Living In Another World With A Farm Chapter 8397: Saber intent (1)

The legacy of the Heaven Crippling Sect falls into two distinct categories. The first category represents the orthodox legacy from the Heaven Crippling Sect, handed down by its founding sect master. This primarily involves the Heaven Crippling Cultivation Technique, practiced through the deliberate ruin of one's own physique. Among all legacies, this one reigns as the most formidable within the Heaven Crippling Sect.

Yet, the Heaven Crippling Sect's alternative legacy takes a wholly different approach. A common misconception surrounds the notion of disabilities among many folks. They assume a disability arises solely from the absence of body parts. Reality shows, however, that excess features in the body also qualify as disabilities. Consider those born with six fingers on a hand—that counts as a disability too.

This second legacy of the Heaven Crippling Sect embodies exactly that concept. Known simply as Redundant, it carries a straightforward title yet boasts widespread renown. Legends claim it originated from the fifth sect leader of the Heaven Crippling Sect. Born with extraordinary extras, this leader sported seven fingers on his left hand, eight on his right, and the most horrifying detail: three legs. Every foot bore over ten toes, creating a truly nightmarish sight.

As a native of the Heaven Crippling Sect himself, this sect leader never needed to inflict physical harm for their standard martial arts. Thus, he kept his body whole. His progress in cultivation surged ahead rapidly, allowing him to grasp the core principles of the sect's martial arts deeply. Pondering ways to grow even stronger without self-harm, he set out to forge his own technique. In the end, he succeeded in developing the Redundant Cultivation Technique. Despite its plain name, practicing it demands a specific prerequisite: the body must possess surplus elements. The greater the surplus, the mightier the technique becomes.

This heritage has endured through generations in the Heaven Crippling Sect, though it pales in potency compared to the Heaven Crippling Skill. Still, it persists as a valued tradition, delivering combat prowess that's far from feeble—in truth, remarkably robust. That's why Heaven Crippling Sect disciples stand apart from those in other sects. They either lack certain features or carry abundant extras on their forms.

The assault unleashed by this Heaven Crippling Sect cultivator against Zhao Hai stemmed from the Redundant Technique. One could view the Redundant Technique as a complete system of moves, or even a vast, inclusive scripture. Beyond methods for channeling mana, it encompasses fist strikes, palm assaults, leg maneuvers, finger strikes, claw attacks, and a host of other forms. Notably absent are any weapon-based cultivation methods—Heaven Crippling Sect disciples shun weapons entirely.

Gazing at the Heaven Crippling Sect disciple, Zhao Hai couldn't suppress a grin. In a grave tone, he declared, "I know how powerful the Heaven Crippling Sect is, but I don’t think you’re good enough to force my hand." With that, he flipped his wrist, stowing the Buddhist Commandment Blade from his grasp into his space. Then, he launched a straightforward punch.

This time, Zhao Hai employed the incantation gesture once more, though in a varied style. It resembled Ha Jing’s incantation gesture closely. While Ha Jing’s version shifted endlessly, he treated it purely as an offensive tool, unleashing devastating might. Zhao Hai’s incantation gesture, by contrast, proved all-embracing, fully incorporating Ha Jing’s form—that's why he chose it here.

Zhao Hai’s palm strike appeared utterly mundane, just a basic hand seal. Against the overwhelming barrage of finger shadows from his foe, this simple palm seemed vastly outmatched—like plain versus elaborate. Yet, as Zhao Hai thrust his palm ahead, the Heaven Crippling Sect disciple's finger shadows began fading away. He saw that endless variations in his finger techniques led inevitably to clashing with Zhao Hai’s palm. Rather than persist in flux, he opted for a direct confrontation and absorbed the blow. In response, he resorted to his most basic maneuver.

A resounding crash echoed as the palm met the finger assault. The Heaven Crippling Sect cultivator staggered backward under the impact, yet he didn't halt. Seizing the momentum from his retreat, he soared back toward the Alliance Army’s formation. Mid-flight, he called out, "Zhao Hai, you’re strong indeed. I admit defeat for this battle."

Zhao Hai lifted his hand and froze in place, stunned. He hadn't anticipated his rival leaping into sudden attack like a stealthy ambush, only to get repelled and concede right after. Without prior knowledge of the man, Zhao Hai might have pegged him as a traitor. If not a spy, then what could explain such behavior?

