Chapter 132: Ordinary Telekinesis

"Excellent!"

"Let the storm rage on!"

Xu Xiaoshou stood firm on the slick training platform, hands clasped over his head, his face resolute.

His body was already mangled and bleeding from the cuts, yet he remained unmoving. Hmph, a true man never gives in!

This was already his tenth attempt. He had discovered that this place allowed him to train his body under the immense pressure of heavy water. Moreover, each sword qi strike could solidify his cultivation realm by a fraction. With such benefits, how could he possibly let it go?

As for the thirty to fifty passive points gained per breath... that was insignificant. He certainly wasn't giving in because of those few passive points.

Passive Points: 6666.

Just as he was about to collapse, the small bathtub emerged from his chest, and under the intense pressure of the black water, it forcefully ejected Xu Xiaoshou. Xu Xiaoshou then quickly retracted it back into his chest ring.

This was the self-rescue method he had devised.

He couldn't fully rely on the slick training platform; he couldn't afford to take that risk!

Fishy Xu remained sprawled in the black pool. After a long while, his wounds healed, and he stood up once more.

"Phew, these passive points... bah, this training intensity is a bit much!"

He sensed his spiritual ocean. The immense pressure and slashes from the Blackfall Waterfall had no effect whatsoever on his passive cultivation. His spiritual essence in his spiritual ocean was incredibly dense at this moment. If he hadn't been training under the Blackfall Waterfall, he estimated he would have already reached the Great Perfection of the Spirit Refining Tenth Stage!

"This 'Breathing Technique' is truly formidable! As long as the spiritual energy concentration is sufficient, it's definitely like a cheat!"

Xu Xiaoshou clicked his tongue in amazement. This single basic passive skill alone could probably allow him to become a god on the spot, not to mention his other eight major passive skills... His collection of passive skills was already starting to reveal its immense power!

He believed that as his strength increased, the potential of these skills would only be further unleashed, never diminished. After all, passive skills are typically known for their greater impact in the later stages of cultivation.

Looking back at the Blackfall Waterfall, Xu Xiaoshou didn't rush to move. Instead, he pulled out the jade slip for 'Ten-Stage Sword Finger' again and pondered its contents.

Elder Sang had mentioned that this place could aid in cultivating the 'Ten-Stage Sword Finger'. He hadn't understood before, but now he did. For some unknown reason, the white sword qi falling from the sky could not only cut through foundational realms, but if one meticulously comprehended it, they could also grasp the fleeting, mysterious artistic conception within.

Although it was only for an instant, there was an overwhelming quantity!

This was definitely an excellent place to cultivate sword intent and swordsmanship. No wonder the stone tablet in front of the black pool bore so many names – they were probably all sword cultivators.

Xu Xiaoshou no longer intended to waste time on the first step of 'Ten-Stage Sword Finger'. His physical body was already sufficient. The most crucial part was to comprehend the phrase: "Sword intent materializes, attached to the body's surface."

According to the jade slip, if true sword intent could materialize, its manifestation wouldn't be something as direct as sword qi, but rather a vague, elusive sensation. The jade slip referred to it as: ordinary psychic power!

That's right, not "psychic power," but "ordinary psychic power"!

At first, Xu Xiaoshou thought he had misread it, but after confirming it multiple times, that was indeed the term used. He couldn't help but wonder.

"Why 'ordinary psychic power' and not 'common psychic power'..."

"And second, if there's 'ordinary psychic power,' does that imply there's 'extraordinary psychic power?'"

But these questions weren't important. He was currently baffled by the very concept of "psychic power" after sword intent materialized. Moreover, the jade slip's description was very vague, providing no complete definition.

"Perhaps, something ambiguous and undefinable is precisely the strongest?"

Xu Xiaoshou stroked his chin. He thought of true 'pure sword intent combat,' which the jade slip described with esoteric concepts like 'formlessness triumphs over form'.

Highly possible!

Let's do it!

Donning a layer of spiritual essence armor to minimize the damage from the sword qi as much as possible, Xu Xiaoshou once again leaped into the Blackfall Waterfall. This time, his goal wasn't to accumulate passive points, but to seriously cultivate. The white sword qi had to strike him for him to comprehend its artistic conception, but it couldn't cause too much damage, as that would certainly hinder his cultivation. Therefore, a filtering layer was necessary to weaken it.

Xu Xiaoshou didn't possess any similar defensive spiritual artifacts. He could only use spiritual essence as a filter. Fortunately, with 'Full of Vigor,' he could afford the cost. After several more attempts, he was now able to endure a little longer within it.

His sword intent seeped into the Blackfall Waterfall. As it flowed upwards with the water, the entire Blackfall Cliff seemed to tremble. The next second, an endless barrage of white sword qi descended, their number more than ten times greater than before.

"Holy crap!"

Xu Xiaoshou was stunned. He quickly ejected himself.

With a crash, the training platform was directly cut into dust. Xu Xiaoshou trembled.

"What happened? Are you beefing with me or something? Are you even going to let people cultivate anymore?!"

He looked towards the Blackfall Waterfall, which stretched straight into the clouds. He couldn't help but ponder: "What exactly is up there? Why does sword qi and Blackfall Water descend?" These things couldn't appear out of nowhere. So the source of it all...

Xu Xiaoshou suddenly realized, the sword qi of the Blackfall Waterfall possessed its own artistic conception. Could it be that this place already had a spirit, and his rampant spread of sword intent had disturbed it? He shook his head. These were not things he should be contemplating right now.

"Again!"

He once again flew into the Blackfall Waterfall. The training platform was shattered, but there were still some large rocks. He chose one and stood upon it. His sword intent spread out, but this time it was very restrained. It didn't extend upwards but gathered around his body.

"Sure enough..."

The quantity of sword qi from above remained the same; it had not increased.

Now Xu Xiaoshou was curious. Someone else might have simply focused on training for three days and then leaving, but this guy was different. Once something piqued his interest, he yearned to uncover its source. Just like now, he desperately wanted to fly up and investigate the secrets of Blackfall Cliff.

Unfortunately, he couldn't fly high enough...

"First, I'll cultivate the Sword Finger, and... break through to the Innate realm!" Xu Xiaoshou made up his mind. Only if he had more time, would he have the ability and resources to investigate.

He focused his sword intent, gradually gathering it onto his fingers. This was a highly mysterious endeavor, to actually attempt to materialize 'intent' into 'form'. Xu Xiaoshou tried for most of the morning but couldn't make any progress. He once again ejected himself to catch his breath and repair his body.

"It feels unlikely, can it really be done?"

He tried several more times, but still failed.

Xu Xiaoshou fell into deep self-doubt. Even following the jade slip, he wasn't sure he could succeed. How did the Eighth Sword Immortal conceive of this step and successfully achieve it?

"Indeed, do geniuses all have holes in their brains, or something..."

Truly extraordinary!

Xu Xiaoshou didn't rush to re-enter the waterfall. He was a person who enjoyed thinking. Since the method described in the jade slip wasn't working...

"Then change it!"

It wasn't like he hadn't done it before!

A sudden thought flashed in his mind. If his sword intent was to attach to his body, why did it have to first disperse and then gather? Wouldn't it be stronger if it originated directly from within and then manifested outwards?