nicked while the stronger one remained unharmed.

Yet now, it had been severed with ease. This was the power of Sword Intent. It was as if it imbued the blade with a concept of sharpness, making its edge far keener than before.