Chapter 102: Demonic Nature!
After Ji Qing’s hand grasped the Demon Saber, Ji Qing had a strange feeling.
There was a peculiar fluctuation on the Demon Saber.
This trace of fluctuation did not make Ji Qing feel a surge of excitement.
Nor did it make him, like Song Yi, feel invincible after obtaining the Demon Saber.
Even more, there was no sign of Ji Qing falling to the demonic nature.
Could it be that Ji Qing suppressed the Demon Saber?
But Ji Qing had not used Saber Momentum to suppress the Demon Saber at all.
He still wanted to experience the “demonic nature” of the Demon Saber.
In the end, just this?
However, it could not be said that Ji Qing had no change at all after obtaining the Demon Saber.
There were still some changes.
For example, a scene suddenly appeared in Ji Qing’s mind.
In this scene, there seemed to be a tall figure swinging a saber to slash through the void.
Then, an unnamed power poured out from the void.
And that unnamed power, Ji Qing immediately understood.
That was “Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy”.
“The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy that once disappeared? It is said that when there is a large amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, martial artists can promote from first-rate to Innate Grandmaster without needing to search for spiritual objects. They only need to open the Heaven and Earth Bridge, introduce external Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, achieve Acquired to Innate, and promote to Grandmaster.”
“And this Demon Saber can slash through the void, thereby obtaining a large amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy?”
Ji Qing immediately knew the meaning of the scene that appeared in his mind.
He had a feeling of “Inspiration Strikes”.
This was the Demon Saber conveying some kind of information.
However, for the Demon Saber to slash through the void, it needed to accumulate terrifying malevolent energy.
So, it required killing people, killing a large number of people, to continue the malevolent energy.
The more people killed, the more abundant the malevolent energy, the greater the might of the Demon Saber, and thus the greater the chance to tear through the void and obtain Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.
Everything seemed to have no problem.
Very perfect.
But was it really like this?
“Buzz”.
A saber appeared in Ji Qing’s mind.
It instantly slashed through those scenes.
Ji Qing suddenly “woke up”.
“Unknowingly, I fell to the demonic nature of the Demon Saber?”
“This demonic nature is truly hard to guard against. It seems to specifically target flaws in the heart and mind…”
Whatever Ji Qing thought, the Demon Saber would conjure corresponding scenes.
Similarly, when Song Yi obtained the Demon Saber back then, it was probably the same.
Moreover, no one was the same; different targets meant different methods of “temptation” by the Demon Saber.
Even though Ji Qing had “awakened”, he still could not help but think about it.
Could the Demon Saber, when its might reached a certain level, truly tear through the void and draw down a large amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy?
This might be a trap.
But it might also be real.
This was the formidable aspect of the Demon Saber.
Even if you knew it was most likely fake, you still could not help but ponder it.
This belonged to the greed within one’s own heart and mind.
Who does not have greed?
No one can restrain greed!
It was only because Ji Qing had Major Accomplishment Saber Momentum that protected his heart and mind, allowing him to stay clear-headed at the critical moment.
“No wonder the rumor is that only Saber Intent can suppress the Demon Saber. This demonic nature of the Demon Saber is truly bizarre…”
Ji Qing immediately sheathed the Demon Saber.
But it was no use.
As long as the Demon Saber was within a certain range around Ji Qing, it would affect him.
Ji Qing had to maintain Saber Momentum at all times, using Saber Momentum to suppress the Demon Saber.
Only then could the influence of the Demon Saber’s demonic nature be minimized.
However, there was also an unexpected gain.
Regardless of whether “Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy” was real or fake, while Ji Qing used Saber Momentum to suppress the demonic nature of the Demon Saber, in just this short time, he actually sensed a slight improvement in his Saber Momentum.
“Using Saber Momentum to suppress demonic nature can also improve Saber Momentum?”
Ji Qing was truly astonished.
He carefully contemplated it for a while.
He felt the improvement was not small.
If he could have this degree of improvement every day, perhaps Saber Momentum could improve by 1% each month. This improvement rate was not insignificant.
One must know, this was Major Accomplishment Saber Momentum!
