These sword shadows, carrying a sharp sword intent, shot towards the distant boulder like meteors falling to earth. The surface of the boulder was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and with a "boom," it exploded into countless fragments. Amidst the rising dust, the sword shadows transformed into specks of silver light and returned to the sword.
Before her breathing had even calmed down, Rong Jiaojiao formed a hand seal with her fingertips and chanted incantations: "Seventh Form - Sun and Moon Shining Together..." The sword energy of the Lingyuan Sword suddenly split in two. The sword energy on the left was as clear and cold as the bright moon, while the sword energy on the right was as dazzling as the blazing sun. As the two swords crossed, the phantoms of the sun and moon converged in the air, bursting out with a dazzling halo. The spiritual energy of the entire training ground was stirred into a violent vortex.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Rong Jiaojiao's forehead, but she dared not stop. She took a deep breath, and the swordplay in her hands suddenly became slow and heavy:
"Eighth Form - Sword Meteor Fall!"
Rong Jiaojiao suddenly swung her sword, and the giant lightsaber fell like a meteor, crashing into the ground and causing a violent explosion, with smoke and dust billowing and air currents surging.
"Ninth Form - Eternal Silence of Mountains and Rivers!"
Wherever the sword's edge passed, space seemed to freeze.
Dozens of bottomless ravines appeared out of thin air on the ground, and the artificial hill in the distance silently turned to dust. This sword strike even carried a hint of the laws of time.
Rong Jiaojiao sheathed her sword and stood there, sweat pouring down her forehead and cheeks.
She was slightly out of breath, but her eyes showed determination and excitement.
Each move of the Nine Revolutions Demon-Subduing Sword Technique contains immense power, and she can feel herself constantly breaking through and approaching a higher realm of swordsmanship.
"Master, your sword strike has already touched the edge of the laws of space." Yue Ling's voice rang in her ears, with a hint of admiration. "If you work a little harder, you might be able to truly comprehend its mysteries."
Rong Jiaojiao smiled slightly and wiped the sweat from her face: "I know, but this is not something that can be accomplished overnight. I need more time to practice and comprehend it. Every move of this sword technique is so exquisite, I cannot rush it."
She sat cross-legged and began to regulate her breathing to restore her spiritual energy.
As her spiritual energy flowed slowly, she replayed every detail of the sword technique she had just executed in her mind, trying to find more inspiration from it.
Once her spiritual energy recovered, Rong Jiaojiao stood up again, the Lingyuan Sword in her hand gleaming.
She closed her eyes, sensing the flow of spiritual energy around her, as if she had become one with the entire small secret realm. When she opened her eyes again, a sharp glint flashed within them.
"One more time!" she shouted softly, her figure rushing out like lightning, the Lingyuan Sword shining brightly in her hand once again.
Despite repeated practice, Rong Jiaojiao always felt something was missing. Yue Ling suggested, "Master, you could practice other things first, such as spatial attack spells, talisman drawing, or learning formations. These are all important means to improve your strength. Perhaps changing your approach will allow you to gain a broader understanding and find that missing insight in the sword technique."
Rong Jiaojiao nodded thoughtfully and put away the Lingyuan Sword.
She lightly touched the void with her fingertip, and a silver rune appeared out of thin air: "Then let's start with spatial magic. I haven't fully mastered the first level of 'Void Rift,' 'Void Finger,' yet."
She focused her mind and calmed her spirit, circulating her spiritual energy along a specific path, causing a silver glow to emanate from her right index finger.
As she pointed into the air, the space three zhang in front of her suddenly distorted, making a crisp "crack" sound, and a black crack half a foot long appeared.
“Not enough.” Rong Jiaojiao frowned, staring at the fleeting crack, and suddenly remembered the description of the laws of space in Jun Yuan Guiyu’s jade slip: “Those who break through the void shall use divine sense as a guide and spiritual power as a blade. Wherever their will goes, all things will be torn apart.”
She took a deep breath, slowly closed her eyes, and her divine sense surged out like a tide, capturing all the spatial fluctuations of the entire secret realm.
When she opened her eyes again, a faint silver light shone in them.
Spiritual energy gathered at the fingertips; this time, not only was spiritual energy mobilized from the dantian, but the spatial runes of the Twelve Yuan Chen Pearls were also incorporated into it.
"Sky-Splitting Finger!" With a clear shout, her index finger swept across the void, and a black crack about ten feet long suddenly appeared, with the sound of turbulent spatial currents faintly emanating from within.
A silver light flashed in Rong Jiaojiao's eyes, and the spatial rift at her fingertips lasted for a full three breaths before slowly closing.
A slight smile appeared on her lips: "A modest achievement!"
Yue Ling's voice was filled with surprise: "Master has made another step forward in his understanding of the laws of space!"
"Hmm, not bad, continue..."
Cultivation knows no time. In the blink of an eye, a year has passed quietly in the small secret realm, which is flowing at ten times the speed. Rong Jiaojiao's fingertips can now easily tear open spatial rifts that are several feet long.
At this moment, she stood in the center of the secret realm, with twelve Yuan Chen Pearls floating around her and slowly rotating. The zodiac runes and spatial runes on the pearls complemented each other, outlining a faint array in the void.
“It’s time to try incorporating spatial magic into sword techniques.” Rong Jiaojiao murmured softly, and the Lingyuan Sword was instantly drawn, its blade shimmering with silver runes.
She took a deep breath and unleashed the "Nine Revolutions of Subduing Demons, First Form - Sword Transformation into a Wandering Dragon." The sword light shot out like a silver dragon, and wherever it passed, the space distorted like ripples on water. Where the dragon's tail swept, a semi-transparent spatial trajectory appeared.
"Success!" Yue Ling's joyful voice rang out. Rong Jiaojiao did not stop, however. She poured all the power of the twelve Yuan Chen Pearls into the sword. As the sword technique reached the fifth move, "Star River Upside Down," countless phantom stars suddenly appeared in the sky. Each star was connected to a tiny spatial rift, like a large net covering the heavens and the earth.
Just as Rong Jiaojiao was immersed in the joy of her breakthrough in cultivation, the barrier of the small secret realm suddenly trembled violently.
Just as Rong Jiaojiao was about to continue, Yueling called out to her, "Master, Master has knocked on the gate!"
"Knocking on the gate? Has something happened?"
If there's nothing wrong, Master won't contact me.
With a thought, Rong Jiaojiao returned to her room, and Yue Ling dispelled the barrier.
Upon opening the door, Rong Jiaojiao saw Qing Xuanzi looking worried and quickly asked, "Master, has something happened?"
Qing Xuanzi nodded: "The Blood Fiend Sect infiltrated the Xuanmen Group to assassinate Lin Xiaoman. She is now seriously injured and has been sent to the Xuanxiu Alliance headquarters for cultivation."
Rong Jiaojiao frowned: "Did it damage the root cause?"
"No, he was saved by Senior Tian Shu, but his heart meridian was injured. He will need to recuperate for at least half a year before he can use his spiritual power." Qing Xuanzi still had a furrowed brow.
Seeing his preoccupied look, Rong Jiaojiao asked, "Master, is there something you haven't said yet?"
Qing Xuanzi sighed and said, "Mo Bai was also being hunted down by the Blood Fiend Sect. Now, a demonic spirit has entered his sea of consciousness, and he has been sent to the Alliance headquarters. The headquarters wants you and Jun Yuan to go there and see if you can help Mo Bai suppress the demonic spirit through the Nine Dragon Seal."
Rong Jiaojiao nodded: "Let's go over there. Getting there a minute earlier will increase our chances."
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