The world of martial arts, the immortal swordsman in the mortal realm.

Chapter 126, 141, Sword Four! A New World! [Requesting Monthly Tickets!]

As the "Sword Body of Sword Three" advanced to the "Flesh Refining" mastery, the "Sword Four" of the Immortal Slayer Sword Intent was indeed unlocked.

Deep within Lu Chen's mind, another Sword Four imprint appeared, alongside the Sword One, Sword Two, and Sword Three imprints.

As for what "Sword 4" is...

Lu Chen was completely absorbed in the Sword Four Imprint. After a short while, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Swordsman 4" clearly touches upon the soul.

This is the method of "Heart Sword".

During spiritual practice, a special method is used to visualize a sword of the mind within one's heart.

As the visualization deepens, the sword of the mind will gradually grow, eventually acquiring wondrous powers such as erasing others' emotions and memories, slaying their inner demons, and even directly severing their primordial spirit.

In addition, visualizing the sword of the mind will gradually strengthen the spirit, enabling practitioners to possess various spiritual abilities.

For example, the "spiritual perception" that all cultivators should possess gives rise to "divine consciousness," and so on.

Furthermore, the essential "sword control" technique for sword immortals is also strongly related to mental cultivation.

Without a sufficiently powerful mind and spirit, how could one summon countless flying swords with a single shout of "Sword, come!", or point a finger and have thousands of swords fly together like a rain of stars, or even have a single flying sword traverse thousands of miles to slay the enemy's head from afar?

Of course, these are still far from the point of sinking.

He can't even handle a light sword weighing less than a pound now; he can only control sword energy.

Furthermore, once the sword energy is released, it cannot turn in mid-air; it can only strike in a straight line.

The sword energy emitted by "Ten Directions Annihilation" also sprayed out in all directions in a single burst. Once it left the body, it was uncontrollable, and it was easy to imagine that many of these attacks would be completely wasted and ineffective.

but……

With the "Sword Four" method, after developing "divine sense", when releasing sword energy, you can attach your divine sense to the sword energy, and then you can do many different things.

"I've only just completed the second stage of 'Flesh Refining' in JX3. Next, I need to continue tempering my muscles and bones. Now there's another skill that requires a lot of time and energy to cultivate: Mind Sword. And then there's internal energy; I have to practice every day to accumulate true qi..."

Lu Chen sighed softly:
"The path to becoming a sword immortal is long and arduous!"

Although he had another training task, thinking about the prospects of "Sword Four," he rallied his spirits again:

"In the novels of my past life, many cultivators would spend years, decades, or even centuries in seclusion. What is my current cultivation project compared to that? If I manage my time properly each day, I can even find time to spend with Rong'er..."

In terms of martial arts techniques, he no longer needs to spend too much time on them.

The main daily training tasks are to temper the sword body, improve power, and observe the sword intent imprint.

Now that there's an additional "Sword 4: Heart Sword," the time is still enough if you spread it out.

"Four hours to temper my sword body, four hours to cultivate my true energy, four hours to visualize my inner sword, and two hours for meals and other chores, I still have ten hours left each day. Four hours to practice moves with Rong'er, play with her, and kiss her, four hours to comprehend the sword intent, and I can even luxuriously sleep two hours a day! Isn't this better than working 996 like an ox or a horse?"

Lu Chen felt that his life was full of hope.

After a moment of reflection, just as he was about to begin visualizing the "Heart Sword," he suddenly noticed that the "Sword Intent of Immortal Slaying," which was like a blazing sun hanging high in the center of his sea of ​​consciousness, had undergone some changes.

After careful consideration, he couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

After unlocking "Swordsman IV", the amount of supplies that can be carried when traveling through time and space doubles, reaching 16% of one's own body weight.

This is to be expected, and there's nothing to be surprised about.

What truly surprised Lu Chen was that the "Sword Intent of Immortal Slaying" had a much greater degree of freedom in traversing time and space!

When "JX3" is unlocked, the freedom of the Jade Dynasty sword intent to travel through time and space is increased by one level, allowing it to travel directly to other worlds without needing to go through the main world.

Now that "Swordsman IV" has been unlocked, the freedom of travel has been further enhanced. When traveling to and from the various worlds that have already been visited, you can choose your landing point at will!

In the past, when Lu Chen left each world and returned, he could only go back to the place where he left.

Now, the various worlds that have been occupied for a long time are no longer limited by this.

When traveling through time, Lu Chen can freely choose to appear in any location where he has stayed for more than a month.

In the world of Tianlong, he and Rong'er lived for three months in the valley below Wuliang Waterfall, more than a month in the manor by Taihu Lake, more than two months in Lingjiu Palace last time, and half a year this time.

Therefore, when you come to Tianlong World again in the future, you will have three locations to choose from for a stay of more than a month:

The valley beneath the Wuliang Waterfall, the manor on the shore of Taihu Lake, and the Lingjiu Palace on Piaomiao Peak.

