Contemplating the Diagram to Comprehend the Sword Dao, Sword Intent Merging Heaven (Please Follow, Please Vote)

"Divine Intent Diagram!"

Zhou Qing took out the Divine Intent Diagram of the Sword Dao.

Over the past five days, he had not been idle either. He had cultivated with the aid of the Divine Intent Diagram, yet the Sword Intent displayed on the panel still remained uninitiated.

Transforming the Power of Momentum into Artistic Conception was no easy matter.

Even with the Divine Intent Diagram assisting his cultivation, such a transformation could not be completed in five days. Moreover, given the strength of Zhou Qing's mind, he could only cultivate with the Divine Intent Diagram for one shichen each day before his mental will reached its limit.

"Now that I've broken through to the Xiantian Realm, I can use my next Dao Source Point to improve my Sword Intent."

Zhou Qing thought to himself.

Very soon.

The time reached midnight.

A new day arrived, and the Dao Source Point refreshed.

"Improve Sword Intent!"

Zhou Qing immediately poured this Dao Source Point into his Sword Intent.

Bzzz—

In an instant, Zhou Qing's consciousness entered a mysterious space. Scenes of comprehending the Divine Intent Diagram flooded into his mind like clips from a film.

You broke through to the Xiantian Realm, but lacking a Xiantian cultivation method, you absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth slowly. Thus, you prepared to first master the power of Artistic Conception. Possessing the Divine Intent Diagram of the Sword Dao, you diligently contemplated it day and night without rest.

After a year of arduous cultivation, you successfully transformed your sword momentum into a Sword Intent Seed.

Artistic Conception Mastered: Sword Intent Seed (45%)

Zhou Qing looked at the panel.

Not only had he transformed his sword momentum into a Sword Intent Seed, but the progress displayed afterward had also reached 45%.

"This..."

Delight appeared on Zhou Qing's face.

This meant that if he found a new Divine Intent Diagram, he could swiftly master the corresponding Artistic Conception power through "arduous cultivation."

Yet this was only natural.

The nature of a Divine Intent Diagram was, in truth, much like that of a cultivation method.

Cultivating arduously for a year with a cultivation method and doing so for a year without one were naturally different. The same held true for possessing a Divine Intent Diagram.

Closing the panel, Zhou Qing's spiritual consciousness entered the ancestral aperture between his brows. There, he saw a tiny sword condensed within the aperture, radiating boundless sharpness.

This tiny sword was the Sword Intent Seed.

The Power of Momentum was formless and intangible. It was essentially transformed from the power of the mind and could not interfere with reality. But once it transformed into Artistic Conception, it would condense into substance.

The power of Artistic Conception was divided into four stages in total.

These four stages were the Seed of Artistic Conception, the Embryo of Artistic Conception, Sword Intent Merging Heaven, and Artistic Conception Domain Manifestation.

At the Seed of Artistic Conception and Embryo of Artistic Conception stages, the power of Artistic Conception existed in an unstable state. Once one's mental will was injured, the Seed of Artistic Conception or Embryo of Artistic Conception that had been condensed could be cut apart and destroyed by another, collapsing entirely. Moreover, it could only interfere with reality in a rudimentary way—lifting a sheet of paper, tiny bits of gravel, and the like—and could increase the speed of absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to a certain extent.

Upon reaching the Sword Intent Merging Heaven stage, the power of Artistic Conception would completely solidify and manifest, increasing the speed of absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth by more than tenfold.

Furthermore, using the power of Artistic Conception at the Merging Heaven stage in battle could also draw upon the spiritual energy between heaven and earth for reinforcement, unleashing several times the power.

The Artistic Conception power mastered by some grandmasters newly entered into the Xiantian Realm was only at the Embryo of Artistic Conception stage. Without a Divine Intent Diagram to aid their cultivation, it would take more than a decade, or even several decades, before they had a chance to reach the Sword Intent Merging Heaven stage.

As for the Artistic Conception Domain Manifestation stage, one would then possess the ability to leave an imprint of Artistic Conception power within special materials and create Divine Intent Diagrams.

