Mastering Proficiency, Grinding to a Mortal Sword Immortal

However, after hearing these people's words, Yun Shu became curious about his senior brother.

With a Five Spiritual Root, his cultivation talent was practically non-existent.

Of course, if all five of his Spiritual Roots were High-grade or even Top-grade, then Yun Shu would take back his words.

A Body Refining prodigy.

It's just that he doesn't seem to have appeared in the plot.

"Steward Lin, do you know who this Body Refining prodigy they're talking about is?" Yun Shu asked.

"Oh, the Body Refining prodigy they mentioned disappeared without a trace ten years ago. He was killed while on a mission outside, and no one knows what happened to him after that," Steward Lin said with some emotion. "At that time, we were fighting the Golden Cauldron Sect over a certain ancient mine. Both sides suffered heavy losses, and even Elders fell."

"His name was Chen Hong. He was an incredible genius back then. Although he had a Five Spiritual Root, his Earth Spiritual Root was High-grade, and his talent for Body Refining was extremely high."

"Chen Hong..."

Yun Shu suddenly remembered who Chen Hong was.

He was a madman who had lost his sanity and was rescued by the Female Protagonist in the ancient mine. The Female Protagonist, using her skills as an Alchemist, refined a Top-grade pill to restore his sanity.

In the end, he became a super thug under the Female Protagonist, with extraordinary Body Refining talent, comparable to a human Titan. Even after the Female Protagonist ascended to immortality, he could still keep pace with her.

His Master said his talent was even higher than that person's. That was a joke. That person's Body Refining talent was rare in the world. Not only did he have a High-grade Earth Spiritual Root, but he also possessed a Special Physique. However, his Special Physique was different from others, making it difficult to test.

Special Physiques have always been hard to find. Once they mature, their strength is unfathomable.

Senior Brother Chen Hong was killed by a trap set by the Golden Cauldron Sect before he could fully mature.

As for whether he secretly loved the Female Protagonist, no one could say for sure. The Female Protagonist was a universal charmer; anyone who saw her would fall in love.

So, that meant the current Senior Brother Chen Hong was still in the ancient mine?

He should find an opportunity to retrieve him. It would be much better to have him in his own hands than to have him spend his life obsessing over the Female Protagonist.

As for how to do it, he would figure that out later.

The ancient mine was definitely extremely dangerous, or perhaps Senior Brother was in a place that isolated his senses. Otherwise, with his Master's abilities, he would have been brought out long ago.

Yun Shu had been in the Inner Sect for two days.

In these two days, he had already adapted to life in the Inner Sect. He had his own residence on Spirit Sword Peak, which was large and located halfway up the mountain.

A status he could never have imagined before, he had achieved in just over a month.

He had truly stood on these nine great peaks and was even the true disciple of an old monster.

All of this felt like a dream, yet it was not.

There were about two hundred Inner Sect disciples on Spirit Sword Peak, all elites among elites. Furthermore, each disciple was personally guided by an Elder in their cultivation. Logically speaking, Yun Shu's talent should be at the bottom among them.

His Master could not show himself, but he had provided Cultivation Techniques and insights, so Yun Shu could only explore on his own. In this Inner Sect, filled with geniuses, he naturally dared not slack off.

In the early morning, Yun Shu arrived at the Training Ground.

The Training Ground on Spirit Sword Peak was even larger than the one in the Outer Sect.

The Inner Sect, in the conventional sense, referred to these nine great peaks.

Among the nine great peaks, Spirit Sword Peak was the most prominent.

In Spirit Sword Peak's prime, it had produced the most top-tier existences in the Ten Prefectures.

Now that it had declined, even the Sect Master was only at the Golden Core Stage. However, a centipede dies but never stiffens.

No matter how much it declined, its foundation was still there.

Just looking at this vast Training Ground was proof of that.

The Training Ground was almost an independent space.

It could accommodate tens of thousands of people.

This should be a Formation Array, but its core was missing. Moreover, the Spirit Stones required for this Formation Array were too numerous, and the Myriad Sword Pavilion could no longer afford them.

Therefore, it had not been activated.

Legend had it that if the great Formation Array were activated, it could create individual spaces within the entire Training Ground, with infinitely thick spatial barriers.

Even if someone practiced world-shattering sword techniques inside, there would be no damage, nor would anyone be disturbed.

Nowadays, it could only be said that the Training Ground was very large and mysterious.

Its mysteriousness lay in the fact that only when one truly stepped into the Training Ground did they realize its true size. Otherwise, from the outside, it just looked like an ordinary Training Ground.

