Soul Emperor Martial God-Chapter 1463: Sword Power Accomplished
Indeed, this is a Holy-grade technique.
As he continued reading, Xiao Yi roughly grasped the existence of these Sword Power techniques.
Simply put, they are a type of cultivation technique.
However, while regular cultivation techniques involve cultivating various Primordial Powers, Sword Power techniques focus on cultivating Sword Power.
Xiao Yi closed the book containing this Sword Power technique.
Then, with a gentle motion, he activated the Primordial Power in his hand.
In the air, one by one, characters appeared out of thin air.
Each character formed into a segment.
To the naked eye, a surge of Sword Intent rushed forth.
This was Xiao Yi’s Sword Intent.
And these characters were, in fact, the contents of the Comprehensive Weapon Manual from Ding Family Manor that Xiao Yi memorized.
These contents and characters were now condensed by his Sword Qi.
"Comprehensive Weapon Manual." Xiao Yi looked at these characters and murmured.
The Ding Family Manor’s Weapon Manual was called the Comprehensive Weapon Manual.
Similarly, it was also a cultivation technique, but one for cultivating Sword Power.
Xiao Yi glanced over it a few times, shaking his head.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he dispersed the characters.
He had memorized the contents of the Comprehensive Weapon Manual.
But the essence and mystery of the cultivation technique itself were not something he could capture.
Why does a cultivation technique need to be recorded in a specific book? Because the author of the book has mastered the technique.
Thus, writing it down imbues the book with martial arts mystique, making it easier for viewers to cultivate.
Of course, the Comprehensive Weapon Manual is after all not his possession.
Hence, even though Ding Qiuyue enthusiastically offered him the Weapon Manual, he did not take it, merely memorized its contents.
In reality, without the martial mystique found in the book, merely memorizing the content is inherently ineffective.
But it did not matter; Xiao Yi just wanted to get a rough idea of what Sword Power was.
Whether he could truly cultivate Sword Power depended on his own skills, not the book.
However, another aspect that surprised Xiao Yi was that the tier of this Comprehensive Weapon Manual was undoubtedly high.
Although he had never cultivated Sword Power techniques before, he could distinguish the strength and tier of cultivation techniques.
The tier of the Comprehensive Weapon Manual far exceeded the Sword Power technique given to him by the Sub Hall Master.
Xiao Yi could even ascertain that with the tier of the Comprehensive Weapon Manual, not even a martial artist at the Peak of Saint Emperor Realm could offer it casually.
Thus, it was apparent that the Comprehensive Weapon Manual was not originally from a small faction like Ding Family Manor.
Based on what the six elders said earlier, the Comprehensive Weapon Manual evidently belonged to the Artifact Sect.
As for the Artifact Sect.
This is actually why Xiao Yi specifically went to the Wind Shattering Hall to gather intelligence.
From the moment he saw the Comprehensive Weapon Manual, he had already determined its technique tier was extremely high.
How could Ding Family Manor, whose strongest individual was only at the Saint Emperor Realm First Layer, possess such a cultivation technique?
Moreover, all six elders were at the Martial Arts Great Power level.
How did a little girl like Ding Qiuyue get involved in such high-level disputes?
After roughly researching information at the Wind Shattering Hall, Xiao Yi finally understood.
Within the Sword Domain, there are two major forces.
One is the Artifact Sect, the other is the Qi Sect.
Their legacies are extremely ancient, not inferior to the Central Region Eighteen Prefectures.
At the same time, these two forces are usually very low-key, even mysterious; sect martial artists rarely leave the Sword Domain.
Hence, Xiao Yi had not heard of these two sects before.
Of course, within the Sword Domain, these two sects are famously known.
Their difference lies only in that one cultivates Artifact Sword Power, the other cultivates Qi Sword Power.
Sword Power, as the unique force of the Sword Domain.
However, the conflict between Artifact Sword Power and Qi Sword Power has persisted for countless ages.
In the Artifact Sect, casually sending out six elders results in six Martial Arts Great Powers.
