Chapter 155: Perfecting the Sword Intent Enlightenment, the Phenomenon of Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Their Origin!

Pei Yuxin was the same. “Yes, Senior Sister Yun, Cao Xuan has already refined his sword spirit root to the ninth forge!”

They sensed it not just from Cao Xuan’s sword intent, but truly felt that ethereal spiritual resonance.

Jiang Lingyun herself was deeply curious about Cao Xuan. She felt that the name was a waste—her senior brother should have been called Cao Lingyun instead.

From across the lake, setting aside the overwhelming sword intent soaring into the sky, even just the spiritual aura emanating from his root gave everyone the illusion of a celestial being descending to the mortal realm.

Hong Lang, the master of Jiang Lingyun’s sect branch, could no longer hide the burning intensity in his gaze.

On the other side, Pei Yuxin had lost count of how many times she had transmitted messages to Qingyin.

“Qingyin, it’s not that your master is blaming you, but look at you—every day, can you try to be a bit more mindful?”

“You didn’t even inform your master before coming here to pay respects at the Ancestral Hall, letting Cao Xuan enter the sect first!”

“And you recklessly brought your junior brother to the Sword Refining Pool!”

“Did you see the looks from your two senior uncles?”

“If they knew Cao Xuan hadn’t formally apprenticed yet, believe me, they would have snatched him on the spot!”

Qingyin was speechless, wanting to cry but unable to argue.

To be precise, she had tried to argue once, only to be silenced by two sharp remarks from her master.

“Alright, alright, now you’ve learned to talk back, haven’t you? Your master’s heart aches…”

There was nothing to do but silently endure her master’s nagging “incantations,” praying that Cao Xuan—originally set to be the sect’s first great disciple before becoming the junior brother—would come out soon.

“Remember, you must call him ‘junior brother.’ Don’t let anyone suspect anything or see through the ruse!”

…

Meanwhile, Hong Lang asked Yun Yi, “Senior Sister Yun, when did Cao Xuan officially apprentice under Miaoyin Sword Peak? I don’t recall any record of it.”

“And, Senior Sister, does the sect have any rules allowing disciples to transfer between peaks or branches?”

“Look at Cao Xuan. The second sword intent he comprehended is from my Chongshan Sword Intent. I really need an heir to inherit my legacy!”

“Besides, look at him—not even a trace of Miaoyin Sword Peak’s sword intent. He probably hasn’t even formally apprenticed yet!”

Seeing Hong Lang’s burning gaze, Yun Yi sighed.

Not just him; even her long-buried feelings stirred.

But seeing Pei Yuxin bring Qingyin, the top disciple, it was clear they had come prepared.

Cao Xuan not having comprehended Miaoyin Peak’s sword intent was hardly surprising.

Who could expect to be so lucky as to encounter a disciple who just happened to comprehend their own related sword intent?

Jiang Lingyun had originally comprehended a mountain-like sword intent similar to Chongshan Sword Intent’s embryonic form, and only under Hong Lang’s guidance did she formally cultivate it into Chongshan Sword Intent.

A prodigy like Cao Xuan had clearly comprehended a perfected sword intent long before Pei Yuxin discovered him.

His previous mastery and control over his perfected sword intent already hinted at this.

How could Pei Yuxin not have accepted such a genius as her disciple in advance?

Yun Yi transmitted, “Junior Brother, stop overthinking. This concerns the lineage inheritance. Do you think Senior Sister Pei would make such a low-level mistake?”

“Put yourself in her shoes—if she found a disciple worthy of sword refining at our Sword Refining Peak, would she let you, from Chongjian Peak, claim that sword refining spot?”

Hong Lang smiled wryly and nodded in agreement. Sword refining pool slots were scarce, allocated among the peaks.

But talented disciples who had comprehended sword intent were also few and far between, so no one would waste such a precious chance.

Unfortunately, they didn’t know that Pei Yuxin had a little scheme brewing.

Because Qingyin was evasive in her explanations, as if hiding something, Pei Yuxin’s intuition as a woman urged her to investigate.

As she suspected, Qingyin indeed concealed much.

After persistent questioning over three months, she finally learned that Cao Xuan had only been cultivating for four or five years.

And that was with top-tier spiritual roots, which explained his rapid progress.

“No matter what, Cao Xuan belongs to Miaoyin Sword Peak. No one will snatch him from my hands!”

…

Outside, the spiritual aura was palpable, but Cao Xuan felt it even more clearly.

“Ninth forge sword spirit root. Just imagine how fast my cultivation efficiency should be!”

Suddenly, he understood why the young ancestor Xian Xiangqiu was so fiercely contested among the great sacred lands.

On one hand, her cultivation to the peak of the Divine Transformation stage was an established fact.

On the other, she possessed a seventh forge Heavenly Spirit Root, a fourth-grade cultivation talent, and not to mention the obvious Mirrored Glazed Body constitution.

Ignorance breeds fearlessness; before, Cao Xuan thought this talent was just hype—sounding impressive but without real experience.

But now, a strange expression crossed his face.

He hadn’t practiced much yet, nor even studied the Ziyang Sword Sect’s Taoist scripture, the Ziyang Sword Classic.

Yet, using the system-provided fragmented foundation stage manual of the Heavenly Talisman Secret Classic, he had forcefully deduced the Golden Core stage section and cultivated to the late Golden Core stage!

“Genius, are they really this unreasonable?”

Cao Xuan felt moved. The spiritual energy within him seemed to operate on its own.

And his sword spirit root, comparable to a Heavenly Spirit Root, not only carried the attribute of the Heavenly Dao but also bore faint divine sword punishment powers.

The spiritual energy attracted by his root entered his body obediently, following the proper sequence to circulate naturally.

As for the Heavenly Talisman Secret Classic, since he only had the foundation stage fragment, it was somewhat obscure to operate.

To put it simply, it was like a foundation-stage processor and graphics card trying to run a Golden Core stage AAA game—normally, it would stutter and slow cultivation progress.

But thanks to the ninth forge sword spirit root supervising the process, the spiritual energy dared not lag, nor did it.

Forcing the optimal circulation route in his meridians, Cao Xuan’s “Heavenly Talisman” even doubled in strength.

“Hiss—why do I feel my spirit root is still improving?”

“Also, I have a complete sword intent comprehension ready!”

Cao Xuan was at a loss for words.

“There are no children crying every day and no gamblers losing every day—my luck is unmatched!”

He immediately activated the [Complete Sword Intent Comprehension].

He discovered that as his spirit root grew stronger, activating sword intent comprehension became increasingly effortless.

Even many residual swords that had been in the sword refining pool for tens of thousands of years, barely retaining any spiritual light, were being activated by him, enabling him to comprehend sword intent.

At that moment, when he activated the complete sword intent, the world suddenly shifted.

Previously, the flying swords underwater on the sword refining platform had seemed like scattered fireflies.

Now, with the ninth forge sword spirit root and the blessing of the [Complete Sword Intent Comprehension], the water transformed into a sea of stars, star light filling the sky.

Except for the dead swords too ancient to condense sword intent, countless sword lights shimmered!

“Buzz, buzz, buzz~”

At that moment, the sword refining pool boiled over, a chorus of ten thousand swords ringing out!

“Not good—it’s the Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Sect phenomenon! Junior brothers and sisters, help me impose the seal!”

A light barrier shot up to the heavens immediately, blocking the phenomenon in the sword refining pool at once!

However, within the Ziyang Sword Sect, some experts at the Great Ascension stage and above had already sensed the anomaly.

“Hmm? From the sword refining pool direction?”