Chapter 721: 138 Acquired Dao Embryo, Rogue Challenges (Two in One)_4

Chapter 721: Chapter 138 Acquired Dao Embryo, Rogue Challenges (Two in One)_4

Her lips curved slightly upward, and then she glanced at the saintess beside her, “Don’t you have anyone to accompany you in sword practice? Your master is a Sword Saint after all.”

Bian Ruxue’s eyes flickered with thoughts, but she quickly composed herself. Once, when she was a child, someone had practiced with her, but eventually, that person could no longer keep up.

She had tried looking back, but saw no one.

After the great battle ended, the Sword Master finished chatting with Li Hao and left; Li Hao followed Lin Qingyue back to the Pill Refining Institute.

Inside the institute, the place was serene; Li Hao said to Lin Qingyue, “It’s not necessarily a bad thing that your Dao Embryo was ruined.”

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Lin Qingyue looked at him with confusion.

Li Hao explained, “Originally, you had the Innate Yin Dao Embryo, which matched well with your level of Sword Intent. But now, if you could advance your Sword Intent even further, you could condense an Acquired Dao Embryo, a Sword Intent Dao Embryo!”

“Sword Intent Dao Embryo?”

Lin Qingyue was surprised; she had never heard of it.

Li Hao’s idea was a sudden inspiration, purely an insight from Sword Dao.

“Utmost gentleness leads to nothingness!”

“From non-existence comes invincibility!”

Li Hao continued, “Once you comprehend ‘non-existence,’ you will be able to condense an Acquired Dao Embryo.”

“Non-existence?”

Lin Qingyue was puzzled, but the word seemed to stir something in her mind.

Non-existence?

Supreme gentleness is non-existence.

If that was the case, then the original Innate Yin Dao Embryo instead became an impediment.

Having no Dao Embryo yet having one, the missing part is non-existence!

Suddenly, Lin Qingyue somewhat understood Li Hao’s idea. Her eyes widened as she looked at him in astonishment.

How could he come up with such an idea?

If she could truly cultivate it, her combat power would be ten or even dozens of times stronger than her former self!

Seeing her expression, Li Hao knew she had understood and felt relieved. If she could fully comprehend it, she would surely transform dramatically and become much stronger.

Lin Shanhai returned soon after, and after bidding farewell to those jubilant Alchemists outside, he saw Li Hao and Lin Qingyue together but did not interfere as before. Instead, he wore a smile.

He didn’t know that Lin Qingyue’s Dao Embryo had been ruined, only that she had lost miserably. Lin Qingyue and Li Hao had both decided not to mention this to him to avoid adding to his anger and needless worry.

Li Hao stayed in the Pill Refining Institute for two more days, gathering his belongings before heading to Sword Cliff to bid farewell to the Sword Master.

Knowing that Li Hao was going to the Dynasty to secure a battle slot, the Sword Master did not try to keep him but instructed Li Hao to come and go quickly and to visit him again if he had the chance in the future.

Li Hao readily agreed.

After Li Hao left, the Sword Master sighed softly at Sword Cliff.

He knew that with this departure, it would be a long time before they met again.

The Supreme Genius Battle was not easy; Li Hao needed to be fully prepared. If he eventually came first, becoming a Saint, it was uncertain if he would still retain his detached nature.

Becoming a Saint affected not just one’s Realm but also greatly influenced one’s character. Often, a person changed completely before and after becoming a Saint.

The perspective of a Saint is entirely different from those below Saint level; some views are even contradictory. Seeing different things inevitably leads to a change in many ideas.

“You little minnows, I’ve gotten tired of fishing for you, but in the spirit of the companionship you’ve offered over these days, I will not kill you—scatter.”

The Sword Master sat in front of Sword Cliff and spoke softly.

His voice reached the bottom of the cliff, and the numerous Dragon Demons swimming in the Dragon Pool were stunned, looking up in amazement at the figure on the Sword Cliff.

The Sword Master was actually releasing them?

This news shocked and delighted them, but at the same time, they felt a strange reluctance.

“Sword Master, we wish to continue learning from you.”

Ao Jie leapt into the air and hurriedly spoke to the Sword Master.

The Sword Master chuckled, “I’m off to catch up with some old friends; I won’t have time to keep you company anymore. You folks are too gullible, too easy to bait. Don’t be so foolish when you’re outside.”

Ao Jie almost choked; wasn’t it because you are cunning as an old fox, playing tricks with fishing? Who could outplay you?

Internally grumbling, yet not daring to show any disrespect, he earnestly said, “But we’ve grown accustomed to living here.”

“Off with you, or I’ll flay and debone you one by one,” the Sword Master said impatiently.

Ao Jie jumped from the shock and dared not speak further, retreating back to the Dragon Pool.

The group of Dragon Demons whispered among themselves briefly before they all leapt into the sky, bowing in unison to the Sword Master.

Then, they turned into streaks of golden light and flew towards the Saint Mountain and beyond.

“Freedom!”

“With our cultivation, returning to the Dragon Clan Holy Land might even enable us to challenge the Saint Heir, right?”

“Challenge? If anyone dares to provoke me, I’ll eat them!”

“Hurry, hurry, hurry, the Supreme Genius Battle is about to start; everyone’s selecting their fighters, and we can’t fall behind.”

Each Dragon Demon relished their freedom in midair. Being caught here by the Sword Master had been both a calamity and an opportunity. At least, they had gained substantially over these hundred years, progressing rapidly in cultivation.

In the Land of All Saints, Demons and the Human Race were not mortal enemies. In the Thirty-Three Realms, some minor worlds were entirely populated by Demons, with the Human Race as a minority struggling to survive.

Moreover, among the Demons, there were many at the Saint Realm. Here in the competition among the Ten Thousand Clans, both the Dragon and Phoenix Clans had their Saint Heirs and Saintesses. Their age limit for battle was calculated relative to their lifespan; some Demons were thousands of years old, but in terms of Human lifespan, they were only in their forties or fifties.

“The Dragon Demons under Sword Cliff…”

Carrying a fishing pole and headed towards Sword Cliff, Qiu Wuheng paused at the sight of the ascending Dragon Demons.