“Impossible!”

Nantian’s voice was filled with shock.

He, a person at the level of Sword Heart, was actually defeated by someone who was only at the level of Sword Intent?

This was something he found hard to accept.

But as his will began to crumble, his figure eventually vanished from the battlefield.

The surrounding spectators were stunned, their gazes locked onto Jiang Xiaobai with disbelief.

Did Taibai really trade a leg for Nantian’s life?

This…

Who would believe it if it wasn’t seen with their own eyes?

And how did Jiang Xiaobai perform that eerie body technique and achieve that angle?

On the battlefield.

Jiang Xiaobai stood on one leg.

Looking at his missing right leg, his heart surged with emotion.

His killing of Nantian was not an instinctual reaction but a consciously calculated result.

Yes, if he had simply dodged just now, he believed that another sword strike would be waiting for him.

Even if he had attacked at that moment, given Nantian’s reaction speed and sword velocity, it would have been futile.

But when he flipped over, it was a different story.

He indeed lost a leg, but it also gave him the perfect angle to strike with his sword.

As long as his sword speed was fast enough, Nantian would have no way to evade, and thus, it was the opponent who would die.

The facts proved that his calculations were correct.

As for the Sword Intent he had comprehended, it was also very pure.

In fact, after his realization, he felt a sense of enlightenment.

If the first layer of Sword Intent was about turning Sword Qi into one’s will.

Then, the second layer was about transforming one’s will into Sword Qi.

The will is unending, and the Sword Qi is inexhaustible.

Of course, this transition was not easy to conquer, and it wasn’t until Nantian used that final strike that he truly understood.

Sword Qi originated from the sword, and here, the sword was also transformed from his will.

Given this, why not integrate and use them together?

With bright eyes, Jiang Xiaobai looked up and glanced around before withdrawing his will.

As his figure disappeared, the space of the sword stele was filled with thunderous noise.

Exclamations were everywhere.

Inside the Sword Summit.

The gaunt elder sitting under the sword stele felt the fluctuations and opened his eyes.

He watched as the title of Taibai moved from the third row to the second row of the first layer.

Hm?

The gaunt elder’s expression froze, and his demeanor changed once again.

Where did this guy comprehend from?

How could his ranking have increased again?

Moreover, how long has it been since the last increase?

Without a doubt, this was the first time he had seen someone climb the ranks so quickly.

While he was in shock, Jiang Xiaobai opened his eyes within his quarters, coughed a few times, and then, as a priority, felt for his leg.

Because in the space of the sword stele where his leg was severed, the sensation was very real.

Seeing his leg intact, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After coughing a few more times, Jiang Xiaobai closed his eyes again to cultivate.

…

In the blink of an eye, another week passed.

During this week, Jiang Xiaobai entered the space of the sword stele daily in addition to his training, battling once every day.

The opponents he faced varied in strength.

Regardless of their level, they deepened his understanding of ‘Sword Intent.’

For instance, he could now achieve ‘Qi Merges with Heaven and Earth.’

As the name suggests, it means integrating the Sword Qi with the external forces of the world.

This would make the sword’s power far stronger.

Of course, because his performance continued to improve, his title of Taibai began to spread.

First within a small circle, and gradually it became widely disseminated.

After all, his ranking as Taibai was increasing rapidly, changing every day.

In just a short period of time, he had moved to the first row.

And slowly, this gave rise to a hunting storm.

That’s right, people started waiting specifically for ‘Taibai’ to come forward to challenge him.

Even including masters at the level of Sword Heart.

And this was where the shocking part lay.

Because Taibai proved with his strength that defeating Nantian, the Sword Heart level master, was no coincidence!

He then consecutively defeated two more Sword Heart level masters.

Although each victory was hard-fought, no one considered them flukes.

A coincidence once, but not all three, right?

As the discussion heated up, everyone began to speculate about the true identity of ‘Taibai.’

Some even tried to investigate Taibai’s specific information through the Task Hall.

But what shocked them was that there were still people in this day and age without a Task Order Token?

That’s right, there was no information about ‘Taibai’ in the Task Hall.

And this made Taibai even more mysterious.

Jiang Xiaobai, who was oblivious to all this, was cultivating in his room.

But just then, there was a loud bang as the door was pushed open, and Zhou Bin rushed in urgently.

“Xiaobai, Xiaobai, the Confucian Sword Ancestor has come out of seclusion!”

Zhou Bin’s voice carried excitement, and then he looked at Jiang Xiaobai who had opened his eyes and said, “Xiaobai, you have a profound literary foundation, this is a great opportunity for you!”

The Confucian Sword Ancestor, who reached enlightenment through Confucianism and cultivated Dao through the sword, holds the title of Confucian Sword.

He certainly appreciated those with genuine talent and learning.

Oh?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai’s expression immediately showed surprise, but then he smiled and said, “I didn’t think too much about it, after all… we at the bottom, how can we have contact with such a great personage as the Ancestor?”

“Well, indeed!”

Zhou Bin’s excitement deflated somewhat when he heard this.

“Alright, don’t think too much!”

Jiang Xiaobai finished with a smile and closed his eyes once again.

Sword Hall.

The meeting place of the Yun Sword Sect elders.