Identifying Wandering Souls
Lu Feng opened his eyes and looked at Lu Shuang not far away.
She was concentrating intently on releasing her Sword Intent, carefully searching for the Sword Spirit.
"Something's not right!" Lu Feng frowned.
"According to Lu Shuang, even if Sword Spirit doesn't inherit the sword dao, it should still come with a trace of sword dao insight. Why is it that I have nothing?"
"Could that shooting star have been a glimpse into the Dao of Sword? Or is my comprehension simply too poor to grasp it?"
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. If that were the case, then the Sword Spirit would be the most useless thing to him.
"If only we could distinguish these wandering spirits. I'll keep the Sword Soul and Sword Shadow for farming Demon Points, and give all the Sword Spirit to Lu Shuang."
At this thought, a flash of inspiration struck Lu Feng.
How could I have forgotten about it!
He immediately activated his True Essence and unleashed the Supreme Purity Spirit-Observing Eye.
In an instant, the world before my eyes turned black and white again.
Within the mist, countless dark figures moved slowly. And these dark figures were actually divided into three different forms.
One type is a pure black shadow; another type has a touch of white within the black shadow; and yet another type has a hint of gray within the black shadow.
"It really works!" Lu Feng exclaimed with delight.
He analyzed it briefly and understood.
Those pure black shadows must be Sword Shadow. They were the most numerous, accounting for about two-thirds of the total.
The one that's black with a hint of gray is the Sword Soul.
The fewest are those with black and white markings; within this area of several hundred feet, there are only a few dozen in total, and those are the Sword Spirit!
Lu Feng reached out and touched a dark gray shadow.
"Bang!"
[Successfully slayed a Tier 1 Sword Soul, gaining 100,000 Demon Points;]
"Really!"
His spirits lifted, and he began to target Sword Soul specifically.
[Successfully slayed a Tier 1 Sword Soul, gaining 100,000 Demon Points;]
[Successfully slayed a Tier 1 Sword Soul, gaining 100,000 Demon Points;]
After absorbing about ten Sword Soul, Lu Feng felt a throbbing pain in his sea of consciousness, and he was starting to feel like he couldn't take it anymore.
He dared not push himself too hard, so he stopped for the time being and instead began to absorb the harmless Sword Shadow.
[Successfully slayed a Tier 1 Sword Shadow, gained 10,000 Demon Points;]
[Successfully slayed a Tier 1 Sword Shadow, gained 10,000 Demon Points;]
In a short while, hundreds of Sword Shadow surged into his sea of consciousness. This speed of gaining points was more than ten times faster than killing demonic beasts!
Once his consciousness had recovered somewhat, he turned back to the Sword Soul.
Just then!
"Lu Feng! Are you out of your mind?!"
A sharp shout rang out. Lu Shuang, who had stopped practicing at some point, quickly walked to his side and grabbed his raised hand.
"So, you ran into Sword Spirit again?"
Lu Feng didn't answer; instead, he asked with a smile.
"No. Fortunately, that was just Sword Shadow; it didn't cause any harm." Lu Shuang stared at him with lingering fear.
"Lu Feng, you can't just keep touching things like this! Use my method, it'll be slower, but the success rate will be much higher!"
"Once you're familiar with the area, we'll gradually move towards the core area."
"Luckily, I had the foresight to bring you to the outer perimeter to familiarize yourself with the wandering spirits first. Otherwise, if we had rushed into the core area right away, we wouldn't even know how we died!"
Upon hearing Lu Shuang's words, Lu Feng did not argue, but simply looked at her with a smile.
"What... what are you smiling at me for? Did I say something wrong?" Lu Shuang was baffled by his smile.
"I told you I know which of these wandering spirits is Sword Spirit. Do you believe me?"
What's your idea?
Lu Shuang subconsciously asked back, her tone clearly showing disbelief.
"Try that one."
Lu Feng raised his hand and pointed to a wandering spirit in the mist.
Lu Shuang glanced at him, and without the slightest hesitation, reached out and touched the wandering spirit.
She froze on the spot.
