The Birth of Sword God-Chapter 306 - 272: Swordsmanship of Great Perfection

Chapter 306: Chapter 272: Swordsmanship of Great Perfection

As his comprehension improved, Chu Huaixu spent less experience points when upgrading skills.

Now he is Comprehension 7, incomparable to when he was Comprehension 1.

Once he learned [Feixuan] and [Fingertip Thunder], it cost him quite a bit of experience points, but now upgrading them could save him a lot.

Yet, even so, the 110,000 experience points were far from enough.

This led him to wonder: "I wonder if there’s a time limit?"

"Then, if the swordsmanship cannot be mastered to Great Perfection, is it considered a failed test?"

If so, wouldn’t this dungeon be unbeatable for him?

More importantly, if it’s as he thinks, and he needs to walk through the "Sword Path" once traversed by the Dao Ancestor, then... how far along is he really?

"There must be more to learn ahead!"

With this thought, Chu Huaixu refrained from using even this 110,000 experience points.

"What a joke, it’s just Profound Level Swordsmanship!"

"As a Comprehension 7, I’m already meeting the minimum requirements for Celestial Level Techniques. How could learning a Profound Level still be a struggle?"

After all, he’s a cheater, and if there really is a time limit, the system should give a notification when the time comes.

So, he began practicing the [Heavenly Kui Swordsmanship] in the small courtyard, with the Dao Ancestor, using his finger as a sword under the trees.

Once, twice, three times...

Later on, Chu Huaixu couldn’t even remember how many times he had performed the routine.

Strangely, he didn’t feel tired.

Human energy is finite; even as a Body Refiner, strong as an ox, it shouldn’t be like this.

This made him appreciate the daunting nature of this Inheritance Secret Realm.

"It’s as if it were tailor-made for me," Chu Huaixu thought.

Because with the system by his side, he didn’t need to undergo the so-called enlightenment.

All he had to do was practice repeatedly, gaining a portion of [skill experience points] each time.

When the experience points are full, the skills naturally upgrade.

As he wasn’t tired, given sufficient time, he could practice until the end of time.

"Just persist, rack up the repetitions until it completes."

"Once the practice count reaches the required level, the skill experience points will be full."

With this mindset, Chu Huaixu devotedly practiced swordsmanship day and night with the Dao Ancestor.

He noticed another phenomenon, or rather, he had previously noted this occurrence.

"The Dao Ancestor did not use any spiritual power when practicing swordsmanship."

"As if he is only executing a... showpiece?"

"Why is this?"

It could be understood that at the start of cultivation in the cave, spiritual power was scant, hence not being used.

Yet now the Dao Ancestor should no longer be weak.

"If the realm is too low, it shouldn’t be possible to refine elixirs for the woman in violet attire."

"Although the contents of the jade bottle are unknown, since she traded them for two Profound Level Techniques, they must be of good quality."

"Exercising swordsmanship without spiritual power increases difficulty, making it harder to fully master, as the flow of spiritual power is a part of the swordsmanship content."

He recalled how the female ancestor of Spring and Autumn Mountain gave two Jade Scrolls to the Dao Ancestor, asking why pursue the path of a sword cultivator when not being one.

According to records, although the Dao Ancestor proclaimed himself a sword cultivator and aspirationally borrowed swords from others, he never used any swordsmanship, only making the simplest moves, chopping, stabbing, slashing randomly...

Until he created the world’s foremost technique—Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root!

Throughout the millennium, imaginations tended to be elaborate.

Many said the Dao Ancestor didn’t use swordsmanship because no adversary existed.

Who deserves his swordsmanship!?

Even this casual sword strike is unparalleled in the world.

In gamer parlance, "Dao Ancestor conquers the world invincibly with normal attacks, without needing [skills]."

With one plain attack, you’re dead!

But Chu Huaixu didn’t think this way.

It’s simple; he himself, due to the Heart Sword’s limitation, couldn’t possess his own Lifebound Sword, nor could he wield a sword continuously.

Yet when deploying swordsmanship, he remained unrestricted.

"So, could it be... that the Dao Ancestor, due to certain special reasons, couldn’t deploy swordsmanship?"

"Similar to my condition but different somehow?"

Just like if he didn’t disclose the truth, no one would think that such a genius sword cultivator, comprehending sword intent and forming a Sword Heart, couldn’t wield a sword long-term.

....

....

Time passed by.

Chu Huaixu didn’t know how long or how many times he had practiced this set of [Heavenly Kui Swordsmanship].

Strangely, the more he practiced, the more he unexpectedly immersed himself!

He entered a wondrous state, truly beginning to calm his heart and contemplate, to quiet his mind and feel.

He had long been relying on the system.

Of course, he wouldn’t admit this, as the experience points were acquired through his own efforts. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

——My accomplishments are all due to my hard work!

But strictly speaking, due to the system’s existence, the [enlightenment] stage rarely appeared in his cultivation experience.

