The Dao Resonance of a Sword Saint; Desolate Ancient Sacred Body Awakens!

"Congratulations, Senior Sister Song!"

"Senior Sister Song possesses extraordinary talent and an understanding of the sword far beyond ordinary people. She actually awakened forty-seven first-tier spirit swords!"

"That's right! These spirit swords are all tainted with a trace of that Sword 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 meant it from the bottom of their hearts.

Because among all the inner disciples, Song Yiling had currently awakened the greatest number of spirit swords.

Many inner disciples would already be considered exceptional 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 toward something farther down beneath the cave entrance. Lying there were second-tier spirit swords.

"I'll try the second-tier spirit swords!"

Song Yiling then sent her consciousness downward, attempting to communicate with the second-tier spirit swords.

Many inner disciples were somewhat astonished.

Second-tier spirit swords? The higher the rank of the spirit sword, the greater the rewards afterward would be.

The difference between first-tier and second-tier spirit swords was enormous, representing a rise in the Sword Tempering Pool's recognition.

This had been refined by a Sword Saint!

Before long, cries of shock rang out. Nine second-tier spirit swords had actually been awakened, shooting through the air to Song Yiling's side!

Quite a few people were stunned.

Second-tier spirit swords!

She had actually communicated with them?

Song Yiling's gaze remained firm as her consciousness continued downward.

Third-tier spirit swords!

The difficulty increased enormously with every tier.

Song Yiling's consciousness lingered among the third-tier spirit swords for a long while. In the end, she gave a muffled groan, and her face turned deathly pale in an instant.

Meanwhile, Elder Zhu watched everything from afar.

"Little Song is quite good as well. At the peak of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm, she can awaken seven second-tier spirit swords. Though she is somewhat inferior to her older brother, her talent is still remarkably impressive," Elder Zhu commented.

Then his gaze shifted to Lin Feng.

Why had Lin Feng shown no movement at all after so long?

He frowned, slightly puzzled.

If he remembered correctly, Lin Feng's Sword Intent had reached the third layer!

Though his realm might have been somewhat lower.

He should not have been unable to awaken even a first-tier spirit sword, right?

Just as he was thinking this, an abnormal movement suddenly came from the entrance to the Sword Tempering Pool.

Boom!

As if an earthquake had struck, the spirit swords beneath the shaft began soaring upward like thunderbolts!

The inner disciples who saw this were all startled. That murderous aura chilled the blood throughout their bodies, as though they would be cut down outright in the next moment!

That terrifying pressure filled their hearts with horror!

These were definitely not first-tier spirit swords.

Nor were they second-tier.

Song Yiling had just awakened second-tier spirit swords. Their aura had been fierce, but nowhere near this exaggerated.

Could Senior Sister Song have awakened third-tier spirit swords?

After all, Song Yiling herself had said that she wanted to try breaking through.

Yet beneath everyone's gazes.

One spirit sword after another flew out, carrying a slaughterous aura with the force of thunder, but none of them landed beside Song Yiling!

Many people's eyes nearly popped out of their heads!

If Song Yiling had not awakened them, then who had? Who else possessed such ability?!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Everyone watched helplessly as spirit swords of unknown rank arrived around Lin Feng.

Everyone saw clearly who it was.

It was the disciple Elder Zhu had brought—the person who had just passed the outer disciples' assessment and been directly recruited into the inner sect!

Him?

Quite a few people froze. Wasn't this guy the descendant of some Venerable Realm elder? Wasn't he someone who had entered through connections?

A person who entered through connections actually possessed such talent? Then why had he even participated in the disciple assessment?

There had been no need at all. With such talent, wasn't taking the disciple assessment simply a waste?

Everyone stared at Lin Feng, including Song Yiling, whose beautiful eyes flickered with light.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Yet from the Sword Tempering Pool's entrance, the sound 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, the number 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 the bottom of the sword pool was about to revive. This energy made people tremble, and quite a few were so terrified that every hair stood on end, their bodies unable to move at all!

Elder Zhu's expression changed slightly. His aura erupted with a roar, releasing the absolute, majestic presence belonging to a Venerable. He watched the disturbance closely, uncertainty and suspicion filling his eyes.

Such a phenomenon had never appeared in the Sword Tempering Pool before.

At this moment, beneath the gazes of countless people, Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes, his stare incomparably sharp.

A dreamlike, illusory voice sounded beside his ears. Though ethereal, it carried overwhelming pressure. The pressure of this voice absolutely surpassed that of a Venerable! Even if Elder Zhu fully released his aura, he was still far inferior!

This was at least the power of the Great Ability Realm, perhaps even... the Saint Realm!

"Oh? You possess quite a few talents. A Heavenborn Sword Heart, the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body... and you have even comprehended the third layer of Sword Intent."

"Your comprehension is not bad. I shall grant you a wisp of Dao resonance."

The ethereal voice fell silent.

From the bottom of the Sword Tempering Pool, a streak of white light appeared in an instant!

The white light seemed to cross time and space, possessing the mighty power to wipe out everything!

Elder Zhu's body trembled! From that white light, he sensed an aura that terrified him!

This was majestic power belonging to at least the Great Ability Realm!

And it had emerged from the bottom of the Sword Tempering Pool. What else could it be?

It seemed that only that Sword Saint could be responsible!

The white light instantly sank into Lin Feng's body.

In that instant, the aura surrounding Lin Feng's body began to surge wildly.

That wisp of Dao resonance belonged to the Sword Saint and contained boundless mighty power. Lin Feng immediately felt his comprehension of Sword Intent increasing, while his realm also began surging madly!

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 invaded his entire body, washing over the bones, sinews, bloodline, and dantian of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body that had just fused with him.

At the same time, his skin was flushed crimson.

It was as though his blood was about to explode!

Though it had only just awakened, his body, already filled with vigorous blood and qi, was nearly unable to endure it.

This was the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body!

Is this the mighty power of a Sword Saint? A mere wisp of Dao resonance has allowed me to begin the path of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body?!

Lin Feng took a deep breath and looked down toward the Sword Tempering Pool, a trace of gratitude filling his eyes.

He had been worrying over how to awaken the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, yet he had never expected that Sword Saint to accomplish it for him.

Now, he possessed the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, the Fourth Layer Sea of Reincarnation Realm, and the seventh layer of Sword Intent!

He was absolutely invincible among those of the same realm!

Looking across the entire Limitless Sacred Land, who could be his opponent?

Of course, even if they were at the fifth or sixth layer of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm, so what? Lin Feng would still kill them in seconds!

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's rewards had come to an end.

That wisp of Dao resonance had brought him immense progress. If he cultivated normally, who knew how many years it would have taken to reach this point!

Beside him, 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 were their rewards? Why had they not appeared?!