Han Xuanji slowly lowered his finger, nodding slightly.
He was clearly very satisfied with the power of the Great Wilderness Sword Finger he had just learned.
He glanced at Nangong Wenjian, who was half-kneeling on the ground, his breathing ragged, his gaze still calm and unperturbed.
Han Xuanji finally spoke, his voice flat and hoarse:
"That which is too rigid easily breaks. To reach the highest, one must know how to conceal his edge."
Each word was like a hammer, striking Nangong Wenjian's heart.
His meaning was simple: if he didn't seek death, he wouldn't die. Who said a Sword Cultivator couldn't be a little cautious?
After speaking, Han Xuanji did not linger. He turned and took a step, his figure merging into the world, like a drop of water falling into the sea, instantly vanishing without a trace, as if he had never appeared.
Not long after.
The mountain wind began to wail again, sweeping up fallen leaves and dust from the ground.
Nangong Wenjian struggled to raise his head, looking in the direction where Han Xuanji had disappeared. His eyes, which had once looked down upon the world, were now filled with an indescribable shock, bewilderment, and... a tremor of surviving a great calamity, and a deeper, unprecedented yearning that had been ignited.
He had lost, lost so thoroughly, so completely without suspense.
"Concealing the edge, huh..."
Nangong Wenjian murmured, looking at the tiny crack at the tip of the spiritual sword in his hand, then down at his blood-stained white robes.
He stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and the bewilderment in his eyes gradually faded.
A hidden Dragon should not be used; conceal the edge and guard against clumsiness.
"Today, I have been enlightened."
Nangong Wenjian's voice was hoarse, yet it carried a strange determination.
"Next time we meet, I will certainly not lose this badly."
The mountain wind swept past. Their battle was but an instant, and it did not cause earth-shattering fluctuations. Only countless deep sword marks on the ground silently spoke of the thrilling encounter.
And this scene also fell into the eyes of many great Cultivators. Who knows how many gasped in cold air; Nangong Wenjian was actually defeated by the same move.
How vast was the difference?
"I didn't expect Nangong Wenjian to lose so quickly."
Lü Tianxing muttered to himself.
"Who exactly is this Demon-Slaying Sword Master? He concealed his appearance, masked his aura, and what is he doing staying in Shenxuan Sect..."
"Moreover, this move is clearly an unpassed technique of Tongtian Peak. How did he learn it?"
Since becoming the Peak Master of Tongtian Peak and breaking through to the Returning to Void Realm, Lü Tianxing had never felt so troubled before.
Countless question marks appeared in his mind.
He would never have thought that something like a System sign-in existed in the world.
However, after Shangguan Feihong learned of this news, he instead excitedly said:
"Master, doesn't this mean that the Demon-Slaying Sword Master is actually someone from our Tongtian Peak?"
"That's right!"
Lü Tianxing suddenly realized, slapping his thigh, and exclaimed in surprise:
"The Demon-Slaying Sword Master is someone from our Tongtian Peak, hahahaha!"
Lü Tianxing was delighted.
He suddenly understood. Regardless of his identity, if he could Master the Great Wilderness Sword Finger and the Flying Immortal Sword Art, wasn't he someone from his Tongtian Peak?
In that case, wouldn't the champion of this Sword Discussion Assembly be a Disciple of his Tongtian Peak?
...When Han Xuanji returned to Tongtian Peak, basically all the Disciples were discussing the Demon-Slaying Sword Master, their faces filled with fanaticism. Listening to these praises,
Han Xuanji's mood improved considerably. However, even though he had put on a great show, he wouldn't get carried away. He still had to be honest and continue to develop.
What counted as the Huashen Realm?
He arrived at the Tongtian Sword Hall with practiced ease.
Han Xuanji silently chanted in his heart:
"System, sign in."
[Congratulations to the Host for signing in at the Tongtian Sword Hall and obtaining the Primordial Spirit secret technique "Heart Sword Art".]
"Heart Sword Art?"
"Primordial Spirit secret technique?"
Han Xuanji pondered for a moment. After receiving the memories and information transmitted by the System, he suddenly understood.
