This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 379 - 10 Sword Stele Secret Realm

Chapter 379: Chapter 10 Sword Stele Secret Realm

Standing by the lakeside in the breeze, with the morning light and dew slightly shimmering, Lu Qingshan gazed at the black carp in the small lake.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Filaments of Sword Qi, indistinguishable from the swimming fish, meandered through the lake at will.

These black carps seemed to treat the Sword Qi as their companions, frolicking joyfully with them.

To onlookers, this was incredibly astonishing.

Sword Qi, the sharpest of elements, radiating fierce energy, had somehow become so gentle that even the fish were unafraid, a level of control that could only be described as terrifying.

“Not bad, the Sword Intent is subdued, much like the swimming fish,” a light praise came from behind Lu Qingshan.

The moment Lu Qingshan’s heart stirred, all the Sword Qi filaments in the lake suddenly surged upward and entered his body.

Afterward, Lu Qingshan turned around.

A figure in blue robes came into view, standing just a few steps behind him.

The woman had rosy lips and a jade-like complexion, with eyebrows arched like distant hills, though her expression carried a trace of faint fatigue.

“Master,” Lu Qingshan called respectfully.

Xia Daoyun glanced at the 650 strands of Sword Qi filaments that had merged into Lu Qingshan’s body and nodded slightly, explaining, “I got delayed by some matters, so my return was slow.”

Lu Qingshan naturally had no objections.

“Your progress in Sword Intent is fast,” Xia Daoyun’s eyes gleamed with satisfaction, “It almost seems as if you’ve entered the higher learning.”

With a wave of her sleeves, a piece of ancient yet spiritually radiant green Spirit Jade flew in front of Lu Qingshan.

Lu Qingshan received the green Spirit Jade somewhat bewildered.

Upon the Spirit Jade, inscriptions of unfathomable, mysterious Taoist patterns flowed out.

“What is this?”

“The chief reward of the Seven Domains Debate on Tao, your chosen Great Xia Scripture, Void Refining Chapter,” Xia Daoyun said. “The Spirit Jade contains the Taoist patterns of the Great Xia Scripture.

Once you probe it with your Divine Sense, these patterns will simulate various transformations of this scripture within your Primordial Spirit, and then the patterns will disappear.

Moreover, you can only cultivate from this scripture yourself and must not transmit it to others, including those of the Sword Sect.”

“I will remember well,” Lu Qingshan confirmed, understandingly.

He had not expected that the Great Xia Scripture, which was said to be personally delivered by Great Xia after some time, would actually be entrusted to him by his master.

However…

Lu Qingshan’s eyes narrowed slightly as he pondered a question.

The Great Xia Scripture being such a vital legacy, why would Great Xia entrust it to Xia Daoyun to pass on to him?

Is it because they trust Xia Daoyun not to pry into its secrets?

Or is it that even if Xia Daoyun saw the techniques in the Great Xia Scripture, it wouldn’t matter?

Recalling Xia Daoyun’s surname.

The latter possibility seemed more likely…

Yet, if Xia Daoyun truly hailed from the Ancestral Taoist Bloodline and the Great Xia Imperial Clan, why would she opt to cultivate in the Sword Sect and eventually become the Peak Master of Sword Coming Peak?

As Lu Qingshan pondered this, he felt the origin of it all must be incredibly interesting; however, he had already swiftly stored the Great Xia Scripture’s Spirit Jade into his Storage Ring.

“Do you know why I wanted you to elevate Myriad Swords Art to a certain realm before teaching you other things?” Xia Daoyun asked.

“It’s to ensure I have a fuller understanding and stronger control of my own Sword Intent,” Lu Qingshan replied.

Xia Daoyun nodded slightly, then said, “Then do you know why I value Sword Intent so much?”

Lu Qingshan shook his head.

He did know somewhat.

Intent is related to the later path of cultivation.

But what he knew was too superficial, so he still wished to hear Xia Daoyun’s detailed explanation.

“The path of cultivation spans ten realms.

The Tenth Realm, among the Human Race, only the Ancestral Taoist has reached, and we need not discuss it further; thus, consider it as nine realms.

Void Refining is the Fifth Realm of cultivation. Even though the cultivators who reach this realm are extremely rare, the truth is that the cultivator’s path truly begins only after reaching the Fifth Realm.

The initial four realms merely lay the foundation.

The most crucial transformation in the Fifth Realm is the condensation of the Taoist Seed.

