Chapter 510: Human Body Transformer (Second Update)

After continuing to lounge for a while, the two naturally got out of bed, not continuing to linger in intimacy.

A bed of gentleness is a hero's grave.

But if the woman who is the bed of gentleness is herself a heroic figure, then the situation becomes very different.

If the love between two people can last, does it really matter if they are together morning and night?

As practitioners, they still have a very, very long future, but this place has a time limit.

The time for the token that can protect them from harm at the bottom of the valley is limited; they cannot afford to waste any more.

Time is tight and the task is heavy; a day has already passed, and there is less than two days left on the token.

Hiss—

Ren Yidao quickly withdrew his hand from the protection, looked at the slowly healing wound, and frowned slightly.

"What kind of Mad Dog Sword Technique is this..."

He had only reached out for an instant, but his palm already had several sword wounds, as if he had been slashed by someone in a chaotic sword flurry.

Because of her status, Li Qiushui understood some secrets of the Sword Casting Master's hut and explained: "The Sword Casting Master's hut sometimes unconditionally gives some sharp swords to small cultivators they favor as a form of early cultivation. Once their strength is sufficient, they are allowed to leave their own Sword Intent on a stone tablet in the main hall of the Sword Casting Master's hut, said to be for future generations to worship."

Hiss, hiss, hiss—

Li Qiushui: "..."

This place was originally not somewhere one in the Transformation Realm could enter, not even those in the Void Star, but was prepared for Heaven Realm cultivators above the Formless.

Thinking this, Ren Yidao's gaze became even brighter; looking at Li Qiushui felt like looking at a giant power bank.

But even so, because the external Sword Intent was too violent and chaotic, she could not harvest much and could only decompose and comprehend it bit by bit, far less quickly than feeling the Sword Intent remaining on Ren Yidao.

Her reaction brought Ren Yidao back to his senses, and he blinked.

Just wait, I'm going to drain you dry!

"Don't just look at me, go do your own thing." Feeling Ren Yidao's burning gaze lingering on her face, Li Qiushui turned her head away with a slightly flushed face and whispered: "Don't be so anxious, I won't run away. Wait until we get out and then..."

The fair palm quickly became a bloody mess under the ravages of the violent Sword Intent; after only a few breaths, the ghastly white bone could be seen.

If she were given more time, it probably wouldn't be difficult to replicate it completely.

But it is different now; he can have two Sword Spirit Bodies guide him hand-in-hand, so even an idiot who knows nothing about sword sheaths would likely be able to display a fine sword technique in the end.

Ren Yidao being able to enter this place was already an exception, while Li Qiushui relied on the token and her own special constitution to gain anything.

"Hmph."

Moreover, Ren Yidao was never a dull person, but a genius with astonishing comprehension.

"Mm, since that's the case, I understand." Ren Yidao nodded, then, to Li Qiushui's wide-eyed gaze, reached his left hand out once more.

But after watching for a while, Li Qiushui shook her head, refuting Ren Yidao's complaint: "No, this Sword Intent is mixed with too much; it doesn't come from one person. There is Sword Intent from the Sword Casting Master's hut, as well as from outside sects..."

But Ren Yidao himself was still quite willing to use a sword.

Although Ren Yidao had extremely high talent in comprehension and cultivation, unfortunately, he felt he truly had no astonishing talent in the way of the sword.

Raising an eyebrow, he didn't take the initiative to explain his thoughts, but stared at the Sword Intent raging across the space outside.

"No, the Sword Intent at the bottom of the valley is different from the waste swords above. Besides the Sword Intent of the Sword Casting Master himself, more of it is the Sword Intent of the sword wielders."

At most... well, it could be considered the aptitude of an average person.

"... Yes." Li Qiushui pursed her lips, but she wasn't being coy and generously nodded in admission, "The external Sword Intent is too strong and not suitable for me to sense; the ones left on you are just right."

Yie!

Is this the gap in talent!

So, so dazzling!

