Chapter 419: Touching the Rules of Blade Intent, Breaking Limits! Consecutive Limit Breaks!

Chapter 419: Touching the Rules of Blade Intent, Breaking Limits! Consecutive Limit Breaks!

In Jiang Ning's mind, the scenes that flashed by were no longer the same as before.

It was not the changing seasons, the harsh winters and scorching summers, nor the rigorous training in the coldest and hottest days.

Instead, countless dazzling and dazzling blade lights kept flashing through the pitch-black world.

Each blade light was brilliant and captivating, exerting a deadly attraction on his mind and spirit.

As he gazed at the endless dazzling blade lights, he quickly became intoxicated, oblivious to the passing of time.

He didn't know how long it had been.

It could have been an instant, a fleeting moment, or even an eternity.

Countless dazzling blade lights suddenly converged, forming a bright and gleaming long saber.

The entire saber was white, blindingly bright.

This saber seemed capable of splitting apart the darkness before his eyes! Jiang Ning's mind suddenly flashed with this thought.

The next moment, the white saber slashed down fiercely.

It seemed as if the entire world was being split apart by this saber, and the dark world became filled with light.

Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes.

Above him, the sun shone brightly.

The floor tiles beneath his feet emitted a blinding white light, dazzling and brilliant.

He narrowed his eyes, looking at the long saber that now appeared in his hand.

Buzz!

The saber trembled, emitting a low, vibrating sound.

At this moment, he suddenly felt the surrounding air being sliced into pieces by an invisible blade.

Invisible blade intent filled the area within a few meters of him, creating an oppressive atmosphere.

He slowly raised the saber, and it gradually moved over his shoulder.

Buzz, buzz!

The long saber in his hand seemed to struggle under the force of the blade intent, and the vibrating sound became even more pronounced.

The saber's body now exhibited minute and continuous vibrations, resembling the trembling muscles of someone at the point of exhaustion.

He slowly closed his eyes again.

In that moment, as his eyes shut tight, he could still clearly see the saber filled with blade intent in the void before him.

He could sense the intensity of the blade intent concentrated on the saber in his hand.

This saber seemed capable of severing all things!

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

The next instant, he opened his eyes, sheathed the saber, and his figure vanished from the courtyard in a flash.

A moment later, he appeared deep within the Dongling Mountains.

He landed in front of a waterfall.

The heavy rain from a few days ago had restored some water flow to the nearly dried-up waterfall.

At this moment, the waterfall roared, and mist rose from the water.

He glanced at the waterfall before him.

The spiritual saber, the long saber, reappeared in his hand.

Buzz!

The saber trembled, and blade intent spread out.

The surrounding air was instantly sliced into fragments by the dispersed blade intent.

A falling leaf drifted towards him, a zhang away.

In just an instant, the leaf disintegrated into dozens, or even hundreds, of tiny pieces, shredded by the scattered blade intent.

Buzz, buzz!

The blade intent continued to gather, and as it intensified, the vibrating sound of the saber in his hand became sharper.

The next moment, he raised the saber and slashed.

A dazzling blade light flashed by.

In that instant, the waterfall before him was split into two.

The lower part of the waterfall, below the blade light, continued to flow downward.

However, the upper part of the waterfall, above the blade light, suddenly came to a halt, and the falling water accumulated on the blade light.

After a breath, the blade light dissipated, and the blade intent vanished.

The accumulated waterfall then plummeted.

Boom, boom!

It crashed into the pond below, emitting a deafening roar.

Countless shattered water droplets rose several zhang into the air.

Jiang Ning's gaze remained fixed on the spot where the blade light had just passed.

Unreasonable!

Breaking the rules!!

At this moment, his inner turmoil was far greater than his outward appearance, as waves of emotions surged within him.

This saber slash, which had cut through the waterfall, was understandable and acceptable to him.

But the fact that it had caused the waterfall to stop flowing had caught him completely off guard.

This defied the laws of physics and the rules of nature.

In that instant, his mind raced with scattered thoughts.

After a moment, his gaze refocused, and he looked at the long saber in his hand.

"I wonder if Xiao Qiushui can block this saber slash?" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

His intuition told him that his saber was extraordinary.

To be able to stop the flow of a waterfall, this saber had transcended the rules of physics.

Because normally, no matter how powerful, fierce, or fast a saber is, it cannot completely cut off the flow of a waterfall.

Not to mention causing it to stop flowing.

Has my saber touched upon the rules?

As this thought arose, Jiang Ning shook his head inwardly.

Rules, he had heard of them in ancient texts as well.

According to these records, immortals and gods were beings who mastered the rules.

For this reason, some powerful immortals and gods, even after their demise, left behind traces of their existence.

Such as the small secret realms and the small worlds known as 'perfect lands'.

But those beings were considered ancestors in ancient times.

They were truly great masters.

Far beyond the reach of modern martial artists and masters.

To speak of strength, the Martial Arts path has only had a few hundred years of development, and it is still far from the Immortal Gods of ancient times.

Especially before the Martial Saint who had yet to surpass the First Grade, it was even more incomparable.