In the world of Legend of the Condor Heroes, there are four other locations to choose from: Peach Blossom Island, Shaoxing Prefecture, Xiangyang Snake Valley, and Zhongnan Mountain.

For those seeking a place to roam the world, only Mount Heng in the north is an option; the other two, Mount Zhongtiao and Mount Heng, were not places where one could stay for a full month.

However, you can also choose to return to the place where you left.

In short, this unlocking greatly increases the freedom of travel, making things much easier for Lu Chen.

"In the future, we can easily travel thousands of miles in an instant by repeatedly jumping between the two worlds. If I want to take Rong'er to the valley below Wuliang Waterfall in Dali now, I can first jump back to the Legend of the Condor Heroes world, then jump back to the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils world, and choose Wuliang Valley as the landing point..."

"You can do the same in the world of Condor Heroes. In the morning, play chess with your father-in-law on Peach Blossom Island. In the afternoon, jump to the world of Tianlong, then jump back to the world of Condor Heroes, choose Xiangyang Snake Valley as your landing point, and eat roast meat with Brother Condor..."

"At night, I can jump into the world of Laughing at the World and soak in the hot springs of Hengshan with Rong'er... Traveling to Beihai in the morning and Cangwu in the evening, this is the joy of immortals!"

Although he is not yet an immortal and cannot travel thousands of miles in an instant by himself, he can still experience the joys of immortality in advance by using the upgraded time travel ability of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Intent.

If Rong'er hadn't been so exhausted and fast asleep, he really would have liked to take her to Hengshan to soak in the hot springs right now, and to stay in the "Crystal Palace" in Wuliang Valley...

"Alright, I'll give Rong'er another surprise tomorrow."

Lu Chen chuckled for a while, then continued to comprehend the intent of the Zhuxian Sword and began to try visualizing the "Heart Sword".

Spiritual cultivation is far more difficult than the simple and straightforward "sword technique."

Although the deeper you go in refining the sword body, the more difficult it becomes, at least the beginning is simple. And true qi and physical body are objectively existing. You only need to follow the mental method to move true qi and refine it little by little.

Visualizing the "heart sword," while having its own methods, is far more difficult because it lacks an objectively existing entity as a basis—at least meditation and internal energy cultivation have meridians and acupoints as a basis.

Anyway, Lu Chen meditated for an hour or so, but still couldn't get the hang of it. His visualized "heart sword" was crooked and collapsed as soon as he stopped meditating, and it was impossible to form a stable mental sword.

This kind of visualization is extremely energy-consuming. After just one hour of trying, Lu Chen was already exhausted and had to stop temporarily to rest and recuperate.

Fortunately, he has "super recovery" ability. After resting for half an hour, he regained his energy and was able to try again.

Otherwise, I'd probably have to get a good night's sleep before I could try again, and if I needed to use sleep to restore my energy, my practice efficiency would undoubtedly be even lower. Another failed visualization attempt.

While resting and recovering, Lu Chen pondered that forcing himself to visualize like this wouldn't work and he needed to find another way.

As he was thinking, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he recalled the illusions he had seen when he observed the Sword Imprint.

That was a scene he still remembers vividly.

That bolt of lightning that cleaved the sky and slayed gods and demons, that beam of aurora that parted the sea and killed dragons, that white rainbow that pierced through stars and annihilated the golden crow.

Even now, he still vividly remembers the lightning, the aurora, and the white rainbow.

"I almost got stuck on a nitpicky point... The Heart Sword doesn't necessarily have to look like a sword. Besides, aren't lightning, aurora, and white rainbows all illusions of sword light?"

With this thought in mind, Lu Chen felt a surge of inspiration. After regaining his energy, he began to try again.

This time, he no longer visualized the "Heart Sword" as a physical sword.

It is visualized as an extremely simple line, like a lightning bolt drawn with a simple line.

Because of its extremely simple structure, consisting of only one stroke, it is undoubtedly much easier to visualize.

Before exhausting his energy once again, Lu Chen finally saw a blurry "lightning" shape in his mind.

Although its form is indistinct, it does not disintegrate and remains stable even when you stop contemplating it.

Most importantly, this extremely simple "lightning" contains the essence of swordsmanship and can be called a "sword"!
"Finally, I've gotten the hang of it..."

Lu Chen was overjoyed.

Although this lightning heart sword has just taken shape and has no practical effect—it cannot be used to injure enemies or to grant the user spiritual awareness and consciousness—it has at least made a good start.

As long as he continues to visualize and strengthen this "lightning"-shaped heart sword, his mind and spirit will naturally continue to grow stronger, gradually revealing the extraordinary abilities that a cultivator should possess.

Visualizing the lightning sword had brought Lu Chen's spirit to the brink of exhaustion once again. Even with his super recovery ability, he really didn't want to hold on any longer. So he simply crawled into bed, embraced Rong'er's soft and fragrant body, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.

