Chapter 725: 728: Sword Intention! (Third update! 700 monthly tickets for additional updates)

Su Qing’an opened his eyes when he heard this, knowing that what he wanted to hear was coming.

Su Qing’an was naturally Lin Zhen with a temporary altered name, which was a combination of his several wives’ names.

Now the whole city was hunting for him, but Lin Zhen would never be caught by others.

By changing his name, using a clone to avoid being tracked by Tian Ting, and using the Morphing Skill to change his appearance, he could control his breath with his Immortal Spiritual Body 100% and impersonate any realm he wanted.

Learning the basics of Sword Skill was merely a cover; what he really wanted to learn was to challenge opponents of higher levels.

From his last battle, Lin Zhen believed that when facing Longevity Warriors, he must have a more powerful means.

This powerful means was his sixth move of the Taiyuan Sword Skill: Death.

During this period, Lin Zhen had been hiding continuously, and was almost discovered a few times. His heart instinctively had some fear, worrying that he would be found by the Longevity Warriors, which would mean big trouble.

This slight fear caused a lack in Lin Zhen’s current state of mind.

He knew he had made a mistake: even when facing a formidable opponent that was hard to defeat, he had to maintain a strong fighting spirit and willpower at all times.

While this might not matter to other martial artists, it was a problem for Lin Zhen, who had always been pursuing perfection in his breakthroughs.

If he could not eliminate his fear of Longevity Warriors at the Domain King Stage, it would definitely affect his breakthrough and future progress.

To eliminate this fear at the Domain King Stage, there was only one way: to learn the sixth move of Taiyuan Sword Skill, Death!

Executing the Taiyuan Sword Skill does not require high Star Power, but it does require an understanding of Sword Skill.

Lin Zhen studied spear, so he didn’t have much understanding of Sword Skill. After many inquiries, he learned that Peace Martial Arts Hall had a sword instructor with some skill, so he came here.

This instructor was the tutor in front of him, called Li Mo. He was not very advanced in his realm and had a humble background, but Lin Zhen could see at a glance that his understanding of Sword Skill was profound.

So he stayed here, collecting Cosmic Crystals while listening to this man’s lectures.

When Lin Zhen heard this, he immediately asked, “Master, what do you think Lin Zhen needs to do to kill Longevity Warriors with Sword Skill?”

Li Mo nodded, “Good question. Let me analyze it for everyone.”

He pointed at Lin Zhen on the big screen, “We can see from the Divine Punishment Star War and the Imperial Palace battle that Lin Zhen’s Star Power is at least over 7 million and continually improving.”

“And after obtaining the Super Divine Body, his Star Power should be able to be utilized 90% efficiently. In that case, he has at least 15 million Star Power to use.”

Swiping his finger, the big screen turned to the scene of Lin Zhen’s battle with Emperor Liang Zhihuan.

“During Lin Zhen’s battle with the Emperor, his Sword Skill didn’t have much effect, but his Spear Skill seemed more powerful. However, if his Sword Skill was good enough, Iron Third Lady wouldn’t have had a chance to save the Emperor, and Lin Zhen’s situation would have been much better now.”

Lin Zhen in the audience also agreed. If he had truly killed Liang Zhihuan at the time, Nan Liang would have been in chaos for a while, and the Qingye Sect’s power alone could not catch him hiding everywhere.

“According to Lin Zhen’s sword technique, I can judge that he has not learned Sword Skill to a profound level. So, what is he lacking? He’s lacking Sword Intent!”

A student in the audience asked, “Master, what is Sword Intent?”

“Sword Intent is a kind of feeling, hard to explain. Let me demonstrate it for you.”

Upon hearing this, the students were excited. Teacher Li Mo’s demonstration of Sword Intent was renowned, and they were here for this course primarily to observe Sword Intent, without expecting to truly learn to fight those beyond their level.

Lin Zhen also straightened his back, sitting quietly and waiting.

Li Mo stood before the students with his hands behind his back, closing his eyes.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly quieted. The air seemed to be slightly viscous, and the students unknowingly started to be nervous, not daring to breathe loudly, holding their breath and watching Li Mo with rapt attention.

Lin Zhen’s perception was even more acute. He closed his eyes, and even felt strands of sound coming from the air.

Sword Qi!

There was Sword Qi shuttling through the air!

“Open your eyes!”

Li Mo suddenly roared, and the students’ eyes widened, but they felt they could hardly open them because strands of cold air in the atmosphere made their hairs stand on end!

“Ah! My face is cut!”

“There’s Sword Qi hurting me!”

“Quick, see if I’m bleeding. Master, didn’t you promise not to hurt me?”

One by one, the students screamed, some even covering their faces or bodies, feeling as if they had been struck by a sword.

At this moment, in Lin Zhen’s eyes, Li Mo was like a sword about to be unsheathed, ready to strike at any moment!

Li Mo smiled slightly, and the oppressive atmosphere disappeared instantly.

“Take a close look at your bodies, did any of you get hurt? If you did, don’t blame me, because I didn’t cause any harm to you.”

The students were also stunned, looking at each other, some even took out mirrors to look, but to their amazement, they didn’t suffer any damage at all.

