The stolen magic is a bit magical

The mountain breeze blows gently.

The river flows slowly eastward.

Occasionally, fallen leaves drift down, swirling in the wind or landing on the river or under the trees.

Lin Xiaosu strolled along, seemingly also experiencing this landscape, which was so different from that other world, separated by only a wall.

There was a mountain bend ahead; once you turned the bend, the view suddenly opened up before you.

The mountains stand tall in front of me.

The distant city is hidden in the clouds and mist.

The river on the left becomes wide open, gradually spreading out with the terrain.

He suddenly took a step and stood on the mountain road.

His head slowly rose.

With a whoosh, the mountain wind whistled past.

A person appeared out of thin air in front of him.

Almost simultaneously, another person appeared out of nowhere behind him.

He was very familiar with the clothes the two were wearing. The cloud pattern flowed down from their shoulders to the bottom. It must be said that the ordinary blue clothes were made more elegant by the cloud pattern alone.

Tianyan Palace!
These are the costumes worn at Tianyan Palace.

Cloud pattern on the shoulder, for elders only.

Cloud patterns on the left shoulder indicate a top-tier elder; cloud patterns on the right shoulder indicate a regular elder.

Both of them had cloud patterns on their left shoulders.

"Lin Xiaosu!" The old man in front uttered three words, which were soft and clear in the howling wind.

"A top elder of Tianyan Palace!" Lin Xiaosu said, "May I ask what advice you have for me?"

Zheng Lingyun, standing ahead, said, "I want to tell you two things!"

"Speaking!"

"My first words!" Zheng Lingyun said, "I do not approve of your sealing off of Kuncang."

Lin Xiaosu smiled faintly: "And the second sentence?"

"My second point!" said Zheng Tuo, the Fourth Elder behind him. "I quite like your trip to Kun Cang this time!"

Lin Xiaosu turned slightly to the side: "Why?"

"Because Kuncang intends to break through this blockade, but cannot find a suitable entry point for the time being, and you are the entry point delivered to his doorstep."

"A seemingly easy entry point..." Lin Xiaosu frowned. "I wonder how the two elders intend to approach this?"

“You acted as our inside man, left Kuncang, destroyed the array platform, and your mission was accomplished!” Zheng Lingyun said, “Next, there will naturally be people to occupy Wuxiang Temple and resolve the chaos in Kuncang once and for all.”

Lin Xiaosu laughed: "Blocking Kuncang was the most triumphant thing I've ever done in my life, and now you want me to play the role of a shameful traitor and destroy it with my own hands. Elder, are you sick or do you think I'm sick?"

"Neither!" Zheng Lingyun stepped forward: "It's simply because you have no other choice!"

Zheng Tuo, who was behind him, also took a step forward: "In fact, it's not true that you have no choice at all. You do have a choice: either voluntarily have my 'Loyalty Lock' implanted, or have your hands broken by us, and then we will forcibly implant the 'Loyalty Lock' into you!"

In his hand was a strange little lock.

The lock was extremely small, no bigger than a mung bean, and emerald green in color.

It looks quite cute.

However, it is the most terrifying control weapon of Tianyan Palace. The lock is implanted into the human body in a clever way. Once activated, the lock splits and instantly cuts the person's internal organs into pieces.

Lin Xiaosu stared at the small lock: "I've heard that Tianyan Palace has trained a large group of beautiful women and handsome men, and let them infiltrate various forces. You use this thing to control them and make them obey you?"

"Does Your Excellency look down on this lock?" Zheng Lingyun's voice was sinister, sending chills down one's spine.

Lin Xiaosu said, "To be honest, I really look down on you. When it comes to controlling people, you are a hundred and eight thousand miles behind the Hydra that was wiped out by me. So, you are just a bunch of ignorant and incompetent fools who think they are great!"

Zheng Lingyun's face suddenly darkened!
The howling mountain wind seemed to have suddenly vanished from this place.

With a whoosh, a claw came slashing out.

This move enveloped Lin Xiaosu's entire body.

He completely blocked all escape routes.

The top elder of Tianyan Palace, with his extensive experience in the martial world, had prepared for a long time and launched a direct attack, so there was no reason for him to fail.

however……

Suddenly, a long sword appeared in Lin Xiaosu's hand.

The sword flashed, its sharpness unparalleled.

With a whoosh, it swept across the sky, like a gazelle hanging by its horns, leaving no trace.

Zheng Lingyun, who was already within arm's reach, suddenly changed his expression!
The speed of this sword strike was beyond imagination.

He sensed an extreme crisis and tried to draw his weapon, but it was too late.

The only way was to shift one's feet and avoid its sharp edge...

His reaction speed was unparalleled; his mind moved instantly, and with a whoosh, he retreated five zhang away...

As soon as he circulated his true energy, his claws became covered with it, radiating a metallic luster.

This is the combat power of a top-tier Celestial Being.

Their true qi has evolved to its peak; the next step is the qualitative transformation of true qi into true essence.

This level of true energy is invincible, no matter where it is used.

Therefore, these two sharp claws are equivalent to sharp iron claws.

However, a strange, misty sword aura suddenly erupted from Lin Xiaosu's longsword!
chi...

Zheng Lingyun's expression shifted rapidly, his eyes filled with disbelief...

puff!
Three fingers landed.

The next moment, his head was pulled off his neck.

tom!
His head hit the ground!

His headless corpse slowly fell to the ground.

Zheng Tuo's eyes widened suddenly, staring at Lin Xiaosu's back in utter astonishment... Could this be possible?

Zheng Lingyun, the second elder of Tianyan Palace, has almost reached the highest level below the Enlightenment Realm.

Theoretically, anyone who hasn't broken through to the Enlightenment Realm will be a dead soul under his claws. How could he possibly be killed by someone with a single sword strike?

