"Influence one another?"
Hearing this, Song Yan recalled the great battle in the waters beyond Floating Jade Island several years earlier.
"I never noticed those details before."
He said, "Now that you mention it, Senior Brother, it does seem to fit."
Chen Linyuan chuckled and flicked his fishing rod. "I was only mentioning it in passing."
"If you have some spare time, explore it yourself. Perhaps the Sword Intents can interact and reveal extraordinary subtleties."
Song Yan nodded and committed those words to memory.
The Sword Dao was vast. Even the Sword Intents he possessed were still far from fully understood.
"Speaking of which..."
Chen Linyuan shifted into a more comfortable position and pushed up his bamboo hat, revealing his face.
"Although you've now glimpsed the tip of the iceberg of the third realm, overall, you're still within the Second Sword Dao Realm, Insight into Chaos."
He paused, his tone growing unusually serious. "Your Myriad Manifestations Sword Intent is unique and profoundly mysterious."
"But you also need to understand that sometimes, Sword Intents are like sword moves. More isn't always better."
"Take your current situation," Chen Linyuan continued. "If you had only one Sword Intent, you would already count as standing at the threshold of the third realm."
"But most of your Sword Intents haven't reached that realm yet."
"You need to comprehend them one by one and cultivate them to the third realm before you can truly be considered to have entered it."
"And-"
At this point, he suddenly stopped.
Chen Linyuan, who always spoke his mind, actually seemed hesitant now.
He fell silent for a moment, then finally waved his hand. "Forget it. That's still far too distant for you."
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Song Yan nodded to show that he understood.
With the Thousand-Illusion Mirage Bead's assistance, his Flowers in