Among the seventy-two grandmasters on the Earth Ranking, quite a few were at the Sword Intent Merging Heaven stage and had yet to reach the Artistic Conception Domain Manifestation stage.

Now, Zhou Qing had contemplated the Divine Intent Diagram and undergone a year of "arduous cultivation," smoothly reaching the Seed of Artistic Conception stage, with his progress at 45%.

At this rate.

If he continued cultivating arduously for another two years, he would be able to transform the Sword Intent Seed into an Embryo of Artistic Conception.

"Xiantian Realm cultivation method, Divine Intent Diagram."

Zhou Qing's next goal was to first obtain a Xiantian Realm cultivation method. Only with one could he rapidly improve his cultivation. Then he needed to obtain a new Divine Intent Diagram. With a Divine Intent Diagram, he could swiftly cultivate Artistic Conception power, strengthen his combat ability, and increase the speed at which he absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

A Xiantian Realm cultivation method and a Divine Intent Diagram were what he needed most urgently at present.

However, these two things were far harder to obtain than a first-rate Internal Art. Even the recently concluded Four Seas Auction of Origin Province had only auctioned off three Divine Intent Diagrams.

Moreover, each of those three Divine Intent Diagrams had only existed for one year.

Spiritual Matter, Divine Intent Diagrams, hidden grotto-heavens and blessed lands—important cultivation resources like these were all controlled by the major top-tier forces.

For ordinary martial artists to obtain them was simply harder than ascending to heaven.

Even the slightest bit these top-tier forces happened to let slip through their fingers was enough to make super first-rate forces capable of dominating an entire province smash their heads together in competition.

Zhou Qing knew full well that although he had broken through to the Xiantian Realm, his strength was still nowhere near sufficient if he wished to seize cultivation resources from those top-tier forces.

If there was truly no other way.

If you can't beat them, join them.

Two more days passed, and Zhou Qing successfully transformed his Sword Intent Seed into a Sword Intent Embryo.

He continued his arduous cultivation, comprehending the Divine Intent Diagram of the Sword Dao.

In the blink of an eye, another half month passed.

Through fifteen years of arduous cultivation, you remained tireless, comprehending the Divine Intent Diagram of the Sword Dao day and night. You transformed your Sword Intent Embryo into complete Sword Intent, reaching the Sword Intent Merging Heaven stage.

Mastered Intent Realm: Sword Intent Merging Heaven (1%)

After the Sword Intent Embryo reached the Sword Intent Merging Heaven stage, Zhou Qing clearly felt that even when comprehending the Divine Intent Diagram, his rate of improvement had slowed considerably. This was because the intent realm within the Divine Intent Diagram itself was at the Sword Intent Merging Heaven stage.

However, the range within which he could absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had increased more than tenfold.

Originally, he could only absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a hundred-meter radius. Now, he could absorb it from over a thousand meters away.

Another day passed.

Through one year of arduous cultivation, Zhou Qing mastered the Inner Lion Seal of the Character Zhe within the Nine Syllable Mantra Seal. With this seal technique, so long as he did not suffer fatal injuries, he could recover from them.

At once, Zhou Qing ended his "arduous cultivation."

He disguised himself as a refined young gentleman and came to Wind Full Tower in the nearest Prefecture City. Without beating around the bush, he went straight to the point. "I want information regarding the Xiantian-level cultivation method of the Primordial Chaos True Art."

"Understood. Esteemed guest, please wait a moment."

Upon hearing this, the attendant of Wind Full Tower immediately withdrew respectfully to seek information regarding the Xiantian-level cultivation method of the Primordial Chaos True Art for Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing sat in a private room, sipping fragrant tea as he waited for the Wind Full Tower attendant to return.

He pondered to himself. Although Xiantian-level cultivation methods were incomparably precious and extremely difficult to obtain, the Primordial Chaos True Art was an ancient cultivation method that required immense resources, and not many people cultivated it nowadays.

Therefore, even if some top factions possessed ancient cultivation methods, they would often leave them gathering dust in some corner.

Compared to ordinary Xiantian cultivation methods, obtaining the Xiantian-level cultivation method of the Primordial Chaos True Art would certainly be somewhat easier.