"Senior brother, do you know what Ling senior's martial intent is?" Lin Ming currently knew nothing about this strange cultivation state and wanted to ask someone who understood more.

  "This I don't know, all I know is that Ling Shidi's martial intent is called 'Shura', I think it has something to do with slaughter. He seems to be able to enter this state of cultivation at will, so his strength increases extremely fast! He is far stronger than Taoku Shidi who ranks second. However, his cultivation is not as good as Taoku Shidi's, Taoku Shidi has already entered the Bone Tempering Realm, while Ling Sen Shidi is still at the Easy Tendon Peak."

  So that's how it is...... It seems that there are many types of martial intent, varying from person to person. I wonder if my "Empty Spirit" martial intent is better or worse than Ling Sen's "Asura" martial intent?

  Returning to his residence, Lin Ming felt as light as a swallow. After continuously practicing for three and a half hours at high intensity, he didn't feel any fatigue. The Guan Yu gun on his back seemed as light as wood, not hindering Lin Ming's movements in the slightest.

  "Just now, three and a half hours of cultivation, although I didn't break through the second level of 'Chaotic True Origin Scripture', but I vaguely felt the threshold. If I can enter the state of 'Empty Spirit' martial intent one or two more times, I should be able to thoroughly break through! At that time, my power will increase again, and it's possible that I won't be much different from Ling Sen!"

  "Because I've been practicing the Chaotic Fist Scripture, strength has always been my strong point. However, strength doesn't represent all of one's combat power. I wonder what Ling Sen's strong point is?"

  "Ling Sen can enter 'Shura' martial intent at any time, when can I also enter 'Kong Ling' martial intent at any time and anywhere?"

  ……

  At the time when Lin Ming was making rapid progress in his cultivation, Zhu Yan was also undergoing his own hellish training. To say it without exaggeration, this battle a month later might be the most important one of his life!

  He absolutely cannot lose!

  Zhu Yan held a long sword, its light as dense as a spider web. In front of him, the golden armor soldiers formed by energy exploded one after another. This was the Golden Armor Soldier - the Gold Array of the Seven Killing Arrays: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind and Thunder!

  In the Wan Sha Array and Ling Long Tower, the enemies killed by the trial-taker are all illusions. The trial-taker himself does not have any movement or displacement, but these seven killing arrays are different. This is a real killing array, and every single Jia soldier is a true energy form!

  Here, one careless move and you'll get hurt!

  Although the formation itself has a certain judgment ability and will automatically stop attacking when the trialer can no longer support it, there have still been cases in history where the trialer was seriously injured or even killed!

  Of course, death is after all a minority, so the Golden Armor Array does not have Ling Sen's "Asura" training effect.

  "Brother Zhu is too formidable! At level 10 difficulty, he can still persist for so long! Hmm, it's already been three quarters of an hour, and the formation hasn't shown any signs of weakening. This proves that Brother Zhu has not been injured up to now, nor has he shown any signs of true yuan depletion!"

  "This Lin Ming thinks he can defeat Zhu Brother in a month, I think it's unlikely!"

  "Hmm, Lin Ming may be a monster, but Zhu Shixiong isn't someone to be trifled with either. I think Zhu Shixiong can win this, it's a level 10 difficulty after all! If I were to go up there, I'd get killed in an instant!"

  ……

  As time passed day by day, the attention of the seven Xuanwu Prefecture disciples to Lin Ming and Zhu Yan's gamble a month later not only did not subside, but instead became more intense.

  During this time, some interesting phenomena occurred. The basic exercises selected by Lin Ming in the Seven Xuanwu Pavilion's library suddenly became popular. One set of "Basic Gun Techniques" had four names written under it, and "Basic Footwork" also had three names. Due to Lin Ming's appearance, four new disciples who had not yet chosen a weapon in the Seven Xuanwu Pavilion surprisingly chose guns as their own weapons.

  However, Lin Mingxuan's "Powder Body Smashing Fist" was still ignored by everyone.

  It seems that Lin Ming himself has not mastered this "Bone Shattering Fist" either.

  This "Powdered Body and Shattered Bones Fist" is itself a high-level skill above the ground level, even if it's complete, it's extremely difficult to cultivate, and the defect rate is as high as 70%. If Lin Ming can actually cultivate it, then the two words "genius" would be insufficient to describe him.

  For the phenomenon of low-level disciples choosing basic skills, the elder of the library also just sighed, many lower-level disciples came from their admiration for Lin Ming, and as a result, they pursued Lin Ming's cultivation methods and chosen weapons. However, Lin Ming's strength was not due to these things. These new disciples chose spears, but how much of the spear's power could they bring out?

  ……

  At dawn, the air was thick with the essence of heaven and earth. Lin Ming grasped the tail of his gun, Guan Hong, with one hand, stretching his arm out to the side. He closed his eyes, his spirit merging completely with the mountain and trees, calm yet empty.

  He was experiencing his own comprehension of the "Empty Spirit" martial intent, when he could enter the "Empty Spirit" martial intent at any time and place without relying on high-grade聚元丹 or true yuan stone, then Lin Ming's martial intent would be considered to have made a small success.

  In such a quiet state, Lin Ming suddenly opened his eyes. In the previous moment, he seemed to have felt someone approaching. Although he was in the relatively safe Seven Xuanwu Sect, Lin Ming was still filled with vigilance, after all, he had many enemies.

  "Hmm, not bad vigilance." A slightly hoarse voice sounded in Lin Ming's ear, a man with a long gun on his back and wearing red armor appeared like a ghost, his feet landing right on the tip of Lin Ming's spear.

  With a slight drop, the Guan Hong spear bent into a gentle arc, but Lin Ming still held the tip of the spear steadily.

  "Good arm strength!" The man exclaimed.

  "Officer Hong?" Lin Ming was slightly startled. The person who had fallen onto the tip of his gun was none other than his instructor, Hong Xi.

  "This time in the Massacre Array, you really gave me a boost, ranking 62nd and challenging Zhu Yan! You're quite bold!"

  Lin Mingdao said: "Thank you for Captain Hong's praise, but Zhu Yan, I didn't have the confidence to win."

  "Hmm, this Zhu Yan is not a simple person. When he first entered the Seventh Xuanwu Academy, his performance was similar to that of Wang Yanfeng. Although he's far from being as talented as you, he did enter two and a half years earlier than you. These two and a half years have allowed him to rise from someone with similar abilities to Wang Yanfeng to his current ranking. In another year or two, after Ling Sen and the others graduate, Zhu Yan will be one of the top ten in the new generation of the Seventh Xuanwu Academy, and may even enter the top five. That means your opponent this time is a strong contender for the top five in the future Seventh Xuanwu Academy! You've chosen a formidable enemy for yourself!"

  Lin Ming naturally understood what Hong Xi said, and he said: "Hong Instructor, I understand Zhu Yan's strength, and I also know that it will be very difficult for me to surpass him in a month. However, when the Executive Elder asked me who I wanted to challenge, I had a strong urge to challenge Zhu Yan in my heart. I didn't want to suppress this urge, so I took a chance and declared war on Zhu Yan."

  "Haha, great! A good display of being carefree! As a martial artist, one must be carefree and follow their heart! Only when the thoughts in your mind are satisfied will your body's meridians be unblocked and your true energy flow freely! Your choice is not bad, you have guts! From today on, I'll teach you spear techniques! As your instructor, I naturally don't want to see my own disciple lose to others!"