Understanding Dao Resonance in One Step, Drawing the Attention of a Golden Core True Person

"Still, compared with the sword strike that defeated that transfer student from Luan Mountain No. 1 Middle School that day, this little Sword Cultivator still had plenty of strength left on these few levels."

Hearing his colleagues' discussion, several Dao Studies principals from Luanshan City couldn't help but smile wryly.

Well, this time, Luanshan had certainly made a name for itself.

"Not necessarily. This Dao Student's Sword Dao skills are certainly high, but this level is a test of comprehension. One careless move, and he could still fail."

A Dao Studies principal from a Second-Tier City said coolly.

Before his words had even faded, Old Man Qiu from Luan Mountain No. 1 Middle School, beside him, bared his neck and cursed.

"Bullshit! Some people can't stand seeing their own students outmatched, so they spout nonsense here."

"Within two hours, this Sword Cultivator kid will definitely comprehend the Magic Art moves to the proficient stage!"

The Dao Studies principal, having lost face, was vexed. He was getting worked up, but still thought it over before replying coldly.

"Reaching the entry-level stage is no challenge. Since you've brought it up, I'll bet you on the proficient stage."

"Good. Count me in too!"

The Old Principal arrived after hearing the news. Seeing this, he shot them a cold glance, and with a wave of his palm, a bottle containing six Spirit-Breaking Pills floated into the air.

"We'll bet this bottle of Spirit-Breaking Pills. Surely you can afford to wager it."

At this wager, the surrounding Foundation Establishment Dao Studies principals were like spectators watching a show. They cheered one after another, saying they were happy to witness the bet.

After all the commotion, the principals, eager to watch the show, only occasionally glanced at how many levels their own students had reached. Their attention was then focused on Bai Yi, who was on the twentieth level.

Time ticked by. A little over an hour later.

Many transfer students and prodigies from Second-Tier and Third-Level Cities who had started after Bai Yi had successively cultivated their chosen techniques to the entry level and stepped onto the twenty-first level.

Only Bai Yi remained, eyes closed, sitting quietly on the steps.

"It's been an hour and a half. Has he still not done it?!"

"That doesn't make sense. Given the Sword Art stage this Sword Cultivator kid displayed, his comprehension should be quite remarkable too."

Seeing that Bai Yi still hadn't moved, many Dao Studies principals couldn't help quietly discussing it.

The Second-Tier City Dao Studies principal beside them looked rather pleased as well.

"Sure enough, comprehension and Sword Dao skil-"

The principal had just begun speaking smugly when, on the twentieth step, a heavy, powerful sharpness suddenly surged around Bai Yi.

The Heart-Questioning Sword left its sheath, and a dense sword light gathered. As the Swordsmanship unfolded, it was like a heavy hammer, each strike of sword light shaking the air apart.

One strike... a hundred strikes...

As the Swordsmanship grew increasingly proficient, a wisp of dense Dao Resonance gradually gathered and then merged into the sword light, under the astonished gazes of the many Dao Studies principals, whose eyes abruptly narrowed.

The sword light, already mighty and forceful, drew upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with the Dao Resonance's support, and its might surged by several times.

Dao Resonance Minor Accomplishment... Dao Resonance Perfection!

On the Ascension Immortal Steps, Bai Yi's seated practice did not stop. Ten minutes later, the Dao Resonance in the sword light grew ever clearer.

Only when the faint patterns of Dao Resonance had flashed and vanished did the Heart-Questioning Sword in midair finally settle down and return to its sheath.

Feeling a terrifying Divine Sense pass by in an instant, Bai Yi breathed out a mouthful of Turbid Qi and slowly opened his eyes.

During this comprehension, with the help of the Enlightenment Glimmer, and with his Sword Dao foundation and understanding far beyond what he'd had before,

he had needed just one hour to cultivate the Iron-Slashing Sword Art all the way to Dao Resonance Perfection.

But if his sword light was to shine with pride and reach the summit of the Great Dao, he had to reveal a Sword Cultivator's sharpness!

A new sword's first trial, proud and soaring above the clouds!

Under the Immortal Alliance's system, only true prodigies could draw people's attention!

That terrifying Divine Sense had confirmed his decision.

