Chapter 198 - Sword Intent Enhancement

“Second Grade Rune…” Lin Xuan murmured.

He had been a First-grade Rune Master for a long time and was already able to independently refine First-grade Spiritual Wine.

However, becoming a Second Grade Rune Master was not so simple.

The transition from First Grade to Second Grade was a qualitative leap.

It required the Rune Master’s Soul Seal in the mind to split from one into two marks.

Apart from strong soul power, it also required a special spell.

But with the Lord of Wine around, he didn’t have to worry about the spell; he just needed to enhance his soul power.

Storing the huge ice sculpture, Lin Xuan whispered, “Lord of Wine, start the tempering with the Profound Ice Qi!”

“This is going to hurt a bit, you’ll need to endure it.”

Lin Xuan nodded, his hands forming seals.

The Lord of Wine injected a strand of Profound Ice Qi into his body, wandering through his Spirit Vein.

A strange, chilling force instantly spread throughout his body, as if millions of ice needles were piercing him simultaneously.

Not only his physical body, but even his soul seemed to be frozen.

Lin Xuan grimaced, “This is not just ‘a bit of pain’; this is damn too painful!”

It was a hundred times colder than the Ice Platform!

Gradually, Lin Xuan’s consciousness began to blur.

The Great Dragon Sword Seal in his mind and the Sword Intent in his body roared together, emitting a will that gradually made Lin Xuan clearer.

The Longevity Technique circulated throughout his body.

At the same time, he tried to make the Great Dragon Sword Seal resonate with the Sword Intent Seed, helping him stay conscious.

This unintentional act had a tremendous impact.

Inside his mind, the Great Dragon Sword Seal seemed to transform into an Azure Dragon, continuously rolling.

And that Sword Intent Seed was also incessantly ringing.

Finally, the Mysterious Small Sword inside his body gently vibrated, emitting a gentle glow.

Roar!

The Great Dragon Sword Seal turned into an Azure Dragon, flew out of his mind, and rushed towards the Sword Intent Seed.

The two collided, merging perfectly together.

After merging, the Great Dragon Sword Seal flew to the sword body of the Mysterious Small Sword, forming a giant dragon pattern, with only the dragon head clear, other parts very vague.

Lin Xuan felt that his Sword Intent had greatly strengthened.

If previously it was at ten percent, now it was at least around twenty percent.

Generally, thirty percent Sword Intent accounts for Minor Sword Intent, and Lin Xuan was just one step away from Small Success!

“From now on, I will call you Great Dragon Sword Intent,” Lin Xuan said in his heart.

As if hearing Lin Xuan’s voice, the Mysterious Small Sword with the giant dragon pattern emitted a dazzling light.

With the Great Dragon Sword Intent, Lin Xuan’s resistance to the Profound Ice Qi also grew stronger.

The Lord of Wine controlled the Profound Ice Qi, constantly amazed.

He hadn’t expected that the Great Dragon Sword Seal would merge with the Sword Intent Seed.

“Maybe one day, you really could find the true…” the Lord of Wine muttered in a low voice, his voice trailing off.

Thirty minutes later, the Lord of Wine withdrew the Profound Ice Qi.

Lin Xuan’s whole body was frozen blue, with a faint blue shimmer in his skin.

He circulated the Longevity Technique, causing tremors in the Spirit Sea within him; three layers of waves roared, spreading a hot stream throughout his body.

A moment later, he recovered.

The most direct feeling was that his mind felt much clearer, and his senses were sharper.

Lifting his hand lightly, Lin Xuan quickly drew a rune in the air.

The entire process was smooth, without a single pause.

“The speed has actually doubled from before!” Lin Xuan rejoiced; this rune was very intricate, and he previously needed tens of moments to draw it.

Now, it only took him a dozen moments to complete, and his movements were smoother.

“Indeed, the Profound Ice Qi is effective,” Lin Xuan rejoiced, “Enduring the cold was worth it.”

Not only had his soul power become stronger, but his body had also grown much stronger.

Lin Xuan felt as if his body were a furnace, filled with vigorous Qi-Blood.

Boom!

With a punch, he created a vacuum in the air.

Now, if he encountered Yan Hui, he estimated he could defeat him in one move!

Lin Xuan was full of confidence.

Feeling the changes in his body, Lin Xuan became even more diligent.

He took out the Ice Platform and sat cross-legged on it.

He drank a cup of Spiritual Wine and then began to cultivate his Spirit Sea.

The night passed without words, spent in cultivation.

The next day, Lin Xuan mounted the Snow Wolf and set off again.

Half a day later, he arrived outside a city.

Cold Wind City.

Lin Xuan looked at the large characters on the city gate and jumped down from the Snow Wolf.

“Go back!” he patted the Snow Wolf’s head and released control.

The Snow Wolf howled towards the sky and then quickly left.

After entering the city, Lin Xuan found a restaurant, ordered several delicate dishes, and slowly savored them.

These past few days, he had been traveling mountain roads, and both his body and spirit were somewhat exhausted; he needed a good rest.

Cultivation is like a spring, it requires both tension and relaxation.

It shouldn’t be too loose, as that leads to falling behind and laziness.

But it also shouldn’t be too tight, as continuous high pressure can cause a martial artist to collapse.

Moderation is the key.

The restaurant was named Snow Crane Tower, supposedly because a peerless master had once descended here on a Snow Crane, which led to its naming.

Upon reaching the second floor, Lin Xuan discovered that all the windows were latticed, each inlaid with ice sculptures.

Most of them depicted Snow Cranes, said to be one of the distinctive features of this restaurant.

As Lin Xuan drank wine, he listened to the discussions of others.

The Wenxue Sect banquet had just ended, and most martial artists were talking about it.

“Do you know?

The banquet was so spectacular, and a genius even emerged!” someone said mysteriously.

“A genius, what genius?” some asked in confusion.

“A Swordsman named Lin Xuan, it is said that he has grasped Sword Intent.”

“Sword Intent?” Most people were skeptical, “Really or not?

You weren’t even there, how would you know!”

“Hmph!

I wasn’t there, but my senior brother was.

He said that not only is Lin Xuan a genius in grasping Sword Intent, but he is also a disciple of the Sword Pond Prefecture.”

“Sword Pond Prefecture!” Many martial artists suddenly realized and then talked among themselves,

“Sword Pond Prefecture really deserves its reputation as a Great Sect in the world, first, there was a genius like Lin Feng, and now there is another called Lin Xuan.”

“So what?

The Hidden Dragon List I bought the day before yesterday clearly states that this Lin Xuan is already ranked twentieth among martial artists!”

The group of people discussed, mostly about various geniuses, but Lin Xuan was mentioned the most.

There was no helping it; a previously unknown youngster had suddenly become the twentieth ranked martial artist on the Hidden Dragon List.

This change was too great.

Almost everyone was paying attention to him.

“Hey, did you know?

I heard that something big also happened at the Wenxue Sect,” another person chimed in.

“It seems that someone from Ying Country was murdered on the way there; their body was buried in the snow.”

“The murderer?” someone asked.

“Unknown, they’ve long fled…”

At this point, Lin Xuan’s brows twitched.

He hadn’t expected the Qu Family to find out so quickly, but he wasn’t afraid.

He had left no clues, so he doubted anyone would suspect him.

Just as he was thinking this, a figure sat down opposite him.