Chapter 32 Body Refinement Beats Sword-light


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    In the jungle the air was heavy and moist. Sunlight shimmered through the vast canopy of leaves. All


    around were trees tall enough to dwarf the highest building. Vines and underbrush made footing


    unsteady. From every direction, one could hear the hums and chirps of insects, the songs of birds and


    the myriad sounds of mammals. And, of course, the sounds of battle. Ricky and Jim were fighting, one


    would strike or feint, then move quickly to try and gain or regain the advantage. The impact between


    knife and sword sent sparks flying as if they were trying to shape iron... or gold.


    Hiss!


    Suddenly, the earth trembled, and a huge crack opened in the ground. Ricky''s saber met Jim''s sword


    again. And they both were thrown back by the force.


    The onlookers could see that both of their arms were trembling due to their exertions.


    "If that''s all you got, Jim, maybe you should throw in the towel! Give up your status in the Snow Sect,


    and I might not kill you," Ricky sneered, looking at Jim''s gloomy face.


    As for the two young men standing on the sidelines, they were dumbfounded. Connie''s disciples were


    no less stunned.


    Among outer disciples in the Snow Sect, only those who were in the top ten would have been able to


    fight with Jim for so long. And it shouldn''t be possible even for those who attained the ninth grade of


    Skin Refinement to beat Jim.


    And now, Ricky did it at eighth.


    Hearing Ricky''s taunt, Jim said nothing. His credibility was already in doubt. He boasted that he could


    take Ricky down with a single blow. Well, they''d traded multiple strikes back and forth.


    Now, the only way he could redeem himself was to kill Ricky.


    nk!


    Jim flew into a rage. And the sword in his hand began to make a huge thumping sound.


    When the sword was making the sound a white light formed and enveloped the sword.


    That light was definitely not the gathering of spiritual energy. It was another kind of power. The light


    was emitting strong power and seemed to be drawn to Ricky. That fact made him shiver.


    ''That light—what is it?'' Ricky shifted his focus frombat and stared at the lighting from Jim''s


    sword.


    "Is that the sword-light ?"


    Ricky said suddenly, with a suspicious doubt yet mixed with admiration in his eyes.


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    When a warrior started training, he would take the spiritual energy from the heavens and earth to gain


    supreme power. If hebined the energy with his weapon, he''d have a better connection with his


    weapon, be able to use it more effectively.


    And thebination of warrior and weapon was governed by three other forces.


    Those three forces were the Light Apperception in the first level, the Intent Apperception in the second


    level and the Soul Apperception in the top level.


    When a warrior had reached a certain level ofprehension and feeling about the weapons they


    used, the connection between the warrior and the weapon was called Light Apperception, which was


    the very first and shallow level.


    If the weapon a warrior used was a sword, then the force would be shown as the sword-light. If it was a


    knife, then it would be the knife-light.


    Light Apperception had ten grades. Afterpleting all ten grades, warriors would reach the Intent


    Apperception. By then the force would show itself as the sword-intent. After another ten grades of the


    Intent Apperception, it would be the Soul Apperception. When a warrior reached the top of these three


    levels, the warrior and his weapon would finally act in one.


    Those who could gain Light Apperception were gifted. Those who mastered the Intent Apperception


    were someone of greaterprehension. Those who could reach the Soul Apperception were among


    the world''s greatest geniuses.


    As for the true unison after thepletion of the Soul Apperception, no one in the Misty South had


    ever reached that level.


    "The energy of the sword-light!" When Ricky figured it out, he sighed again with seriousness.


    Though he had never seen the energy of the sword-light, he had heard of its power, power enough to


    fight against a superior warrior.


    ''But there''s not much sword-light in that sword right now. I can feel that much.'' "So it''s not invincible,"


    whispered Ricky.


    "Three Swords of the Wind! Go to hell!"


    Once again, Jim had chosen to try and marshal his power against Ricky. He leaped and cut at Ricky,


    long sword crackling with sword-light. All of a sudden, it seemed that three swords wereing


    straight at Ricky.


    Ricky had no time to hesitate. He immediately gathered his spiritual energy and turned it into mes


    that ran up and down his saber. Then he tried to parry Jim''s strike.


    Bang, Bang! The gold and iron clinked. The long sword collided with Ricky''s long saber.


    This time, they didn''t meet and stop halfway. Ricky''s saber was no match for the sword, and broken


    into three pieces, and fell to the ground. Only the hilt was still in his hand.


    "How?! Is this the power of the sword-light?" Ricky said, stunned by what had just happened.


    "Ha! The power is beyond theprehension of a loser like you. A worthless piece of crap with no


    spiritual meridian!" Seemingly gaining the upper hand, Jim mocked, finally returning to his lofty


    disdainful look.


    "Bastard! Go to hell! It''s worthy of you, forcing me to use the energy of the sword-light!" Jim growled


    and swung his long sword to gather the sword-light of it, then he swung the de toward Ricky''s face.


    Ho!


    Staring at the sword-lighting toward him, Ricky calmed himself. He took a deep breath, then


    turned his whole body red. This time, the color was deep red with a hint of orange.


    After a month of fighting with the ferocious beasts, Ricky not only made progress in his cultivation


    method, but also trained the First Degree of the Nine-degree Body Refining Form to the final level.


    The superb level.


    His eyes shed with a bright light. Ricky came out bare-handed and grabbed the de of the sword.


    Hiss!


    The next moment, there came the sound of metal shattering. The three des of the wind sword were


    broken by Ricky''s bare hand, his arms crossed to force back Jim''s long sword.


    Only some faint cutting marks were left in Ricky red arms and hands.


    "Ricky is fine!" Seeing this, Heather couldn''t help breathing a sigh of relief. She was worried for him the


    whole time she remained hidden.


    Immediately, she noticed Ricky''s cultivation method that he trained in.


    ......


    "This... is his method of Refinement!" Seeing this, everyone was shocked. Their eyes couldn''t help but


    fill with greed.


    Once again, Jim''s eyes became gloomy, but soon they were darkened by deep greed.


    ording to the analysis of the people from Casting Faction, Ricky''s method of Refinement was at


    least the cultivation method at the intermediate stage of ck Level. How could they not be lured?


    If there was a cultivation method at the advanced stage of Yellow Level, all the disciples would fight for


    it; not to mention the cultivation method at the advanced stage of ck Level.


    "Hand over the cultivation method! I''ll give you a quick death," Jim said eagerly.


    "What? Hand over my method? Fine! But that depends on which one is better. Your sword-light or my


    Body Refining Form?" Rickyughed.


    "I''m not done yet. This time I''ll take you out with my bare hands."


    "Since you won''t hand it over, then I''ll take it—from your corpse!" Jim said seriously.


    The next moment, they were moving again.