…
any one of these techniques alone would be enough to trigger a bloody struggle among countless sects and factions.
Even in the Upper Realm, they would be sufficient to spark a massive slaughter.
Yet at this very moment, Zhu Chen possessed all four of these supreme techniques simultaneously.
If the immortal sects were to learn of this, they would likely turn green with envy.
The Willow God Technique and the True Phoenix Treasure Technique both followed the path of Nirvana.
Zhu Chen had already received guidance from the Willow Goddess before, and with the aid of Primordial True Understanding, comprehending them was not particularly difficult.
The Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Art was an inheritance of the Supreme Hall.
It contained the insights and understandings of countless generations of Dao Masters. With Zhu Chen's talent, mastering it would also not be a major challenge.
The only truly troublesome technique—
was the Grass Character Sword Technique.
Although the Willow Goddess had previously given him some hints, instructing him to use sword intent as a guide to comprehend its mysteries and grasp its essence,
sword intent was not something that could be understood overnight.
Some people could comprehend sword intent instantly.
Others would spend their entire lives without ever grasping even a trace of it.
Previously, Zhu Chen had accidentally comprehended fist intent through the Invincible Dao, cultivating an invincible fist style capable of shattering the void and shaking the stars with a single punch.
At its peak, it could even sever the river of time, striking across past, present, and future.
Having experienced this himself, he knew all too well how difficult it was to comprehend sword intent.
Zhu Chen spent three days studying the Willow God Technique and the True Phoenix Treasure Technique, gaining a basic understanding of both.
He then spent another five days cultivating the Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Art.
However, the Grass Character Sword Technique remained elusive.
Even after two full days of focused study, he was still completely at a loss.
Suddenly, Zhu Chen thought of Han Li.
Han Li's natal magical treasure was the Azure Bamboo Cloud-Swarming Sword, and his cultivation technique was the Azure Origin Sword Art.
Perhaps he might have some insights into sword intent.
With this thought, Zhu Chen immediately opened the chat group and tagged Han Li.
[Zhu Chen]: @Han Li, is Fellow Daoist Han there?
[Han Li]: What is it, Fellow Daoist Zhu?
Han Li replied almost instantly.
Seeing this, Zhu Chen did not hold back and directly asked him about sword intent within the group.
However, to Zhu Chen's surprise, Han Li's understanding of sword intent and swordsmanship was extremely crude.
He did not even understand sword momentum.
In Han Li's eyes, a sword was nothing more than a magical weapon.
Whether it was sword techniques, sword arts, or sword formations—
everything ultimately revolved around sharpness and numbers.
As long as one's divine sense was strong enough to control more flying swords than others, one could predict the enemy's movements and overwhelm them instantly.
In short—
whoever could control more swords,
and whose swords were of higher quality,
was the strongest.
Han Li]: Fellow Daoist Zhu, what do you think of my understanding of swordsmanship and sword intent?
[Zhu Chen]: Your understanding is… quite good. But next time, please don't give advice.
After listening to Han Li's explanation of swordsmanship and sword intent, Zhu Chen was almost completely led astray.
Damn it.
Suppressing enemies with sheer numbers and quality of swords, using sword techniques when techniques are available, sword formations when formations are available, relying on endless barrages—
can this really be called sword intent?
This was nothing more than bullying honest people with inferior equipment using top-tier gear!
[Xiao Yan]: Brother Zhu, I remember you don't even use a sword. Why are you suddenly interested in swords now?
Seeing Zhu Chen and Han Li discussing swords in the group chat, Xiao Yan quickly joined in.
[Zhu Chen]: I recently obtained a sword technique. Its power is considerable, but to comprehend it, I need sword intent as guidance. I've never used a sword before, so I wanted to talk to someone and learn a bit…
Zhu Chen replied honestly.
Everyone in the chat group was someone he trusted, so he didn't bother hiding anything.
[Xiao Yan]: Swords are nothing compared to fire! If you ever want to play with flames, just let me know—I'll teach you. To be honest, ever since I studied the Original True Explanation, my control over fire has become terrifying. Even I find it hard to believe…
Xiao Yan spoke confidently, almost smugly.
A few days ago, with Yao Lao's help in the inner hall of the Void Heaven Palace, he successfully refined the Azure Ice Flame.
Not only did this push his Burning Technique to the advanced Earth Rank, it also caused his cultivation to soar.
He was now a five-star Great Dou Shi.
This was something he would never have dared imagine before.
According to the original timeline, he should only have been a six or seven-star Dou Shi at this stage!
More importantly, with the Azure Ice Flame, he could now combine it with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's beast flame to form a three-colored fire lotus.
If he added his teacher's Bone Spirit Cold Flame, it would become a four-colored fire lotus.
Xiao Yan had personally tested the power of this four-colored fire lotus—it had obliterated an entire mountain range.
According to Yao Lao's estimation, its power was already comparable to a low-grade Heaven Rank Dou Technique.
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