Chapter 378: Chapter 378: The Second Page of the Sword Manual, The Underwater Sea (Congratulations to “Beihe Yufeng” on becoming the second Alliance Hierarch of this book)

Ye Feng looked extremely shocked.

Huo Yunjie had actually combined the negative emotions accumulating in his heart with his Spiritual Sense due to heartbreak and comprehended the Ruthless Sword Intent!

“Tsk tsk, this can be considered a blessing in disguise!”

Ye Feng stroked his chin, raising his hand to reveal a strand of Ruthless Sword Intent in his palm, “It truly confirms that saying, ‘Without a woman in the heart, drawing the sword is divinely smart! It seems Yun Jie has already passed the trial of the Illusionary Realm.”

On the grass.

Huo Yunjie’s drunkenness was completely gone.

He stared blankly at the mountain wall that had been frozen by the Sword Intent, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably as his gaze flickered.

Qiao Jiaxi and Long Tianxing had been frozen in place much earlier.

For a moment, they didn’t know what to say.

“Senior Brother, are you alright?”

In the end, the two blurted out these words.

Huo Yunjie patted his forehead, becoming fully alert, but instead of answering their questions, he sat cross-legged on the ground, recalling the recent events.

Qiao Jiaxi and Long Tianxing realized that Huo Yunjie was consolidating his Sword Intent, so they tactfully stayed nearby and acted as protectors for him.

In his memories.

Numerous scenes featuring Baixue Ding flashed before Huo Yunjie’s eyes, and he recognized his feelings for her.

This wasn’t true fondness!

He was merely accustomed to Baixue Ding’s silent sacrifices by his side, and only when she left did he finally feel the pain in his heart.

It was like losing… a close friend!

“So it turns out, this is not affection, but pure dependency and possessiveness… Sigh, I hope that Baixue Ding can find the happiness that truly belongs to her.”

As Huo Yunjie thought about this, he couldn’t help but raise his head to look at the green ox-horn hat above him.

“When the Sect Leader put the hat on me, he said that I would be crowned a king… Or maybe, he had long anticipated that I would be wounded by love.”

“Sect Master Uncle truly is prescient!”

“As the saying goes, ‘To wear the crown, one must bear its weight.’ Perhaps, this is the burden I needed to carry to comprehend the Ruthless Sword Intent.”

“The Ruthless Sword Intent, letting all the repressed emotions in one’s heart burst forth, combined with the Spiritual Sense and one’s own aura, it ultimately transforms into a cold and ruthless Sword Intent that can freeze one’s soul.”

In less than half an hour, Huo Yunjie came back to his senses.

He had already solidified the Ruthless Sword Intent.

From then on, as long as he expended his vital energy and spirit, he could condense it at any time, significantly boosting his combat power.

“Let’s go, we’re heading back!”

Huo Yunjie felt he had dispelled his emotional entanglements.

He took out the “Nameless Sword Manual” and flipped to the first page, looking at the two lines of text, he finally understood their meaning.

“Without a woman in the heart, drawing the sword is divinely smart!”

“On the first page of the sword manual, forget the lover in your heart!”

“So it turns out, this is telling me to let go of unrealistic thoughts in my heart, to focus on practicing the sword, and this is the real essence!”

Huo Yunjie took a deep breath, feeling that today’s flowers were so red, the air so fresh, and his two junior brothers were especially adorable.

Everything in the world seemed so wonderful!

“After resolving one’s inner conflicts, a person’s spirit and demeanor can transform dramatically, truly an unexpected turn of events.”

Huo Yunjie, with the Cold Light Sword on his back, took the lead.

Long Tianxing and Qiao Jiaxi looked on at this scene, not understanding.

They simply couldn’t make sense of what Huo Yunjie was saying.

Anyway, it was very profound.

“Wait!”

Huo Yunjie suddenly raised his arm.

The strand of Ruthless Sword Intent in his sea of consciousness was vibrating, as if it had encountered something of the same origin, prompting Huo Yunjie to hurry over.

“Senior Brother, wait for us!”

Qiao Jiaxi and Long Tianxing quickly followed suit.

To accommodate Qiao Jiaxi, who could not fly, Long Tianxing transformed into his Dragonfolk Form, and the two raced across the ground like human-shaped fierce beasts, running faster than cheetahs with a whoosh, leaving behind two long trails of dust in their wake.

Tens of miles away.

In a valley.