As for other mysterious aspects, they could only be heard as legends.

They had no practical value.

Yun Shu walked straight to the very front.

The Elder in charge of imparting techniques was sharing some cultivation insights while waiting for others.

Soon, more people arrived one after another, filling rows of steps.

The Elder in charge of imparting techniques then began to explain the cultivation methods.

"First, I will talk about the Way of the Sword," the old man said.

Yun Shu glanced around. Most of the attendees were newly admitted Inner Sect Disciples, their auras not overly powerful, numbering around a few dozen.

There were also some with rather formidable auras; these were likely individuals who had encountered issues in their cultivation and were waiting to ask the Elder questions at the end.

The Transmission Elder was a kindly old man. Yun Shu didn't know the exact extent of his strength, but he guessed the Elder was at least at the Foundation Establishment level.

"The most basic stage of the Way of the Sword is condensing Sword Momentum. Sword Momentum can be refined according to Sword Techniques. The better the Sword Technique, the stronger and faster the condensed Sword Momentum will be. During the practice of Sword Techniques, one can come to understand this momentum."

"Does this mean one cannot comprehend it without a Sword Technique? No, that's not the case. Even ordinary people, by using their swords a lot and becoming thoroughly familiar with various sword arts, can condense it."

As he spoke, the old man twirled his sword, and the crowd could almost clearly feel a dense pressure emanating from the long sword.

The long sword was still the same long sword, and the Elder hadn't even directly activated it. It seemed as if it was a "momentum" formed effortlessly with a mere flick of his wrist.

"However, Sword Momentum is ultimately achieved by external forces, refined from Sword Techniques. The more one practices Sword Techniques, the better they can comprehend this momentum."

"If Sword Momentum is something one gains through accumulated effort and prolonged repetitive practice, then what I will discuss next, Sword Intent, is something comprehended with one's own heart. This requires exceptional talent."

"When you hold a long sword in your hand, you can feel as if you're wielding it like an extension of your own arm. In this state, the sword strikes are more potent. In essence, Sword Intent is being in sync with your Sword Heart; it's your control over the sword!"

"Sword Intent can enhance the strength of your Sword Techniques and even the power of your sword strikes!"

"In the Way of the Sword, each person walks a different path. For example, if you observe swift-flowing water and let it merge with the sword in your heart, comprehending a water-attribute Sword Intent, then your Sword Intent will flow ceaselessly, like a stream of water."

"The amplification of Sword Techniques varies for each person's comprehended Sword Intent."

"For the purest Sword Intent, at the first stage, it can double the power of Sword Techniques."

"The second stage offers several times the amplification."

"The third stage and above can almost cause Sword Techniques to sublimate when used."

"As for Sword Intent being merely a form of perception, how can it be graded? While judging it by the amplification of Sword Techniques might seem too general, it is indeed the most intuitive standard."

"If any of you have comprehended Sword Intent, you can head to the Sword Testing Stones on the back mountain to verify it. Those with Sword Intent of the third stage or higher will receive corresponding rewards. These stones were left here a thousand years ago and will be of great help to you."

"However, for ordinary people, comprehending even the first stage of Sword Intent is incredibly difficult, let alone the third stage."

"Today, we will not discuss how to comprehend Sword Intent; I will first teach you how to comprehend Sword Momentum."

The Transmission Elder spoke from above.

Yun Shu remained silent below for a moment.

He felt that what the Transmission Elder said was correct, yet also somehow not quite right.

The improvement of Sword Intent was a form of perception. The stages of Sword Intent, in his view, were simply the system's assessment of Sword Intent levels. In reality, using amplification as a measure was indeed very fitting.

Because he could genuinely feel his strength increasing exponentially as his Sword Intent progressed through the stages!

The part that felt off to him was, how could Sword Intent of other attributes be assessed in this manner?

However, Sword Intent was ultimately an ethereal thing, and Yun Shu didn't dwell on it too much.

Once he achieved it, he would naturally understand.

The Transmission Elder's words made him realize that there were other Sword Intents to learn, not just the pure Sword Intent that needed improvement.

Understood.

Time to grind!

The Transmission Elder continued to expound on how to condense Sword Momentum. However, after listening for a while, Yun Shu got up and left.

It wasn't out of arrogance.

It was because he had already achieved some success in his comprehension of Sword Intent, making it unnecessary to listen to how to condense Sword Momentum.

Leaving the Transmission Elder's area, Yun Shu found an open space on the Training Ground.

He still planned to do as usual and enhance the power of his Body Refining Technique.