Chapter 148: Chapter 139: Creating a Swordsmanship
The passage leading to the outer sitting area with its stone table and stools was only a few hundred ters, but by the ti Nie Yun reached the end, he was drenched in sweat.
This Profound Jade Sword was simply too heavy. Even with his current Six Elephant Power, he could barely hold it! (Upon advancing to the Late-Stage Armor Realm, his True Qi alone granted him Five Elephant Power, while Great Success in the second layer of the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique gave his physical body one Elephant Power.)
’I can just imagine it. If I can truly and completely master a weapon this heavy, who could possibly withstand a single strike?’
’Even a Demon Beast that boasts an invincible defense would probably be smashed into a at patty with a single blow!’
’It has no cutting edge, yet it’s more powerful than any sharp blade!’
’I’ve obtained the Profound Jade Sword, but I haven’t received the Sword Burial King’s legacy. My strength hasn’t really increased. If I go out now, I’m afraid I’ll still be hunted by those Demon Beasts...’
Gazing at the Profound Jade Sword in his hand, Nie Yun shook his head in frustration.
’This sword may be priceless—it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it a Divine Weapon—but getting it hasn’t increased my strength. In fact, if I carry it on my back, my greatest strength, my speed, will be reduced to a snail’s pace!’
’In other words, if I can’t wield it properly, getting this sword hasn’t made
stronger—it’s actually made
weaker!’
’There are Demon Beasts everywhere outside. I’d be hard-pressed to escape with my life even at my full strength, let alone in my current state!’
’Hm? Wait a minute, why aren’t these Demon Beasts coming in? If they ca in to kill , there would be no escape...’
The situation had been too critical for Nie Yun to give it much thought earlier. Then, the sight of the Sword Burial Tomb had shocked him so much he forgot everything else. Thinking about it now, he couldn’t help but find it strange.
’Just a mont ago, those Demon Beasts looked like they wanted to tear
to pieces. Why did they suddenly go quiet the mont I entered the cave?’
’I charged straight into the cave. There didn’t seem to be any Restrictions or seals, so why didn’t they co in?’
Nie Yun certainly didn’t think the Demon Beasts had suddenly grown rciful!
’Hm? Is this a Sword Array?’
As the thought crossed his mind, Nie Yun’s gaze suddenly fell upon the edge of the cave entrance. One look was all it took for him to understand.
He was, after all, an old monster who had lived for several hundred years. The Sword Array at the entrance was incredibly complex, but he could still decipher it.
’I can’t believe it. This Sword Array keeps Demon Beasts out and only allows humans to enter!’
’In other words, if a Demon Beast so much as approached the cave entrance, it would be instantly annihilated by the Sword Array, but humans could pass through without any issue!’
It seed the Sword Burial King, being a human himself, hoped to entrust the longswords he forged to his own kind, not to Demon Beasts.
’They can’t get in, but I can’t get out...’
Glancing toward the mouth of the cave, Nie Yun saw several Demon Beasts squatting outside, watching him like predators. It seed that the mont he showed his face, they would launch a frenzied attack.
It looked like since they couldn’t get in, they had opted to stand guard outside!
’This is bad. Forget about that flying, talking Ultimate Venerable Level Demon Beast; I can’t even handle these Qi Sect-level ones!’
’Did I get the Profound Jade Sword just to be trapped here and left to die by these Demon Beasts?’
’I’m only in the Late-Stage Armor Realm right now; I can’t even trigger my second Nirvana. Without Demon Cores, it would take
at least a month or two of cultivating to reach the Late-Stage Peak. There’s no food here... if I stay trapped, I’m afraid I’ll starve to death...’
Seeing that the cave was so barren it didn’t even have a rat’s whisker, Nie Yun’s brow furrowed.
’To reach the Nirvana Critical Point with the Nine-Turn Nirvana Skill, I have to suppress my internal power as much as possible, letting a quantitative change trigger a qualitative one. I’m only at the Late-Stage Armor Realm, still a long way from the Peak. Even if I reached the peak of this stage, I’d still need to painstakingly accumulate power. That process could take three or four months at best, or several years at worst. By the ti I break through to the Ultimate Venerable realm, I’ll have long since starved to death!’
Going out ant certain death. Staying ant starving to death. He was truly trapped, with no way out.