Ren Yidao shrugged and smiled indifferently: "Well, after all, I am considered his junior brother, so it's normal to take care of him a little."

Whoosh!

She actually managed to imitate ninety percent of the essence of one of the Sword Intents; looking at Ren Yidao, she felt very envious.

I don't know if this is because he is a Fox Demon, but he can use a sword and can imitate quickly, yet there is still a considerable distance to a true sword-path prodigy.

And this time, he did not quickly withdraw it!

She touched the back of Ren Yidao's hand with one hand to feel the Sword Intent, while the other hand gestured in the void.

"Hm?" Ren Yidao tilted his head curiously, somewhat puzzled: "Isn't it said that only disciples of the Sword Casting Master's hut are qualified to enter here? Sect Leader Gongye said I was the first outsider to break into this place."

"But looking at it now, those Sword Intents eventually converged here. This is a secret of the Sword Casting Master's hut; Sect Leader Gongye being able to let you enter this place as an exception probably meant enduring quite a bit of pressure."

Using seniority to make a point again, are we!?

It never ends, does it?

You this...

"What are you doing!? Quickly pull your hand back!"

Eh?

An unexpected joy?

Sixteen slashes in one second, that really is terrifying!

!!!

After all, that is a Sword Immortal; what a yearning title.

After watching for a long time, Ren Yidao suddenly thought of something and said: "Qiushui, compared to directly sensing the Sword Intent leaking from the outside, is it faster for you to directly sense the Sword Intent remaining on me?"

He had only learned seventy percent!

Hmm, that doesn't seem right either; it was already meat in his mouth.

Li Qiushui curled her lips in speechlessness and finally decided to ignore this smug guy, so as not to let him get even smugger.

"This one, I have seen elsewhere; it is the Sword Intent of an uncle-grandfather from the Li Family."

Li Qiushui couldn't care about comprehending the Sword Intent; she grabbed Ren Yidao's wrist with both hands, intending to pull his hand back.

But Li Qiushui failed; even after exhausting all her strength, she could not make Ren Yidao budge an inch, and instead nearly injured herself.

"Ren Yidao! You..."

"Qiushui, don't panic, I'm fine. Look again, I've already almost adapted." Ren Yidao's calm voice allowed Li Qiushui to settle down, and she looked at his palm.

!!!

"How is this possible!?"

Sure enough, just as Ren Yidao had said, although Ren Yidao's left hand was still miserable and dripping with blood at this moment, the situation was already much better than before, and the jade-like white bone could no longer be seen.

The flesh and blood grew rapidly after being torn apart, only to be torn apart and grow again; repeating this, it actually reached a sort of dynamic equilibrium.

"Could it be that you are practicing body refinement?"

"Mm."

"But, this..." Although Li Qiushui understood in her heart, she still couldn't bear to look directly at it.

"Body refinement is like this; if you don't practice it, you won't understand."

Ren Yidao appeared relaxed and at ease, waving his hand casually as he pressed his right hand onto Li Qiushui's palm, "Alright, don't worry anymore. Quickly, feel it—can you gain insight?"

!!!

"... I can." She carefully sensed it and nodded vigorously.

At this moment, how could Li Qiushui not understand Ren Yidao's intention? She took a deep breath, set aside any weak, sentimental posturing, and pressed both hands onto Ren Yidao's palm.

Her heart was not as calm as she appeared on the surface; it could be said that a stormy sea had been stirred up within her.

Li Qiushui truly had not expected Ren Yidao to pay such a great price for her sake.

"Good, then hurry and gain your insight. I'll learn from you later." Ren Yidao smiled, urging her not to waste time and to gain insight quickly.

"Mm!" Li Qiushui closed her eyes, concentrating all her spirit on the insight, absorbing it with all her might.

Seeing that she had completely entered the state, Ren Yidao nodded slowly, his expression shifting slightly, and he shook his head with a bit of envy, muttering to himself:

"Having a Dao companion like me is truly your good fortune, eh."

