Chapter 96: The Clear Heart of the Sword (Please Subscribe)
In the side room, Chen Yi's mind was entirely focused on that one strike from Li Qingzhou.
From the beginning to the moment the Heavenly Blade soared to the sky, to when the Sword Qi pierced the clouds, a single strike that split heaven.
"Sword Dao, Sword Intent, Sword Qi..."
Chen Yi replayed it over and over in his mind, and with each recollection, he discovered a trace of profound mystery.
"Beyond greatness, Sword-Heart Enlightenment!"
Finally, Chen Yi abruptly opened his eyes, took out a Dream Building Pill, and threw it into his mouth, focusing his mind on the Sword Dao.
The next instant, he found himself on a battlefield, one just like the demon battlefield he experienced during his "hundred years" of Great Sword Skill enlightenment.
In front of him was an endless demon army.
Although they varied in shape and expression, they all revealed a bloodthirsty grin when they looked at him.
Chen Yi also smiled.
"The familiar feeling, it's back, huh."
But this time, what Chen Yi pondered was not how to slay demons, but to immerse in the spark of brilliance he had just experienced.
The so-called Sword-Heart Enlightenment is to shape the heart with the sword, to control the sword with the heart, and thus achieve "no sword in hand, but sword in heart."
This is the realm beyond Sword Dao Great Success that Chen Yi understood from the casual strike of his master, Li Qingzhou.
"Come!"
With that thought, Chen Yi faced the demon army, a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
The Slaughter Sword Dao, bolstered and amplified in the dream, enveloped the demon army before him. Boundless blood-red intent to kill broke through the clouds.
"Roar——"
The demons seemed to be provoked and enraged, roaring as they charged towards him.
"Kill——"
Before the word was fully uttered, Chen Yi directly threw the Spring Rain Sword in his hand.
Ding!
The Spring Rain Sword pierced into the deep-red earth without any hindrance, leaving only the sword hilt visible.
Chen Yi paid no attention to it, his gaze fixed on the demon army, silently reciting the epiphany of surpassing Great Sword Skill in his heart.
"Shape the heart with the sword, control the sword with the heart, no sword in hand, but sword in heart."
How much time passed was unknown, but the thoughts in Chen Yi's heart formed a voice, which began to echo in this dream world.
The voice seemed to be his, yet not his, as if an Immortal from the heavens was imparting teachings to him.
The next instant, the Spring Rain Sword flew up from the ground. Its blade was no longer sharp and gleaming, but surrounded by a vortex of blood-red Sword Intent.
Chen Yi was oblivious, his eyes still reflecting the figures of demons as he spoke out a single word:
"Slice!"
The voice was crisp and forceful.
Following that, he saw the Spring Rain Sword turn into a streak of blood-red Sword Shadow, shooting out like a flow of light.
In the blink of an eye, it streaked across a hundred miles, then circled back.
Chen Yi came to his senses, looking at the Spring Rain Sword hovering in front of him, a smile on his face.
"This is the realm of Sword-Heart Enlightenment!"
As the voice echoed in this dreamy world, the figures of the demons charging within a hundred miles paused, then split in two.
Until they dissipated like bubbles, the demons beyond a hundred miles only then reacted as if waking from a shock, fleeing everywhere in panic.
Unlike their roaring charge, their howls as they desperately fled were filled with intense fear.
"Hahaha... Come!"
Chen Yi was excited, taking advantage of the Dream Building Pill's effects, wave after wave of demon armies appeared.
Then, they were slain one after another by the Spring Rain Sword, as leisurely as mowing grass.
What he didn't know was that at this moment, at Sword Edge Mountain in the outside world, a similar Sword Intent also soared to the sky.
It dyed the night sky above the Grand Void Sect red, emitting a faint scent of blood, and also exuded a sharp killing intent.
In a decrepit Taoist temple, Li Qingzhou stood with his hands behind his back, watching the Sword Intent in the sky and could not help but laugh.
"Sword-Heart Enlightenment, Sword-Heart Enlightenment ah."
"He has raised his swordsmanship to such a level in the Tianyuan Continent, if he were on the Taizhou Mountain Battlefield..."
"Perhaps he could directly step into the Divine Power Realm!"
Li Qingzhou knew how terrifying a Sword Cultivator who could cultivate swordsmanship to the Divine Power Realm was.
That was someone like him, who could single-handedly protect a strategic pass, an ultimate combat force.
At this time, several figures who noticed the abnormality on Sword Edge Mountain rushed over. Xiao Huang looked at the Sword Intent, both shocked and delighted, and asked:
"Junior Brother, who is that over there?"
Before Li Qingzhou could answer, Gu Tiangang, who had also rushed over, had a moved expression and said, "Could it be Chen Yi?"
"It's him." Li Qingzhou nodded and said with a smile: "His swordsmanship has advanced further and has reached the Sword-Heart Enlightenment Realm."
After speaking, he waved his hand to erase the blood-red Sword Intent above Sword Edge Mountain, so as not to allow more people to see it.
"Chen Yi?"
Xiao Huang laughed heartily and repeatedly praised the situation.
With this, their Grand Void Sect would surely have a seed candidate to break into the competition.
Sun Daofu and Pang Kuan, however, couldn't muster a smile, their faces not looking too well.
"Junior Brother Qing Zhou, could we negotiate something?"
Li Qingzhou looked at the two, "Please go ahead, senior brothers?"
"Is it possible for Nephew Chen Yi to withdraw from the Sect's minor exam this time?" Sun Daofu said with an embarrassed smile.
The burly Pang Kuan nodded vigorously in agreement.
"Junior Brother, with Chen Yi's swordsmanship cultivation, participating in the Sect's minor exam is really too oppressive for the other peaks."
"Why not give him a spot, letting him directly participate in the subsequent selection for the Wei Dynasty's sects and across the Tianyuan Continent, how about that?"
Li Qingzhou looked at Xiao Huang, who gave a nod of agreement, then smiled and said: "I will inquire about his wishes later."
"What? You can't decide on this matter?" When Sun Daofu heard him implying evasion, he became anxious.
Li Qingzhou shook his head and looked towards the side room where Chen Yi was.
"It's not that I can't, but rather that I won't."
"I hope the senior brothers will understand."
Sun Daofu and Pang Kuan didn't understand how important a seed with Sword Dao enlightenment was since they had never been to the Taizhou Mountain Battlefield.
Not to mention him, even Xiao Huang, the Sect Master of the Grand Void Sect, would not presumptuously decide for Chen Yi.