Therefore, even when considering this possibility, Jiang Ning's heart still instinctively felt it was unlikely.

A blade that touched the rules seemed too distant to him.

But he also understood that if he didn't touch the rules, how could he cut with a single stroke and cause the waterfall to stop flowing?

He pondered for a long time.

Hu—

He exhaled a long breath, no longer paying attention to the scattered thoughts in his mind.

Then, he sheathed the long knife in his hand.

His gaze fell on the panel in front of him.

He wanted to see what characteristics the tenth limit break of the Firewood Splitting Sabre Technique had brought him.

【Technique】: Firewood Splitting Sabre Technique (Ten Limit Breaks 13/20000) (Characteristics: Learning by Analogy, Sword Like Thunder, Wielding Sabre with Divine Skill, Perfect Unity of Sword and Self, Innate Blade Bone, Slicing Cow with Precision, Sword Can Communicate with the Profound)



【Sword Can Communicate with the Profound】: Skill Carried by the Sword, Transforming the Ordinary into the Divine.

"Transforming the Ordinary into the Divine?"

"Could it be that the effect of transforming the ordinary into the divine was from that strike that just now caused the waterfall to stop flowing?"

Jiang Ning stared at his panel, muttering to himself, and seemed to have some realization.

Then, he closed the panel.

His body leaped, soaring like a wild goose.

Along the smooth cliff next to the waterfall, he leaped onto the ten-zhang-high waterfall.

Looking at the rushing river ahead.

He held the knife again.

Buzz!

The blade trembled, emitting a rumbling sound.

A moment later.

The long knife slashed, and the blade light pierced through the air.

The river surface, several zhang long, suddenly split, and the river appeared to have a vacuum and a broken flow.

A moment later.

The invisible obstructing force dissipated, and the rushing river remained unstoppable.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning held the knife and slashed again.

A moment later, he slashed again.

With each strike, the river water parted.

A moment later.

Jiang Ning sheathed his knife, and he now had a better understanding.

His current sword intent had clearly reached the level of the rules, breaking the laws of common sense.

This rule-breaking performance was what he called 'breaking.'

With a single strike, he could cause the river to stop flowing and the waterfall to cease.

After sheathing his knife.

He looked up at the rising sun above, and his heart suddenly returned to his senses.

Damn!

He had missed the time to absorb the essence of the Great Sun again!

Jiang Ning slapped his thigh.

Then, he quickly found an open area and sat cross-legged on a rock, adjusting his state.

He immediately faced the Great Sun and slowly absorbed its essence.

With each inhalation and exhalation, his five viscera and six bowels were tempered by the Great Sun.

【Nourishing Life with Inner Dan Experience +1】

【Nourishing Life with Inner Dan Experience +1】

【Nourishing Life with Inner Dan Experience +1】

【.】

At the end of noon.

Hu—

Jiang Ning exhaled the turbid air from his stomach.

Instantly, the air in front of him distorted under the high temperature, and the evergreen broad-leaved trees in the four seasons, a zhang away, curled up and turned yellow.

【This absorption of the Great Sun's essence has increased the Nourishing Life with Inner Dan experience by a total of 58 points.】

Do not miss the first issue of the book!

He had wasted about half a shichen of time, which was a bit regrettable.

Jiang Ning looked at the prompt in front of him and shook his head silently.

But when he saw that the Firewood Splitting Sabre Technique had already completed ten limit breaks, the regret in his heart instantly vanished without a trace.

The Firewood Splitting Sabre Technique, with its ten limit breaks, made his sword intent even stronger and more advanced.

He had even mastered the power of the rules.

This improvement was undoubtedly significant.

It gave him more confidence when facing the upcoming challenge of reaching the Third Grade and becoming a Divine Human Master, like Xiao Qiushui.

Then, his gaze fell on the section below the Technique.

【Technique】: Gale Thunder Step (Two Limit Breaks 3000/3000) (Characteristics: Feng Shui Breath, Swift Wind and Thunder)



Then, he looked at the Yuan Neng section.

【Yuan Neng】: 3863

"Not much difference, so today's primary task is to break the limit of the Gale Thunder Step!"

"However, before that, I need to go home first!"

Jiang Ning smiled. With the increase in his strength, he suddenly felt much more relaxed.

Then, his body moved, and he instantly turned into a residual image and disappeared from the place.

At dusk.

The evening glow gradually descended.

The distant sky seemed to have a phoenix spreading its wings, and most of the sky was covered by red clouds.

As the Great Sun slowly sank in the west, Jiang Ning's silhouette standing on the mountaintop also lengthened.

At this moment.

His gaze was still not on the beautiful scenery in the distant sky but on his panel.

【Yuan Neng】: 3863

【Technique】: Gale Thunder Step + (Two Limit Breaks 3000/3000) (Characteristics: Feng Shui Breath, Swift Wind and Thunder)



Yuan Neng Satisfied!

Experience Satisfied!

At this moment, everything was ready.

Looking at his panel.

He no longer had any hesitation in his heart.

In an instant, his mind moved.

【Source Energy】: 3363 (3863→3363)



His Source Energy points decreased like a waterfall.

