JSCMU-Chapter 98: Overlooking All the Mountains Below

The excitement seemed to have come to an end just like that.

However, in the system, the sound of harvested Emotion Points continued for quite some time, and Yun Jin clearly felt that this time was different from before.

In the past, she would gain a large amount of Emotion Points instantly, but it wouldn’t last very long.

Mainly because those incidents didn’t have much to do with other people. Their emotions might have fluctuated at the time, but afterward, it was at most just idle gossip. Not enough to stir strong emotional waves.

But this time.

What Yun Jin was about to do was closely tied to the entire Tianxing Sect.

Not to mention ordinary disciples, even the peak masters couldn’t help but discuss it in private.

This was where the Emotion Points were continuously generated.

It also gave Yun Jin a hint.

Besides expanding the ways of obtaining Emotion Points, if what she did was more closely tied to others, the Emotion Points she could gain would also last longer.

For example, if she happened to save the world or something, then just the follow-up Emotion Points alone would be enough to keep her emotionally rich for a lifetime.

In the Sect Leader’s Hall.

Zhao Wuji personally summoned Ma Hongyu and his chief disciple, Ye Cheng.

Zhao Wuji glanced at Ye Cheng. He seemed a bit introverted and kept his head nervously lowered, not daring to meet anyone’s gaze.

Zhao Wuji narrowed his eyes slightly and said directly, “Hongyu, I believe you’ve already heard what happened in the Discipline Hall. Ye Cheng is going to compete against Yun Jin, are you confident?”

Ma Hongyu couldn’t help but smile: “Sect Leader, has that Yun Jin even been in the sect for a full month yet?”

Zhao Wuji shook his head: “It hasn’t even been half a month.”

“How long since she started studying botany techniques?” Ma Hongyu asked again.

Zhao Wuji replied, “I investigated in the library. She exchanged for the manuals yesterday.”

“So, Sect Leader, what are you worried about?” Ma Hongyu said calmly. “I am the sect’s only fifth-rank botanist. Ye Cheng is the most talented disciple I’ve chosen. He has been with me for ten years. No matter what, he’s at least at the level of a third-rank botanist. That Yun Jin only started reading the manuals yesterday. Are you telling me that in ten days, she could reach the level of a third-rank botanist?”

Zhao Wuji instinctively shook his head.

“There you go! Sect Leader, there’s no need to worry. It is absolutely impossible for Ye Cheng to lose,” Ma Hongyu stated confidently.

Hearing this, Zhao Wuji finally felt somewhat relieved.

In fact, he already knew the chances of Yun Jin winning were near zero! It was only because she was so unpredictable that he couldn’t help but worry.

Seeing Zhao Wuji was still slightly uneasy, Ma Hongyu added, “Sect Leader, if I remember correctly, Yun Jin is also a sword cultivator? And supposedly a genius one at that?”

Although he wasn’t thrilled to admit Yun Jin was a genius, Zhao Wuji still nodded, “You could say that.”

“There it is,” Ma Hongyu said softly. “Swordsmanship is focused on killing and aggression. Sword cultivators usually have too much hostility in their temperament. This fits Yun Jin’s personality and actions perfectly. But for botany techniques, the most important thing is a calm heart. The more peaceful one’s heart is, the better they can communicate with plants and nature, and bring out the full power of botany techniques. Take Ye Cheng for example, he’s usually introverted and has a calm mindset. Only people like him can gain the recognition of plants and walk far on the path of a botanist. Someone like Yun Jin cannot walk this path.”

After this explanation, Zhao Wuji’s lingering worries nearly vanished. He smiled and said, “Then, the competition ten days from now will depend on you two, master and disciple.”

Both Ma Hongyu and Ye Cheng agreed.

After the two left, Zhao Wuji narrowed his eyes.

So, Yun Jin really wanted to spare Danxia this time?

Heh, guess she finally learned how to behave.

Heavenly Sword Peak.

Lin Ya and the others had already inspected the land where new seedlings were sprouting and heard from Yue Zhao about Yun Jin’s small innovation with the technique.

No one asked Yun Jin the pointless question of whether she had confidence. They all silently worked to lay down array formations, layering them over the spiritual field to conceal it completely.

