The spring rain is silent.

The fine rain threads, like silver lines, drift down, falling into a winding river deep within the Outer Sect of the Five Extremes Mountain.

Raindrops spread gentle ripples across the surface of the river.

At this moment, the sky was slightly dim.

A gentle breeze mixed with fine rain collided head-on with the upright figure of a young boy standing in the middle of the river, the fine raindrops condensing into beads amidst his hair.

There was a blue halo dispersing on his legs.

With the aid of that Spiritual Power, his body was like a leaf boat on the river, his feet sticking to the water’s surface without sinking.

Moreover, his body rose and fell with the undulations of the water surface.

Suddenly, the young boy opened his sharp eyes.

In the instant his eyelids flipped open.

Splash! A white flower of waves burst open on the river surface where he stood.

In the next instant, the figure of the youth disappeared from the spot, transforming into a trail of blue light speeding across the river surface.

The youth soared over ten zhang away, and only then did the exploding flower of waves settle back onto the water’s surface.

It was precisely the Body Skill Treading Flowing Waves.

It wasn’t that Liou Yuan had gained new insights into Treading Flowing Waves.

Rather, Treading Flowing Waves was faster in water. With the timing and geographical advantages, the speed Liou Yuan burst out with was actually twice as fast as when he fought with Liou Tao.

His whole body felt like it was flying across the water surface, the impact force pushing the water to the sides as he passed.

After shooting for four or five breaths, Liou Yuan had already reached a hundred zhang away, his body suddenly halting on the water surface.

Clang! The Profound Brilliance Sword was drawn, a cerulean sword light blooming on the rain-drenched river surface.

Wherever Liou Yuan’s sword edge passed, the nearby falling raindrops seemed to be summoned, converging towards his hand’s Profound Brilliance Sword.

The sword aura, mixed with rainwater, condensed into a pure water ribbon, dancing with Liou Yuan’s sword momentum.

He swung out nine swords in succession.

With each sword’s starting move, it would inevitably attract more raindrops to gather around him.

Until the ninth sword, even the river water beneath his feet was driven by the sword momentum, rolling up waves a zhang high.

It was at this moment that the cerulean sword aura gathering on Liou Yuan’s sword reached its peak.

The Profound Brilliance Sword constantly trembled, Liou Yuan’s hand gripping the sword so tightly that it turned white, the sword almost flying out of his hand.

"It’s now!"

Feeling the ever-pulsing power of the Profound Brilliance Sword in his hand, Liou Yuan’s eyes sharpened.

He knew that if he didn’t unleash this sword now, the sword pressure was sure to harm him.

"Shock Tide!" Liou Yuan, with a low growl, swung the Profound Brilliance Sword carrying the sword aura peaking at its summit towards the river’s end.

Clang! The sword aura surged from the Profound Brilliance Sword like ocean waves.

The sword’s momentum stirred the relatively narrow river surface, causing waves several zhang high to rise.

The tide engulfed with the sword aura surged far down the river, lowering the river’s water level by nearly three feet.

Bang! Finally, that wave burst open at the river’s bend.

The trees and vegetation on both sides of the riverbank were affected by the bursting tide, uniformly toppling over, breaking at the waist.

The cuts were smooth and even, as if sliced by a sharp blade.

"Hoo!" Liou Yuan exhaled slowly, sheathing the Profound Brilliance Sword, his palm still trembling slightly from the residual power on the sword.

"Anyway, I’ve finally mastered the Shock Tide. I’ve made it through the entry level of the Green Tide Pure Water Sword."

Liou Yuan brought his fingers together, looking towards the destruction caused by that sword’s end at the river’s end, nodding very satisfactorily.

"Its power is quite decent."

"Had I mastered the Shock Tide during the battle with Liou Tao, I could have shattered his Defense Magical Artifact with one sword, avoiding so much hassle."

It had only been a month since Liou Yuan officially began training in this Sword Formulas.

According to Liou Zhen, it was about a month before he too reached the entry level back in the day.

This aspect indirectly showed that Liou Yuan’s talent in Sword Dao wasn’t far behind his elder brother.

However, after this sword was unleashed, nearly one-third of his Spiritual Power was depleted from his body, making him furrow his brows and mutter, "So, I can use it three times in a real battle."

"If the opponent can withstand this level of swordsmanship three times, then there’s no need to fight further; best to run."

This move was the first form of the Green Tide Pure Water Sword, named Shock Tide.

With a total of nine swords, like waves in the sea, each sword’s power exceeded the previous one.

By the ninth sword, the momentum of the sword form reached its peak.

Thus, once the last sword is swung, there is no way to recall it; forcibly restraining it will inevitably result in a backlash from the sword form.

"I’m still lacking in cultivation, if it were my elder brother, he could certainly suppress the ninth sword."

Liou Yuan smiled self-deprecatingly.

Even as he said this, his expression remained at ease and content.

Considering he had only formally entered the path of Sword Dao a month ago, achieving this level of success was already quite outstanding.

Thinking of this, Liou Yuan, holding the Profound Brilliance Sword, sat down cross-legged again, placing the sword horizontally across his hands.

Once more, a cerulean sword aura appeared on the sword body.

This was the Green Tide Sword Aura that needed to be condensed in the early stages of training the Green Tide Pure Water Sword.

Liou Yuan had spent half a month nurturing the first wisp of sword aura, and now, this aura could already wrap around the sword’s body.

He figured that with a few more months of nurturing, the power of this Green Tide Sword Aura could increase significantly.

At this pace, Liou Yuan felt he might not even need half a year to train this Sword Formulas to Small Success.

"After reaching Small Success, I can start to condense the Sushui Sword Aura. With both Green Tide and Sushui Sword Auras combined, the Green Tide Pure Water Sword can unleash its maximum power."

"Heh, am I naturally born to wield a sword?"

Amidst his self-satisfaction, Liou Yuan silently expressed gratitude towards his esteemed elder brother.

Liou Yuan meditated on the river’s surface for half an hour.

The fine rain falling from the sky gradually came to a stop. Without the sound of fine rain, the surrounding returned to tranquility.

Until the warm sun shone on Liou Yuan’s face, did he slowly stand up from the water surface, flicking his fingers on his clothes.

The gathered moisture and dew on his body were all shaken off, and his clothes returned to dryness.

"Let’s visit the library to see Senior Brother Pan Yang!" With that, today’s training session came to an end, Liou Yuan muttered to himself before darting across the waves towards the fifth peak.

A month had passed since he returned from the library, he vividly remembered the ancient book Pan Yang held, which was marked by the Fixed Star Compass.

By his calculations, Pan Yang should have finished reading it by now.

He conveniently took this opportunity to borrow that ancient book from Pan Yang.

As for the three books that Liou Yuan borrowed, he naturally did not return them.

Instead, he claimed his house was burnt down, and the books were lost in the process to cover up.

He even paid three contribution points as compensation for those three books.

That’s right, to cover up the fact that he withheld those three books and to prevent the secrets within those books from arousing suspicion, Liou Yuan gritted his teeth and set his own house on fire.

He claimed it was an accident while roasting a goose due to his gluttony that led to the thatched cottage being set ablaze.

It wasn’t the first time his thatched house had been destroyed anyway.

If worse comes to worst, he could always build another one.

The disciples of Xiaopei Mountain naturally wouldn’t doubt him.

At that time, Qiu Ming even joked that it must have been Liou Tao who did it or something like that.

Liou Yuan even cooperatively criticized Liou Tao along with Qiu Ming.