Cultivation Begins with Skill Points
Chapter 310 - 309: Eighty Percent Sword Intent, Sword Refining into Silk

Chapter 310: Chapter 309: Eighty Percent Sword Intent, Sword Refining into Silk

"Your Sword Dao talent is truly astonishing!"

Zhong Lin sighed.

Shi Yunyi’s face darkened, looking resentfully at Zhong Lin.

"Senior Brother, I haven’t offended you recently, have I?"

Zhong Lin was momentarily stunned, then burst into laughter, waving his hand dismissively, not continuing the topic.

"The sword trace indeed contains a peerless Sword Dao, but to discover it requires comprehending at least fifty percent of Sword Intent. Only then can you receive the inheritance."

"Really?"

"Of course, it’s true. This Sword Dao is called the Sword Technique. Just now, while I was comprehending this sword trace, it felt as if the entire mountain turned into a swordsman, with a swing of a hand, thousands of swords fell like rain, stirring up an endless sword storm that could destroy the heavens and the earth."

"The Sword Technique... Thousands of swords... Now I remember."

Shi Yunyi exclaimed loudly: "I have heard of this name in a miscellaneous record. It’s said to be the ultimate skill of an elder from the Seven Stars Sect ten thousand years ago, but it was never passed down. Could this sword trace be left by that elder?"

"It’s possible. Junior Brother, your Sword Intent is already at forty percent, and it won’t be long before you can receive the inheritance. Be careful not to miss it, and don’t tell anyone else. This Sword Technique could be a Heavenly Level Martial Arts Skill." Zhong Lin said solemnly.

Shi Yunyi opened his mouth in shock, unable to hide his excitement and longing.

He was no longer a naive person from the Xuan Gui Continent; he knew how precious a Heavenly Level Martial Arts Skill was.

Let me put it this way: Seven Stars Sect, as the top sect in the Luoxing Islands, only possesses Top Grade Earth Level techniques.

If a Heavenly Level Martial Arts Skill appeared, all martial artists in the Luoxing Islands would go crazy. It might even lead to a bloodbath.

"Senior Brother, are you sure?"

Beyond the shock was an uncontainable passion and desire. As a swordsman, how could one not yearn for the legendary Heavenly Level Martial Arts Skill, especially when it’s a Sword Dao inheritance?

Zhong Lin did not speak, using his right hand to form a sword finger, pointed lightly towards Shi Yunyi.

Though he didn’t use any Spiritual Origin, Shi Yunyi felt an unmatched Sword Intent soaring into the sky, the Sword Intent splitting into two, two into four, four into eight...

In an instant, the sky filled with a chilling light, countless sword blades falling like rain, while he felt like an ant in the vast world, helpless and on the verge of collapse.

Buzz!

The illusion vanished in a flash, and there was no sword storm before his eyes, only his fingers as they were, with Zhong Lin smiling at him.

"How was it?"

Shi Yunyi opened his mouth, finally managing to utter a few words with difficulty.

"Supreme Sword Technique, Senior Brother, teach me."

Zhong Lin shook his head, "I can teach you, but I can’t make you feel the Conception contained within it. You’re lacking a bit of foundation. You’ve already comprehended forty percent of Sword Intent; you’re almost there to understand it personally. I won’t assist prematurely here, and personally experiencing the sword trace can hone your Sword Intent. Wouldn’t you want such a chance?"

Shi Yunyi took a deep breath, suppressing his desire, and bowed deeply to Zhong Lin.

"Senior Brother’s teachings are correct; I was too impatient."

Zhong Lin also showed an expression of admiration, indeed talent lies not only in aptitude but in attitude, which ordinary people cannot compare to.

Patted Shi Yunyi’s shoulder, "The Sword Testing Cliff isn’t going anywhere. What is yours will eventually be yours."

"Yes."

"Help me find a secret room. I need to train for a while."

"Follow me, Senior Brother."

Soon, the two arrived at a secluded cave, with ample Primordial Qi and few people around.

"This area is where the disciples of the Seven Stars Sect seclude themselves. There are mechanisms inside; once pressed, the Dragon-breaking Stone will fall. Unless opened from the inside, one can only wait for it to open automatically, making it impossible to open from outside. Senior Brother, feel free to train here; no one will disturb you."

Zhong Lin glanced at the mechanism Shi Yunyi mentioned and marveled, "Such exquisite Mechanical Techniques, even setting a timing function to open automatically."

"Ah! Martial Arts Cultivation is a battle against the heavens for life. Some disciples nearing the end of their lifespan who cannot break through can only close the death pass to stake everything. This mechanism is prepared for these events, as each year there are some who cannot open the mechanism on their own."

Unable to open the mechanism meant failing the paradigm shift, and already dying inside.

This so-called timing function is merely to allow others to collect their remains.

Zhong Lin nodded, casting a glance at the System Panel only he could see, eyes filled with determination.

I am different from others, I have a cheat, destined to reach the peak of Martial Arts,

Without hesitation, he stepped into the secret room.

No timing function was set; only the Dragon-breaking Stone was put down. He came to comprehend Sword Intent, not to close the death pass, so setting no time was necessary.

He sat cross-legged, mind steady.

"System."

Host: Zhong Lin

Skill: Five Elements Mixed Essence Skill (Full Level), Dragon Elephant Golden Body (Full Level)...

Skills: Sword Technique (Beginner), Sunset Sword Technique (Full Level), Six Void Sword Scripture (Full Level)...

Miscellaneous: Alchemy: Sixth Grade Elixir (Full Level)...

Skill Points: ∞

"System, add points for me, let me see your limit."

With a thought, countless Skill Points surged into the "Sword Technique," accompanied by a quiver, "Beginner" quickly turned into "Full Level," while a massive flow of memories flooded into Zhong Lin’s mind.

Simultaneously, a sharp Sword Intent suddenly burst forth from Zhong Lin, as if a sword within his body pierced the heavens, devouring stars.

Around Zhong Lin, Heaven and Earth Essence Qi continuously trembled, with waves of sword chimes echoing.

The Sword Qi surrounding him remained potent but unlaunched, thicker than before.

Slice!

Suddenly, a nearly imperceptible thread of Sword Qi erupted from Zhong Lin, swiftly followed by countless golden threads shooting out. Each thread was sharp and swift, slicing the space into countless fragments.

Zhong Lin slowly opened his eyes, palms open, with strands of hair-thin Sword Qi interlacing above his palm, forming a dense web.

Pressing his hand lightly to the ground, with a crisp sound, the hard rock beneath turned into pieces of varying sizes.

"Hahaha, good, such a marvelous transformation of sword practice into silk. Eighty percent Sword Intent is finally achieved."

Zhong Lin laughed heartily, overwhelmed with joy.

Sword Intent at eighty percent, transforming sword practice into silk.

This Conception pursues extreme lethality, the sword light sharp, pierces through all. This stage is also known as "One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Skills."

Once the sword is out, traces remain in the void.

Regardless of a thousand methods, I break them all with one sword.

"With Sword Intent at eighty percent, it’s time to break through the Yunling Realm, I’ve been waiting for this."

Zhong Lin closed his eyes again, sat cross-legged, and as his spirit stirred, he felt his Divine Soul soar.

It was as if the soul left the body, free and unrestrained, but without the body’s constraints, lighter and more agile, thoughts rapidly swirling, recalling countless matters in a flash.

Leaping high, he seemed to enter a mysterious space.