Chapter 6: Sword Techniques (Part 1)

  Tears streaming down my face.

  Lu Yuan's only feeling now was tears streaming down his face.

  I was too careless in the past, now that I'm being serious, I've found that my magical powers are mediocre, my swordsmanship is mediocre, and there's nothing impressive about me.

  Among the top ten true disciples, my ranking should be quite far behind.

  Usually lazy and didn't care, but when I really cared, I found out about my own level, it's truly heartbreaking.

  It's time to work hard.

  If I don't work harder, I'll be bullied to the door and Master's face will be lost completely.

  People always have some temper.

  Now, being forced to this point, one's temper naturally also rises.

  No two ways about it, work hard!

  " Ninth junior brother, make your move." To practice swordsmanship, one naturally needs a sparring partner.

  But it's hard to find a good sparring partner, the old masters' strength is too high, just one or two moves can wipe me out, under such absolute power, nothing can be practiced, this kind of exchange is meaningless.

  But ordinary disciples are a bit too weak, ordinary disciples have not received the true transmission, heart method, sword method are not good, where is their own opponent.

  So many come and go, but there are so few who can be chosen as opponents, basically only true disciples.

  And these true disciples, each formed their own clique.

  Not good friends, relationship is good, but there's no one to accompany you to practice sword.

  Fortunately, I have a good relationship with Ninth Junior Brother Ye Fang and Tenth Junior Brother Ye Yuan, we can be considered as a small circle.

  Finding these two swordsmen is not difficult.

  "I can accompany you to practice sword too." Ye Fang didn't look like the gentle and elegant swordsman that outsiders thought he was: "Within a month, I'll take care of the task of going down the mountain to fetch wine, Sixth Brother." On the peak of Beifeng, there were no hotels, this was a sacred place for immortals, how could they sell wine? Therefore, if one wanted to drink wine, they had to go down the mountain to fetch it.

  For the tenth generation disciples, it's not easy to get down the mountain on their own without flying with swords.

  "Alright." Lu Yuan agreed in one breath.

  Ye Fang made a sudden move, and as soon as he did, a cold light flashed out, the sword shadow rolled, and his hand moved so quickly.

  Ye Fang and Lu Yuan both practiced the same sword style, "Wind Cloud 108 Swords".

  However, Ye Fang drew his sword earlier and took the initiative.

  "Clouds are soft and thick"

  "Heavy winds blow repeatedly"

  "Clouds entwine the sword, disturbing it"

  "The great wind rises..."

  "Heavy clouds and strong winds"

  "The wind passes over the mountains and rivers without leaving a trace"

  One Hundred and Eight Fists of Fury.

  Ye Fang's hands moved swiftly, unleashing the Hundred and Eight Windsword Technique without pause.

  These moves are all incredibly exquisite.

  At the same time, Lu Yuan counterattacked with the Wind and Cloud 108 Swords. Everyone was a disciple of the Ten Great True Transmissions, practicing the most famous swordsmanship of Beifeng, the Wind and Cloud 108 Swords. As they practiced this swordsmanship, as the battle continued, Lu Yuan also discovered a strange point: that his own sword moves and those of Ye Fang would occasionally reveal openings.

  Of course, due to the current shallowness of swordsmanship, there is a breach, and it can only be used to expand one's own advantage, unable to defeat the enemy in one move, and when one's own swordsmanship reveals a breach, one's own advantage is weakened.

  Why is there an opening in the sword move?

  Lu Yuan was deep in thought.

  There must be a flaw in every sword move, this is very obvious. There is no sword move that does not have a flaw under the sky. It's easy to understand with just a little thought. However, some sword moves' flaws are in the second half of the move. If one can divide the sword move into several segments and stop using it when they reach the flawed part, what would happen then?

  The sword move is dead, why is man dead?

  Lu Yuan's mind flashed with such an idea, trying hard to achieve this point, but found it was not easy to do. However, occasionally succeeding a few times made Ye Fang busy and flustered. It seemed that this idea was indeed useful, but he couldn't immediately master the skill of seamlessly connecting sword moves, making one move flow smoothly into the next. The connection between sword moves wasn't an easily solved problem.

  It's easy to think of things, but hard to actually do them.

  It's easy to know but hard to do.

  Every sword move has been practiced for six years, and suddenly changing to use half a move to change the habit of six years is not an easy thing.

  Lu Yuan now felt it was time for him to ask his master about the principles of swordsmanship.

  "Sixth Brother, remember the wine." Without a clear winner, Lu Yuan hastily left, and Ye Fang could only shrug and remind Lu Yuan to remember the wine.

  "No problem." Lu Yuan responded with a sound, now he had some understanding and was about to go ask his master for guidance.

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  A grey scabbard, a black hilt, hanging on the wall.

  This sword, even if it doesn't move, gives people a feeling of deathly stillness.

  This is the main room of Changchun's residence. Although outside the window, birds are chirping and flowers are blooming, and the trees are lush, but inside the room, due to this sword being here, it feels exceptionally quiet.

  Lu Yuan knew that this was his master's name, Dong Da Jin Guo Xiu Xian Jie's twilight sword.

  His own master's name in the Beifeng Liu Jian Xian was Li Yuanbai, also known as the Twilight Sword.

  Withdraw your gaze and look at Master, Master's face seems to have aged a bit more.

  Master Li Yuanbai said slowly after listening to Lu Yuan's narration: "The realm of swordsmanship can be roughly divided into four levels."

  "The first level is your current state of mind, where sword moves are dead and people are also dead."

  "The second level is that the sword moves are dead, but people are alive. People should not be bound by the sword moves." Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan had an epiphany in his heart, and when he fought with Ye Fang, he realized that sword moves were dead, while people were alive, and one didn't need to use a whole set of sword techniques, just using the necessary ones would do. Of course, feeling the second heavy boundary of swordsmanship and truly achieving it were completely different things.

  It's still the same old saying: knowing is easy, but doing is hard.

  "The third level is the sword intent, but this realm is extremely difficult to comprehend. Those who can't comprehend this realm are already considered top-notch masters. In my 116th year as a master, I finally comprehended the sword intent, and after that, my swordsmanship improved greatly, eventually earning me a place among the Six Sword Sages of North Peak." Li Yuanbai said: "However, comprehending this realm is extremely rare. Even many ninth-generation elders have not reached this level. In all of North Peak's ninth generation, fewer than ten elders have comprehended the sword intent. And as for your generation of disciples, none of you have yet to comprehend this realm, including your two senior brothers."

  "The fourth level is the realm of legend, the ultimate sword intent. Once you understand the ultimate sword intent, all things in the world can be incorporated into the sword, and all things, including grass, wood, mountains, and stones, can enter the sword and transform into a vast and mighty sword law, which is the highest state of swordsmanship."

  Li Yuanbai shook his head: "However, that realm is only in legend, and to this day, I haven't heard of anyone who has actually achieved it. It's only talked about in legends."

  Lu Yuan listened to Master Li Yuanbai's words, and his heart was also turbulent.

  Swordsmanship, unexpectedly has so many heavy boundaries.

  But he himself is only at the first level.

  He himself still needs to work hard, and Lu Yuan's eyes lit up.

  Li Yuanbai was explaining at the same time, and he was also quite relieved in his heart.

  His own disciple has finally started working hard. Of course, he also understands the temperament of his disciple, who is now determined to defeat Sima Changbai and Sima Hao's face, which is why he is making such an effort. Once his goal is achieved, he will likely return to his lazy nature.

  But it's good to be able to work hard for a while.

  My days are numbered, I'd better pass on these ultimate skills of mine as much as possible.

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