I can identify everything, but this is an upgraded version of identification.

Time flies in spiritual practice; in the blink of an eye, three months have passed.

On this day, Su Changming opened his eyes in the cave, his gaze surprisingly sharp.

"I have finally mastered the Crimson Sky Slash, the move of the Sword Sky Technique."

Su Changming took out the ordinary sword he had seized from Liu Yu and gently examined it in his hand.

He had been practicing this technique day and night, and the sword was already badly damaged. Even in the mortal world, it would probably be used by blacksmiths to melt down scrap metal.

"This move is called... Crimson Sky!"

Slowly stepping out of the cave, Su Changming looked at the magnificent lake before him. Holding his broken sword, he casually flicked it, and a crimson starlight suddenly shot out, deeply slicing open the lake's surface. For a moment, even the surrounding water could not enter.

"For a mere ordinary soldier, it's not bad..."

Su Changming looked at the sword blade in his hand, which was on the verge of breaking, and murmured.

If he hadn't already condensed his sword intent, this sword would have long since lost its integrity.

With that thought, Su Changming drew a line on the ground with his sword, then flicked it, placing the sword inside.

The moment he put it down, the sword's blade shattered with a loud crash, breaking into pieces completely.

"Your name is nameless, and so will all my swords after you."

He muttered to himself.

Burying this ordinary soldier was also a way of saying goodbye to his "closest friend" who had accompanied him for the past three months.

When he first arrived at the cave in the back mountain of Jiamu Herb Garden, only half a month had passed, and he used the resources for identifying and upgrading abilities to raise the Hunyuan Skill to the sixth level.

This skill is quite extraordinary. Although it is only at the sixth level, the strength of its magical power is comparable to that of him when he cultivated the eighth level of the Water Spirit Technique. Not to mention that the quality of the magical power cultivated by the Hunyuan Technique is quite extraordinary.

He immediately realized that he could no longer continue practicing this skill.

Practice is certainly possible, but it must be done gradually.

Such a rapid pace of cultivation was too astonishing. He worried that He Chongguang would discover it and, even if He Chongguang had no designs on him, would then have designs on him.

So he delayed for three months, during which time his cultivation made no progress whatsoever, only...

Martial arts! Swordsmanship!

These days, he had Su Rui collect all sorts of mundane cultivation techniques and martial arts manuals. Thanks to the miraculous effects of the Minming Fruit, even if he lost his cultivation, he could still be called a grandmaster in martial arts.

In terms of cultivation level, he successfully reached the Innate Perfection realm after consuming a large amount of body-refining medicinal herbs, making him comparable to a typical late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

Of course, martial arts are a minor skill, and he didn't have a suitable method for body refinement.

Therefore, the majority of the time-consuming part is still the Sword Soaring Technique.

The Sword Soaring Technique has seven forms.

The first move is to cut steel; the second move is to sever rainbows; the third move is to pierce the sky; and the fourth move is to cut through the void.

Each movement corresponds to the stages of beginner, minor success, major success, and perfection.

Not only do the moves consume a huge amount of mana, but they are also quite difficult.

This third move requires sword intent to comprehend.

Even with the Mind-Body Fruit in his previous cultivation, he still couldn't figure out what sword intent was after racking his brains for half a month.

It wasn't until I went to the library and found many records and insights about sword intent that I finally understood.

Of course, a cultivator who has truly grasped the essence of swordsmanship would never write down their insights and place them in the scripture pavilion for Qi Refining cultivators to read.

Most of the insights and experiences discussed were about understanding swordsmanship and speculating on the intent of the sword.

Fortunately, Su Changming's comprehension was "sky-high," and he managed to grasp the essence of swordsmanship by relying on these scattered pieces of experience.

It is said that there are three realms of sword intent. The first realm is the opening of sword intent.

The second realm is when the sword's heart enters the soul; the third realm is when man and sword become one.

Perhaps there is a higher realm, but Su Changming has not found any corresponding records.

Leaving aside the latter two realms, he has already gained some understanding of the first realm, the Opening of Sword Intent.

In fact, the so-called sword intent is a kind of Dao.

There are countless paths to immortality in this world, and sword intent is one of them.

In fact, everything contains a part of the sword's intent.

Like sharp blades of grass, thorny vines, or even sharp fragments of rock that have broken apart from a rolling hill.

Anything sharp contains a trace of sword intent.

To master the essence of swordsmanship, one must comprehend this... sharpness.

Therefore, sword cultivators are often unyielding and resolute, with a single thought reaching the heavens, capable of unleashing power far exceeding their cultivation level. This is the nature of the Great Dao.

But not all sword intent is sharp.

Sharp blades of grass can be folded, thorny vines have thornless parts, and sharp pebbles have smooth surfaces.

A sword... also has a hilt.

He has grasped the meaning of concealing one's strength.

"call……"

With a long sigh, Su Changming's eyes were no longer as sharp, but instead revealed a sense of peace, like a calm lake.

The existence of sword intent must never be revealed. There has never been a case of someone without a sword spirit body or sword spirit root being able to comprehend sword intent during the Qi Refining stage.

"master……"

Su Rui, standing some distance away, called out softly.

"Su Rui..."

Su Changming smiled and nodded upon hearing this.

"Master, have you finished cultivating your martial arts?"

Su Rui looked into Su Changming's eyes and said with delight.

A few days ago, Su Changming had just comprehended the sword intent, but he couldn't control it freely yet. He was truly like a swordsman, and anyone who was looked at by him felt like they were about to be cut down.

Su Rui really couldn't sleep well for three days and three nights just because she glanced at Su Changming.

"Alright, and this kind of mishap won't happen again. By the way, Su Rui, don't tell anyone about the mishap that happened to Master during his cultivation."

Su Changming patted Su Rui's head and said.

"I won't tell anyone!"

Su Rui said, blushing.

"That's good. I know Su Rui is smart and quick-witted, she definitely won't talk nonsense."

Su Changming smiled.

"By the way, sir, the cultivation technique you requested has been purchased."

Su Rui took out a blue booklet.

The words "Pan Shi Gong" were clearly written on it.

"Hmm...not bad, Su Rui, what is your cultivation level now?"

Su Changming nodded, picked up the Rock Stone Manual, and asked questions while flipping through it.

"Three months... and I'm still only at the first level of Qi Refining... Master, is my talent not very good?"

Su Rui said in a somewhat dejected tone.

"It's alright. Even if you lack talent, you can still achieve enlightenment with perseverance. Besides, Su Rui is so smart, she'll definitely be good at learning magic. You can learn a skill in the future, and maybe the master will need you to support him."

Su Changming comforted him.

He provided Su Rui with resources according to the standards for outer disciples, yet she still hadn't reached the second level of Qi Refining after three months.

There's nothing we can do about it. Su Rui has a mixed-grade fire spirit root, so her cultivation talent is only slightly better than his mixed-grade five spirit root.

If it weren't for his extraordinary ability to identify and upgrade, he would probably still be struggling at the third level of Qi Refining.

However, as he said, cultivation is not entirely dependent on talent, opportunity, comprehension, a blessed land, and techniques. All of these are indispensable.

"Hmm... Su Rui will definitely work hard to learn a skill so she can support her grandfather in the future."

Su Rui nodded firmly.

After comforting Su Rui, Su Changming began to ponder the cultivation technique in his hand.

During this time, he not only practiced martial arts in the mortal realm, but also carefully comprehended its mysteries.

Now... he is preparing to create his own martial arts technique.

Even if it's just martial arts!

Please don't disappoint me when it comes to assessing talent...