Free Web NovelChapter 1465: Chapter 752: Sword Technique Power (2)
"Why so anxious? There’s always time; let’s wait a bit before consuming the Energy Enhancement Fruit." Qing Shui decided to put this idea aside temporarily, as he began reading "Continental Medical Record," "10,000 Herbal Medicine Encyclopedia," and "again >." This was already his second time reading them, not to mention he had memorized all the contents of the three books! However, despite this, Qing Shui knew he should only stop reading them once he had formed opinions on the theory behind the content! Only when he reached the point of forming his own views could he review old knowledge and acquire new knowledge. Only then would he be qualified to be a teacher!
Of course, he did not ignore the "Basic Swordsmanship;" in fact, during this period, practicing swordsmanship had become the focus of Qing Shui’s study. If people of the Nine Great Continents knew Qing Shui was so obsessed and spent a large amount of time and energy mastering such simple movements of drawing a sword and returning the sword to its sheath, they would undoubtedly call him a foolish madman.
Qing Shui relentlessly practiced his Iaido technique, and he must have reached the point of executing it hundreds of thousands to millions of times. Practice perfects; Qing Shui firmly believed that as long as he practiced this set of simple sword movements billions of times, he would definitely turn this ordinary technique into a miracle!
Qing Shui wanted precisely to achieve the effect of turning ordinary things into miracles! Because "Basic Swordsmanship" is the foundation of all sword users, as long as one diligently practices the basics, the foundation they build will be solid and firm. This will allow them to reach ever greater heights by means of the sword in the future!
A month passed, and in the Purple Jade Fairyland, Qing Shui had already practiced his Iaido technique for three years... It can be said that in the entire world, only Qing Shui has this mindset. Only with enough determination would one be willing to spend a vast amount of time and energy on such a matter.
He repeatedly practiced specific movements of drawing and returning. Qing Shui did not know how many wooden staves he had damaged over time. At first, the wooden stave he used was only as wide as a thumb. However, as he continuously perfected his practice, the wooden staff he used became thicker and thicker, and now, its size had reached the width of a wrist!
Every time he practiced the Iaido technique, the friction caused by his motions was difficult for ordinary carpenters to handle. Qing Shui had to search for a long time before he found the rare Scryrius Ironwood and made it into a sword. Scryrius Ironwood is known for its toughness. When Qing Shui returned to the Qing Family, he recalled seeing furniture made from this wood, which is why he recognized it when he saw the material.
However, what Qing Shui did not know was that, apart from furniture, there were many other weapons made from Scryrius Ironwood.
After finding water, Qing Shui decided to practice something on it rather than just practicing simple movements in one hand. He stood atop a high mountain, surveyed in all four directions, trying to find a suitable location for his swordsmanship. It was already August. The climate was getting colder, but despite wearing only thin clothing, Qing Shui was not afraid of the cold at all. His physique had improved to the extent that even if he were half-naked, the chill would not bother him.
Qing Shui casually and carefreely walked down the mountain, trying to find a suitable place. He passed by a hillside where a gigantic tree stood—it would take many people working together to embrace such a massive tree. A gentle breeze blew, causing the yellowed and slightly red leaves to start drifting, falling from the branches and landing on the entire ground.
Instinctively, Qing Shui executed his Iaido technique and used the wooden sword made from Scryrius Ironwood to pierce through a leaf. Then, he continued to pierce leaves—the second leaf, the third leaf... But eventually, many leaves still fell to the ground.
The weapon Qing Shui was currently using was a wooden sword made from Scryrius Ironwood. It looked simple and rough, yet there was no doubt about its strength. Previously, he had been using a stave to practice swordsmanship... But eventually, the staff remained just a staff and could not exhibit the essence behind swordsmanship. Therefore, Qing Shui shaped the staff into a sword form with his dominant strength!
Qing Shui halted for a moment, extended his left fist, and punched the trunk of that huge tree. Afterward, when he swung his wooden sword and charged at them, the impact caused countless leaves to fall from the sky.
