Qingyang Sword Technique

Luyao stretched his muscles and felt that after his meridians were unblocked, his spiritual energy had automatically healed his external injuries. Now he could walk without major issues.

Following Jiang Yun's instructions, Luyao arrived at the stone door. The door fit tightly into the rock wall, and it didn't look like a man-made addition. No wonder Jiang Yun couldn't push it open. With his cultivation at the eighth level of Qi Martial Realm, it was impossible for him to budge the stone door.

Thinking about this, Luyao couldn't help but smile. Compared to Jiang Yun, his strength was much greater. But on second thought, even though he was much stronger than Jiang Yun, he couldn't emulate Jiang Yun's indifferent attitude in the face of adversity. This made him realize that Jiang Yun had his own merits.

As Luyao smiled, Jiang Yun clearly noticed it, and a certain image flashed through his mind. He immediately said, "No wonder you look familiar. You resemble the woman in that mural."

Confused by Jiang Yun's words, Luyao asked, "What mural?"

Jiang Yun proceeded to explain that there was a mural on the stone wall behind the remains of the Qingyang Martial Emperor, and the woman depicted in the painting looked extremely similar to Luyao.

Jiang Yun felt that Luyao and the person in the mural looked more and more alike, and he couldn't help but say, "If Qin Elder hadn't mentioned that you were one of the Tianjian Three Prodigies, I would have almost thought you had walked out of that mural. It's just strange how a man and a woman can look so similar. It's quite remarkable."

Embarrassed by Jiang Yun's words, Luyao pushed him away and said, "Stay away from me. I'm afraid I won't be able to control the spiritual energy in my body later and might hurt you."

Luyao focused his mind and placed his hands on the stone door. With the full force of his fifth level of Zhenwu Realm spiritual energy, his palms shook, and the stone door creaked and trembled. With an additional burst of strength, the door slowly opened.

Jiang Yun was overjoyed and eagerly waited for the stone door to open completely, ready to rush out. As Luyao's spiritual energy intensified layer by layer, the light from outside the stone chamber began to penetrate.

"How beautiful."

Jiang Yun and Luyao stepped out of the chamber and felt as if they had entered a paradise. Outside the stone door was a vast valley, filled with the sounds of birds chirping, the fragrance of flowers, and the gentle flow of water. Even the air carried a refreshing and ethereal scent.

Luyao looked around and saw the deep valley filled with verdant pine trees and lush green grass. Unable to contain his excitement, he dashed forward, spreading his arms to enjoy the gentle breeze. Countless mountain flowers bloomed around him, creating a truly breathtaking scene.

At that moment, Jiang Yun suddenly heard a familiar sword hum, and then he saw an ancient sword flying towards him from deep within the valley. Jiang Yun was both surprised and delighted to see that it was the same sword he had released.

The ancient sword seemed to sense Jiang Yun's presence and swiftly circled in the air before diving down. In an instant, it arrived before Jiang Yun, and he reached out to grasp the hilt.

As Jiang Yun held the ancient sword, complex information flooded into his mind. After a while, a look of ecstatic joy appeared on his face.

It turned out that the information transmitted by the ancient sword was an extremely powerful sword technique. Jiang Yun had considered himself accomplished in swordsmanship, but after learning the sword technique, he realized how shallow his previous understanding had been. His previous perception of the Lingwu Continent was now clearly erroneous.

Without hesitation, Jiang Yun sat down on the spot, disregarding his surroundings, and began to cultivate the sword technique that was imprinted in his mind.

The sword technique he received was none other than the Qingyang Sword Technique. Overall, the Qingyang Sword Technique was not just a martial technique for practicing sword moves but also a mental method for cultivating sword intent.

According to the technique, sword intent could also be divided into various realms: initial understanding, slight achievement, integration, perfection, peak mastery, extraordinary mastery, god-like mastery, unparalleled mastery, and transcendence.

The power generated by the sword intent at each realm was like a vast chasm. Even Jiang Yun's initial understanding of sword intent could condense into a sword aura that surpassed the destructive force of ordinary sword techniques by several times.

The sword intent at the slight achievement realm could take shape, displaying excellent offensive and defensive capabilities. However, Jiang Yun had not yet reached this realm.

Jiang Yun's Sword Drawing Technique could be considered as the rudimentary form of sword intent, condensing into a sword aura but not as substantial as the slight achievement realm. Jiang Yun realized that he still had a long way to go in the path of sword intent.

The ancient sword flew and spun above Jiang Yun's head, continuously emanating strands of sword intent that communicated with his soul. Jiang Yun initially furrowed his brows, but after a while, his brows gradually relaxed, and in the end, he had a smile on his face.

Luyao, who had been joyfully running through the valley, suddenly stopped and looked at the soaring sword intent emanating from Jiang Yun. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Sword intent taking shape?"

In that moment, Jiang Yun's eyes suddenly opened, a sharp sword aura flashed, and his index and middle fingers formed a gesture, drawing a splendid sword aura. As the sword aura detached from his body, it transformed into the shape of a butterfly, gently flying through the cluster of mountain flowers in the valley. Wherever it passed, the flowers shattered, and when the breeze blew, the pollen scattered in the valley.

Jiang Yun had already delved into the study of sword intent for a long time, and now with the help of the sword technique, he had truly gained new power. He reached the slight achievement realm, where the sword aura could take shape.

At this moment, Jiang Yun felt that the Jiuli Divine Technique responded as if it had found resonance, and it began to operate on its own. Jiang Yun rejoiced in his heart because it seemed that the Jiuli Divine Technique was about to break through to the ninth layer of the first level.

With double joy in his heart, Jiang Yun didn't pay attention to anything else and immediately began silently cultivating the Jiuli Divine Technique, aiming to achieve a breakthrough as soon as possible.

Luyao looked at the sword intent emanating from Jiang Yun and couldn't help but feel a mixture of jealousy and admiration. Ordinary people might not even comprehend sword intent throughout their lives, yet Jiang Yun, at such a young age, had reached the realm of sword intent taking shape. Even as one of the Three Swordsmen of Tianjian, Luyao felt inferior in comparison.

Luyao only witnessed Jiang Yun's current display of brilliance, but he never considered that Jiang Yun's understanding of sword intent came from his experiences of life and death. Jiang Yun, even on Earth, challenged almost the entire martial arts world with a single longsword. His attainment in this realm was solely based on his perseverance in the path of swordsmanship, not some so-called natural talent.

Genius has always been ninety-nine percent perspiration and one percent talent, but unfortunately, Luyao had never heard of this saying.

At this moment, Luyao suddenly had the idea of persuading Jiang Yun to join the Tianjian Sect. He believed that if Jiang Yun were in the Tianjian Sect, it would be the sect's great fortune. However, he wasn't sure if Jiang Yun already had a sect.

The Tianjian Sect claimed to be the leading sect in the realm of swordsmanship in the Lingwu Continent. Seeing someone with such extraordinary talent in sword intent like Jiang Yun, they would undoubtedly desire him. As one of the Three Swordsmen of Tianjian, Luyao naturally hoped that a talent like Jiang Yun would join the sect and contribute to its growth.