I slept soundly until dawn.

As a result, Rong'er woke up a little earlier than him today. When he woke up, Rong'er had already washed and dressed, put on a gorgeous brocade robe with a floor-length skirt embroidered with golden eagle feathers, and wore a golden crown. She was ready to go to the meeting.

After he and Rong'er finished their "family visit" and returned to Lingjiu Palace, Tianshan Tonglao, whose powers had been fully restored, handed over the management of Lingjiu Palace to Rong'er and went down Piaomiao Peak alone.

The latest news is that Li Qiushui has fled Western Xia and escaped to the Central Plains, where she is currently on the run, trying to evade Tong Lao's pursuit.

While chasing Li Qiushui and making her flee everywhere, Tong Lao also took the opportunity to visit Wu Yazi at Leigu Mountain.

During the visit, the letter sent back by Tong Lao's disciple Su Xinghe did not mention anything, only that she had obtained the Xiaoyao Sect Leader's Ring and was now the Xiaoyao Sect Leader.

Therefore, Rong'er is now not only the young master of Lingjiu Palace, but also the young master of Xiaoyao Sect.

The Old Woman Tong also returned many secret manuals, but it was after she raided Li Qiushui's underground palace in Western Xia that she obtained the martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect that Li Qiushui possessed.

In the original timeline, Tong Lao was missing a leg and her power had not been restored, yet she could still move freely in the Western Xia Imperial Palace. Now, she is healthy and her power has been fully restored. Li Qiushui was driven away from Western Xia and fled everywhere. Naturally, Tong Lao also visited the underground palace that was engraved with a large number of profound martial arts techniques of the Xiaoyao Sect and obtained all the martial arts techniques inside.

This includes the "White Rainbow Palm Force".

However, Li Qiushui only mastered the White Rainbow Palm technique in recent years, which shows how high the skill level required for this martial art is.

Although Rong'er is now among the Five Greats of the Condor Heroes, her skill and experience are slightly inferior to the original Five Greats. Although she can start practicing the White Rainbow Palm, she is still far from "mastering" it and reaching the level of Li Qiushui, who can bombard from a distance at will, whose palm force direction is unpredictable and whose nature is ever-changing.

Without a special opportunity to greatly increase one's skill level, after several years of practice, one might be able to barely manage to unleash a palm strike that can slightly bend.

As the young master of both Lingjiu Palace and Xiaoyao Sect, Rong'er actually had nothing to do.

Each of the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments performed their duties properly, managing all affairs of Piaomiao Peak. The rebellious Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands were also properly taken care of by Tong Lao and the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments during the three months that Lu Chen and Rong'er "returned home to visit relatives".

The Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands, whose leadership has been almost entirely reshuffled, have once again become the lifeblood of Lingjiu Palace. The newly appointed cave and island masters are all extremely cautious and obedient, and this year's tributes have been delivered on time. Not only is there no shortage, but there is even more.

Therefore, Rong'er's job as the young master was actually very comfortable. Every day, she only needed to sit in the main hall and listen to the reports from the managers of various departments.

Today is no different.

As she finished dressing and was about to leave, she saw Lu Chen wake up. She went to the bedside, lifted the wide, elaborate skirt with its flowing golden eagle feather tassels, twirled gracefully, and smiled sweetly at Lu Chen.
"looks good?"

Lu Chen sat on the couch, gazing at her magnificent brocade robe embroidered with golden eagle feathers, its flowing tassels cascading down, predominantly gold, white, and red, incorporating elements of Western Region clothing style. He then looked at the jewel-encrusted golden feather crown on her head, and nodded with a smile.

"It looks beautiful. If someone were to walk out wearing this and outsiders saw her, they would probably think that Rong'er is the legendary goddess of Tianshan."

Huang Rong smiled brightly and winked at him playfully:
"Do you want to be the ruler? If Brother Lu Chen wants to be the ruler, I will properly train the Lingjiu Palace forces, conquer a country in the Western Regions, and let you be the ruler."

Lu Chen shook his head:

"What's the fun in being a secular ruler? Wouldn't it be more interesting if I became a celestial lord and Rong'er became a celestial empress?"

Rong'er smiled broadly:

"I'm really looking forward to it!"

Lu Chen nodded seriously:
"Yes, let's look forward to it."

"I'm going to the meeting!"

"I'll give you a surprise when I get back."

"Any more surprises today? I'd better hurry back."

Rong'er smiled sweetly, bent down and kissed Lu Chen, then waved her hand, lifted her skirt, and skipped out the door.

After watching Rong'er leave.

Lu Chen was about to get up and put on his clothes when he suddenly paused, as the intent of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword was urging him to begin a new journey.

With Sword 4 now unlocked, one can naturally venture into new worlds.

"What a hard life..."

Lu Chen sighed softly and murmured:
"This was just unlocked. Let me catch my breath. A month... okay, ten days. We'll set off in ten days."

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