Chapter 25: Ascending Six Flights in One Breath

The Vast Heaven Sword Tower!

Jiang Yuli ascended, effortlessly comprehending the sword intent of the second floor before stepping into the third.

The sword intent on the third floor was entirely different from the second; the pressure was far more intense. For an ordinary person with poor comprehension, staying here for even the time it takes to burn a stick of incense would result in being teleported out. Yet, no matter how powerful the sword intent became, it did not cause Jiang Yuli’s steps to falter in the slightest. With every step she took, she absorbed the surrounding sword intent, her clothes fluttering continuously, making her appear like a fairy walking upon the path of the sword.

Before long, she broke through to the fourth floor, and then the fifth.

Those who were deep in meditation on the fifth floor suddenly felt a gust of wind sweep past them.

"What is happening? Am I seeing things? Did someone just pass by?"

Everyone opened their eyes, bewildered. As they squinted to look, they caught a glimpse of a figure moving rapidly past them. Before they could clearly identify who it was, the figure had already vanished from their field of vision, entering the sixth floor.

"What is going on? Could it be that another Saintess or Divine Son has come to train in the Vast Heaven Sword Tower?" a disciple muttered to himself, his face filled with astonishment and confusion. The others nodded in agreement, clearly sharing his sentiment.

After all, to pass through the fifth floor so easily and enter the sixth level of the Vast Heaven Sword Tower, one must either be a master-level existence who has immersed themselves in the way of the sword for years, or a Saint-level prodigy of the Holy Land. The figure they just saw did not appear to have a high cultivation level, ruling out the masters. This left only one possibility: a member of the younger generation of Saints.

Those who become Saints in a Holy Land possess heaven-defying constitutions and supreme comprehension. In the Vast Heaven Sword Tower, comprehension is paramount; with high enough insight, one can easily ascend to higher levels, regardless of cultivation level.

Meanwhile, outside the tower, those observing the stone tablet noticed someone had entered the sixth floor, triggering an uproar.

"Jiang Yuli? Who is that? I have never heard of such a person in the Holy Land."

"Indeed, anyone capable of entering the sixth floor should be famous; why do I have no impression of the name?"

People gathered before the tablet, whispering, but no one recognized Jiang Yuli; they hadn't even heard the name before.

"Regardless of who she is, someone capable of training on the sixth floor is certainly a top-tier genius of our Holy Land and worth befriending."

"Agreed. Her talent for the sword must be incredibly high—a one-in-a-ten-thousand talent."

The crowd looked up at the stone tablet with a mix of envy and reverence. Although everyone who enters the Lingxiao Holy Land is a top-tier prodigy, very few can actually train on the sixth level of the Vast Heaven Sword Tower. Therefore, such a feat left them deeply shocked.

Jiang Yuli, unaware that her entry into the sixth floor had drawn such attention, found herself in a void. There was no sword intent here. Instead, a giant sword stood in the emptiness. The massive blade seemed to carry infinite power, as if it could suppress eternity and shatter the firmament.

"Hum!"

Sensing someone's arrival, the giant sword trembled. A blinding, sky-piercing light erupted, turning the entire space into a sea of white that made it impossible to keep one's eyes open. Jiang Yuli felt the Vast Sword Intent within her quiver and then begin to boil.

"Immortal Sword Intent!" she exclaimed, her eyes fixed on the giant blade, brimming with excitement. "To resonate with the Vast Sword Sutra... this place is perfect for me to cultivate my Vast Sword Intent!"

She sat cross-legged, circulating her internal cultivation technique to absorb the surrounding sword intent and temper her own. When she had first entered the tower, she had only comprehended a thousand sword intents, just entering the profound realm of the sword. After meditating through the first five floors, she had gained another thousand. Of course, to reach the realm of Sword Heart Clarity, she would need to comprehend at least ten thousand.

On this sixth floor, every single strand of Immortal Sword Intent was worth a hundred ordinary ones. If she wished to breakthrough, she would have to comprehend every bit of it. As Jiang Yuli immersed herself in deep meditation, the Vast Sword Sutra in her sea of consciousness vibrated violently, as if in response. It began to circulate frantically, solidifying and refining the Immortal Sword Intent she had absorbed, weaving it into her own.

"Hum, hum, hum!"

As she continued to meditate, a buzzing sound—like the ringing of a thousand blades—resounded throughout the sky.

Elsewhere on the sixth floor, another woman was sitting in quiet meditation, absorbing the Immortal Sword Intent. She was surrounded by a glowing, golden luster. Dressed in snowy robes, she possessed a breathtaking, ethereal beauty, with skin like translucent crystal and delicate features that were hard to look away from. This was the widely acclaimed Saintess of the Bright Moon, Murong Mingyue.

Having been in deep focus, she suddenly opened her eyes, sensing something unusual.

"The turbulence of the Vast Heaven Sword is several times stronger than usual," Murong Mingyue murmured, her clear eyes shining like stars, as if she could perceive everything. "Could it be that someone else has entered the sixth floor?"

With a whisper of surprise, she stood up, scanned her surroundings, and soon identified a direction, flying rapidly toward the source of the disturbance.