Comprehending Blade Momentum, Crimson Blood Fruit

Su Yun's heart stirred, but he gave no sign as he glanced at the broken blade in his hand.

This broken blade looked somewhat decayed and flecked with rust. It was less than two feet long and a foot wide, its hilt covered in cracks.

At a glance, there was nothing remarkable about it.

It was just like countless other shattered blades.

But since the Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade had sensed Blade Intent, this broken blade had to be extraordinary.

"Junior Brother, you have a sharp eye!"

Seeing that Su Yun seemed interested and inclined to buy it, the stall owner hurriedly began to boast.

"This blade may look damaged, but I paid a tremendous price to find it in some treasured land. It is the relic of a powerful expert."

"I reckon this broken blade once belonged to an expert above the Profound Mastery Realm. Only after being weathered by the years did it end up in this state."

"If you buy it back and study it carefully, you might even comprehend Blade Momentum—or perhaps even Blade Intent!"

He was, of course, talking nonsense.

Could one really comprehend Blade Momentum and Blade Intent merely from a broken blade? How monstrous would one's comprehension have to be?

But he was a businessman. Even a dead horse could be sold by him as though it were alive.

Making money was nothing to be ashamed of!

Su Yun smiled, then asked.

"I'll take it. How much?"

The stall owner held out five fingers and narrowed his eyes with a smile.

"Not much. Fifty thousand taels, and it's yours."

Naturally, Su Yun knew the man was asking an outrageous price.

So he held out five fingers as well.

"Knock off a zero. I'll take it for five hundred."

"How much!?"

The stall owner was dumbfounded.

Was that how one knocked off a zero?

"Junior Brother, that's quite a humorous counteroffer."

The stall owner scratched his head before finally squeezing out those words.

Yet Su Yun turned and left without the slightest hesitation.

"Junior Brother, this blade truly is a treasure! I paid a huge price to finally get my hands on it."

The stall owner panicked!

At that moment, Su Yun stopped and held out four fingers.

"Four hundred taels."

"What? Why is that less than your previous offer?"

"At least let me make something!"

"Three hundred taels."

"Deal!"

After the transaction was complete, Su Yun gripped the long blade tightly.

"The Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade has detected lingering Blade Intent and is carefully comprehending it."

"Current Blade Momentum comprehension progress: five percent."

This voice rang out in Su Yun's mind.

"I wonder whether this broken blade can help me successfully comprehend Blade Momentum?"

Su Yun pondered inwardly.

To be safe, he continued wandering around.

He wanted to see whether he could find a few more items containing Blade Intent.

After searching for some time, Su Yun really did find another item that contained Blade Intent.

It was a piece of Black Ironstone!

The ironstone itself had some value. It was one of the materials used to forge Human Grade High Tier weapons.

After negotiating for a while, Su Yun ultimately spent five hundred taels to purchase the ironstone.

Afterward, he scoured the entire Outer Sect Market but failed to find a third item containing Blade Intent.

Some time later, Su Yun left the market.

As he walked back, he thought to himself.

"Two items containing Blade Intent should be enough to comprehend Blade Momentum, right?"

For now, he had no other options.

It was already deep into the night, and soft moonlight spilled down.

A biting chill pressed in from every direction.

There were few people on the road, and all was still and tranquil.

Su Yun stepped through the moonlight and rode the cold wind, carefully sensing the flashes of insight erupting in his mind.

Whenever the Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade made a bit of progress in its comprehension, it would spark a glimmer of insight in his mind and elevate his attainments in the blade.

Before long, he returned to the small courtyard.

At a certain moment, the broken blade in his hand and the piece of Black Ironstone—

Suddenly shattered!

"The Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade has perfectly comprehended two items containing Blade Intent and successfully comprehended Blade Momentum!"

Boom!

The next instant, an astonishing aura erupted from Su Yun's body!

That aura was incomparably sharp, sweeping in all directions.

Fine cracks appeared on the surrounding walls.

Even the tiny insects outside the courtyard were affected by the aura, falling unconscious one after another.

"So this is Blade Momentum?"

In the small courtyard, Su Yun closed his eyes and carefully sensed it.

After a while, he opened his eyes and looked toward the horizon.

Then he pressed two fingers of his right hand together and lightly swept them forward.

Ssh!

A dazzling blood-red blade light tore through the night sky and shot toward the bright moon, finally fading away at the horizon.

"Sure enough, after comprehending Blade Momentum, the power of my blade techniques has increased considerably."

Su Yun seemed to gain an insight.

Unfortunately, he had only just comprehended Blade Momentum, reaching merely one-tenth mastery.

Only after comprehending Blade Momentum to full mastery would he qualify to comprehend Blade Intent!

