Liver Become Mortal Sword Immortal: Chapter 11

At least it was real combat.

Besides, the Talisman Puppets were not particularly strong. The three of them together were only equivalent to an ordinary Body Refining Fourth Level cultivator.

Yun Shu picked a marked area and stepped forward.

Yun Shu had just gotten ready and taken his place when he heard a clattering commotion from nearby.

Chu Huangyue had actually blown the Talisman Puppets apart outright!

The three Talisman Puppets had not even lasted a single exchange. Was this the Female Protagonist's strength?

No matter where she went, she could reap a whole crowd's stunned gazes.

Yun Shu withdrew his gaze.

The moment he stepped inside, the three Talisman Puppets had already launched their attack at him.

Yun Shu gave a light leap, and the attacks of the three Talisman Puppets immediately struck empty air.

Then he grabbed one Talisman Puppet by the arm and swung it up.

Putting his full strength into it, he smashed it toward the other two Talisman Puppets.

All three Talisman Puppets were instantly smashed out of bounds, and the Talismans directly judged them incapable of further action.

The Black-Robed Elder at the front looked over. After one glance, he gave a slight nod.

Such clean and decisive methods were clearly honed through real combat.

And they were also the most effective Attack Method.

Yun Shu glanced around. Some were still struggling bitterly, while others had already walked out.

He was not slow—roughly third or so.

Following the marked line out of the area, Yun Shu did not feel there was anything to be proud of. The fierce beasts he had faced lately were far more savage than these. The Talisman Puppets' mobility and speed were nowhere near those Demonic Beasts.

They were not even comparable to that Demonic Tiger.

After recording the names, the Black-Robed Elder waited quietly.

This time, three disciples had been eliminated.

They were all the sort who had Just Broken Through and had yet to stabilize their cultivation. In truth, even three of these low-level Talisman Puppets together were merely at the standard level of the same realm.

If dealt with one at a time, they would be much easier to handle.

Those who broke through easily would not be made to suffer overly difficult assessments.

At the same time, those who failed would receive corresponding compensation. Keep up the effort, and surely by the next assessment, they would pass smoothly.

"Very good. You have successfully passed the assessment," the Black-Robed Elder said with a smile as he looked at those who had emerged. "Having passed this assessment, you may now become Outer Sect Disciples. Next comes the third assessment. Rather than calling it an assessment, it would be better described as an opportunity. When the time comes, it will depend on the depth of your insights."

Everyone's expressions brightened.

The third assessment was not an assessment, but an opportunity?

Still, opportunities were only prepared for those with insight. They did not ask for much; becoming Outer Sect Disciples would be enough.

The three who had been eliminated looked rather dejected.

They had prepared for a long time as well, yet they still had not broken through the encirclement of the three Talisman Puppets.

However, after learning the process, they were filled with confidence and anticipation for the next assessment.

Yun Shu, too, began looking forward to it.

He knew the assessment process. During this assessment, the Female Protagonist would obtain an opportunity that was neither great nor small.

"Alright, follow me now."

Led by Elder Yang, everyone headed toward the Back Mountain.

No one knew what sort of place it was. They simply followed behind.

Before long, everyone arrived atop a Cliff.

The Cliff seemed to have been sliced straight through by something. The surface of the stone was even as smooth as a mirror, and everyone's hearts shook violently. What immense power would it take to slice an entire Mountain Peak flat?

Elder Yang looked down at the Cliff, then turned back and said, "Prepare yourselves. For the next half day, you will remain here and contemplate the Sword Intent. Whether you gain anything will depend on your own fortune."

Then he lightly took out a Jade Token. A faint, lustrous glow within it echoed with the Cliff, and everyone felt an intense pressure descend upon them.

Yun Shu struggled to raise his head. This pressure was emanating from the Cliff.

"Contemplate it well."

Everyone sat down cross-legged.

Elder Yang glanced at the crowd, then slowly departed.

After sitting cross-legged, Yun Shu half-closed his eyes and felt the powerful pressure.

This pressure carried no hostility. It was merely being released unintentionally.

Yet it still brought a suffocating sense of oppression. After a long while, his mind seemed to grow hazy. At that moment, within Yun Shu's mind, an immensely powerful figure held a Long Sword and slashed toward a Mountain Peak.

It was deeply etched.

It was as though even that person's features were vividly lifelike.

Yun Shu pondered slightly, recalling certain things he had learned from the story.

This was an exceedingly ingenious Illusion Array, created with tremendous effort by the Myriad Sword Pavilion during its heyday. It used the Cliff Sword Intent as its foundation to bear the Illusion Array.

It allowed everyone to see a dynamic simulation of the Sword Intent within their minds. As for how much they could comprehend, that truly depended on their own insight.

The figure in his mind was lifelike, but its face could not be seen clearly.

That was because its strength was too profound. The face of heaven could not be beheld.

It was difficult to imagine what realm this person's strength had reached. This was an inheritance left behind during the Myriad Sword Pavilion's peak, allowing newly initiated disciples to comprehend the essence of the sword.

As for whether anyone could truly comprehend it, perhaps ever since this Illusion Array had first been established, very few had gained anything from it.

Even Golden Core Stage experts in the real world who had immersed themselves in the Sword Path for decades might not necessarily come into contact with Sword Intent.

Let alone these newly initiated young disciples.

Yun Shu felt that this Sword Intent Illusion Array had likely been set up to give newly initiated disciples a preliminary understanding of the sword, while also displaying how brilliant the Myriad Sword Pavilion had once been and what overwhelmingly powerful supreme experts it had possessed.

As for young disciples comprehending Sword Intent, there would be plenty of opportunities later.

After all, the Myriad Sword Pavilion had truly endured for countless years. Though its strength had declined, its foundations remained. Even if it fell further into ruin, it would still have a chance to rise again.

Without dwelling on it further, Yun Shu settled his mind and contemplated the Sword Intent before him.

It was not that he believed his insight could fully comprehend anything. Watching more was still good.

Within the scene, the Long Sword of the supreme expert slowly descended. The sword seemed to possess the force of a thousand jun, yet it also seemed weightless, as light as a goose feather, drifting down.

It was a very strange sensation, fused into this single strike.

The sword fell, and the cliff split in two.

Throughout the entire process, there was not a single superfluous movement. There was only one sword strike, descending.

Outside the scene.

Yun Shu lightly curled his empty hand as if holding a sword, then imitated the movements within the Illusion Realm and made a phantom slash downward.

"Ding, you have executed Sword Intent once. Proficiency +1."

A flicker of delight crossed Yun Shu's brow.

It really worked!

The Sword Intent methods provided by this Sword Intent Illusion Array were practically equivalent to an incomparably profound Martial Technique!

If even Sword Intent could gain proficiency, then he might have gained another trump card!

Not wasting any time, he immersed his entire mind in it.

"Ding, you have executed Sword Intent once. Proficiency +1."

"..."

"Ding, you have executed Sword Intent once. Proficiency +1."

He had never experienced such a wonderful feeling before.

With every increase in proficiency, Yun Shu's Insights into the Sword Path grew deeper and deeper.

This improvement could neither be seen nor touched, yet like the refreshing wind in the mountains, it truly existed.

As the Sword Intent advanced, Yun Shu came to understand that strike more thoroughly. Through his comprehension of the Sword Intent, he seemed to gradually make out the person's face as well.

It was a very refined face. The expert looked like a Young Man.

Setting aside how strong he was, simply reaching such a realm of cultivation while still retaining the face of a Young Man was already extraordinarily rare.