Chapter 200: Chapter 113: Standing Shoulder to Shoulder with a Cave Void Cultivator
Jian Ruyu was the foremost prodigy among the younger generation within the Divine Sword Sect, naturally attracting countless followers.
The moment she made a move, cultivators took notice and a buzz of discussion emerged.
“It’s Jian Ruyu! Jian Ruyu is going in!”
“Rumor has it that Jian Ruyu’s sword intent is close to great success, not too far from perfection. And she’s only at the Nascent Soul Realm! Such a level of sword intent cultivation, even surpassing most of our senior Cave Void sword cultivators! Her talent is unimaginable.”
“Who are those two people by Jian Ruyu’s side? The elder exudes a profound and vast aura, he must be a very powerful sword cultivator, his cultivation having reached the Cave Void Realm, right? And the other young man seems to be just at the Golden Core. Does he have the confidence to enter the Sword Tao Platform?”
“To be able to enter the Sword Tao Platform at the Golden Core Realm? If he really succeeds, he might well be a sword dao prodigy not inferior to Bai Shaoming.”
“Don’t you know? That young man is a famous prodigy in Qingzhou, rumored to have comprehended sword intent in the Qi Cultivation Realm, even provoking a Qi Cultivation Thunder Tribulation! His talent is monstrous!”
“Sss…” The crowd gasped and looked at Lu Yi with changed expressions.
“Really? That strong? If he really comprehended sword intent in the Qi Cultivation Realm then how strong must his sword intent be now that he’s at Golden Core?!”
The crowd discussed animatedly, and their attention began to shift towards Lu Yi.
In the sky, Xing Jiuzheng and the group of Great Mahayana Elders were also paying attention to Jian Ruyu.
A round-faced elder said with a slight smile, “Ruyu’s sword intent has grown stronger since the last time.”
“Exactly, with her talent, reaching the Mahayana Realm should pose no problem, and the Tribulation Transcendence Realm might also be achievable. She truly is a rare gem.”
“That youngster with Ruyu seems quite out of the ordinary…” one of the elders stated with some uncertainty.
Upon hearing this, others also cast their gazes over, focusing intently on Lu Yi. Soon, they too showed a hint of surprise, “Hmm? We can’t sense any sword intent? What’s the matter with this young fellow?”
Even Xing Jiuzheng could not help but take a second look, furrowing his brows, “His inner sword intent has returned to simplicity… This young man, he is exceptional. Where is he from?”
“I don’t know. It seems they are acquainted given their relationship; could they be old friends?”
While they were speaking, the trio of Lu Yi had already arrived at the edge of the Sword Intent Platform.
As the three stepped inside, Elder Ming’s sword intent soared into the sky, stirring the winds and clouds so forcefully that even the spiritual energy auroras shook. The cultivators within the Sword Dao Platform turned their heads in surprise at Elder Ming’s sword intent.
Elder Ming’s potent sword intent confronted the sword intent within the Sword Dao Platform. And before it could even approach within three feet of him, it slowly dispersed.
He stepped forward and entered.
On the other side, Jian Ruyu also stepped forward into the platform, with jade-colored sword intent conjuring a Jade Dragon around her for protection.
As the Jade Dragon roared, the initially trembling swords calmed down, and no sword intent was emitted.
Yet, when Lu Yi entered, the reaction was the least pronounced. He walked on like an ordinary person, one step at a time, and the swords on the Sword Dao Platform seemed not to react, not even stirring sword intent.
He entered the Sword Dao Platform with such calm.
Many cultivators witnessed this scene with astonishment on their faces.
“…What’s going on? Why didn’t the sword intent react when that young man stepped onto the Sword Dao Platform?”
“Could there be something wrong with the Sword Dao Platform?”
Some cautious cultivators moved closer, intending to test whether the Sword Dao Platform was indeed malfunctioning.
However, the moment they stepped onto the Sword Dao Platform, they were repulsed by a terrifying sword intent and coughed up blood repeatedly.
This made the previously eager cultivators freeze in place.
They looked at Lu Yi, their expressions fraught with awe and confusion.
“The Sword Dao Platform isn’t broken, so how did he do it?!”
“Did he really comprehend sword intent in the Qi Cultivation Realm? I’m starting to believe it; he’s not simple at all.”
In the sky, Xing Jiuzheng and the others remained silent, deeply observing Lu Yi as he slowly stepped onto the Sword Dao Platform, their faces etched with shock.
“This… sword intent like an ocean, returning true to simplicity, the Sword Dao Platform treats him like a long sword, hardly able to initiate any sword intent.”
“This lad is indeed extraordinary! His sword intent cultivation is extremely high, I fear it surpasses ninety percent.”
“But how is that possible? He’s only at the Golden Core Realm yet his sword intent surpasses ninety percent?! Could he be a naturally born Sword Immortal?!”
The eyes of Xing Jiuzheng and his companions flickered brightly.
As guardians of the Sword Tao Sacred Land, they truly understood what it meant for a Golden Core Cultivator to possess such an advance in sword intent cultivation.
If there were no accidents, such a cultivator would certainly prove the Way with the sword and ascend to immortality.
After a moment of silence, Xing Jiuzheng spoke up, “Inform the Old Master, there’s a naturally born Sword Immortal seedling here, and he will be very pleased.”
One of the elders spoke up with sparkling eyes, “I wonder if he would be willing to join our Divine Sword Sect?”
“A Sword Immortal seedling like him should cultivate in our Divine Sword Sect, otherwise it would be a waste of talent! I am willing to take him as my direct disciple!”
“Pah! I was thinking of taking him as my direct disciple too!”
The group of elders began to argue, unexpectedly squabbling over the matter.
After stepping onto the Sword Tao Platform, Lu Yi realized the uniqueness of it.
Standing on the Sword Tao Platform, Lu Yi could clearly sense the ever-changing profound mysteries of the sword dao, seeming to emanate from the swords and the platform itself.
It was as though the platform itself was narrating the philosophy of the sword dao.
Especially as streaks of sword intent continuously swirled above the Sword Tao Platform, cultivators had to use their own sword intent to counteract in order to stand firm. It was a form of tempering.
A sword unsharpened would never be keen.