Lu Xuan pondered for a moment, then took another step forward. The eleventh practitioner appeared.
As soon as this practitioner appeared, the longsword in his hand stabbed out repeatedly. Rays of sharp Sword Qi rushed towards Lu Xuan. Although they were not supported by Yuan Power and did not give off a powerful aura, their power was not to be underestimated.
Lu Xuan could not find a way to break it in such a short period of time, so he could only respond with his own attacks. Immediately, the Shattered Ice Sword struck out consecutively. Every strike accurately hit one of the opponent's Sword Qi, and the two cancelled each other out.
However, the practitioner's attacks became faster and faster. Lu Xuan immediately felt strained. As expected, it was too difficult to break these martial skills with brute force, unless he found a way to break them.
Just as Lu Xuan was struggling to hold on, the countless Sword Qi released by the practitioner suddenly condensed. Countless tiny Sword Qi instantly condensed into a ball, and a huge force suddenly rushed towards Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan immediately took three steps back. This time, he had failed to break the technique.
As Lu Xuan retreated, the practitioner did not attack again. He sheathed his sword and stood still, waiting for Lu Xuan's next challenge.
"What a good move, Prairie Fire. The Sword Qi earlier was just a prelude, just for this last move." Lu Xuan could not help but secretly praise them. These sword techniques, including the ten sets of sword techniques he had seen before, were all extremely exquisite. They were at least at the Profound Level or above. This move, Prairie Fire with a Single Spark, was probably at the High Level of the Profound Level.
Although he agreed, Lu Xuan's brows furrowed even tighter. The more exquisite the sword skills he faced, the more difficult it would be for him to break them. This was clearly not a good thing.
Seeing Lu Xuan retreating, Bing Ling, who was secretly observing, could not help but shake her head, "Still not comprehending it? Breaking a hundred martial skills is only to help you comprehend the dao. If you really want to break it with pure sword skills, it is easier said than done."
She then sighed, "That's true. Comprehending the Dao is too difficult for a mere Second Level Spirit Refinement Realm cultivator. Master probably didn't expect the person who came to take the test to be so weak. If it was an Origin Realm or even a Virtualized Realm cultivator, it would be much easier for them to pass. At least they would be able to touch the edge of the Dao."
In the end, Lu Xuan had made a mistake. In his opinion, since it was a move to break, then he should naturally use the same exquisite sword skill to break the enemy's attack.
However, he had never thought that these hundreds of martial arts techniques were all collected by the Ice Phoenix. If she was interested in them, they would not be ordinary martial arts techniques. Lu Xuan had only reached the tenth step, and he had only encountered some Profound Level martial arts techniques. The martial arts techniques he would encounter later on would be even more powerful.
Unwilling to give up, he tried again. Lu Xuan was defeated again. Just dealing with the little sparks at the beginning was enough to take up all his energy. The last move, Prairie Blazing, was really unable to withstand it.
At this moment, Lu Xuan simply stopped advancing. Anyway, Bing Ling had said that there was no time limit for this test. It would give him enough time to think. The only thing he had to worry about was that the sequela of his Nether Blood Curse might break out at any time.
"This stage is a test of the Dao, but what exactly is the Dao? What exactly is Sword Dao? " Lu Xuan thought hard. Although he pursued sword dao, in fact, he did not know what sword dao was. After all, he was only in the Second Tier of Spirit Cultivation. How could he comprehend such a profound thing so easily?
"Every time I feel that my understanding of sword dao deepens a little, my sword intent will improve a little. Sword dao, sword intent, are these two related?"
"The essence of small accomplishment sword intent is to become one with the sword. The essence of middle sword intent is to turn everything in the world into a sword. The great accomplishment sword intent is to have a sword in the heart. I am now at the great accomplishment sword intent, but I can also feel that there must be a pinnacle sword intent above the great accomplishment sword intent. But what is above the pinnacle sword intent?"
One thought after another flashed through Lu Xuan's mind. His eyebrows relaxed and frowned at times. Even Bing Ling could not bear to watch. She was really afraid that if Lu Xuan continued to think like this, he would go berserk. To be honest, something like sword dao was not something that a person of Lu Xuan's level should touch.
Anyone who was able to comprehend the Sword Will of the Great Accomplishment Stage at the early stage of the Ascension Divine Realm could be considered as an exceptional talent. Even in the Heavenly Sword Continent, with the experience and guidance of countless seniors, reaching Lu Xuan's level was something to be proud of, let alone in the Heavenly Sword Continent.
Slowly sorting out his understanding of sword dao, the lines in Lu Xuan's mind gradually became clear. He did not force himself to think about the pinnacle sword intent, because he knew that it was not something that he could solve right now. It was just like how it was difficult for a martial artist at the Body Refining Stage to learn a Profound Level Martial Skill. Without the corresponding strength, he should not touch things that he should not touch.
"I don't know anything about swordsmanship, but I do know about sword will. If my swordsmanship isn't enough to break these martial arts techniques, then I'll use my sword will to break them!" Lu Xuan finally found the one that suited him the best among the countless paths he could take.
"Comprehending the small accomplishment sword intent and becoming one with the sword is the process of turning complexity into simplicity. Becoming one with the sword will make one invincible!"