Shaking his head, Zhao Hai managed a wry smile. This encounter deepened his grasp of the Heaven Crippling Sect disciples' audacity. These fellows embodied shamelessness to the core—they'd stoop to any tactic. Clearly sensing his inferiority, the opponent feared injury from prolonged combat and chose to yield. Such a move lay beyond most elite sect disciples, yet this one pulled it off effortlessly. Zhao Hai found himself at a loss for words. Against types like this, options dwindled since they disregarded all bounds. Reputation meant nothing to them, neither personal nor sect-wide. That indifference terrified most—after all, the faceless proved unstoppable.

Without lingering in the arena, Zhao Hai withdrew to his group. Though the skirmish lasted mere moments, observers from both sides witnessed his prowess plainly. In these two clashes, Zhao Hai clearly held back his peak power. His ultimate weapon, by common belief, was the Great Incantation Gesture. Outsiders labeled it thus, unaware of his true practice in the Golden Lotus Nine Transformations Scripture—they mistook it for the Great Incantation Gesture alone.

Still, Zhao Hai refrained from the mantra across both fights. Even in the latest exchange, where it seemed he invoked the mantra, none believed he'd unleashed everything. In the opening bout, his blade work had stunned all with its ferocity.

Whether wielding saber or sword, cultivators typically forge saber intent or sword intent. At their core, these intents mirror each other: they capture the purest essence of saber and sword arts, their authentic purpose. Such intents fuse the fundamental force of those arts into strikes, maximizing their destructive potential.

Within the Blood Sea Realm, Dharma power fuels those who harness it in cultivation. A cultivator's blade arts must harmonize with their Dharma power. When blade or sword arts align seamlessly with Dharma power, their might surges dramatically. Dharma power acts as an amplifier, bolstering every technique. The Dharma Seed serves as an energy transformer, refining the output from Dharma power into usable force. Yet, Dharma power blends more than raw energy—it includes spiritual essence too, born in the sea of consciousness. This spiritual component from Dharma power enhances saber intent or sword intent, sharpening them further.

Should the Dharma Seed function as an energy transformer enabling Dharma power use, then saber intent and sword intent operate as release mechanisms. They unleash the spiritual force within the Dharma idol, amplifying strikes to new heights. Herein lies the real dread.

One aspect stands out: those with Dharma Seeds condense them with ease. Upon entering the Dharma Accumulation Realm, forming a Dharma Seed comes first. The process proves straightforward, thanks to the Dharma form supplying Dharma power. Simply purify and concentrate this power, and a Dharma Seed emerges. Thus, creating a Dharma Seed poses little challenge.

Saber intent and sword intent differ sharply, however. For the Dharma Seed, Dharma power supplies the raw Dharma essence—like a ready source—making it far simpler. Saber and sword intents, though, demand deep fusion into their respective arts. Cultivators must achieve profound insight into saber or sword skills to gradually birth them. Moreover, these intents must match the Dharma power's nature. Only then can the Dharma idol empower them, adding layers of difficulty.

To claim saber intent or sword intent, a blade or sword specialist must pour endless hours into their craft. Only through such devotion do the intents crystallize. This leaves scant time for other pursuits. The adage of one sword shattering myriad techniques rings true, but it also highlights sword cultivators' frustrations. They invest heavily in sword mastery, sidelining all else. Lacking alternatives to pierce defenses, they rely solely on the blade. Hence, shattering all with one sword isn't mere praise—it's a testament to their desperate necessity, forced upon them!

Zhao Hai earned fame through his Spoken Truth Palm. Yet, in deploying blade arts, he revealed saber intent. This feat left crowds in awe. What a prodigy Zhao Hai was—to achieve this stunned everyone. Saber intent eludes even lifelong blade masters, yet Zhao Hai, focused on incantation seals, grasped it anyway. Utterly astonishing.

Without tapping his deepest reserves, Zhao Hai overpowered Qian Wushuang from the Corpse Demon Sect. Though Qian Wushuang lacked renown, his strikes betrayed his own saber intent mastery. Still, his version lacked the clarity of Zhao Hai’s, succumbing fully to the suppression.

Where was the fairness in this? A dedicated saber expert, versed in intent, gets overwhelmed in his specialty by an incantation seal practitioner? How could that stand? Proof of Qian Wushuang’s saber intent shone in the saber glows amid Zhao Hai’s Blood River and the drifting corpses within—echoes of Qian Wushuang’s power. Any average foe would crumble under such intent ages ago. But Zhao Hai quashed it outright. This underscored his even more fearsome might. No one dared step up against such a foe.