Celestial 'War God' Return-Chapter 358: Learn Swordsmanship

Their first destination was the sword hall, where the disciples of the Nine Profound Sect practiced swordsmanship. It just so happened that Chen Hongde was a member of that hall, and he explained many things to Tang Xiao and the others.

"Do you use a sword, Junior Brother?"

Tang Xiao nodded to Chen Hongde. "I’ve trained with many weapons since I was little, but I’ve never focused on any one, and I mostly fight barehanded."

"I see." Chen Hongde nodded in understanding. "What do you know about swordsmanship? Are you able to use sword qi yet?"

"Yes." Tang Xiao took out a sword and channeled his sword qi into it, making the sword look longer than it actually was. "This is sword qi, right?"

"You’re right, it’s sword qi." Chen Hongde took out his sword and used his sword qi, but it was much brighter and thicker than Tang Xiao’s. "Sword qi is the initial stage in swordsmanship, and there are several other stages after it."

"Can you tell me everything, Senior?"

"Sword Qi is the first stage." Chen Hongde expanded his sword qi and enveloped Tang Xiao with it, making him feel slightly pressured. "The second stage is sword force, which you can use for protection and defense. Its power will increase as our mastery increases, but a swordmaster with higher sword force can dispel ours."

"Let me try it, Senior." Tang Xiao closed his eyes and focused his attention on his sword Qi.

Meanwhile, Su Xiulan, Tang Yin, Mu Qingge and the others watched Tang Xiao and Chen Hongde from the side.

After a few minutes, Tang Xiao’s sword qi expanded and turned into sword force, but it was still inferior to Chen Hongde’s.

Chen Hongde was amazed to see the result, not expecting Tang Xiao to be able to use the sword force in one try. However, he didn’t know that Xiao Ai had enhanced the capacity of her master’s brain, allowing him to learn things much faster than other cultivators.

"Did I use it correctly, Senior?"

"You’ve used it correctly, but your sword force is still too weak. To strengthen it, you must increase your sword qi, as it is the foundation of sword force. The higher your sword qi, the stronger your sword force."

"Yes! Then, what’s the third one?"

"The third is the sword intent." Chen Hongde immediately showed his sword intent to Tang Xiao, causing him to tremble. "Sword intent reflects the user’s will, and it will affect not only the body but also the soul. Even a simple slash contains killing intent, calmness, destruction, etc. In fact, sword intent and killing intent are quite similar; however, the latter is more challenging to control."

Tang Xiao nodded slightly. "I’ll try it now, Senior."

"Alright."

Tang Xiao closed his eyes and began to imagine his sword intent, just like he had imagined his killing intent the first time.

"Hey, has your husband really never studied swordsmanship in depth?" Su Xiulan asked as she looked at Tang Xiao.

"Hehe," Tang Yin chuckled. "Our husband has studied swordsmanship since he was little, but he’s never studied sword qi or anything like that, and this is his first time studying it."

"Even though he’s never studied any of that, his swordsmanship skills are already far above the average swordmaster." Mu Qingge added.

Su Xiulan turned to them. "Are any of you interested in the sword path?"

"No."

"What if we leave the two of them here and go to the other halls?"

"I think it’s no problem; they can catch up with us later."

"Let’s go then." Su Xiulan led all the women to leave the sword hall.

Chen Hongde, who was waiting beside Tang Xiao, could only shake his head once a transparent sword intent appeared at his side. ’How could he do it so quickly? It took me several months to be able to use my sword intent, but he could do it in just a matter of minutes. Now he just needs to strengthen it and form his qi sword, and it’s not difficult for him.’

A few moments later, six qi swords circled Tang Xiao. He immediately opened his eyes, but there was no satisfaction in his expression, and he looked more serious as he stared at them.

"Congratulations!" Tang Xiao turned to Chen Hongde. "I’ve never met a swordmaster who can form sword intent as quickly as you, and it took me several months to do so myself."

"Thank you, Senior Brother." Tang Xiao looked at his six qi swords. "Have you ever tried combining several sword intents into one, Senior Brother?"