Ren Yidao was acting as an adapter, receiving Sword Intent from the outside world, filtering it through himself, and finally transferring the weakened Sword Intent to Li Qiushui so she could properly gain insight.

"Resistor? Repeater? No, should it be considered a transformer?"

Including the time after he started working in his previous life, it had been over a hundred years since he studied physics; he had long since returned all that knowledge to his teachers.

Li Qiushui was very moved, feeling that Ren Yidao was paying a painful price for her sake.

But in fact, even if Li Qiushui were not here, Ren Yidao would have performed the same actions.

It was just that he did so partly for body tempering, and partly to keep as much Sword Intent as possible within his body to slowly digest in the future.

And now, with Li Qiushui here who could gain insight rapidly, his efficiency could be greatly increased.

Furthermore, his physical body was far from as fragile as it appeared on the surface.

The reason it was so mangled and bloody was entirely because he had not used his protective Qi, relying purely on his physical body to resist.

As long as he stopped suppressing his Qi, some of that Sword Intent wouldn't even be able to break his defense.

Only the eleven special Wuxiang Sword Intent and the three Wen Dao Sword Intent could cause him harm.

However, he was not provoking those Sword Intents he couldn't handle at the moment; he was merely drawing upon other Sword Intents, slowly tempering himself while striving to absorb and gain insight.

Every so often, his physical body would grow stronger, and his palm would reach a little further inside.

A little bit of tempering, a little bit of deepening.

By the time this day ended, Ren Yidao had already extended his entire arm outside the protective barrier!

His arm was no longer as mangled as before; the scabs that had grown were long since crushed by the Sword Intent, and the entire arm was brand new, restored to its jade-like appearance, even possessing a faint luster at this moment.

However, that was not actually luster, but rather dissipating Sword Intent.

Li Qiushui did not wake up; she had completely immersed herself in the special meditative state of gaining insight into the Sword Intent.

These strands of Sword Intent supplemented the deficiencies in her realm following her massive improvement, helping her to completely absorb that accumulation of power step by step.

Ren Yidao did not rush her, but continued to extend his body outward, his gaze also shifting toward the eleven strands of Wuxiang Sword Intent.

He hooked his finger at one of the quiet Sword Intents and provoked it: "Come on, come over here? Do you dare to spar with me?"

That Sword Intent originally did not want to pay attention to Ren Yidao, but after being provoked, it suddenly changed, becoming cold and chilling, and stabbed directly at his arm!

Sss—

Dozens of blood flowers bloomed on his arm, and blood sprayed out instantly.

Even the corners of Ren Yidao's mouth couldn't help but bleed, nearly spraying out from his mouth.

That Sword Intent appeared to only stab his arm, but it was attacking his entire being; even his Consciousness Sea was stabbed by a sword.

"... Not enough, still not enough." Ren Yidao swallowed the blood, his eyes devoid of any fear, and instead he chuckled, "Haha, is that all?"

"Come again!"

Feeling Ren Yidao's contempt, the Sword Intent became even more violent, stabbing at Ren Yidao's arm again and again, attempting to destroy this tiny ant that looked down upon it!

But every single time, it failed.

That ant, which appeared unable to withstand a single blow, was heavily injured every time, but simply refused to fall.

Gradually, he even began to show a grim smile.

"Come again!!!"

"... Ha."

Li Qiushui slowly opened her eyes, let out a long breath, and swayed her body with some exhaustion.

She had reached her limit.

No matter how excellent Li Qiushui's Sword Spirit Body constitution was, she was only a Spirit Transformation cultivator; being able to turn the Sword Intent of the Void-Refining stage to her own use was already her limit, and anything further would have to wait until she advanced another step.

And now, she had finished comprehending all of the Void Star Sword Intent.

"Yidao, I have already... What!?"

Li Qiushui's eyes widened in an instant, and her entire body turned ice-cold.

Because at this moment, what she was holding in her hand...

Was only a severed hand!?