Just as Xie Zhou was about to carefully leave the area, he heard that sound and changed his mind.
It seemed there was no way to escape the guardian's test. The guardian immediately got up and walked towards Xie Zhou's direction.
Suddenly, a wire swept in, pressing down on Xie Zhou so that he didn't dare to breathe.
The guardian suddenly slammed his fists into the ground, creating cracks. Xie Zhou quickly retreated into the cave.
"roar!……"
A fireball was spat out of his mouth, and Xie Zhou had no choice but to dodge to the side.
What followed was a dramatic farce of a cat chasing a mouse, with Xie Zhou appearing completely powerless.
She was being watched intently by the guard, and Xie Zhou was also looking for an opportunity.
But this guardian was like a wall, impenetrable by swords and spears.
Xie Zhou looked around for a long time, searching for an opportunity, but couldn't find a breakthrough.
The guardian's sword intent was roughly equal to what I had comprehended, but there was still a significant difference in their strength.
Swords flashed and clanged, "clang clang..."
The two sides were locked in a standoff, and Xie Zhou could feel the sparks from the clash of their swords.
Xie Zhou, who is no match for the enemy, must be dealt with, which will inevitably lead to a fierce battle.
...
Finally, there was a loud "clang..."
Xie Zhou's arm gave way, and the sword fell to the ground. She immediately knelt on one knee, panting heavily, her eyes fixed on the guard who had already been cut into several pieces on the ground. Her arm had also been slashed several times.
Xie Zhou finally managed to kill him after exhausting all his strength.
Seeing that the sword energy crystal core on the ground was even purer than the previous one, the system thoughtfully reminded Xie Zhou.
"Host, you are injured and urgently need treatment. Don't waste the sword energy crystal core you obtained; you can absorb the sword energy inside."
She nodded.
Xie Zhou slowly came to her senses. She sat cross-legged without saying a word, placing all the sword energy crystals she had collected in front of her. Then she slowly adjusted her breathing, and her rising and falling chest quickly calmed down.
She focused her energy in her dantian, circulating the nearly depleted sword energy within her body. She also used her mental energy to check for any internal injuries, finding none. However, she did have a few external wounds, but Xie Zhou didn't pay much attention to them. They were just cuts and a little blood, which would heal quickly with some healing pills.
She opened her eyes, exhaled a breath of stale air, and rummaged through her storage space to find a bottle of miraculous pills. She took two pills directly, and her wounds stopped bleeding profusely and quickly scabbed over.
Xie Zhou then examined the sword energy crystal cores placed on the ground. Seeing their different colors shimmering, she could feel a strong power inside, but she still didn't know how to obtain them.
The system said that he could absorb the sword energy inside, so Xie Zhou released his mental energy as usual and slowly felt the interior of the sword energy crystal core. He gently placed his hand above it, but found that it was useless and he did not feel any power flowing into his body.
Xie Zhou frowned slightly, then said, "System, do you know how to absorb these sword energies?"
The system replied, "Host! You can use your mental power to accelerate your comprehension of these sword energies and sword intents. I believe these sword energies and sword intents will soon be at your disposal."
"The host's understanding of the sword will become more profound. Sword intent is not something that can be easily grasped. The host needs to accelerate the evolution of his thinking about the sword."
"Of course I know all that, but although I can already sense some sword energy and sword intent, it's often not enough. You just saw how difficult it was for me to deal with the guardian of the ninety-fifth floor, and I even got injured. It will probably be even more difficult to go up one floor, so I must accelerate my comprehension as soon as possible!"
"Host, don't be too anxious, the system can help you."
The system immediately activated the power of all living beings.
With the system's help, Xie Zhou's sword intent quickly reached the first level of perfection.
When she opened her eyes again, a green light shone in them before disappearing. She seemed to have undergone a spiritual cleansing, transforming into a completely different person. She then smiled and said, "System! See, I did it."
The system has detected that the host has now reached the state of perfecting the first level of sword intent.
He said, "What you have now comprehended is the Life Sword Intent, one of the legendary Ten Great Sword Intents. It is because the host has a deep respect for life, a love for living, and a unique understanding of the way of the sword that he has opened the door to sword intent and gained the Life Sword Intent."
"Congratulations, host!"
"Alright! Stop flattering me! Let's go up..."
Although he had already reached the first level of perfection, Xie Zhou did not use those sword energy crystal cores. After he put the crystal cores back, the system reminded him again: "Host, you are injured, so absorb a crystal core to heal your wound."
Because her sword intent had reached the first level of perfection, when she sensed the two sword intent energy crystal cores, Xie Zhou felt something silently attracting and calling to her. Soon, the power inside the crystal cores turned into two beams of light and entered her body. When Xie Zhou looked up at the scars on her arm again, they had already disappeared.
Xie Zhou was somewhat surprised, then said, "This sword energy is quite effective!"
Without further ado, Xie Zhou began his ascent up Sword Mountain.
Sword Mountain crushed everything in its path. The guardians from the ninety-sixth to the ninety-ninth floors were nothing but trash in front of her. Ever since she comprehended the sword intent of life, it was as if she had a cheat code. She dealt with those guardians in just a few moves.
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