Free Web NovelChapter 1464: Chapter 752: Sword Technique
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After reading the book, Qing Shui closed his eyes and began to ponder. He wanted to organize his thoughts and internalize the various details outlined in the book.
A long time later, Qing Shui finally opened his eyes. This truly is the foundation of swordsmanship! Regardless of how profound swordsmanship may be and what mastery the user achieves, the traces of "Basic Sword Techniques" always remain present!
"If that’s the case, when ’basic swordsmanship’ is cultivated to its peak, can it possess profound Sword Technique?" Qing Shui pondered.
The corpse of the giant Divine Eagle and the dried rations had long been consumed by Qing Shui, leaving him with no choice but to hunt. As he exited the Space Domain, dawn had already broken. While Qing Shui could spend about 15 days in the Purple Jade Fairyland every day, he usually chose to divide the 15 days into three smaller parts. Upon entering the third segment, he remained in the Space Domain until he was forcibly dismissed after exceeding the time limit.
After a month, Qing Shui learned a lot over the past month. He contemplated the significance of the five elements in nature and tried to gain insight into the Heart of Heaven.
The state of one’s heart is very important. Those with broad minds can naturally accommodate more. People with narrow hearts can be likened to frogs in a well, forever incapable of imagining or appreciating the vast beauty of the outside world!
The wild boar was hunted by Qing Shui. Afterwards, he removed the boar bristles, cut open its belly, removed the intestines, blood, and entrails, then cleaned the carcass thoroughly, sparing not even the boar’s head.
"What a waste, how considerate!" Qing Shui mocked himself.
Luckily, this wild boar was considered muscular without excess fat in its body. During this time, Qing Shui mostly consumed wild boar. Especially the pig trotters... they’re to die for. To satisfy his taste, Qing Shui hunted many wild boars and practiced cooking techniques on them.
Currently, Qing Shui believed his cooking skills could be considered slightly above average. After all, he felt that compared to other high-end inns or restaurants, the food he cooked tasted better.
After dinner, Qing Shui stored the remaining three pig trotters in the Purple Jade Fairyland. Then, he walked to the stove and picked up a wooden stick, which was 3 feet 3 inches long from the ground.
Qing Shui once again entered the Violet Jade Fairy Realm, having mastered the basic sword shapes early: hooking, hanging, pointing, carrying, piercing, slicing, and chopping. Now, wielding a wooden sword stick as if it were an actual sword, the sword stick in his hand seemed almost alive, performing each basic sword shape vigorously, to perfection. After all, due to practicing the "Swift Fist," both his arms had already been trained to an extremely agile state, including his palms, wrists, fingers, and other parts of his hands, having reached the peak of swiftness.
Thanks to previous enlightenment, all insights gained while practicing "Lonely Fist" seemed to have been absorbed by his hands. Thus, when practicing swordsmanship, Qing Shui could achieve twice the results with half the effort, advancing at an amazing speed.
An old saying goes: "It takes 10 years to master the saber, but 100 years to master the sword!"
Swordsmanship is profound and deep, and Qing Shui knows deep down that if he wants to master Sword Dao, he certainly needs to spend a lot of energy and time. Nevertheless, Qing Shui is not worried. After all, he is the ruler of the Violet Jade Wonderland.
The sword follows the body, the body leads the sword, and the sword user must reach the state where Sword Body is one, body and Qi are one, Qi and spirit are one. Although Qing Shui is only at the starting domain for swordsmanship users, he can still roughly grasp some profound rules of swordsmanship!
Qing Shui understood that using Qi to control his own sword, aside from techniques and footwork, the breathing and execution of swordsmanship must complement each other. However, being one with Qi and spirit, Qing Shui had no clue at all.
But, he doesn’t need to fully understand this now. What Qing Shui currently needs to reach are the three spells related to swordsmanship! Swift, accurate, decisive. Especially for the first spell, Swift!
Currently, with his strength alone, Qing Shui can already defeat 10 people. Now, if he successfully understands the meaning of swiftness, he will be like a tiger with wings!
Quickly! To grasp the meaning of swift, Qing Shui constantly attempts various forms of sword attacks, changing the angle of the sword.
Just like that, Qing Shui decided to practice the most basic form among all sword actions. Drawing the sword from the sword scabbard and returning it to the scabbard, Iaido. Qing Shui currently aims to master Iaido [1] technique.
This is because Iaido emphasizes only Swiftness. Once the sword is drawn, it must kill. Move rapidly to the extent that dazzles the opponent, leaving no chance for the opponent to defend! Qing Shui painstakingly began to practice to master the way of Iaido, standing there with images of sword shadows flashing in his mind, imagining the simplest moves among all sword techniques.
Exhausted, Qing Shui would take a break, drink water from the pond, consume the beasts he hunted, and even read books. Qing Shui once tempted people to pick and eat the Energy Enhancement Fruit, but whenever he saw the dazzling red of the fruit, he would subconsciously reject the idea. This unconscious rejection wasn’t due to worries about the fruit being poisonous, but Qing Shui wasn’t aware of the real reason.
