"Your saber technique aptitude is strong. Perhaps you may comprehend the legendary saber intent in the future."
"Saber intent? May I ask, Senior Sister Ling, what does saber intent mean?"Lin Fei asked curiously.
Ling Yao was not a talkative person, but Lin Fei's talent in saber technique was truly amazing, and he would not an ordinary person. Therefore, she did not mind befriending him.
So Ling Yao replied, "It is already very difficult to reach transcendence in ordinary martial arts. As for perfection, unless you have extraordinary talent and comprehension, it is impossible to achieve it.
And above perfection, there is actually another realm called 'the realm of the divine.'
If you can reach the realm of the divine through saber technique perfection, then perhaps you can comprehend the saber intent. This saber intent is the realm of the divine."
Lin Fei listened carefully, "May I ask how to practice saber intent, Senior Sister Ling?"
Ling Yao shook her head, "If I knew, I would have already practiced it."
"I only know that once you have grasped saber intent, others will have no chance of drawing their saber in front of you."
"That powerful?" Lin Fei was shocked.
This saber intent was simply amazing, a completely different realm.
"Saber intent is even more difficult than achieving innate. So, you don't have to worry too much about it.
Although I don't know how to achieve saber intent, I have heard that those who have achieved saber intent are masters of various saber techniques.
So, if you want to achieve saber intent, you can practice other saber techniques more, and perhaps you can find a way."
After speaking, Ling Yao turned around and left the courtyard.
"Thank you, Sister Ling."
Lin Fei thanked her and looked up again.
Ling Yao had disappeared without a trace.
"Saber intent is even more difficult than innate..."
Lin Fei shook his head and looked at the system panel.
Host: Lin Fei
Martial arts realm: Body Refining Fifth Level
Giant Whale Body Refining Technique: Fifth Level (71% progress)
Dragon-Elephant Vajra Fist: Transcendence (1% progress)
Nine Shadow Saber Technique: Perfection (0% progress)
Vajra Iron Cloth: Fifth Level (1% progress)
Tendon Transformation and Bone Forging Technique: Fourth Level (51% progress)
His Nine Shadow Saber Technique had already reached perfection.
But the progress of the cultivation behind perfection was directly 0.
It was estimated that it would be difficult to make any progress in the future.
The Nine Shadow Saber Technique had reached the level of "one saber, nine shadows," and had already reached its limit.
"The method that Ling Yao mentioned might be worth a try."
Lin Fei made a calculation in his mind.
Wasn't it just practicing more saber techniques? This was nothing for Lin Fei.
His martial arts could practice themselves.
"Let's try a few more saber techniques first and see if it works."
So Lin Fei went straight to the martial arts pavilion.
The elder of the martial arts pavilion was still the same old man with white hair.
This time, the old man didn't say much.
Lin Fei went straight to the first floor and chose some basic saber techniques.
Each of these saber techniques only required 100 contribution points, and ten of them added up to only 1,000 contribution points.
Lin Fei exchanged for all of them, took some time to memorize them, and then returned to his yard.
Now, he just needed to wait quietly.
One day, two days, three days, four days...
In the blink of an eye, six days had passed.
"Your Giant Whale Body Refining Technique, the cultivation progress has increased to 101% after a day of hard cultivation."
"Your Giant Whale Body Refining Technique has broken through to the sixth level!"
After six days, a voice rang in Lin Fei's mind.
Immediately, Lin Fei's blood and qi roared inside his body like a great river, surging continuously. A powerful momentum emanated from Lin Fei's body.
Body Refining sixth level!
Lin Fei finally broke through, and the seventh level was just a step away.
Moreover, given Lin Fei's age, once he reached the Body Refining seventh level, he would have a hundred percent chance of becoming an inner disciple of the Nine Profound Sect.
Although there was only one word difference between inner and outer disciples, the treatment was vastly different.
Lin Fei's Body Refining martial arts had been steadily improving. But no one had yet taken the task of instructing him in the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Fist.
Lin Fei even suspected that no one in the Nine Profound Sect had perfected the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Fist.
Lin Fei checked the ten basic saber techniques again.
These saber techniques were very simple.
In just a few days, he had already reached the transcended level.
Of course, this was because these saber techniques were all fast and had some similarities to the Nine Shadow Saber Technique.
Lin Fei continued to wait.
In the blink of an eye, another ten days had passed.
"After many days of hard work, your Thirty-Six Fast Saber Technique has reached perfection."
"After a fierce battle with your Nine Shadow Saber Technique, your Thirty-Six Fast Saber Technique was defeated and willingly merged into the Nine Shadow Saber Technique, increasing its foundation."
"Your Nine Shadow Saber Technique has increased by 1% in practice progress."
These were the series of voices that suddenly rang in Lin Fei's mind.
"Nine Shadow Saber Technique's progress has reached 1%?"
Lin Fei was shocked.
