Chapter 347 - 204: See You Next Time (3/3)

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Chapter 347: Chapter 204: See You Next Time (3/3)"At this point in the conversation, Subdue Evil said with enthusiasm, "This lad from the Tianyuan Realm is truly a Heavenly Spiritual Root. He’s faintly aware of your extraordinariness. Why not demonstrate a move or a half to him?" This was somewhat embarrassing for An Jing. When he wanted to kill, he would earnestly kill, but to demonstrate... How should he demonstrate? Should he grab some damned corrupt official or criminal and slaughter him with a single strike? As he pondered this, An Jing thought of Mingguang Dust. Mingguang Dust had once shown him the method to stimulate ’Inner Breath’. Now, he thought that applying it to Sword Intent might also be effective. With that thought, An Jing unsheathed his sword and raised the blade vertically. "Huo Qing, Nian Quan, watch closely," he instructed. They both acknowledged in unison and then observed An Jing attentively. Between thoughts, the faces of the Master of the Medicine Manor and the Western Patrol Envoy appeared before An Jing’s eyes. In an instant, his mind cleared of distractions, and he executed a slash in midair. Immediately, a high-frequency thunder sound, inaudible to human ears, resonated, creating a ripple of ethereal Sword Light in midair. Buzz! In that moment, both Huo Qing and Nian Quan felt their scalps tingle and their bodies jolt, a primal fear driving them to focus completely and observe every detail of An Jing’s sword strike. It was like Mingguang Dust; with this sword strike, An Jing demonstrated three different applications of Sword Intent: ’Sword Shakes Granular Thunder,’ ’Condensing Qi into Sword,’ and ’Sword Transformed by Spirit’. ’Sword Shakes Granular Thunder’ is the trembling of Inner Breath and Spirit Qi to shatter anything that the sword edge encounters. It is ’Rigid Strength’. ’Condensing Qi into Sword’ is transforming Spirit Qi into an edge of Qi, enhancing a Blunt Edge into a sharp sword. On a sharp sword, it can cut iron like mud. It is ’Condensing Strength’. And ’Sword Transformed by Spirit’ involves using Divine Sense to converge into a thrust, while also dealing a mental blow. It is ’Transformative Strength’. These techniques were instinctual for An Jing, but for others, they might require learning to master. "So that’s how it is... Divine Sense can also become a sword..." Nian Quan murmured as he saw this seemingly ordinary strike. In the briefest of moments, he grasped the most mysterious secret of the Divine Sword. Subconsciously comparing his fingers to a sword, he aimed to imitate An Jing’s slashing motion. In that moment, the image of his mother flickered in his mind. But soon, the Heavenly River plummeted straight down, dividing life and death. The surging entity that cleaved life and death also split his own heart, causing his intentions to burst forth... That was the ’Sword of the Heavenly River’! As he executed a downward slash with his pointed finger, an invisible ripple emerged—Nian Quan, in that instant, had also mastered the ’Sword Transformed by Spirit’! "It’s good that you understand," An Jing said. An Jing wasn’t surprised that Nian Quan could grasp this concept; the latter’s talent lay in that area. However, on the other side, Huo Qing seemed to have some insights as well: "Vibrating, condensing, transforming the ethereal into reality... Vibrating becomes thunder, condensing becomes metal, the potential of illusory and real is like water and earth, solid it becomes mud, poured it turns into a flood... Can this one sword really employ them simultaneously?" "Yes, exactly! So that’s how it is! I’ve always wondered why my formations couldn’t match those on the internet—it’s because I’ve been too rigid. The Five Elements can be transformed into each other, and it’s not necessarily just about generation and restraint. They can coexist too!" he muttered some things that An Jing and Nian Quan couldn’t understand, leaving the two ’swordsmen’ to exchange glances of bewilderment. "What is he doing...?" An Jing inquired, and Subdue Evil Sword Spirit thought for a while, somewhat unsure: "What he’s talking about seems to be the Five Elements Generation and Restraint, the support of formations as ministers to the king, and the art of the hub’s transformation?" An Jing was greatly shocked: "How could he deduce formations from swordsmanship?" "Hey." Subdue Evil didn’t seem that astonished: "All paths in the world eventually