The Continuation of the Fragmentary Sword Art, a Venerable-grade Divine Ability!

This truly was an exceptionally formidable sword art.

According to Lin Feng's estimation, this fragment was only about one-tenth of the complete version.

Yet just one-tenth of it was equivalent to a ninth-rank martial art!

Then if it were complete, what level would it reach?

Above ninth-rank martial arts, they were named according to realms.

And they were no longer called martial arts, but divine abilities!

Mighty Realm-grade, Venerable Realm-grade, Saint Realm-grade...

Lin Feng was eager to give it a try.

An idea arose in his heart: first, he would cultivate it to the entry level.

Then he would try to deduce it further...

If he could deduce the subsequent cultivation path,

wouldn't that mean he had obtained a divine ability of at least Mighty Realm-grade?!

With that thought in mind,

Lin Feng immediately began cultivating.

He took out an ordinary longsword and began swinging it at the edge of the cliff!

At once, dark-blue light rippled forth, and violent Sword Qi sliced through the world around him with fierce momentum.

The first move of the Yellow Springs Heaven-Severing Sword Art: Rising Stance!

It was not complicated, exceedingly simple. Countless dark-blue sword gleams appeared, like the ghostly radiance of the Yellow Springs flashing into existence. The Sword Qi was incredibly fast, making sizzling sounds even through the air.

In merely the time it took to burn an incense stick,

Lin Feng completely mastered the first move of the sword art.

Lin Feng's gaze shifted as he looked at the power of the first move with great satisfaction.

There were three moves in this fragmentary sword art.

They were Rising Stance, Soul Devour, and Heaven-Severing Sword Shadow.

To even get started with each move, one had to study it meticulously for seven days or even longer.

Most disciples could not even get started with the first move.

Let alone the latter two?

Yet Lin Feng had spent only the time it took to burn an incense stick to fully demonstrate the power of the first move.

Such comprehension was terrifying beyond measure!

Lin Feng's gaze was resolute as he began practicing the second move: Soul Devour.

He closed his eyes. The descriptions of the sword art echoed through his mind, and an incomparably profound truth of the sword rippled within his heart. Lin Feng made no movement, yet countless streams of Sword Qi rose around him once more!

Between heaven and earth, it seemed as though some unseen sword dao was resonating with him.

Soon, Lin Feng opened his eyes and held the longsword horizontally before him. Origin power from every limb and bone gathered over, then erupted thunderously across the blade!

Purple-black phantoms suddenly appeared upon the sword, like demonic souls. Driven by Lin Feng, they surged forward violently!

Boom!

It was as if a roar had risen from beneath the Yellow Springs. Sword Qi surged forward, and terrifying energy exploded through the void!

This was Soul Devour!

Lin Feng stared blankly at it all, light flickering in his eyes.

He dared to guarantee that within the entire Blood-Shifting Realm, no one could match this move!

If he encountered Zhao Xu, whom he had defeated before, Lin Feng was certain that the moment the second move, Soul Devour, was unleashed, Zhao Xu would die without even a burial place, utterly incapable of resisting.

After practicing the second move, Lin Feng clearly felt a slight fatigue in his body. He took out the Azure Spirit Tree Root the blue-clad girl had given him earlier from his robes.

He swallowed it directly!

Pure origin power, like a rising tide, rippled through his body.

Next, Lin Feng was going to practice the third move.

That was... Heaven-Severing Sword Shadow!

According to the elder of the Cultivation Arts Pavilion, once the third move was learned, it was practically equivalent to mastering this fragmentary sword art. Once mastered, this martial art would at least be ninth-rank. Even in the entire Limitless Sacred Land, it would not be considered inferior. Only Inner Disciples were qualified to learn it; Outer Disciples were not worthy!

With the Azure Spirit Tree Root replenishing his origin power, Lin Feng was brimming with energy and immediately resumed practicing.

As he practiced, signs of loosening appeared in Lin Feng's cultivation realm.

After all, the pure origin power contained in the Azure Spirit Tree Root was exceptionally abundant. Such an item was an extremely precious treasure among the outer sect, one worth countless Sea of Reincarnation Realm disciples fighting madly over!