“How is this possible? I could have sworn I was hit by a sword.”

“Yeah! It’s amazing. I thought I was going to die just now. How did you do it, teacher?”

One by one, the students spoke up and asked questions. Li Mo smiled faintly, “This is the sword intent I wanted to show you. Only when you master the sword intent can you be considered a true beginner in sword skill, and deeply understand advanced sword skills. If you can’t do this, then no matter how much you practice your sword skill, you can only be like Lin Zhen at most, using your powerful Star Power as a backup to overpower opponents. But that is still an inferior sword skill.”

Hearing this, Lin Zhen took a deep breath. Although the teacher’s words were not pleasant to hear, it was the truth, his sword skill was indeed not up to par.

Just as Li Mo said, without learning sword intent, Lin Zhen could never comprehend the Death technique.

Death, as the name suggests, annihilates Longevity Warriors, but the threshold for comprehension is extremely high, and Lin Zhen can’t achieve it now.

“Teacher, how can we master sword intent?” Lin Zhen asked.

Li Mo glanced at Lin Zhen approvingly. Among these students, Li Mo felt that Lin Zhen was the most calm and eager to learn. He didn’t know where the boy came from; such a child shouldn’t come from a poor family.

“That’s a good question. Some people think that to comprehend sword intent, you have to have a good sword and gain understanding from it. But what I want to tell you is that the comprehension of sword intent has nothing to do with the quality of the sword. Even the best sword is just a weapon. The most important thing is the person who wields the weapon.”

As Li Mo spoke, his gaze fell on Lin Zhen: “Your hand holds no sword, but your heart harbors one. This is the foundation of understanding sword intent. Swords are everywhere. When you grasp this, your sword intent will come to fruition.”

The students were all stupefied. The teacher’s words were too profound, and they could not quite comprehend them.

“My lesson is over, whether you can gain enlightenment depends on your own fate.”

After he was finished, Li Mo packed up and left the classroom.

Lin Zhen also stood up to leave as he still had many other things to do. He now had a large amount of Cosmic Crystals being sent to him every day, as he was trying to condense the World Stone and had already succeeded in most of it.

In another ten days, the World Stone would be fully condensed, and his condition for entering the Domain King Stage would be complete.

Furthermore, during the remaining time, he had to comprehend the feeling of having no sword in hand and a sword in his heart, as Li Mo had mentioned.

Just then, a girl stopped Lin Zhen.

“Su Qing’an, let’s go get something to eat after class. I know of a newly-opened restaurant nearby that serves excellent ice and fire hot pot, and they even have freshly-arrived sauce dragon meat. I’m sure you’ve never tried it.”

The girl was named Lan Lan, a little princess of the class who was quite pretty and came from a relatively better background. It was said that in some time, she wouldn’t be attending classes here anymore.

Lin Zhen, of course, had no interest in such a girl. He shook his head slightly, “I have to go practice my sword.”

“What’s the point of practicing your sword all day? There won’t be much gain from attending classes in such a place. My father is now a secretary to a deputy official in the Ministry of War, and he’s making a lot of money. In a few days, he’s going to hire a Domain King level private tutor for me. You can come with me, and you don’t have to pay anything. It’s guaranteed to be much faster than attending classes here.”

“Thank you, but I won’t be going.”

Lin Zhen’s face was expressionless, his tone not cold, but the indifference in it was enough to hit hard in the heart of a young girl’s budding emotions.

Lan Lan’s face changed for a moment. She wasn’t a good-tempered girl. When Su Qing’an appeared in the class, she fell for him and warned other girls not to get close to him. He was her chosen boy.

The others were too afraid to offend Lan Lan and had to keep their distance from Lin Zhen.

In Lan Lan’s view, Lin Zhen was just a handsome guy with no significant background or power. Liking him was his luck, and he had no reason or room to refuse.

However, Lin Zhen’s behavior now completely infuriated Lan Lan.

“Su Qing’an! Think carefully!”

Lin Zhen walked away without looking back, while Lan Lan bit her lip ferociously, anger flashing in her eyes.

“How dare you not give face to this auntie! Fine, let me see what you’re relying on!”

Lan Lan also turned around and left. She wanted to investigate Lin Zhen’s family background. If he had no significant background, she would have him taken to her own bed by force if need be.

This was the law of the jungle in the Original World. It wasn’t only bad men who bullied women; some women were just as domineering. They wanted what they set their eyes on and were determined to get it because their targets did not have the strength to resist. They simply had to accept their fate.

In Peace Martial Arts Hall, Lan Lan was also a young lady, and the hall master respected her father. So when she inquired about Lin Zhen’s information, the hall master immediately agreed.

However, when Lan Lan saw Lin Zhen’s information, she looked puzzled.

According to Lin Zhen’s record, Su Qing’an came from Haisen County’s Changshun Mansion.

But Lan Lan was from that same region; if Lin Zhen was also from there, then why didn’t she know about him?

“Check Su Qing’an’s family background for me…”

Lan Lan quickly gave orders. She hadn’t thought much about it yet. If things really were as they seemed, then there would be nothing to fear or avoid.

However, to her surprise, the result of the investigation showed that the information about Lin Zhen’s parents and family was all fabricated!