Chapter 153: Style of the Saber (1/2)

Chapter 153: Style of the Saber

Toward the end, every step he took made his entire body feel like it was falling apart. His breathing was labored and every step was extremely arduous. There were even a few times where he felt like he wanted to lie down and stop running.

However, when he looked at that pretty figure and saw her expression, he could not help but muster up some pride. He must not fall before her, that would be too embarra.s.sing.

When he finally finished the last lap, Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He did his best to suppress the urge to fall over. Taking a deep breath, he sat down cross-legged and entered a cultivating state.

When one is tired and one’s body is pushed to its limits, that is the best time to bring out one’s potential when entering a cultivating state. Xiao Chen understood this principle in the past but there had never been anyone to monitor him like that, so he had never entered such a state of cultivation before.

Now that there was this opportunity, there was naturally no reason to give it up. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation slowly circulated throughout his body. After the circulating Essence had completed a cycle, it permeated into the skin, flesh, and bones.

Xiao Chen felt a relaxing feeling he had never experienced before. His body felt extremely comfortable. The sweat on his body slowly evaporated, turning into white steam.

Liu Ruyue stood by the side watching all this happen. She revealed an unexpected smile. There was a look of reminiscence in her eyes, as though she was seeing her past self.

After a while, Xiao Chen slowly stopped the circulation of Essence in his body. He opened his eyes and met Liu Ruyue’s gaze. He smiled faintly and stood up.

Xiao Chen said indifferently, “Elder Sister Ruyue, can you teach me now?”

Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, “Not bad, the Saber Technique you used should be the Rus.h.i.+ng Thunder Saber Technique. I learned this Saber Technique before, when I was young. Later on, as it did not fit my style, I gave it up.”

Doubt flickered in Xiao Chen’s eyes, Liu Ruyue practiced the Rus.h.i.+ng Thunder Saber Technique before? That was strange, didn’t Feng Feixue say that it came from Heavenly Qin School?

Seeing Xiao Chen’s doubts, Liu Ruyue explained, “It’s not that strange. Heavenly Saber Pavilion has collected most of the Saber Techniques in the world, except for some inherited Martial Techniques.”

“I had once given up on this Saber Technique due to its style. Let me ask you now, what do you think is the Rus.h.i.+ng Thunder Saber Technique’s style? Do you think it suits you?”

What is the Rus.h.i.+ng Thunder Saber Technique’s style? Xiao Chen had never considered this question before. He did not even think of whether he was suited for this Saber Technique or not.

However, after practising this Saber Technique for so long, Xiao Chen already had a rough idea of the style of the Rus.h.i.+ng Thunder Saber Technique. After thinking for a while, it was not too difficult to answer, “Fierce and fast, pressing on with momentum, forceful and vigorous, like a gus.h.i.+ng river. Once it starts, it's like an unceasing torrent continuously pressing forward.”

Liu Ruyue nodded, “Looks like you have a pretty good understanding of it. However, the words you first used to describe it were just highlighting the special points of the Rus.h.i.+ng Thunder Saber Technique, not its style.

“The style is the last bit you said, pressing forward continuously, never retreating. Retreating by a step can mean the difference between life and death; fighting desperately when confronting mortal danger. Before even fighting, you forced yourself onto a path of no return. Do you think this is suitable for you?”

When Xiao Chen heard this, he was suddenly enlightened — like a crackle of thunder going off in his head. Questions he could not answer in the past were suddenly clear to him.

He had always felt that his understand of the Rus.h.i.+ng Thunder Saber Technique was lacking something.

Today, he finally understood what was he missing. He was missing the determination, an overflowing determination to never retreat even at the cost of his death.

However, was this a suitable style for him?

Xiao Chen could not help but think about this problem. After a long time, Xiao Chen’s eyes lit up with determination. He recalled a lot of things before seriously saying, “I understand now. I am suitable for this style. Even if there are inadequacies now, I will never give up.”

Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, “I feel that you are not suitable. When we exchanged moves earlier, you actually wanted me to let you have the first move in the hopes of taking advantage of it. That is definitely not the Rus.h.i.+ng Thunder Saber Technique’s style.”

Xiao Chen could not understand, so he asked, “But my move was interrupted by you. How do I not retreat? That is impossible. Against an opponent of equal strength or cultivation realm, I will definitely not retreat.”

“You are really stubborn. The amount of strength I used earlier definitely did not exceed that of a Martial Grand Master. If you don’t believe me, you can try again.” A smile filled Liu Ruyue’s pretty face; it seemed like she was eager to give it a try.

Xiao Chen thought of the scene earlier and smiled embarra.s.sedly, “Let’s not, I believe you.”

Liu Ruyue felt that that was unfortunate, she said, “Never mind then, I shall not mess with you anymore. It is a little early to be telling you all this, hence it is normal for you to not understand. Practice the eight basic moves of the saber first and then show me!”

Xiao Chen revealed an embarra.s.sed expression, “I have not learned the basic saber moves before. When I was young, the clan only required us to practice Palm Techniques and Fist Techniques. The basics of saber was something optional. Back then, I had never thought of learning the saber, so I did not learn it.”

When Xiao Chen was young, he was unable to condense his Martial Spirit. Thus, he had focused on trying to condense it. There was nothing for him to practice, not even mentioning Basic Saber Techniques.”

Later on, after Xiao Chen had successfully condensed his Martial Spirit, he did not place much focus on basic saber moves because he had to learn too many things. As a result, although he did not slack during his training and cultivating, he had never truly practiced basic saber moves.

Liu Ruyue felt a headache coming, “Suifeng! Get your b.u.t.t over here.”