112: One in a hundred

Shen Xi glanced at the System notification, his expression a bit awkward.

It seemed that an ordinary person's Aptitude could at most support him to Cultivate to the Acquired Realm.

If he wanted to continue improving, the System had already made it clear that the consumption would be extremely huge.

Furthermore, it was very likely that a situation similar to before would occur again, where he would spend hundreds, even thousands of years, constantly treading in place.

"Practice the Spirit Guiding Scripture!"

Shen Xi was very decisive and chose the Spirit Guiding Scripture.

【Practice begins!】

【Ding! As the Spirit Guiding Scripture has already been Cultivated to the third level, each year of practice consumes one hundred years of demon beast lifespan.】

【Year one, you steadily absorbed spiritual Qi into your body.】

【Year three, you vaguely felt the spirit Qi as if it was about to condense into liquid.】

【Year ten, the first drop of liquid spirit Qi appeared in your body.】

【With the appearance of the first drop of liquid spirit Qi, you touched the threshold of the fourth level of the Spirit Guiding Scripture.】

【Year thirty, the amount of liquid spirit Qi in your body increased through Cultivation, already reaching ten drops.】

【Although there were only ten drops, you did not feel disheartened, because the quantity of one drop of this liquid spirit Qi was comparable to all the spirit Qi you had before.】

【Year fifty, the amount of liquid spirit Qi reached thirty drops!】

【Year seventy, the amount of liquid spirit Qi reached sixty drops, and your speed of absorbing spirit Qi became faster and faster.】

【Year one hundred and ten, the amount of liquid spirit Qi reached ninety-nine drops, and you had a premonition that as long as you absorbed one more drop of liquid spirit Qi, the Spirit Guiding Scripture would be able to Breakthrough to the fourth level!】

【Year one hundred and twenty, you failed, the last drop of liquid spirit Qi was simply too difficult.】

【Year one hundred and eighty, you finally successfully absorbed the last drop of liquid spirit Qi, and the Spirit Guiding Scripture Breakthrough to the fourth level!】

【Ding! Aptitude increased, from ordinary person to one in a hundred!】

【Ding! Do you wish to continue practicing? Friendly reminder, due to Realm limitations, further practice may have no effect.】

Good heavens, he was restricted again.

Shen Xi was a bit helpless.

Due to Aptitude, Realm Breakthrough might be ineffective.

And due to Realm, practicing the Spirit Guiding Scripture might also be ineffective.

These two were complementary.

He had to use the Spirit Guiding Scripture to improve his Aptitude, then use Cultivation to improve his Realm, and then further Cultivate the Spirit Guiding Scripture.

Sighing helplessly, Shen Xi ended the practice.

"There are still ten thousand years of demon beast lifespan left."

Shen Xi glanced at his remaining demon beast lifespan, considering whether to continue improving his Realm.

But upon careful thought, given the current situation, the possibility of him Breakthrough from Initial Stage of Acquired Realm to Houtian Lesser Stage in ten thousand years was almost zero.

The path of a Martial Artist was inherently like sailing against the current; the higher the Realm, the exponentially greater the difficulty of improving.

What's more, the consumption was also increasing now.

"That's right!"

Just as Shen Xi was about to end this practice, a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind.

Since demon beast lifespan could be used to practice Martial Arts and improve Realm, could it also be used to practice Concept?

Thinking of this, Shen Xi began to try: "Practice Sword Intent!"

【Practice begins, one hundred years of demon beast lifespan consumed each year!】

【Year one, your Sword Intent made no progress!】

【Year ten, your Sword Intent improved to a certain extent.】

【Year fifty, your Sword Intent touched the threshold of the Second Heaven.】

【Year one hundred, your Sword Intent successfully Breakthrough to the Second Heaven!】

【Practice ends, this time ten thousand years of demon beast lifespan were consumed, feedback begins!】

A vast Sword Intent surged forth, rushing into Shen Xi's mind.

At this moment, he had a more intuitive understanding of the Dao of the Sword.

What made him even more excited was that his guess was actually feasible.

The System was simply omnipotent, even Sword Intent Cultivation could be practiced.

"Open the attribute panel!"

【Name: Shen Xi】

【Gender: Male】

【Realm: Initial Stage of Acquired Realm】

【Martial Arts: One Sword Eight Desolations (Innate Perfection), Eternal Undying Body (Innate Perfection), Taiji Yin-Yang Eyes (Innate Perfection), Azure Lotus Sword Step (Innate Perfection)】

【Weapon: Qingying Sword (Innate Grade)】

【Concept: Sword Intent Second Heaven】

【Lifespan: Ten years】

【demon beast lifespan: One hundred years】

The current Shen Xi was like upgrading from a musket to a cannon, it was no exaggeration.

Whether it was his Realm or the Martial Arts he had mastered, he was many times stronger than his previous self.

According to his estimation, Shen Xi determined that his current combat power was enough to crush the Houtian Major Completion, and even against the Houtian Huajin Realm, he would have the strength to fight.

This improvement was undoubtedly a qualitative leap.

"Now, if I were to face the Seven Venom Snake Leader again, I am confident I could kill him instantly."

A brilliant smile appeared on Shen Xi's face.

Afterward, he recalled the scene he had witnessed in the core of the beast tide earlier.

The corpse of a Jade Fire Lion exuding pressure.

And a group of covetous Demon Beast Leaders.

Even the Seven Venom Snake Leader, despite giving up on chasing him, still guarded the Jade Fire Lion's corpse.

Without guessing, Shen Xi could conclude that the corpse was definitely not ordinary.

Originally, Shen Xi did not get involved in this matter because his combat power was insufficient to wade into such troubled waters in front of so many Demon Beast Leaders.

But now, the situation was completely different.

This also gave Shen Xi an idea.

Thinking of this, Shen Xi once again rushed towards the core area of the beast tide, easily dealing with any Yao Beast teams he encountered along the way.

With his greatly increased strength, Shen Xi took less than ten seconds to deal with a Yao Beast team... Core of the beast tide.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

The Golden Lion panted heavily, a hint of exhaustion in its eyes.

Even with its Houtian Huajin Realm combat power, facing so many leader-level Yao Beasts simultaneously, it still felt pressure.

In a chaotic battle, more than a dozen Demon Beast Leaders had already died, and over a hundred were injured.

But even so, no Demon Beast Leader chose to give up.

The temptation of the king's inheritance was simply too great.

So great that even if it meant sacrificing their lives, these Demon Beast Leaders would not give up.

"Are you really going to fight me to the death?"

The Golden Lion gritted its teeth and spoke.

Its face was extremely grim.

If it weren't for the other Demon Beast Leaders ganging up, it wouldn't even put them in its eyes.

Mere Houtian Major Completion, in a one-on-one situation, it could easily tear its opponent apart.

"Golden Lion, we've already fought to this point, what's the meaning of saying such nonsense? If you're scared, then give up voluntarily and leave this place of trouble, otherwise, you and I are destined to fight for a result."

The Seven Venom Snake Leader flicked its tongue, its eyes flickering with uncertainty.

It was one of the main forces besieging the Golden Lion; with its seven types of toxins released, even a Houtian Huajin Realm would be somewhat restricted, becoming tied up and unable to go all out.