Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect novel Chapter 28

Chapter 28 - 28 Sword Intent

A day and a night later, Li Qian didn't travel with the other Inner Sect Disciples, instead he returned to the Divine Sword Sect alone ahead of schedule.

After all, coming back a day earlier meant he could strike the bell one more day and refine the Chen Bell once more.

When it was time to turn in the mission, Li Qian discovered that the contribution points for this mission were not three hundred, but five hundred.

The additional two hundred points were compensation for the increased risk associated with the escort mission.

Then he went to the wooden hut in the valley.

He told his master Zhou Buping about what had happened during the mission.

Zhou Buping only said one sentence: "As a Martial Artist, you will encounter more and more of such matters in the future."

After returning to the Bell Platform, it was still the Shen hour, and he could strike the bell once more.

"The mountain is still the best."

Li Qian sat on the Chen Bell Platform, gazing at the distant green mountains and clear waters, feeling an inner tranquility suddenly wash over him.

Due to his eight days away from the Divine Sword Sect, all the hourglasses had run out.

He couldn't determine the time accurately.

Fortunately, it was a clear day today so he could approximate the time by observing the sun.

Next, he set up the hourglasses anew by combining the Sun Observation Timing Method taught by Elder Song and his knowledge of astronomy and geography from his previous life.

Of course, this timekeeping wouldn't be accurate.

He still needed to adjust based on the time signals from the Gengluo Room.

So, before the You hour arrived, Li Qian finally finished all his preparatory work.

Dong Dong Dong Dong...

The clear sound of the bell rang out seven times, echoing across the skies above the Divine Sword Sect, resonating for a long time.

Feeling the vitality of his blood and Inner Qi, Li Qian immediately took up a stance and began practicing the Heartless Sword Technique.

Suddenly, an intangible aura spread out. Countless fragments of Sword Qi quickly converged around Li Qian as the center, turning his surroundings into an ocean of Sword Qi.

At this moment, Li Qian's spirit entered a strange state.

As if he'd forgotten everything.

He forgot the swordsmanship.

He forgot the sword in his hand.

His mind fell into a void.

There was a sword in his hand, a sword in his body, but paradoxically, his heart was without a sword.

When one set of the swordsmanship was completed, the surrounding Sword Qi dissipated as if it never existed.

Li Qian abruptly opened his eyes, his gaze clear and bright.

"Am I..."

He pondered over that indescribable extraordinary state.

Suddenly, he had an idea and quickly summoned the system interface.

Host: Li Qian.

Cultivation: Postnatal (Eighth Layer 57/100).

Sacrificial Artifact: Chen Bell (Magic 182/10000).

Martial Skills: Sword Stabbing Fist (Perfect), Heartless Sword Technique (Perfect).

Martial Intent: Heartless Sword Intent (Phantom 1/100)

Secret Skill: Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Qi.

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"The Heartless Sword Technique has actually reached perfection, and I have even comprehended the Heartless Sword Intent? Even the Secret Skill of the Heartless Sword Technique has been comprehended."

Li Qian murmured to himself.

This Secret Skill was extremely powerful, a true trump card.

Moreover, this Secret Skill must be used in conjunction with Sword Intent, using one's own Inner Qi to draw upon Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, transforming it into countless Sword Qi to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.

"Drawing upon Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, isn't that something only Innate Martial Artists can do?"

Li Qian was internally shocked.

This Secret Skill, Ten Thousand Transformation Sword Qi, was too powerful.

It meant that with his Postnatal Eighth Layer cultivation, he could draw upon Heaven and Earth Essence Qi and unleash an Innate Strike.

Of course, it was only one strike.

But such offensive power, for a Postnatal Martial Artist who is not Innate, it is absolutely a significant dimensionality reduction attack.

"If during the previous mission I had comprehended the Sword Intent and Secret Skill, I could have easily dealt with the mere Postnatal Ninth Layer assailant."