For the next ten days, the entire Heavenly Sword Peak closed its doors and refused visitors.

Aside from Gu Jinghong, who came and went under Yun Jin’s instructions, everyone else followed Yun Jin into seclusion.

Yun Jin was very busy.

In the coming ten days.

She had two main goals: One, to raise her botanist rank; two, to reach the beginner level of the Azure Lotus Sword Technique. She also needed to refine pills to boost her strength quickly.

All these tasks had to be done at the same time, none could be left behind.

Now that she had Gu Jinghong, he would observe the five disciples practice sword techniques, and Yun Jin would give them small rewards to keep them motivated to train.

On the other hand, Gu Jinghong still swaggered around various spiritual fields, talking to spirit plants as if no one else was around.

Disciples from other peaks, upon seeing Gu Jinghong, hesitated for a moment but pretended not to notice, letting him act crazy.

Ma Hongyu merely regarded him as a clown and only ordered people to monitor him to make sure he didn’t cause trouble. Otherwise, he didn’t care.

After all, could chatting with spirit plants really teach someone botany techniques?

Isn’t that absurd?

Once the five disciples had motivation, they practiced even more diligently. On the fifth day, they increased Yun Jin’s sword technique to proficient.

Five sword intents, formed into a torrent of information, surged into Yun Jin’s mind.

Adding the Void Breaking Sword Intent and the Lotus Sword Intent, that made seven sword intents.

During these five days, Yun Jin also practiced the three sword manuals she exchanged and reached proficient in all of them.

And so.

Ten sword intents, complete!

After Yun Jin comprehended all the sword intents.

Buzz. In an instant, the entire world spun.

When Yun Jin opened her eyes, she was no longer in her small bamboo hut, but standing in the middle of a vast ocean.

A figure in white was practicing swordsmanship in the sea.

At first, his sword moves had no structure, but gradually they became sharper.

With a single light swing, waves surged ten thousand feet high, creating a powerful momentum.

Those turbulent waves and the sword-wielder amidst them were etched deeply into Yun Jin’s eyes.

She could feel the mindset of the swordsman with every strike. She could sense the unstoppable force. She could even feel the sea spray on her skin.

Majestic and overwhelming.

Was this the Azure Lotus Sword Technique?

Though it shared the word “lotus” with the Lotus Sword Technique, the two were quite different. The Lotus Sword Technique was ornate and dazzling, hiding lethal strikes within beauty, making it hard to defend against.

But the Azure Lotus Sword Intent? It wasn’t beautiful. It didn’t have any particularly tricky killing moves. It simply relied on sheer power to prevail.

“First wave.”

The swordsman lightly swung his sword, stirring up a single wave.

But he thought it wasn’t enough.

“Second wave.”

The power stacked, and the ocean began to roar.

Wave after wave stacked upon one another. By the time it reached the ninth wave, it was as if a tsunami was raging across the sea. This power could already be compared to a natural disaster.

When Yun Jin thought this was the limit of the Azure Lotus Sword Technique.

The swordsman suddenly frowned: “No… maybe it could…”

This still wasn’t right?

Yun Jin perked up, ready to listen carefully.

But the scene suddenly vanished.

She stared at the familiar small bamboo hut, momentarily dazed.

At that moment.

She grasped her eleventh sword intent.

“Surging Wave Sword Intent.”

This was a supreme sword technique that stacked force layer by layer to confront enemies head-on.

With this, the Azure Lotus Sword Technique was officially at the entry level.

But thinking of the swordsman’s unfinished words, Yun Jin couldn’t help but itch with curiosity.

Still, she quickly realized.

The Azure Lotus Sword Technique was only the introductory sword art of the Tian-level Azure Lotus Sword Codex, a secret technique of Kunlun Sword Sect!

The nine waves were the limit of the Azure Lotus Sword Technique, but not the limit of the Azure Lotus Sword Codex!

If she wanted to continue practicing further, then she would have to go to Kunlun Sword Sect!

Yun Jin suppressed the excitement stirred by watching the swordsman practice.

There’s no rush. Her path was still long, and before her lay mountain after mountain.

But as long as she kept climbing, there would surely come a day when she would stand high above, surveying all mountains beneath her feet.