Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect-Chapter 28 Sword Intent

A day and a night later, Li Qian didn't travel with the other Inner Sect Disciples, instead he returned to the Divine Sword Sect alone ahead of schedule.

After all, coming back a day earlier meant he could strike the bell one more day and refine the Chen Bell once more.

When it was time to turn in the mission, Li Qian discovered that the contribution points for this mission were not three hundred, but five hundred.

The additional two hundred points were compensation for the increased risk associated with the escort mission.

Then he went to the wooden hut in the valley.

He told his master Zhou Buping about what had happened during the mission.

Zhou Buping only said one sentence: "As a Martial Artist, you will encounter more and more of such matters in the future."

After returning to the Bell Platform, it was still the Shen hour, and he could strike the bell once more.

"The mountain is still the best."

Li Qian sat on the Chen Bell Platform, gazing at the distant green mountains and clear waters, feeling an inner tranquility suddenly wash over him.

Due to his eight days away from the Divine Sword Sect, all the hourglasses had run out.

He couldn't determine the time accurately.

Fortunately, it was a clear day today so he could approximate the time by observing the sun.

Next, he set up the hourglasses anew by combining the Sun Observation Timing Method taught by Elder Song and his knowledge of astronomy and geography from his previous life.

Of course, this timekeeping wouldn't be accurate.

He still needed to adjust based on the time signals from the Gengluo Room.

So, before the You hour arrived, Li Qian finally finished all his preparatory work.

Dong Dong Dong Dong...

The clear sound of the bell rang out seven times, echoing across the skies above the Divine Sword Sect, resonating for a long time.

Feeling the vitality of his blood and Inner Qi, Li Qian immediately took up a stance and began practicing the Heartless Sword Technique.

Suddenly, an intangible aura spread out. Countless fragments of Sword Qi quickly converged around Li Qian as the center, turning his surroundings into an ocean of Sword Qi.

At this moment, Li Qian's spirit entered a strange state.

As if he'd forgotten everything.

He forgot the swordsmanship.

He forgot the sword in his hand.

His mind fell into a void.

There was a sword in his hand, a sword in his body, but paradoxically, his heart was without a sword.

When one set of the swordsmanship was completed, the surrounding Sword Qi dissipated as if it never existed.

Li Qian abruptly opened his eyes, his gaze clear and bright.

"Am I..."

He pondered over that indescribable extraordinary state.

Suddenly, he had an idea and quickly summoned the system interface.

Host: Li Qian.

Cultivation: Postnatal (Eighth Layer 57/100).

Sacrificial Artifact: Chen Bell (Magic 182/10000).

Martial Skills: Sword Stabbing Fist (Perfect), Heartless Sword Technique (Perfect).

Martial Intent: Heartless Sword Intent (Phantom 1/100)

Secret Skill: Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Qi.

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"The Heartless Sword Technique has actually reached perfection, and I have even comprehended the Heartless Sword Intent? Even the Secret Skill of the Heartless Sword Technique has been comprehended."

Li Qian murmured to himself.

This Secret Skill was extremely powerful, a true trump card.

Moreover, this Secret Skill must be used in conjunction with Sword Intent, using one's own Inner Qi to draw upon Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, transforming it into countless Sword Qi to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.

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"Drawing upon Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, isn't that something only Innate Martial Artists can do?"

Li Qian was internally shocked.

This Secret Skill, Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Qi, was too powerful.

It meant that with his Postnatal Eighth Layer cultivation, he could draw upon Heaven and Earth Essence Qi and unleash an Innate Strike.

Of course, it was only one strike.

But such offensive power, for a Postnatal Martial Artist who is not Innate, it is absolutely a significant dimensionality reduction attack.

"If during the previous mission I had comprehended the Sword Intent and Secret Skill, I could have easily dealt with the mere Postnatal Ninth Layer assailant."

Li Qian suddenly understood a bit; that day on Jade Screen Peak, when Elder Qing Shan waved his hand, a great amount of Sword Qi fell.

That was definitely the result of harnessing the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi.

