Greetings To The Monarch Of The East!

The breakthrough began calmly after he assumed the lotus pose. His mind eased up as the diagram of the sword array solidified in his heart.

Initially, the sword array had been ethereal and hazy like an image. But right now, a great change was happening to this image. It was as if a layer of skin was being unraveled and this image was about to be born.

Three meridians on the forehead, chest-center (dantian) and the spine, lit up brilliantly. A great ripping force from Xiao Ming's martial intent propelled by the eight sword spirits ground the image into nothingness.

In the image's stead, a space appeared in his seat of wisdom —forehead. In this space, the red will representing Xiao Ming was rooted at its center and guarding the space from the outside were the eight sword spirits.