Such a force, capable of producing a cultivation technique like the Comprehensive Weapon Manual, is normal. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Yet Xiao Yi still couldn’t understand why a little girl like Ding Qiuyue was caught up in the conflict between the two branches.
Cold Light Mansion belongs to the Qi Sword Power branch.
"Forget it." Xiao Yi shook his head, choosing not to delve deeper.
If fate allowed them to meet again in the future, Xiao Yi would lend a hand if he could.
Shaking his head, Xiao Yi refocused his mind.
Now, he needed to start attempting to cultivate Sword Power.
Two Sword Power techniques, the Comprehensive Weapon Manual cultivates Artifact Sword Power; and the other, gifted by the Sub Hall Master, cultivates Qi Sword Power.
Both Sword Powers were fundamentally different.
The Comprehensive Weapon Manual has a higher tier.
But the other technique, due to having the original copy, contains martial power, making cultivation easier.
Xiao Yi pondered and made his choice.
After a while, he chuckled.
He’s still unsure which type of Sword Power suits him for cultivation.
According to Ding Qiuyue, a Martial Artist is more sensitive to a specific type of Sword Power, making cultivation easier.
Xiao Yi decided to try starting with Qi Sword Power.
After all, this cultivation technique was easier to practice.
Qi Sword Power requires activating the Primordial Power within and understanding the Heaven and Earth Power.
Once the Primordial Power resonates with the Heaven and Earth Power, then there is a possibility of manifesting Sword Power.
Xiao Yi, following the cultivation technique, closed his eyes to cultivate.
An hour later.
Sweat began to bead on Xiao Yi’s forehead, forcing him to open his eyes.
"No, there’s not the slightest sense of Sword Power in this world."
"Whew." Xiao Yi took a deep breath and wiped the sweat off his forehead, closing his eyes again.
This time, he planned to try cultivating Artifact Sword Power.
Following the cultivation technique of the Comprehensive Weapon Manual, Xiao Yi resumed cultivation.
After another hour, Xiao Yi was once again drenched in sweat.
He clearly felt that whether cultivating Qi Sword Power or Artifact Sword Power, when attempting to communicate with Heaven and Earth Power in search of that hint of Sword Power, he was met with a uniquely strong sense of oppression.
This oppression felt like the Heaven and Earth’s Power.
And the Sword Power he needed to perceive seemed omnipresent, filling the world, yet also so small within the Heaven and Earth that it was almost nonexistent.
"Damn it, I refuse to believe it." Xiao Yi’s eyes turned cold, and he wiped the sweat from his forehead, once again closing his eyes for intense cultivation.
Two hours later.
"Ugh." Xiao Yi spat out bitter blood.
Glancing at the sky, his face turned pale.
Is the Heaven and Earth’s Power truly this terrifying?
Is it truly this difficult to sense a martial existence of Sword Power?
Have any external martial artists who attempted to cultivate Sword Power succeeded?
Xiao Yi gritted his teeth, having tried his internal Primordial Power and his powerful physique.
Yet without exception, he could not feel the Sword Power existence within the Heaven and Earth.
Forcibly attempting to sense it only resulted in backlash injuries.
"That’s not right." Xiao Yi squinted his eyes, suddenly recalling something.
He remembered Ding Qiuyue saying that a pure Sword Cultivator can cultivate Sword Power with any part of their body.
He had tried his internal Primordial Power and his physical body.
But... there’s still the Martial Soul.
Whether the Martial Soul can cultivate Sword Power, Xiao Yi was unsure.
He did not have cultivation techniques in this aspect.
Both of his techniques were for cultivating Qi Sword Power and Artifact Sword Power.
But it wouldn’t hurt to try.
After all, what he needed to do was to use his Martial Soul to communicate with the Heaven and Earth Power, trying to find the presence of Sword Power.
Xiao Yi promptly closed his eyes, activating his Martial Soul.
Almost in that instant.
Boom... a roar of the heavens erupted from nowhere.
"How is this possible." Xiao Yi suddenly opened his eyes, pupils shrinking.
At his fingertips, a hint of milky white light quietly condensed.
That was Sword Power.
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