Discussing Sword Intent atop Ten Thousand Ren's Clouds, Three Lords Laugh over a Sword Stele Invitation
Sword Alliance.
The Sword Alliance is a pure swordsmanship alliance established by three sects with Nascent Soul level sword cultivators: Liheng Sword Sect, Sumiao Sword Pavilion, and Ten Thousand Rains Sword School, along with their subordinate large and small sword sects.
Its sphere of influence included the entire Li Kingdom, one-third of the Ancient Kingdom, and parts of the Yuan Kingdom's territory.
Currently, the Sword Alliance's main targets are the Blood Sea Dao and the Lifeless City in the Ancient Kingdom.
The Ancient Kingdom is located in the far west of the Celebrated Splendor Continent. The land here is barren, and it is not easy for ordinary people to live, but this is not solely due to the land.
More importantly, the two Nascent Soul Demonic Sects, Blood Sea Dao and Lifeless City, also weigh heavily on the heads of the mortals of the Ancient Kingdom.
Blood Sea Dao is a legacy of the ancient Blood God Dao, Blood Sea Dao was later developed and expanded by its founding ancestor, Lifeless City is a gathering place for ghost cultivators.
The emergence of these two Nascent Soul demonic sects is the real culprit behind the countless bones scattered across the Ancient Kingdom.
The founding purpose of the Sword Alliance was to eradicate the demonic path and restore peace and order to the world. Therefore, after its establishment, the alliance immediately mobilized a large army and launched a protracted war against the Blood Sea Dao and the Lifeless City, with the Ancient Kingdom as the main battlefield.
Although the ghost cultivators of Lifeless City possess unpredictable Secret Method, their numbers are few. Furthermore, while ghost cultivators have unpredictable Movement Method, they are easily countered by sword cultivators.
Therefore, Lifeless City was only able to gain a foothold and compete with the many sword cultivators of the Sword Alliance by relying almost entirely on the Blood Sea Dao.
Many disciples of the Blood Sea Dao practice the Blood Devil Technique, making their offensive capabilities slightly weaker, but their survival abilities are first-rate. However, they are still countered by sword cultivators.
Especially when countered by Sword Intent.
Therefore, the Sword Alliance maintained the upper hand from beginning to end, adopting a steady and methodical tactical style, gradually compressing the living space of Blood Sea Dao and Lifeless City.
However, Blood Sea Dao and Lifeless City were, after all, Nascent Soul level demonic sects with thousands of years of history, possessing profound foundations and unpredictable methods. Although they suffered repeated defeats, they were never completely eradicated.
Therefore, with several Nascent Soul from the Blood Sea Dao willing to fight to the death, the situation was barely stabilized.
Sword Alliance Headquarters - Ten Thousand Ren Mountain.
Ten Thousand Ren Mountain is located at the border between the Li Kingdom and the Ancient Kingdom. Its terrain is steep and rugged, as if cut by a knife and axe, and it is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round.
This mountain was created here to suppress the two great demonic sects of the Ancient Kingdom.
At the summit, a colossal Bronze hall stands majestically, the very place where the Sword Alliance holds its meetings—[ Cloud-Slaying Hall ].
Inside the hall, five Nascent Soul True Lord sat facing each other.
"Fellow practitioners... we have gained another comrade in the path of the sword!"
The man in the center wore a long blue robe, had a thin face, and his eyes flashed with a sharp sword light. He was Liheng Sword Sect, the Azure Cloud Sword Lord.
Those who achieve Nascent Soul by using sword cultivation as their primary means of attack are slightly different from ordinary Nascent Soul and are respectfully called Sword Lord.
This man is at the Nascent Soul Late Stage stage and practices the Azure Rainbow Sword Dao, one of the three lineages of the Liheng Sword Sect. Therefore, his combat power is extremely high. With him in charge, the two major demonic sects of the Ancient Kingdom dare not even have the slightest thought of offending him.
"Yes."
The woman on the left, clad in a light purple robe, with a slender jade sword serving as a hairpin to tie her white hair back, a round face, a delicate figure, and an air of nobility, a middle-aged female sword cultivator, remarked with a slight sigh:
" Late Golden Core Stage who's not even a hundred years old, and has even cultivated Sword Intent... he's probably unmatched below the Nascent Soul."
"If those Nascent Soul Old Devil of the Holy Origin Alliance don't have the intention to sacrifice one or two Nascent Soul at the cost of their lives, their future will be extremely difficult."
