Zhang Yu was honing his Dao techniques within the ship's hall when he sensed a supple sword-light descend upon the city. Stirred by this, he opened his eyes and glanced over.
He knew that Yao Zhenjun had projected an incarnation across the pass several days ago and achieved something. Her swordsmanship was rather unusual, however. If he had not misjudged it, it should have been one of the Thirty-Six Spirit Births on the Sword: Light-Forcing Turn.
Within the reach of its sword-light, the wielder of this technique could shift and escape at will, emerge through light, and enter through light. Its offensive power was not the greatest, but in stealth, evasion, and leaping movement, it was truly first-rate. Anyone without sufficient preparation simply could not block a single sword strike.
The potential ceiling of this Spirit Birth on the Sword was exceedingly high; it all depended on how its wielder employed it.
It was not hard for him to see that she, too, had used the seal he had established as a ladder for climbing the Dao, yet had made certain improvements and turned it into something of her own.
Moreover, her aspirations ran still higher. She regarded this step before her as merely her first, and when she reached her original body, she would likely pursue something loftier still—perhaps even establish a seal of her own.
Such was the persistence of sword cultivators. They had never admitted themselves inferior to others.
He was naturally pleased to see this. Only when more and more people crossed over to the Upper Layer could the Profound Method flourish all the more.
Yet thus far, all cultivators had sought the Upper Layer through Profound Texts. Not a single profound cultivator had used the Turbid Canon to seek the Upper Layer. Those who had