Chapter 110: Awakening of the Blade Spirit, Dominating Blade Intent

Chapter 110: Awakening of the Blade Spirit, Dominating Blade Intent

Meng Chong nurtured the precious blade with his qi and blood, resonating his heart and merging his intentions with the blade. In the face of life and death, the moment to draw the blade had finally arrived.

As the blade was unsheathed, the blade spirit awakened, and its intent shook the world in all four directions.

The blade's radiance seemed to tear through the heavens, unparalleled in its dominance, forging ahead relentlessly!

On the tower of the Wu Empire's capital city, Wu Huang and the others watched from a distance, their eyes fixed only on that single flash of the blade. Even from afar, they could sense an aura that seemed to dominate the world.

Their hearts felt clenched by an invisible hand, their breath caught in their throats, and their eyes widened in shock.

The unmatched radiance of the blade and its dominating intent tore through Blood Spirit Lord's oppressive might, piercing his consciousness.

"How is this possible? What kind of sword art is this?"

Blood Spirit Lord's face drained of color as he was filled with shock.

He countered with his blade, attempting to block Meng Chong's strike.

He wanted to flee, to dodge, but all of it seemed futile and powerless!

With a draw of the blade, it seemed as though the world lost its color. The unmatched blade intent instantly landed on Blood Spirit Lord's body.

Puchi!

The serrated blade was sent flying.

The body that had belonged to Elder Wu was now cleaved in two.

Under the slaying power of the blade intent, the Blood Soul Worm was also divided into two segments, each resting within the two halves of the corpse.

"Impossible, this is impossible! What power is this? How can he kill me when he's not even a Grand Master? I'm a God-Refining Heavenly Man..."

Blood Spirit Lord was utterly astounded and horrified.

Within his consciousness, there was only unwillingness and disbelief.

He had thought that this horse-carrying youth would be the foundation of his comeback, but it seemed heaven had other plans for him.

In the end, he was going to die here for good!

He couldn't accept this; he was filled with immense resentment.

Back then, when he was besieged by numerous powerful experts, he had still managed to cling to his life, waiting for a chance to return.

And now, was he going to die in this desolate land?

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Meng Chong's heart was pounding fiercely, and a wound on his chest had caused his blood to flow slowly. He would need a few days of rest for it to heal completely.

This battle had brought him perilously close to death.

In the end, his nurturing of the blade had succeeded, and with a draw of the blade, he had struck!

The power of the blade, nurtured for so long, was terrifying. Even a Grand Master could be slain by a single strike!

What brought him even more joy was that in this moment of crisis, he had not only unsheathed the blade but also awakened its spirit and comprehended its intent!

An unparalleled blade intent!

Huff! Huff! Huff!

Meng Chong panted as he looked at the precious blade in his hand. At this moment, he felt the uniqueness of the blade; it seemed to be able to resonate with him.

It was as if he had instilled a soul into this blade.

Moreover, he could sense the serrated blade that had belonged to Blood Spirit Lord, and with his spiritual will, that blade also seemed to be resonating with him!

Blade Spirit!

"Is this the awakening of the blade spirit?"

Meng Chong felt that with the awakening of the blade spirit, all blades in the world would resonate with him.

Furthermore, he had also comprehended blade intent in one go.

"I've comprehended blade intent. Before breaking through to the Innate Realm, I've understood blade intent."

Meng Chong's heart was filled with excitement.

Although this battle had been extremely dangerous, and he had come close to death, the rewards were also immense.

"Senior Brother was right. A martial artist should know how to fight. Only in battle can one more easily understand the true essence of the martial path."

Meng Chong took a step forward, walking towards the corpse that had been split in two.

His master had taught him that when it came to enemies, even cutting off their heads might not be enough. One must crush their bones, scatter their ashes, and extinguish their souls, leaving them with absolutely no chance of survival!

"My blade dominates the world. My path of the blade has already begun, and my blade intent... let's call it Dominating Blade Intent. It suits me perfectly."

These thoughts ran through Meng Chong's mind.

Holding the blade, he took step after step forward, his entire body surrounded by golden light like a glazed, covered bell, with blade intent circling around him. He dared not let down his guard.

There was something off about this Elder Wu.

Even before reaching him, Meng Chong's blade had already struck, instantly cleaving one half of the corpse into two segments.

"What is this?"

Suddenly, Meng Chong noticed that next to the corpse, there were several silvery-white grasses that seemed to have a spiritual aura flowing within them.

"Could these be spirit herbs?"

Meng Chong's heart leaped with joy. He had often heard his junior sister mention spirit herbs, saying that if one had spirit herbs, the efficacy of the refined pills would be astonishing.

