Divine Wilderness Dragon Emperor

The Celestial River Sword Technique has no set forms.

However, the genius of the Mystical of the Sword is precisely this lack of forms. Wherever the Sword Intent reaches, it can manifest in infinite ways.

Only when the sword moves as an extension of one's will can one achieve the Realm of the Unity of Man and Sword.

Otherwise, set forms would only become chains that bind a person.

This was the brilliance of the Celestial River Sword Technique.

From this session of Sword Enlightenment, Ling Fei had clearly come to understand this point.

After muttering to himself, he stood up, his gaze shifting to the side.

"Young Master Ling, from the looks of it, you've gained quite a lot!" The moment Ling Fei stood up, Shangguan Yurou immediately walked over, a smile on her face.

"Haha, I gained a little something. What about you all?" Ling Fei said with a smile, looking at Shangguan Yurou and the approaching Pang Fei and Zhou Feng.

"We all gained something, but Young Master Ling, your Light of Sword Intent from the Sword Tower shot up to twelve zhang and eight chi! That's just heaven-defying!" Zhou Feng laughed, a look of envy in his eyes. 'If I had that kind of talent, what would I have to fear about not dominating a region in the future!'

"The Light of Sword Intent reached twelve zhang and eight chi?" Ling Fei's eyes widened in surprise. He hadn't been aware of this himself.

"Haha, the Light of Sword Intent is a measure of the depth of one's comprehension of Sword Intent. It can also be used to gauge the strength of a person's Sword Dao talent," Pang Fei said with a laugh. "The light you just triggered reached a height of twelve zhang and eight chi. That broke an eight-hundred-year-old record at our Celestial River Academy!"

"I broke the record?" Ling Fei raised an eyebrow. But judging by Pang Fei's expression, he knew he had unintentionally done something incredible.

"Hee hee, my older sister's Light of Sword Intent reached nine zhang and nine chi back then, and it caused a huge sensation throughout the academy. Now that you've broken her record, it's bound to cause a stir. I wonder if she'll come looking for you for a sword duel. Hehe, my sister is a true Sword Dao genius, you know," Yurou giggled.

'I'd love to see my sister's face when she hears the news.'

'It's bound to be priceless, right?'

'After all, her sister has always stood alone at the peak, looking down on everyone in her generation!'

'How will she feel, now that someone has suddenly surpassed her?'

"So that's why!" After hearing what Yurou and Pang Fei had to say, Ling Fei finally understood why everyone was reacting this way.

'But I comprehended the Celestial River Nine Swords within the Celestial River Sword Wall, which is a step beyond simply comprehending ordinary Sword Intent,' Ling Fei thought.

'After all, there's a world of difference between comprehending Sword Intent and comprehending an entire Swordsmanship style on your own.'

'My Swordsmanship was something I comprehended myself, not a simple imitation of the Sword Forms of my predecessors.'

'With this kind of talent, it's only natural that my Light of Sword Intent could reach a height of twelve zhang and eight chi.'

"Let's head out," Yurou said with a charming smile. "I'm afraid there are probably a lot of people waiting for us outside right now."

"That's for sure!" Pang Fei and Zhou Feng also looked on with anticipation.

Only Liu Ming wore a gloomy expression.

He could clearly sense the change in Ling Fei's aura.

The Ling Fei of today radiated a kind of transcendent Sword Intent.

It seemed he had truly mastered the True Sword Dao Intent.

Ling Fei, Yurou, and the others started back the way they came.

Seeing this, Dean Zhou, who was outside, stepped onto the long bridge and walked to the entrance of the Sword Tomb to open the door for them.

"Ling Fei's out!" As Ling Fei and his group emerged from the Sword Tomb, excited shouts immediately erupted.

Nearly ten thousand people had gathered on the mountainside.

The training grounds were packed, and people were even perched on the tree branches.

As Ling Fei appeared, the crowd roared. The sheer force of the sound caused the tree branches to sway and even scattered the clouds and mist lingering on the mountainside.

'These people... are so intense!' The roar was so deafening that even Ling Fei was taken aback for a moment.

"Of course they are. You broke the record, after all." Yurou gave a charming smile, feeling a sense of pride for Ling Fei.

"Haha, very good. You are a Sword Dao prodigy the likes of which our Celestial River Academy hasn't seen in eight hundred years!" Vice Dean Zhou, who stood before them, also smiled.

