A Rank Three Sword Intent, Qin Chu unleashed a Rank Three Sword Intent!
This filled the eyes of the Sword Cultivators watching outside the stele with shock. While Sword Cultivators with Rank Three Sword Intent were rare, there were still some, but none were as young as Qin Chu. The youngest were all twenty-five or twenty-six, while Qin Chu was clearly under twenty.
"Holy crap! This guy is ruthless!" The brocade-clad young man whose beast carriage Qin Chu had snatched was filled with surprise. When he was robbed, he only thought Qin Chu's combat power was formidable, not that Qin Chu was Heaven-Defying. But now, it seemed that wasn't the case at all; Qin Chu simply hadn't been ruthless with him and his guards at the time.
"To possess a Rank Three Sword Intent at this age is truly Heaven-Defying! He's not a fool; he has real strength!" Another Sword Cultivator spoke, a hint of shame on his face.
Look down on Qin Chu? That was just not being sharp enough. Qin Chu dared to enter Heavenly Sword Mountain because he had the capital to do so.
Feeling the pressure of Heavenly Sword Mountain's Sword Intent, Qin Chu sat cross-legged, using his own Sword Intent to contend with Heavenly Sword Mountain's Sword Intent. In this confrontation, he tempered and improved his own Sword Intent. He had only recently comprehended Rank Three Sword Intent, so he didn't dare to advance too far.
The brocade-clad young man sat down, his eyes fixed on Qin Chu, observing the Sword Intent emanating from him. Everyone else did the same. Among the Sword Cultivators who had currently entered Heavenly Sword Mountain, Qin Chu's Sword Intent was the weakest, and by observing his Sword Intent, they could comprehend more because it was relatively similar.
Fearlessness, intrepidity, and etherealness—Qin Chu understood everything that Rank Three Sword Intent encompassed. In the Azure Cloud Sect, he understood the heart of fearlessness and the courage of intrepidity. From Yi Feng, Qin Chu comprehended the etherealness of 'Sword is everything.' This was the essence of Rank Three Sword Intent.
The Sword Intent continuously intersected and contended. In this contention, Qin Chu's Sword Intent became increasingly mature.
At this moment, a sword hum emanated from the brocade-robed young man outside the stele, followed by an outburst of Rank Three Sword Intent.
He had a Breakthrough. By observing the Sword Intent on Qin Chu, the brocade-robed young man's Sword Intent had achieved a Breakthrough.
Looking at Qin Chu's back, the brocade-robed young man's eyes were complex. He had a conflict with Qin Chu and was even robbed by him, but now he owed Qin Chu, and he had to admit that.
Taking a breath, the brocade-robed young man began to stabilize his Sword Intent. Once his Sword Intent was stable, he could enter the stele to temper his own Sword Intent.
Qin Chu had fallen into a meditative state, not only tempering his Sword Intent but also consuming Medicinal Pills to Cultivate Origin Qi. When he felt hungry, Qin Chu directly ate a Grain Abstinence Pill.
Grain Abstinence Pills were also considered mainstream Medicinal Pills, categorized into Rank Three and Rank Four according to their Rank, but Qin Chu could refine both.
Half a month passed. When he felt that the Sword Intent released by Heavenly Sword Mountain no longer exerted much pressure on him, Qin Chu stood up and began to move forward. When he felt he couldn't withstand it anymore, he stopped and began his second Cultivation session.
Shock once again appeared in the eyes of the onlookers, because the distance one penetrated into Heavenly Sword Mountain indicated the maturity of one's Sword Intent. In a short period, Qin Chu had advanced a significant distance, which showed a large degree of improvement.
In Heavenly Sword City, within the City Lord's Mansion, a man in a green robe was reporting to an elder seated in the main seat.
"You mean, the two young men have very deep foundations in the Dao of the Sword?" the elder seated in the main seat asked.
