Sword Intent Enters the Body

At that moment, Dugu Fang snorted coldly and said, "Enough!"

The aura of his Golden Core Realm peak spread out. The many inner sect elders immediately turned to look at him; they too were in the Golden Core Realm.

Dugu Fang sneered as his gaze swept over them. "You shameless lot—none of you have even reached the Nascent Soul Realm, yet you dare take Lu Yi as a disciple? Aren't you afraid of misleading him?"

The elders immediately took offense.

"No, Dugu old man, that's not right! What's wrong with Golden Core?! Are Golden Core cultivators not people?! Are we really inferior to those Nascent Soul old monsters?! I think I'm quite capable when it comes to teaching disciples!"

"Go say that in front of those Nascent Soul elders of your Dark Water Peak," Dugu Fang said faintly.

The speaking elder fell silent at once. Fine, Golden Core cultivators really could not compare to Nascent Soul old monsters.

Dugu Fang said, "Lu Yi has comprehended one cultivation technique and two spells to Returning to Purity because outer sect disciples can only cultivate these few techniques and spells. How do you know where his limit lies? With talent like his, you can forget about it. You'd be better off looking for other disciples."

The elders' expressions shifted for a moment before they all sighed.

"Forget it, forget it. Once the grand competition ends and this kid's strength spreads, even those Nascent Soul old monsters will probably be alarmed."

"I think this Bai Yulong is quite good as well. His foundation is very solid. We can consider taking him as a disciple..."

One by one, the elders decided to give up and turned their attention to the others.

Those who could enter the top ten possessed some talent to begin with. To them, they were also good choices for disciples.

While they spoke, the battle on the arena had basically reached its conclusion. When Bai Yulong heard that Lu Yi still had nearly a quarter of his Spiritual Qi left, he went numb. Lu Yi's renewed assault left Bai Yulong, whose Spiritual Qi was nearly depleted, unable to resist at all.

After only a few exchanges, Bai Yulong was sent flying off the arena by a single sword strike.

After landing, Bai Yulong staggered back several steps before steadying himself. He looked at Lu Yi on the arena with a resentful expression, then gave a bitter smile and cupped his hands. "Junior Brother Lu Yi's strength is extraordinary. This senior brother admits he is inferior."

Lu Yi smiled as well and cupped his hands. "Senior Brother, you let me win."

Dugu Fang landed on the arena and gave Lu Yi a slight nod. With a gentle smile, he said, "Not bad, not bad. Go down and recover."

Lu Yi nodded and stepped down from the arena.

When he arrived beside Jiang Fan and the others, Lu Yi saw their strange expressions and smiled somewhat sheepishly. "Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, why are you looking at me like that?"

"...Are you a monster?" Lin Wan'er asked.

Lu Yi's face darkened. "...Senior Sister Lin, I'm just an ordinary human cultivator!"

That was absolutely slander, wasn't it?

"..."

For a moment, no one knew how to respond to Lu Yi's words.

Did this guy have some enormous misunderstanding about what ordinary meant?

At that moment, Dugu Fang's voice rang out. "Lin Wan'er and Li Yun, get on the arena!"

Hearing this, Lin Wan'er and Li Yun exchanged a glance, then rose into the air and landed on the arena.

Jiang Fan smiled at Lu Yi. "Junior Brother Lu Yi, recover properly. You still have matches ahead."

Lu Yi nodded, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes in a pretense of beginning his recovery.

In truth, Lu Yi had not expended much at all. By the end, he still had around two-thirds of his Spiritual Qi left. His recovery speed was also extremely fast, and in this short while, he had already regained quite a bit.

But if he did not put on an act, people would really treat him as a monster. Lu Yi felt that he was still a normal person.

With his eyes closed, Lu Yi took the opportunity to check the task he had completed.

The task of defeating Bai Yulong was already marked as complete and could be claimed at any time.

Lu Yi thought about it. Sword Intent was not a physical object, but a form of comprehension. It would be fine to claim it now.

