"Pfft!"
With a muffled sound, hair-thin sword qi grazed past the Grand Elder's shoulder, leaving behind a tiny wound.
Though the wound was shallow, astonishing sword qi erupted from it, crazily battering the meridians within her body through the injury.
Under the sword qi's assault, a spray of blood immediately shot forth, crimson blood swiftly staining the Grand Elder's sleeve red.
Feeling the pain from her shoulder, her gaze quickly swept over Tan Taiqing's injured shoulder.
Looking again at the wound on her own shoulder, the Grand Elder's face darkened as though water could drip from it.
How could she fail to realize that the other party had done this deliberately, taking revenge for her injuring Tan Taiqing's shoulder?
"Good, very good! Worthy of a swordsman who has comprehended the True Meaning of the Dao. I had long heard that if cultivators could specialize in a single path and reach the realm of comprehending the Dao, it would greatly enhance their strength."
"Before this, I had been rather dismissive of it. After today's exchange, I have truly witnessed it."
"This True Meaning of the Dao actually allows you, with Spirit Severing stage cultivation, to cross realms and contend against us Body Integration stage cultivators."
"Not simple! Truly not simple!"
As her voice rang out, the Grand Elder repeatedly voiced her praise.
There had once been scattered rumors of the True Meaning of the Dao within the Cultivation World.
Yet cultivators had never taken them too seriously. After all... comprehending the Dao was simply too mysterious and illusory.
The vast majority of cultivators already exhausted most of their energy merely gathering the basic resources needed for everyday cultivation.
Comprehending the Dao... even disciples of great sects who lacked no cultivation resources did not dare imagine such a thing.
After all, using