After an unknown amount of time, the fragments of Xiao Chen's shattered soul instantly reassembled. A complete soul was formed once again. Not only that, but his senses had also gradually recovered. At the same time, his soul had also returned to his body. However, he showed no signs of waking up at the moment.
Although the sturdy figure in Xiao Chen's mind had already disappeared without a trace, the remnant killing intent did not disappear along with it. Xiao Chen felt the remnant will in his mind. At this moment, he felt that his senses had been magnified by countless times, becoming abnormally subtle. Those mysterious auras that he could not feel in the past also flashed briefly in his mind.
In the world of the mind, Xiao Chen did not have a body. However, in the real world, he was still sitting cross-legged on the bed, motionless. Even his breathing had slowed down at this moment. His heartbeat had also slowed down. His entire body maintained an almost motionless state.
In this mysterious atmosphere, of course, Xiao Chen would not waste such a precious opportunity. He frantically comprehended the residual killing intent of the sturdy man. In his mind, he constantly simulated the burly man's violent attack, constantly verifying it with his own comprehension.
Not long after, under this mysterious blessing, a spear appeared in Xiao Chen's mind. The body of the spear exuded bursts of killing intent.
Forward thrust!
There was no sound. It looked like an ordinary spear. However, in Xiao Chen's perception, it was like ripples in the water. With the spearhead as the center, it rippled in all directions, forming bursts of fluctuations.
He knew very well that if it were not for the guidance of the sturdy senior's will, he would not have been able to reach this point. He could only rely on his own will to make the space tremble.
At the same time, regardless of the form of martial arts, when cultivated to the extreme, it would all be the same. For example, the sturdy man's weapon was a huge bone stick. This bone stick was only a carrier for his comprehension of the intent, just like how Xiao Chen's weapon was a spear.
In that spear strike just now, Xiao Chen seemed to have grasped the existence of the concept, but it also felt like he was thousands of miles away from the concept. It was as if the distance between them was as thin as a piece of paper, and he could comprehend it with just a light poke. However, this step was like a heavenly moat, unreachable.
At this time, Xiao Chen, who was in a trance, suddenly opened his eyes, and two sword lights instantly shot out, smashing a tea set a few feet away, turning it into powder and disappearing in the air.
Xiao Chen, who had just woken up, grabbed the Dark Blood Spear at the head of the bed. At this moment, the patrolling sounds of the soldiers outside the Qing Song Courtyard and the occasional noises in Duanmu City had all disappeared from his perception. Once again, the image of a pitch-black spear appeared in his mind, as if it could absorb everything in the world.
Sitting on the bed facing the door, Xiao Chen held the spear in his hand horizontally. He calmed himself down and continued to savor the remaining mysteries.
The space around him seemed to have frozen at this moment. The air became viscous, and all the tiny dust particles were compressed together. A wave of killing intent was emitted from Xiao Chen's body.
Because the unknown burly man comprehended the killing intent, the aura emitted by Xiao Chen was also filled with killing intent. The invisible killing intent was even attached to the spear.
When he sensed that the dust particles had been compressed to the extreme, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and two rays of cold light shot out.
"Kill!"
Without the support of any Battle Qi, a powerful killing intent erupted from the spear, shooting straight into the void in front of him. The dust particles that were originally stuck together were instantly swept away, and a visible vacuum was pushed forward.
When this vacuum was about three meters away from the door, it finally came to a slow stop. The originally sharp killing intent disappeared like an illusion, and the remaining killing intent from the burly man also disappeared.
"Sigh, I did not comprehend this killing intent on my own. Only by comprehending my own battle intent can I be like that burly man, where every move I make contains a supreme killing intent. Only then will I be able to use it as I please."
Xiao Chen sighed softly and withdrew the Dark Blood War Spear that he had extended earlier. He continuously tried to comprehend the state of the earlier spear strike. He understood that he had indeed picked up a treasure this time. He did not expect that this No Returning Grass really contained the state of a supreme being's Martial Dao.
To Xiao Chen, this burly man's state of massacre was just a guide. Furthermore, the state was too vague. A thousand people would have a thousand different feelings. The same state would have different effects on different cultivators.
It was just like how Xiao Chen had comprehended it because of the burly man's guidance. Xiao Chen had inherited and innovated, using the burly man's state of massacre as a guide to comprehend a state that belonged to him, Xiao Chen.
Just like how there were no two people who were the same in the world, everyone's will was different. Imitating someone else's path would only lead one to a dead end in the end.
"If I can obtain another No Return Grass, I should be able to start comprehending the state of massacre."
Unexpectedly, this No Return Grass was like the legends said; it contained the supreme state of a powerful ancestor. This made Xiao Chen reminisce endlessly, and he could not help but feel greedy.
After a moment of mental wandering, Xiao Chen recovered his wits. He laughed dryly at himself for not being satisfied. Such a treasure could not be obtained easily. Obtaining one was already a great fortune. A weak will was a great taboo for cultivators.
However, the state contained in this No Return Grass was the state of massacre. Thus, Xiao Chen could only passively comprehend the state of massacre. After all, there was such a shortcut. If he did not comprehend it, it would be a waste.
Even if he could obtain another No Return Grass, who could guarantee that it would still contain the state of massacre? It had to be known that there was more than just the state of massacre. Just the states on the same level as the state of massacre were the state of immortality, the state of destruction, the state of darkness, and so on. There were also the states of clouds, the state of earth, and other minor Dao states.
Although after refining this Spirit Herb, Xiao Chen did not immediately comprehend a state that belonged to him, the seed of the state was already deeply planted in his soul. As long as he continued to comprehend it, comprehending a state that belonged to him was only a matter of time.
Right now, Xiao Chen had already grasped the existence of the state of massacre. However, this state was too profound; it was like looking at a flower in the fog, appearing and disappearing. What he had sensed so far was somewhat illusory; he had barely touched the surface of spear intent. It could not be considered a true spear intent; it could only be considered a half-step state; there was still some distance from the true state.
Unknowingly, the sky had already turned bright. Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on his bed, comprehending for an entire night. The sound of the guards changing shifts could be heard clearly outside the courtyard.
"Hu!"
An arrow-like aura was released from his mouth. Xiao Chen slowly stood up. His figure trembled, and the indistinct aura of massacre on his body immediately withdrew into his body, disappearing without a trace.