In a stretch of barren grassland tens of thousands of miles from Great Sun Sword City.
The spiritual energy here was thin; there was not even a first-order spiritual vein. A high-grade third-order concealment and shielding formation had been set up, powered by spirit stones—a method befitting a powerful independent cultivator.
"Blazing Sun Copper..."
Jiang Ding took out the composite sword-refining material he had bought at the underground auction and examined it carefully.
It was palm-sized and golden-yellow. Faint, resonant sword cries seemed to ring from within it, as though it contained endless mysteries of the Sword Dao. Simply looking at it caused inexplicable principles of the Sword Dao to rise in his heart.
"It has powerful sword intent. Within it lie properties of erosion and burning. To low-level cultivators without sword intent, it is simply crushing; without realizing it, they will be corroded into the shape of sword intent desired by the one behind it.
"If it is devoured, it can be used to the fullest with little waste. If used well, it may even add a precious attribute to one's own sword intent..."
Jiang Ding gently stroked the Blazing Sun Copper, intoxication appearing in his eyes.
Yet in his heart, he thought coldly and dispassionately.
"This method is a shortcut. It carries hidden dangers, but they are relatively minor. There is no need to enter the slaughter of orthodox sword cultivators—that is far too dangerous, enough to make even Nascent Soul True Lords afraid."
Jiang Ding had read many cultivation arts and secret techniques from the Great Sun Sword Pavilion.
They generally possessed a terrifying philosophy: ideally, every Golden Core cultivator, Nascent Soul Cultivator, and Spirit Transformation cultivator should go forth to kill and fight, fearless before powerful foes.
That way, even if only one Nascent Soul True