Before long,

Lin Feng's realm broke through completely.

He rose once more from the Seventh Layer of the Blood-Quenching Realm.

His current cultivation was the Eighth Stage of the Blood-Shifting Realm!

The Sea of Reincarnation Realm was drawing ever closer...

It could be said that the current Lin Feng, even without using any sword art, Sword Intent, Blood-Baleful Spirit Art, or anything else, could crush ninety-nine percent of the disciples in the assessment through pure realm power alone.

Two incense sticks later.

Hiss! Hiss!

Sword shadows scattered through the void like heavenly maidens strewing flowers. The longsword in Lin Feng's hand seemed to transform into thousands upon thousands, carrying peerlessly sharp Sword Qi capable of severing all things as it blasted toward a massive boulder at the cliff's edge.

The sword-practice stone by the cliff was ancient and incomparably hard. Having remained in a place like the Limitless Sacred Land for so long, it contained abundant spiritual energy. Blood-Shifting Realm disciples could not harm it at all, and even among Sea of Reincarnation Realm disciples, few could shake it.

This was a stone specially left for disciples to practice swordsmanship upon.

However—

The moment Heaven-Severing Sword Shadow emerged,

the massive boulder shattered into fragments, rumbling down into the bottomless abyss beneath the cliff!

From entry level to mastery, even perfection... Lin Feng had used only three incense sticks of time!

It was incredibly brief!

If the elder of the Cultivation Arts Pavilion learned of this, his jaw would surely drop in shock. This sword art was exceedingly difficult to cultivate; even the current disciple among the Ten Great Sequences had spent a full seven days just to barely get started.

Yet Lin Feng had reached mastery in less than half a day!

This was Heaven-Defying Comprehension!

However, Lin Feng felt that there was still much more to this sword art.

These first three moves were merely an appetizer!

"Although this is only a fragment, I possess Heaven-Defying Comprehension. I wonder whether I can deduce the path that follows?"

Lin Feng's eyes flickered as he attempted to continue deducing it.

Every part of the Yellow Springs Heaven-Severing Sword Art fragment echoed through Lin Feng's mind. He did not overlook a single word as he attempted to deduce the path that followed.

It could be said that if Lin Feng's actions were spread abroad, they would surely shock the world. Even elders of the Venerable Realm would not dare claim they could deduce the path beyond a ninth-rank martial art.

Because beyond ninth-rank martial arts lay divine abilities!

Divine abilities, divine abilities—what were divine abilities? Mysterious, transcendent, unimaginable!

Time trickled away...

Lin Feng closed his eyes and focused his mind, his face gradually turning pale.

After all, his realm was too low. Attempting to deduce the path that followed was simply too great a drain on his spirit.

Half an hour later,

Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes, excitement flowing through them...

He had deduced the fourth move of the Yellow Springs Heaven-Severing Sword Art!

The fourth move: Yellow Springs Phantom Slaughter!

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Lin Feng did not pause for even a moment. Having just deduced it, he immediately began practicing it!

One incense stick! Two incense sticks! Until three incense sticks had passed!

The fourth move of the Yellow Springs Heaven-Severing Sword Art, Yellow Springs Phantom Slaughter, was completely practiced!

Rumble!

With one slash of his sword, it seemed as though a world-destroying streak swept across the night sky. The void was cleaved in two, and power that absolutely did not lose to that of a Blood-Shifting Realm cultivator erupted forth.

This sword!

Lin Feng was certain...

Even among Sea of Reincarnation Realm cultivators, few would dare receive it!

And at this moment, because Lin Feng's attainments in swordsmanship had increased,

his Sword Intent rose once again.

From the second layer of Sword Intent, he advanced directly to the Three-Layer Sword Intent!

Three-Layer Sword Intent! Looking across the outer sect, there would absolutely not be more than five people who possessed Three-Layer Sword Intent...

Lin Feng slowly exhaled, as though flames were dancing within his eyes.

Next, he only had to wait for tomorrow's disciple assessment.