The Heart Sword Art is a rare Primordial Spirit secret technique. A Cultivator must at least have a Primordial Spirit to cultivate it. It uses the Primordial Spirit as a foundation, combined with one's own Sword Dao, to condense a Heart Sword.
And the Heart Sword's attacks are impossible to guard against and extremely terrifying.
If the enemy is unprepared, a single strike at the same Realm might even result in an instant kill.
It should be known that the Primordial Spirit is like an illusion, and many attacks find it difficult to harm the Primordial Spirit. For example, although Nangong Wenjian and Shangguan Feihong were severely injured earlier, their Primordial Spirits were not heavily damaged. Physical injuries are nothing to these Disciples of great sects.
If he learned this Heart Sword, Han Xuanji would find it much easier to kill those who tried to escape with their Primordial Spirits.
However, the cultivation of the Primordial Spirit Dao is extremely profound, and most people dare not easily dabble in it, because once a mistake occurs, it is very difficult to remedy. Moreover,
each Primordial Spirit secret technique is extremely precious. Ordinary Soul Transformation Cultivators, let alone learning it, can't even come into contact with it.
And Tongtian Peak did not place this Legacy in the Scripture Pavilion. Only true Geniuses could learn it from the Tongtian Sword Hall.
However, Primordial Spirit secret techniques are not invincible either.
For example, with the Heart Sword Art, if one uses the Heart Sword to attack the opponent's Primordial Spirit and the opponent blocks the attack, causing the Heart Sword to be destroyed, one will also be injured.
"However, once I reach the Returning to Void Realm, this side effect will be gone, which is quite good."
Han Xuanji thought to himself.
Soul Transformation Cultivators can only nurture the Heart Sword in their Sea of Consciousness. The Heart Sword is closely related to the Cultivator.
But if one steps into the Returning to Void Realm, the power of the Primordial Spirit transforms, and one can condense a Heart Sword that leaves the body. Not only can the Heart Sword be nurtured in another's Sea of Consciousness, but even if it is destroyed, it will not implicate oneself.
"The higher the cultivation, the more powerful the various methods become."
Han Xuanji thought.
"I need to break through quickly."
Thinking of this, Han Xuanji silently left Tongtian Peak and went back into seclusion.
He was completely unaware of the surging events in the outside world... Heavenly Sword Sect.
Sect Master's Hall.
On the main seat, the Heaven Sword Sect Leader's face was extremely grim. His eyes beneath his sword-like brows were sharp, and he frowned, asking:
"You couldn't even withstand one of his swords?"
Nangong Wenjian's expression was calm. Although he had experienced a crushing defeat, he felt no shame; instead, he was very fortunate.
He had witnessed the opponent's Sword Intent, and he had seen the opponent's Sword Dao, which had greatly benefited him.
Moreover, if the opponent had wanted to kill him, he would absolutely not have survived.
Looking at his Master, who was clearly somewhat disappointed, he merely said faintly:
"Indeed. His spiritual power is extremely domineering, and his Sword Intent is even more astonishingly powerful. This is the first time I've encountered such a formidable opponent."
Recalling that finger attack from Han Xuanji, he still felt fear to this day.
But closing his eyes, he couldn't help but recall and feel the Sword Intent contained within that finger. In the depths of his being, he seemed to have grasped something, yet it also felt like an illusion. This complex feeling seemed to transport him back to when he first began cultivating the Sword Dao.
"Is it possible that he has already entered the Realm of Sword Intent Manifestation?"
Nangong Wenjian suddenly said.
"How is that possible?"
The Heaven Sword Sect Leader immediately exclaimed that it was impossible. He, a dignified Returning Void Sword Cultivator, had not even entered this Realm, and was even far from it.
Even Body Integration Old Ancestors were still diligently pursuing it.
How could a junior at the Soul Transformation Realm have already entered it?
As far as he knew, those who had entered the Realm of Sword Intent Manifestation were all Sword Dao grand powerhouses with heaven-reaching cultivation, generally approaching the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.