Chapter 3 (2/2)

No long after, Li Fu Chen opened his eyes and his body shook with force, the steel sword in his hands brandished with extreme speed.

With the wind blowing on endlessly, Li Fu Chen's sword inched on faster and faster. Gradually, as though enveloped in wind, wherever the wind was, the sword will follow. When Li Fu Chen settled, his qi emptied, Li Fu Chen was gasping for air and covered in sweat.

”As expected of Swift Breeze sword style, it uses quite a bit of qi.”

As the cla.s.s of sword arts gets higher, the consumption of qi is increased. With Li Fu Chen's current cultivation, it is quite exhausting to wield yellow cla.s.s middle tier sword arts. If he were to use yellow cla.s.s high tier sword arts, he may only be able to manage ten slashes before depleting his qi.

Once his qi replenished. Li Fu Chen continued cultivating and repeating the process.

***

Five days past

”He!”

With the breeze, Li Fu Chen executed hundreds of slashes. The speed of the slashes were instantaneous, it's almost as if it fused with the wind. Under the bright sun, there seems to be a mirage in front of Li Fu Chen.

”Four slashes in a blink of an eye”, Li Fu Chen exhaled and return his sword to the scabbard.

Li Fu Chen was beginning to grasp the essence of the Swift Breeze sword style. In layman terms, it was to allow one's sword merge with the nature's wind. Let the sword become the wind, let the qi become the wind, let the sword, qi and wind unite as one.

Of course, it's easier said than done. If not for the pale green spirit and astounding perception, he would not be able to achieve sub-completion in two months.

Leaving early in the morning and coming back late in the evenings, the time past quickly.

***

On the tenth afternoon.

Pang!

With a strike of the palm on the tree, leaves rained in profusion.

With a flash of the sword.

Scattered…

The leaves that once covered his surroundings all broken into pieces. With that blink of an eye, Li Fu Chen flourished 6 slashes.

”Finally completion attained.”

In the eyes of Li Fu Chen was a flash of truth.

The Swift Breeze sword style capitalizes quickness to win, as one's agility reaches an extreme, one can spot things which were previously impossible. Example like what is the fastest way to strike using different angles, stances and trajectories.

Speed is the truth, with speed, when others stand in front of you, weakness can be found everywhere. Speed is a principle and with speed, your sword strikes are without equals.

Li Fu Chen not only achieve completion for Swift Breeze sword style, but discerned an intangible many other swordsmen would kill for… the way of the sword.

To comprehend the way of the sword, one may or may not require excellent perception.

For some talentless individuals, with hard work and many years of cultivation, they could suddenly fathom the way of the sword and become the best swordsman. Yet those with exquisite talent, although should be able to grasp the way of the sword effortlessly, could never figure it out ever.

Comprehension and perception. With the ability to a.s.similate… thus will enable one to envision. With just perception, it's not going to work.

***

Returning to Li clan, Li Fu Chen pa.s.ses by the training grounds. He noticed many Li clan's disciple sparring against each other, but in his perspective, all of the sword styles are full of loopholes. If given the chance, he could use a 100 different ways to triumph them.

Handily whipping one of the disciples, Li Yun He gaze landed upon Li Fu Chen, ”Li Fu Chen, this time you aren't going to deny my challenge right!?” Li Yun He's smirked and looked at Li Fu Chen with disdain.

”You are not my match…”, Li Fu Chen shakes his head.

”What did he say? Did I hear it wrongly?!”

”Now this is a show! Before Li Yun He was at fifth layer qi stage, Li Fu Chen was already not on the same level as him. Let's not even talk about now.. Who knows how will Li Yun He take care of Li Fu Chen.”

In an instant, the whole training grounds' atmosphere was roused.

”Li Fu Chen, this is the worst joke I have ever heard. You think acting like a fool will help you?”, Li Yun He sneered at Li Fu Chen, looking down on him completely.

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