Chapter 104: Merging Sword Intent!

"Hmm? Just now I could still feel such a strong sword intent, but now there's nothing? Could it be that Ye Yuan has successfully passed the trial?" Hu Yan Yong suddenly woke with a start.

"If he had passed the trial, the Nine Heavens Path would condense a cyan rainbow road to send him down the mountain."

Feng Ruoqing's implication was that Ye Yuan had not yet passed the trial.

"But... what exactly is going on? Could it be that Ye Yuan..." Now that the outside could not see the situation inside the Nine Heavens Path at all, Hu Yan Yong's mind began to wander.

"Stop guessing blindly. Just wait patiently. However, this Nine Heavens Path is indeed somewhat unusual. I wonder what Ye Yuan has encountered inside."

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From the moment the final sword technique, the Azure Firmament Purple Sun Sword Art, condensed, Ye Yuan completely withdrew his sword intent and closed his eyes.

It seemed as if he had completely given up resistance.

"Ye Yuan, what are you doing? This sword intent is extraordinary. You'll die like this!" Lu Yan's voice came.

Ye Yuan did not heed Lu Yan. In fact, he had already entered a state of self-forgetfulness, completely sealing off his five senses.

In Ye Yuan's world, only the extremely terrifying sword intent ahead remained!

He was savoring the sword intent of the Azure Firmament Purple Sun Sword Art.

Along this journey, Ye Yuan had used the sword intent of the Falling Blossom Drifting Sword to guide the Azure Firmament Purple Sun Sword Art, not simply to evade sword intent.

Since the original intention of this formation was to let later generations learn the sword technique, this sword technique could not be primarily about killing.

It was just that the power of this sword technique was too great, and the disciples could not comprehend it, thus they perished here.

From countless sword intents to a thousand, then to a hundred, ten, and finally one, the number decreased, but the power increased step by step!

This seemed to be the effect of condensed sword intent, but with Ye Yuan's insight, he naturally would not be so shallow.

These final three hundred and thirty-three steps were actually a process of You Wuya's deepening understanding of sword intent!

This final sword was the strongest sword intent left by You Wuya in the Boundless Realm!

If this final sword were directly presented, comprehending the sword intent of the Azure Firmament Purple Sun Sword Art would be extremely difficult.

But ingeniously, You Wuya had evolved his lifelong insights in the form of steps, making it possible for the trial-taker to comprehend the sword intent.

Of course, the prerequisite was that the trial-taker could survive amidst such fierce sword intent.

No one else could have the mind and leisure to savor the sword intent here like Ye Yuan.

Although the Nine Heavens Path was quite arduous, Ye Yuan had to admit that You Wuya had put great effort into the later disciples.

"Ye Yuan, quickly activate your sword intent!" Seeing that the sword intent was about to shoot out, Lu Yan's anxious voice came again.

The sword intent had fully activated; even he could not stop it.

Ye Yuan had actually withdrawn his sword intent at the most critical moment, which caught him off guard.

"Whoosh!"

Ye Yuan's foot landed on the nine hundred and ninety-ninth step, and that sword intent suddenly activated!

The sword intent was restrained but not released, yet Lu Yan knew the terror of this sword.

At this moment, Ye Yuan still had his eyes closed, seemingly unaware of the approaching danger.

Lu Yan gritted his teeth and instantly appeared in front of Ye Yuan!

A faint shadow reached out and drew a circle in front of him, condensing a sword intent.

However, compared to the sword intent shooting toward them, this sword intent was like an ant meeting an elephant—the gap was too great.

The reason Lu Yan could condense such terrifying sword intent was that he activated it through the formation.

But now this sword intent was emitted by himself, and its power was too weak.

After all, Lu Yan was merely a remnant of divine thought.

He wanted to save Ye Yuan, but his heart was willing but his strength was insufficient.

"Thank you, Senior Lu, but let me handle it." At this moment, Ye Yuan's calm voice sounded from behind Lu Yan.

At the same time, a familiar yet unfamiliar aura rose from Ye Yuan.

Without time to think, Lu Yan made way for Ye Yuan.

That sword intent was extremely fast, arriving before Ye Yuan in the blink of an eye.

But Lu Yan clearly saw that when the sword intent reached about ten zhang in front of Ye Yuan, it seemed to sink into a quagmire, slowing down more and more.

Finally, the sword intent stopped two feet in front of Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan extended a finger and lightly touched the tip of the sword, and the sword intent dissipated with a bang!

Lu Yan beside him watched dumbfounded, unable to recover for a long time.

He had never imagined that the final level could be passed like this!

It was too incredible!

Having presided over the third level of the Nine Heavens Path for nearly two hundred years, he knew the power of that sword intent all too well.

This was the formation fully activated! That sword intent, even a martial artist at the peak of the Liquid Realm might not be able to withstand it, yet it dissipated with a light touch from Ye Yuan?

"Thank you, Senior Lu, for risking your life to save me just now!" Ye Yuan bowed to Lu Yan, bringing his thoughts back to reality.

Lu Yan looked at Ye Yuan as if he were a monster and said with a bitter smile, "My action just now was completely superfluous. This final sword could not harm you at all."

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Regardless, Senior Lu just now disregarded his own safety to save me. I will always remember it."

Lu Yan's coming to save Ye Yuan was indeed superfluous, but he did not know that Ye Yuan could withstand that sword intent!

If Lu Yan had taken that sword just now, he would have already been annihilated.

Just this intention alone was worth Ye Yuan's remembrance.

But Lu Yan waved his hand and said with emotion, "Unexpected, truly unexpected! I never thought that our Youyun Sect would produce such a prodigy as you, not only comprehending the state of心如止水 but also merging sword intents in the third level!"

After his surprise, Lu Yan realized why he had felt that strange sensation just now.

The aura emanating from Ye Yuan carried both the aura of his own sword intent and the aura of the Azure Firmament Purple Sun Sword Art!

Ye Yuan had actually merged two completely different sword intents into one, creating his own new sword intent!

With such talent, even if You Wuya returned, he might not be able to match it!

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "I was just lucky. Have I passed the trial?"

From the moment the formation fully activated, Ye Yuan had conceived the idea of merging the sword intent of the Azure Firmament Purple Sun Sword Art into his own sword intent.

The Falling Blossom Drifting Sword was agile but lacked offensive power—that was its greatest flaw.

The Azure Firmament Purple Sun Sword Art, on the other hand, was a sword technique focused on killing, with very strong offensive power. Moreover, this sword technique was of a very high level, not inferior to Ye Yuan's own sword intent, making it very suitable for merging into the Falling Blossom Drifting Sword.

Along this journey, Ye Yuan had continuously used the sword intent of the Falling Blossom Drifting Sword to probe and explore the sword intent of the Azure Firmament Purple Sun Sword Art, seeking the best point of integration.

Finally, at the last moment, he achieved enlightenment!

The merged sword intent was on an entirely different level from before, so in the face of Ye Yuan's aura, that sword intent was like a well-behaved child.

The contest of sword intents is not a contest of strength but a contest of understanding of the sword path; otherwise, Ye Yuan would have been chopped into mincemeat long ago.

Lu Yan nodded mechanically: "Of course you passed! A perfect pass!"