What should he do?
Nie Yun was in an unprecedented predicant.
’Forget it. I shouldn’t overthink this. I’ll focus on refining this sword first!’
Shaking his head to clear it of these thoughts, Nie Yun sat down cross-legged and focused on the Refinent of the Profound Jade Sword.
This sword was forged entirely from Profound Jade. It was neither a weapon of the imperial house nor the king’s house; strictly speaking, it was completely unranked. As such, the Refinent was incredibly fast. After just a few breaths, Nie Yun felt a ntal link form with the blade.
’Let’s give it another try!’
Having completely finished the Refinent of the Profound Jade Sword, Nie Yun’s eyes lit up. The muscles in his arms bulged as, with a low grunt, he hoisted it up.
’In my previous life, my greatest expertise was with the longsword. I knew at least several hundred swordsmanship styles from secret manuals.’ With a flick of his arm, he executed a move from the Falling Flower Leisurely Sword.
The Falling Flower Leisurely Sword was a Noble Top-Grade Martial Art. When perford, the swordsmanship created an illusion of scattered, falling blossoms, filling the air with a crimson haze. The user would flit about within this red mist, as elusive as a butterfly.
This swordsmanship style was not the most powerful, but it was the most unorthodox. Its movents were exceptionally unpredictable, hence the ’Leisurely’ in its na.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Nie Yun did his best to perform the technique according to the core principles of the swordsmanship. After a few monts, he stopped, disheartened.
This swordsmanship style was ant to be fluid and free-flowing. But when perford with the Profound Jade Sword, he looked no different from a man in his seventies or eighties. His movents were slow and stiff. Forget a shower of falling blossoms—he couldn’t even execute a single proper flourish!
’It seems none of the swordsmanship styles I know are suitable for this Profound Jade Sword!’
After a mont’s thought, Nie Yun understood the root of the problem.
’Swordsmanship emphasizes lightness and agility, with a focus on versatile techniques. The hundreds of styles I learned in my past life all adhered to this principle—they were nimble, fluid, and mixed feints with real attacks. But that’s impossible with the Profound Jade Sword. It weighs over ten thousand pounds; I’m lucky I can even lift it, let alone perform a flourish. Even the mighty Guan Gong couldn’t have perford a flourish with his Cyan Dragon Crescent Saber!’
’A sword like the Profound Jade Sword is a rarity of the ages. There probably isn’t any established swordsmanship for it. But since all swordsmanship is created by people... why can’t I create my own?’
At this thought, a heroic ambition suddenly surged within Nie Yun.
’There’s no existing style, so why not create one that’s perfectly suited for ?’
If anyone else had such an idea, they would surely be ridiculed. But Nie Yun was a man of two lives who had reached the Peak of the Dantian Acupoint Realm in his previous one. With his vast knowledge and imnse power, few could compare. A living relic like him could create not just an Ordinary swordsmanship style, but even a Royal Family’s Top-Grade Martial Art on a whim!
With a plan in mind, Nie Yun didn’t imdiately start experinting with the sword. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the ground and began to ntally combine the principles of the Profound Jade Sword with the various Martial Arts he had learned in his past life.
’No, that’s not right...’
’This way is wrong, too...’
He ntally tested and discarded many techniques. The Profound Jade Sword was indestructible, impervious to impacts from True Qi, and so heavy it could be used to crush opponents with sheer force. As he grappled with a style of swordsmanship he had never encountered before, Nie Yun unexpectedly entered a unique, profound state of mind.
’If there’s no sword style, I can adapt hamr and axe techniques for the Profound Jade Sword! They all rely on weight, so they must have sothing in common...’
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. A particular hamr technique ca to mind. He flipped the longsword in his grasp and brought it down in a light chop!
CRACK!
The granite wall in front of him tore apart like tofu, shattering to form a new cavern more than a man’s width across and seven or eight ters deep!
PS: Nie Yun’s first original swordsmanship style has appeared! *Gaga!* Let’s have a round of applause to celebrate!
This book will be going premium the day after tomorrow, which is the sa day as the college entrance exams... *sweats* I, Lao Ya, have to proctor the exams that morning. My life is so hard... At the sa ti, I wish all the high school seniors the best of luck on their exams and hope they achieve excellent scores...
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