"Congratulations, Senior Sister Song!"
"Senior Sister Song's talent is outstanding, and her comprehension of the sword far surpasses ordinary people's. She actually awakened forty-seven Tier-One Spirit Swords!"
"That's right! These Spirit Swords have all been touched by a trace of that Sword Dao Saint's Dao resonance. Being able to awaken so many is more than enough to prove your talent, Senior Sister Song!"
Quite a few people were flattering her.
Of course, they spoke from the heart as well.
Among the many Inner Disciples, Song Yiling had currently awakened the greatest number of Spirit Swords.
Many Inner Disciples would already be considered quite impressive if they could awaken ten.
Song Yiling had directly awakened forty-seven. The Sword Tempering Pool's recognition of her was remarkably high.
Song Yiling smiled faintly. Her gaze was incomparably resolute as she looked at something slightly farther down within the cave entrance—the Tier-Two Spirit Swords lying horizontally there.
"I'll try the Tier-Two Spirit Swords!"
Song Yiling then sent her consciousness downward, attempting to communicate with the Tier-Two Spirit Swords.
Many Inner Disciples were somewhat surprised.
Tier-Two Spirit Swords? The higher the grade of the Spirit Sword, the greater the reward afterward.
There was an enormous gap between Tier-One and Tier-Two Spirit Swords, representing an increase in the Sword Tempering Pool's recognition.
This had been refined by a Sword Dao Saint!
Before long, startled cries rang out. Nine Tier-Two Spirit Swords had actually been awakened, flying through the air to Song Yiling's side!
Quite a few people were stunned.
Tier-Two Spirit Swords!
She had actually communicated with them?
Song Yiling's gaze remained firm as her consciousness continued downward.
Tier-Three Spirit Swords!
The difficulty increased drastically with every grade.
Song Yiling's consciousness lingered among the Tier-Three Spirit Swords for a long while. In the end, she let out a muffled groan, and her face turned deathly pale in an instant.
Meanwhile, Elder Zhu watched everything from afar.
"That girl Song has done well enough. At the peak of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm, she can awaken seven Tier-Two Spirit Swords. Though she is somewhat inferior to her brother, her talent is still quite remarkable," Elder Zhu commented.
Then his gaze shifted to Lin Feng.
After all this time, Lin Feng had not made the slightest movement?
He frowned, somewhat puzzled.
If he remembered correctly, Lin Feng's Sword Intent had reached the third layer!
Though his realm might be a little lower.
He should not have been unable to awaken even a Tier-One Spirit Sword, right?
Just as he was thinking this, a sudden disturbance came from the entrance of the Sword Tempering Pool.
Boom!!
As if an earthquake had struck, the Spirit Swords beneath the well-like cavern began soaring upward like bolts of lightning!
The Inner Disciples who witnessed this were all startled. That murderous aura chilled the blood throughout their bodies, as though they would be directly slain the very next moment!
That terrifying pressure filled their hearts with horror!
This was definitely not a Tier-One Spirit Sword.
Nor was it Tier-Two.
Song Yiling had just awakened Tier-Two Spirit Swords. Their aura had been fierce, but nowhere near this exaggerated.
Could Senior Sister Song have awakened a Tier-Three Spirit Sword? someone thought.
After all, Song Yiling herself had said she wanted to attempt a breakthrough.
Yet beneath everyone's gazes.
One Spirit Sword after another flew out, carrying a murderous aura with Thunderous Might, yet none of them landed beside Song Yiling!
Quite a few people's eyes nearly fell out of their heads!
If Song Yiling had not awakened them, then who had? Who else possessed such ability?!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Before everyone's eyes, Spirit Swords of unknown grade arrived around Lin Feng.
Everyone saw clearly who it was.
It was the disciple Elder Zhu had brought—the one who had just passed the Outer Disciple examination before being directly recruited into the inner sect!
Him?
Many people froze for a moment. Wasn't this guy the descendant of some Venerable Realm elder? Wasn't he someone admitted through connections?
A person admitted through connections actually possessed such talent? Then why had he even taken the disciple examination?
