Ah Chun turned back around to see a sword sticking out of a pedestal at the top of the platform. The chains from the ceiling were wrapped around the sword and connected to the pedestal. A dark aura emanated from the sword itself. As soon as Ah Chun laid eyes on to this sword, she felt as if it was calling out to her. Ah Chun slowly walked up to the sword. As Ah Chun got closer to it, it started to shake. It seemed almost alive like it was excited that Ah Chun was there.
Ah Chun arrived in front of the sword she reached out and placed her hand on the hilt of the sword. A black-light emanated from the sword. Even though the sword itself emitted such a dark aura, to Ah Chun, this aura felt natural almost nostalgic. It was comfortable to her. The chains surrounding the sword started to come undone from the pedestal and started to vanish into thin air. As the chains released from the sword caused the sword to shake even more violently. The sword flew out from Ah Chun's hand pulling itself from the pedestal. It hovered in the air for a moment before turning its sharp tip towards Ah Chun.
At first, Ah Chun was startled by what was happening but the aura the sword gave off seemed to push a thought into her head. "Slaughter of Time… KILL...KILL...KILL!" The onslaught of the forceful killing intent almost made Ah Chun go insane. She was barely able to keep her sanity as she repressed the swords will with her own. After losing to Ah Chun's will the sword turned mid-air and pointed right at Ah Chun as it started to move towards her. Ah Chun did not move or try to block the sword. The sword flew at her at incredible speed. It pierced her through her chest, right through her heart. Blood flowed from chest trickling down the blade of the sword.
But Ah Chun did not make a sound. In fact, she was looking at the sword with an eye of fondness. She took her hand and caressed the hilt of the sword. It was black with a black jaded dragon head at the end. Her fingers slid up and caressed the dark blade that was as black as endless space. Ah Chun's lips upturned into a smile. The blood that had left her body started to retreat back into her wound. The sword slowly pulled itself out from Ah Chun's body. The wounds slowly closed as if it was never there. Inside Ah Chun's body near her heart, a mini sword appeared with the same appearance as the sword, it slowly moved to her heart before it finally penetrated into her heart. This was a formation of sword heart the first level of sword intent.
Sword intent is part of the Dao of the Sword. To be able to even start to perceive sword intent one must be in the Dao Root Realm. But this was different for Ah Chun the sword, Slaughter of Time that was hovering in front of Ah Chun had pierced her heart and endowed Ah Chun with sword heart. Sword Intent came in different levels to a point to where a mere swing of someone's finger can destroy space and time itself. It could be said that cultivators that comprehended the Dao of the Sword were masters who could fight one versus millions and not even break a sweat.
The sword Slaughter of Time hovered in front of Ah Chun lightly bobbing up and down. Ah Chun looked at the sword and the smile on her face grew even bigger, she stretched out her right hand and in a faint voice she said: "Come..." The sword shook and turned into a black ray of light. The black light snaked around Ah Chun's right arm coiling around it like a serpent. The black light reached all the way to her shoulder before it finally settled on to her white jade-like skin. When the light dispersed, what was left behind was a tattoo of a black dragon on her right arm. The tattoo was very lifelike and it coiled around her arm with its head at the base of her hand.
Ah Chun looked at her arm and smiled once again. She did not know why she felt such a deep connection with this sword. But once she had touched its hilt, she knew this sword was meant for her. Ah Chun caressed her arm one more time before she started to turn around to leave the platform. She took two steps when she felt a very familiar feeling. It was the feeling of her making a breakthrough! The Spiritual Qi in the air surged to Ah Chun it circulated through her meridians then condensed into droplets as it reached her dantian. The condensed Spiritual Qi dripped into her Qi Sea causing large waves as it was added. She was now Stage two of Qi Sea!