Having crushed the Insight Talisman, Jun Changxiao looked at the sword manual again and was overjoyed, because the obscure and difficult sword formulas and bizarre sword forms suddenly became comprehensible!

Even more incredible.

The characters printed in the sword manual seemed to come alive, transforming into streams of light that merged into his consciousness sea, where they began arranging themselves and evolving on their own.

“Swoosh!”

Jun Changxiao memorized the first page’s sword form, then flipped to the second page. After imprinting it in his consciousness sea, he continued to the third page, fourth page, fifth page…

Seeing him flip through the sword manual like a horse viewing flowers, the martial artists from various sects looked bewildered.

Sword manuals were different from martial techniques—first, one had to memorize the sword formulas, and second, memorize the sword forms. By scanning through page by page like this, forget memorizing the sword form movements—even remembering the incantations would be difficult!

Had he given up because it was too difficult to comprehend?

“Whoosh!”

Just then, the first form of the Nine Forms Overlapping Waves Sword fully manifested in Jun Changxiao’s consciousness sea.

“Qianqian.”

He closed the manual: “Bring me a sword.”

“Clang!”

The sword left its sheath and was passed over.

Jun Changxiao received it from Lu Qianqian’s hand and gently flicked his wrist.

“Whoosh—”

The three-foot blade gracefully sliced through space, forming a visible wave-like airflow.

Forming wave-like airflow while swinging the sword—this meant he’d already comprehended the first form of the Nine Forms Overlapping Waves Sword!

How is this possible!

The martial artists from various sects who’d been waiting to watch the spectacle saw the rippling airflow, their expressions freezing.

The Cangshan Sect elder’s expression stiffened.

What concerned him wasn’t the ocean wave-like airflow, but rather—from this boy comprehending the manual to skillfully executing the first form, it seemed like hardly any time had passed at all!

Indeed.

Not long at all.

Using Earth time, it was about 1 minute.

For many people, 1 minute wouldn’t even be enough to use the toilet and pull down their pants, yet Jun Changxiao had already comprehended it.

“Impossible!”

The Cangshan Sect elder silently denied it.

As someone at the peak of Martial Master, though he could practice such low-grade martial techniques with absolute certainty, he would never be this swift!

Unless… he’d already practiced it before!

“Swoosh!”

Jun Changxiao pivoted, drew back his arm, and swung the sword again.

“Hum!”

A second wave-like airflow appeared, connecting sequentially with the first. This was the second form of the Nine Forms Overlapping Waves Sword, comprehended in 1 minute and 5 seconds!

At that moment.

The martial artists from various sects opened their mouths wide.

This was ridiculous!

How could this trash Tiegu Sect Master comprehend the second form of the Nine Forms Overlapping Waves Sword in just a few breaths!

Family Head Li looked utterly incredulous.

He remembered clearly that when he’d comprehended the second form years ago, he’d spent a full five days!

How did this guy do it?

Or could it be that he’d already practiced the Nine Forms Overlapping Waves Sword? Was he deliberately pretending he hadn’t?

He’d thought the same thing as the Cangshan Sect elder.

Any normal martial artist would think this way. After all, comprehending the first two forms of the Nine Forms Overlapping Waves Sword in such a short time was absolutely impossible!

Sorry.

With the Insight Talisman’s enhancement, Jun Changxiao truly achieved it.

“Swoosh!”

He swung the sword again. The third wave-like airflow condensed, linking the previous and following forms.

This was the third form of the Nine Forms Overlapping Waves Sword, taking 1 minute and 10 seconds!

In other words.

The martial artists from various sects present had only blinked a few times, yet Sect Master Jun had completely comprehended the third form and achieved proficient execution!

Very frightening, very terrifying!

Li Qingyang’s eyes gleamed as he thought: “Master’s comprehension speed is more than ten times faster than mine. It seems I really followed the right person.”

Lu Qianqian, on the other hand, thought: “To comprehend so quickly, Master’s spiritual root must be higher than Second Junior Brother’s.”

“Swoosh!”

“Swoosh!”

