The Immortal Empress, Unrivaled Through Eternity

"What should my swordsmanship be?"

Li Yunqing kept her eyes closed, repeatedly asking herself the same question.

"Buzz!"

As she pressed for answers, the sword intent within her suddenly erupted, and a chill spread outwards from her.

The temperature around Li Yunqing's body began to drop, and the air began to condense.

Strands of frost and snow drifted down like petals.

"This is sword intent!"

Upon seeing the young girl sitting upright in her purple robes, surrounded by frost and snow, Master Liu, Lu Xingzhou, and the Cangshan Sword Saint were all startled.

They all saw shock in each other's eyes.

He grasped the essence of swordsmanship at the age of fifteen, and his understanding went far beyond mere entry-level mastery; he was almost at the level of minor mastery.

"No wonder he was born with a sword-like spirit!"

"And possesses such a pure and clear heart!"

Master Liu and the Sword Saint of Cangshan seemed to understand the meaning in each other's eyes.

Lu Xingzhou, however, stared straight at Li Yunqing, his eyes filled with amazement.

The girl was dressed in purple, with an unparalleled beauty, a graceful figure, and a serene and gentle expression. Frost and snow were falling all around her, making her look like a beautiful painting.

For a moment, the entire courtyard was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"What should my swordsmanship be?"

Li Yunqing examined her heart and thought about everything in this world.

Scenes of betrothal and engagement flashed before my eyes.

She didn't show it because she knew it would be useless.

But accepting all of that doesn't mean her heart wasn't tormented; it just means she lacked the power to resist, and everything was buried deep inside her heart.

"My sword will cut through all bonds!"

"My sword will cut through all the shackles of the world!"

"My sword will shatter this world!"

"I don't care what demons, evil gods, or monsters you are!"

"I don't care about imperial power or rules, or the ways of martial arts and immortality!"

"Beneath my sword, all beings are equal!"

"With a single sword strike, all things perish!"

In this process of asking and answering her own questions, Li Yunqing seemed to have found what she was looking for.

Of all things in the world, the only things that can make all living beings equal are death and destruction.

Extreme temperatures can incinerate everything, reducing all things to dust.

Extreme cold can freeze all life and obliterate everything.

Unable to burn everything, she used extreme cold to freeze all life in the world.

With a single sword strike, the world fell into deathly silence!

"Buzz!"

In that instant, the temperature around Li Yunqing dropped even lower, and the frost and snow spread from her body to a radius of more than ten feet in an instant.

Frost and snow, like flowers, drifted down, cold and biting.

With death that freezes everything, with death and destruction that makes all beings equal, she seeks to overturn this world and the shackles that have been placed upon her.

Sensing the profound meaning contained within that sword intent, both Master Liu and the Sword Saint's lips twitched simultaneously.

"This little girl has quite the wild side, doesn't she?"

"This is going to overturn everything and break all the rules!"

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the same profound sentiment and spirit in each other's eyes.

Let alone the young girl in front of them, even they would never dare to talk about overturning this world.

Imperial power, reclusive sects, demons and evil gods—which one isn't a top-tier force?

And then there's the existence that annihilated the immortal path; the secrets of this world are sometimes beyond human comprehension!

Judging by the young girl's physique, are you sure she's not going to deliver something?

But at that moment, Li Yunqing's state of mind and thoughts seemed to converge in an instant.

Like a small, ethereal, transparent, and icy-cold sword, it merged into the space between his brows.

"Sword Heart Condensation!"

The Sword Saint's eyes widened suddenly, his expression filled with surprise.

A sword's heart needs to be honed.

Only by maintaining one's true self amidst endless difficulties and hardships can one truly be considered tempered.

Isn't the girl in front of me only fifteen years old?

I heard you've never left the house before?

Where did she get her training and how did she cultivate her swordsmanship?

Even with a pure heart and innate swordsmanship, shouldn't one be this monstrous?

"One day... no, it hasn't even been a quarter of an hour yet, and he's already condensed his sword heart?"

Master Liu's beard trembled, his eyes filled with disbelief.

When he learned that Li Yunqing was born with a natural talent for swordsmanship, his opinion of her changed drastically, and he came to believe that she was a genius, a genius in swordsmanship.

Even when he saw that sword intent, Master Liu was still shocked.

Seeing that Li Yunqing had actually condensed a sword heart in such a short time, he suddenly felt a little numb.

That is the heart of the sword, the very foundation of the sword saint's way of swordsmanship.

Once the sword heart is concentrated, the power of the sword technique is unstoppable.

The mere fact that the Sword Saint, at the peak of the Qi Realm, fought against the Profound Realm Demon King reveals the terrifying power of the Sword Heart.

