The Birth of Sword God-Chapter 310 - 276: Earth Level Swordsmanship Gifted by the Sword Venerable
Outside the Sword Pavilion, the young Daoist held a sword scabbard.
His wrist hung past his crotch, causing the sword scabbard to almost be located at the thigh.
Chu Huaixu speculated that for two people to interact with the black bead, they must both touch it, making bodily contact.
So he first tugged the bead, gripping it tightly, then forcefully slapping it against his outer thigh.
This Body Refiner had no control over his strength.
"Smack—!"
The Dao Ancestor’s outer thigh seemed to have received a palm strike.
A full-force palm strike from a Third Realm Body Cultivator!
However, the Dao Ancestor naturally remained unmoved.
After all, he was also a deeply hidden Body Cultivator.
Presumably to him, this was merely at a tickling level.
Everything around once again froze in place.
"Huh?" The Dao Ancestor turned his head, letting out a soft "huh", seemingly surprised by the young man’s actions.
Since Chu Huaixu couldn’t see his expression nor remember his features, he could only guess the Dao Ancestor’s demeanor from the sound.
He vaguely heard some laughter.
"No need to rush," the Dao Ancestor still spoke warmly, addressing him in a gentle tone.
—"He Is Convinced".
As soon as the words fell, the frozen scene around resumed back to normal, and the entire world seemed to function ordinarily again.
Only, the black sword scabbard that was in the Dao Ancestor’s left hand had disappeared, stored within his Storage Magical Treasure.
Chu Huaixu: "..."
Damn it, he gave me the "silent treatment"!
This guy, on the verge of madness, felt somewhat driven to distraction.
The Sword Venerable present did not sense anything amiss.
With his fearsome cultivation, he seemed not to notice the disappearance of the sword scabbard from the Dao Ancestor’s hand.
It was as if in his memory, the Dao Ancestor had never been holding a sword scabbard!
This made Chu Huaixu’s brow furrow every day.
This Sword Venerable appeared to be a man of temperament, retrieving a Jade Scroll from his Storage Ring.
"This Earth Level Swordsmanship, I acquired while roaming, I present to you, my friend, and it doesn’t break sect rules."
The young Daoist did not refuse, gladly accepted, and said with a smile, "Little Dao thanks Sword Venerable."
After a few polite exchanges, this Daoist walking down from Junzi Temple gracefully rejected the Sword Venerable’s invitation to stay.
He left the Sword Sect, flying in the sky all the way.
The scene before Chu Huaixu shifted, and when the scene appeared again, the young Daoist had found a beautiful little mountain, and seated himself on an ancient tree, eagerly beginning to inspect this Earth Level Swordsmanship, with a look of delight.
Chu Huaixu: "...."
You just comprehended the three thousand volumes of Sword Dao.
Now someone gives you another, and in just ten minutes of flight, you’re delving into study?
But reflecting on the fact that this was a Earth Level Swordsmanship of great value...
Chu Huaixu tolerated it.
This sword technique given by the Sword Venerable was named "Green Falling Lodging Fire."
The name wasn’t surprising, easy to understand.
"Green Falling" refers to the sky, "Lodging Fire" indicates a fire not extinguished overnight, referring to flames burning throughout the night.
The essence of this sword technique is, after slicing with a sword, some power of the Sword Qi unleashed will be reclaimed and then condensed into the next sword, enhancing strength, achieving the effect of unending Sword Qi, with each sword stronger than the last.
This sword technique has a total of nine swords, the ninth being the strongest.
But there is a major premise that each move must follow the other seamlessly, without pause.
Once stopped, it can’t be called lodging fire anymore, as the flames are extinguished mid-way.
Overall, it is merely a middle-grade Earth Level Swordsmanship.
The "Six Out of Seven", even in its incomplete state, was at Earth Level, and after Xu Ziqing completed it, actually had the level of Earth Level Middle Grade.
Its power reached the standard of Earth Level Upper Grade, but the cost was too high, not something "ordinary players" could handle.
