Chapter 61

In the early morning, the sunlight was bright.

It had been three days since the second round of the competition. During these three days, Lin Xuan had fully recovered from his injuries and stabilized his realm at the Sixth Stage of the Condensing Meridian.

During these three days, many people came to see him, but he refused them all, citing his need to recover. He knew the intentions of those disciples; they simply wanted to build a relationship with him to gain benefits.

During this period, the black lotus within his body manifested again, shocking both Lin Xuan and Jiuye. Lin Xuan also asked Jiuye about the origin of the black lotus, but this time, Jiuye did not beat around the bush and directly said he was unclear.

Lin Xuan pressed him repeatedly, and Jiuye mumbled a few words, hinting at something about not being in the same cycle.

However, Jiuye decided to make a move to extract the black lotus and let Lin Xuan study it carefully.

"With my current state, I can only make one move, so you must seize this opportunity," Jiuye said.

"Understood." Lin Xuan nodded solemnly, closed his eyes, and focused inward, carefully scanning every part of his body. Soon, the mysterious small sword inside him suddenly trembled, and a fine sword wave spread out like a ripple.

Immediately after, at Lin Xuan's seventh spirit meridian, a black object appeared and gradually transformed into a black lotus, incredibly alluring.

Lin Xuan focused his gaze, and the black lotus suddenly shot toward the mysterious small sword, wrapping around it and trying to cover the entire blade.

In the next moment, inside the mysterious small sword, in the independent space, a black lotus suddenly sprouted on the desolate land, growing rapidly as if trying to break through this small world.

Jiuye's expression turned serious, and he condensed a strand of sword qi, striking the black lotus, but it had no effect. He sighed helplessly, unable to do anything. He was too weak now, and if it weren't for the mysterious small sword, he would have perished long ago.

Moreover, the black lotus was extremely mysterious, existing even before his time. It was normal that he couldn't do anything about it.

The black lotus grew larger, about to dominate the entire space, when the withered tree suddenly emitted a faint light, sweeping toward the black lotus.

The lotus seemed to encounter something terrifying, its branches swaying, shrinking rapidly, and quickly leaving the mysterious small sword.

Lin Xuan felt the black lotus transform back into a black object, chased by a beam of divine light, and eventually enveloped by it.

Jiuye's hands continuously changed seals, controlling the divine light, slowly melting the black object inside and drawing the golden lightning from Lin Xuan's body, integrating it into the divine light.

Finally, the divine light returned to the small sword's interior.

Jiuye's voice came from inside: "I have planted a seed of sword intent within you. It will grow stronger as you grow. As long as you don't perish, you will eventually become a powerful being in the world."

"Sword intent... seed!" Lin Xuan murmured. He knew that above sword momentum, there was something called sword intent, but it was very elusive, requiring profound insight and great fortune, which ordinary people could never grasp. It seemed to exist only in legends.

However, now Jiuye told him that he had a seed of sword intent within him.

The idea that sword intent could be planted as a seed was something he had never heard before, and he once again felt a strong curiosity about the mysterious small sword and Jiuye.

"With the seed of sword intent, my strength will greatly increase," Lin Xuan thought excitedly. He closed his eyes and focused inward, trying to communicate with the mysterious small sword.

This time, the mysterious small sword finally responded. Lin Xuan could feel a faint golden light point inside the small sword, weak but with a startling aura.

"Is this my seed of sword intent?" Lin Xuan looked closely and found that the golden light point also carried a lightning attribute.

"This seed of sword intent is formed from the lightning within your body. You can call it the Lightning Sword Intent," Jiuye's voice was weak. "I can only help you this much. In the future, you will need to find more seeds of sword intent on your own."

"Can I plant more?" Lin Xuan asked in confusion.

"Yes, you will understand in the future," Jiuye said with a mysterious smile.

"Alright, I need to sleep for a while. Be careful," Jiuye's voice was very weak, as he had expended too much energy.

"Remember to find soul-restoring medicines for me, or I won't be able to wake up," Jiuye instructed.

"Don't worry, Uncle, I will find them for you!" Lin Xuan said seriously.

After Jiuye fell into a deep sleep, Lin Xuan began to study the seed of sword intent. He found that since the golden seed of sword intent was planted, his understanding of lightning seemed to have suddenly deepened.

He no longer needed to control the lightning within his body deliberately; he could achieve the desired state with just a thought.

"I wonder how my Lightning Movement Sword Technique is doing?" Lin Xuan tried it eagerly, and to his surprise, he easily performed the third level of the Lightning Movement Sword Technique.

"The seed of sword intent is so amazing!" Lin Xuan felt that the Lightning Movement Sword Technique posed no difficulty for him, and he could even easily perform the third-level sword skill, Lightning Slash.

Thus, he had completely mastered the Lightning Movement Sword Technique.

This result made Lin Xuan extremely happy, and he decided to focus on cultivating the seed of sword intent. He sat cross-legged and urged the spiritual energy within his body to nourish the seed. The golden seed of sword intent, like a living organism, continuously absorbed the lightning attribute from the spiritual energy.

At the same time, it conveyed a very mysterious意境. Above the nine heavens, a golden sea of lightning continuously roiled, each bolt of lightning thicker than a person, piercing through the void, incredibly fierce.

Lin Xuan felt as if he were in this sea of lightning, experiencing the wrath of thunder. However, this意境 could not last long, only maintaining for a few breaths.

However, Lin Xuan believed that as the seed of sword intent grew, he would experience that意境 again.

If he were to face Shangguan Liuyun now, he was confident he could defeat him in three moves. This was the advantage the seed of sword intent gave him.

"This seed of sword intent will be my greatest trump card!" Lin Xuan was eagerly looking forward to the third round.