Jun Changxiao immersed himself in executing the sword technique. Layer upon layer of waves surged forth, stacking together to increase in power, like endless ocean waves.

One wave after another, layering continuously—this was the origin of the Nine Forms Overlapping Waves Sword’s name!

“Swoosh!”

Jun Changxiao swung his sword again. As the wave formed, seven overlapping waves had already gathered in the martial arena.

He’d comprehended the seventh form, taking only 1 minute and 30 seconds!

“Hmph.”

Family Head Li said disdainfully: “Clearly having comprehended the Nine Forms Overlapping Waves Sword, yet claiming he never practiced it—truly shameless!”

No matter how quickly Jun Changxiao executed the first seven forms, in his heart he’d already concluded the other had comprehended it beforehand.

“I knew it!”

“How could a ninth-rate sect master possibly comprehend the first seven forms so quickly—turns out he’d practiced it in advance!”

“Damn, I almost fell for his act!”

“His acting skills are quite something!”

“Look, that guy’s still performing!”

When Jun Changxiao smoothly executed the eighth form, forming another layer of waves, the martial artists from various sects weren’t focused on this, but rather on his concentrated face as he swung the sword.

Ninth-rate sect.

First-rate acting!

The Cangshan Sect elder said calmly: “No matter how well he performs, as long as he can’t execute the ninth form, he’ll still be exposed.”

These words gained everyone’s agreement.

You like to perform?

Such a large martial arena—use it as your performance stage! But if you can’t execute the ninth form, all your earlier zealous performance can only be described as ‘clumsy.’

Family Head Li clasped his hands behind his back, sneering continuously.

“Swoosh!”

After executing the eighth form, Jun Changxiao stood with his sword, falling into contemplation, as if searching for the final form.

“Can’t keep up the act anymore, can you?”

Everyone mocked.

Jun Changxiao didn’t hear the outside voices, because while comprehending the sword technique, he’d abruptly entered a wondrous state.

Gradually.

Wisps of elusive aura emerged around his body, emanating a sharp momentum.

The Cangshan Sect elder was stunned.

The smile on Family Head Li’s face also froze.

“This is…” Li Qingyang frowned slightly, saying gravely: “Sword Realm!”

“What?!”

Upon hearing this, the martial artists from various sects nearly popped their eyeballs out.

Sword Realm.

Also known as Sword Intent Realm.

A sword path state similar to sudden enlightenment—if a martial artist triggered it and entered the Sword Intent Realm, they could benefit immensely.

“Heavens!”

“What dog shit luck did this guy step in! He actually entered Sword Realm!”

“Throughout history, how many sword path martial artists, despite their entire lives, never had such fortune!”

Perhaps due to excessive shock, some martial artists’ voices gradually grew louder.

The Cangshan Sect elder said sternly: “This boy has entered Sword Realm—a precious opportunity. You all must not disturb him!”

The martial artists from various sects with ulterior motives quickly shut their mouths.

By promptly stopping everyone from disturbing him, the Cangshan Sect elder wasn’t exactly a bad person.

The reason he’d opposed Jun Changxiao was because he didn’t want Li Qingyang to go astray and waste such excellent spiritual root aptitude.

Due to the Cangshan Sect elder’s rebuke, the entire martial arena fell silent, the martial artists from various sects’ eyes filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

An opportunity that could be encountered but not sought.

For trash to encounter it—there was truly no justice!

“Swoosh!”

Jun Changxiao, who’d been in a state of spiritual wandering throughout, suddenly flashed sharp brilliance in his eyes. His right arm swept out, the longsword dancing frequently through the void.

“Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!”

The first form of the Nine Forms Overlapping Waves Sword, second form, third form… After executing all eight forms in one breath, he pushed off with his toes, soaring into the air, raising his sword to strike down.

“Whoosh whoosh!”

The eight rippling waves in the air were drawn together, rapidly converging into a white sword radiance that crashed into a massive boulder outside the martial arena.

“Boom—”

A thunderous explosion rang out. The stone weighing several thousand pounds shattered on the spot.

“Hiss!”

Witnessing this, the martial artists from various sects gasped in shock.