You promised yourself to be a caged bird, but you became the supreme young master?

Chapter 110 Entering the Trial, Sword Technique Intent

"It's truly surprising time and time again—"

"You young man, you're no caged bird! You're clearly a dragon hidden in the abyss!"

This time, the remnant soul no longer concealed its shock, but spoke with a sense of helplessness and composure.

For ordinary people, and even most aristocratic families, such unparalleled talent already places them at the very pinnacle.

This was true at least thousands of years ago, and even in times when the natural order is disrupted.

To achieve the level above Refinement of the Gods, unparalleled talent is a prerequisite!

Let alone just a remote small city in one of the provinces of the Great Qi Dynasty.

This level of talent would be considered top-tier even in the capital of the Great Qi Dynasty, or in any sage lineage or holy land where a master of the Void Refinement stage has always existed.

Among his contemporaries, he was unparalleled.

The entire Great Qi Dynasty, with its ten-year cycles, produced only a handful of exceptional individuals.

Compared to top geniuses, the requirements for becoming an unparalleled master are only the addition of winning a battle across a secret realm and breaking through the limits of one's cultivation technique.

However, the reason why a peerless technique can be called peerless is that breaking through the limits of a martial art is far more difficult than breaking through the limits of a magic technique.

To put it bluntly, it's as difficult as climbing to the sky!

The ability to allow cultivators to master the next secret realm's power before they have even broken through seems to offer less benefit than the magical techniques that become their innate divine abilities once they reach the Refining Mystic Realm.

But in reality, it's much more outrageous.

The unparalleled power of the Body Refining Secret Realm may not be obvious yet, but the unparalleled power of the Qi Refining Secret Realm, with its superior cultivation techniques and magical abilities, makes ordinary Spirit Refining True Persons without supernatural abilities no different from ants, or as weak as children.

"It's merely a peerless achievement within the Body Refinement Secret Realm—"

Lu Heng, however, was not complacent about this.

The so-called peerless talent refers to both innate ability and combat strength. Even a peerless cultivator in the Body Refining Secret Realm is only slightly stronger than the most ordinary Qi Refining Secret Realm cultivator.

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Perhaps in the eyes of others, this is already quite remarkable.

But you should know that the opponents he will face next are not just the cultivators of the Qi Refining Secret Realm.

Moreover, there is a large cultivation secret realm in between, and there are more than one Refining God True Persons in it!

Even a peerless expert in the Qi Refining Secret Realm could easily defeat an ordinary True Person in the Divine Refining Realm.

Even for Lu Heng, it wouldn't be possible to reach the unparalleled realm of the Qi Refining Secret Realm in a short period of time.

Another point is—

Even if he really has the ability to overthrow the Lu family, can he really act without any worries?

Putting aside everything else, even disregarding the fact that the Lu clan must possess hereditary supernatural abilities, as the remnant soul stated.

As a member of a prominent family, even if it is just an insignificant, unremarkable third-rate family.

If a cultivator without sufficient background destroys a family, what are the other powerful families more likely to do indifferently, or use the destruction as a warning to others?

This world is never a game. Without sufficient background, Lu Heng might have just displayed his unparalleled talent when someone from a powerful family, even more powerful than a True Immortal, would have suppressed and killed him.

Of course, those aristocratic families might also cherish talent and not want to miss out on a peerless genius.

However, as a peerless talent who was forcibly taken in, Lu Heng did not believe that those aristocratic families would let him grow unchecked. More likely, he would be shackled and chained up.

In that case, it's just jumping from one cage to an even bigger one.

Lu Heng wasn't that he didn't want to be optimistic, but it's always good to be prepared for unforeseen circumstances.

Even though things usually go in the best direction thanks to the luck of the chosen one, if there is even one exception, it will lead to utter ruin.

The "Child of Destiny" destiny is clearly indicated in the panel information as something that can be taken away.

When people are killed, they die.

Even the chosen ones are no exception.

"Let the trial begin." Lu Heng sat cross-legged and meditated, his thoughts calming down.

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As he knew, the next moment.

The place he was in was no longer the meadow of the secret realm.

Instead, they arrived at a palace.

The palace is entirely constructed of stone.

Without any elaborate craftsmanship, it should appear quite rough.

But the truth is that it didn't happen at all.

The first thought that came to Lu Heng's mind upon seeing the palace was its neatness.

All the stones are exactly the same size and length, with no difference whatsoever!

It is completely smooth, without the slightest roughness, as if it had been flattened by an indestructible sharp edge.

"Was this done with sword energy?" Lu Heng asked the remnant soul with some curiosity.

According to the remnant soul, this secret realm was not originally owned by the Heavenly Demon Sect to which the remnant soul belonged.

Instead, it belonged to a much older sword sect, which, for some unknown reason, disappeared without a trace, just like the Heavenly Demon Sect.

But it is clear that it is even more powerful than the Heavenly Demon Sect.

This can be seen simply from the fact that the trials and rules left by the Fangjian Sect in the secret realm are still valid after countless years.

The Heavenly Demon Sect might have a way to pass the 11th trial, but with the ultimate benefit unclear, a rule has been set: the upper limit is that second-tier secret realms are not worth the Heavenly Demon Sect's effort.

As for Lu Heng's question, it was not without reason. From the stones that make up the palace, he had a vague feeling that he had mastered the sword qi method through the body refining secret realm.

That is, these stones were not polished, but were directly shaved by the sharpest edge.

Although Lu Heng had mastered sword energy and could cut through iron like mud, he was not confident that he could use sword energy to achieve this.

While the sword's sharpness is undeniable, it is also difficult to completely control.

If Lu Heng were to attempt the same action, it's highly likely that when his sword energy lands on the stone, even if it's just an ordinary stone without any spiritual energy, it would shatter on the spot.

Such unparalleled control, and the fact that all of them are identical, clearly cannot be achieved by polishing piece by piece. Is this really something that sword energy can do?

Lu Heng had found the answer in his heart.

At least the techniques of the Qi Refining Secret Realm cannot achieve this.

This extraordinary swordsmanship can be seen from the palace stones alone; it must be the Refining God Sword Technique, which is at least above the Refining Mystic Realm.

"Of course it couldn't be sword energy—"

"In my opinion, anyone who can achieve this level must at least have grasped the first level of sword intent," the remnant soul replied.

"What is sword intent, the essence of sword? It's something that transcends sword energy."

Lu Heng subconsciously offered his guess.

However, this guess was immediately rejected by the remnant soul.

"No, sword energy is the foundation of the Qi Refining Method, and it remains so even when one reaches the Mystic Refining Realm."

The Refining Mystic Realm has begun to initially combine the methods of refining the spirit and refining qi.

Therefore, sword techniques above the Refinement of Spirit level are still sword energy, and nothing else.

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