Chapter 9 – Supreme Heartless Sword

Chapter 9 – Supreme Heartless Sword

A Sword Wraith surged from the Dark Wind Sword towards Meng Fan.

The moment the Sword Wraith burrowed into Meng Fan's body, he shuddered violently.

An unprecedented agony spread within him, even bringing a sensation of suffocation.

This Sword Wraith from the Dark Wind Sword was stronger and more terrifying than any he had encountered before!

Sword Dao Transcendence activated, beginning the refinement of the Sword Wraith from the Dark Wind Sword.

But this time, the process was much more arduous.

Meng Fan's body felt as if it were being bitten by countless ants, causing him to tremble and convulse uncontrollably.

Simultaneously, an image appeared in Meng Fan's mind.

***

On a cliff, a man in green robes pointed his sword at a woman in white.

The woman looked at the man with a desolate expression, tears streaming down her face.

"Li Qingyun, can you truly be so heartless? I am your wife, and I carry your child."

The man's face was a mix of emotions, seemingly reluctant, but he quickly regained his indifference.

He said coldly, "Qiu Er, I'm sorry. I hope in your next life, you won't meet me again."

The woman named Qiu Er touched her belly.

"Li Qingyun, do it. I don't believe you can be so heartless as to kill your own wife and child!"

"I must do this. I must master the Supreme Heartless Sword. For this sword technique, I have already sacrificed too much."

Qiu Er retorted angrily, "What have you sacrificed? Is a sword technique that important?"

"Qiu Er, actually, there's something I've always lied to you about. The murderer who annihilated my Li Clan wasn't the notorious Blood Demon from the martial world."

As Li Qingyun spoke, he sighed deeply, his face a picture of complexity.

Hearing his words, an unbelievable thought surfaced in Qiu Er's mind.

She looked at Li Qingyun with horror, as if staring at a demon crawling out from hell!

"It seems you've guessed it. The Li Clan was destroyed by my own hands.

I annihilated my own clan to master the Supreme Heartless Sword, so I could become the Clan Master of the Limitless Sword Sect.

Unfortunately, I still haven't mastered the technique.

Because I'm not heartless enough!

Because you are still alive! "

Li Qingyun's words shattered Qiu Er's last bit of faith.

At that moment, she felt as if her soul had been drained, leaving her a walking corpse.

The man she deeply loved turned out to be such a terrifying devil; her love was nothing but a joke.

Could someone who annihilated his own clan still be considered human?

There is no greater devil in this world!

She slowly closed her eyes, feeling that death was her only release, her true destiny.

Even if she could survive, what would be the point?

Alas, the child in her womb, born or unborn, was destined for tragedy.

A flash of sword light bloomed on the cliff.

This was the Supreme Heartless Sword that Li Qingyun had longed for!

At that moment, a wild, unrestrained smile appeared on Li Qingyun's face.

The Supreme Heartless Sword.

He had mastered it.

As he struck with the sword, it signified his success.

The blade mercilessly pierced Qiu Er's heart.

A blossom of blood unfurled on her white dress.

Tragically beautiful!

Exquisite!

Like the legendary Manjusaka, the red flowers of the other shore.

"I've succeeded," Li Qingyun said with a twisted, satisfied grin.

He gently pushed Qiu Er's body.

Her corpse fell from the cliff.

In front of Li Qingyun, Meng Fan was nothing more than an ant.

But that was only for now!

Given a Sexagenary Cycle, Meng Fan was confident he could surpass Li Qingyun.

(Peter Pan's tip: An ancient Chinese way of keeping track of time, in cycles of sixty years)

Meng Fan, sitting on the stool, looked at the Dark Wind Sword and couldn't help but feel amazed.

The Sword Pavilion of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, famed for collecting famous swords from all over the world, did not disappoint.

Even the lowest level of the Sword Pavilion had some great figures' former sabers.

Although these were the sabers from when these figures were weaker and they had switched to higher-grade Sword Weapons as they grew stronger, the fact that these weapons were collected here proved the terror of the Shu Mountain Sword Pavilion!

"Supreme Heartless Sword," Meng Fan murmured to himself.

After refining the Sword Wraith of the Dark Wind and witnessing that memory, Meng Fan naturally gained something.

He had acquired a sliver of the Supreme Heartless Sword Intent.

Although it was just a sliver and not the complete Sword Intent, it was the most important "seed."

The Supreme Heartless Sword was not a set of Sword Techniques, but Sword Intent.

It was formless and shapeless!

Truly profound sword techniques have no moves, only Sword Intent.

Those who could cultivate Sword Intent were absolute chosen ones on the path of the sword.

If Meng Fan were to cultivate the Supreme Heartless Sword, he could definitely cultivate the Supreme Heartless Sword Intent!

Meng Fan was an orphan with no family.

He didn't even have the opportunity to be heartless.

For him, there was only one way to truly cultivate the Supreme Heartless Sword Intent.

That was to fall in love with someone and then personally slay that loved one.

In doing so, the Sword Intent would be instantly realized!

But would Meng Fan do such a thing?

Of course not.

Not even TV dramas dare to play out such a plot, and scriptwriters don't dare to write such melodramatic tragedies, so how could Meng Fan possibly do it?

Is there any pleasure in torturing oneself?

With Sword Dao Transcendence, Meng Fan would certainly not lack Sword Intent in the future; there was no need to torture himself like that.

"However, suffering so much this time wasn't entirely without gain," Meng Fan smiled, his eyes somewhat excited.

Although he didn't plan to cultivate the seed of the Supreme Heartless Sword Intent or allow it to bloom and bear fruit, he could use this seed to unleash a burst of Supreme Heartless Sword Intent for an attack.

If he chose this path, then this "Sword Intent seed" would become a one-time attack weapon.

It might seem like a loss, but for Meng Fan, who had no intention of cultivating the Supreme Heartless Sword, this was indeed the most suitable method!

"I have a sword that can be invincible among Outer Sect Disciples," Meng Fan thought proudly.

Even if he unleashed this Sword Intent, perhaps even the Inner Sect Disciples of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect would not be his match.

"This Sword Pavilion is truly my Fortunate Place!"

Meng Fan had only been in the Sword Pavilion for three days, but in these short three days, he had truly undergone a transformation.

***

After Meng Fan resting for over an hour, a disciple walked into the Sword Pavilion.

Meng Fan had regained some strength and stood up, asking the incoming disciple:

"What brings you to the Sword Pavilion?"

The disciple hurriedly saluted Meng Fan and said, "Outer Sect Disciple Liu Wei, newly ranked fiftieth among Outer Sect Disciples, here to claim a sword."

Ordinary disciples were extremely respectful towards the Sword Pavilion.

So upon arriving at the Sword Pavilion, they were polite to everyone, and they dared not offend Guarding Sword Disciples like Meng Fan.

Meng Fan frowned and asked, "The Outer Sect Disciple assessment hasn't started yet, how could the rankings have been updated?"

The disciple named Liu Wei explained, "A Senior Brother has fallen, and I was previously ranked fifty-first, moving up to fiftieth by default."

Hearing this, Meng Fan showed a hint of surprise; he hadn't expected such a maneuver.

But it made sense, and it was reasonable.

"Alright, on the first floor of the Sword Pavilion, you may choose any Sword Weapon. However, some Sword Weapons are extremely dangerous, and if you covet a Sword Weapon beyond your ability to control, you may be backfired upon!"

This was a necessary procedure; every disciple who came to claim a sword needed to be reminded of this.

"I understand," Liu Wei nodded, then entered the Sword Pavilion to select a sword.