No one knew what Bai Yi was thinking at that moment. On the square, the many Dao Studies principals recalled the scene of Dao Resonance surging like clouds around Bai Yi, and felt as if their hearts had been tossed into a stormy sea.

"Not proficient in the moves? He directly comprehended Dao Resonance!"

"Did I see that right?!"

"In an hour and a half, he went from knowing nothing about a Sword Art to comprehending Dao Resonance, and he even seemed on the verge of reaching perfection?!"

"Born with the makings of a Sword Immortal! The makings of a Sword Immortal!"

The Dao Studies principals snapped out of their shock and could no longer hold back from discussing it loudly. They had broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, and most of them had graduated from First-Tier or Second-Tier Academies.

They usually considered themselves fairly knowledgeable, but this Sword Cultivator kid's performance today had still struck them like a hammer to the heart.

Even Dao Students at third-rate private academies could easily comprehend Dao Resonance in Lower Vehicle Magic Arts.

But comprehending Dao Resonance from scratch in an hour and a half was downright shocking.

"When I was at my Academy, it took me nearly two months to cultivate the Wind-Driving Palm Seal to the initial stage of Dao Resonance.

"I was quite pleased with myself at the time. Compared to this, I'm truly ashamed!"

An old man with white-and-black hair shook his head as he spoke. His words set the surrounding Dao Studies principals thinking, and they sighed again and again.

"The younger generation is truly formidable! Truly formidable!"

As the principals were sighing, the white-haired youth who had been sitting cross-legged on a cloud-and-mist Meditation Cushion appeared in an instant before the Old Principal of No. 2 Middle School.

"Greetings, True Person!"

At the white-haired youth's appearance, everyone hurriedly bowed their heads in respect.

"Is this little fellow a Dao Student from your Blue Mountain No. 2 Middle School?"

"Replying to the True Person, he is indeed a Dao Student from our school. His name is Bai Yi."

"Bai Yi... not bad. After the assessment, bring him to see me."

"I will obey the True Person's command."

After the white-haired youth finished speaking, his figure dispersed into clouds and reappeared sitting cross-legged at the edge of the sky.

Meanwhile, on the square, when the surrounding Dao Studies principals heard that the principal of Skywave Academy, a Golden Core True Person, had spoken so, they were shaken and couldn't help feeling somewhat envious and jealous.

That was a Golden Core True Person, an existence with a thousand years of fortune and a thousand miles of might.

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist. With this Dao Student, Lanshan City will have abundant resources in the years to come!"

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist..."

Hearing the congratulations ringing by his ears, the Old Principal repeatedly cupped his hands, grinning from ear to ear.

The Dao Studies principal who had made the bet earlier also took the opportunity to apologize a couple of times and handed the Old Principal a bottle of Spirit-Breaking Pills.

On the twenty-first step of the Immortal Ascension Stairway

Bai Yi looked at the young woman before him, formed from clouds and mist and dressed in a sect's Dao Robe. A trace of regret crossed his eyes as he sighed softly.

Sure enough, that kind of comprehension assessment was only there as a level.

It was a pity that he had once again lost the chance to obtain more Sword Arts.

"One level every ten steps. That still leaves four more opportunities to comprehend."

Bai Yi's thoughts wandered briefly, then his gaze sharpened.

With Swordlight Transforms into a Rainbow paired with the full power of the White Rainbow Sword Art, the sect woman using Water Spirit Magic Art could only hold out for a few dozen breaths longer before the sword light broke her.

Twenty-one... twenty-five... thirty...

Thirty-one... forty-one... forty-nine...

As the sun and moon traded places, and the figures formed on the Ascension Immortal Steps grew increasingly powerful, Bai Yi also fully displayed the strength he'd used yesterday to defeat Lu Zheng with a single sword strike.

Forty-ninth level

The rainbow sword formed by Swordlight Transforms into a Rainbow combined with two kinds of Dao Resonance slew a Demon Tiger with a ridged forehead. After a brief stalemate, the sword's edge then pierced the chest of the unidentified Beast-Taming Sect Disciple who had been conjured.

"Phew..."

Bai Yi calmed the surging spiritual power within him, then looked up at the fiftieth level, which signified passing the assessment.