Chapter 453: Carving "Sword"

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and the lingering excitement over killing a Soul Sea realm expert had not only faded but was gradually fermenting within the Nethercloud Sect.

Stimulated by this event, everyone trained as if their lives depended on it.

Previously, many had muddled along, but now no one slacked off!

Ye Yuan had not been idle these two days either. With the aid of pills, his primal force had already reached the peak of the eighth level of Condensing Crystal.

Using these two days, Ye Yuan smoothly broke through to the eighth level of Condensing Crystal!

When Ye Yuan emerged from seclusion, Mo Yuntian was already waiting outside the door.

Seeing Ye Yuan, Mo Yuntian raised an eyebrow and sighed, "Junior Brother Ye, I recall when I first brought you into the sect, you were only at the second level of Spirit Liquid. Now you've already caught up to me. In terms of combat strength, you can even contend with late-stage Transformation Sea experts!"

Although Mo Yuntian was an open-minded person, seeing his former junior brother surpass him in such a short time brought him joy for Ye Yuan, yet inevitably a hint of disappointment.

Ye Yuan knew this situation was unavoidable.

"Senior Brother Mo's talent is not lacking; breaking through to Soul Sea in the future is a certainty," Ye Yuan said, not knowing how else to console him.

Mo Yuntian sighed, "With the sect's scriptures lost, breaking through to Soul Sea is no easy task! Even Sect Leader Luo was stuck at the peak of the ninth level of Transformation Sea for many years, only barely breaking through to Soul Sea with the help of the Supreme Elder's Soul Guidance Pill. But now, Supreme Elder Tianfeng is imprisoned..."

Hearing Mo Yuntian's words, Ye Yuan's eyes flickered slightly. He said to Mo Yuntian, "Senior Brother Mo, come with me!"

Mo Yuntian was a bit puzzled but followed nonetheless.

Before long, the two arrived at Desheng Peak.

Ye Yuan looked around and came before a hundred-zhang-tall boulder.

"Right here!" Ye Yuan said with a smile.

Mo Yuntian had no idea what Ye Yuan was up to and couldn't help asking, "Junior Brother, what exactly are you planning to do?"

"Heh, Senior Brother, be sure to watch closely!" Ye Yuan laughed.

With a "clang," Canghua Sword left its sheath!

Swish, swish, swish!

Ye Yuan raised his long sword, sparks flying, fragments of stone falling!

In a moment, a character "sword" gradually took shape!

Mo Yuntian looked at the unremarkable "sword" character, still utterly puzzled.

This sword stroke didn't seem particularly extraordinary, did it?

If Mo Yuntian himself were to carve it, he could do the same—at most at the Spirit Liquid realm level.

Ye Yuan lightly tapped his toes, leaped up gently, and carved another "sword" character at a height of one zhang.

He didn't stop, leaping another zhang to carve yet another "sword" character.

Mo Yuntian still couldn't see anything remarkable about these characters, at most slightly more difficult than before.

Ye Yuan jumped higher and higher, and the "sword" characters on the boulder multiplied, while Mo Yuntian's expression gradually grew serious!

By the time Ye Yuan carved the sixth "sword" character, Mo Yuntian finally understood what Ye Yuan was trying to do!

Could it be that Ye Yuan intended to use the method of carving characters to inscribe all his insights into the "Green Firmament Purple Sun Sword Art" onto this boulder?

With this thought, Mo Yuntian dared not be negligent, his eyes fixed intently on the sword in Ye Yuan's hand!

Although Mo Yuntian had emerged from the Nine Heavens Path, his comprehension of the "Green Firmament Purple Sun Sword Art" was not particularly profound—even inferior to Tianyu's.

With such an opportunity to observe, how could he miss it?

The "sword" characters on the boulder grew more numerous and more profound, and Mo Yuntian felt he could barely keep up!

Ye Yuan carved the characters using the "Green Firmament Purple Sun Sword Art," and Mo Yuntian fully understood the artistic conception within them. But he suddenly realized that many of his previous understandings of sword intent were actually wrong!

When Ye Yuan carved the twenty-first "sword" character, Mo Yuntian's mind exploded with a "boom," as if everything suddenly became clear!

Ye Yuan had started carving from the sword intent of the Spirit Liquid realm, and by the twenty-first character, it had reached the sword intent of the third level of Transformation Sea.

And Mo Yuntian's current comprehension of sword intent had been stuck at this level for a long time!

When Ye Yuan completed the final stroke of the twenty-first "sword" character, Mo Yuntian felt his mind stir, his chest filled with incomparable ease!

The fog that had been stuck there for so long cleared like clouds parting to reveal the sun!

At this moment, Mo Yuntian dared not even blink, afraid of missing any of Ye Yuan's movements!

But starting from the twenty-second character, Mo Yuntian began to feel a sense of obscurity and difficulty, gradually losing pace with Ye Yuan's rhythm.

By the time Ye Yuan carved the twenty-fourth character, Mo Yuntian could no longer understand at all.

He only felt that each "sword" character was filled with rampant sword energy, giving a very sharp sensation.

When Ye Yuan carved the twenty-eighth character, Mo Yuntian suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood with a "pfft."

This was sword intent belonging to the Soul Sea realm, completely surpassing Mo Yuntian's limits.

Because Mo Yuntian had been following Ye Yuan's sword intent upward, the Soul Sea realm sword intent was entirely beyond what he could withstand.

At this point, Mo Yuntian reluctantly averted his gaze.

He dared not look any further; if he continued, he would be killed by Ye Yuan's sword intent.

Ye Yuan's cultivation was now similar to his, and if Ye Yuan were to attack him, he wouldn't even need to draw his sword.

Such was the gap between him and Ye Yuan!

Nevertheless, Mo Yuntian's gains today were undoubtedly immense!

"Ding!"

The forty-fifth "sword" character was completed, and Ye Yuan drifted down, landing before Mo Yuntian.

Mo Yuntian glanced at Ye Yuan and couldn't help sighing, "I never imagined Junior Brother's sword intent had reached such a terrifying level!"

Mo Yuntian felt genuine admiration for Ye Yuan.

He knew that he and Ye Yuan were from completely different worlds, and comparison was utterly meaningless.

With this thought, Mo Yuntian became more open-minded.

Ye Yuan smiled, "I am currently only at the eighth level of Condensing Crystal; sword intent beyond the Condensing Crystal realm cannot reach the corresponding level. But for now, it is sufficient for fellow disciples to comprehend the artistic conception."

In truth, Ye Yuan's understanding of sword intent went far beyond this. These "sword" characters were carved only using the "Green Firmament Purple Sun Sword Art."

If Ye Yuan had used the "Green Firmament Drifting Sword Intent" to carve, Mo Yuntian probably wouldn't have understood even the Spirit Liquid realm level.

The artistic conception of Supreme True Intent was simply not something that lower-realm martial artists could comprehend.

Mo Yuntian's gaze once again fell on the forty-five "sword" characters, each one different, each with its own charm.

Mo Yuntian knew this was because each character contained a different artistic conception!

It seemed that the path to comprehending true intent was still far off for him!

"If my estimation is correct, the passage between the two realms will open in about two months. During this time, let the fellow disciples come here to comprehend the sword intent," Ye Yuan said.