Sword Qi
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| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Sword Qi (剑气) |
| First Appearance | Chapter 28: Flying Leaves Slay the Enemy, What an Overbearing Sword Qi 28 |
Nature
Sword Qi is the cutting force manifested through sword arts and Sword Intent. It can be released from a sword, projected across long distances, or imbued into otherwise ordinary objects such as leaves. A cultivator's Sword Intent may be transformed directly into Sword Qi during an attack. 77 296
Its scale ranges from An Hao leaving a shallow mark on a tree with his first manifested Sword Qi to Gu An's stellar Sword Qi overwhelming a Wandering Immortal's battle formation. 77 244
Manifestations
| Manifestation | User / Source | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Sword Qi rising from the ground and piercing the clouds | Li Ya | During his battle with Xu Ruye, Li Ya's released Sword Qi shook the surrounding forest and red mist. 28 |
| Sword Qi cutting through a snowy mountain | Zuo Yijian | A stray streak severed two large trees on a distant peak; Zuo Lin's banners neutralized further strikes. 32 |
| A remote sword wrapped in Sword Qi | Gu An / Qinghong Sword | Gu An controlled the Qinghong Sword from more than 6,000 li away through Sword Intent. Its Great Vast God-Startling Sword strike killed Chu Xian and shattered the Heaven-Mending Platform's blood runes. 67 |
| Sword Qi carried by a leaf | Gu An | A single leaf broke Han Ming's Sword Qi defense and embedded itself in the city wall, leaving cracks around it. 78 |
| Green Sword Qi barrage | Gu An | Countless green streams rose from the spirit sea and selectively slew demons and vicious ghosts around Ji Xiaoyu. 88 |
| Million Sword Swarm | Sword Venerable Fudao | More than a million swords flew north under a vast Sword Intent, each wreathed in Sword Qi, to confront the Six-Headed Jiaoluo. 163 164 |
| Stellar Sword Qi | Cangxing Zhentian Wuliang Sword | A sea of stars formed above the Taixuan Sect before innumerable stellar Sword Qi streams destroyed True Person Biluo's azure dragons and battle formation. 244 |
| Fallen leaf Sword Qi | Unseen sword cultivator | An azure fallen leaf carrying Sword Qi annihilated Perfected Lord Qingxin's body and soul after destroying his ten-thousand-li Sword Qi attack. 296 |
| Sword Qi that cuts through a Dao Lord | Yang Xian | Yang Xian's strike reached the Chaos Dao Lord at extreme speed and sliced his cheek, provoking the Dao Lord into direct battle. 1108 |
| Vast sword-shadow barrage | Gu An | Gu An formed countless sword shadows behind himself; the resulting Sword Qi barrage annihilated Wanyin Demon Venerable and swept toward the Great Dao Guardians. 1132 |
Characteristics
Projection and Range
Sword Qi can be released without direct contact between wielder and target.
- Gu An's Qinghong Sword traveled and fought independently while under his Sword Intent. 67 68
- Gu An's leaf attack reached the South City Gate from far outside the Taixuan Sect's Outer Sect City. 77 78
- Sword Qi from Gu An's Million Sword Swarm crossed a battlefield before reaching the Six-Headed Jiaoluo. 164
Imbuement of Objects
A physical sword is not always required to produce Sword Qi.
- Gu An demonstrated that a leaf could carry the force of a peerless sword, then used one to clear a ten-zhang-wide path through a forest. 77
- A fallen leaf carrying azure Sword Qi destroyed Perfected Lord Qingxin despite his advanced Shangxuan Sword Dao. 296
- Gu An later explained that Sword Intent can temper a wielder's own sword into an Immortal Dao Supreme Treasure once the wielder is strong enough. 380
Suppression and Destruction
Sword Qi can destroy defensive techniques, formations, and physical bodies.
- The Qinghong Sword's Sword Qi shattered Chu Xian's Demon-Subduing Umbrella, pierced his body, and prevented his Primordial Spirit from escaping. 67
- Gu An's remote sword strike dispersed a Body Integration Realm cultivator's golden-light mountain and defensive torrent. 68
- The Cangxing Zhentian Wuliang Sword annihilated True Person Biluo's dragon attack and overwhelmed the Luo Tian Pagoda Battle Formation. 244
- Gu An's casual upward slash cut apart flames and air waves before reducing seven Heaven and Earth Flying Immortals to ash. 252
Associated Sword Arts
- Great Vast God-Startling Sword — Gu An evolved the Li Family Seven Swords into this art after 2,000 years of lifespan-based cultivation. At mastery, it enabled the Qinghong Sword's long-range strike against Chu Xian. 22 67
- Cangxing Zhentian Wuliang Sword — The evolved form of the Great Vast God-Startling Sword. It draws Sword Intent through stars and produces boundless Sword Qi with the mysteries of a Great Divine Ability. 171
- Sacred Heart Sword Dao — Yang Xian's sword Dao, inherited by Gu An; it can turn anything into a sword according to the user's imagination. 439
- Eternal Boundless Divine Sword — A supreme sword technique transformed from the Li Family sword arts. Gu An manifested it as a sword shadow so vast that the Heavenly Spirit Great World would be only half its length. 501
Known Practitioners
- Gu An / Sword Venerable Fudao — Uses Sword Qi through the Great Vast God-Startling Sword, Cangxing Zhentian Wuliang Sword, Sacred Heart Sword Dao, and other sword arts; he can control swords remotely and empower leaves, formations, and vast sword-shadow barrages. 67 77 171 244 1132
- Li Ya — Released Sword Qi against Xu Ruye and later cultivated the Great Vast God-Startling Sword's Sword Intent. 28 118
- An Hao — Manifested Sword Qi after only one hour of practicing the Great Vast God-Startling Sword. 77
- Zuo Yijian — A Nascent Soul Realm sword cultivator whose Sword Qi disturbed the Medicine Valley and cut down trees across the mountains. 32
- Yang Xian — His Sword Intent and Sacred Heart Sword Dao were recognized as extraordinarily powerful even among Saints. 1106 1108
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