Chapter 12

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, a golden sword Qi appeared behind Su Ze. He drew a mural with his hand, and his understanding of the blink swordsmanship had reached the beginner level.

He waved his hand casually, and the sword Qi immediately dispersed.

Just as the surrounding people still blinked in confusion…

Su Ze closed his eyes and gently lifted his finger. Then, he suddenly opened his eyes and pointed at the pillar in the distance.

In the blink of an eye, a strong wind blew and whistled toward the pillar.

Before anyone could react, the five-meter-tall pillar was cut into two halves and slowly collapsed toward the ground.

The top half of the pillar hit the ground, and a dull sound of collision was heard. “Bang!”

The surrounding people looked at the half of the pillar on the ground, and their faces were filled with shock and astonishment. They looked at the pillar in a daze, unable to react in time.

Su Ze looked at his masterpiece and couldn’t help but smile in satisfaction. According to his swordsmanship, he had sent his sword to slash out in the blink of an eye, causing damage to the enemy.

However, he seemed to have skipped the part where he was supposed to use a physical sword and directly used his sword intent.

The reason why he was able to cut the pillar in half through the air was because of the sword intent. This was the enlightenment that suddenly came to mind. Su Ze also followed this feeling and swung the sword intent out.

When Su Ze was satisfied, all the disciples present finally reacted from their stupor.

As cultivators, how could they not know what had happened just now?

“My God! Was that sword intent? Impossible… it must be impossible! I think there must be something wrong with my eyes!”

“I also think there must be something wrong with my eyes. Isn’t Su Ze unable to cultivate? How could he have comprehended sword intent?!”

“It took senior brother Zhang He a week to use his sword to complete the first step of the blink sword technique, and Su Ze actually used sword intent!”

“Sword intent! Isn’t this the standard for an Emperor Realm Warrior? Su Ze definitely can’t be an Emperor Realm Warrior. How did he do it?”

“I don’t believe it! I don’t believe it. Sword intent is something that I’ve never been able to understand in my entire life, how can Su Ze do it so easily?”

The surrounding disciples had a look of despair on their faces. For Su Ze to be able to use the sword intent was simply unbelievable!

The concept was something that only an emperor could have. This was also the mark of an emperor. The reason why an emperor was so powerful to the extent that he could fill up half a mountain and fill up the sea, other than the strength of his body… he relied more on mysterious existences, like concepts!

However, the existence that should have appeared on an emperor had appeared on Su Ze!

This was the reason why all the disciples couldn’t understand and accept it.

Even if they racked their brains, they couldn’t imagine how the sword intent had appeared on Su Ze, a disciple who didn’t have any physique!

Suddenly, a disciple thought about it and realized… he shouted in panic, “I have a guess. Didn’t the sect have a strange phenomenon this morning? And the strange phenomenon was caused by the innate sword physique! Only with a physique like the innate sword physique would it be possible for one to comprehend the sword intent at a low realm! Could it be that junior brother Su Ze…”

As soon as this disciple finished speaking, many people’s faces revealed a look of sudden realization. All of them confirmed the conjecture that Su Ze had an innate sword physique!

“I remember now. The anomaly this morning had been around Su Ze’s residence!”

“The anomaly in the morning was the innate sword physique. In the afternoon, Su Ze learned the blink sword technique in a flash and even comprehended sword intent!”

“How ridiculous! Junior brother Su Ze has an innate sword physique!”

“He’s already a monster in alchemy. Yet he’s showing equally ridiculous talent with the sword. Su Ze’s future is so terrifying that I don’t dare to imagine it!”

“Hah. Just a pretty face, you said! He’s clearly a peerless monster who has accumulated a lot of experience! How terrifying!”

The surrounding people could not get over their shock.

While everyone was chatting, four figures flew over from the horizon. After the four heavenly elders heard that Su Ze had comprehended the sword intent, they immediately rushed over.

They looked at each other and rushed to Su Ze without any hesitation.

Chen Lin’s eyes were filled with shock, and his voice trembled as he asked, “Su Ze, you’ve learned the blink sword technique, and it hasn’t even been an hour?”

“An hour? It hasn’t even been an hour!” Su Ze thought for a moment and said.

As soon as he said this, Chen Lin’s pupils quivered. He continued to say his guess in disbelief, “Then you have an innate sword physique? You’ve comprehended sword intent?”

“I am indeed your disciple,” Su Ze said with a smile.

“This… how is this possible!” Zhang Hu was the first one who could not help but speak out.

“It’s one thing for you to be a monster in the alchemy path, but you actually have talent in the sword path! You really are…” Lin Chen’s words were a little knotted. This time, he had really been shocked by Su Ze to the point that he was at a loss for words.

“Quick, ask Sword Ancestor Lin to come out and report this matter to the Great Empress!” Lin Ye excitedly said to an outer court elder.

That elder nodded hastily. In the next moment, his body shot like an arrow that had left the bow and he flew toward the firmament pavilion.

However, he had not gone out for long when a cheerful, gentle voice resounded throughout the square.

“I’m already here. You can go and inform the Sect Master.” Sword Ancestor Lin stood on his flying sword and with his hands behind his back. As an expert in the way of the sword, he was naturally keenly aware of the sword intent Su Ze had unleashed.

In other words, he had not felt something like the sword intent in the sect for a hundred years. Hence, when Su Ze unleashed his sword intent, he immediately flew over.

The huge sword carried Sword Ancestor Lin and landed on the square as if it was light as a feather. With a wave of his hand, the huge sword disappeared without a trace.

“Welcome, sword ancestor!” All the disciples present bowed in respect when they saw the Elder.

“Hahaha, alright, alright! There is no need for that. I just came here to have a good chat with Su Ze.”

Elder Lin responded with a salute and went straight to Su Ze.

After sizing Su Ze up, he said with a smile, “I’m surprised. You really surprised me! I knew from the beginning that you had an innate sword physique, so I had advised you to build a solid foundation first.”

Elder Lin suddenly smiled. “But you opened my eyes. Even though I’ve been dealing with swords for more than 500 years, this is the first time I’ve seen you in such a situation.”

“I was just lucky.” Su Ze smiled humbly.

“Kid, you have something. I underestimated the power of the innate sword body and your talent.” He said with a smile, “And I now understand you. You have talent in alchemy and talent in swordsmanship. You are interesting.”

He thought for a moment and continued, “I wonder which of the two great paths, alchemy and swordsmanship, are you more interested in?”

Su Ze raised his eyebrows. Why did he feel like he was facing the empress again?

The surrounding disciples also understood the meaning behind Elder Lin’s words.

In a moment, an uproar broke out.