The Sword Master God's Journey to Face Slapping

After joining the Sword Sect and obtaining the Sword Canon to start practicing, even though Xuan Yuan spent at least nine hours every day practicing meditation, even though he never slacked off and worked hard to practice, he was gradually left behind by those geniuses with single spiritual roots. He could catch up with the cultivators with two spiritual roots by hard work, but he really couldn't catch up with the geniuses with single spiritual roots.

The practice of Qi Refining does not involve too much perception. It is just to absorb the spiritual energy and circulate it in the meridians according to the records in the exercises, and finally condense it into spiritual power in the Dantian. In this case, what determines the speed of the cultivator's practice is undoubtedly the speed and efficiency of their absorption of spiritual energy. In other words, what determines their practice speed is actually the cultivator's qualifications and the time spent on practice.

The efficiency of the single spiritual root disciples is several times that of the three spiritual roots. There are only twelve hours in a day. Even if Xuan Yuan spends nine or even ten hours a day on cultivation, it is difficult to easily cross the huge gap. Not to mention that when he is working hard to cultivate, other people with outstanding qualifications are not all idle and lazy. They will also work hard.

There are twelve levels in the Qi Refining Stage. Only when you cultivate to the final Qi Refining Stage can you advance to the Foundation Building Stage. Only when you reach the Foundation Building Stage can you truly transcend the ordinary and enter the Tao, which is different from ordinary people who only have a lifespan of a hundred years. In the Qi Refining Stage before the Foundation Building Stage, most of the factors that determine the speed of cultivation of the cultivator are still the qualifications and the efforts spent.

Because of this, after becoming an ordinary outer disciple of the Sword Sect, even though Xuan Yuan worked so hard, the difference in his natural aptitude not only prevented him from catching up with those geniuses with single spiritual roots, but also gradually left behind. Although his cultivation speed was faster than that of his fellow disciples with three spiritual roots, and even comparable to that of disciples with two spiritual roots, for Xuan Yuan, who had pride and lofty ambitions in his heart, it was meaningless if he was not the strongest.

From a weak boy who was powerless to entering the world of cultivation and getting the opportunity to become stronger, Xuan Yuan no longer wanted to be mediocre, and he didn't want to miss this opportunity to become stronger and continue to be a weak person who was bullied by others. He wanted to seize this rare opportunity to climb up and strive to become stronger, so strong that he could completely control his life and dominate his own destiny.

In order to speed up his cultivation during the Qi Refining Period, Xuan Yuan worked hard to cultivate, and at the same time, he did not forget to find other ways to speed up his cultivation. He was not afraid of hardship or torture. As long as he could gain something, he was willing to pay any price. God will not let down those who work hard. One year after Xuanyuan joined the Sword Sect and cultivated to the fourth level of Qi Refining, he really found a way to speed up his cultivation.

The method Xuanyuan found was found in the Sword Classic. According to some records in the Sword Classic, Xuanyuan knew that if he was determined to follow the path of sword cultivation, then in order to speed up his cultivation and make himself stronger quickly, and cultivate the Sword Classic to a higher level, there was another way besides cultivating spiritual power, that is, to cultivate and condense his own sword intention.

As sword cultivators, once the sword intention in their hearts grows stronger, then these sword intentions condensed by will and Tao will will naturally feed back their spiritual power, allowing the spiritual power in their Dantian to increase rapidly at a very fast speed, which can not only speed up the cultivation speed of the cultivators, but also lay a more solid and better foundation for the future cultivation path of sword cultivators.

After finding this method to speed up the cultivation speed in the Sword Classic, Xuanyuan immediately began to try to condense the sword intention in his heart without any hesitation.

As an orphan without a father or a mother, Xuan Yuan was able to raise himself smoothly. After he was lucky enough to obtain the jade slip that introduced the basic situation of the cultivation world, he dared to travel thousands of miles to the venue of the Dharma Assembly - and even successfully arrived. These things all show that Xuan Yuan has both courage and planning in his heart. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is brave and knowledgeable. No wonder he dared to challenge the fundamental practice of sword cultivation - sword intent during the Qi Refining Period.

After Xuan Yuan found the practice method of sword intent, he was very active and bold and started practicing immediately. At that time, Xuan Yuan, who was just a teenager, had a more distinct and unconcealable enterprising spirit. For becoming stronger and for cultivation, he almost embraced an almost crazy desire and persistence. Those ambitions and enterprising spirits were beating and surging in his heart and blood vessels, urging him to keep moving forward.

As mentioned before, maybe Xuan Yuan was born with a talent for the sword path, or maybe Xuan Yuan, who was resolute and resolute, was most suitable for the path of sword cultivation. When Xuan Yuan first read the sword canon, he had some insights and was touched. Later, when he really began to practice sword intent according to the records in the sword canon, he found that he could condense sword intent more smoothly than he had imagined.

Xuan Yuan's progress in sword intent cannot be said to be rapid, but it is also extremely fast. After he made some achievements in sword intent cultivation, the sword intent fed back spiritual power immediately made up for Xuan Yuan's insufficient spiritual root qualifications. Although his speed of absorbing spiritual energy is still not as fast as that of single spiritual root cultivators, with the sword intent feeding back, in the second half of the Qi Refining period, he was not left behind by those geniuses with outstanding qualifications, but gradually caught up.

