CHAPTER 38: CHAPTER 38 MASTERFUL_1

In the previous levels, the advancement of Shangqing Swordplay was virtually unimpeded.

All he needed was to diligently practice each day, and he could gain experience points.

Once the experience points reached the required amount, he could immediately ascend to the next level.

However, upon reaching the level of Senior, Shen Mo finally encountered a bottleneck he had never faced before.

For the past few days, no matter how I practice, the experience points for the Supreme Clarity Sword Technique have not increased at all.

The Shangqing Swordplay he had just practiced was indeed grand and imposing.

But throughout the process, he constantly felt a lingering deficiency that obstructed his sword intent, preventing its power from being fully manifested.

If I can resolve this lingering deficiency, I believe I can take this Shangqing Swordplay to the next level and reach the Elite standard.

Thinking about it, Shen Mo couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. But it’s easier said than done.

Although he was now just a hair’s breadth away from advancing the Shangqing Swordplay to the next level, some people were unable to break through even after years of arduous cultivation and meditation.

He had no idea how long it would take him to resolve this.

Suppressing the irritation in his heart, Shen Mo continued to practice his swordplay with unwavering focus.

The smooth and unparalleled progress he had made in cultivation methods, magic, and martial arts, achieving Perfection in each, was already something that countless people would envy.

He had only just encountered a minor bottleneck that had hindered him for a few days, and he was already feeling restless.

This is really too greedy of me.

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

Above the sky dome, moonlight shone down, casting a silvery outline over everything on earth.

In the distance, the Lancang River raged with turbulent waves that pounded against the shore.

The ceaseless tidal churn resonated in his ears.

In the stone-paved courtyard, Shen Mo practiced his swordplay, focused and undistracted, slowly going through each move, each form.

CLANG!

The Longsword moved like a dragon, tearing through gusts of fierce wind.

Leaves in the distance were drawn in by the force of the sword intent and wind, gathering in a flurry around Shen Mo within a radius of three feet.

CLANG!

CLANG!

The sword’s aura was solid and strong, slicing through the dark night like the surging tide of the Lancang River, each wave stronger than the last.

Even after repeated practice, Shen Mo still couldn’t increase the experience points of his Supreme Clarity Sword Technique to reach the next level.

But if he had paid a bit more attention, he would have noticed that the sword aura in his hand and the sword intent in his heart grew slightly stronger than before after each round of practice.

However, Shen Mo was not aware of this at the moment. He was immersed in the Sword Path during his practice and had no time to observe his own changes.

With each sword stroke performed, his tumultuous thoughts gradually calmed.

Shen Mo felt as if he couldn’t sense his surroundings, his mind drifting beyond the world.

In this world, it seemed there was only him and the sword in his hand!

This kind of Mysterious and Yet More Mysterious comprehension brought Shen Mo immense pleasure.

He didn’t know how long it had been. It felt like he had been practicing for several Shichen; yet, it also felt as if he had just picked up his sword and performed only a few moves.

CRASH!

The sound of a great wave crashing against the shore suddenly exploded in his mind.

Immersed in enlightenment, Shen Mo was startled by the sound of the wave, which shattered his state of deep concentration.

He felt as if he had awoken from a dream, looking at the river before him, the rushing tide, the moonlight, the mountains and waterways.

All things in the world suddenly became clear and bright.

This sword... sword intent!

He suddenly realized that at some point, he had actually gathered an immensely powerful sword intent.

This vast and profound sword intent, like an abyss or the sea, surged ceaselessly within him, causing Shen Mo’s eyes to flicker in bewilderment.

I have a premonition... with this strike, I can cut the river open...

In Shen Mo’s heart, a sudden burst of intuition emerged.

The moment this thought crossed his mind, he couldn’t repress the impulse to swing his sword any longer.

So, he moved.

The Dragon Sparrow Sword in his hand emitted an unprecedentedly intense fluctuation, transforming into a streak of white light, and slashed down suddenly.

The sword Qi swept across the river, cleaving a hundred zhang across its surface!

This single sword strike, with its sweeping sword Qi, actually shredded the tide of the Lancang River along its bank.

Subsequently, the unrestrained sword Qi broke through the river’s surface, splitting the entire turbulent river into two, revealing the sludge and the fish and shrimp at the bottom.

SPLASH!

However, the sword Qi did not last long. After it dissipated, the rift in the river vanished.

The endless waves smoothed the water’s surface once more, leaving only the sounds of water splashing, rising and falling.

Faced with this strike, even an early-stage Qi Gathering Realm cultivator would be doomed!

Looking at the grand spectacle of the river’s waves, Shen Mo regained his senses, thinking in shock, When did I... acquire such strength?

His heart was slightly bewildered as he saw a piece of information pop up before his eyes.

[You practiced your swordplay against the river tide, and in the midst of this landscape, you accidentally achieved enlightenment and successfully comprehended the endless mysteries of the Supreme Clarity Sword Technique. Your Supreme Clarity Sword Technique Experience +9,857]

Enlightenment... Just now, while practicing my swordplay, I unknowingly entered that legendary state of enlightenment countless cultivators dream of!

After seeing the prompt from the information panel, Shen Mo finally understood what had just happened.

No wonder that previous sword strike was so powerful!

The right time, the right place, and the right person—all had converged perfectly.

This allowed Shen Mo, in his state of enlightenment, to unleash a terrifying sword Qi that was far beyond his current capabilities.

The Shangqing Swordplay, by virtue of that previous sword Qi, granted me so much experience!

When Shen Mo once again looked at the data in his martial arts column, he was slightly stunned.

[Martial Arts: "Supreme Clarity Sword Technique" – Master (254/16,000)]

Master? Shen Mo took a sharp breath. That enlightenment just now not only allowed me to break through the bottleneck of the Senior Realm but also directly leap over the Elite stage, allowing my understanding of the Supreme Clarity Sword Technique to reach the Master level!

Jumping an entire stage!

This was something that had never happened before when he had cultivated martial arts or cultivation methods.

The effect of this enlightenment is too terrifying!

As he reeled from the shock, a smile slowly crept onto his lips.

Eventually, the smile deepened, transforming into an uncontrollable burst of wild laughter and elation.

In the secular cultivation world, if one were to classify according to the levels of the Destiny Panel, cultivating martial arts and cultivation methods to the Elite stage was already considered the highest level.

The Master level of proficiency meant that he had cultivated this basic Shangqing Swordplay to a level no one before him had ever reached!

This martial art, originally unranked, now, in his hands, possessed the miraculous power to turn decay into wonder.

At this stage, the Supreme Clarity Sword Technique that I practice is completely incomparable to the Supreme Clarity Sword Technique practiced by ordinary disciples. Its power has greatly increased, far exceeding the category of Grade V martial arts!

Although Shen Mo had not yet practiced a graded offensive magic, he now considered that the power of the Supreme Clarity Sword Technique at this proficiency level should be no less than, if not superior to, a low-grade profound level offensive martial art.