Immortality Through Array Formations

Chapter 1580: Chapter 834: Sword Fiend (Part 2)

And this thread of pain also made Mo Hua’s perception of his own Life Soul and Seven Souls more distinct.

He felt that his Divine Soul was being tempered by the Sword Technique.

And after several temperings, the Sword Intent within Mo Hua’s Divine Soul gradually emitted an indescribably astounding aura.

The fierce Sword Intent was frightening.

Mo Hua’s gaze also gradually sharpened.

The presence of Sword Intent within him was also climbing bit by bit...

But after rising for a while, it quickly halted, unable to advance any further.

It seemed that this was the limit...

No matter how he used the ”Soul-Shocking Sword Skill” to refine his Divine Soul and integrate his Sword Intent, the momentum of the Sword Moves would not rise any further.

Mo Hua had a vague sense that this was his current limit.

He opened his eyes, took out a mirror, and looked at his obedient and delicate face, then his gaze focused, activating the ”Soul-Shocking Sword Skill.”

Through the mirror, he could clearly see his gaze gradually brightening, and at the same time, the Sword Intent shining in his eyes was hard to look at directly.

But that was all.

Compared to Shui Yama’s pupil skill, it was far inferior.

At least when Shui Yama performed the pupil skill, his eyes were blood-red, as if immersed in blood, with demonic and monstrous presences inside, screaming fiercely, full of intense Evil Qi.

In terms of momentum and effect, both were far stronger than his Sword Dao ”pupil skill.”

”Even worse than Shui Yama, how can that work...”

Mo Hua propped his chin, pondering where the problem lay.

After thinking it over, Mo Hua concluded that it could only be due to two reasons:

One, the foundation of Sword Dao.

Another, the method of soul emergence.

Subjective Divine Sense is based on objective external things.

In other words, ”Sword Intent” must be based on the foundation of Sword Dao.

The foundation of Sword Dao refers to the blood, sweat, and tears poured into Sword Dao by a Sword Cultivator from childhood to adulthood.

Including years of learning, practicing, comparing the sword, the honing, thinking, and understanding of Swordsmanship, all these experiences combined into a kind of Sword Dao experience.

These are not conjured from nothing.

They are the Dao painstakingly refined by Sword Cultivators over the years, the integration of their Swordsmanship skills, insights, and perceptions.

This thing, if there is, then there is; if not, then there isn’t.

Clearly, Mo Hua didn’t have it.

Moreover, this is not something that can be ”suddenly enlightened” upon suddenly.

Sudden Enlightenment is built upon long-term practice and contemplation.

Just like his daily Formation Painting, constantly pondering the principles of formations, one day in the future, he may achieve ”Sudden Enlightenment” in formations.

But someone who doesn’t study formations cannot have sudden enlightenment in formations.

Likewise, someone who doesn’t practice sword cannot achieve sudden enlightenment in Swordsmanship.

Before entering Qianxue State Boundary, Mo Hua had hardly touched a sword and hadn’t learned even half a move of Swordsmanship. Naturally, he couldn’t have any foundation in Swordsmanship skills, experience, or insights.

His Sword Dao foundation was extremely poor.

This also determined that the ”Sword Intent” he cultivated would also be weak, and the pupil skill containing Sword Intent would naturally lack power.

This is one point.

Furthermore, there’s also the aspect of the method of soul emergence.

The owner of the broken sword, namely ”Senior Xuan,” used a method of ”emerging by borrowing the sword.”

That is, after the Sword Intent emerges, it attaches to the sword, amplifying the power of the Sword Qi and enhancing the killing aura of the Sword Intent.

Not only Senior Xuan, but previous generations of Sword Cultivators in Taixu Gate possibly all used the method of ”borrowing the sword to emerge.”

The problem precisely lies in this ”sword.”

Mo Hua didn’t have a Spirit Sword.

His Sword Dao foundation was weak, and he wielded a ”self-destructive style” Spirit Sword, lacking the type of sword other Sword Cultivators had, which was nurtured over time, connected with the heart, and used as a personal name sword as a Magical Treasure in the future.

Therefore, he couldn’t borrow the sword to emerge.

The Sword Intent was inefficient, and the pupil skill’s power was insufficient.

Without the amplification method of a Sword Weapon, the power further decreased.

As a result, this Taixu Shocking God Sword Skill lost a lot of its power and instead seemed rather useless.

But Mo Hua was still somewhat unwilling.

Divine Thought into Sword, how can such power do?

”But what to do?”

Mo Hua frowned and pondered hard for a long time, finding no clue, and somewhat disheartened, he lay back on the meditation cushion, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.

One is Swordsmanship, the other is pupil skill...

Swordsmanship emphasizes Sword Intent, borrowing the sword for emergence.

Pupil skill nurtures Evil Qi, borrowing the eyes for emergence.

Now he has abandoned Evil Qi, replacing it with Sword Intent, borrowing the eyes for emergence.

Lacking the deterrence of Evil Qi, without sharp Sword Intent, and unable to borrow the amplification of a Sword Weapon, it is akin to abandoning the advantages of both techniques while instead maximizing the weaknesses of one’s Sword Dao...

”Endure and slowly practice the sword in the future?”

Mo Hua shook his head.

Too slow.

The foundation of Sword Dao emphasizes the grind of water drops stone wear, which cannot be achieved overnight.

What’s more, starting to practice now, by the time Sword Dao has a minor achievement and this Soul-Shocking Sword can exert its power, who knows how long it will take...

”Need to think of a way...”

”Cannot be inflexible in facing problems, must know how to adapt.”

”All Techniques in the world, ever-changing, the wonder of application, lies in the heart...”

Mo Hua continued to ponder.

Now, he was essentially using the ”soul emergence method” of the Water Prison Sect’s Seven Souls Blood Prison Pupil to cast the Soul-Shocking Sword.

If the Soul-Shocking Sword were strong enough, there would be no problem.

But now, his Sword Dao foundation was weak, and the Soul-Shocking Sword was not strong enough.

Then he couldn’t abandon the original framework of the Seven Souls Blood Prison Pupil Skill for the time being.

”Then...” Mo Hua’s mind flashed, ”Integrate the Soul-Shocking Sword Skill into the framework of the Seven Souls Blood Prison Pupil Skill?”

”But how to integrate?”

Mo Hua continued to frown in deep thought.