Why does Xuanyuan have such an outstanding talent in sword intent? To answer this question, we must first talk about what sword intent is. Sword intent is a method of refining the mind that every sword cultivator must practice. It is a sword cultivated in the heart of every sword cultivator. In the final analysis, sword intent is actually a combination of will and Tao intent. When the cultivator's will reaches a certain level and has some understanding of the Tao, he can condense the illusory will into an aggressive "sword intent".

When condensing sword intent, if the cultivator is very talented in the understanding of the Tao, or has excellent perseverance, then the speed of condensing sword intent will become faster. Maybe Xuanyuan is not very talented in the understanding of the Tao, but in perseverance and will, he does have a talent far superior to ordinary people - but this is not innate, perseverance and will, not everyone is born with it.

After starting to practice condensing sword intent, Xuanyuan found that the pain and torture he experienced in his early years had become the nutrients and fertile soil for the birth of his will and sword intent. It is precisely because he has been unwaveringly pursuing life, pursuing to become stronger and constantly struggling, and even dared to walk thousands of miles to the Dharma Assembly for an illusory dream, that he can have such a firm will.

These painful tortures and experiences have made Xuanyuan concentrate on this road very smoothly. Moreover, in the process of cultivation, Xuanyuan has always remained true to his original intention, maintained his own will, goals and direction, never lost himself, and never been confused and disappointed. He has never forgotten his original intention from beginning to end.

In the Sword Sect, it is very important not to forget your original intention, not to forget why you choose to walk the path of sword cultivation, not to forget your original goal and dream of striving, and not to let your determination and will waver. Because sword cultivation is not only about swords, but also about sword heart. Unwavering belief and determination are more important for sword cultivation than qualifications, and this is true even in the Qi Refining Period.

It does not mean that in the Qi Refining Period, if you only cultivate spiritual power and not the Tao, you can ignore the cultivation of sword heart.

The Sword Sect has a unique way of training its disciples: before the foundation-building period, no matter how outstanding the disciple's qualifications are, the Sword Sect will take a laissez-faire attitude and will not easily interfere with the disciple's cultivation method.

Before the foundation-building period, they will only distribute some cultivation resources such as fasting pills, amulets, and Qi-condensing pills to each disciple every month. In addition to these monthly allowances, the Sword Sect will not provide any help to its disciples. How to practice is something that the disciples have to worry about themselves.

In the process of cultivation, if there is no unswerving determination and belief, if there is no firm and irreversible belief and will, it is easy to produce slackness in the Qi-refining period. In the Sword Sect Qi-refining period, there is no one to guide and correct. If the Sword Sect disciples themselves are not firm enough and go astray, they may really make mistakes again and again, far away from the path they originally wanted to take.

As the strongest cultivator of the same level in one-on-one combat, the sword cultivator has always had a high status in the world of cultivation. The Sword Sect is also the top sect in the world of cultivation. There are countless disciples who come to the Sword Sect for each Dharma Assembly. Among them, there are many with amazing talents. However, those who can really stand out in the Sword Sect are not necessarily those with outstanding talents. Qualifications are nothing. What is more important is will and hard work.

The Sword Sect recruits a large number of disciples every year. Perhaps many geniuses who join the Sword Sect were geniuses who were praised by everyone before joining the Sword Sect. However, after they join the Sword Sect, the Sword Sect's laissez-faire attitude towards them during the Qi Refining Period makes it difficult for many self-proclaimed genius cultivators to adapt to this treatment. Without anyone to supervise and guide them, they will become lazy, their will will gradually be worn out, and they will gradually disappear among the crowd.

The Sword Sect uses this seemingly outrageous, but very cruel method to select disciples who are suitable for the path of sword cultivation. It is actually very dangerous to completely let go of the disciples who have just embarked on the path of cultivation, because if it is not done well, these new disciples may "die young", become lazy and eventually ruin their own path of cultivation. However, it must be said that although this method of the Sword Sect is cruel and cold-blooded, it is actually very effective.

Directly treating the disciples in such a cruel and straightforward way, the disciples are tempered under such setbacks and challenges, and finally selecting the disciples who are truly suitable for the path of sword cultivation and can truly inherit the Sword Sect's lineage - it must be said that the Sword Sect's way of doing things is just like the path of sword cultivation, rather than being broken, never compromise, never compromise, and never accept inferior disciples.

The top leaders of the Sword Sect believed that, under the initial laissez-faire attitude, the disciples who could stand out under such circumstances must have a firm character and extraordinary will, and such disciples were more likely to become strong than ordinary disciples. They wanted to cultivate such determined sword cultivators, not weak and weak cultivators who needed their masters and elders to lead them forward.

Perhaps other disciples who joined the Sword Sect were not very adaptable to the Sword Sect's teaching method, but Xuan Yuan, who was originally an orphan without a father or a mother, could not adapt to such a situation where he could take care of himself. After his sword cultivation was on the right track, his life in the Sword Sect was like a fish in water.