converge; Embracing the Void, Martial Arts, including Sword Dao, are all fundamentally based on formations. Your great friend is originally a Body Cultivator and also a Formation Cultivator. He’s even learning your Imperial Heaven technique; he probably sensed the resonance between martial arts and formations long ago." "In any case, it’s all good news." "Indeed." In the end, if friends gain something, it’s good news. Although no one could master the three Sword Intent methods like An Jing did, he did not demand it. After all, his friends were right here. If they really couldn’t do it, then he could teach them next time. At that moment, An Jing faintly sensed a tremor in an unawakened star within his Seven Fiends Heavenly Mandate. "Oh?" Upon hearing this, An Jing’s spirit was invigorated, yet he was not surprised, "Indeed, someone is about to make a move, right?" An Jing’s Mars originated from himself, Taibai from Subdue Evil; the future Star Suppressing might well be associated with Cang Linzu, whereas the Morning Star and Year Star would likely depend on opportunity. But now, An Jing faintly felt that his own Morning Star, along with the corresponding ’Comet’, were both trembling. —Indeed, fate is determined by Heaven, yet man can shape his own destiny! At this moment, An Jing’s heart was also quite stirred. The reason he had always cultivated his companions and friends was partly to stimulate the Heavenly Mandate and change their fates, as well as to see if by nurturing a companion corresponding to his own Fate Pattern, he could also provoke feedback from the Heavenly Mandate. And now it seemed, that was possible! He could nurture his own ’companion stars’, and he could also actively stimulate the awakening of his own Fate Pattern, rather than just waiting for Heaven’s Will! "Heaven’s will is my will, my will is Divine Intention... So that’s how it is." An Jing had finally completely understood the fundamental principle of the Heaven’s Will Demon Sect. Moreover, just as An Jing could actively nurture his own companions, if Nian Quan did something beneficial for An Jing in his absence, like what Cang Linzu had done, it could also accelerate the accumulation of both parties’ life force. But An Jing found it strange... According to this reasoning, wouldn’t it mean that Embracing the Void and the Heavenly Mandate of the two realms were interconnected? Could it be... that Embracing the Void and Tianyuan had some connection? This question remained unclear for the time being, while An Jing and Huo Qing had already waved goodbye to Nian Quan. "See you next time!" "See you next time!" After a simple and sincere farewell, the three parted ways for the time being. Some time later. —Special market, Third Middle School lounge— "Feeling happy, kid?" Principal He looked at Nian Quan, who had opened the door to the lounge, and smiled, "Next up is the team battle. This time, the main thing is to gauge the levels of the other academies and see if they have any new trump cards. Our goal is still the individual competition." "Are you confident, Nian Quan?" "Yes." Having returned to the lounge, Nian Quan reverted to his usual reserved demeanor and nodded lightly, "This time..." Nian Quan initially wanted to mention the ’top ten’ set by Principal He before. But then he thought of the elixir and the set of swordsmanship An Jing had given him, and a surge of boldness suddenly erupted in his heart. Thus, Nian Quan firmly said, "This time, I will still strive for first place!" "Good!" Hearing this, Principal He laughed heartily, extremely pleased, "That’s the spirit a swordsman should have! Although I told you the top ten would suffice, if you lack the courage to compete for the first place, you will be cut down in a single round by those monsters from First Middle School!" "Come on then, cultivate well. This is a unique second-order Spirit Vein of the special market. Cultivate here and strive to take your cultivation to the next level within this ten and a half days!" Meanwhile. —Special market, First Middle School lounge— "All present are members of the Qiu Zhen Society; I won’t say much." A well-proportioned, robust figure who resembled a fierce tiger spoke in a deep voice, "Since we’re entering the fray, the names of any lower academy individuals are not allowed to appear in the top eight, much less the top ten, understand?" The other figures laughed, "Of course, Captain."

Chapter 347 - 204: See You Next Time (3/3)

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