"Yes, especially the young man who entered first. He's only seventeen or eighteen, but he possesses a genuine Rank Three Sword Intent!" the green-robed man said.
"Since they are promising talents, then pay close attention to them. When they emerge from Heavenly Sword Mountain, invite them to the City Lord's Mansion. Our Sacred Martial Sect needs promising talents," the elder instructed.
Any force, whether a Sect, an Imperial Dynasty, or even a Family, needed to recruit promising talents. Promising talents were the future of a force. Even if the Sacred Martial Sect was powerful, it still needed to build up its personnel reserves.
Qin Chu Cultivated with his eyes closed. When he felt the Medicinal Pill's energy was gone, he popped another into his mouth. When he felt that his current location wasn't providing enough tempering for his Sword Intent, he moved to a new position and continued forward.
Palace Master Yin Yue and Qin Lingxi arrived in Central State. After inquiries by their scouts, they found clues about Qin Chu and learned that he had been to Azure Mountain.
"Sister Lingxi, although your Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan lives in seclusion, your influence is still immense. It's too difficult for ordinary forces to find someone," Palace Master Yin Yue said with some emotion. In Central State, finding someone was like searching for a needle in a haystack, yet the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan could still track him down.
"When the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan was defeated back then, most of its main members died in battle. The remaining portion retreated into seclusion and hid, but the peripheral forces still exist, so gathering information is not too difficult," Qin Lingxi said.
Palace Master Yin Yue and Qin Lingxi's group arrived at Azure Mountain and met Yi Feng.
Upon seeing Qin Lingxi, Yi Feng's eyes were filled with surprise, and he quickly bowed in greeting. "Princess, you cannot show your face now. There are enemy scouts around the Holy Land, and Azure Mountain is a bit too close to the Holy Land."
"This Princess knows. This Princess is looking for someone," Qin Lingxi said, taking out a portrait and handing it to Yi Feng. The person in the portrait was Qin Chu. Palace Master Yin Yue had drawn it; she had interacted with Qin Chu, so the likeness was very vivid.
"This guy... the Princess wants to find him. He's a pit..." Yi Feng said half-heartedly, unable to continue because Qin Lingxi's gaze was not pleased.
"Where is he?" Qin Lingxi asked, looking at Yi Feng.
"He ran off. The situation was like this..." Yi Feng briefly recounted what happened after Qin Chu appeared.
"At that time, Yi Feng had no choice. The few guards of the White Tiger Sacred Clan were quite strong. After being held back by them, when Yi Feng went to look for him again, he was long gone, and no further clues were found," Yi Feng said.
"Yi Feng, there are no outsiders here, and this Princess trusts Azure Mountain. I can tell you that Qin Chu is the newest generation, the sole heir of the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan, so he must be found," Qin Lingxi said to Yi Feng.
Azure Mountain was once one of the most absolutely loyal forces under the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan, so Qin Lingxi felt at ease entrusting Yi Feng with this task.
Yi Feng's eyes were filled with shock. He hadn't expected the young man who had caused him trouble to be the sole heir of the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan.
"Princess, rest assured, all of Azure Mountain will fully search for Young Master. Should we kill the guardians of that Holy Land?" Yi Feng asked, because according to custom, when a core member of the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan emerged, they would visit the Vermilion Bird Holy Land and kill the guardians arranged by the White Tiger Sacred Clan and the Blazing Thunder Sacred Clan.
"Since they saw Qin Chu appear, then they cannot be allowed to live. Take them down tonight. This Princess also needs to pay respects to some uncles!" Qin Lingxi nodded and said.
Time passed unnoticed in the mountains. Qin Chu had already moved positions several times. His Rank Three Sword Intent was now mature. This time, he arrived before another stele.
The location of the stele was the dividing line for the Sword Intent Ranks of Heavenly Sword Mountain, also a critical point. Qin Chu was currently in the area of Rank Three Sword Intent. If he crossed the stele's boundary, he would enter the area for Rank Four Sword Intent impact.