This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

On the arena

Lu Qingshan and Cao Xiaoxin stood at diagonal positions, facing each other from a distance, each controlling their own techniques to clash time and time again.

Although Cao Xiaoxin seemed to have the upper hand, he was unable to turn his advantage into victory.

Above the Sword Qi Cage formed by the Sword Qi Filaments, huge bulges appeared time and time again, as Cao Xiaoxin controlled three Sword Arrays to continuously spew forth Sword Light, attempting to break the Sword Qi cage.

But he was always just a little short of success, which kept eluding him.

However, both Lu Qingshan and Cao Xiaoxin believed they had compelling reasons to be victorious and so neither deviated much from their strategies.

The elder next to Zhuan Zhu looked on and suddenly his eyes lit up, incredulous and somewhat hesitant, he said, "Is Lu Qingshan... using Cao Xiaoxin as a whetstone, sharpening his sword against him?"

Zhuan Zhu was also intently watching Lu Qingshan.

He too noticed the change in Lu Qingshan.

"Indeed," Zhuan Zhu also said quietly, "His control over the Sword Qi Filaments is becoming more and more proficient. Initially, manipulating eight hundred Sword Qi Filaments was purely on a burst of energy; now, he seems to be getting the hang of it..."

"The Myriad Swords Art is one of the most famous Internal Sword Divine Skills of the Know Defend Tower. When perfected, even the top Sword Arrays dare not easily claim victory..."

"It's hard to say," the elder couldn't help but feel sentimental, "No wonder you're so fond of this Lu Qingshan, this boy truly has an extraordinary talent.

Cao Xiaoxin's Sword Array is near divine, and he tried to use his Internal Sword to forcefully collide with Cao Xiaoxin, which initially seemed to put him in a stalemate, as if he was destined to fail. Who would have thought that this boy is actually breaking through in the midst of battle!"

"Whether he can breakthrough or not is still hard to say." Zhuan Zhu watched Lu Qingshan closely.

Although Lu Qingshan was already showing such a sign, Zhuan Zhu understood that breaking through in battle was by no means as easy as one might think.

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Executing eight hundred Sword Qi Filaments already had Lu Qingshan exerting all his strength, and due to continuously pushing his Primordial Spirit to its limits, he was now feeling bouts of dizziness.

Yet, Lu Qingshan could also feel that his control over the Sword Qi Filaments was becoming more and more natural.

Five hundred and ten, five hundred and twenty... five hundred and fifty!

His potential seemed to be rapidly unlocking.

Five hundred and sixty... five hundred and ninety, six hundred!

"His Sword Qi Cage has become even harder to break than before!" Cao Xiaoxin, who had been waging a long battle with Lu Qingshan, finally noticed that something was amiss.

Cao Xiaoxin faintly smelled danger.

"Can't drag this out any longer, more dreams in a long night!" Originally prepared to calmly wait for Lu Qingshan to make a mistake, Cao Xiaoxin could not restrain himself any longer. With a thought, the twelve Flying Swords within the Sword Qi Cage instantly shifted formation.

The One-Line-Sky Formation and the nine Flying Swords of the Taiji Two Instruments Sword Formation scattered all at once.

The nine tiny Flying Swords named Silkworm Cong, Fish Fu, Mang Ran, Mount Emei, Yellow Crane, Monkey Na, Green Mud, Linked Peaks, and Sheer Cliff spun around, their Sword Light shining brightly.

Moments later, every three Flying Swords formed a character "品" shaped Three Talents Lotus Sword Formation.

Added to the previously formed Lotus Sword Formation by the three Flying Swords named Sorrowful Bird, Child Rule, and Night Moon.

Four Lotus Sword Formations were simultaneously formed.

"Four Sword Formations!" The many Cultivators watching were somewhat shocked.

"Cao Xiaoxin not only has a deep understanding of Sword Arrays, but his Primordial Spirit Realm must also be extremely high!"

"Lu Qingshan might not be able to hold on." Someone stated, because up to now, the clear-sighted crowd saw that Lu Qingshan controlling eight hundred Sword Qi Filaments was already at his limit.