Or it can be said, the system instantly upgraded, cramming all insights directly into his brain.

It’s as though compressing all processes into a moment, handing over the "result" right to you.

This made Chu Huaixu’s current feeling very peculiar.

He suspected that the initial bluish sphere of energy had other wonders.

Because he knew himself well, he wasn’t the type to easily enter into this "state of selflessness."

"The Heavenly Chief Swordsmanship is finally perfected." He let out a long breath, and unexpectedly, a sense of achievement welled up in his heart.

As he expected, everything around, which had been frozen, began to return to normal.

The Dao Ancestor stopped wielding his sword and walked back to the stone bench to sit down, picking up another jade scroll from the stone table.

——Profound Level, Middle Grade, "Thunderstorm Reverence Sword Formulas."

The name was kind of interesting.

This swordsmanship was somewhat similar to Chu Huaixu’s "Fingertip Thunder," following the path of fierce dominance.

Moreover, it was quite spectacular, truly evoking the feeling of thunder rising from flat ground.

A thrust of the sword, and thunder roared.

"If this got into a fight, it could be heard clearly two miles away." He lamented in his heart.

But this swordsmanship was different from the "Six Out of Seven."

Lièquē is another name for lightning.

But this Earth Level Technique was obviously faster and stronger than the "Thunderstorm Reverence Sword Formulas."

It just wasn’t as spectacular and had some backlash.

Overall, for such a spectacular skill, it’s an advantage when needing to appear saintly in front of others.

But in some situations, causing too much commotion would be a downside.

Chu Huaixu immersed himself again and continued practicing the sword with the Dao Ancestor.

He understood clearly that a Profound Level Middle Grade would naturally take more time.

Yet he began to find himself increasingly patient.

Oddly, he didn’t find it tedious or dull at all.

Besides, he had just glanced at his Character Panel.

After he cultivated the "Heavenly Chief Swordsmanship" to Great Perfection, his "Sword Intent" progress bar was also increasing.

In other words, the entire process was beneficial for him in tempering his Sword Intent.

Now, the Fearless Sword Intent was 71% away from the Realm of Great Success, steadily growing.

"If I can enhance the Fearless Sword Intent to Great Success in this Inheritance Secret Realm, just this gain alone would be immense!"

The improvement of Sword Intent greatly strengthens the overall combat power.

Moreover, Chu Huaixu was eager to know whether he could possibly form a second Sword Heart, so he quite valued the progress of his Sword Intent.

"Alright! Let’s keep practicing!"

And Han Shuangjiang’s progress was actually similar to Chu Huaixu’s.

Because she spent more time in the cave.

However, given her higher comprehension, she quickly caught up while practicing the "Heavenly Chief Swordsmanship" and even surpassed in progress.

Her Reincarnation Sword Intent was also steadily improving.

The Big Ice Cube roughly guessed the Dao Ancestor’s intentions at this moment.

She was already frugal and adept at managing household affairs, being Chu Huaixu’s little housekeeper.

She valued this opportunity to learn techniques for free and felt she really struck it rich!

After all, her savings were still sparse, and she owed Chu Huaixu a hefty debt.

Han Shuangjiang was already beginning to anticipate.

"I’ve already learned the Profound Level."

"Will there be Earth Level next?"

"Or even Celestial Level?"

She thought it was highly possible!

A heaven’s favorite with high comprehension never thought she couldn’t learn it.

Unlike Chu Huaixu, who was previously worried with Comprehension 6 and couldn’t learn Celestial Level Techniques.

"I just don’t know how long I’ll be trapped here."

Additionally, she keenly noticed something.

"This time, I’m not hungry or thirsty at all."

Last time when she was trapped in the Daoist Ancestor Secret Realm, if it weren’t for Chu Huaixu coming in and putting a Grain Avoidance Pill in her mouth, she would’ve suffered a lot.

Now, trapped here for several days, she didn’t feel the hunger and thirst from before.

Yet her scattered thoughts quickly dissipated entirely.

The bluish sphere of energy seemed to have the ability to bring people into a selfless state.

Han Shuangjiang was the first to master the swordsmanship to Great Perfection, while Chu Huaixu was much slower.

Later on, even a 1-point difference in comprehension could make a world of difference.

Comprehension 7 might only be the champion at the county level, but Comprehension 8 was at the provincial level.

"Finally mastered it." Chu Huaixu let out a long breath.

He opened the system interface to see how many days had passed.

There’s a saying, "Years are uncounted in the mountains," and being trapped in the secret realm was somewhat like this.

But with a system by his side, containing the "time" function, there was no need to worry about losing track of time.

"I just don’t know why I hadn’t realized this earlier. I was just focused on practicing the sword, as if possessed, suddenly becoming a sword fanatic?" He was a bit perplexed.

And when he opened the system interface and glanced at the time, his pupils slightly contracted.

"Time’s not moving!"

"Time is suspended!"

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