Chapter 120: Sword Dance Wind and Clouds

  The first move of Fengyun Swordsmanship, Qin Yong executed it for the first time by himself.

  Without using the Air Seal, it was stiff and awkward, but now it's smooth and flowing, and the sense of discord that had always existed has disappeared. At this moment, Qin Yu felt the three realms of wind, cloud, and sword pouring into him, and what originally seemed like a somewhat mysterious sword move now seemed like a sudden appearance of wind and clouds, with a stern and majestic sword intent.

  Bang!

  A soft explosion sounded, and the cloud prison that had been binding Qin Yong was suddenly blown away by a gust of sword wind, leaving his body.

  At the same time, the sword wind transformed into a series of sword energies that cut and eliminated the scattered cloud prison. The power of this one sword was so great that even Yun Yī Hǔ changed color slightly upon seeing it.

  "This is the essence of Fengyun Swordsmanship's first move, swift as wind, fleeting as clouds, sword intent dominating. Qin Yong's heart was enlightened, this can be considered a thorough grasp of Fengyun Swordsmanship's first move."

  Next, Qin Yong only needs to make up for 10,000 aura points and he can buy the second move of the Wind Cloud Sword Technique. Because the purchase condition for the second move of the Wind Cloud Sword Technique is the halo of the Great Luo and the understanding of the first move, Qin Yong has already reached it, and what he lacks is only aura points.

  "However, my cultivation is still somewhat lacking. This move has consumed more than 80% of my innate sword energy, and my spiritual power is on the verge of exhaustion. I'm afraid that even if I were to break through to the first level of the Xuanwu Realm, I would only be able to muster up two moves at most, and it could only serve as a last resort!" Qin Yong let out a faint sigh.

  Originally using the Wind Cloud Swordsmanship LV1 pattern, Qin Yong only needed to consume about one-tenth of his innate sword energy. Now that he has grasped its essence, the first move of the Wind Cloud Swordsmanship will unleash its true power. The consumption of innate sword energy is also extremely terrifying, and because the three realms of wind, cloud, and sword are infused into it, the burden on spiritual strength is enormous, making it difficult for Qin Yong to use his intent again in a short period after using it.

  In the end, Qin Yong's current cultivation is still too low, which led to this result. If Qin Yong's cultivation were higher, even if it was only at the third or fourth level of the Xuanwu Realm, he would not be in such a predicament. The improvement of his cultivation cannot be neglected, and Qin Yong once again understood the necessity of improving his cultivation, otherwise, even with powerful means at hand, it would be difficult to use them.

  "I've always only known the Wind Cloud Sword Technique LV1 pattern, using the first move of the Wind Cloud Sword Technique, but I've always felt something was off. It turns out it's because it didn't have a name - even ordinary sword techniques have names for their moves, how could the Wind Cloud Sword Technique not have one? It's just that I haven't grasped its essence yet, so I couldn't understand." Qin Yong pondered, and at this moment, the name of the first move of the Wind Cloud Sword Technique was etched into his heart: "Sword Dance in the Wind Clouds - this is indeed the name of the first move of the Wind Cloud Sword Technique!"

  Jian Wu Feng Yun, is the name of the first move of Jian Wu's swordsmanship, a permanent Qi Yun tattoo that can truly understand and transform into one's own power. This is different from restrictive Qi Yun tattoos, no matter how proficient Qin Yong is, it is only an external object, like a seal script, unless he has prepared in advance, otherwise sudden unexpected events may catch him off guard.

  After grasping it, it's different, with less guidance from the Heavenly Pattern, and completely transformed into Qin Yong's instincts. Once an unexpected situation arises, even if Qin Yong reacts slowly, his body will naturally react. Precisely because of this, if one can't comprehend the essence, they won't be able to know the name of this move.

  At this time, Qin Yong had completely mastered the first move of Fengyun Swordsmanship and only then did he know the name of the move, "Sword Dance in the Wind". Similarly, Youyou Step was also like this. Now that Qin Yong could use the Youyou Step LV1 pattern, but because he had only grasped the concept of wind and not the concept of water, he couldn't truly grasp the essence of the first step of Youyou Step, and therefore didn't know the name of the first step of Youyou Step.

  Thinking of this, Qin Yong secretly sighed again. Only when he truly grasped it did he understand the difference between them. The stiff passivity of the Air Transport Pattern and his own initiative were completely two different concepts. The difference was not as great as heaven and earth, but at least it was like cloud and mud.

  "I now understand half of the Cloud Intention Realm, and I can completely use my understanding of the Cloud Intention Realm to deduce the Water Intention Realm. Unfortunately, my Qi Operation Points are exhausted, so I can't use the Innate Insight Chapter, otherwise, my understanding of the Cloud Intention Realm might be even higher, and it would be easier later on." Qin Yong thought to himself, with only half of the Cloud Intention Realm understood, it's almost impossible to smoothly deduce the Water Intention Realm. "However, once I get my Qi Operation Points back, I'll be able to use the Innate Insight Chapter again. The Flowing Cloud and Water Fruit, as well as the Water Origin Fruit, are all full of mysteries, not being the Water Intention Realm itself, but they can help me understand the Water Intention Realm."

  Qin Yong suddenly regained his confidence, and in a short period of time, he grasped the three states of mind: wind, cloud, and sword. Among the outer sect disciples, only three people had grasped one state of mind, and that was barely half. In the inner sect, those who grasped two or more states of mind were few and far between, and most of them only achieved a small portion. Qin Yong could now be said to have surpassed over 90% of the Cloud Sea Sect's disciples, both inner and outer sect, in terms of his grasp of the states of mind, having taken a huge leap forward.

  The comprehension of the Water Boundary, on the other hand, is no longer so urgent. Qin Yong will not be too greedy either. He can comprehend three boundaries, relying on opportunities and luck, and his innate talent has become secondary. Although Qin Yong's own talent is also indispensable, without the innate talent mark, he would not have reached this level now.

  Finally, Qin Yong woke up from his contemplation and looked at Yun Yitao. Although Yun Yitao's Cloud Intention Boundary attack had put him in a crisis, if it weren't for that, Qin Yong wouldn't have been able to break through either. His cultivation was still at the 9th level of Qi Wu Realm, but his actual strength had increased by more than double.

  "Kid, looks like you've made quite a harvest. I originally thought that you would need to comprehend at least one layer of the Cloud Intent to break through the Cloud Lock, but unexpectedly, you only comprehended half and still broke through. Although it was a clever move." Yun Yitao said with a grin.

  "Thanks a lot, Hu Ye." Qin Yong sincerely thanked him at this time.

  Yun Wing Tiger made Qin Yong feel the realm of Yun, and he could understand it from there. He didn't speak until now, so as not to destroy Qin Yong's understanding. Adding to that, the Wind Realm was actually also due to Yun Wing Tiger throwing the Clear Wind Ring Fruit halfway, it can be said that Qin Yong's current realm, except for the Sword Intent, everything else was perfected by Yun Wing Tiger.

  "You little brat still has a conscience, knowing that all of this is thanks to Tiger's training." Yun Yitao shamelessly responded with a sentence, then continued: "However, you're not bad either, actually grasping the sword intent, and most surprisingly, combining the three types of sword energy - wind, cloud, and sword - to unleash such a powerful move. It was precisely because of this that you broke through Cloud Prison; otherwise, relying solely on your current state of mind would have been a bit difficult. It seems that you indeed are someone with deep destiny, so for the third trial, you should be able to pass without issue."