Huo Yunjie split open a huge rock on the cliff with his sword and retrieved a tattered sword manual. He saw a line of text on it.

“The second page of the sword manual, ‘Wielding Sword to Sever Mundane Ties!’”

Huo Yunjie’s heart shook.

He felt as if he had once again grasped some indescribable and intangible comprehension, but for the moment he couldn’t organize his thoughts, and could only make a note of it.

“Senior Brother, what’s this?”

Long Tianxing and Qiao Jiaxi arrived at the same time, their gazes landing on the second page of the Nameless Sword Manual, filled with curiosity.

“This is the second page of the sword manual, but, I can’t comprehend anything for now,” Huo Yunjie shook his head and passed the manual over.

“Wielding Sword to Sever Mundane Ties!”

“What grand ambitions!”

“How can the mundane world be so easily severed?”

“I’ve heard Sister Ji Ziling mention that she saw in an ancient text, some cultivators, in order to break through to the utmost realms, often incarnate as mortals to experience the secular world, hoping to strike at the Great Dao.”

“Ah, is that powerful?”

Qiao Jiaxi and Long Tianxing discussed, becoming increasingly astonished.

Crack!

Suddenly, the mountain wall shattered, and a strange figure charged out.

It had only two forelegs, resembling a tadpole developing towards a frog, with two sharp front claws, a powerful tail trailing behind, and a shark mouth on its head. It darted past Huo Yunjie and Long Tianxing, snapping its jaws at Qiao Jiaxi.

“How dare you touch my Junior Brother!”

Huo Yunjie erupted with rage, swinging his sword to strike.

Clang!

The creature was sent flying, a ghastly wound appearing on its body, and it let out a deep roar.

“Eh, it’s not dead?”

Huo Yunjie was truly surprised.

It turned out that this strange demonic beast, which seemed weak at first glance, was actually of Demon General Level, unbelievably.

“It’s a Ditian Beast!”

Qiao Jiaxi stared at the fleeing figure’s back, “Sister Ji Ziling has said that such demonic beasts specifically dwell in underground caves, and near their lairs, there’s a high chance of finding bloodline spiritual medicine!”

“The kind of bloodline spiritual medicine that can promote you to War General Level of Body Cultivation?” Huo Yunjie raised his eyebrows, looking at Qiao Jiaxi.

“Yes!” Qiao Jiaxi clenched his fist.

“Good, then let’s kill our way over!” Huo Yunjie lifted the Cold Light Sword, leading the way, with Qiao Jiaxi and Long Tianxing closely following behind.

The Ditian Beast had fled through an opening in the rock wall.

The three of them entered the cave, activated their Spirit Eyes to see the interior clearly, and moved swiftly like the wind, soon arriving at a vast underground body of water.

This was a world that existed dozens of miles beneath the surface!

It had countless caves reaching hundreds of meters high, spanning thousands of miles, with most of the bottom filled with azure blue sea water.

Here and there were some small islands, where many special spiritual medicines grew.

“This is the Seven Mystery Flower, this is Condensed Spirit Fruit, this is White Flower Herb…”

Qiao Jiaxi had always been interested in exotic flowers and spiritual plants and often sought advice from Ji Ziling. Over time, he had learned a great deal.

“This place is indeed a gathering spot for natural spiritual objects!”

“Eh, where’s the Ditian Beast?”

“Forget it, let’s collect the spiritual medicines first.”

The three of them took out jade boxes and Spirit Silk Gloves, carefully harvesting the spiritual medicines and spirit soil, taking some of each.

The mature ones would be given to Wang Ping’an for alchemy.

The young ones would be sent to Jia Yulan to be planted in the Spiritual Medicine Garden, to be cultivated for several years, allowing for continuous use in the future.

“This place is rather large; as we harvest, let’s also search for the Ditian Beast,” Huo Yunjie decided.

“Alright,” the other two agreed.

…

On the other side of the underground sea.

Baixue Ding, Jiang Jingtian, and several other white-clad disciples from the Divine Wind Sword Sect’s Inner Sect were each holding a Lower Grade Spirit Sword, sitting on a Spirit Boat floating three meters above the water surface, also searching for something.

“Jingtian, will our mission be successful?” Baixue Ding asked, sounding a bit worried.

“Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, there will absolutely be no problem with the mission. Right, Yue Ru?” Jiang Jingtian turned his head and looked at a young woman with a flowery appearance sitting behind him.

Their gazes met, and a teasing smile flashed in their eyes.