The falling leaves whirled through the air, dancing without scattering.
Lu Changfeng only felt that the Bald Blade's technique was becoming less and less threatening.
In the end, it had become no different from a child waving a long stick and playing around in front of him.
Everywhere was an opening, everywhere was a flaw.
The long saber grew increasingly light in Lu Changfeng's hand.
At a certain moment, a fierce saber intent naturally radiated from Lu Changfeng's body.
Whoosh!
The Bald Blade's long saber was instantly flung away by a force that sent it spiraling.
The Bald Blade's head was shattered, and he was utterly horrified. A streak of saber light had already arrived, and he felt a slight chill at his neck.
Then the world spun around him.
With a plop, his head fell into the lake.
"Saber intent! Attendant Lu is truly a peerless talent! He's only in his early thirties, yet he's already condensed saber intent!"
"Saber intent?" Shangguan Zheng and Liu An exchanged a glance, and both saw the shock in the other's eyes.
Especially Liu An. He possessed a low-grade Blade Technique Talent, yet now, in his forties, he had only barely cultivated one sword technique to perfection.
After making no further progress in swordsmanship, he had begun cultivating another entirely new sword technique in an attempt to find inspiration, but he had not the slightest clue how to condense sword intent.
Yet at this moment, Lu Changfeng had condensed saber intent right before his eyes!
Other than envy, jealousy, and hatred, he had nothing else.
Attendant Mo Tian's words, shouted out at the first opportunity, made everyone understand why Lu Changfeng had suddenly defeated the Bald Blade. Before that, the two of them had clearly exchanged hundreds of moves in attack and defense.
So it was saber intent.
Everyone came from extraordinary backgrounds, so they naturally knew what saber intent was.
It was the true essence of martial arts that could only be comprehended after cultivating a martial art to the level of reaching perfection!
Judging from the tone of the Wang Family's Attendant, this Attendant Lu of the Wang Family seemed to have comprehended saber intent only during that battle just now. What enviable luck!
"Old Hu!" Of everyone present, only Tong Zhan gave a low cry. However, he had been the one to order someone to sever Lu Changfeng's arm first, so there was nothing he could do about his subordinate being beheaded now.
It was merely the death of an attendant. After his initial shock, Tong Zhan waved slightly and had his servants throw Old Hu's headless body into the lake.
Lu Changfeng sighed inwardly. If you're going to work, then just work properly. Why risk your life?
"Attendant Lu's talent in saber arts is truly admirable. Yue'er is thoroughly impressed! Thank you so much for stepping in, Attendant Lu!" Wang Yue's eyes shifted. Naturally, she knew what Lu Changfeng's comprehension of saber intent meant, and she spoke up to show her goodwill.
"Sixth Miss, you flatter me. I only did what I was supposed to do." Lu Changfeng remained neither servile nor overbearing.
Instead, this made Wang Yue like this young attendant even more.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lu Changfeng retreated behind Wang Yue and resumed his role as an attendant.
Lu Changfeng opened his interface. Sure enough, he had comprehended saber intent.
Name: Lu Changfeng Bone Structure: Grade A Upper Talents: High-grade Talent [Swordsman], High-grade Talent [Flying Swallow], High-grade Talent [Fist Warrior], High-grade Talent [Blade Supremacy], Low-grade Talent: Palm Arts. Realm: Blood Tempering Sixth Level Blood Tempering Technique: [Mount Le's Wrathful Vajra] Perfected Martial Arts: [Gale Sword Technique] Perfected, [Blood Burst Steps] Perfected, [Antelope Dodge Method] Perfected, [Falling Leaf Saber Technique] Perfected. Martial Insights: Fierce Wind Sword Intent (Primary Sword Intent) (sword technique power increased by 50%), Falling Leaf Saber Intent (Beginner Saber Intent) (saber technique power increased by 55%) Replication Interval: 16 days.
Both were Primary true intents, yet Falling Leaf Saber Intent was five percent more powerful than Fierce Wind Sword Intent.
It seemed that true intents condensed from different martial arts varied in strength as well.
If he condensed true intent from a Muscle Tendon Realm martial art, it probably would not be merely a Primary true intent.