Even a slight improvement was extremely difficult.
However, while Ji Qing was contemplating the Demon Saber, everyone around was also staring closely at Ji Qing.
They had already witnessed the terror of the Demon Saber.
If Ji Qing also fell to the demonic nature and was controlled by the Demon Saber, who could subdue him?
Probably, besides a Grandmaster, no one was Ji Qing’s opponent.
That would truly be a catastrophe for the martial world!
“Mister Ji, how are you?”
At this time, Yan Changtian spoke up and asked.
“Whoosh”.
Ji Qing raised his head, his gaze looking toward Yan Changtian.
The others also carefully observed Ji Qing.
Wanting to see if Ji Qing had truly fallen to the demonic nature.
“Not bad, the demonic nature of this Demon Saber is truly bizarre. However, I can barely suppress it!”
Ji Qing said indifferently.
As he spoke, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Ji Qing had finally not fallen to the demonic nature.
If Ji Qing had also fallen, among those present, not one could escape with their life.
However, seeing that Ji Qing had actually suppressed the Demon Saber, some people felt complex emotions.
They had already witnessed the power of the Demon Saber.
How great it would be if they could suppress the Demon Saber.
Unfortunately, the Demon Saber had changed hands and fallen into Ji Qing’s possession.
Who would dare to rob the Demon Saber from Ji Qing’s hands?
“Mister Ji, have you truly not fallen to the demonic nature?”
At this time, the Jiangnan Divine Beggar spoke up and asked.
Previously, Song Yi’s fall to the demonic nature had caused him great losses.
“This Demon Saber is evil in nature. Without Major Accomplishment Saber Momentum, it is almost impossible to suppress. Relying on so-called heart realm or will has little use.”
Ji Qing said indifferently.
This also explained why Song Yi claimed to have superior heart realm yet still fell to the demonic nature.
“That’s good. With the Demon Saber suppressed by Mister Ji, the martial world has averted a catastrophe!”
The Jiangnan Divine Beggar breathed a sigh of relief.
The Demon Saber was in Jiangnan and had already caused turmoil in the Jiangnan martial world.
If left unchecked, the Jiangnan martial world might have been slaughtered clean by the Demon Saber.
“Hm?”
Ji Qing suddenly raised his head.
His eyes narrowed slightly, as if he noticed something.
The Jiangnan Divine Beggar and Madam Peony were slightly slower, but they also abruptly turned to look into the distance.
Unbeknownst at what time, three unfamiliar figures had walked over from afar.
As soon as the three figures appeared, their gazes fell on Ji Qing.
To be precise, on the Demon Saber in Ji Qing’s hand.
“‘Astonishing Swan Saber’ Mister Ji lives up to his reputation. It seems we arrived a bit late.”
The leading man was not particularly tall, around forty years old, with an aura of authority even without anger.
“You want to seize the saber?”
“Indeed, we are determined to obtain the Demon Saber! Please, Mister Ji, part with it graciously. How about giving the Demon Saber to us?”
The other party spoke very politely.
But the tone was not polite at all.
That was not a request.
It was a notification!
Ji Qing’s eyes narrowed slightly.
For some reason, he felt a faint sense of threat from this man.
Since his promotion to first-rate, it had been a long time since he felt threatened.
Even facing the three first-rate experts of Tianshan Sect.
Or previously facing Song Yi who had obtained the Demon Saber.
Ji Qing had not felt danger.
Yet these three before him all faintly carried a sense of threat.
Especially the leader, whose threat was even stronger.
This was abnormal!
Moreover, these three were clearly first-rate experts at a glance.
Where did three first-rate experts suddenly appear from?
One must know, first-rate experts were not cabbages; each one was famous in the jianghu.
How could three first-rate experts suddenly appear?
“Mister Ji, be careful. If this old beggar is not mistaken, he is ‘Iron Palm Judge’ Shangguan Xiu! He was a first-rate expert over a dozen years ago, but disappeared without a trace in the recent decade or so. Someone saw him associating with the Black Demon Sect.”
The Jiangnan Divine Beggar suddenly spoke up.
As soon as the words fell, many jianghu people changed expressions.
