Watching Lin Qi's cultivation rise step by step, Luo Ci was dumbfounded.
There was also some surprise in Senior Sister Yuan Xi's eyes, but even more joy.
"Little Qi, you succeeded!"
Lin Qi let out a long breath, unable to hide the excitement in her eyes. "Yes, Senior Sister, I succeeded!"
She clenched her little fist, feeling as though she was filled with strength at that very moment.
"What kind of new Sword Intent did you comprehend this time?" Senior Sister Yuan Xi asked curiously.
Lin Qi lowered her head to look at the wooden sword in her hand, her gaze calm and earnest.
"I don't know either. I comprehended this Sword Intent through the cold qi that fills the valley. If I really have to give it a name, then... Cold Qi Sword Intent?"
"What an awful name..." Luo Ci could not help mocking.
Seeing Lin Qi's unfriendly gaze turn toward him, he hurriedly changed his tune. "It sounds incredibly powerful!"
Yuan Xi and Lin Qi both could not help laughing.
Luo Ci's eyes brimmed with envy. "Comprehending Sword Intent lets you advance across stages? Should I go comprehend Sword Intent too?"
Senior Sister Yuan Xi smiled and shook her head. "Third Junior Brother, you only saw Little Qi's cultivation soar after comprehending Sword Intent, yet you forgot that she could already have broken through to the Fifth Stage Qi Refining before entering the valley. Master had merely sealed her dantian, leaving her unable to break through."
"Over these twenty days in Empty Snow Valley, she practiced her swordsmanship day and night and cultivated the Pure Spirit Art, scarcely resting at all. That is the key to her rising two stages in succession."
Remembering his somewhat dispirited dozen-odd days in Empty Snow Valley, Luo Ci's shoulders drooped.
"When is