After announcing the start of the second stage, the Sword Tower Master continued, "Sword cultivators aren't simply cultivators who use swords as weapons. If that were the case, then who in the world wouldn't be a sword cultivator?"
Lu Yang nodded inwardly. The Sword Tower Master was right. Which cultivator had never dreamed of becoming a Sword Immortal? They had merely tried using a sword as a weapon, discovered it didn't suit them, and given up.
"Then does 'sword cultivator' refer to someone with talent in the Sword Dao? That's not entirely correct either."
"A true sword cultivator must not only possess a height of talent in the Sword Dao that ordinary people cannot reach, but also have a swordheart. In other words, what is your attitude toward your sword?"
"There's such a thing as a swordheart?" Lu Yang asked in bewilderment. He had never heard his master or Eldest Senior Sister mention it.
Lu Yang felt that he really did need to attend more sword cultivator gatherings. His master might not see him even once a year, and after reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, Eldest Senior Sister had stopped teaching him swordsmanship. As for the Everlasting Fairy, there was even less to say—she knew nothing about the Sword Dao.
"Questioning the Sword is divided into two parts: questioning the sword through the heart, and questioning the sword through intent."
"Questioning the sword through the heart tests the swordheart."
After hearing the Sword Tower Master's words, Lu Yang felt slightly uneasy. If it came to competing in sword intent, he feared no one, but he had only just heard of this thing called a swordheart. What was he supposed to do?
A formation appeared beneath the feet of every sword cultivator. It shot a curtain of light upward, enveloping the