Great Sword Intention, Wind Spirit Step

His gaze swept over.

The broken sword was about half a meter long, clearly part of the same sword fragment Xiao Ming had previously obtained, just a bit longer.

Besides the broken sword, Xiao Ming also acquired a pile of miscellaneous items.

Among the clutter, the most valuable items were a few bottles of pills to improve Cultivation Level and two secret manuals.

Jiang Tianwu's saber, after the clash of saber and sword, already had numerous cracks on its blade.

It was essentiallyWasted (useless).

However, this long saber could serve as a token to complete the mission, as it was Jiang Tianwu's personal weapon.

Putting away the long saber and other miscellaneous items, Xiao Ming opened a medicine bottle and poured out the pills, revealing small, pale red, Huang-grade pills.

These were commonly consumed by Xiantian Realm martial artists, and their medicinal power was still quite potent.

But for Xiao Ming, who was already at the middle-stage of Yuangang Realm, they seemed a bit low-grade.

“However, if Hu Yunxi consumes them, they should have some effect.”

Putting away the pills, Xiao Ming looked at the two secret manuals.

Both secret manuals were Earth-grade cultivation techniques. One was entirely blood-red, with the four characters 'Blood Butcher Saber Technique' written on its cover.

The other was a jade-green color, an Earth-grade movement technique called 'Wind Spirit Step'.

Xiao Ming possessed the Imperial Sky-Shocking Sword Art and had no interest in the Blood Butcher Saber Technique, but he was quite curious about the Wind Spirit Step.

If he cultivated it, his strength would surely increase significantly.

However.

This was not a good place to cultivate, as the air was filled with the stench of corpses, mixed with a choking smell of blood.

With a flick of his sleeve, Xiao Ming conjured the Nu Lei Sword, then stepped onto the long sword and soared into the sky, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

A long time after Xiao Ming had departed.

Lin Feng and Su Jin arrived belatedly on their horses.

Seeing the dried corpses around them and Jiang Tianwu lying lifeless on the ground, Lin Feng and Su Jin simultaneously revealed looks of astonishment.

The two looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

“Lin Feng, look at the body on the ground. This person looks so much like Jiang Tianwu in the portrait…” Su Jin whispered.

Lin Feng sighed deeply, “We arrived too late!”

...Meanwhile.

Xiao Ming flew by Sword Control Technique and arrived at an unnamed mountain peak.

After confirming that there were no other people to disturb him, Xiao Ming found a clean, flat boulder and sat cross-legged.

Then, he took out the newly acquired broken sword fragment.

Holding the broken sword, Xiao Ming channeled the true qi within his body, vigorously pouring it into the broken sword, while intently staring at the beautiful sword patterns on its surface.

Soon.

Something unusual happened.

The dense layers of sword patterns seemed to come alive, trembling violently, and then a sharp and domineering aura suddenly burst forth from within the broken sword!

The aura shot straight into the sky, tearing through the clouds like a sharp sword!

The next moment.

The void in front of Xiao Ming vibrated, and a wide river of sword qi appeared.

Compared to the river of sword qi he saw the first time, this one was wider, and the sword intent it emitted was even more piercing to the eyes, inspiring fear!

The river of sword qi spanned across Xiao Ming’s front, seemingly illusory yet substantial, incredibly wondrous.

At the same time.

The strands of sword qi within the Great River began to move, like lively, large fish, happily darting about in the river.

Xiao Ming took a deep breath, then extended a finger and lightly pointed at the river of sword qi.

“Whoosh!”

A sudden whooshing sound erupted.

The river of sword qi seemed to find an outlet, and all the sword qi surged towards Xiao Ming's fingertip, flowing into his body one after another.

Xiao Ming was struck as if by lightning, his body trembling slightly beyond his control.

About a minute later.

The river of sword qi had completely poured into Xiao Ming's body, and everything returned to normal.

After absorbing the river of sword qi, Xiao Ming's entire body emitted dazzling sword light. The boulder he sat on, unable to withstand the piercing sword light, shattered into dust with a 'bang'.

Feeling the changes in his body, Xiao Ming stood up with satisfaction.

At this moment, he had cultivated the Great River Sword Intent to the Grandmaster stage!

Deep within his dantian, powerful and domineering sword qi surged!

Looking around, Xiao Ming saw a small hill in the distance, tens of meters high, entirely composed of hard rock.

With a faint smile, Xiao Ming extended his finger and pointed heavily at the small hill.

“Screech!”

A thick sword qi shot out from his fingertip, carrying a domineering sword might as it struck.

“Boom!!”

A deafening explosion.

The small hill was instantly obliterated by his thick sword qi. In an instant, countlessgravel (shattered rocks) spread in all directions, and dust filled the sky.

“Good heavens, the power of this sword qi is truly formidable. With a casual strike now, I could probably severely injure or even kill martial artists of the same Cultivation Level!”

A satisfied smile once again appeared on Xiao Ming's face.

However, the cultivation was not over.

After mastering the Great River Sword Intent, he took out the Wind Spirit Step secret manual.

Opening the manual, Xiao Ming began to cultivate diligently.

Approximately twenty minutes later.

Xiao Ming closed the secret manual, then his figure flickered, and he instantly transformed into a swift gust of wind, vanishing from his original spot.

Whoosh!

The sound of wind swept past.

Xiao Ming suddenly appeared several hundred meters away. As soon as his figure emerged, Xiao Ming vanished again from his spot.

He appeared out of thin air a hundred meters to the left.

Then he suddenly disappeared again, reappearing at a new location.

Xiao Ming was sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, one moment in the valley, the next on a treetop. He was like an incredibly fast gust of wind, making him impossible to grasp.

Whoosh.

The sound of wind ceased.

Xiao Ming's clear figure emerged.

“As expected of the Earth-grade movement technique, Wind Spirit Step! I have cultivated the Wind Spirit Step to perfection, resulting in incredibly fast and elusive speed, making me difficult to pinpoint.”

“If I were to face a martial artist of the same Cultivation Level, my opponent probably wouldn't even have a chance to react before I easily blasted him to death!”

With a sigh, Xiao Ming opened his life script, and his information appeared:

host: Xiao Ming

Cultivation Level: Yuangang Realm middle-stage

Destiny: Quite Lucky (Orange), Luck Endowed (Temporary)

Physique: Indestructible Sword Body (Heaven-grade)

Main Cultivation Technique: Imperial Sky-Shocking Sword Art Third Stage (Heaven-grade)

Movement Technique: Wind Spirit Step (Earth-grade)

Martial Skills: Hundred Shadow Frenzy Slash, Shattered Moon Slash, Sword Control Technique

Special Martial Skills: Yuangang Realm Great River Sword Intent (Grandmaster)

True Qi Attributes: Thunder, Metal

Life Script: The host killed Blood Butcher Hand Jiang Tianwu, devoured his orange destiny, and was influenced by Hu Yunxi's heaven-defying destiny, causing his own fate to change to a certain extent.

Recent Opportunities: The host is influenced by Hu Yunxi's heaven-defying destiny, increasing his luck and making it easy to obtain minor opportunities.

Orange destiny!

Grandmaster-stage Great River Sword Intent!

Earth-grade movement technique Wind Spirit Step!

This mission in the Stormwind Forest brought Xiao Ming many gains. Compared to when he arrived, his strength had surged considerably.

“The mission is complete. It’s time to go back.”

Xiao Ming looked up at the sky, then conjured the Nu Lei Sword and stepped onto the sword to soar into the sky.