Lu Feng stood by, his heart filled with mixed feelings—he was happy for her, but couldn't help feeling depressed.
He knew that Lu Shuang had begun to comprehend the way of the sword again.
But why is it that when it comes to myself, I can't feel anything at all?
A moment later, Lu Shuang slowly opened her eyes.
"Lu Feng! It really is the Sword Spirit!" She exclaimed excitedly, her eyes sparkling with wonder.
How did you know?!
Do you remember that Celestial Person Realm cultivation manual from the auction?
"It seems to be called something like... Supreme Purity Spirit-Observing Eye? Did you really learn it?!" Lu Shuang's face was full of disbelief.
Lu Feng nodded.
"So from now on, I'll be in charge of identifying the Sword Spirit, and you'll be in charge of comprehending it."
Upon hearing this, Lu Shuang shook her head.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"Just now I saw you touching things randomly... Were all those things you absorbed Sword Spirit? Are there that many Sword Spirit?" Lu Shuang asked doubtfully.
"No! Those are Sword Shadow, not Sword Spirit!"
Before Lu Shuang could speak, Lu Feng offered an explanation:
"My swordsmanship is somewhat different from that of ordinary people. Sword Spirit are useless to me; on the contrary, Sword Soul and Sword Shadow are of great benefit to my understanding of swordsmanship."
"Therefore, the Sword Spirit within this sword tomb belong to you, and the rest are mine."
Upon hearing this, Lu Shuang gave him a deep look and nodded solemnly.
She completely trusted Lu Feng.
Moreover, insights into swordsmanship require time to process.
Even if the two of them comprehend it together, it would be impossible for them to absorb all the Sword Spirit in the entire Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords Tomb.
In the days that followed, under Lu Feng's guidance, Lu Shuang repeatedly touched the Sword Spirit and quietly comprehended its power.
Lu Feng sat cross-legged beside her, eagerly absorbing the Sword Soul and Sword Shadow.
The two got what they wanted, and their cooperation was seamless.
Meanwhile, Ten Thousand Swords Tomb Secret Realm.
Four powerful cultivators at the Celestial Person Realm sat around the entrance to the secret realm.
The old man who opened the secret realm was Lu Changning, the 23rd generation direct descendant of the Great Qian royal family. He was now at the fourth level of the Celestial Person Realm and ranked as the third elder in the Dragon Protection Pavilion.
The three people beside him, though also members of the Dragon Protection Pavilion, were all non-family retainers.
At this moment, Lu Changning, gazing at the entrance to the secret realm, suddenly spoke, his tone grave:
"Every so often, a new batch of wandering souls is born in the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb. Although we send people in every ten years to exterminate them, the rate of depletion is far from keeping up with the rate of rebirth."
"After hundreds of years of accumulation, the number of wandering souls within the Sword Tomb is probably in the millions! At this rate, in another hundred years, this Ten Thousand Swords Tomb Secret Realm will likely be unable to withstand the onslaught."
Upon hearing this, a nearby retainer quickly offered words of comfort:
"Third Elder, rest assured! The number of people entering the Sword Tomb this time is twice that of previous years! Not only will it consume a large number of wandering souls, but some may even obtain sword dao inheritance!"
"That's right!" another person chimed in.
"Furthermore, our ancestor is currently in seclusion. If he breaks through that barrier and achieves the Yin Spirit realm, he will naturally have a way to completely eliminate these wandering souls!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Changning slowly nodded, then changed the subject:
"I hope our ancestor can break through soon. News came from the Great Chu Dynasty nearby recently that their ancestor has already broken through to the Yin Spirit Realm."
"What?! The Great Chu's ancestor... has broken through to the Yin Spirit Realm?!"
"No wonder the Ancestor suddenly went into seclusion; it turns out he was spurred on by this news!"
"The Great Chu and my Great Qian have been at odds for a century! The reason why the Great Chu has not dared to invade my Great Qian even a step in the past twenty years is because our Ancestor is in charge!"
"Now that the Great Chu Ancestor has broken through to the Yin Spirit realm... they will surely raise an army to invade! What should we do?!"
The three worshippers' expressions changed drastically, filled with worry.