What does the Dao Seed condense from?

It condenses from this Intent, the stronger the Intent, the more vibrant the Dao Seed will be when formed.

“Therefore, in the Golden Core and Nascent Soul realms, you must find ways to comprehend and enhance your Intent as much as possible, as it affects your future path,” Xia Daoyun explained in great detail.

“Ji Chuan has long reached the state of Nascent Soul Great Perfection and is known as invincible in the Fourth Realm.

If he wanted to break through to Void Refining, it would just be a matter of thought.

However, he has been suppressing his own realm, precisely because he wants to elevate an upper-level Intent to Primordial Intent and congeal an extremely profound Dao Seed, but he doesn’t have enough accumulation yet and can only continue to accumulate and settle,” Xia Daoyun used Ji Chuan as an example directly.

“So, starting to cultivate Intent earlier is definitely worth it,” Xia Daoyun stated matter-of-factly.

As for Golden Core Cultivators perceiving Intent, it’s an extremely strenuous task, generally only in the Nascent Soul Realm can one slightly handle it with ease, which Xia Daoyun has never experienced.

Because her cultivation started with the comprehension of Primordial Intent in the Golden Core Realm.

Therefore, in her view, starting to cultivate Intent in the Golden Core is absolutely no problem.

“I understand,” Lu Qingshan said.

“Take out your Sword Token,” Xia Daoyun instructed.

Lu Qingshan promptly took out his Willowy Sword Token.

Xia Daoyun extended her index finger, gently touched it, and a Spiritual Light merged into the Sword Token.

“I have inscribed ten days of Sword Stele Secret Realm comprehension time into your Sword Token. Next, you should take a trip to the Sword Stele,” Xia Daoyun said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan’s heart stirred, and he respectfully said, “Thank you, Master.”

“Intent is each person’s enlightenment; I cannot teach you too much, and you will need to explore more on your own,” Xia Daoyun drifted away.

……

After she left, Lu Qingshan then turned his gaze to his Sword Token.

It was the Sword Stele Secret Realm!

Ji Chuan had once introduced this place to them, the six new disciples.

This was considered the most crucial secret realm in the eyes of disciples below the Void Refining level within the Sword Sect.

The Sword Stele Secret Realm came into existence shortly after the establishment of the Sword Sect.

At that time, a Seventh Realm Sword Cultivator in his twilight years of cultivation and facing death.

Since he had not achieved the requirements to open a main peak, he could not take disciples to pass down his sword dao.

Yet, he was unwilling to let his lifetime of sword dao silently disappear into the earth or to pass it down to a mediocre talent.

After pondering, he thought of a method, took a stele, and left numerous sword marks encapsulating his own Sword Intent and swordsmanship on it, unconditionally available for later disciples of the Sword Sect to study.

These sword marks were arcane and obscure, only cultivators with true talent could glean understanding from them.

Thus, this was a clever way to permanently pass down his swordsmanship.

Later, this act greatly inspired subsequent Sword Cultivators of the sect.

Numerous Sword Cultivators, who had no chance to open a main peak, followed his example and left a stele containing their life’s comprehension and experiences for later Sword Sect disciples to study.

Over tens of thousands of years, more and more cultivators did this, creating a virtuous cycle, and the number of sword steles also increased.

Eventually, the Sword Sect gathered these steles together, forming a forest of sword steles for disciples to study.

These steles, which gathered the lifetime experiences of Sword Cultivator predecessors, held tremendous inspirational and guiding significance for lower realm Sword Cultivators.

Xia Daoyun hoped Lu Qingshan could further comprehend one or two suitable Intents in the Sword Stele Secret Realm.

The enhancement of their combat power by cultivating Intent was evident and implicated their future paths, which Lu Qingshan naturally was pleased about.

Moreover, one of the reasons he had been holding off on advancing his cultivation to Golden Core Perfection was this.

The Taoist Treasury technique he was cultivating had an additional effect:

Refining the Taoist Treasury Golden Core to Max Level would allow one to comprehend a Divine Skill.

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The specific form and power of this Divine Skill would depend on the cultivator’s comprehension of Intent.

In simple terms, the deeper the comprehension of Intent, the stronger the Divine Skill naturally would be.

Therefore, he also wanted to grasp several Sword Intents and elevate the rank of Intent before enhancing his cultivation level to comprehend a powerful Divine Skill.

And Xia Daoyun’s thoughts perfectly matched his intentions.

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