The Terrifying Sword Body, Returning to Pingyang City
Su Chen Mu Qingling traveled at a slow pace, taking about five years to complete a single country. The entire Eastern Domain was vast, containing hundreds of powers like the Cangyun Empire.
In addition, there were many other relatively large empires.
Ten years have Past in the blink of an eye.
Mu Qingling has broken through from the mid-Nascent Soul Middle Stage to the Late Void Refinement Stage, and a very solid one at that.
Her cultivation was all done step by step, solidifying her foundation before breaking through. In addition, she had Sword Body, so her actual combat power was comparable to the Mid Guiyuan Stage or even Late Guiyuan Stage.
This level of combat power surpasses that of many members of the Su Family.
Of course, Mu Qingling's ability to achieve this level of skill is largely due to her own hard work.
She was extremely passionate about cultivation, asking Su Chen countless questions about it almost every day, her Dao-Seeking Heart cultivation was incredibly pure.
"Boom!"
With a deafening roar, a terrifying Sword Intent suddenly erupted from a certain Mountain Forest, cleaving trees in half and leaving a scene of utter devastation.
On the distant mountainside, a deep ravine is visible; if the mountain weren't thick enough, it would probably have been cut straight through.
The core of Sword Intent.
Mu Qingling slowly opened her eyes. At this moment, she was like a sword, exuding a sharp and powerful aura.
"Master, I've finally reached the Sword Intent Third Layer."
Mu Qingling's face was full of joy.
Su Chen glanced at her, then smiled and nodded, "Not bad."
The core of Sword Body cultivation is Sword Intent. Each level of advancement increases strength, with no upper limit.
However, as the level of Sword Intent Yuelai, comprehending Sword Intent becomes increasingly difficult.
Su Chen had seen in some of the records of the Immortal Rank he had drawn that there was once a peerless Sword Body, whose highest level of Sword Intent cultivation was only Seventeenth Layer.
That person also possessed the highest level of Sword Intent cultivation in the entire Immortal Realm.
The Seventeenth Layer —that's truly terrifying.
Sword Intent is unlike Spiritual Energy; it doesn't consume energy. It's more like an enchantment. You might originally only be able to unleash One Blade 999, but after comprehending Sword Intent, you can unleash 9999, or even 99999.
Every strike is a critical hit, every strike deals true damage.
Therefore, the stronger the Sword Intent, the greater the power you will possess, even if your Cultivation Level is low.
Of course, the Sword Intent is ultimately contained within the body. If one's cultivation Cultivation Level too low, one might be directly annihilated by this Sword Intent.
This is also why many Sword Cultivators have some injuries. Although Sword Intent is terrifying, a weak physical body can still cause damage.
However, the Sword Body is the best Constitution to contain Sword Intent. But after each level of Sword Intent is increased, the Sword Body needs to be improved as well. Otherwise, even if one can comprehend the later levels of Sword Intent, one will not be able to contain it and will damage the body.
Upgrading the Sword Body requires many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
This is also why the upper limit of Sword Body is easily limited.
If you don't have enough resources, even if you are lucky enough to awaken the Sword Body, you will not be able to improve it.
The high potential of the Sword Body lies in the fact that its improvement is limitless. Both the Sword Body and the Sword Intent can be continuously comprehended and improved.
The lower limit is that if resources are insufficient or comprehension is lacking, it may be difficult to make any progress.
In the later stages, if one cannot break through the Sword Body, it may be difficult to make any further progress in one's entire life.
To put it bluntly, this path is full of thorns and extremely difficult, but it also offers greater potential for growth and stronger fighting power.
Furthermore, the higher the Sword Body, the more terrifying the treasures required for breakthroughs become.
Let's go!
Su Chen stood up and walked away into the distance, with Mu Qingling obediently following behind.
Another six months Past.
Mu Qingling's Cultivation Level has reached the Void Refinement Perfection. Although this rate of improvement cannot compare with those monstrous geniuses, it is not slow either.
