Chapter 65: What is What? (1/2)

For a moment, even Qin was speechless. Isn't this supposed to be an Enlightenment Tree? Why is it calling itself just a tree? Are my questions too hard to answer?

What is Sword?

For me, a sword is everything. But, everything is also a sword. To use a sword, one needs sword belief. It is also a tool to protect my people and kill my enemies. Sword is the weapon for blood. If I look for a sword everywhere, I won't find it.

Godfather told me, I will always have a sword and it is always in my heart. Was he talking about Sword Heart? But, I haven't even reached Sword Heart Realm. Or, maybe he was talking about Sword Belief. I had it for a long time but I never find a way to manifest it until I found that book.

So, what is Power? What is Soft? What is Speed? What is Hard?

For these, there are two different meanings. A regular meaning and a sword meaning. I don't need a regular meaning but what I do need is Sword meaning. For me, Power is the force that the sword energy can produce.

Softness is the gentle movements of the hand and the sword. If I can make my sword gentle enough, my sword can cut iron like butter. Speed is something different. Just like power, it is also linked with sword energy. How fast a sword can be?

From his Godfather's words, his sword can be infinitely fast, transcending time and space, and even the world itself. But, his sword wasn't that fast. He could barely make any surprise attack with his speed.

As for Hard, it is something that is related to the durability of the sword. If a sword can attack, then it is powerful. If a sword can block, then it is durable.

Power represents an attack, Hard represents Defense, Soft represents dexterity, and speed represents agility. While attack and defense seem opposite, Power and Hardness can complement each other. Although Dexterity and Agility seem the same, Soft and Speed can be completely different aspects.

Soft depends upon a swordsman's hand movement, speed depends upon the sword's energy. If he forms a sword, and attacks then it depends upon the speed for that attack to hit. If he injects sword energy into a sword and swings his hand, then it depends upon the Softness of his movement for that attack to hit.

But, even so, both do have a similarity. Softness still represents the speed of a sword's movement. And, speed still makes his hand move faster, but these are only the terms.

What is Earth? What is Water? What is Metal?

For these, he does have an answer. Earth seems soil, sand, or anything that is related to the ground. Water is simply water. There is nothing he can say except for its nature which is gentle. Water is Gentle. Metal is different. It is not an actual natural element rather something that nature provides under several circumstances.

Gold is a metal, iron is also a metal, bronze is also metal as well, and silver as well. Metal is the last element that was added to the Five Elements. Originally, it was Wood. But, Wood was a mutation between earth and water.

After all, wood is also a living being. And, thus in the presence of life, water and earth create wood.

How can he attain Sword Heart?

He didn't answer this to himself because time will tell him. There are still five stages left before he tries to attain Sword Heart.

What is Dark? What is Light?

People see these two elements as the rarest elements. And, they are indeed rare. Light is powerful and holy. Dark is gloomy and unkillable like cockroaches. As for what he understands about these, he doesn't understand anything, nothing at all.

That's why he didn't touch these two topics under the effect of enlightenment. The enlightenment means seeking answers by asking yourself. Because there is no one to ask. It is your enlightenment.

But, what is Devil?

A race hated by humans. Yes, they are indeed hated by humans but Yan Continent also has the Devil Region. He doesn't understand why the humans didn't clear this region. After all, everyone hates the devil.