There were five realms in the Sword Dao.
The first level was to establish sword intent.
The second level was to comprehend Sword Heart.
The third realm, Man and Sword as One.
The fourth realm, the world as a sword.
The fifth realm, One Thought Sword Domain.
Swordsmen had always been synonymous with strength. It was difficult to find a match for someone of the same level.
Millions of cultivators dreamed of achieving something in the way of the sword.
However, the first step of Sword Dao, opening up Sword Intent, blocked 99% of people.
There was a huge rock in the pool under the waterfall.
Li Mo sat cross-legged with his superior-grade spirit sword and scabbard placed on his knees. He entered a mysterious state of emptiness, completely forgetting himself and himself.
The rumbling sound of the waterfall did not affect Li Mo.
In his perception, the world was no longer the original world. The sound had completely disappeared.
And the waterfall falls slower and slower,
In the end, he decided to do a slow exercise and descend bit by bit.
From time to time, a few drops of water would fly out, shining in the sunlight like the most dazzling crystal.
When the waterfall stopped moving, Li Mo opened his cold eyes.
He drew his sword and slashed!
His actions were done in one go, without any sloppiness.
Silently, the waterfall on the opposite side split into two and fell down, unable to connect.
Boom! Boom!
Two loud bangs rang out, and water splashed everywhere.
"The initial stage of sword intent requires a long period of tempering.”
Li Mo had just felt the existence of sword intent in that attack, but it was still a little mysterious. He was still a little bit away from the true sword intent.
Whoosh!
Li Mo slowly stood up as he breathed out an aura that was like an arrow and mist. His body shook, and the Sword Will that was released immediately disappeared. It was difficult for outsiders to detect it.
After enjoying the scenery for a while, Li Mo returned the way he came.
Outside the courtyard, Zhang Ming Yang saw Li Mo return and smiled.""It's really not easy to find you.
"The inner disciple ranking competition is in three days. I want to improve my strength as soon as possible."”
"Don't tell me you want to enter the ranks of the top ten inner disciples!”
"More or less!"
Zhang Ming Yang's eyes widened.
"Really? The top ten inner disciples were close to the core disciples, and some of them were even qualified to become core disciples.
Most importantly, they were almost all at the peak of the Qi Refinement Stage and had the combat strength to kill ordinary cultivators of the same level.”
The top ten inner sect disciples were the most elite group of inner sect disciples. Each of them had talent.
They might not even be comparable to the core disciples.
However, as long as they were given time, who knew how far they could go?
Therefore, to the sect, the top ten inner disciples and core disciples were equally important. They would not be ignored because of the temporary difference in strength.
Li Mo shook his head and smiled."
"When did you become so unambitious? Aren't you just one of the top ten inner disciples? I heard that every year, a few people will be eliminated and new faces will appear.”
Zhang Ming Yang opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. He felt that he was indeed a little unambitious.
When Li Mo was still at Mortal Realm Stage 4, he dared to go to the Demon Beast Mountain alone to hunt for demon beasts.
Now that he was at the peak of Qi Refining Stage Level 8, why couldn't he replace the others and become one of the new top ten inner disciples?
Not to mention others, did he not have such thoughts? Not necessarily!
"You're right. I didn't feel too much pressure when I was in the outer sect.
However, after becoming an inner sect disciple, he was surrounded by the elites of the elites.
"With my talent and strength, it's nothing."
That was why he had been hiding his true thoughts and planned to take it step by step.
There's no need to be overly radical. Now that you've mentioned it, I finally understand why I've lost the spirit to advance courageously and have started to become an ordinary inner disciple.”
If Zhang Mingyang wasn't with Li Mo, he wouldn't have realized this.
However, he had seen Li Mo's change and felt that it was not a coincidence that he had succeeded. It was worth pondering.
The joy of taking the Barrier Breaking Pill and advancing to the ninth level of Qi Refinement disappeared. Zhang Mingyang sighed and said,
"I've suddenly come to my senses! I thought that I could close the distance between us by relying on the Barrier-breaking Pill. Now, it seems that the distance is getting further and further. At the very least, I'm not as good as you in terms of fighting spirit.”
Li Mo opened the courtyard door and invited him in. As he walked, he said,"
"Actually, talent is like a stepping stone that can allow you to start higher than others. However, if you want to keep improving, it's not enough to rely on talent alone. You need to understand your own path and walk your own path.”
Zhang Ming Yang smiled bitterly.
"Dao and path are still too far for me. I really don't know what realm you've reached!”
"By the way, why are you looking for me?" Li Mo asked.
Zhang Ming Yang patted his head.
"I almost forgot about the important matter. The ranking competition will be held in three days, and we have to register now.
"Sign up for the competition now!"
"Yes, except for the top ten disciples of the last year, everyone has to draw lots and register their names. Otherwise, it will be troublesome to wait until the competition day.”
"That's true. Let's go together!"
On the way, Li Mo learned that the inner disciple ranking competition was divided into ten groups.
Each group had more than fifty people, and one of the top ten inner disciples would be assigned to each group.
They were equivalent to seeded contestants. The group competition would go through ten rounds. The top three would be qualified to enter the finals and compete for the top ten inner disciples of this year. The rest would be ranked according to the number of matches they won.
In the arena.
There was a big box with two registration staff beside it.
At this moment, there were already quite a number of inner sect disciples who had signed up." Damn, what bad luck! How did I end up in Ghost Sword Li Mu's group?"”
"You call this a back-up? My group is the Berserker Nangong Xiaotian. Who can beat him? There's no other way, we can only forfeit if we meet him.”
Li Mo was confused as he stood at the back of the line.
Soon, it was his turn.
He reached into the drawing box and found a thin wooden token. He took it up and took a look. On it was written,'Group 7, No. 28, seeded contestant: Zhu Ping 'an!"
Next to him, the registration staff wrote down Li Mo's name and group number.
After drawing lots, the two of them left the crowd. Zhang Mingyang asked," Which group are you in? Who's the seeded player?”
"Group seven, the seeded player is Zhu Pingan.”
"Zhu Ping 'an!" Zhang Ming Yang was stunned for a moment." He's ranked sixth among the top ten inner disciples," he said." He's one of the more difficult ones to deal with. Fortunately, I didn't run into him."”
As for Zhang Mingyang, he was in group three. The seeded contestant was called Tuoba Hong, who was ranked third among the top ten inner disciples in the previous session. He was ranked higher than Xiao Jingyun and Ghost Sword Li Mu. He cultivated both internally and externally, and his defense and attack were terrifyingly high.
After leaving the arena, the two of them went their separate ways.
On the third day.
On the night before the ranking competition, Li Mo finally reached the ninth level of Qi Disciple. His spiritual power was more than 30% stronger than before. At the same time, his sword aura was almost tangible, and the power of his sword light had increased by another level.
Now, everything was ready. They just needed to wait for the ranking competition to begin tomorrow.
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