"Do you know that sword’s path divided into two a sword technique where you use qi and battle technique. The other one is where you it with out any qi, like sword intent?" Damon ask Selene.

"Yes, I know." Selene answer him eagerly.

"Then tell me what is sword intent?"

"Sword intent is when sword user let out and manipulate their knowledge about sword and turn it into intent."

"Good, that is correct, then let me tell you there is 4 more stage after sword intent. It was sword aura, sword will, sword law and sword dao, but for now focus on sword aura."

Hearing this Selene eyes sparkling like a star. This is the knowledge that she never heard before.

’Well, all I know only the detail about sword aura, but its good to flex my knowledge. Hehehe’

"Now, let out you sword intent. I want to seeing."

Selene immediately move into position an pull out her sword. Then her sword began to be coated with transparent sharp aura.

"Hmm.. that good then, can you do this?"

As Damon rise his hand then let out a sword intent from his hand. Now Selene can feel that damon hand covered with sharp aura in a shape of blade.

"How..? How is that possible?" Looking at it she was shock, she didn’t know one can let out sword intent with out a sword.

"Then let’s start from this. You haven’t master your sword intent. If you can’t master you sword intent, the no way you can learn sword aura."

"Sword Intent it’s your will of sword, your desire to cut, your desire to be sharp. So you don’t really need a sword one you master sword intent." Damon explain it to her.

"I-I see..."

"To master sword intent you have to become sword or become one with sword. As for how you have to figure it out your self because every person have their on way to learn. That will be your homework until you master this, I cant continue your training." Damon told her.

"Okay!" Selene answer Damon with a determine vigor.

Selene did not hesitate for a moment; she immediately begin her practice.

Guided by the newfound, challenging insight Damon had imparted, she began to focus her internal energy, channeling her essence with a ferocity she had never before dared to unleash.

Observing her unwavering dedication with a confident smirk playing on his lips, Damon judged that she had finally grasped the gravity of the lesson.

He saw no further role for himself in this moment, satisfied that his seeds of influence had been planted. With an air of detached elegance, he turned his back on the training grounds.

****

Meanwhile, shrouded within the dim, suffocating atmosphere of a secluded villa nestled deep in the core disciple court, a young man sat cross-legged upon a meditation mat.

His eyes were tightly sealed, his breathing rhythmic as he channeled his inner energy in a desperate bid to ascend.

He was in the midst of a grueling cultivation session when a sudden tremor racked his chest.

With a violent shudder, he snapped his eyes open, his face contorted in agony before he spat out a spray of thick, crimson blood onto the stone floor.

"FUCK!" he hissed, clutching his chest.

"I failed the breakthrough again. My meridians are in chaos. I need more high-grade pills to stabilize my cultivation before I can even think about another attempt."

He slowly dragged himself to his feet, his limbs trembling with lingering exhaustion, and emerged from the oppressive darkness of his room.

The moment he stepped out into the corridor, a subservient figure materialized from the shadows, bowing low.

"Young Master Kai, I’m here to bring a bad news."

Kai’s gaze sharpened, his eyes brimming with the remnants of his frustrated cultivation attempt. "Speak. And you had better make it fast."

"That upstart, Damon Arcknight—he passed the Inner Disciple test two days ago."

Kai scoffed, a sneer twisting his features. "Is that all? He only just became a mere inner disciple. To me, he is still nothing but trash."

"The situation is... more complex, Young Master." the subordinate stammered, shrinking away from Kai’s growing fury.

"After the test, Elder Selene took a sudden interest in him. She brought him directly to her residence. According to our latest reports, he has been residing within her private quarters ever since."

"WHAT!!!" Kai unleashed a thunderous roar that echoed through the stone halls, his spiritual pressure erupting in a jagged, unstable wave.

"How could that happen?" Kai shrieked, his composure shattering.

"My Selene is the embodiment of ice! She treats all men with disdain. There is absolutely no way she would allow a common man to step foot in her residence, let alone live there! Tell me exactly what happened!"

The subordinate gulped, sweat beading on his forehead.

"Right after the test, Elder Selene ordered Damon to follow her, presumably to interrogate him regarding Jack’s death. But not even a day later, he emerged completely unharmed, and shortly thereafter, reports confirmed he had moved into her estate."

"FUCK!" Kai hollered, his voice cracking with rage.

"You will confirm this information immediately! I want the absolute truth, not the idle rumors of gossip-mongering fools!"

As the subordinate scrambled away in terror, Kai began to pace, his fury turning into unbridled destruction as he slammed his fist into the stone pillar, cracking the masonry.

"FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!" he screamed into the empty void of his villa.

"Not only have I failed my breakthrough, but some bottom-feeding trash has dared to draw the interest of my Selene? He is a worm, and he is playing with fire!"

His eyes locked into a cold, murderous glare, as his knuckles turning white.

"No one is allowed to touch my fiancée, no one! Damon, mark my words—I will see you buried on your pathetic life."

****

After leaving Selene alone Damon enter the residence and walk toward Ariel room instead his room.

When he arrived at her room he immediately open the door. Then he found Ariel just finish taking a bath, now only covered with a bathtowel. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Damon...?"