Since reaching perfection in the Nine Shadow Saber Technique, the practice progress had been stuck at 0, with almost no improvement.
But now it has actually reached 1%.
And, it seemed to be because the Thirty-Six Fast Saber had reached perfection and was "absorbed" by the Nine Shadow Saber Technique, adding to its foundation.
So that was why it increased by 1%.
"That means the Nine Shadow Saber Technique can still improve even after reaching perfection.
Just by practicing other saber techniques to perfection, they can be absorbed by the Nine Shadow Saber Technique.
Doesn't that mean I have a chance to learn saber intent?"
Lin Fei felt his heart burn with passion.
Saber intent! Drawing a saber before it was a luxury. How powerful it would be?!
Even comprehending saber intent was harder than becoming innate.
It showed how extraordinary the saber intent was.
For ordinary people, it was very difficult to practice their martial arts to perfection, even for basic martial arts.
Lin Fei had practiced ten saber techniques.
Fortunately, they were just basic saber techniques and did not require much insight to reach perfection.
However, even if he merged all ten basic saber techniques into the Nine Shadow Saber Technique, the progress would only be increased to 10%.
Lin Fei continued to wait patiently.
As time passed, he achieved perfection in all the other nine basic saber techniques, and each one was absorbed by the Nine Shadow Saber Technique without exception.
However, the progress of the Nine Shadow Saber Technique had only increased to 8%.
This indicated that some of the basic saber techniques might not be able to improve the progress of the Nine Shadow Saber Technique at all.
Therefore, Lin Fei's idea of searching for countless basic saber techniques and piling up the progress of the Nine Shadow Saber Technique to 100% in order to comprehend saber intent was almost impossible to achieve.
Perhaps, as the progress of the Nine Shadow Saber Technique continued to increase, no matter how many basic saber techniques he practiced, they might not be able to improve the progress of the Nine Shadow Saber Technique any further.
So, Lin Fei went to the Martial Arts Pavilion again and selected some saber techniques that were stronger than the basic ones, such as the Swift Wind Saber Technique, Shadow Saber Technique, and so on.
However, these saber techniques took a longer time to practice, and achieving perfection was not easy either.
Lin Fei's idea of comprehending saber intent in a short period of time was shattered.
Days passed one by one.
Lin Fei's attention once again focused on the Giant Whale Body Refining Technique, because the progress of the technique was approaching 100% again.
This meant that the Giant Whale Body Refining Technique was about to break through, and this breakthrough was different from previous ones and held significant meaning.
Once the breakthrough happened, he would be at the seventh level of Body Refining and could become an inner disciple of the Nine Profound Sect.
Lin Fei was filled with excitement as he waited for this day to come. He did not have to wait long before he received the news.
"Your Giant Whale Body Refining Technique has reached 101% after yesterday's intense practice."
"Your Giant Whale Body Refining Technique has broken through to the seventh level."
Many memories flooded Lin Fei's mind, and his blood and qi once again grew stronger. His body underwent an earth-shattering transformation.
"System," Lin Fei muttered to himself as he prepared to check his condition.
Host: Lin Fei
Martial Art Realm: Body Refining Seventh Level
Giant Whale Body Refining Technique: Seventh Level (1% progress)
Dragon-Elephant Vajra Fist: Transcendence (1% progress)
Nine Shadow Saber Technique: Perfection (8% progress)
Vajra Iron Cloth: Sixth Level (31% progress)
Tendon Transformation and Bone Forging Technique: Fifth Level (81% progress)
He noticed that while many of his martial arts had progressed, his Dragon-Elephant Vajra Fist remained at "transcendence" and had not shown any progress.
His task to guide the technique seemed to have been ignored, and it appeared that no one in the Nine Profound Sect was capable of perfecting the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Fist.
Nevertheless, Lin Fei was happy as he finally achieved the seventh level of Body Refining at the age of 18, which meant he was now qualified to become an inner disciple of the Nine Profound Sect.
Having reached the seventh level of Body Refining at the age of eighteen, he was already considered a genuine genius within Nine Profound Sect. Of course, there was still a considerable distance to be covered before reaching the level of the top talents.
There were some who had reached the seventh level of Body Refining at the age of twelve, setting a record within Nine Profound Sect.
The inner sect disciples of Nine Profound Sect were the true backbone of the sect, and as such, many resources were allocated to them. Any Nine Profound Sect inner sect disciple was considered a big shot in their local area.
For example, if Lin Fei were to return to the Zhou Mountain Mansion City as an inner sect disciple, everything would be different. Some officials in the city would even treat him with a special kind of respect.
"Okay. Go to the Transmission Hall first to confirm my martial arts level, and then join the inner sect!" Lin Fei couldn't wait any longer. He had spent enough time in the outer sect and it was time for a change of scenery.
With that, Lin Fei got up and headed straight for the Transmission Hall.