The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 268 - 80: Yuan Jianyi Breaks Through

Chapter 268: Chapter 80: Yuan Jianyi Breaks Through

Fierce, strong, with an edge that could not be concealed.

Although it seemed as if there was nothing there, one still felt as if a massive sword, piercing the heavens from the Sword Palace, was thrust into the sky, standing between heaven and earth.

Disciples of the Sword Palace, even the Divine Origin Realm warriors of the older generation, dared not look directly at the invisible colossal sword. Under the invisible sword momentum, they were drenched in sweat.

"There..."

"It’s the Holy Sword Branch."

The able-bodied True Pill Realm elders all hastened towards the source of this invisible sword momentum, inside the Holy Sword Branch.

"Is it the Palace Master? Surely, only the Palace Master could emit such momentum," one elder said.

The sight of this invisible giant sword instilled fear, yet it caused no harm to those who were near it; it was merely a momentum, an aura emitted by a Sword Dao master.

Such a powerful aura, in the eyes of the elders, could only be emitted by the Divinity Realm Palace Master.

"It wasn’t me."

This brief statement was very similar to Yuan Jianyi’s way of speaking. Dressed in a flowing white robe, with chiseled features, Palace Master Qiu Jiling of the Sword Dao Palace, who seemed to shrink the earth beneath her feet, appeared out of nowhere in front of the Holy Sword Branch.

It is worth mentioning that, despite being dressed as a man, the contours of her chest and the lack of an Adam’s apple proved that this world-renowned Sword Dao master was in fact a woman.

Qiu Jiling’s features were also very delicate, and if she were to dress as a woman, she would certainly be a stunning beauty. However, her fiercely arched eyebrows and the sword intent between her brows, along with a sword-like stern demeanor, made it hard for one to look directly at her.

This stern demeanor, paradoxically making Qiu Jiling appear fitting in men’s clothing, also evoked a feeling that it was just as it should be.

"It’s Jianyi," Qiu Jiling revealed the individual at the Holy Sword Branch.

"Master, Jianyi is still in the Innate Realm, right? Even if he advances to the Divine Origin Realm, this Sword Intent, it’s truly..." the speaking elder stuttered in shock.

"It’s truly unbelievable," another elder continued.

"It’s not Jianyi’s own momentum; it’s the Holy Sword Stele."

Qiu Jiling, truly living up to her role as Yuan Jianyi’s master, spoke in a concise and succinct manner that confused those unfamiliar with it.

Fortunately, those present were elders who had spent decades in the Sword Palace and deeply understood Qiu Jiling’s way of speaking. They had been listening to her talk like this for decades, after all.

Suddenly, an elder came to a realization: "Master, are you saying Jianyi has triggered the Sword God’s intent contained within the Holy Sword Stele?"

"Sword God’s intent? That’s wonderful."

"Jianyi is indeed an unprecedented genius of our Sword Palace."

...

The usually calm and collected elders once again started discussing animatedly.

It wasn’t surprising they were agitated; the origin of the Holy Sword Stele was extraordinary. This Stele was inscribed by the Sword God nine hundred years ago, during his later years, which was what made the name "Sword God Lake" known to the world.

The stele was unremarkable, simply engraved with the character "Sword." Many people could feel that this stele was constantly emitting an inexplicable Sword Intent, yet very few could truly trigger the intent of the Sword God.

The Sword Palace had been established for one hundred and fifty years, and Yuan Jianyi was still the first person.

The last one to trigger the intent of the Sword God was the swordsman known then as "Nangong Sword," the Sword God Nangong Duanjian.

With Nangong Duanjian as an example, how could the people present not be excited? It was very possible that the future Sword God was among them.

The title of Sword God had not emerged for many years. Even when Sword God Lake had not yet dispersed, there were few Lords of Sword God Lake who could dominate the world’s swordsman and gain the title of Sword God.

To think that the future Sword God might be one of his own descendants, who would not feel honored?

A group of people were eagerly staring at the gate of the Holy Sword Branch, wanting to witness the grandeur of the future Sword God at the first opportunity.

However, even after the Sword Intent had dissipated for a long time, there was still no sign of Yuan Jianyi.

"The Palace Master," one elder said anxiously, "Jianyi’s Sword Qi is too sharp, making it impossible to safely refine his Divine Origin. He has been inside for such a long time, could something have happened?"

As the second on the Dragon and Phoenix List, Yuan Jianyi was theoretically stronger than the Demon Young Master. However, while the Demon Young Master had already broken through to the Divine Origin Realm and was causing upheaval in worldly society, Yuan Jianyi had still not made his breakthrough. Why was this?

The reason was that his Sword Qi was too sharp and prominent. Such sharp Sword Qi was indeed unmatched when facing enemies, but when used to refine the Divine Origin in his brain, it required ten to a hundred times more effort than others, refining little by little.

After all, no matter how strong a person’s Body Refining Martial Arts were, they couldn’t possibly extend to refining their own brain, could they?

However, Yuan Jianyi didn’t want to refine little by little by this grinding method. It wasn’t that he lacked patience, but if he used this method, not only would it be like this during his breakthrough to the Divine Origin, but his entire cultivation within the Divine Origin Realm would have to continue in the same way.

Therefore, Yuan Jianyi chose another method, which was to enhance his control over his Sword Qi, making it more internally restrained so as not to harm himself.

For these past months, Yuan Jianyi had been constantly sitting in front of the Holy Sword Stele, understanding the Sword Dao and improving his control of Sword Qi.

The triggering of the Sword God’s intent indicated that Yuan Jianyi’s Sword Intent had reached a new height, as holding one’s ground would not have allowed for this to happen. So, it was time for him to break through to the Divine Origin.

Time passed bit by bit; not only were the elders anxious, but gradually, even Qiu Jiling began to feel nervous, contemplating whether or not to go inside and check.

However, before this idea could be put into action, Yuan Jianyi’s figure appeared at the gate of the branch.

Observing his demeanor, he seemed ordinary, like an average person, now that his Sword Qi was restrained. But observing his calm was the congregation, whose realms all surpassed Yuan Jianyi’s, they could sense an even sharper Sword Qi behind his tranquility.

And the outward release of Sword Intent only found after refining the Divine Origin. In Sword Dao, this mental strength is generally called Sword Intent.

Yuan Jianyi had undoubtedly broken through to the Divine Origin Realm.

"Very good," Qiu Jiling uttered these two words before vanishing into thin air, just as she had arrived, unseen in her movement.

A disciple breaks through, yet the master merely glanced once before leaving directly—such behavior, not to say once in a hundred years, was also extremely rare.

Yet the people were no longer surprised; this was just the usual interaction between these two master and disciple.

Qiu Jiling didn’t stay to talk, but the elders were certainly willing. Regardless, listening to Yuan Jianyi speak about the Sword God’s intent would definitely be of great assistance to them.

However, as everyone gathered around, instead of discussing his insights into the Sword God’s intent, Yuan Jianyi asked a question.

"Is there any news of Gong Ziyu?"

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