Chen Hongde nodded slightly and immediately activated his sword intent again, and he combined several of them into one big sword. "The power of one sword’s intent is great and has greater explosive power, but we will be at a disadvantage if we meet many enemies at once. In combat, a swordmaster must be adequate at reading the flow of the fight and use the right techniques to counter the situation. If we meet several swordmasters who are more skilled than us, we cannot use a single sword intent because the others will attack us while we are focused on one of them, so the ability to read the situation is important for us."

"I understand." Tang Xiao canceled his sword intent. "Then, what’s the fourth one?"

"The sword will." Tang Xiao looked at Chen Hongde impatiently. "Sword Will is a sword cultivator’s determination, mentality, and spirituality that a sword cultivator possesses. It is the sword cultivator’s purest desire and thought to wield the sword, to cut through obstacles, and to live and die by the sword. Although Sword Will seems intangible, it is more deadly than tangible sword intent, and not all cultivators can perceive it."

After Chen Hongde explained to him how to create the sword will, Tang Xiao immediately closed his eyes to study it.

After he felt that he understood that, Tang Xiao channeled his sword qi into his sword. A few minutes later, several transparent things were circling him, causing Chen Hongde to fall into a daze. ’This kid sure is talented in swordsmanship! Unfortunately, my master is outside the sect; he will definitely be overjoyed if he sees this.’

"What about my sword will, Senior Brother?"

"Your talent in the sword path is truly terrifying, Junior Brother," Chen Hongde said with some jealousy. "You can learn up to the sword will in such a short time."

Tang Xiao scratched his head. "My talent isn’t that good, Senior Brother. I’m sure there are many more talented swordmasters out there."

"You’re right, there are indeed many talented swordmasters out there," Chen Hongde sighed. "Since you’ve mastered sword will, I’ll show you sword condensation."

"Sword condensation?"

"Yes." Chen Hongde picked up a small stick from the side. "The sword condensation is an advanced version of the sword intent, and it is several times stronger because a sword cultivator uses their understanding of the sword to create a single powerful force."

Tang Xiao listened as he looked at the small stick in Chen Hongde’s hand, and it suddenly turned into a sword, but it was not a real sword and was only made from his sword intent.

"This is the sword condensation, and you only need to channel your sword intent into any object. Controlling your sword intent is the most challenging aspect of this stage, particularly since a mishandled sword can destroy the object."

Tang Xiao looked left and right before picking up a small stick, and he began to try to study the sword condensation.

’He’s really passionate about pursuing the sword path, huh?’ Chen Hongde inwardly sighed as she saw a transparent sword appear on the small stick in Tang Xiao’s hand, indicating that he had already mastered sword condensation. ’He is truly amazing! He can already use sword qi, sword intent, sword force, sword will, and sword condensation. If he seriously learns the way of the sword, he might be able to reach the sword god level in the future.’

Tang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief as he canceled his sword intent. "What do you think, Senior Brother?"

"Don’t you realize that your talent is so terrifying, Junior Brother?" Chen Hongde asked back. "Your comprehension in learning new things is clearly much faster than anyone else’s! You do understand the basics, but for you to achieve all three in less than a day is too amazing."

"Haha," Tang Xiao laughed wryly. "What’s next?"

"Sword Soul Manifestation," Chen Hongde sighed. "However, you won’t be able to use it without a soul sword, so we’ll skip that for now."

"A soul sword?"

Chen Hongde nodded. "In this universe, there are some swords that have souls, and we call them soul swords. To use the sword soul manifestation, we must possess one, and we must also have a deep connection with the soul. Unfortunately, I don’t have a soul sword because it’s very rare, so I can’t use it yet."

’Can I use it with Atropos Glory, Xiao Ai?’

[Master, Atropos Glory is not a soul sword, and Hun is also not a sword spirit, so you cannot use it.]

’I see.’ Tang Xiao looked at Chen Hongde. "What is the stage after the sword soul manifestation, Senior Brother?"

"Sword heart, sword domain, and sword dao." Chen Hongde sighed again. "Unfortunately, I haven’t mastered all three yet, so I can’t teach you about them. However, my master has long since mastered the Sword heart, but he’s currently away on another island, and he won’t be back for several months. When he comes back, I’ll take you to see him, and you can learn from him."

Tang Xiao put away his sword. "In that case, let’s go check out the other halls, Senior Brother."

"Alright."