While Cao Xiaoxin had the spare strength to control one more Sword Array, Lu Qingshan could not manage any more Sword Qi Filaments.

"It's going to end, Cao Xiaoxin is too strong!" The round-faced female Cultivator next to Spirit Moon said subconsciously, "But Lu Qingshan really isn't losing unjustly, before facing him, Cao Xiaoxin at most had only deployed two Sword Arrays.

This time, however, he was forced by Lu Qingshan to release four Sword Arrays at once."

Spirit Moon did not respond, but just clenched her fists tightly, staring nervously at the fight on the arena.

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"Swoosh!"

The lotus blossomed, and Sword Light danced, crisscrossing through the air.

As four Three Talents Lotus Sword Formations took shape, the Sword Light within the Sword Qi Cage became sharper, more powerful, and more numerous.

The Sword Light was beginning to suppress the radiating filaments of Sword Qi.

Boom, boom, boom!

Under the assault of the Sword Light, the Sword Qi Filaments were continuously eliminated.

The speed at which Lu Qingshan was patching the gaps was already falling behind the rate at which the Sword Qi Filaments were being extinguished.

Continuing at this rate, it wouldn't take long for the Sword Qi Cage to collapse.

Lu Qingshan took a deep breath.

It was only because his Primordial Spirit was strong that he could desperately control the eight hundred Sword Qi Filaments.

After Cao Xiaoxin conjured the four Sword Formations, the suddenly increased pressure had exceeded the threshold he could bear.

To be honest, if he hadn't insisted on competing with Cao Xiaoxin in the art of the Internal Sword, he shouldn't have struggled so much.

But that's just the way of the Sword Cultivator.

Since it was a duel on the stage, winning was certainly important, but while seeking victory, Lu Qingshan also wanted to fight to his heart's content.

Faced with Cao Xiaoxin, hailed as the strongest in Internal Sword, Lu Qingshan, thrilled by the hunt, couldn't help wanting to measure up against Cao Xiaoxin in the art of the Internal Sword.

That's what he thought, so that's what he did.

There was no other reason.

The unique charm of Sword Cultivators lay in this very capricious and unrestrained nature.

His mind was now completely immersed in the Sword Qi Filaments.

In this moment...

Lu Qingshan, who had long since grasped the Slaughter Sword Intent, inexplicably had a thought emerge in his mind as he prepared to spend Experience Points to enhance the level of the Myriad Swords Art.

Sword Intent could merge with the Flying Sword, enhancing its power.

If he could infuse the Slaughter Sword Intent into the Sword Qi Filaments, what kind of effect would that have?

As this idea surfaced, Lu Qingshan began to try unconsciously.

Merging Sword Intent with Sword Qi.

Unlike Sword Artifacts, Sword Qi is not tangible, so to infuse it with Sword Intent, what's crucial is the implicitness of the Sword Intent and the solidity of the Sword Qi.

With the Slaughter Sword Intent of the Unity Realm, Lu Qingshan had already reached a certain level of mastery in wielding Sword Intent, and as for the solidity of the Sword Qi, it had never been much of a problem for Lu Qingshan.

Therefore, although it was his first attempt, he succeeded as naturally as if all were predestined.

The consumption of Sword Intent was enormous.

Lu Qingshan felt the Spiritual Power within his body rushing out like a breached dam.

After a prolonged battle, the Spiritual Power within his Dantian, which was already down to fifty percent, lost another thirty percent in an instant.

The effect was significant.

Bang!

Accompanied by an explosion, the barely maintained Sword Qi Cage finally shattered, rays of Radiance dissipated, and the four Lotus Sword Formations, with their imposing momentum, charged directly toward Lu Qingshan.

In Lu Qingshan's eyes, the Sword Light was cold and fierce. Behind him, like thousands of swords returning to their origin, six hundred Sword Qi Filaments emerged, but each one was different from before.

Solid and carrying an indescribable lethal force, they harbored a terrifying Sword Intent that did not leak outward.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Radiant lights tore through the sky, accompanied by a sonic boom, and they bombarded the lotuses transformed by the four Lotus Sword Formations.