This woman is none other than Sumiao Sword Pavilion and Nascent Soul Middle Stage Pure Heart Sword Lord.
Upon hearing this, the Azure Cloud Sword Lord nodded slightly, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
Sword Qi is easy to cultivate, but Sword Essence is difficult to achieve, and as for Sword Intent... that's even rarer, one in ten thousand.
Even if they have three major sword sects, and even the sword schools under their command, which add up to nearly ten sword sects, only the last of the three people in front of them has achieved Sword Intent.
Then, Azure Cloud Sword Lord mischievously teased the Nascent Soul on his right, "Nephew, your record has been broken now."
This man was tall and slender, dressed in a moon-white robe painted with a scene of bamboo forests and waves. He was also exceptionally handsome, a rare beauty. He was the newly appointed Supreme Elder of the Ten Thousand Peaks Sword School, with a cultivation level of the Nascent Soul Early Stage.
This person is revered as Sword Immortal Zhu Ling.
Upon hearing this, Sword Immortal Zhu Ling, nodded slightly, her voice clear and melodious like the clinking of jade stones. "Uncle-Master Qingyun, what are you saying? Our swordsmanship should be happy to have such a talented person emerge out of nowhere. How could Zhu Ling be such a person?"
The three Nascent Soul Sword Lord chatted and laughed inside the hall.
Before long, Pure Heart Sword Lord suddenly said, "Having comprehended Sword Intent in Golden Core form, according to ancient rites, shouldn't we invite this Far-Reaching Luminous Sword Immortal to leave a trace of Sword Intent on the Sword Stele?"
"That's how it should be."
Sword Immortal Zhu Ling, nodded in agreement.
The Azure Cloud Sword Lord stroked his beard, pondering, "According to ancient precedent, it should be so... However, the wicked man outside is still committing atrocities, and this Far-Reaching Luminous Sword Immortal is the Dao Child of the Jade Spring Sect, the only candidate for the next sect leader... Currently, the Vast Waves Alliance and the Holy Origin Alliance are also locked in fierce battle, so it might not be appropriate to invite someone else over."
The two then realized that, while the Sword Alliance was doing well, the Vast Waves Alliance and the Holy Origin Alliance were locked in a fierce battle!
After a moment's thought, Sword Immortal Zhu Ling said, "How about this: find a Nascent Soul Nascent Soul to ask Sword Far-Reaching Luminous Sword Immortal what he thinks, and tell him about the benefits of leaving a mark on the Sword Stele. If he's willing, then have that Nascent Soul travel by sea to protect him."
"What if you don't want to?"
"Pure Heart Sword Lord," he asked.
"If they don't want to, they don't want to..." Sword Immortal Zhu Ling, chuckled. " The Vast Waves Alliance is also a righteous sect, and the Jade Spring Sect has always treated the mortals of the Jing Kingdom under its command well. They don't have any fundamental conflict of interest with my Sword Alliance, so are we going to fight them?"
The two Sword Lord also burst into hearty laughter.
The Azure Cloud Sword Lord was a generation higher than the two men, and his cultivation was also high enough, so he was the one to make the decision on this matter.
After pondering for a moment, the Sword Lord looked at Sword Immortal Zhu Ling, and asked, "Where is that child Yuan Jun... playing around like crazy now?"
Speaking of Yuan Jun, even Sword Immortal Zhu Ling, has a bit of a headache.
The Ten Thousand Rains Sword School, passed down to his generation, was blessed by its founder, as two individuals were born who could cultivate Sword Intent. He was one of them, and the other was his junior sister, Sword Lord Yuan Jun.
However, this True Person was a quirky and unpredictable person. Even though she was hundreds of years old, she still had a playful nature and was almost unreliable. Therefore, while her senior brother Sword Immortal Zhu Ling, had already cultivated Sword Intent, she still had not.
This Sword Lord's name is quite famous throughout the Li Kingdom.
Sword Immortal Zhu Ling, thought for a moment and said, "Last time you said you were going to the Yuan Kingdom to cause trouble for Lotus Temple... Does your master want her to meet that Far-Reaching Luminous Sword Immortal?"
The Azure Cloud Sword Lord nodded, saying meaningfully, " Yuan Jun is talented, but she's too playful, which is why she hasn't yet grasped the Sword Intent..."
"Let her go and meet this Far-Reaching Luminous Sword Immortal, see if she can learn anything from him... If the fortuitous opportunity truly arises, perhaps our Sword Alliance can produce a second Sword Immortal!"