Sitting cross-legged at the bottom of the lake, Lin Bai slightly closed his eyes, opened his senses, and delved into meditation for three hours, yet still found nothing.
The water was still the same water, and the coldness remained just as cold.
"Could it be that my comprehension is incorrect?" Lin Bai was taken aback and immediately dissipated the barrier of spiritual power, letting all his spiritual power converge into the Divine Elixir, no longer protecting his body.
At this moment, Lin Bai’s physical body and mind completely merged with the lake water.
However, even so, Lin Bai still could not sense anything mystical in the water.
"Do not rush, take it slowly." Lin Bai calmed his restless mind, slowly sensing every movement in the lake water, as if every drop was about to merge into his body halfway!
The water seemed to possess a strange magic power, allowing Lin Bai to sit beneath the water with his mind settling quickly.
Before long, Lin Bai felt as if he had transformed into a fish, joyfully swimming through the water.
The lake was crystal clear, with no living creatures in sight.
At this moment, Lin Bai felt as if he had become a fish, happily swimming in the water.
Whoosh—
Suddenly, something in Lin Bai’s heart brightened, as if he had grasped something, but it quickly slipped away.
Lin Bai frowned, carefully comprehending once more.
And then, in Lin Bai’s mind, a fragment of remaining text suddenly appeared.
The text roughly went: "...After I attained the Way, I once visited the Daoist Sovereign, inquiring about what constitutes a Sword Cultivator Under Heaven. Is it the sword worn at the waist of influential figures? Or is it the sword in the hands of street thugs? Or perhaps, is it the sword in the hands of Jianghu champions? Or is it us cultivators?"
"Hearing this, the Daoist Sovereign smiled without speaking, countering with, ’What is a Sword Cultivator?’"
"I did not respond..."
"..."
This simple text appeared in Lin Bai’s heart, instantly causing his mind to tremble.
"Daoist Sovereign..." Lin Bai exclaimed in shock.
As of now, Lin Bai still did not know what the Daoist Sovereign truly represented.
Is it a state, or a title?
But Lin Bai understood that this entity known as the "Daoist Sovereign" must surely be one of the rare Strong Ones in this world!
With that, Lin Bai closed his eyes once more, immersing himself in deeper understanding.
After a long while, another fragment of text surfaced in Lin Bai’s mind, with a general meaning: "I once went to the bustling market to sense the vicissitudes of the human world, witnessed wealthy people spending extravagantly, saw the impoverished selling their children, observed genteel scholars indulging in romance and intoxication, saw merchants scheming against each other, witnessed avengers slaughtering wherever they went, saw those with no choice selling themselves, saw ordinary people living happy lives, saw aspiring people in quiet distress, saw innocents lying dead in the streets, and witnessed fierce tyrants bullying their neighborhoods..."
"I also saw people taking shelter from the rain under eaves during a torrential rain, and I saw a stunning rainbow on the horizon after the rain..."
"Moved by these experiences, I created a Sword Skill, named... Tearless Jianghu!"
When Lin Bai heard this, his eyes suddenly flew open, and a complex series of words appeared in his mind.
They were none other than the operational heart and Sword Skill of this move "Tearless Jianghu"!
"Have I comprehended it?" Lin Bai’s eyes gleamed as his mind remained immersed in this Sword Skill.
Meanwhile, Su Jin, standing by the lakeside, looked at the water; at this moment, Su Jin’s eyes flashed, surprised, as he stood up and said, "Hmm? The lake level has decreased significantly? How did he comprehend so quickly? It seems I did not choose the wrong person; this individual must be a Sword Cultivator who can match Lin Duo from over twenty years ago!"
"Such talent is rare, even among the Barbarian Ancients!"
"Good, good, good, this ensures that the Sword Scripture of Jian Lake has a successor."
Su Jin laughed toward the sky, a smile full of bittersweet emotions!
And at this moment, Su Jin suddenly turned back, seeing in the sky outside Jian Lake, a cluster of black dots rapidly approaching, and when they arrived above Jian Lake, Su Jin finally saw clearly that it was a vast assemblage of Warriors.
This was none other than the Governor Guard brought by the Longhe Governor!
"So soon? I initially thought there was another month, but now it seems I don’t even have a month left." Su Jin chuckled bitterly, raising his head to drink heartily from his wine gourd, laughing bitterly again and again.
At this time.
In the lake, Lin Bai, showing joy: "No need to rush the cultivation; since there is already a slight perception, I should strike while the iron is hot, hoping to quickly comprehend the Sword Scripture within this lake water!"
Lin Bai continued his introspection.
"...In my childhood, my mother once gifted me a wooden sword, my first sword in life, with which I wielded to cut down all the rapeseed flowers at the east end of the village..."
"My father praised me as the only unique Sword Cultivator in the world, while my mother chased me for a day and a night!"
"..."
As Lin Bai continued his introspection, the words he saw multiplied, and he grew increasingly excited, exclaiming in surprise, "This is far more than simply Sword Scripture; it’s as if a Sword Art Strong One recorded their entire life."
"This is a Sword Art Strong One imparting the Way..." Lin Bai exclaimed in awe.
As Lin Bai continued to comprehend, the Daoist Rhyme on his body also began to increase significantly.
The more Daoist Rhyme, the greater a warrior’s hope of breaking through to the Taoist Realm.
But after reaching this point, Lin Bai spent several more hours without gaining any further Scripture.
It felt as if this entire lake had isolated Lin Bai.
"Is it all gone?" Lin Bai frowned, opening his eyes.
And immediately, Lin Bai closed his eyes again, attempting for a long time, but still without any gain.
Moreover, Lin Bai could not merge into the water.
And Lin Bai felt that this lake water seemed to be repelling him.
"All I get is this little insight? This is far from enough!" Lin Bai shook his head and said, "But the water here is beginning to repel me, it seems impossible to gain further insight in the short term."
"The current strategy is to leave the water first and return to gain insight after a period of rest!"
With this thought, Lin Bai intended to leave the water.
But just as Lin Bai stood up, his eyes suddenly flashed coldly: "Don’t want to control you!"
"Devouring Sword Spirit, drain it for me!"
Lin Bai suddenly hardened his heart, and above his head, the Devouring Sword Spirit emerged, immediately attracting an enormous power that drew up the entire lake water.
As a massive whirlpool was drawn up from the lake’s center, with the Devouring Sword Spirit consuming the water, Lin Bai received more and more Scripture and text.
"This is indeed much faster!"
Standing in the water, Lin Bai firmly committed the emerging text to memory.
But Lin Bai wasn’t in a hurry to comprehend; he memorized it and planned to contemplate these Scriptures after leaving.
As Lin Bai gained more Scriptures, he suddenly discovered particular characters among these Scriptures that seemed incongruous.
After organizing them, it turned out to be a sentence. Lin Bai softly read it out: "Heavenly God Realm, Hongye Valley, come seek out this old man, I am... Nanming Daozun!"

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