47: Spend a thousand merit points! Wait three hours!

Heart Sword Art is the Ye Family's signature sword technique.

Because it demands extremely high talent from Cultivators, many Family members within the Ye Family are actually not qualified to learn it.

Just by its name, one can tell that this Heart Sword Art clearly follows the path of the Heart Sword!

And anything linked to the 'heart' generally has certain requirements for Mental Energy!

Indeed, as Ye An carefully sensed the profundities of the Heart Sword Art, he also discovered that Mental Energy was the most crucial aspect for the Heart Sword Art!

The Heart Sword Art has a total of three layers.

Unlike other sword arts, the Heart Sword Art, due to Cultivating the Heart Sword, does not restrict the Realm!

Regardless of the Cultivator's Realm, as long as their Mental Energy is strong and their comprehension of Sword Intent is high, they can learn all three layers of sword moves!

However, while that is said, those whose Mental Energy is not strong enough generally cannot enter the Heavenly Mansion Realm!

So, when it says 'regardless of the Cultivator's Realm,' it also depends on the specific situation!

The first layer of the Heart Sword Art requires using a sword to comprehend Sword Intent!

This is also the only layer of the Heart Sword Art that requires the use of a sword!

Upon reaching the second layer of the Heart Sword Art, one can directly forgo the sword; a mere thought can utilize one's own Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to condense sword blades!

Moreover, these condensed sword blades are often sharper than ordinary swords!

Of course, some swords of very good quality are naturally still better than those condensed from Qi!

But swords of such quality are usually very expensive!

Therefore, many Families like the Ye Family, who are not particularly wealthy, also prefer Cultivation Techniques and Secret Manuals that do not rely heavily on weapons!

When the Heart Sword Art is Cultivated to the third layer, one can instantly condense sword blades with a thought!

Furthermore, the number, quality, and power of the sword blades depend entirely on the Cultivator.

The stronger your Mental Energy, the more sword blades you can condense simultaneously!

And you can also control the condensed sword blades to fight independently.

This is the most formidable aspect of the Heart Sword Art!

Imagine facing the attack of six or seven swords simultaneously; isn't that like facing six or seven enemies?

The strength of the Heart Sword Art lies here!

According to Ye Xinlian, his father, Changfeng, could at most condense nine sword blades at once.

Just those nine sword blades granted him his current status!

Ye An dared not imagine how many he could condense once his strength improved in the future!

How high would his status be then!

After understanding the Heart Sword Art, Ye An did not delay and immediately asked in his mind.

"System, how many merit points are needed to learn this Heart Sword Art?"

Sure enough, the System's voice quickly rang out.

【Ding! The merit points required to learn the Heart Sword Art are as follows!】

【Heart Sword Art First Layer: 1000 merit points】

【Heart Sword Art Second Layer: 3000 merit points】

【Heart Sword Art Third Layer: 5000 merit points】

Listening to the System's introduction, Ye An couldn't help but feel numb.

The demand for merit points was too high.

He had worked hard for a month and a half, only earning twenty thousand merit points, and this single set of sword techniques would take almost half of it.

How could he not feel distressed!

However, Ye An quickly remembered that when he wanted to upgrade his three major sub-professions, it was also like this.

But after he raised his Mental Energy, the demands for these three major sub-professions dropped sharply!

Perhaps the Heart Sword Art is the same?

If he raised his Mental Energy to the Peak of the Heavenly Mansion Realm.

Perhaps the demand for the Heart Sword Art would also decrease significantly!

Thinking this, Ye An hurriedly looked at the third Jade Slip!

But when he opened his eyes, he didn't see Ye Xinyan.

Ye Xinlian, who was beside him, said, "Sister Xin Yan has already left!"

"She said she'll come back tomorrow to check on your Cultivation progress!"

Ye An suddenly understood, and without further delay, he quickly picked up the third Jade Slip and began to sense it!

This third Jade Slip was none other than the Hundred Refinements Art!

