Outside Cloud Perch Courtyard, the servants all looked up at the sky at once.
They had just heard a peal of thunder and thought the weather was turning, but when they looked up, the sky was clear for miles.
None of them knew what to make of it. They soon stopped worrying, lowered their heads, and returned to work.
Inside Cloud Perch Courtyard, Liu Yunche had held the same stance ever since he struck with his saber.
The Blade Intent along Concealed Edge's blade grew ever stronger.
If it had once been a tiny flame, it had now become a bed of glowing coals.
Insights into Blade Intent surged through his mind like a tide. In this respect, he was now scarcely behind Liu Wanyu.
What surprised Liu Yunche even more was that, once he had perfected the Thunderclap Saber Art, his Saber Grandmaster ability had quietly activated.
In an instant, countless ingenious ideas came to him.
The Thunderclap Saber Art had been distilled, the essence of every move and stance concentrated.
Now every strike Liu Yunche made could be the Thunderclap Saber Art. Any swing of his saber could carry the force of thunder.
Earlier, he had managed to kill the black-clad leader only because he had Concealed Edge in hand.
Without it, Liu Yunche would have struggled even to injure the man.
It was Concealed Edge's sharpness that had severed the leader's interlocking fascia, drastically weakening his defenses.
Only then had Liu Yunche's final punch shattered his bones to such astonishing effect.
Otherwise, Liu Yunche would have had no choice but to flee with his tail between his legs.
"With this, both saber arts are perfected. Only Eight Steps Chasing Cicada and my foundational stance training remain."
Liu Yunche sat in the pavilion, thinking that a fist art