Lin Ming was not aware that this state was the embryonic form of "Martial Intent".

  The last time Lin Ming entered this state, he reached the first round of perfection in the Chaotic True Primordial Scripture. Afterwards, Lin Ming was unable to enter this state again. This time, relying on the high-grade Gathering Yuan Pill and True Yuan Stone, combined with the ninth-level difficulty of the Waterfall Ice Pool, under prolonged extreme conditions where his consciousness was blurry, Lin Ming once again entered this nascent state of martial intent.

  Although Lin Ming's martial intent was not yet perfect and did not have the exaggerated "enlightenment" described in the classics, it still brought him great benefits. Under this martial intent, his cultivation and realm were rapidly improving.

  The essence of martial arts is elusive and has nothing to do with talent, but only with one's will.

  Lin Ming just happened to possess an extraordinary martial heart, and relying on this, he seemed to have slowly grasped the entrance method of Wu Yi...

  Before he knew it, two hours had passed and Lin Ming's appointment time had arrived!

  Xie Dong saw that Lin Ming had not come out even after the time was up, so he entered the formation to remind him. However, upon entering the formation, he found Lin Ming standing under the waterfall with his eyes tightly closed, his breathing slow and almost stagnant, as if he were dead, motionless.

  Seeing this scene, Xie Dong's eyelid twitched. After all, he had been in the Seventh Black Tortoise Sect for many years, widely read and knowledgeable. He knew that Lin Ming must have practiced to the extreme to be like this. In such a situation, his progress would be extremely rapid!

  "No way, even if he was practicing with all his might, it wouldn't be to the point where his breathing almost came to a halt. This is absolutely not a normal state. Could Lin Ming's situation be...?" Xie Dong's eyes spun around rapidly, and if he hadn't been able to sense the thick and heavy True Essence fluctuations within Lin Ming's body, he would have almost thought that Lin Ming had frozen to death.

  "Could it be... 'Martial Intent'?" Xie Dong suddenly recalled the records of Martial Intent in the classics. Legend had it that some martial artists could enter their own Martial Intent, and under this state, they could cultivate at a pace of a thousand miles a day!

  Ling Sen possessed a strong martial intent, a characteristic typically found in individuals with an extraordinary passion for the martial way.

  Upon thinking of this, Xie Dong suddenly realized, Ah! No wonder Lin Ming's strength has been advancing rapidly these days. It turns out that Lin Ming has his own martial intent! This is incredible! To know that generally, people who possess martial intent have a martial heart that surpasses ordinary people, but having a strong martial heart doesn't necessarily mean one can possess martial intent!

  To comprehend the essence of martial arts, one needs a great deal of opportunity, which can be encountered but cannot be sought!

  At this time, a disciple came to the outside of the Waterfall Cold Pool Formation, "Thank you, Senior Brother, the formation has been opened, would you mind helping me open the seventh level difficulty? Hehe, I think my state has been pretty good these past few days, and I've made quite a bit of progress. Today, I want to challenge an even higher difficulty."

  "This..." Xie Dong's face had a difficult expression as he was in charge of the Waterfall Cold Pool Formation, "Junior Brother Sun, this formation hasn't been lifted yet..."

  "Hmm?" Sun Xing's eyebrows furrowed slightly, the training time for these seven killing arrays was precious, and the scheduled time was set in stone, not a single minute or second could be late, otherwise someone would suffer. And Xie Dong's main job was to remind some disciples who were about to go over their allotted time to come out early.

  "Thanks, Brother Xie, but isn't this a bit too much? What about the time I've wasted? Who's inside?" Sun Xing was somewhat dissatisfied. Xie Dong was clearly biased towards the other party, but he couldn't afford to lose his temper either. Xie Dong was in charge of the Waterfall and Ice Pool Formation, offending him would not bring good results in the future.

  "This... inside is Lin Ming, Lin Shidi." Xie Dong spread his hands.

