Cine''s mind stirred as a small thumb-sized saber began materializing in front of her. This small saber was slowly filled with all of Cine''s Saber Intent.


    The more Saber Intent that went into this mini-saber, the more realistic it looked.


    Once Cine released 99% of all the Saber Intent she could muster, she began experiencing sharp pains in her mind, but the pain wasn''t unbearable. She also started to lose focus, but she could still go on.


    Cine clenched her teeth and summoned the remaining 1%. As soon as that happened, several things happened.


    For one, the mini saber didn''t look like a materialization of Saber Intent and instead looked like an actual saber.


    Secondly, the pain in her mind became many times worse! Before, it felt like someone was poking her mind with a needle, but now it feels like someone is trying to rip it apart!


    This feeling only became worse with every second she stayed conscious.


    Understanding that she probably won''t be able tost much longer, Cine initiated the next step of the process.


    She used the mini saber to create a cut on the palm of her hand and dripped her blood all over the Core Formation Recipe items. Then she opened her mouth and said, "-----------!"


    Cine didn''t know what she was saying, nor could she hear the words that came out of her mouth, but whatever she said caused the items, her blood, and the mini saber to glow.


    Suddenly, a connection was formed between her blood, the items, and the mini saber using Cine''s blood and Qi.


    When the connection was formed, the items immediately flew towards the mini saber and began trying to merge.


    That''s when Cine opened her mouth again.


    "---------------!"


    However, again, so words could be hearding out of her mouth, yet it seems whatever she did was a trigger for something. The items in front of her began to melt and merge with the mini saber one by one until only the mini saber was left.


    After the mini saber absorbed all of the items, it changed from a clear color to a bright green. The mini saber was also ced in the middle of a green helix that swirled around the outside of it.


    "--------------!"


    Another iprehensible sound left Cine''s mouth, causing the mini saber to tremble slightly before it shot toward Cine and swiftly entered her dantian.


    Once it made its way toward the center of her dantian, it stopped moving and began releasing all of the energy it absorbed from the Core Formation Recipe items.


    If Cine''s mind weren''t in so much pain right now, she''d be able to feel all sorts of changes taking ce both inside and outside her body, along with more mysterious changes that aren''t so easily quantified.


    However, although she left like her mind was being split in half, she had to keep going. She hasn''t even begun breaking through to the Core Formation Realm yet! She had only just finished setting up the preparations.


    Without wasting any more time, Cine forced herself to circte the Wind Saber Cultivation Technique that''s been imprinted in her mind.


    Then something terrifying but amazing started happening! The energy being released by the mini saber rushed through her meridians, absorbing all of the stored energy in her body and sending it back into the mini saber in her dantian.


    ? The mini saber used this Qi to help fuel the Core Formation process while also altering the properties of the Qi that was being absorbed.


    In just a few minutes, all the Qi contained in Cine''s body was absorbed and sent into the mini saber inside her dantian.


    Once the mini saber was done collecting every ounce of Qi inside Cine''s body, it released all of the energy inside it to begin forming her core.


    Waves of sharp Saber Intent and wind energy began swirling around Cine''s dantian, causing it to undergo a shocking change.


    Her dantian began changing into what looked like a ball of wind. It changed to a bright green color as sharp winds seemed to surround the core.


    Over time, the core became sturdier and sturdier. Then a few minutester, Cine''s core was sessfully created, but the changes weren''t over yet. The mini saber located in the middle of her core released the rest of the energy within it and sent it into her core, body, mind, and soul.


    Her skeletal structure seemed to be in the process of modifying. Her Slyph bloodline was undergoing a metamorphosis. Her affinity with the wind element was rising, and her meridians began strengthening.


    All in all, her body was evolving into something better suited for the saber and cultivation.


    Once this energy swept through her body, the pain in Cine''s mind also disappeared, and she was able to see and feel the changes happening.


    Feeling the energy surging through her body, Cine felt her strength rising at an unprecedented rate! She also felt herself falling into a state of semi-enlightenment as herprehension of her Wind Dao rose by another level, along with the strength of her Saber Intent.


    The euphoric pleasure of feeling every aspect of herself improving was something that Cine would never forget.


    The energy contained within the mini sword in the middle of her dantian kept washing over her core, mind, body, and soul for the next half a day before Cine finallypleted her metamorphosis and entered the Core Formation Realm!


    Cine exited her semi-enlightened state and immediately began inspecting her body after sessfully breaking through.


    The first ce she checked was her Core.


    Her new core looked like a green ss ball. A sharp wind constantly circted around this green ss ball, which confused Cine. She tried inspecting what it was that circted around her core and was shocked to find that it seemed to be abination of Saber Intent and her wind element.


    Wanting to find out more about his phenomenon, she looked inside her Core and was shocked to find that the mini saber was still located in the center! Not only that, but Cine could sense that the mini saber was now the source of her Saber intent!


    This worried Cine to the extreme, and rightfully so! Weapon Intent is an ethereal form of energy that is created based on one''s understanding. There isn''t a physical container for this energy source as it''s all based on one''sprehension, mind, and willpower.


    However, Cine''s new Wind Saber Core and Wind Saber Cultivation Technique seemed to defy logic and created a physical container to house the source of her Saber Intent.


    Strangely enough, Cine still felt her Saber Intent was connected to herprehension, mind, and willpower and would only grow stronger by those factors. It just seems like her Saber Intent is also linked to her Core and Qi in some way.


    She''s not exactly sure what kind of benefits she''ll receive from this, but for some reason, she knew that this wasn''t a bad thing.


    Cine was going to begin inspecting the rest of her body but was interrupted by Asami.


    "What… What the FUCK just happened?!?!"


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    [A/N: Here''s one bonus chapter for making it to the Top 25 of the Golden Ticket Rankings! Thank you guys so much for the support! Over the uing week, I''m going to try and upload 3 chapters per day as a thank you for all the gifts and support I receivedst month!]