Chu Huaixu estimated on his own, and checked the system’s introduction and data on this skill.
The "Green Falling Lodging Fire" can stack up to nine swords.
In the case of consistent skill level, actually, the power of the first seven swords does not compare to "Six Out of Seven", nor does it exceed "Six Out of Seven" in speed.
The eighth sword is roughly equal.
Only the last sword, in terms of output, surpasses "Six Out of Seven."
This really depends on the actual situation during a confrontation, then choose moves accordingly.
"The ’Green Falling Lodging Fire’ has no backlash, but requires front-end stacking."
"Especially the power of the first few swords lags far behind ’Six Out of Seven’."
Overall, looking at his personal situation, Chu Huaixu still feels that "Six Out of Seven" is more suitable for himself.
Moreover, this self-torturing divine skill has already been upgraded to Great Success, "Green Falling Lodging Fire" needs to start from zero.
"But for the Big Ice Cube, the gains would definitely be huge."
"After all, the one most suited for ’Six Out of Seven’ under heaven is probably me, followed by Xiaoxu."
"Someone like Han Shuangjiang, who does not practice body refining, is inferior, unable to wield this offensive divine skill, a casual strike wastes delicate fingers, two or three and it’s over for slender arms too!"
Now in the Inheritance Secret Realm, Chu Huaixu wishes for the Dao Ancestor to train the "Green Falling Lodging Fire" to Great Perfection directly.
After all, it’s Earth Level!
"I don’t mind being a bit more tired and weary in this ’Little Black Room.’"
"At least now the external world’s time is paused."
"Outside, I couldn’t upgrade this skill."
This level of technique isn’t meant for players around level thirty-something.
Just upgrading one "Six Out of Seven" already felt burdensome.
Moreover, if "Green Falling Lodging Fire" reached Great Perfection, its power would certainly surpass the Great Success stage of "Six Out of Seven" considerably.
In the forest, Chu Huaixu practiced alongside the Dao Ancestor over and over.
After an unknown period, system prompts began to ring in his ears.
"[Ding! Your skill ’Green Falling Lodging Fire’ can be upgraded, would you like to upgrade it?]"
"Upgrade," he immediately made the choice.
The frozen scene around did not revert to its original state.
The Dao Ancestor continued wielding his sword.
Chu Huaixu watched this scene, feeling a little happy.
"Indeed, once there’s a pressing need, motivation is different."
Thus, he tirelessly practiced swordplay, upgrading it to Minor Success, then Great Success.
Just as he anticipated upgrading it to Great Perfection, he suddenly heard birds chirping!
The world was no longer frozen, resuming its normalcy!
"No! Dao Ancestor, you don’t comprehend anymore?" He was anxious, he was anxious.
Get up and learn!
What’s this, falling short at the brink of victory?
He only saw the Dao Ancestor slowly raise his head, looking toward the heavens, speaking gently:
"The concept of this sword technique has contradictions, unhelpful for ascending to the pinnacle of Sword Dao, truly a superfluous pursuit."
Chu Huaixu: "...."
You even evaluated it, it’s just Earth Level Middle Grade, why hold such high standards!
Chicken ribs, if you won’t eat them, I will!
I see you eating Grain Avoidance Pill, I even crave them!
But his attention was quickly drawn by the Dao Ancestor’s next words.
"So, what is the strongest swordplay under heaven?" The Dao Ancestor raised his head to the sky, watching the clouds roll and unroll, uttering a heartfelt sentiment.
"It’s coming!" Chu Huaixu’s heart tightened.
The strongest swordplay under heaven is naturally "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root."
To be precise, it’s not the number one swordplay, but the number one technique under heaven!
And the Dao Ancestor’s murmuring next sentence seemed to be a supplement to his own sentiment.
"The swordplay I can utilize."
This gave Chu Huaixu complete assurance.
Everything aligned with his expectations.
For reasons unknown, the Dao Ancestor indeed could not mobilize the spiritual power within him to wield sword techniques.
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