3 months into the training, Alex came across his first bottleneck. It happened around the time when his Sword Intent became equivalent in strength to Saint Soul 2nd realm cultivation base.
The next week and a half, he couldn't improve his Sword Intent at all, and at long last, he had to defer to an expert of some sort. Godslayer.
Alex wasn't sure if Godslayer was an expert on Sword Intent and such, but given that he was a Sword spirit, he would still certainly know a bit. Not to mention his age.
He went into his Spiritual Sea during one of his breaks and found the spirit.
"My Sword Intent isn't improving anymore, what should I do?" he asked him.
Godslayer hadn't been paying much attention aside from a few times he sensed some strong cultivation bases, so he wasn't exactly sure what was going on.
"When did it stop improving?" Godslayer inquired.