In a flash.

Thunderous sounds erupted in his mind.

The sound of wind blew past his ears.

Suddenly, a cyclone formed on the ground.

A moment ago, it merely stirred up the dust on the ground.

The next moment, it transformed into a tornado.

Soon, the cyclone enveloped Jiang Ning's entire body.

Pebbles and bamboo rolled.

Leaves and grass clippings danced in the air.

Jiang Ning witnessed countless lightning bolts exploding in his world.

A moment later.

The raging wind gradually subsided, and he slowly opened his eyes.

The scattered hair that had been flying around also settled down.

His gaze once again fell on his panel.

【Technique】: Gale Thunder Step (Three Limit Breaks 2/4000) (Trait: Feng Shui Breath, Swift Wind and Thunder, Chasing Winds and Lightning)



【Chasing Winds and Lightning】: Innate and extraordinary, possessing an extremely high degree of compatibility with the path of wind and thunder, and having extreme physical speed.

"Extreme physical speed?"

Jiang Ning muttered to himself, looking at the newly added trait with a thoughtful expression.

The next moment.

His figure moved, and in an instant, he vanished like a wisp of smoke, reappearing ten zhang away.

His movement speed had increased by about two-tenths!

He nodded slightly.

Then, he took out his long saber and casually swung it.

In a flash.

Countless blade lights enveloped him.

Within a zhang, a chilling aura filled the area.

It was just an ordinary swing, yet it left behind numerous crisscrossing sword marks on the ground.

After a few breaths, he sheathed his saber and stood still.

He instantly realized the improvement in his saber speed.

It had increased by less than two-tenths, probably around one-and-a-half-tenths.

Such an improvement was indeed exaggerated.

When wielding a weapon in close combat.

A slightly faster saber could often mean the difference between life and death.

It had increased by one-and-a-half-tenths.

This improvement in saber speed, at this level, could easily overpower his previous self.

It was now possible to achieve the level of striking first even when being the second to move, finding the opponent's weakness, and defeating them with a single strike.

Subsequently, he tried again, testing to see if his reaction speed had changed.

The final result was very pleasing.

His reaction speed had also improved by about three-tenths.

After completing all the tests.

Looking at his panel, Jiang Ning couldn't help but nod.

"This trait's improvement is indeed significant!"

Feeling the increase in his strength, he felt much more relaxed in his heart.

Through hard work, his ability to defeat enemies had greatly improved.

In his opinion, even if the Divine Human Master was stronger, facing his saber, they could only retreat.

Therefore, in terms of offensive capabilities, he had already reached a short-term bottleneck.

Unless he could make another breakthrough in the Water-Fire True Force, an advanced martial art, improvements in other areas would inevitably have limited impact on enhancing his offensive methods.

At the same time, in terms of movement techniques, the Gale Thunder Step, which had undergone three limit breaks.

Also gave him the capital to advance or retreat as he wished.

This was equally crucial.

Without exceptional movement techniques, when facing a Master, one could only defend and would lack the ability to counterattack.

Only by matching or even surpassing the Master's speed could one seize the initiative.

Thinking of this.

Doubts arose in Jiang Ning's mind.

Is the Gale Thunder Step, which has undergone three limit breaks, enough?

He pondered for a moment.

He shook his head.

Not necessarily enough! If Xiao Qiushui truly entered the Third Rank and achieved the level of a Divine Human Master.

It would be a dimensional suppression for ordinary Masters.

Not to mention me, who is only at the Fourth Rank.

"But it's too late!" he muttered to himself, looking at the panel and shaking his head.

【Technique】: Gale Thunder Step (Three Limit Breaks 2/4000) (Trait: Feng Shui Breath, Swift Wind and Thunder, Chasing Winds and Lightning)



To further improve the Gale Thunder Step, he needed a full four thousand experience points.

With his current efficiency, it would take at least three days to accumulate four thousand experience points.

According to Xiao Emei's message, Xiao Qiushui had already left the Water Moon Sword Palace.

The direction of his departure was precisely towards Dong Ling City.

At the fastest, it would take two or three days, and at the slowest, it would take a maximum of three to five days to reach Dong Ling City.

By the fastest estimate, there was no urgency.

Unless it was said to be slow.

But if Xiao Qiushui truly attained the Third Rank and became a Divine Human Master.

With the speed of a Divine Human Master, how could he possibly be slow?

If he were truly slow, it would probably mean that he hadn't attained the level of a Divine Human Master.

At that time, Xiao Qiushui, who was below the Third Rank, would be of no significance in Jiang Ning's eyes.

After realizing this.

Jiang Ning immediately chose to give up and use the remaining time to focus on the aspect that would provide the greatest improvement to his strength.

Therefore, he decided to temporarily put aside the progress of Refining the Marrow, which was his first choice.

For his current strength, increasing the progress of Refining the Marrow would not bring about significant growth, nor would it be very noticeable.

Unless he could reach perfection and enter the Third Rank, that would be a truly massive improvement.

Precisely because of this, he had absolutely no thoughts about it.

(End of Chapter)

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