It was specifically used for Cultivating Mental Energy!

Indeed, as Ye An's consciousness invaded it.

Soon, a series of complex information, like torrents, poured into Ye An's mind!

He discovered that the complexity of this Hundred Refinements Art was even greater than the Spirit Condensation Sutra he had Cultivated before!

It truly deserved to be a Mental Energy method that could only be Cultivated in the Heavenly Mansion Realm.

Compared to the previous Spirit Condensation Sutra, it was immeasurably more difficult!

But the more difficult it was, the more excited Ye An became.

After all, the more difficult the Cultivation Technique, the better the effect would surely be after mastering it!

Thinking this, Ye An hurriedly asked in his mind.

"System, how many merit points are needed to raise Mental Energy to the Peak of the Heavenly Mansion Realm with this Hundred Refinements Art?"

Soon, the System's voice indeed rang out.

【Ding! To raise Mental Energy to the Peak of the Heavenly Mansion Realm with the Hundred Refinements Art, 1000 merit points are required for this instance!】

Listening to the System's broadcast, Ye An couldn't help but swallow, cursing in his heart.

"Damn it! You really dare to ask for that much!"

"It's already caught up to the first layer of the Heart Sword Art!"

The Heart Sword Art was, after all, a killing Cultivation Technique, and most importantly, when he was in the Qi Refining Realm, improving Mental Energy didn't consume so many merit points!

It was only one or two hundred points!

Now, to raise it to the Peak of the Heavenly Mansion Realm, it immediately jumped to a thousand points.

This greatly exceeded Ye An's expectations!

"Damn it, a thousand it is, I'll invest!"

Ye An gritted his teeth and made the decision!

After all, Mental Energy was not like other aspects; Cultivating Mental Energy itself was difficult.

Even Ye Xinyan had only managed to raise her Mental Energy to the middle layer of the Heavenly Mansion Realm!

From this, it could be seen that the Hundred Rivers Art was not easy to Cultivate!

But whether it was the Heart Sword Art or improving his own strength.

As long as Mental Energy was high, the corresponding investment could be greatly reduced!

So, calculated this way, investing in Mental Energy was still very worthwhile!

And as Ye An spoke.

Indeed, the System's voice quickly rang out.

【Ding! With this investment of 1000 merit points, your Mental Energy will be raised to the Peak of the Heavenly Mansion Realm, estimated to take three hours. Please wait patiently!】

As the System's voice sounded.

Indeed, Ye An instantly felt a cool sensation appear in his mind.

At the same time, his perception of his surroundings was also rapidly changing!

Under his perception, not only did everything become clearer and more distinct, but even the range was changing!

Ye An didn't bother to feel the changes brought about by the Mental Energy increase and hurriedly resumed studying the Heart Sword Art.

Sure enough, this time, with the increase in his Mental Energy, the merit points required for Cultivating the Heart Sword Art had indeed changed!

【Heart Sword Art First Layer: 800 merit points】

【Heart Sword Art Second Layer: 2700 merit points】

【Heart Sword Art Third Layer: 4600 merit points】

Looking at the decreasing merit points, Ye An also took a deep breath and waited patiently.

At this moment, his Mental Energy had not fully reached its Peak; after all, it would take three hours.

So, the consumption for this Heart Sword Art was definitely gradually decreasing!

As for how much it could ultimately decrease.

That would only be known after three hours!

Seeing that he could only wait for now, Ye An's gaze also fell on the last Jade Slip.

Hundred Rivers Art!

The most important Cultivation method!

And as Ye An held it in his hand.

Indeed, an information stream instantly poured into his mind once again.

What was recorded inside was precisely the Cultivation method!

However, this Cultivation method was similar to the situation with the Heart Sword Art.

It also had to wait until Mental Energy was raised to the Peak of the Heavenly Mansion Realm before the consumption could be reduced to the lowest!

So Ye An was not in a hurry to begin Cultivating and instead waited patiently.