Chapter 576: Can Split Seas and the Heavens
"It’s simple." Jiang Yue said, smiled and quickly continued.
"I am almost as familiar with my wife’s swordsmanship as I am with my own techniques. After practising for several months, your aura has gained a trace of my wife’s swordsmanship."
Hearing this, several people looked at Tang Xiao, Qian Chen, and Xue Hua.
Unfortunately, they could neither see nor feel the trace of aura that Master Jiang mentioned.
Similarly, Gu Dong also couldn’t see the truth.
However, he didn’t reveal his ignorance for fear of embarrassing himself.
’As expected, there is an insurmountable gap between a divine martial master and a Taoist master.’ He thought and a hint of melancholy flashed in his eyes.
"Also, the way you carry yourself has slightly changed." Jiang Yue continued.
"Has it?" Xue Hua didn’t believe it.
After all, she didn’t feel different and no one had mentioned it before.
"My husband is right." Yu Nianzhen said with a doting smile.
"Learning the basics of my swordsmanship requires particular body control. While learning, your body gained some subtle habits."
"Swordswoman Yu, have they passed your test?" Gu Dong asked and everyone fell silent.
Unfortunately, Yu Nianzhen was destined to crush their expectations.
"Not yet." He simply said.
Hearing this, Tang Xiao nodded with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
"I feel that I have made some progress. However, ..." He frowned.
"The sword is in your hand but also in your heart. The most powerful sword is one that can simultaneously cut everything but also cut nothing." Yu Nianzhen suddenly said.
When Tang Xiao heard the words, a bolt of lightning struck his mind and his eyes widened in realisation.
Without a word, he sat cross-legged and began to meditate.
"This..." Gu Dong and several people were shocked.
At the same time, Qian Chen and Xue Hua looked thoughtful.
Seeing this, Jiang Yue smiled at the two.
"You don’t have to think so hard. When the time comes, you will naturally realise what you need to realise. However, ..." Jiang Yue said and a cunning light flashed in his eyes.
"However?" Xue Hua eagerly asked.
"It looks like the position of the eldest disciple has been decided." Jiang Yue laughed and turned to look at his lover.
"Will Xiao Tang get a gift for winning first place?"
"He is still a little short of meeting my requirements. There is still a chance that Xiao Qian and Xiao Hua will catch up." Yu Nianzhen said and suddenly thought of something.
"What’s the matter?" Jiang Yue asked.
"When we return, I will build a sword intent tower."
When he heard this, Jiang Yue immediately nodded in agreement.
In his life, Yu Nianzhen had comprehended many kinds of sword intent.
If these sword intents could be used to train subsequent generations of powerful swordsmen, their ZhenYue family would become even stronger.
"It’s strange we didn’t think about it when we built everything else." Jiang Yue said.
"Master, what is sword intent?" Xue Hua asked.
Hearing the question, Yu Nianzhen frowned.
On one hand, he wanted to tell them about sword intent, but on the other, he was reluctant.
However, this was not because he did not want to teach them how to comprehend sword intent.
It was because they were too weak.
At their current strength, seeing too far into the distance would only confuse them and complicate their understanding of basic swordsmanship.
Thinking of this, Yu Nianzhen looked at the three with a solemn expression.
"Sword intent is giving meaning to your sword. When a sword has intent, the attacks convey the intent and they are several times more powerful than ordinary strikes." He gave a general description.
"Master, can you show us?" Qian Chen eagerly asked but Yu Nianzhen immediately shook his head.
"You are too weak." He said.
"We..." Qian Chen began but Jiang Yue stopped him.
"My wife is right." He said and quickly continued.
"If you see my wife’s sword intent, there will be one of two outcomes. Do you want to know?"
"Please tell us." Xue Hua said.
"There is a chance you will be so frightened that a shadow will appear in your hearts. Although it is not impossible to get rid of the shadow, it may be a long time before you can properly wield a sword again."
"Is it so serious?" Xue Hua couldn’t help but frown.
"The other outcome is that you won’t be frightened but the intent will leave too deep of a mark in your heart. As a result, you will lose your own way and begin chasing my wife’s unique swordsmanship. Unfortunately, you are not my wife and can never achieve perfection in her swordsmanship. Do you understand?"
"I think I understand." Qian Chen said but his eyes were filled with stars.
"When your foundation is solid and your mental state is calmer, you can begin trying to comprehend sword intent. For now, it’s best to learn the basics." Yu Nianzhen said.
"As expected, swordswoman Yu is impressive. I didn’t expect you to have already comprehended sword intent." Gu Dong said and sighed in resignation.
The more he learned about Yu Yue and Jiang Zhen, the more unfathomable they became.
When he thought about it, he felt Yu Yue and Jiang Zhen were more like the experts mentioned in the ancient records.
"Grandpa, do you know about sword intent?" Gu Feiyan asked.
"I know about it." Gu Dong said with a solemn expression.
"According to our ancient records, swordsmen who have comprehended sword intent can use one sword to split the seas and the heavens. The extraordinary ones can even split space and time."
"Are they so powerful?" Someone asked with a horrified voice.
What was the concept of splitting space and time?
When everyone thought about it, they couldn’t help but be terrified.
At the same time, they yearned for such power.
After all, they were all practitioners.
"Swordswoman Yu, can you split the seas and heavens? Can you split space and time?" Someone asked and everyone stared, eagerly waiting for an answer.
