The Blade Technique broke through once again, and within Su Changkong’s body, both Blade Qi and Blade Gang dissolved, or more precisely, they merged into his Sea of Consciousness, metamorphosing into a higher level of “intent”—Blade Intent!

As the Blade Force condensed and entered his body, his body itself became a treasured blade containing the might of heaven and earth!

Blade Intent is the ultimate realm that countless practitioners of the blade long to reach.

A person is human because of intent; a blade has spirit because of intent!

The essence of Blade Qi and Blade Gang is a form of qi, but once merged into the Sea of Consciousness, it transforms from qi to intent, a higher, more profound existence that is elusive yet undeniably real.

When Blade Force is condensed into the body and united with intent, a casual strike can shatter the heavens!

A single glance can destroy an enemy’s will!

In a single slice, an enemy can be killed from the level of spirit and consciousness!

This is a transformation from the physical to the spiritual level.

“The greatest gain from this journey is not some Demon-Slicing Divine Weapon, but that I have condensed my Blade Intent! My Blade Intent… perhaps it itself is the Demon-Slicing Divine Weapon!”

Su Changkong clenched his fist tightly, looking inwardly at the quietly floating Blade Intent within his Sea of Consciousness.

Su Changkong was uncontrollably excited and ecstatic.

The purpose of Su Changkong’s visit to Divine Weapon Villa was to understand what the Demon-Slicing Divine Weapon was, to learn the technique, and to forge one, so that in the future, when facing a Demon Monster with an Immortal Body, he could use it to prevail.

But now, Su Changkong felt that he probably didn’t need it anymore. With or without the Demon-Slicing Divine Weapon wasn’t the point. His Blade Intent was the divine weapon capable of annihilating all enemies!

The formidable aspect of the Demon Monsters, aside from their strange Demon Arts, was their Immortal Body which people found impossible to counteract.

Unless a Human Warrior was so powerful that they could utterly dominate them, there was no chance of victory.

Even if the Immortal Body was strong, it was still on the physical level, while Su Changkong’s Blade Technique was on the spiritual level; once his Blade Intent was unleashed, it could kill the enemy at the level of spirit. Even if the Demon Monsters possessed Immortal Bodies, if their spirit and mind were destroyed, their remaining bodies would be nothing more than empty shells.

Blade Intent has reached what is theoretically the highest realm a Mortal Martial Artist can achieve in blade training!

Innate Martial Artists cultivate the Heavenly Pulse, using Spiritual Energy to open the Heavenly Pulses, strengthen the body, and achieve the realm of “Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, Five Qi towards the Yuan”.

There are actually quite a few Innate Martial Artists who have opened up 12 Heavenly Pulses for “Three Flowers Gathering at the Top,” but those who go a step further and reach “Five Qi towards the Yuan”, the true zenith of the Innate realm, are very few and far between.

Because “Five Qi towards the Yuan” is about integrating the five qi of the human body into the Sea of Consciousness. This realm is so profound that it touches the levels of consciousness and spirit!

Therefore, to reach the realm of “Five Qi towards the Yuan,” one usually needs to understand the Intent Realm of Martial Arts like Blade Intent, Sword Intent, Fist Intent, etc. This is the foundation for reaching “Five Qi towards the Yuan.”

Not everyone who grasps Blade Intent or Sword Intent is necessarily a “Five-Qi towards the Yuan” master. However, a “Five-Qi towards the Yuan” master must have trained their Martial Arts to the level of Intent!

There are some “Three Flowers Gathering at the Top” warriors in all the major sects, millennium families, and the Great Flame Royal Family; however, those possibly achieving “Five Qi towards the Yuan” are few and far between. Reaching this step, one can be invincible within the Innate realm and is also reverently referred to as a “Grandmaster” by some!

The pinnacle of combat power beneath Martial Saints, capable of establishing their own sects!

With Su Changkong’s understanding of Blade Intent, it could be said that he’s laid the foundation, and it wouldn’t be too difficult for him, who will eventually open up twelve Heavenly Pulses, to reach the “Five Qi towards the Yuan” Grandmaster level.

To declare this would be beyond belief for many; countless Innate Martial Artists opened 12 Heavenly Pulses, but were unable to reach the Intent Level, thus failing to draw the Five Qi into their Sea of Consciousness.

Yet Su Changkong, a Martial Artist who had only recently ascended to the Innate Realm, already possessed the foundation to become a “Five-Qi Grandmaster,” a fact hard for others to accept. This is a true prodigy!

“With my grasp of Blade Intent… the usual Immortal Body of Demon Monsters is probably negligible to me now. Thus, I might not need the Demon-Slicing Divine Weapon anymore. Still, I should continue to practice forging, reaching the 9th level before deciding,” Su Changkong mused with a faint smile on his lips.

During his visit to Chi Dragon Hall, Su Changkong, being the weakest of the three parties at the time and also facing the Monster Man Wind Sun Moon from the Life Extinguishing Association.

Against Wind Sun Moon, Su Changkong could say he was utterly helpless; his blade could not threaten the opponent at all. Even if Wind Sun Moon were to stand still, his Immortal Body alone would be enough to give a peer at the same level a hard time.

But now, facing Wind Sun Moon again, Su Changkong, with his mastery of Blade Intent, would definitely have the confidence to battle him head-on. If Wind Sun Moon dared to allow Su Changkong to attack him as before, his fate would be sealed—a dead end!

Su Changkong detested the feeling of powerlessness, but now, this sense of helplessness was dissipating along with the improvement of his strength.

Strength is the pillar of courage and confidence!

Su Changkong’s plans were simple – he would continue to refine his forging skills to the 9th level at Divine Weapon Villa. With his talent, his forging technique would make leaps and bounds in just half a year, achieving breakthroughs in just one or two months.

As for his future plans, they were to advance in the Martial Arts Realm!

Su Changkong had ascended to the Innate Realm for just half a year, having only opened one of the twelve Heavenly Pulses. The Martial Arts Realm is the foundation of everything. Without a solid foundation, the ceiling is already fixed.

As dawn broke, Su Changkong made his routine trip to the mountain-top Forging Room to craft weapons and hone his forging skills.

“Su Tailai has no injuries on him today?”

Lu Ya, who had always been paying attention to Su Changkong, was surprised to find that today Su Changkong bore not a single wound, whereas the past Su Changkong would have more or less always had some cuts from weapons!

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Madara Web Novel