"A Sword Dao prodigy?" Ling Fei shook his head and said, "The path of Martial Arts is vast. I have only just reached the threshold. There is still a long road ahead to reach the Martial Arts Peak." To him, breaking a record was just empty fame. Becoming a true expert and treading the path to the Martial Arts Peak was all that mattered.

"Well said. You are only at the beginning. Everything depends on what you do from now on," Vice Dean Zhou said with a nod.

Then, the group stepped onto the long bridge and crossed to the other side.

"Congratulations on comprehending Sword Intent!" As Ling Fei's group reached the other side, Instructor Ruo Huan came forward to congratulate them.

"Well done, Ling Fei!" some of the other instructors praised him, unable to hold back.

A celebratory atmosphere filled the air.

"So that's Ling Fei?" In the distance, the gazes of several senior students were locked onto him.

"His aura is certainly extraordinary, but I wonder what his combat prowess is actually like?" The eyes of the senior students in the crowd burned with fiery intensity.

At this moment, many of them were itching for a chance to spar with Ling Fei and see how strong this new genius really was.

"Alright, everyone disperse!" Seeing how worked up the students were getting, the instructors immediately spoke up.

Meanwhile, Ling Fei rode Shangguan Hong's Profound Eagle and flew off from the mountainside.

Otherwise, if he had tried to leave on foot, he would have surely been mobbed by the crowd.

"He's gone just like that?" Watching Ling Fei depart, the crowd felt a sense of unfulfillment.

...

Shangguan Hong brought Ling Fei to Cold Island.

"If you need anything, feel free to find me or Yurou." After saying this, Shangguan Hong took his leave.

"Goodbye, Young Master Ling!" Yurou also said her farewell.

Shangguan Qingmu, however, watched with an envious gaze.

At this point, his feelings toward Ling Fei had become extremely complex.

He vaguely recalled their first meeting in Longtan Town, when he had believed it was impossible for the young man to possess a Spirit Body.

'Looking back now, how foolish and ignorant I was.'

This youth's talent was terrifying, surpassing anyone he had ever known.

'Now that he has comprehended Sword Intent, he has clearly reached the Mid Stage of Innate,' Shangguan Qingmu thought.

It had only been four months, and he had leaped from the Ninth Layer of Body Tempering straight into the Mid Stage of Innate. Such speed made even him, a disciple from a major clan, feel ashamed of his own progress.

"Goodbye!" Ling Fei said, bidding them farewell as well.

With that, Shangguan Qingmu and Yurou left together.

...

「Nightfall. In the Cold Cave Cultivation Room.」

Vast amounts of Cold Essence Qi surged toward Ling Fei.

Within his body, Cold Chi True Qi was being continuously generated.

'When I comprehended the True Dragon Intent, I had already stepped into the Innate Mid Stage Realm. Now that I've also comprehended the True Sword Dao Intent, my foundation has stabilized even further. The only thing I'm lacking now is True Qi. Furthermore, I need to comprehend more of the Cold Dao Mystical and grasp the Ice Sealing Intent. Only then will my Mid Stage of Innate be considered perfect.' Ling Fei had a crystal-clear understanding of his own cultivation status. If he could raise his True Qi levels, he would be fully capable of contending with those senior students who had entered the Innate Mid Stage Realm.

In fact, even ordinary senior students at the Innate Mid Stage Realm would be no match for him.

This was because their comprehension of Martial Arts was nowhere near as profound as his.

For seven straight days, Ling Fei remained in seclusion, and the Cold Chi True Qi within his body grew ever more vast.

In addition, he also set aside time to cultivate the True Dragon Refining God Technique to temper his soul. As a result, his Power of Soul was also continuously growing stronger.

While Ling Fei was in seclusion, the discussions about him throughout Celestial River Academy never ceased.

The top ten geniuses on the Earth List all wanted to see this freshman for themselves.

However, one could not rashly intrude upon another's personal Cultivation Land. If the owner filed a report, the intruder would be punished by the academy.

Therefore, no one dared to disturb Ling Fei at his Cultivation Land.

'It's time to go to the Celestial River Windy Pass and comprehend the Mystical of the Wind.' On this day, Ling Fei rose and left his Cultivation Land.