There had been no need whatsoever. With such talent, wasn't taking the disciple examination simply a waste?
Everyone stared at Lin Feng, including Song Yiling, whose beautiful eyes shimmered with light.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Yet from the entrance of the Sword Tempering Pool, the sounds of Spirit Swords whirling through the air continued without end. More Spirit Swords kept being awakened.
At first there were ten, then twenty, thirty, fifty...
In the end, they surpassed a hundred!
The expressions of the Inner Disciples watching this scene changed from puzzlement to astonishment, then finally to shock!
Spirit Swords continued to awaken. The entire Sword Tempering Pool shook, as though some great terror at its bottom was about to awaken. This energy made them tremble, and quite a few people felt their scalps go numb, unable to move even an inch!
Elder Zhu's expression changed slightly. His aura erupted with a roar, releasing the absolute, towering presence belonging to a Venerable. He watched vigilantly, staring at the disturbance with uncertainty.
Such an anomaly had never occurred in the Sword Tempering Pool before.
At that moment, Lin Feng, watched by countless eyes, slowly opened his eyes, his gaze incomparably sharp.
A dreamlike, illusory voice rang beside his ears. Though ethereal, it carried overwhelming pressure. The pressure of that voice far surpassed that of a Venerable! Even with Elder Zhu fully releasing his aura, he was far inferior!
This was at least the Great Ability Realm, perhaps even... the Saint Realm!
"Eh? You possess quite a few talents. A Heavenborn Sword Heart, a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body... and you have comprehended Three-Layer Sword Intent as well."
"Your comprehension is not bad. I shall grant you a wisp of Dao resonance."
The ethereal voice faded away.
From the bottom of the Sword Tempering Pool, a streak of white light instantly appeared!
The white light seemed to cross time and space, possessing the mighty power to extinguish all things!
Elder Zhu's body shook! From that white light, he sensed an aura that filled him with terror!
This was the majestic power of at least the Great Ability Realm!
And now it had burst forth from the depths of the Sword Tempering Pool. What else could it be?
It seemed there could only be that Sword Dao Saint!
The white light instantly entered Lin Feng's body.
In that instant, the aura around Lin Feng's body began to surge wildly.
That wisp of Dao resonance belonged to the Sword Dao Saint and contained boundless mighty power. Lin Feng immediately felt his comprehension of Sword Intent grow, while his realm also churned frantically!
Boom!
Lin Feng's Sword Intent broke through to the seventh layer.
His realm also broke through to the Fourth Layer Sea of Reincarnation Realm!
Beyond that, the Dao resonance swept through his entire body, washing over the bones, bloodline, and dantian of his newly fused Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.
At the same time, the surface of his skin became bright red.
It was as though his blood was about to explode!
Though it had only just awakened, his body, already overflowing with vigorous blood and qi, was nearly unable to endure it.
This was the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body!
"So this is the mighty power of a Sword Dao Saint? A mere wisp of Dao resonance allowed me to embark upon the path of awakening the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body?!"
Lin Feng drew a deep breath and looked toward the depths of the Sword Tempering Pool, his eyes holding a trace of gratitude.
He had been worrying over how to awaken the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, yet he had never expected that Sword Dao Saint to accomplish it for him.
He now possessed the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, the Fourth Layer Sea of Reincarnation Realm, and seventh-layer Sword Intent!
He was absolutely invincible within his realm!
Looking across the entire Limitless Sacred Land, who could possibly be his opponent?
Of course, let alone the Fourth Layer Sea of Reincarnation Realm, so what if they were at the fifth or sixth layer? Lin Feng would still defeat them in an instant!
"Now that both my Sword Intent and realm have risen so much, I can try deducing the next move of the Yellow Springs Heaven-Severing Sword Art," Lin Feng thought.
Lin Feng's reward had come to an end.
That wisp of Dao resonance had brought him tremendous progress. If he had cultivated normally, who knew how many years it would have taken to reach this point!
Nearby, the gazes of many disciples turned toward him.
Lin Feng's aura had grown, clearly due to that streak of white light.
Lin Feng had received his reward, but where was theirs? Why had they not received anything?!
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