Although Liu Fei used the messaging talisman to contact Lei Yun, he did not receive a reply. Yang Qi could only smile bitterly. He understood that it was not easy to find Lei Yun, the unreliable senior.
After Liu Fei left, Yang Qi continued his retreat. Time passed, and in a blink of an eye, it was time to go to Jianyi Forest as agreed with Hu Feng and others.
The Jianyi Forest is located on the mountainside of Tianjian Peak. It is separated by a large formation and is usually guarded by elders at the level of Martial Honor.
“Show us your sect token.” The elder in charge of guarding the formation said calmly when he saw Yang Qi and his group arriving.
"New disciples." After confirming the sect tokens of Yang Qi and the others, the elder said again, "There are thousands of sword intentions in the forest. If you can get close to a stone tablet within seven days, you will pass the test and can choose a reward from this old man."
"yes."
Upon hearing this, Yang Qi and the other six said respectfully.
The elder's eyes fell on Yang Qi and the other six, and he said in a serious tone, "Although the Sword Forest is an opportunity for new disciples, it is not without any danger. If one's heart of martial arts is not firm enough, one may lose oneself in the many sword intentions. Not only will one not be recognized by the stone tablet, but even one's own heart of martial arts and sword intention may be affected."
Yun Lan had told Yang Qi and the others about this before. When the elder mentioned it again, the six people looked startled. According to Yun Lan, although this situation is rare, it has indeed occurred many times in history. Once the heart of martial arts and one's own sword intent are affected, the road of cultivation in the future will become more and more difficult.
“Other than that, try not to get close to the center of the Sword Intent Forest. It is filled with sword intent left by successive Martial Kings, and it is difficult to be recognized. If you are affected, I will move you out immediately, but you will be punished for failing this test.” The elder said calmly.
Yang Qi and the other six nodded slightly. Without the approval of the stone tablet, they would fail this test and naturally would not receive any reward.
Wow~
The elder moved his hand, and the formation in front of him suddenly split open a passage of several feet. Then, Yang Qi and his group entered one after another.
Buzz~Buzz~
As soon as they entered the Sword Intent Forest, Yang Qi and the other six saw an endless field of sword-shaped stone tablets in front of them. Each of the stone tablets exuded a sword intent, and at a glance, there were tens of thousands of sword tablets.
Although each of these sword intents was not particularly powerful, when tens of thousands of them came together, it was as vast as a forest. Yang Qi and his companions could feel the vast sword intent from afar.
"What a vast sword intent! If all this sword intent were to unleash, it would probably threaten a powerful Martial King." Xu Qingshan exclaimed.
"This Sword Forest is an important treasure of the Tianjian Sect. If it weren't a matter of life and death, I'm afraid they wouldn't be willing to detonate it." Hu Feng on the side said with a smile.
Yang Qi looked at the tens of thousands of sword tablets and said helplessly, "There are too many sword tablets here. Let's search separately."
There were too many sword-intent stone tablets here. If they used their minds to sense them, the huge sword-intent impact would probably severely damage Yang Qi and his team in an instant. Therefore, they could not use their minds to sense them in the sword-intent forest, and could only carefully search for stone tablets. There were tens of thousands of stone tablets, and many of them were suitable. However, if they were not recognized within seven days, this test would fail.
After hearing Yang Qi's words, Hu Feng and the other four nodded slightly. Then the group of six separated and entered the Sword Intent Forest in different directions.
Each of the sword-intent stone tablets is nine zhang high and occupies an area of nine zhang. Even the dozens of stone tablets in the center are dozens of zhang wide. Those sword-intent stone tablets were left behind by the powerful Martial King.
If used as a reference for cultivation, any kind of powerful sword intent would be of great help to the later generations of practitioners. However, if one wants to gain recognition from the stone tablet, the sword intent must at least come from the same origin!
"Such a strong sword intent, is this the ultimate sword intent?" Approaching a stone tablet, Yang Qi felt the sword intent emanating from the tablet and was shocked.
Among all the practitioners Yang Qi had seen, Yun Lan was the one with the highest level in swordsmanship. However, her sword intent was only close to the minor success level. There was a world of difference between her and the major success level!
Although the sword intent left on the stone tablet was not huge, it was very profound. In front of the sword intent, Yang Qi felt like a child who had just learned to walk.
“Although the sword intent is strong, I instinctively feel a resistance. It seems that it is impossible for it to recognize me.” Yang Qi smiled bitterly. Although sword practitioners can comprehend the sword intent, the sword intent they comprehend is not the same.
Yang Qi comprehended an extremely domineering sword intent. In addition, there are various sword intents, such as fast and slow, water and fire, yin and yang, and killing. The sword intent itself is a manifestation of the practitioner's will. Different practitioners will comprehend different sword intents.
This is just like spiritual practice, whether it is Taoism or martial arts, they all lead to the same destination in the end.
Giving up on this stone tablet, Yang Qi continued to search, because he could not directly release his perception, he could only operate slowly. In a blink of an eye, Yang Qi had observed hundreds of stone tablets, and the sword intent on each stone tablet was different. Although they did not recognize Yang Qi, they touched him greatly.
"This is... Such a domineering sword intention!"
Feeling an extremely domineering sword intent on the stone tablet in front of him, Yang Qi's eyes lit up. The sword intent on the stone tablet was the same source as his own sword intent.
Yang Qi quickly approached the stone tablet and released his sword intent at the same time.
Wow~
When Yang Qi released his own sword intent, the sword intent on the stone tablet seemed to be responding to Yang Qi's sword intent, and the domineering sword intent became clearer and clearer.
"So domineering! I thought my sword intent was domineering enough, but I didn't expect the sword intent on the stone tablet to be even more domineering. Those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish!"
The closer he got to the stone tablet, the clearer Yang Qi's perception became. Fortunately, the sword intent would not actively attack. Otherwise, although the sword intent on the stone tablet was not powerful, it would easily hurt Yang Qi's mind with one strike.
"Bang~"
Suddenly, when Yang Qi was still three meters away from the stone tablet, a muffled sound was heard, and his body was pushed back several steps by an invisible force.
"Failed?" Yang Qi looked at the stone tablet not far away and raised his eyebrows slightly. Although the sword intent on the stone tablet also originated from the domineering sword intent, this sword intent was different from Yang Qi's.
"This is troublesome. The domineering sword intent is extremely domineering and will not easily recognize others. It seems that it is not so easy to gain recognition from other sword intents." Yang Qi's eyes focused, carefully recalling his previous connection with the sword intent on the stone tablet. He soon understood the reason for his failure.
But it was precisely because he understood the reason that Yang Qi realized that the domineering sword intent, because it was too domineering, would not easily recognize other sword intents, even if they were also derived from the domineering sword intent! (To be continued)