In the Violet Jade Fairy Realm, besides practicing swordsmanship, he had also been practicing "Ghostly Steps." Now, using the mysterious ghost steps technique honed in his footwork, Qing Shui moved like a fish in water, fluidly blending among the leaves, striking them from different angles.
Despite using seemingly simple techniques, it was actually filled with profoundness. Whether in terms of angle or direction, Qing Shui could unleash an unparalleled torrent of sword stabs!
Qing Shui spent an entire day hitting this large tree, then attacking the fallen leaves until the poor tree was completely devoid of leaves. Only then did he continue to look for other large trees.
During the search, he encountered a large bird that attempted to ambush him. Of course, this bird was not as big or ferocious as the previous White-headed Ink Jade Jade Vulture. Upon discovering its attempt at attacking Qi Shui, Qing Shui executed his "Iaido Technique" and pierced into the bird’s head. Although severely wounded, the bird still managed to fly away. That was because his current sword was made of a staff, and its length was unsatisfactory—it couldn’t pierce into the bird’s brain.
Qing Shui sighed, realizing the sword was too short. If he had a bigger, longer sword, he could have surely killed that bird earlier. His current sword could be regarded as akin to a mosquito’s bite. No matter how fierce a mosquito bite, it still cannot kill a person!
Especially for tall beasts, it would be very difficult for Qing Shui to kill them in one strike with his current sword. On the contrary, if his opponent were human, he was confident he wouldn’t face any trouble.
As time passed, due to Qing Shui, all the nearby trees were stripped bare. Qing Shui knew it was finally time to return to the Qing Clan.
Qing Shui had been away from home for nearly half a year! It was approaching November. Over the past six months, all the leaves nearby were used as practice targets for Qing Shui’s sword technique.
Qing Shui loudly declared, "Another month is enough for me to make it back to Qing Village."
Leaving Qing Village was the right decision, as doing so brought Qing Shui tons of benefits. The greatest gain for Qing Shui was not from mastering his Iaido technique but the realm of the Purple Jade Fairyland! After months of arduous practice, Qing Shui’s sword skills had reached a fearsome level. Among thousands of fallen leaves, upon close inspection, one would discover that each leaf had an opening in its center made by a sword stab. Additionally, if Qing Shui wished, he could use his Iaido technique to bundle all the leaves together, preventing them from touching the ground.
This was Qin Shui’s mastery of the sword! He spent nearly 10 years on this, and the saying goes, "Ten years to practice the sword." Indeed, he dedicated a full 10 years to mastering this single technique—simple yet profound!
Apart from spending 2 hours each day practicing in the Violet Jade Fairy Realm, the rest of the time was spent traveling. Gazing at all the majestic mountains around him, Qing Shui couldn’t help but feel that humans were insignificant. Qing Shui was eager to walk toward Qing Village, as he couldn’t wait to go home.
His ancient enhancement technique was still stuck on the 48th cycle, and despite all his efforts, he couldn’t break through the bottleneck. Despite failing, Qing Shui was still very excited. He believed that as long as he could find a way to reach the 49th cycle, he would burst into the fourth heavenly layer of the "Ancient Enhancement Technique!"
At night, after finishing his training activities in the Violet Jade Fairy Realm, Qing Shui sighed in frustration... The bottleneck felt like a huge mountain road blocking his path, and no matter what he did, he couldn’t budge it at all... He felt hopeless for a breakthrough!
At this moment, he bowed his head and looked up at the 10 bright, sparkling fruits hanging from the Energy Enhancement Tree.
"Should I perhaps consume the Energy Enhancement Fruits?" Qing Shui glanced at the 10 shimmering blood-red Energy Enhancement Fruits—the thought of eating them and directly gaining 500 kilograms of strength was highly appealing to him. Unfortunately, a person can only consume two Energy Enhancement Fruits in their lifetime, so eating more is meaningless. If there were no limit to the stacking effect, he would certainly abuse it to the fullest, gaining an additional 5000 kilograms of strength every year.
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