13: Breakthrough! Breakthrough! And another breakthrough!

In the distant sky, Jiang Dao looked toward Zhang Yang.

His pupils trembled violently, as if he were seeing something completely unbelievable.

"How is this possible! Comprehending Saber Intent at the Meridian Opening Realm!"

Jiang Dao couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

He even extended his Primordial Spirit Power, something only Infant Transformation Realm Martial Artists possess, to observe carefully.

After confirming he hadn't misjudged, Jiang Dao took a deep breath.

"Such natural talent... Terrifying! Terrifying! Terrifying!"

Even he had only comprehended the existence of Saber Intent after reaching the Spirit Aperture Realm.

Yet now, Zhang Yang had achieved it at the Meridian Opening Realm. How could he not be shocked?

But immediately after, Jiang Dao burst into laughter:

"Hahahaha! To think that in my lifetime, I, Jiang Dao, would get to teach such a Genius! Exhilarating!"

Jiang Dao glanced at Zhang Yang, who was still immersed in his comprehension of Saber Intent, and stepped back into his own room.

Since Zhang Yang had comprehended Saber Intent, the teaching plan he had previously devised would have to be completely scrapped and rebuilt!

In the courtyard, Zhang Yang's eyes were tightly shut as his footsteps shifted. Every swing of his saber carried a mysterious rhythm.

Suddenly, he snapped his eyes open, and the Saber Intent above his head dissipated.

"So this is Saber Intent?" Zhang Yang felt this special power within his mind.

"I didn't expect to actually comprehend Saber Intent! This is truly a pleasant surprise."

Zhang Yang smiled.

Saber Intent was profound and mysterious. From what he knew, cultivating Saber Intent was extremely difficult.

It was a massive test of one's Comprehension Ability! Most people struggled even to grasp it, let alone Cultivate it.

"System! Can you simplify the cultivation of Saber Intent?"

[Ding! Simplifying the comprehension of Saber Intent... Simplification successful!]

[Ding! Simplification result: Visualize a saber in your mind.]

What? It actually works!

Zhang Yang was momentarily stunned when he heard the System prompt.

He had only intended to give it a try, but it really could be simplified!

And the requirement was so simple—all he had to do was meditate on the image of a saber in his mind!

That was enough to comprehend Saber Intent?

Looking excited, Zhang Yang immediately began to try it out.

Two minutes later, he had successfully visualized a saber in his mind.

In that instant, Zhang Yang felt his Saber Intent slowly growing stronger, though it was extremely faint!

But it was enough to make Zhang Yang happy!

"Exhilarating!" Zhang Yang opened his eyes, his face full of excitement.

From what he understood, this kind of "Intent"...

...was a prerequisite for breaking through from the Profound Core Realm to the Infant Transformation Realm later on.

If a person did not comprehend this "Intent,"

then they would be stuck at the Profound Core Realm forever.

"Intent" was divided into Nine Levels. With each level of comprehension, its power would change significantly.

Zhang Yang was currently only at the first level of Saber Intent, and there was still a long way to go before reaching the ninth level of Perfection.

By Zhang Yang's estimation, comprehending Saber Intent was likely even more difficult than cultivating an Earth-rank Martial Skill.

Zhang Yang wasn't quite sure what level his Saber Intent would reach by the time of the Inner Sect Grand Competition.

"Whatever! I won't think about it!"

"Since comprehending Saber Intent has been simplified, I'll just Cultivate hard!"

Zhang Yang shook his head, then took out five Purple Sun Pills and swallowed them all at once.

If Jiang Haochuan were here to see this, he would have been frightened out of his wits.

The dense Origin Qi contained in a Purple Sun Pill meant that for an ordinary Meridian Opening Realm Martial Artist,

swallowing multiple pills at once would very likely lead to injury from the sheer force of the Qi.

Even Jiang Haochuan himself would only swallow two pills at most at a time.

Yet Zhang Yang had swallowed five in one go!

Such a massive amount of Origin Qi was enough to cause irreparable damage to one's main meridians!

Zhang Yang dared to swallow five at once because he naturally had full confidence.

His Great Sun True Fire Body Tempering Art had already reached Minor Achievement, and his Physical Body was incredibly powerful, possessing over two hundred thousand catties of strength.