He suddenly had some understanding of why the Divine Sword Sect required its Inner Sect Disciples to participate in various missions every year... Perhaps the goal was to train the Inner Sect Disciples.

He had only gone out to complete one mission, experienced a battle, came back to cultivate once, and immediately made a breakthrough in the Heartless Sword Technique.

This was definitely directly related to his going out on the mission.

In the following days, he didn't go anywhere else, staying in the Bell Platform to consolidate his realm.

After perfection of the Heartless Sword Technique, his cultivation progress resumed at a rate of a little per day.

However, the advancement of the Heartless Sword Intent was very difficult.

It only improved by a little in seven days.

In other words, to advance the Heartless Sword Intent another step from the imaginary level would need at least seven hundred days, or almost two years.

Nevertheless, Li Qian could still accept this.

A few more days passed, and at dusk, Li Qian came to the wooden cabin in the valley and met his master, Zhou Buping.

"Have you comprehended Sword Intent?"

The moment Zhou Buping laid eyes on Li Qian, he suddenly sat up straight from the rocking chair.

His tone carried a hint of astonishment.

"Yes, Master, I've just comprehended Heartless Sword Intent... as well as the Secret Skill, Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Qi."

Li Qian did not conceal anything.

"What's your current cultivation level?"

Zhou Buping asked.

Although he could sense the trace of intangible Sword Intent contained within Li Qian, he was not able to sense his cultivation level.

"Postnatal Ninth Layer."

Li Qian honestly replied.

"Good, good, good. At the Postnatal Ninth Layer and you've comprehended Sword Intent..."

Zhou Buping was very happy.

The comprehension of his disciple was higher than he had imagined.

Even his cultivation had reached the Postnatal Ninth Layer, which showed that his root bone qualifications were not bad either.

Initially, during the entrance assessment, he didn't know what had happened, but it had unnecessarily delayed this disciple's time by more than two years.

If he had entered the Inner Sect over two years earlier... he would now likely be making a push for the Innate Realm.

To make a push for the Innate Realm in just over three years, even in the history of the Divine Sword Sect, was exceedingly rare.

"Disciple, remember these words from your master: If your cultivation reaches Postnatal Perfection, you must not choose to directly break through to the Innate Realm."

Zhou Buping spoke gravely.

"Master, why is that?"

Li Qian asked curiously.

"Nine is the ultimate level of Postnatal, but between Postnatal and Innate, there is another realm known as the Leakless Realm, which mainly focuses on Body Refinement and the perfection of Inner Qi, comprehending Martial Intent, coupled with a Perfect Body, to achieve the three blooms of essence, energy, and spirit. Only then can one achieve Perfect Innate Realm, bound to become a Martial Saint in the future."

Zhou Buping explained.

"Leakless Realm? Master, are there restrictions for achieving this realm?"

Li Qian asked.

"To become Innate, one only needs to have perfected Inner Qi and consume an Innate Pill to do so, but to refine the Perfect Body, besides comprehending Martial Intent, one must not reach the Innate Realm; otherwise, the Physical Body will always be influenced by Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, and can never attain the state of Leakless."

Zhou Buping said.

"Master, to achieve Innate, is the Innate Pill a must?"

Li Qian asked another question.

"At the Postnatal level, if one doesn't comprehend Martial Intent, they must use the Innate Pill, and there is also a certain rate of failure, which is related to the Cultivation Technique practised. The more profound the Cultivation Technique, the higher the success rate. If Martial Intent is comprehended... then without the need for the Innate Pill, one can naturally transition to the Innate Realm with cultivation... Therefore, after your Inner Qi is perfected, you must halt your cultivation and instead practice the special Body Refining Vajra Skill."

Zhou Buping replied.

"Master, can't I practice the Body Refining Vajra Skill now?"

Li Qian asked.

"No, if the Body Refining Vajra Skill is practised before Inner Qi is perfected, it will lead to impure essence and spirit, thereby affecting the final state of the Perfect Body."

Zhou Buping shook his head.

Li Qian immediately understood.

Going forward, his goal was to achieve the Perfect Innate.

Only by doing so, could he step into an even higher Martial Realm in the future.

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