  "Lin... Lin Ming?" Sun Xing's eyes widened instantly, his Adam's apple rolling slightly. These days, Lin Ming's name had spread throughout Tianyun City, and in the Seven Profound Martial House, it was even more renowned than Ling Sen or Tuo Ku's. If he could really defeat Zhu Yan a month later, then he would be the most abnormal freak in the history of the Seven Profound Martial House. Who dared to provoke such a person?

  Sun Xing quickly wiped the discontent from his face, "So it's Lin Shidi, hehe... Thanks, Shixiong, when can he come out?" Although he didn't get angry again, the pain was unavoidable.

  Xie Dong said, "I'm not sure about this either. Lin Shidi seems to have entered some kind of strange state. Let's do it this way: I owe you an apology today, Sun Shidi. When Lin Shidi comes out, I'll get him to make up for the lost time, how's that?"

  Xie Dong didn't bring up the matter of Wu Yi, after all he wasn't very sure either.

  Sun Xing nodded in agreement, originally scheduled time was forcibly changed, ordinary people would not be willing, but the person who took away the time was Lin Ming, it's another story. Sun Xing thought for a moment and said: "Lin Shidi has been practicing too hard, I should give up my time, that... cough... thank you, Shixiong, just mention my name next time."

  Sun Xing said this, naturally with the intention of currying favor with Lin Ming, giving him time to practice, which can be considered a small kindness.

  "Heh heh, naturally." Xie Dong certainly understood Sun Xing's idea.

  Like this, Lin Ming cultivated all the way and unexpectedly cultivated for four hours in one breath!

  Waking up from this ethereal state, Lin Ming's heart skipped a beat. How long had he been cultivating?

  Walking out of the waterfall pool, the sun has already slanted westward. Is it afternoon? At least three or four hours have passed!

  "Lin Shidi, you've finally figured it out!" Xie Dong hastily came forward. "I was watching you practice earlier and you were so absorbed in it that I didn't dare to call out to you. I didn't expect you to be in a daze for three and a half hours!"

  "Three and a half hours? My appointment time has long passed."

  "Yes, others were blocked by me, but this time Lin Shidi still has to pay back."

  "Really? Thank you so much, Shixiong!" Lin Ming couldn't believe that he would one day receive such treatment. He couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion. In the Seven Profound Martial House, strength was everything. With strength came privilege, and without it, anyone could trample on you.

  "It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning. But it was you, my junior brother, who seemed to have entered some sort of strange state earlier. I noticed that your breathing almost came to a stop."

  "Huh? Is that so? I didn't have much of a feeling." Lin Ming didn't have a complete concept of the empty state from earlier, he just knew it was very beneficial for his cultivation.

  Xie Dong hesitated for a moment before saying: "Lin Shidi, if Shixiong hasn't guessed wrong, that strange state you were in just now might be a kind of Wu Yi."

  "What is Wu Yi?" Lin Ming was slightly taken aback, it was the first time he had heard of this concept.

  "Uh, this thing called martial intent is hard to explain, there are too few warriors who possess it, understanding it all depends on opportunity, a warrior with a strong martial heart has a higher chance of comprehension, your martial heart is unmatched, even Ling can't compare, you probably don't know that Ling also has his own unique martial intent, that's why he's so formidable!"

  "Huh? Ling Sen can also enter a strange cultivation state?" Lin Ming's heart was shocked, and he suddenly realized, no wonder! This Ling Sen, although his talent is only lower fourth-grade, but he can always rank first on the Seven Xuanwu Academy's ranking stone, even suppressing Zhang Guanyu with fifth-grade talent!

  It's always said that the heart of martial arts is beneficial for cultivation, but Lin Ming didn't know what other substantial benefits the heart of martial arts had besides making people more diligent. If it was just diligence, then it really seemed a bit pale and useless. A day's time is limited, even if you cultivate while eating, how much more time can you get compared to others?

  Now he finally knows a bit. A martial artist with a strong martial heart, if they comprehend the intent of martial arts, this innate talent can be greatly enhanced!