Chapter 123: The Sword Classic (Fourth Update)

  Upon hearing this, Shi Po Tian recalled that about an hour ago, Ji Xue Yan's expression was clearly unusual, probably because she had seen that Leaf Dust, the Flowing Cloud Sect disciple.

  Thinking of the two having had an engagement, Shi Potian couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy and anger. The woman he liked would not be allowed to have any relationship with anyone else, even if that relationship no longer existed. He would still be very unhappy about it. This Ye Chen, needs to be severely taught a lesson.

  His gaze fell on Cui Shiming, Shi Ba Tian asked, "Do you have a feud with Ye Chen?"

  Cui Shiming's face flashed with a sinister expression, "This person is treacherous and cunning, he designed to defeat me back then, making me lose face in front of Ye Xuan Shimei."

  He didn't like Ye Xuan for just one or two days, originally the relationship between the two was good, but since he was defeated by Ye Chen, the other person would only give him a cold greeting when they saw him, making his self-esteem suffer a severe blow, and he couldn't help but wish that time could flow backwards and kill Ye Chen until there was nothing left of him.

  Shi Po Tian coldly smiled, his opponent was obviously not telling the truth, but he didn't expose him either.

  "You go first!" Shi Po Tian Xia's order to expel guests.

  Cui Shiming said, "Shi Shixiong, are you just going to let him off like that?"

  "Spare him? Dream on. At tomorrow's celebration feast, the disciples of various sects will be competing and performing against each other. I'll call out his name to challenge him then, and he'll lose face in front of everyone. Best if he loses his mind, that way I can justify beating him into a cripple. As for Shi Po Tian, he's thinking of going to kill Ye Chen right now, with his strength, it's still doable. The so-called Half-Step Sword Intention is nothing compared to absolute power."

  Cui Shiming was intimidated by Shi Po Tian's tone, and he couldn't help but think of those who had opposed him in the past, either dead or crippled, unable to continue cultivating for the rest of their lives. A sense of schadenfreude arose in his heart. Ye Chen, Ye Chen, if anyone is to blame, it's you for being too arrogant, making me lose face in front of Ye Xuan, my junior sister. Once you become a useless person, I'll take good care of you, heh heh, Cui Shiming sneered in his heart.

  As Cui Shiming left, Shi Potian muttered to himself: "Ji Shimei, I'll let you know that a useless person is still a useless person. Even if you've grasped half a step of sword intent, in front of me, you're still a useless person, humph."

  ……

  The night has come, and the stars are shining brightly.

  In the lakes of varying sizes in Emerald Valley, each one reflects a bright moon, beside which are lotus flower clouds floating high above.

  Living in Green Willow Residence.

  Ye Chen turned on the crystal lamp in the room and was flipping through the Sword Classic.

  The Sword Classic is not a secret book, it describes the understanding of ancient swordsmen towards the way of the sword. Some theories are very superficial, while others are extremely profound. A single word or half sentence can make people savor endlessly. Some do not talk about sword techniques, but rather mental states - what kind of mental state allows one to enter the best condition, and what kind of mental state gives one the opportunity to break through the constraints of sword techniques. Even the intention of the sword is discussed in a few places, it's just very mysterious.

  "Good book!" Ye Chen couldn't help but praise.

  Although this sword manual cannot directly improve combat skills and swordsmanship, it can provide a swordsman with a wealth of theoretical knowledge. Don't underestimate the importance of theoretical knowledge; for a martial artist, lacking theory may be enough to become an expert, but it's impossible to become a master without it. A true master must possess a vast repository of knowledge, only then can they absorb the strengths of various schools, create their own path and theories, and steadfastly advance along that path towards even higher realms.

  His mind sank into the contents of the sword classics, and Ye Chen gradually forgot about time.

  Outside the courtyard, moonlight is like water, starlight is shining brightly.

  Suddenly.

  A strong gust of wind came from afar, ruffling a patch of lake water.

  The elderly and others who were resting showed puzzled expressions. Just a moment ago, they faintly felt a sharp intention flash by, but when they carefully searched for it again, there was nothing, as if it was an illusion.