"And the middle sword intent is another process of turning simplicity into complexity. Everything in the world is a sword!"
"As for the great accomplishment sword intent, it starts to cycle again, and continues to turn complexity from complexity."
"Therefore, the whole process of pursuing sword dao is to turn complexity into simplicity, and simplicity into complexity!"
When Lu Xuan had sorted out everything, a sudden epiphany surged in his mind.
"Haha, I understand now!" Lu Xuan suddenly stood up excitedly. Since it was sword dao, then it included everything related to the sword. Sword intent was also sword dao!
If he wanted to break through this barrier, the key lay in his Sword Intent. No matter if it was the 108 Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends from before or the Single Spark Makes a Prairie Fire Sword that obstructed him just now, they were all extremely complicated swords. If he wanted to break through them, he only had to stick to his heart, and that was only the sword!
After figuring this out, Lu Xuan's heart was filled with confidence. He had already found a way to break through this stage. Without any hesitation, he took three steps forward and walked straight back to where he came from.
Seeing Lu Xuan stepping forward so confidently, Bing Ling was a little surprised. Could it be that this guy has comprehended it so quickly? That's impossible. How could a mere second level Spirit Refinement warrior figure it out so quickly?
The reason why the first Pavilion Master of the Mystic Ice Pavilion was able to reach the eighteenth step wasn't because he figured out a way to break through the stage, but because he relied on his own strength and knowledge that far surpassed Lu Xuan's. After all, when the first Pavilion Master of the Mystic Ice Pavilion took the test, he had already reached the Origin Realm, which wasn't something a mere early stage Spirit Refinement warrior like Lu Xuan could compare with.
With a skeptical attitude, Bing Ling continued to observe Lu Xuan's performance.
As Lu Xuan returned to his original position, the warrior in front of him made his move again. The familiar sword art was used again. It was still the exquisite Single Spark Makes a Prairie Fire Sword.
This time, Lu Xuan didn't fight back with an attack. Not only did he not rush to make his move, he even closed his eyes.
Under Bing Ling's surprised gaze, Lu Xuan stabbed with his sword with his eyes closed.
Now, there was nothing in Lu Xuan's heart. What Mystic Ice Hidden Domain? What Ice Phoenix Inheritance? He had forgotten everything. There was only a sword in his heart!
It was this simple thrust of the sword that caused the extremely exquisite Prairie Fire Sword of the warrior on the other side to be unable to continue. Lu Xuan had broken through the Prairie Fire before the sparks had even been unleashed, so how could the Prairie Fire Sword be used?
Lu Xuan's sword did not hit that warrior, but his body quickly dissipated. That was because his move had been nullified, and he naturally dissipated.
"This guy really succeeded!" Bing Ling's beautiful face flashed with a hint of joy. She could see that Lu Xuan had really found the right method this time. It wasn't like the previous ten steps where he purely relied on his sword art to break through the move.
Once he found the right method, Lu Xuan's path forward was instantly very easy.
The eleventh step, the twelfth step, the thirteenth step … the eighteenth step!
Lu Xuan took eight steps in a row until he reached the eighteenth step. He had already tied the record of the first Sect Leader of Dark Ice Pavilion. However, the first Sect Leader of Dark Ice Pavilion had forced himself to reach this step, while Lu Xuan relied on his understanding of Sword Principle to reach this step. It was completely incomparable.
With one step, the 19th warrior appeared. However, the style of this warrior's swordsmanship changed abruptly. It was no longer as complicated as it had been before. Instead, it was a simple and straightforward attack. That was right. It was just one attack, and it was exactly the same as what Lu Xuan had just used.
Seeing this, Lu Xuan revealed a slight smile. "Have you already begun to simplify the complex? In that case, I'll make it complicated. "
Lu Xuan did not back down at all. His sword technique changed as well. The Ice Shattering Sword instantly turned into countless afterimages as it pierced forward. The sword technique looked rather familiar. It was none other than the Prairie Fire Sword Technique that Lu Xuan had seen before.
Of course, Lu Xuan hadn't completely mastered this move. What he had learned was only the appearance of this move. What he was really using was the mystery of the Intermediate Sword Essence. Everything in the world was a sword!
Countless sparks instantly annihilated this warrior's attack. Then, it was the Prairie Fire Sword.
The nineteenth Martial Art, Break!
Suddenly taking a step forward, Lu Xuan had now surpassed the result of the first Sect Leader of Dark Ice Pavilion!
Moreover, he didn't just take one step. With the concept of the Intermediate Sword Essence in his mind, Lu Xuan casually waved his longsword. One after another, all the Martial Arts were broken.
Under Bing Ling's surprised gaze, Lu Xuan took another eighteen steps. When he stopped, he was already at the thirty-sixth step. Lu Xuan had broken more than a third of the Hundred Martial Arts.
"Very good, very good. Maybe you really have the chance to break all the Hundred Martial Arts!" Bing Ling couldn't help but nod. Everyone's Dao was different. She didn't know how Lu Xuan had broken so many Martial Arts, but she knew that Lu Xuan had found his own Dao. The first Sect Leader of Dark Ice Pavilion had stopped at the eighteenth step because he hadn't found his own Dao.
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