Martial Intent

Martial intent is manifested when a cultivator achieves a minimum level of understanding with a concept. There are also ways to awaken it through the usage of treasures such as the Demonification Fruit. Generally, a cultivator would awaken a marital intent at the Heavenly Soul Realm. A cultivator would be considered extremely talented if they're able to awaken a martial intent before the Heavenly Soul Realm.

Cultivators who have an elemental Martial Soul also have an easier time awakening their Martial Intent.

Types of Martial Intent
Martial intent can be divided into many types, such as fire or frost. Harder and rarer martial intents include space, demon, and slaughter. Sword intent is also a type of Martial Intent but is more difficult than the basic types. The harder it is to comprehend, the stronger the Martial Intent is.

Levels
Martial Intents can also be classified into different levels. For example, sword intent has a total of nine levels.

Sword Intent
Sword intent below the Innate/Xiantian level isn't effective as one’s cultivation, cultivation techniques, or martial techniques when it came to battle. Thus, any sword intent below Xiantian isn't considered martial intent since Xiantian sword intent is roughly equal to the first level of other Martial Intents.

There are nine levels of sword intent. There is a extremely large qualitative difference in between each level of sword intent.


 * 1) Xiantian Sword Intent
 * 2) Spiritual Sword Intent

Awakening the Xiantian sword intent before the Violet Palace Realm is considered almost impossible. In a similar vein, comprehending the Spiritual sword intent before the Heavenly Soul Realm is almost impossible as well.