With a wave of his hand, Meng Chong moved the silvery-white grasses to the side, being cautious not to touch them directly.

Instead, he looked at the corpse.

A cruel glint appeared in his eyes. He had almost died!

Boom!

He punched out, his fiery qi and blood covering the corpse.

The blade intent also enveloped it.

Puchi!

The corpse was crushed, incinerated into ashes by the fierce qi.

Under the cover of the blade intent, Meng Chong suddenly discovered a faint oppressive might clashing with his blade intent.

He saw the severed worm, split into two halves!

This bizarre creature was the source of the oppressive might!

However, the pressure was weak and had already been completely suppressed by his blade intent.

"Die!"

Meng Chong dared not be careless. With a flash of blade light, he struck down, his dominating blade intent suppressing everything.

Puchi!

The worm was thoroughly crushed, leaving no chance of survival.

"No..."

Only a faint, resentful cry escaped before it disappeared without a trace.

Meng Chong remained vigilant, the blade light sweeping through the area, the blade intent surging, and his fiery qi and blood covering the entire battlefield, crushing everything in its path.

Not a single blade of grass was spared.

The corpse had been turned to ashes, leaving no trace, and the bizarre worm had met the same fate.

In the end, only the silvery-white grasses remained!

Meng Chong panted as he carefully approached them, using the tip of his blade to pick them up. He examined them closely, ensuring that there were no issues, before tearing off a piece of his tattered clothes to wrap the grasses carefully.

Even so, he did not keep them on his body but continued to hold them with his blade.

After the incident with Blood Spirit Lord, Meng Chong became even more cautious. Glancing at the Wu Empire's capital city, he chose not to go there, as there might still be powerful enemies lurking within.

He glanced at the serrated blade that Blood Spirit Lord had left behind and reached out to take it into his hand.

"What a fine blade!"

The serrated blade appeared extraordinary, and it seemed that due to its great age and lack of nourishment, its radiance was somewhat dim. Otherwise, this blade would be even stronger than the precious blade in his hand.

"I should head back and ask Master about this!"

Without further delay, Meng Chong rushed back, not even stopping to tend to his wounds.

"He won!"

"Meng Chong killed that demonic fellow!"

"Hahaha, you wanted to make us your blood feast, but now you're the one who's dead?"

On the tower in the capital city of the Wu Empire, Wu Huang and his officials were ecstatic.

Meng Chong had emerged victorious.

Soon after, Wu Huang's joy turned to worry.

It was evident that Meng Chong had suffered significant injuries in the battle, and he had left immediately, which might arouse suspicion that Wu Huang was involved.

What if Meng Chong recovered from his wounds and came back for revenge?

"Your Majesties, what do you think we should say to Meng Chong to explain this situation?" Wu Huang asked anxiously.

The officials fell silent, exchanging glances, and subtly creating some distance from Wu Huang as they contemplated how to extricate themselves from this affair.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Meng Chong is not the kind of person who takes pleasure in killing," one of the officials said.

"Yes, yes, just explain the situation to him when he returns, and it will be fine," the others chimed in, their smiles strained.

If Wu Huang were to be killed by Meng Chong in a fit of anger, the Wu Empire could simply appoint a new emperor. After all, it was Wu Huang who had given the order to pursue Meng Chong.

They had no desire to be implicated in this matter.

With a dark expression, Wu Huang turned and left.

...

Li Xuan learned from Shi Er that Meng Chong had gone to the capital of the Wu Empire to deal with a powerful enemy of Wu Huang. However, Li Xuan didn't pay much attention to it.

With Meng Chong's current strength, even encountering a general Grand Master martial artist would not pose a threat.

Seated in a chair, Li Xuan continued to study the ancient leather book. For quite some time, he had been poring over the first page, and now he seemed to be on the verge of enlightenment.

Yet, he still hadn't fully grasped the profound mysteries within.

"It's because my realm is too low!"

Li Xuan concluded that his inability to comprehend the ancient leather book was due to his insufficient cultivation realm, as he had not yet reached the level required to understand its secrets.

Su Lingxiu was refining pills again.

This time, she was using the medicinal ingredients for Qi and Blood Pills that Shi Er had brought.

Su Lingxiu had become extremely proficient in refining Qi and Blood Pills, and her understanding of the Pill Master's Manual had deepened. Furthermore, she had gained new insights, and Li Xuan believed that she would soon comprehend even more advanced pill-refining techniques from the manual.

"Once Su Lingxiu enters the realm of martial arts, she will be able to use her Qi and blood as the pill fire and refine pills with her bare hands. At that point, her pill-refining technique will truly reach the next level," Li Xuan thought with anticipation.

According to the theory he had provided, refining pills with one's bare hands was the true essence of pill refining, surpassing the basic technique.

