Jiang Xueyan did not need to say it; he already knew what the cultivator surnamed Liu's words meant.
Half-step Foundation Establishment!
The other party's cultivation realm might not have been particularly high, but his swordsmanship had reached such perfection that he could look down upon nearly all Nascent Soul Stage sword cultivators.
In the battle just now, he had only activated a move from the Heavenly Sword Art with the aid of the Big Dipper Seven Stars Formation.
Yet this cultivator surnamed Liu had, from beginning to end, relied on nothing more than that seemingly casual sword strike.
If he could study the sword under such an expert, then so long as he learned even half of the other party's attainments in the Sword Dao, the improvement to his strength would be unimaginably great.
The pinnacle of the Sword Dao—one sword breaking ten thousand arts!
Sword cultivators, especially pure sword cultivators like this, were among the strongest at any realm once their cultivation reached profound depths.
To say he was not tempted would be an outright lie.
Yet although Su Shi'er was tempted, he was not rash. Looking at the cultivator surnamed Liu, he hurriedly asked, "May I ask... what kind of Sword Dao does Senior cultivate?"
He knew clearly that the path of cultivation contained ten thousand Daos and countless arts. Even the path of the sword, once divided further, offered innumerable choices and directions.
Strength was one matter, but what suited oneself was the key.
"Cultivators in this world all seek something. Some seek longevity, while others seek power and status."
"The Sword Dao I pursue is nothing else but the purest Sword Dao. One heart, one focus; no self, no selfishness!" The cultivator surnamed Liu answered without the slightest hesitation, his gaze steadfast as ever.
One heart,