Chapter 312 - What Is Talent? (1/2)

I’ve been painting for the past 23 days. My Essence Soul was emitting light constantly. Meng Chuan sensed his Essence Soul and smiled. Those 15 paintings must’ve had a huge impact on me if it could cause changes in my Essence Soul. Although my Essence Soul has acc.u.mulated more power, I still haven’t broken through…

One of the requirements to attempt a breakthrough to the Creation realm was a fifth-level Essence Soul. It was extremely difficult to attain. Even most Creation Supremacies only had fifth-level Essence Soul. Among Archean Mountain’s three Supremacies, only Li Guan had a sixth-level Essence Soul.

I’ve been indulging for more than half a month. It’s time to continue cultivating my saber art. After drinking, Meng Chuan waved his hand and put away the drawing table, stool, paintings, brush, and other items.

Meng Chuan instantly wanted to unsheathe his saber and execute the Saber Drawing Stance.

Huh? Meng Chuan stopped while holding the saber handle. He didn’t pull it out of its sheath. He looked at the dark purple lightning in the distance and frowned. My saber art has gone astray?

After completing the Fifteen Lightning Forms, Meng Chuan had gained his own understanding of lightning. In fact, paintings were a depiction of one’s understanding. He tried his best to depict the essence of lightning in the Fifteen Lightning Forms. Meng Chuan was a painting sage. His body contained boundless amounts of lightning, so he could naturally discern a lot when observing the purple lightning. He painted his current understanding of the essence of lightning from 15 different angles. All these paintings combined were the understanding of lightning he had in his heart.

As for the Heart Intent Saber Art, it was also a lightning saber art. It had been comprehended and improved by Guo Ke over centuries, but it only focused on one aspect of lightning

Although Ancestral Master Guo Ke is impressive, only one move of the Heart Intent Saber Art reached the Imperial Lord level. Everybody has their own understanding of lightning. Ancestral Master Guo Ke had his own understanding of lightning. I’m a painter, and I also have my own understanding of lightning. Different people have different takes on the same matter. If I insist on following Ancestral Master Guo Ke, I’ll be led astray and become more unaccustomed to it.

Since ancient times, humans have created Heaven-level techniques and Black Metal Sutra techniques. This is because powerful G.o.dfiends have their own understandings. Junior Brother Yan is starting to follow his own version of the Extreme Fire lineage. King True Martial created his own True Martial lineage. King Calm Sea created his own Heavenly Tribulation Sword.

Since I believe that Ancestral Master Guo Ke’s understanding of lightning is too extreme, causing me to be led astray, I’ll practice saber arts according to my own understanding. I’ll abandon the shackles my predecessors placed on me and practice my sabers arts with the purple lightning as my guide. A strong impulse caused Meng Chuan to immediately make a decision. After completing Fifteen Lightning Forms, Meng Chuan felt like Guo Ke’s version of the Heart Intent Saber was too extreme. He disagreed with it inwardly.

I’ve been exposed to two Black Metal Sutra techniques that follow the lightning lineage

– The Heart Intent Saber and the World Roving Dragon Saber.

The core of the Heart Intent Saber is the Heart Intent Saber Drawing Stance. I’ve practiced the Saber Drawing Stance. For my saber art, my goal is to be fast. With what I’ve seen from the purple lightning, one’s speed can produce an unrivaled might if they achieve extreme speed. Of the Fifteen Lightning Forms I previously painted, Flash Form of Lightning is the embodiment of pure speed. I should use Flash Form of Lightning’s essence as my basis.

Actually, I find that the World Roving Dragon Saber is more suitable for me now. Meng Chuan pondered. I’ve been practicing the saber drawing stance since I was young. After seeing the purple lightning, I’ve realized that the World Roving Dragon Saber is essentially a set of movement techniques. It’s like the snaking trajectory of a lightning bolt. This trajectory is like a brush drawing in the void.

The World Roving Dragon Saber’s essence is similar to my ‘The Nine Heavenly Forms of the Void’ and ‘Twisting Dragon Form of Lightning.’ As someone who enjoyed painting, Meng Chuan felt like the World Roving Dragon Saber resembled two of the paintings in the Fifteen Lightning Forms collection, regardless of it being a saber art or movement technique.

Meng Chuan had the urge to try cultivating the World Roving Dragon Saber.

I’ll give it a try.

Meng Chuan didn’t hesitate to begin cultivating. Of the three Black Metal Sutra swift lightning saber arts-Lightning Devastator Saber, Heart Intent Saber, and World Roving Dragon Saber—Meng Chuan had only read the latter two. Archean Mountain didn’t have the original copy of the Lightning Devastator Saber.

Whoosh.