Moreover, the best performance of the person who killed him a year ago was only defeating a disciple of Chunshui Palace, which was far from being able to compete with the elders.

But no matter what...

It is a fact that Zheng Lingyun's head hit the ground.

Once Zheng Lingyun's head hits the ground, Zheng Tuo's head will be just a wave away from hitting the ground as well.

The old man reacted extremely quickly. As soon as panic crossed his mind, he stepped to the edge of the cliff and pulled out a strange token.

This token is the most urgent token for summoning the sect leader.

The sect leader can sense it as soon as it's crushed.

A powerful being at the Enlightenment Realm can arrive at the scene in an instant...

Theoretically, no one could have imagined that this top elder would summon the sect master without exchanging a single move. Therefore, his emergency retreat and emergency summoning could theoretically have succeeded.

However, there are no theories in the world, only reality!
The reality is that the moment he retreated, Lin Xiaosu suddenly turned around, her gaze instantly locking onto the token in his hand, and the next moment, a sword light flashed!

However, there is someone faster than him!

A phoenix-shaped streak of light rose from below the cliff...

puff!
Zheng Tuo's entire body turned into a blood mist, and the strange token passed through the blood mist and fell off the cliff.

Below the cliff, a figure soared into the air, caught the token mid-air, and stood gracefully on the cliff.

Lin Xiaosu's eyes lit up...

Dressed in green, wearing a ghostly mask, his eyes held a hint of surprise, but even more so, a surge of enthusiasm…

"Sister!"

The "senior sister" he mentioned was naturally only one person: Feng Ji from Sheng Hua Valley.

Feng Ji blinked her beautiful eyes gently: "During this time, I have been away from the city. I saw you go to the Spring Water Palace with the elders. I really didn't expect that you would dare to travel the world alone."

Lin Xiaosu said, "Perhaps it's because we're of one mind. I knew my senior sister would be waiting for me on my journey through the martial world. With her around, what do I have to be afraid of!"

You start teasing me the moment we meet, you incorrigible little rascal!
Feng Ji rolled her eyes at him: "Actually, there's something else I never expected."

"what?"

"I never expected that you would actually cultivate... sword intent!" Feng Ji said the last two words very quietly.

There was no one around, but she kept her voice down.

This means that these two words also evoked a certain strange feeling in her.

"What's wrong with the sword intent?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

Although the Holy Maiden of the Thousand Spirits admired his sword intent and gave it a high evaluation that day, he himself was not too obsessed with it. For him, the greatest effect of sword intent was to free the ultimate move, Tears of Parting, from the limitations of water and make it a move that could be used freely.

Its power is limited; it's impossible to deal with a master of the Enlightenment Realm.

He could have handled it before, even if he was at the Enlightenment Realm.

Therefore, sword intent was merely an added bonus for him.

He didn't take it very seriously.

Feng Ji let out a soft breath: "Although sword intent is only the first step of the 'Four Steps of Sword Exploration', it is the one that best showcases talent among all the steps. You were able to break through this step at the Earth-Gazing Realm. I can almost foresee how amazing the next three steps will be."

Four Steps to Swordplay?

The next three steps?

Lin Xiaosu's heart skipped a beat: "Senior sister, tell me what the Four Steps of Sword Mastery are..."

"Has no one told you this?" Feng Ji asked, somewhat puzzled.

"No! The outside world is in the Dharma-ending Age, no one practices swordsmanship. I don't always find a knowledgeable senior sister who resonates with me. Who would I hear that from?"

Feng Ji was coaxed into submission by his words.

With a touch of emotion, I began to speak...

Sword intent, the will to wield the sword.

It's actually a very mysterious thing.

Before having sword intent, a sword is merely a weapon, a tool for killing and injuring people. But with sword intent, the sword becomes the Dao.

It sounds a bit mystifying, and perhaps a little idealistic.

But it is effective.

Where is this reflected?
For those who possess the essence of swordsmanship, even grass and trees become weapons.

Those who possess sword intent will find even their ordinary moves to be extraordinary.

For example, in Comrade Xiaolin's Three Swords of Separation, the first move, Separation Severance, is fast but not very powerful before it is integrated with sword intent. When it encounters a genetically engineered human with a strong physique, this move cannot even damage the human's scales. However, after integrating sword intent, even a super-protective ferocious beast like the Earthfall Beast can be cut in two with a single strike.

Not to mention, with the sword intent linked together, the ultimate move, "Tears of Parting," can still be unleashed without the need for water.

Therefore, you can say that the principle of sword intent is mysterious, but the result... well, the result is even more mysterious!

The four steps to mastering the sword are: first, acquiring the sword intent; second, mastering the sword intent in blue and white; third, attaining the wondrous fruit; and fourth, entering the world of swords.

I've heard there's more to come, but that's just a legend, and we won't talk about legends...

Why was Feng Ji so surprised that Lin Xiaosu had comprehended the sword intent?

It was because she knew very well when Lin Xiaosu had started practicing swordsmanship.

It was a year ago!

Right after entering Kun Cang!
Before entering Kuncang, he lived in a modern city. Feng Ji had learned about the basic situation of a modern city through various means. She knew that it was a society where you couldn't just carry a knife or sword. If you couldn't even bring a sword on the bus, where would you go to practice swordsmanship?

This shows that he truly began to learn about swords a year ago.

I started practicing swordsmanship a year ago, and in just one year, I've developed sword intent!

What do you think about letting Lu Sanqian go?
What do you think of all the disciples under Lu Sanqian's tutelage?
It should be noted that, apart from Lu Sanqian, among all the people in the Li Palace, not a single one has yet comprehended the sword intent. (End of Chapter)