Chapter 76: Ch 76- Ultimate Grade Saber Talent [Bonus]
Human: Qin Qiong
Cultivation Talent: Corrupted
Saber Talent: Ultimate Grade
Sword Talent: Ultimate Grade
Mo Yuan stared at the talent panel in front of him and his eyes widened.
’No fucking way!’
He was completely shocked.
’This guy has two Ultimate Grade talents and they’re both Sword and Saber Talents!’
This was the first time Mo Yuan had ever seen a talent panel like this.
Ultimate Grade talents were already extremely rare. Finding someone with one was difficult enough but Qin Qiong actually possessed two of them.
Mo Yuan couldn’t help but feel excited.
’But what does Corrupted mean?’
He remembered what Wang Baoli had said earlier. Qin Qiong had lost his cultivation because of some incident.
’Could this be the reason?’
Mo Yuan frowned slightly.
’I’ll worry about that later. First, I need to copy his Ultimate Grade Saber Talent.’
His attention immediately focused on the Saber Talent.
’Copy?’
A familiar voice sounded inside his mind.
Yes.
Copy Successful.
Mo Yuan’s eyes flashed with excitement.
’Ultimate Grade Saber Talent... I finally got it!’
He had come to the Qin Family Dojo specifically for this.
After spending so much time searching through dozens of floors, he had finally found what he wanted.
A Peak Grade Saber Talent would already have been enough for him but he had never expected to directly find an Ultimate Grade Saber Talent.
’Paste?’
Mo Yuan hesitated for a moment.
’Not right now.’
He didn’t want to paste the talent immediately.
There was no need to rush. He could find a suitable time later and he also wanted to continue observing Qin Qiong.
After copying the talent, Mo Yuan turned his attention back to the old man.
Qin Qiong slowly walked toward the stage. His steps were slow and there was no powerful aura coming from his body. From the outside, he looked like an ordinary old man.
He reached his seat and sat down cross-legged, the entire hall had already become completely silent.
Everyone was waiting for him to begin.
Qin Qiong slowly raised his head and looked toward the crowd.
His gaze moved from one person to another, spending roughly a second on each person.
When his eyes finally reached Mo Yuan, however, his expression suddenly changed.
Surprise appeared in his eyes.
He stared at Mo Yuan for a moment longer than everyone else before finally moving his gaze away and continuing to look at the others.
Mo Yuan immediately noticed the strange reaction but he wasn’t the only one.
Everyone sitting nearby had also seen it.
Whispers quickly spread throughout the hall.
"Did you see that?"
"Master Qin Qiong looked surprised when he saw that guy."
"Who is he?"
"Is he someone important?"
Many people turned toward Mo Yuan with curious expressions.
Even Mo Yuan himself was confused.
’Why did he react like that?’
He thought about it for a moment.
’He must have sensed that my Saber Intent is already close to the Manifestation Realm.’
That was the only explanation Mo Yuan could think of.
After all, Qin Qiong had an extremely deep understanding of both sword and saber. Even though he had lost his cultivation, his understanding of saber and sword Dao was still terrifying.
It wouldn’t be strange if he could sense Mo Yuan’s Saber Intent.
’Interesting.’
Mo Yuan looked at Qin Qiong with a slightly serious expression.
Soon, Qin Qiong finished looking at everyone.
He coughed twice.
"Ahem... ahem."
The entire hall became even quieter.
Qin Qiong looked at the crowd and finally began his lecture.
"Today, I’ll talk about Intent..."
"As you all must be aware, Intent has three stages."
Qin Qiong looked around the hall before continuing.
"Awakening."
"Manifestation and Mastery."
His voice wasn’t loud but everyone could hear him clearly.
"Reaching the Awakening Realm isn’t difficult. However, what stops most cultivators is the Manifestation Realm."
Qin Qiong paused and looked around.
"Why do you think that happens?"
The hall became quiet.
After a few seconds, one of the students raised his hand.
"Speak," Qin Qiong said.
The student stood up and answered, "When someone awakens the Intent of a weapon, it doesn’t have any attributes but once it reaches the Manifestation Realm, the Intent starts to show its attribute. To manifest an attribute in Saber Intent, one must first understand what their own Intent is about."
"Not bad."
Qin Qiong nodded.
"He’s right. When you first awaken your Intent, it doesn’t show any attributes. However, the attribute is already decided the moment you awaken it."
He looked at everyone seriously.
"It depends on the situation in which you awakened your Intent and what your state of mind was at that moment. For example, if someone possesses a Flame Talent and is often filled with anger, they might awaken an extremely offensive Intent."
Everyone listened carefully.
"Remember, in essence, no Intent is exactly the same but in another way, all Intents are the same."
The students became confused after hearing this.
Qin Qiong didn’t explain further and continued with the lecture.
Mo Yuan, however, had already fallen into deep thought.
’What exactly is my Saber Intent?’
He frowned as he had never seriously thought about this before.
’But I don’t even remember what I felt when I awakened it.’
Mo Yuan tried to recall that moment.
The mysterious trial.
The endless enemies.
Three days of fighting.
His body covered in injuries.
His mind filled with only one thought.
’All I remember is wanting to kill.’
Mo Yuan’s expression became slightly strange. Could that really be the attribute of his Saber Intent?
He didn’t know.
Qin Qiong continued explaining the different ways cultivators could understand their Intent. He gave several examples and explained how some people misunderstood their own Intent, causing them to remain stuck at the Awakening Realm for many years.
Mo Yuan listened carefully.
Although he had already awakened Saber Intent, he had never received proper guidance about it.
This lecture had given him a completely different perspective.
After some time, Qin Qiong finally reached the end of the lecture.
"To reach the Manifestation Realm, you need to understand exactly what the attribute of your Intent is. Once you become aware of it and truly understand it, reaching the Manifestation Realm will naturally become much easier."
Qin Qiong looked around the hall.
"That is all for today’s lecture."
The students immediately stood up.
"Thank you, Master Qin Qiong!"
"Thank you, Master!"
The hall quickly became noisy as everyone began discussing what they had learned.
Mo Yuan also stood up and prepared to leave.
He had gained quite a lot from today’s lecture and now he wanted to go back and think carefully about his Saber Intent.
However, just as he was about to walk away, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.
"You stop and wait for everyone to leave."
Mo Yuan paused.
He turned around and looked toward Qin Qiong.
The old man was looking directly at him.
Mo Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly.
’Why Is he asking me stop?’
He couldn’t help but wonder what Qin Qiong wanted from him.