Shen Fang had heard that it was not easy to perceive these Sword Marks. It was said that even the most intelligent ones would sit in front of the cliff for at least a couple of months before they could perceive a smattering of it. It took many years before they could perceive some inheritance.

Xiaoyu prevented him from coming here for a reason.

But what Xiaoyu didn't know how strong Shen Fang’s spiritual force was.

Shen Fang closed his eyes slightly, and the fog in his mind shone with golden light. His eyes, shimmering golden rays of light, suddenly opened and fixed on the first sword mark on the cliff.

Through his eyes, the Spiritual Force seemed to have infiltrated the cliff and merged with the first sword mark.

After several breaths, Shen Fang felt the subtleties of that sword mark unexpectedly flowing in his heart. He held his sword horizontally forward and wielded downward slowly.

Sword Light!

It was totally different from the rumored difficulty and obscurity in cultivating these Sword Marks. There wasn't a trace of stuttering in his swordplay, and there was even pleasure of success without extra efforts.

Buzz!

The sword light went forward with a top-down slash. A blast of shock wave skipped over the ground and pushed nearby stones to roll away.

Shen Fang was immersed in its swordsmanship, with nothing but its golden light in his mind.

His long sword went down and down again.

One, two, three...

Gradually, Shen Fang’s swordplay broke away the shackles of power. Though not fast, every movement of his swordplay was flexible and breath-taking. It was gentle and skillful, just like unbridled fish swimming in the water. It could reach anywhere as he willed.

Earth Seals Cloud.

Several hours went by. Suddenly the sword light was attached with Earth Seals Cloud techniques. A gust of dark and murderous air blasted like a storm forming suddenly in the desert.

Rustle...

Out the sword light went, the hill ground on the far side was cut with lines of marks, just like a site plowed by horrific mountain plow beasts.

With a tremor of the wrist, Shen Fang put away his sword light. At the sight of the mess on the ground, he was a little surprised.

After all, he had heard that other people who cultivated this Sword Mark would spend at least three months, and then preliminarily performed their first swordplay.

He, however, almost mastered the swordsmanship in less than three hours.

And inadvertently, with the integration of the swordsmanship, he gained a profound perception of the Earth Seals Cloud technique. If the swordplay which Shen Fang played just now was performed by the First Elder, it would probably be no better.

Perceiving swordsmanship so fast was something Shen Fang had never experienced in the past over ten years.

"The Spiritual Force is indeed a person's most intrinsic gift."

"I have been blessed by misfortune, and my great Spiritual Force was awakened. My intellect and perception are several times stronger than those of ordinary people. Besides, I can release the spiritual force to perceive the realm of the swordsmanship from the swordplay."

Shen Fang nodded.

He knew he could exploit more subtleties from his Spiritual Force. But since he only got one month, he had to hurry for progress and had no time to dig deeper into its capabilities.

He took a deep breath and continued to wield the sword light.

The cave was flashed with silver light and resonated with thunderbolts.

Outside the sun rose and set, a whole day passed. Inside the cave, Shen Fang finally perceived the whole swordplay after practicing it for hundreds of times.

When the long sword went down, the green light was reflected on it, just like floating clouds in the sky and flowing water in the creek.

Correspondingly, the Spiritual Qi had circulated round and round inside his body before returning to his Dantian.

His Dantian swelled slightly with a buzz, which woke Shen Fang up with a start.

“Body exploitation of Heaven Layer Four, how can be so easy?”

Shen Fang let out a breath of foul Qi and opened his eyes.

He knew if he relied on his former gift, it would take at least another six months before he could reach the Body exploitation of Heaven Layer Four. But now, he could make it within a day.

“The swordplay on the stone wall is indeed extensive and profound. Every movement would drive my Spiritual Qi to circulate faster, which helped me level up so quickly.”

Shen Fang nodded.

He didn’t realize that he had raised the Inner Force to a great extent in just one day. People would be stunned by his cultivation efficiency if they got the news.

...

“The second Sword Mark, when performed, would be much powerful than the first one.”

Standing in front of the cliff, Shen Fang had perceived the second Sword Mark for a long time. He felt that he had grasped its meaning and then held up his sword to strike toward the direction of the mark.

All of a sudden, he felt that he seemed to slash into a mire. The long sword became extremely heavy and obscure as sweats seeping from his forehead. He painstakingly pushed the sword downward with his arms, but he was still unable to perform the swordplay.

Failed!

The long sword drooped and Shen Fang started panting.

He couldn’t perform the second swordplay due to his inadequate inner force instead of his intellect.

The realm of the second Sword Mark was too high. When he performed it with his inner force of Heaven Layer Four, it was like a pony pulling a big van. If he hadn't leveled up from Heaven Layer Three, he might not even imitate its form.

“I was too anxious for success. Haste does not bring success. Compared with others who can’t even perceive the first swordplay, the speed of my cultivation was strikingly fast. I shouldn’t push it too hard.

I will keep on cultivating the first swordplay this month to accumulate more Inner Force. Once the solid foundation was laid, I would check if I have possessed the power to cultivate the second swordplay.”

Shen Fang took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then re-started his boring and monotonous cultivation step by step.

Concentrate the Qi, took a step, flicked the wrist, and wielded the sword...

The light of the first Sword Mark kept flashing in the cave.

Day one

Day Two

Day Three

...

Day Ten

In these ten days, Shen Fang had practiced the first Sword Mark to a level that the sword could follow his will. When the long sword was wielded, its dim light would dazzle the eyes and confused the mind.

In fact, these three Sword Marks were extensive, profound, and it contained boundless swordsmanship. What Shen Fang had perceived were just some preliminary forms. He was supposed to integrate it with the Tao of the sword before he could dig out the power of the swordsmanship.

Although it was swordplay forms, its power was much stronger than Earth Seals Cloud.

This had definitely been Shen Fang’s most powerful ultimate trick by far.

From morning to night, day after day, Shen Fang barely stopped wielding his sword except for some intervals for meals. As he cultivated the swordplay, his Inner Force grew accordingly and finally reached the zenith of Heaven Layer Four.

The Spiritual Qi inside his body doubled as his Inner Force grew from the early stage to the zenith of Heaven Layer Four. In every movement, he could feel a roaring and surging power.

One day, when he wielded his sword again, the energy inside his arms burst out, which seemed to be able to shake the mountains. At that time, Shen Fang suddenly realized that he had gotten enough strength to perform the next swordplay.

With a turn of the wrist, the long sword was wielded down obliquely.

Buzz!

A huge Sword Mark burst into bloom like the sun. The dazzling light of the sword was poised to tear the void apart. Under the blast of the Sword Qi, the cliff around him was like broken bits falling down with a patter. Permeated with dust, the cave was like being exploded.