Suddenly, Master Liu felt that if one day Li Yunqing's name became known throughout the world...

Now that Mingyu Sect knows that Li Yunqing once trained at their martial arts school, he might be hunted down by the Mingyu Sect.

"Sword Heart? A Sword Heart has been formed?"

Lu Xingzhou, who had been staring blankly at Li Yunqing, suddenly snapped back to his senses, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He spent ten years honing his skills and enduring countless hardships before forging a truly sincere heart for swordsmanship.

But Li Yunqing, who was standing in front of him, had already condensed a sword heart in just a moment after seeing the sword manual.

Moreover, he is only fifteen years old, which is too big a gap.

"What kind of hardships did she endure to forge her sword heart?"

For some reason, the moment the thought arose in Lu Xingzhou's mind, he suddenly felt a pang of heartache.

What kind of torment did this gentle, quiet, and seemingly unassuming girl go through?

Despite her gentle and quiet demeanor, and her clear and pure mind, he had never truly seen through her inner self.

Such a beautiful girl, truly stunning, shouldn't she be loved and protected by everyone?

Who was it that made such a girl endure the torment that could forge a sword heart?

For a moment, Lu Xingzhou's eyes were filled with worry as he stared straight at Li Yunqing's face, his eyes filled with unbearable tenderness.

Only those who have experienced it can understand the pain of spending ten years forging a single-minded focus.

They could also better understand the torment the girl in front of them was enduring.

"Buzz!"

At that moment, the chill emanating from Li Yunqing intensified.

The frost and snow became increasingly dense, almost turning her once lustrous black hair white.

And that chilling sword intent grew ever stronger, its sharpness fully revealed.

The next moment, under the watchful eyes of the three, Li Yunqing suddenly opened her eyes, her pupils filled with icy coldness.

The coldness that freezes everything.

She slightly raised her right hand, pointed her fingers like a sword, and gently swung it out.

"Buzz!"

The frost and coldness surrounding him gathered at his fingertips in that instant, and then poured out.

"Sizzle!"

The sound of the ground tearing apart had barely begun when a neat crack appeared.

It looked as if it had been slashed by a sharp sword, like a straight, thin line, more than ten feet long.

The area around the crevice was instantly covered in ice.

It was only a thin layer, yet the flowers and plants on the ground instantly lost their vitality under that layer of ice.

As the ice slowly melted, the flowers and plants also melted away.

It seemed that all life had been extinguished by that single sword strike.

"Mastery of Sword Intent!"

"Concentrating the sword heart directly elevates sword intent to mastery?"

"Such strong comprehension and intellect!"

"Is this what they call innate sword bones?"

Upon witnessing this scene, Sword Saint, Master Liu, and Lu Xingzhou were all shocked.

Once one is proficient in sword intent and breaks through the Qi Realm, one can immediately enter the middle stage of the Qi Realm.

Even if the young girl in front of me has mediocre martial arts talent, it will take her a year or two to perfect her physical body.

Then he opened his dantian and condensed his true qi, which was also the middle level of the qi realm at the age of sixteen or seventeen.

Such talent and strength would make one an unparalleled genius even in a hidden sect or royal family.

"Oh no, we might really be hunted down from now on!"

Master Liu was somewhat dazed.

A sixteen or seventeen-year-old at the mid-stage of the Qi Realm is someone even the most reclusive sects would cherish and nurture within their sects.

But he was wrong; he didn't guide them into the sect. If the sect finds out, the consequences are hard to say.

"Once she matures, she will definitely be an excellent opponent!"

The Sword Saint of Cangshan was filled with surprise. His lips moved slightly, and a wisp of true energy carried his words to Lu Xingzhou's ears.

"If you have nothing else to do, practice your sword techniques with her more often!"

"Help her comprehend the Sword Techniques I created, from Sword One to Sword Nine."

After saying that, a hint of anticipation flashed in the eyes of the Cangshan Sword Saint: "I hope to see something different."

Hearing his master's instructions, Lu Xingzhou's eyes brightened slightly, and he replied, "Master, don't worry, I will teach you diligently."

Li Yunqing slowly came back to her senses, the words in front of her still flashing.

"Completion of the Cangshan Sword Manual, with derived characteristic: Sword Heart Clarity."

"The Frost Sword Technique and the Azure Mountain Sword Manual are both sword techniques, and they have automatically merged."

"Frost Sword Manual (Mastery 2058/5000) Characteristics: Natural Sword Bone, Clear Sword Heart"

"Frosty Sword Intent: Beginner (72%) → Master (1%)"

Looking at the marks on the ground, Li Yunqing's eyes lit up.

"The Frost Sword Manual? It's actually been upgraded to the level of the Medicine King's Scripture!"

"And... is this the power of sword intent mastery?"