  Xu Jing, who was meditating with her eyes closed, suddenly opened them and subconsciously thought of Ye Chen, then immediately closed them again, ignoring everything.

  The Sword Classic only had thirteen pages. Although Ye Chen read it very carefully, word by word and sentence by sentence, he still finished reading the whole thing in less than half an hour.

  "Huh?"

  After waking up from meditation, Ye Chen felt that his mood had cleared up a lot.

  His palm grasped the hilt of Yun Yin Sword, Ye Chen's feeling was even deeper, a subtle thing seemed to burst out from the bottom of his heart, mysterious and profound.

  It's a sword!

  After a moment's thought, Ye Chen realized that his half-step sword intent had become even more solid.

  At this level, he has already entered a bottleneck period. To break through is not something that can be done in one or two days. It requires a long time of tempering and grinding to sharpen the sword's edge. On the other hand, even if there is only a tiny bit of progress, it will be clearly perceived.

  If it can be said that before, it was half a step away from the sword intent, now it is another step forward on the basis of half a step away from the sword intent. The distance to the true sword intent is only separated by a layer of ethereal and diaphanous gauze. As long as a gentle breeze blows by, the gauze will be lifted, and the essence of the sword intent will inevitably surge into one's mind.

  Heavily spitting out a mouthful of non-existent turbid air, Ye Chen muttered to himself: "I didn't expect an ordinary sword manual to have such a great effect, saving me from long periods of hammering and tempering. From now on, with just a little bit of enlightenment, grasping the intent of the sword is within reach. I really should thank you, Yuan Xue Mei."

  At this moment, if Yuan Xue knew that Ye Chen had gained great benefits from the sword classic, she would be stunned. This sword classic was something she had pondered for a long time and couldn't see anything special about it, at most making her fighting style more practical.

  She stood up and opened the window to gaze at the moon for a while.

  After a while, when his emotions had calmed down, Ye Chen closed the window and began his daily necessary true energy cultivation.

  A night without words.

  The second morning.

  A thin mist hovers over the lake, pure and holy.

  The quiet Emerald Valley gradually became lively and bustling with people's voices.

  Some of the big shots who didn't make it yesterday have arrived, and the scene is ten times more grand than the inner door disciple ranking competition in the Flowing Cloud Sect. After all, the Jade Master's entry into the Bounding Yuan realm is not something that can be compared to a small inner door disciple ranking competition. Without a doubt, within the next decade, the Jade Master will inevitably become the pillar of the Jade Valley, and his reputation will absolutely not be inferior to that of the masters of the five major sects.

  "At the celebration banquet, outstanding disciples from various major sects will definitely take the stage to showcase their skills. At that time, it would be a great opportunity to observe the battle of the top geniuses in Tianfeng Country."

  "It's a pity that those senior disciples won't come, otherwise it would be a grand occasion."

  "It's already very good, like 'Bei Xue Kuai Dao' Lin Qi, 'Shi Ren' Shi Po Tian, the strength is basically not inferior to Bei Xue Gong Zi Duan Mu Gong Zi, only the ability of Fei Cui Gong Zi who has entered the Bao Yuan realm is suppressed by the group, others are just mediocre."

  "In that case, it's indeed true. Thinking about it, it's really terrifying. For other major sects, having one genius at the level of a young master is already not bad. In addition to Jade Master in the Jade Valley, 'Palm of Extinction' Liu Wuxiang and 'Stone Man' Shi Potian also have this level of strength. Plus, there's 'Snow Footprint' Ji Xueyan who appeared in the past few months, making a total of three."

  "Indeed, Feicui Valley has never lacked top-notch talents. Although Liu Wuxiang and Shi Potian were listed as part of the second tier of young generation in Tianfeng Country, everyone knew that they were absolutely the most outstanding among the second tier, closely rivaling Duan Gongzi and Bei Xue Gongzi of the first tier."

  On the highway between lakes, some people who had just arrived were discussing among themselves.