Chapter 341: Epoch-Making Product - Sword Intent

"Flip!"

Xu Xiaoshou didn't even dare to wait. He had witnessed the power of that uncle's two fingers, and even more so, the terrifying attack of the "Bai Jian Shu". If he truly let this sword intent explode in his Dantian, he would probably die on the spot without a whole corpse!

With a whoosh, his spiritual thought stirred in his mind, and the ancient book automatically turned the page. Before Xu Xiaoshou could clearly see the content on it, the thing suddenly shattered, turning into a sky full of starlight that merged into his Yuanfu. A sense of enlightenment was born from the depths of his spiritual platform. Xu Xiaoshou's expression changed in an instant.

This "Guan Jian Dian", as he had expected, was a mental method spiritual skill. The existence of mental method spiritual skills was equivalent to Xu Xiaoshou's "Breathing Method". The higher the level of this thing, the faster a spiritual refiner's cultivation speed would be. Unlike other mental methods, this "Guan Jian Dian", while also serving as the most basic foundational mental method spiritual skill, had a function that differed greatly from ordinary ones. It didn't mention a word about cultivating spiritual energy; instead, it elaborately introduced a sword cultivation method from ancient times.

"Gu Jian Shu?"

Xu Xiaoshou lightly uttered these words, feeling somewhat surprised. He had heard of Gu Jian Shu. In fact, his own path of pure sword intent in combat followed one of the routes within "Gu Jian Shu". Previously, he hadn't understood it, but after talking with the masked person and later consulting ancient texts, Xu Xiaoshou learned that "Gu Jian Shu" had once enjoyed its own glory in ancient times. Back then, the world had no spiritual energy yet. Spiritual refiners were nowhere to be seen. The so-called sword cultivators of that era were true sword cultivators! They cultivated swords, comprehended swords, and slept with their swords, until they forged an emotional bond with their weapons, causing the swords to gain spiritual intelligence. This path was extremely difficult, but once mastered, its power was terrifying. This could be easily seen from Xu Xiaoshou's "Shi Duan Jian Zhi" and that scruffy uncle's ability to fight the four thrones at the Houtian realm.

The true decline of ancient sword cultivators was due to "Gu Jian Shu" being too hard to practice. After the resurgence of spiritual energy, "Gu Jian Shu" was abandoned by the times, and few people cultivated it anymore. People became obsessed with manipulating spiritual energy, pursuing powerful spiritual skills, and even achieving effects nearly equivalent to "Gu Jian Shu" through spiritual power alone. Naturally, no one wanted to take that arduous path. Yet, even though "Gu Jian Shu" was phased out, it was because of its immense power and extreme difficulty, not because it couldn't be practiced. On the contrary, at the same level, someone who cultivated "Gu Jian Shu" and comprehended sword intent could directly instant-kill an equivalent opponent. That was the power of "Gu Jian Shu".

What surprised Xu Xiaoshou wasn't the detailed introduction of "Gu Jian Shu" in the "Guan Jian Dian". It was because this ancient book recorded far more than just "Gu Jian Shu". Its introduction compiled the essence of "Gu Jian Shu" from thousands of eras, converging myriad great paths into one point, creating a transcendent ability that spanned ages.

"Jian Nian!"

Xu Xiaoshou was somewhat horrified as he read. According to the ancient book, the power of "Jian Nian" far exceeded his imagination. Even when that scruffy uncle had struck that day, he had only used a single wisp of it! The "Guan Jian Dian" was a mental method of ancient sword techniques, claimed to cultivate endless "Jian Nian"! Truly speaking, this thing was no longer just a mental method spiritual skill. It was the essence of "Gu Jian Shu" from ancient times, a supreme mental method that gathered, condensed, and elevated the achievements of all great masters!

"Who the hell created this?"

Xu Xiaoshou was startled by the introduction of this mental method. His knowledge of "Gu Jian Shu" wasn't extensive. But even so, he knew that something like "Jian Nian", which transcended eras, hadn't existed in those ancient times. Even the "ordinary mind force" that Xu Xiaoshou had comprehended through "Shi Duan Jian Zhi" was a minor transcendent creation. None of these things had existed before!

"'Shi Duan Jian Zhi', according to Lao Sang, was created by Ba Zun An, the eighth sword immortal...""This 'Jian Nian' works in a similar vein to 'ordinary mind force', but its quality is worlds apart.""So, was this also created by that legendary eighth sword immortal?""This..."

Xu Xiaoshou hesitated. Never mind that the eighth sword immortal had already fallen—what about that uncle? With his ragtag appearance, could he be connected to something as ethereal as "Ba Zun An"? But if not, where had this terrifying "Guan Jian Dian" come from?

"Another fan of the eighth sword immortal?" Xu Xiaoshou's face showed shock. First the masked person, now this scruffy uncle... What kind of existence was this eighth sword immortal? Even his casual followers were so powerful and terrifying—what about the man himself? Could the world even contain him?

"Perhaps that masked person is really this scruffy uncle, and the two are actually Ba Zun An?"

Xu Xiaoshou was startled by his own thought. He shook his head."It shouldn't be possible."That day, when he had seen the uncle, he had judged whether the guy was the masked person. But from his words and actions, it was completely unlike! The masked person was terrifying, sure, but every time he faced Xu Xiaoshou, he ended up speechless and frustrated, hardly seeming to have the strength to overpower him. It couldn't be that he grew stronger while getting angry, or had a split personality! Besides, that masked guy was obsessed with luring Xu Xiaoshou to the "Sheng Nu". That day, when Xu Xiaoshou had been unconscious, if the uncle was the masked person, why hadn't he seized the perfect opportunity to bag him and steal him away? Xu Xiaoshou knew his sword dao talent from "Sword Mastery" was extraordinarily frightening. If the uncle truly valued talent, Xu Xiaoshou probably wouldn't have made it back to this inn at all.

Shaking his head, Xu Xiaoshou stopped these pointless thoughts. Though he was curious why the uncle had suddenly appeared and been so kind to him, maybe it was just his physique that attracted people? Lao Sang was like that, the masked person was like that, and adding the uncle didn't seem out of place.

Xu Xiaoshou looked toward the "Jian Nian" above his Dantian. After the ancient book shattered into starlight, this thing had calmed down and was quietly drifting, as if actively connecting with his spiritual essence.

"How do I handle this?"

Xu Xiaoshou felt a headache. He wanted to remove this strand of Jian Nian, but clearly, it wasn't something he could deal with right now. Even using the "Breathing Method" to expel it had no effect. After observing for a while and seeing that the "Jian Nian" had no harmful intentions, Xu Xiaoshou refocused his mind on the "Guan Jian Dian". The one who tied the bell must untie it. If he could figure out the "Jian Nian", perhaps this strand from the uncle could be expelled from his body? Or maybe even absorbed and fused?