107 Dragon Perception (1/2)

[ Li Lian's House ]

When Xiao Fang returned, he went straight out to the backyard to watch Xun Wei train, but the moment he got there Xiao Hei saw him then jumped into his arms.

”Daddy~” she said as she hugged him.

She was still only between 4 to 5 feet tall so he carried her as if she was still a little girl.

Seeing Xiao Fang return, Xun Wei also stopped what she was doing to greet Xiao Fang.

”Xiao Fang, you're back early today.”

”Mn, something came up, but at least now I have time to help you train.”

Seeing that they were preparing to spar, Xiao Hei climbed down his body then found a nice spot on the grass to sit and watch from.

Xun Wei jumped back to make some space between them. She made a swordsman's stance which meant she was ready, but Xiao Fang raised a hand up.

”No swords style,” he said.

”But...”

”It's best that we stick to our hands and feet while we are in this sect. It would be best if we don't give away the fact that we both practice the Divine Sword method.”

After a moment of reluctance, she eventually put her sword away.

...

Even though it was best that they concealed the fact that they practice the Divine Sword method, the real reason he was teaching her the 'No Sword Style' was because the requirement to jump from the 9th stage of the [ Divine Sword ] Body Refinement realm to the 1st stage of the [ Divine Sword ] Solid Body realm was to be proficient in wielding sword qi as an extension of the body. The best way to do that was to stop relying on the sword which acts more like training wheels for novice swordsmen and to start practicing without the help of the sword.

Although there were still powerful swords like the one wielded by the Patriarch of the Divine Sword sect which is formally known as the 'Tyrannical Demon Edge', swords like that were incredibly rare and have been passed down from patriarch to patriarch since ancient times.

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When Xiao Fang first taught Xun Wei the 'No Sword Style', she did her best to control her sword qi, but it was too erratic. Just making it stay on her hands seemed like an impossible task, but she's been making huge improvements since then.

After a few attempts, she was able to completely coat her hands in sword qi, but it was still extremely weak. Her eyes lit up, and she felt a sense of accomplishment because it would usually take her much longer to do it.

Once she was ready, they started their training session.

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Meanwhile, Li Lian was still in closed door training, but a transformational change was happening in her dantian. The flame within her was going rampant and was slowly taking shape.

Ever since that day they returned from the Divine Sword sect, she had been feeling a divine but dormant presence hiding deep within her, only now was it finally taking form.

The flame grew larger and larger, it was raging even more fiercely, but her attempts to control it were futile. It was almost as if it was taking on a life of its own.

'Ah! It burns,' she gritted her teeth in pain, but she didn't stop trying to suppress it.

Her eyes were shut tightly, her fists clenched, and her body was burning up.

Suddenly, two balls of condensed flames were forming within that inferno abyss.