So he still had a long road ahead.

Over the following days, Su Yun refined Body Tempering Pills and drank medicinal broths, continuously raising his cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

That morning, Su Yun's cultivation finally broke through.

He successfully advanced to the Body Refining Sixth Stage.

If other disciples possessed such terrifying speed of advancement, they would naturally be overjoyed.

Yet Su Yun frowned.

"The efficiency is too slow."

He could clearly feel that as his cultivation grew higher and higher, the effects of the Body Tempering Pills and medicinal broths were gradually weakening as well.

This was also a problem that gave many Outer Sect disciples headaches.

Thus, even disciples with excellent aptitude and no shortage of resources—

Would find their cultivation speed slowing more and more.

And at this rate, by the time the Disciple Ceremony was held, he might not even reach the Body Refining Ninth Layer.

In truth, his goal for this Disciple Ceremony was not to become one of the top ten Outer Sect disciples.

He wanted to break through to the Mystic Profound Realm and become an Inner Sect disciple!

"Looks like I'll have to find another way."

After pondering for a moment, Su Yun thought to himself.

By evening.

Su Yun went to visit Song Que.

"Junior Brother Su Yun, you broke through to the Body Refining Sixth Stage?"

The moment Song Que saw Su Yun, he was stunned.

What was going on?

They had not seen each other for ten days, and Su Yun had broken through again?

Back then, it had taken Song Que more than three months to advance from the Body Refining Fifth Stage to the Body Refining Sixth Stage!

Their cultivation efficiency was simply beyond comparison!

A moment later, Su Yun explained his purpose.

"What? You still want to improve your cultivation efficiency?"

Song Que's mouth twitched, deeply shaken.

He understood now.

A freak like Su Yun simply could not be judged by ordinary standards.

"Mm... Junior Brother Su Yun, there actually is a way to improve your cultivation efficiency."

"Have you ever heard of Heavenly Treasures?"

Song Que asked after some thought.

"Heavenly Treasures? I've heard of them, but I've never seen any."

Su Yun answered honestly.

"It's normal that you haven't."

Song Que smiled knowingly. "There are actually some Heavenly Treasures stored within the Mystic Blade Sect as well, but only Inner Sect disciples are qualified to exchange Contribution Points for them."

"Among Outer Sect disciples, those capable of exchanging for Heavenly Treasures are generally either wealthy or noble, with powerful backgrounds and extraordinary status."

As he spoke, Song Que could not help sighing.

"In truth, within any sect or great power, those rare resources are all controlled by a small number of powerful people."

"For common-born disciples to rise above the rest is simply too difficult."

After sighing for a while, Song Que continued.

"In the Body Refining Realm, there are certain Heavenly Treasures that can greatly increase the efficiency of tempering one's qi and blood after being consumed."

"One of the most effective Heavenly Treasures is called the Crimson Blood Fruit!"

At this point, Song Que looked at Su Yun and offered a smiling hint.

"Junior Brother Su Yun, you can visit the Mission Pavilion tomorrow. There may be news about the Crimson Blood Fruit there."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Song!"

After thanking him and chatting for a while longer, Su Yun turned and left.

Early the next morning, Su Yun arrived at the Mission Pavilion.

After a while, he reached the area where Outer Sect disciples accepted missions.

These missions were hung on the wall with special green bamboo slips, visible to every disciple.

Once someone accepted a mission, the corresponding bamboo slip had to be removed.

After looking around, Su Yun really did find a mission concerning the Crimson Blood Fruit.

[Mission Details: Several days ago, a beam of blood-red light suddenly appeared in Long River Town, Glaze Prefecture. It is suspected that a Crimson Blood Fruit has emerged. Sect disciples may accept this mission and investigate the matter.]

[Mission Reward: Different rewards will be given based on the degree of completion. If a Crimson Blood Fruit can be brought back, each fruit may be exchanged for five thousand Contribution Points!]

"A mission to investigate information?"

Su Yun did not hesitate and immediately took down the green bamboo slip.

The bamboo slip also came with a map.

Su Yun took a look.

"Not bad. It isn't too far. Riding a fast horse, I'll get there in two hours."

Then he went to register.

Seeing that Su Yun's cultivation was not weak, the elder in charge of registration stroked his white beard and kindly offered a reminder.

"Treasure may be good, but your life is more important."

"If you encounter danger, remember to retreat in time."

"This disciple understands."

Su Yun nodded, then left the Mission Pavilion.

This time, he brought no unnecessary items to Long River Town to investigate.

One long blade and some silver were enough.

Some time later.

The blazing sun hung high in the sky, scattering ten thousand rays of golden light.

Su Yun rode a fast horse down the official road at full speed, racing straight toward Long River Town!