Super Strong Little Divine Farmer

Chapter 1865: Chapter 1866: Sword Intent

After practicing the Shadow Burst Fist for a while, Lin Chen stopped and gazed at the mountains and dense forest beneath his feet, lost in thought.

The forest filled the scene, a faint mist shrouded the mountains and woods, beams of sunlight seemingly pierced into the mist like longswords, giving off a mysterious feeling.

At that moment, Lin Chen seemed to sense something. With a flick of his hand, the Tianyan Ancient Sword landed in his palm.

Lin Chen looked down the mountain, witnessing the vast forest swaying in the wind like waves, strands of sunshine breaking through the clouds and illuminating the landscape, a truly beautiful sight.

Lin Chen frowned as he gazed at the scenery before him, falling into deep contemplation.

After a long while, as if he had figured something out, Lin Chen slowly raised the Tianyan Ancient Sword in his hand, took a deep breath, and then closed his eyes.

”The wind is incredibly fast, moving tens of thousands of miles a day, with tremendous strength, enough to overturn an entire forest! Extreme speed combined with immense power...”

Lin Chen stood there holding the Tianyan Ancient Sword, savoring the scene he had just witnessed.

”To merge speed with power, although it appears gentle and harmless on the surface, its destructive power cannot be underestimated! The Heavenly Proliferation Swordsmanship... No, it’s not the swordsmanship, it’s my usage of the sword that’s flawed!”

Soon after, still frowning and with eyes closed, he swung a seemingly effortless strike. This unremarkable slash carried a hint of colorful flame, which then exploded violently!

”Boom!”

A nearby hill was directly impacted by the Sword Qi, sending rocks flying everywhere!

Lin Chen, however, remained frowning:

”No, no, the speed is too slow. It should be like the wind, attacking silently, while harnessing my divine essence to amplify its power!”

Unknowingly, the faint colorful flame on the Tianyan Ancient Sword in Lin Chen’s hand compressed into a thin line of fire along the sword’s blade. At the same time, threads of divine essence emerged from his body, exuding a fierce and sharp Sword Qi.

But when the divine essence reached the ancient sword in Lin Chen’s hand, the once rampant and destructive Sword Qi became tempered, turning somewhat gentle. With the continuous infusion, it formed a thin transparent Sword Qi membrane on the sword’s body.

This Sword Qi membrane appeared gentle, seemingly reducing its power, but a closer sense revealed its immense energy! It was the product of compressed divine essence, fused with violent Sword Qi, no less potent. With this new Sword Qi formed, Lin Chen’s tightly knit brows finally relaxed.

He opened his eyes, gazed straight ahead, raised the Tianyan Ancient Sword, and delivered a seemingly slow slash. Immediately, an indomitable Sword Qi swept forth, slicing the small mountain peak before him cleanly in two, the cut as smooth as a mirror!

Seeing this, a faint smile appeared on Lin Chen’s lips:

”Success!”

At this moment, if any Sword Dao expert were to witness Lin Chen’s strike, they would surely be astonished.

Sword Intent!

Lin Chen’s ability to control the aura of Sword Qi with such finesse was the highest accomplishment in Sword Dao—the preliminary manifestation of Sword Intent!

However, the Sword Intent Lin Chen currently mastered was only an elementary entry level, but even so, it greatly enhanced his skill in swordsmanship.

Sword Intent is not something unattainable. To grasp it while in the mid-phase of Divinity Transformation is exceptionally rare even across the divine realm, as most people only begin to perceive the presence of martial intent in the later stages of this realm, while Lin Chen is merely in the mid-phase.

In fact, Sword Intent is merely one form of martial intent. A Martial Artist of the sword path masters Sword Intent, whereas those who cultivate saber techniques will never master Sword Intent, corresponding instead to Saber Intent, Spear Intent, etc.

It’s not guaranteed that one will grasp martial intent even at the peak of the divinity realm. On the contrary, even those who gain the most rudimentary grasp are exceedingly rare in this realm, marking them as undisputed geniuses.

”Since arriving in the divine realm, I’ve always felt something was missing in my sword techniques, but the recent gale gave me inspiration. Now I’ve fully controlled that colorful flame, and maximized its power; combining it with Sword Qi and divine essence, its potency has more than doubled!”

Lin Chen had some understanding of Sword Intent, as mentioned briefly in the archives of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion, though not extensively detailed, largely due to Lin Chen’s currently limited cultivation.

Immediately, Lin Chen resumed honing his swordsmanship, and as he practiced each move, his elementary Sword Intent became increasingly adept.

In the ensuing days, Lin Chen continued training near the cave abode, primarily focusing on refining his divine techniques and swordsmanship, entering a state of total immersion as days passed by. For ten consecutive days, Lin Chen was absorbed in his cultivation.

On this day, Lin Chen stood atop the mountain peak, exuding an aura completely restrained, indistinguishable from an ordinary person.

This was one of the achievements from his recent training — being able to use powerful soul power to conceal his cultivation realm, which could avoid unnecessary trouble during his travels.

Suddenly, Lin Chen exhaled lightly, and his aura erupted powerfully!

Peak of Divinity Transformation, fourth tier!

Still at the peak of the fourth tier, but now, facing himself from ten days ago, Lin Chen was confident he could secure victory within three moves!

During this period, he had been consolidating his foundation, continuously compressing his primal energy, absorbing and refining more divine essence. In this process, the residual power of the thousand-year stone-heart milk, previously dormant within his body, was reactivated, constantly fortifying Lin Chen’s meridians, muscles, and bones.

This process was akin to paving a road. Lin Chen’s meridians were the road, and the role of the thousand-year stone-heart milk was to widen and reinforce the path, while Lin Chen continued to compress primal energy and absorb and refine the power of divine essence into his meridians, strengthening them akin to solidifying a road.

Lin Chen moved his body, divine essence channeling to his feet, a lightning arc appearing as his speed shot from still to a high velocity, only leaving the blur of a shadow flying out!