Lu Changfeng pondered this thoughtfully.
The crowd's gazes gradually shifted away from Lu Changfeng as well.
Condensing saber intent was certainly astonishing, but Lu Changfeng was only in the Blood Tempering Realm. He had not yet reached the point where he could influence the Inner City's balance of power.
Thus, after marveling, the many members of the various lineages naturally calmed down.
The pleasure boat sailed to the center of the lake.
Drawn in by the scenery, everyone sat down to drink tea, chat, and admire the view. The atmosphere gradually eased.
Tong Zhan's provocation had been ruthlessly slapped down by Wang Yue, making her the undisputed center of attention during this outing.
Tong Zhan himself stood to one side with a livid face. In the end, he simply used some business at home as an excuse.
He had the boatman lower a small boat, then took his men back to shore ahead of schedule.
With the troublemaking Tong Zhan gone from the pleasure boat, the atmosphere became even more cheerful.
Lu Changfeng stayed hidden to one side. The attention drawn by his condensed saber intent soon faded as well.
Lu Changfeng began secretly observing Ye Sheng, the Third Young Master of the Ye Family.
He coveted the High-grade Talent on Ye Sheng.
Moreover, a High-grade Talent meant that if Lu Changfeng wanted to raise his High-grade Talent further, the number of replications would be greatly reduced.
Choosing to replicate and fuse the talent on Ye Sheng might be Lu Changfeng's fastest avenue to increase his strength at present.
Ye Sheng's bone structure was Grade A Lower. He was highly valued in the Ye Family, but not to the extent Tong Zhan was.
The Ye Family had disciples with better bone structures than Ye Sheng.
From the looks of it, Ye Sheng must have concealed his [Dark Strike] talent. Otherwise, his standing in the Ye Family would be even higher than it was now.
According to Lu Changfeng's interface, talents were rarer than bone structures.
Among ordinary people, one could always find someone with a Grade B Upper bone structure among a thousand, and someone with a Grade A Lower bone structure among ten thousand.
Talents, however, were practically impossible to find among ordinary people.
What was more, Ye Sheng's was a High-grade Talent. Aside from himself, he was the first person Lu Changfeng had seen with one.
And the High-grade Talents Lu Changfeng possessed himself had all been fused through the Copy Interface's fusion function.
This made the preciousness of Ye Sheng's talent even more apparent.
Lu Changfeng thought of many ways to strike up a conversation with Ye Sheng along the way, but rejected them one by one.
By the time the pleasure boat was about to return to shore, Ye Sheng took the initiative to find Lu Changfeng.
"Attendant Lu, your talent in saber arts is truly admirable. Martial artists who have condensed saber intent can be counted on one hand in Fengcheng. From now on, you'll be one of Fengcheng's top saber experts."
Lu Changfeng cupped his hands. "Young Master Ye, you flatter me. Fengcheng is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. A mere attendant like me wouldn't dare overestimate himself."
As the two spoke face-to-face, Lu Changfeng noticed that Ye Sheng's palms were covered in calluses, especially his index and middle fingers, which were unusually thick.
This kid definitely discovered his talent in hidden weapons and has cultivated it to a high level, making it his trump card!
One was a young master of a lineage, while the other was an attendant of a lineage. They did not have many topics for idle conversation.
After exchanging a few compliments, they soon fell silent.
Lu Changfeng was satisfied nonetheless. He had made contact with Ye Sheng first. Once they became familiar, he would have plenty of chances to replicate his talent in the future.
The pleasure boat reached shore at dusk. Under the glow of the evening clouds, Fengtian Lake looked like a ruby.
The touring party began returning to the city. Before nightfall, Lu Changfeng and the others escorted Wang Yue back to the Wang Family residence in the Inner City.
With their attendant mission complete, Lu Changfeng and the others returned to the Hall of Worship.
Lu Changfeng clearly felt that the three attendants' attitudes toward him had improved considerably.
Even Mo Tian, who was in the Muscle Tendon Realm, politely bid Lu Changfeng farewell before they parted.
Martial artists who had condensed saber intent were indeed rare. Moreover, among those of the same level, they possessed overwhelming combat power, and fighting across realms was not impossible.
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