It was just five Purple Sun Pills; he could handle it.

Feeling the surging Origin Qi within his body, Zhang Yang quickly closed his eyes to digest it.

At the same time, he visualized the precious saber in his mind while his hands didn't stop, continuing to swing his saber.

Zhang Yang intended to progress on four fronts simultaneously!

Raising his cultivation! Comprehending Saber Intent! Cultivating Saber Techniques! Tempering his Physical Body!

Four paths moving forward at the same time!

As Zhang Yang comprehended Saber Intent while simultaneously practicing his Saber Techniques, a startling anomaly occurred.

The growth of his Saber Technique Martial Skill proficiency became abnormal, speeding up by four or five times!

Seeing this, Zhang Yang was overjoyed and began to Cultivate even harder!

During this time, Jiang Haochuan visited once. Upon seeing the Saber Intent enveloping Zhang Yang's body,

his expression changed drastically. His fists clenched and his whole body trembled, seemingly unable to believe his eyes.

After a long while, he finally exhaled a breath of turbid air. Without saying a word,

he turned and left, returning to his own courtyard to practice his sword techniques bitterly.

Only now did he understand what his father meant when he said "Zhang Yang is by no means a Mortal"!

Sword Intent... even he only had the confidence to comprehend it at the Spirit Aperture Realm.

Comprehending it at the Meridian Opening Realm? That was something he didn't even dare to imagine.

In the evening, the sun set.

Zhang Yang opened his eyes, preparing to rest for a moment.

After a day of cultivation, Zhang Yang's gains were extremely bountiful!

Out of the twenty-three Saber Technique Martial Skills, he had already practiced all the Human-Rank Martial Skills to Perfection.

Among the Profound Rank skills, most were at Minor Achievement; only one high grade Profound Rank skill's proficiency remained at the Entry level.

As for his original Sovereign Extreme Heaven Severing, Zhang Yang felt it was not far from Major Achievement!

His cultivation had also reached the sixth level of Tongmai, thanks to the ample supply of Purple Sun Pills.

Of course, the main reason was that Zhang Yang's speed in digesting Origin Qi was simply too fast!

The progress of the Great Sun True Fire Body Tempering Art remained steady, much slower than Sovereign Extreme Heaven Severing.

After all, it required the sun to Cultivate, whereas Sovereign Extreme Heaven Severing was boosted by Saber Intent.

As for Saber Intent, it was still at the first level, which Zhang Yang had expected.

Reviewing today's gains, the corners of Zhang Yang's mouth curled up into a heartfelt smile.

After resting for a bit, Zhang Yang continued his cultivation.

Although there was no sun at night and he couldn't Cultivate the Great Sun True Fire Body Tempering Art, it didn't hinder his other areas of cultivation.

As a Meridian Opening Realm Martial Artist, while he needed sleep, staying up for eight to ten days straight wasn't much of an issue.

In the early morning, facing the first rays of the dawn,

Zhang Yang raised his saber and slowly performed a set of cultivation movements.

Suddenly, the aura within his body shifted abruptly, and the Sovereign Saber Qi inside him instantly surged to two hundred strands!

Sovereign Extreme Heaven Severing had reached Major Achievement!!

At the same time, Zhang Yang sheathed his saber and sat cross-legged on the ground.

Three minutes later,

he broke through to the seventh level of the Meridian Opening Realm!!

"Sufficient resources are truly indispensable on the path of cultivation!"

"I must fight for first place in this Inner Sect Grand Competition!"

Zhang Yang snapped his eyes open, his gaze resolute.

Without this ample supply of Purple Sun Pills, his cultivation would never have improved so quickly.

Breaking through two minor realms in a single day and night!

This further strengthened his resolve to seize the top spot in the inner Sect!

The Sect Leader Seed! To be fully nurtured by the Sect!

One had to know that the Clear Wind Sect's power was even greater than that of the Lingyuan Jiang Family!

If even the Jiang Family could provide so many Purple Sun Pills,

then the resources available under the full nurturing of the Clear Wind Sect would be even more unimaginable!

"I'll rest for a moment and wait for Senior Jiang's arrival!"

Zhang Yang stopped cultivating and prepared to rest briefly, getting ready to receive Jiang Dao's personal instruction.