Nine Evolutions of the True Spirit Chapter 323 – Ice and Fire

Divine abilities manifest from one’s cultivation base, knowledge, and attainments; they originate directly from the cultivators themselves. As such, each divine ability is special and unique.

However, over time, mini divine abilities were introduced. These were formed from skills or spells enhanced with heaven-and-earth peculiar items, up to a stage just a line weaker than actual divine abilities.

Then, in recent centuries, the concept of mini divine abilities was no longer limited to skills or spells enhanced by peculiar items, but applied to all skills or spells in the same level of prowess. For instance, the peak of any kind of State of Intent.

In the case of Sword Intent, its three pillars were Sword Complexity, Sword Spirituality, and Sword Simplicity. Once a cultivator masters all three to the peak, he or she would be said to have attained a sword mini divine ability.

Hence, when Lu Ping revealed that he had actually mastered the Sword Intent, and attained the sword mini divine ability, those knowledgeable Enlightened Masters like Wang Hua, Zhang Feng, and Li Mao-Lin were all shocked.

They never expected to see a sword divine mini ability attained by a mere Second Layer Core Forging Realm Enlightened Master. One must know, even the Sky Cleaving Sword Sect, which specialized in sword arts, didn't have many talents who could accomplish this.

Furthermore, not only was Sword Intent classified as a sword mini divine ability, it was also the prerequisite to attaining the actual sword divine ability. Hence, if Lu Ping could reach this step this early, there was a high chance he could master a sword divine ability before the Avatar Realm.

In the cultivation world, only a small number of talents possessed a divine ability during the Core Forging Realm, and they were all leaders of strong powers, with some having become Great Ancestors in their lifetime.

Lu Ping cast the [True Origin One Essence Sword Art] with his Sword Intent, unleashing the full power of the sword mini divine ability. Sword practitioners were known

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