Although Li Xuan possessed a high realm and had mastered the basic pill-refining technique, he did not know how to refine pills without the use of a pill furnace.

The basic pill-refining technique relied on a pill furnace.

As Li Xuan held the jade scepter in one hand and studied the ancient leather book with the other, a golden light suddenly appeared.

"Your disciple, Meng Chong, faced a life-and-death crisis. He drew his blade and awakened its spirit, achieving the perfection of the Blade Spirit!"

"Your disciple, Meng Chong, faced a life-and-death crisis. He awakened the blade spirit and comprehended the Dominating Blade Intent. You have achieved perfection in the Dominating Blade Intent!"

Li Xuan stood up abruptly.

Was Meng Chong in a life-and-death crisis?

Where in the Wu Empire could there be such danger? Ordinary Inner Realm Grand Masters couldn't pose a threat to Meng Chong, so how could the mere Wu Empire be a source of peril for him?

This news unsettled Li Xuan greatly.

If something happened to his second disciple, who would cultivate the Bodily Martial Arts? Where could he find another disciple with talent comparable to Meng Chong's, someone with an exceptional gift for bodily martial arts?

Moreover, after spending so much time together, how could he not have developed a bond with his disciple?

Li Xuan's heart was filled with shock and anger as he worried about Meng Chong's safety. In an instant, he vanished from his location, employing the Divine Thunder Crossing Void movement technique to its utmost limit as he rushed toward the capital of the Wu Empire.

The distance between the capital of the Wu Empire and Yunshan County was vast, and even with Li Xuan's formidable strength and speed, it would take a significant amount of time to cover the distance.

"I hope Meng Chong can hold on after awakening the blade spirit!" Li Xuan's eyes glinted with a cold light.

In the distance, he spotted a dark speck on the horizon—it was the capital of the Wu Empire!

Suddenly, Li Xuan halted his rapid movement.

He had caught sight of Meng Chong, who was covered in wounds, with a particularly deep gash on his chest. Although Meng Chong's robust body had already stopped the bleeding, the raw, red flesh of the wound was still visible.

It was evident that Meng Chong had endured an incredibly fierce battle.

Li Xuan was stunned. Meng Chong cultivated the Great Sun Golden Bell Cover, which granted him exceptional defensive capabilities and a robust body, yet he had still suffered such grievous injuries.

What relieved Li Xuan was that although Meng Chong looked disheveled and battered, his injuries didn't seem to be too severe.

Li Xuan's gaze followed Meng Chong, and he noticed that there were no enemies pursuing him.

"Was the enemy killed by Meng Chong?" Li Xuan muttered to himself.

Without approaching Meng Chong, Li Xuan continued on his way.

Soon, he arrived at the site of the battle, just outside the capital of the Wu Empire.

Not a single blade of grass remained, but Li Xuan could faintly sense traces of intense Qi and blood, as well as the oppressive force of blade intent.

Li Xuan's lips twitched slightly. The enemy had been utterly obliterated by Meng Chong, crushed to the point where nothing remained.

"Where did such a powerful martial artist come from?"

At that moment, Meng Chong was making his way back, intending to return to Yunshan County.

It seemed that after the battle, Meng Chong had killed his opponent and then immediately set off on his return journey, bypassing the capital of the Wu Empire.

Li Xuan's body shifted, and he hovered in the air, scanning the surroundings.

He entered the capital city and then the imperial palace, searching every corner.

His brows furrowed slightly as he detected no traces of any martial artists.

Could it be that there was only one powerful enemy?

Li Xuan didn't linger in the capital city but retraced his steps back to Yunshan County. Along the way, he spotted Meng Chong, who was unharmed, rushing back at full speed, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Xuan returned to the courtyard and sat down in a chair, deep in thought. He wondered about the origins of the enemy Meng Chong had faced.

Could it be someone from the Inner Realm?

He would have to wait for Meng Chong's return to get the answers.

"Even the borderlands aren't safe anymore. How did such a formidable martial artist suddenly appear? Their strength surpasses that of a typical Grand Master. Otherwise, they wouldn't have pushed Meng Chong to such extremes," Li Xuan mused, his brows knitted in concentration.

Su Lingxiu glanced curiously at her master, wondering about his sudden disappearance and reappearance.

She didn't ask any questions, though, as she knew that matters concerning her master were not something a disciple like her could inquire about.

"I wonder what Master's true strength is. Even a Grand Master wouldn't be able to disappear and reappear so swiftly," Su Lingxiu thought to herself.

She handed over a batch of freshly refined Qi and Blood Pills to Shi Er and then happily began refining another batch, this time for Zhou Ying.

(End of Chapter)

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