"This is..."
Su Chen looked into the distance, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Bright Moon City is just a hundred miles away; I never imagined that I would end up back at my starting point.
In truth, Bright Moon City didn't leave him with any particularly deep memories, but Pingyang City, another of the Five Great Cities, left Memories on him.
Because there is a person there.
Ning Yan.
This woman wasn't particularly outstanding; in fact, she was much more ordinary than Lin Yimeng. Yet, Su Chen Memories her vividly.
"Since we're already here, let's just stop by and take a look."
Now that he has returned to Bright Moon City, his travels can be considered a successful conclusion. However, it is a pity that he did not gain three Disciples.
In fact, he encountered many talented and kind-hearted people along the way, but Su Chen did not take any of them as his disciples.
Perhaps it wasn't meant to be.
If he were to accept disciples based on their character and aptitude, there would be countless people in the entire Eastern Domain who would meet his requirements.
The Five Great Cities used to be located on the very edge of the Eastern Domain, but after the Su Family prospered, they never gave up on this place. They even sent people to renovate it, so the Five Great Cities are now much more prosperous than before.
In addition, this place is not far from the Jinghong Empire, and the Spiritual Qi is extremely abundant. Many experts at the Void Refinement stage have settled here, and even some experts at the Integration Stage have Garrison their forces here.
The increase in cultivators naturally made the Five Great Cities much more lively.
Su Chen did not linger in Bright Moon City, but headed directly towards Pingyang City.
Pingyang City.
Ning Family.
The Ning Family is now one of the most powerful forces in Pingyang City. Ning Yan, who was once the head of the Ning family, has become the Great Elder of the Ning Family and has the Cultivation Level of the Mid Void Refinement Stage Realm.
When Su Chen left, he enhanced her Spiritual Root and provided her with a lot of resources, almost enough for Ning Yan to cultivate to the Integration Stage.
Furthermore, given Ning Yan's connection to the Su Family, the position of Great Elder naturally fell to Ning Yan.
At this moment, six people were sitting in the Ning Family's main hall.
On the left is Ning Huayu, the head of the Ning Family, followed by Ning Yan and the Second Elder of the Ning Family.
On the other side sat two Middle-aged Man and an Old Man.
"Elder He, your asking price is unreasonable."
Ning Huayu continued, his expression somewhat unpleasant, "Those Spirit Stone mines were all found with great difficulty by my Ning Family. Each one yields at least hundreds of millions of Lower-Grade Spirit Stone. You want to take them away for only five million Lower-Grade Spirit Stone? Isn't that a bit too much?"
Since the Spiritual Energy in the Eastern Domain became more concentrated, many new Spirit Stone veins have been created in various places, and the Five Great Cities area naturally has quite a few as well.
Because of their early entry into the market, the Ning Family occupied three mines.
This is also the foundation of the Ning Family.
The three people opposite them were the three Half-step Integration Stage Realm experts who had recently settled in Pingyang City.
They are the sect Sect Leader the Wood Spirit Sect, the head of the Xu Family, and the sect Sect Leader of the Patrolling Mountain Sect.
None of the three are people the Ning Family can defeat right now.
The reason the three of them came to the Ning Family was simple: they wanted the Ning Family's three Spirit Stone mines as the foundation for their development.
While there are quite a few Spirit Stone veins in the Eastern Domain, they won't keep appearing forever; only one vein can be formed within a certain area.
If the Spirit Vein is not destroyed, a Spirit Stone mine is similar to a Spirit Accumulation Pool, which can continuously generate Spirit Stone, and may even generate Dragon Vein.
Therefore, they only offered three million Spirit Stone, which Ning Huayu could not accept under any circumstances.
The sect leader of the Wood Spirit Sect Leader Mu Ping, said calmly, "Patriarch Ning Family, I remember that your Ning Family also has two small mines. Although they don't have many Spirit Stones, with proper nurturing, they still have the potential to grow into large mines."