He was already a little impatient to see just how powerful Sword Intent was.

Lu Yi chose to claim the reward with his mind. Instantly, a streak of sword light flashed abruptly through his mind.

The sword light was incomparably sharp, yet equally pure, as though it wanted to cleave apart the darkness within Lu Yi's mind.

Then a vast amount of profound information appeared in Lu Yi's mind—everything was information about Sword Intent!

Like a sponge, Lu Yi absorbed the information, and his understanding of the sword path rose at an extremely terrifying speed.

After a while, Lu Yi completely absorbed and fused with that Strand of Sword Intent. He slowly opened his eyes, and a streak of sword light flashed through them before vanishing.

He gently exhaled a breath of stale air, his heart filled with delight.

As expected of Sword Intent. If he added Sword Intent, the power of his Returning to Purity White Cloud Swordplay would likely increase greatly.

If he used it with White Cloud Swordplay above lv7, its power would be even more outrageous.

Lu Yi was a little excited. He glanced at Bai Yulong beside him and silently muttered, I want to defeat Senior Brother Bai Yulong!

Task:

Defeat Bai Yulong (Progress: 0/1)

Reward: A Strand of Sword Intent

Accept: Yes/No

Lu Yi became even happier.

Wonderful! It seemed he would have to get closer to Senior Brother Bai Yulong in the future.

Bai Yulong sensed Lu Yi's gaze and looked over. Seeing Lu Yi's friendly expression, Bai Yulong did not know why, but he felt a chill in his heart. He asked doubtfully, "Junior Brother Lu, what is it?"

Lu Yi silently accepted the task in his heart, then said with a cheerful smile, "Nothing, nothing. I simply think Senior Brother Bai Yulong has an extraordinary bearing and is exceptionally handsome."

Bai Yulong's eyes lit up, and the corners of his lips curled upward. With a snap, he opened his folding fan and said with narrowed eyes, "Junior Brother Lu Yi is too honest. This senior brother likes honest people like you!"

Lu Yi said with a serious expression, "This junior brother's greatest virtue is honesty. Once we enter the inner sect, we martial brothers can continue to spar when we have time."

"Easy to say, easy to say," Bai Yulong said with a smile.

Jiang Fan, standing nearby, looked at Lu Yi in puzzlement. "Junior Brother Lu, why do I feel as though you seem a little different? Is it just my imagination?"

Lu Yi froze, inwardly startled. He had not expected Senior Brother Jiang Fan's intuition to be so sharp. He had only just comprehended Sword Intent, and Senior Brother Jiang Fan had already sensed something.

Lu Yi smiled. "I gained some insight while fighting Senior Brother Bai Yulong just now. I should have improved a little."

Bai Yulong: "???"

He looked blankly at Lu Yi, his head full of question marks.

No... Hadn't they fought together? Why had he gained no insight at all?

Bai Yulong could not figure it out no matter how he thought about it, while Jiang Fan beside him said somewhat helplessly, "...Junior Brother Lu Yi, your comprehension is truly enviable."

Lu Yi chuckled. "Senior Brother flatters me too much."

Just then, a boom came from the arena. Lu Yi and the others looked over to see Li Yun flying backward off the arena and stumbling as he landed.

On the arena, Lin Wan'er's pretty face was pale. There were two saber wounds on her arm, blood seeping from them, and her aura was weak. Yet a faint smile rested on her face.

Dugu Fang's voice rang out. "Lin Wan'er wins."

Li Yun looked somewhat gloomy. He snorted coldly, walked to the side without saying a word, sat down, and shut himself off.

Lin Wan'er hopped down from the arena with a grin. "Hehe, Li Yun, how was that? Isn't this young lady stronger?"

Li Yun glanced at the smug Lin Wan'er and shut down even harder, his entire body radiating the air of a colossal sucker.

Dugu Fang spoke calmly from the arena. "Next, rest and regulate your breathing for one hour. Then the battles for the top three will begin."