At this time, the two of them were in a dead forest, facing a stream. They had not really left the base camp where the turtles lived. Although the place was remote and there was no one around, they could still faintly see the scorching flames in the distance and most of their bodies submerged in the canopy of the trees. of Suzaku.
This was the temporary safe zone that Tang Zhao chose. He had no choice but to choose a place farther away. The forest was man-made and was as regular as a military formation. It was not easy for him to find a relatively open ground washed by water.
Secondly, the traveling distance of the light that brought Deputy Chi out was also limited.
After all, it is a new swordsmanship that has just been developed.
Tang Zhao was about to ask about the situation on the battlefield over there when he saw Deputy Chi glare at him and ask him about the swordsman. He looked down at the unsheathed sword and suddenly felt enlightened.
If you are not a swordsmith, everyone will see swords with scabbards. Buddhist swords come out of the sword furnace with scabbards, just like eggs are born with eggshells. Whether it can match the sword depends on whether it can be pulled out of the scabbard. The newly matched swordsman can pull out part of the sword, but only the swordsman can let the sword out of its sheath, and the sword can light up the nineteen states.
No matter what the problem is with this idea, it is a generally accepted truth that when you draw a sword, you are a swordsman, when you carry a sword, you are a swordsman, and when you hold a sword, you are nothing.
There was no mistake this time.
"Well, it already is."
Tang Zhao replied.
"..."
Deputy Chi couldn't help but said: "What's 'well, it's already done'? It's like eating cabbage. Isn't this the sword you just forged? Isn't it the one that was just released yesterday?"
Tang Zhao said: "Yes. It's the sword I made for myself."
Deputy Chi said repeatedly: "Wait a minute - let me think about it. What you mean is that after you forged the sword, the sword just came out of the furnace, it was not cold yet, and it was sizzling. You grabbed it and matched it." , become a swordsman, and then in the blink of an eye, you realize the heart of the sword, clarify the intention of the sword, step out, the sword elephant comes, and become a swordsman?"
Although Tang Zhao felt that his description was more like a fried pancake, there seemed to be nothing wrong with it. He said: "It must have taken more than a blink of an eye. It can't be that fast. It will definitely take a while to become enlightened. Of course it could be this one The sword and I were naturally matched, so it took a shorter time to become a swordsman.”
Deputy Chi said thoughtfully: "Well, to say that is... fart!" He pointed at Tang Zhao's sword incoherently and said: "Do you think I have never been a swordsman or that I was not there when you forged the sword? Watching from the outside? It's obviously only such a short time. One moment, the sword house is penetrated by light, and the next moment you come out. Where did the "spend some time" you said go? To understand the sword's heart, to understand the sword's intention, to surrender the sword Elephant, doesn’t this take time? Even if you become enlightened in an instant, the lightsaber elephant cannot arrive so quickly. It takes several hours. And... and... and what about the sword elephant? The swordsman’s first time When you realize your sword, the Sword Elephant will come grandly, why didn’t I see your Sword Elephant?”
Tang Zhao looked at him helplessly. It was really hard to explain, because he couldn't say directly: In fact, I just realized the sword in an instant, but at that time, I really considered that you were watching outside and it was hard to ask everyone to wait, so Used canning time to speed things up a bit.
In fact, including the storage time, it took several hours to become a swordsman.
To be honest, he didn't expect to be able to master the sword and become a swordsman so quickly at first. There is no need for him to pursue this extreme speed. The path of swordsmanship is not about who can learn the sword faster or become a swordsman earlier. It is about who can go further in the end. It is not necessarily a bad thing if you accumulate a lot of time and effort when mastering the sword.
Tang Zhao has been preparing for sword making in the past two years. Although he is also preparing for sword enlightenment, the order is slightly behind. He was also prepared for the difficulty of mastering the sword. Although mastering the sword has little to do with the mind, it still takes a year for Zhang Rong, a genius who is superior to ordinary people in everything. It is normal for others to struggle for several years. Some children of aristocratic families sleep with Jian when they are young, and they get along day and night. There are also some who have been dragging on for more than ten or decades in vain.
He was already prepared. If he could not successfully master the sword for a long time, he would carry the sword on his back and travel thousands of miles to northern Xinjiang, the sea, and the Liangzhou desert. Look at the vast nature of the world, broaden your horizons, sharpen your mind, then find a master to fight, go to the dangerous cave to kill the devil, and push yourself to the limit in the desperate situation of life and death.
He was even prepared - if the sword-making was not as satisfactory this time and the sword did not match him, he would have to exchange the sword with others and spend time looking for his own sword.
But when the sword-making furnace went out and the sword appeared, Tang Zhao suddenly realized:
Those backup plans are probably no longer needed.
When Tang Zhao saw the sword for the first time, he suddenly realized that it was his sword.
This is a wonderful feeling that Tang Zhao cannot describe in words. In fact, he had felt this way before. When he first saw someone taking out the Lihuo sword in the Taoist temple on the mountain, he had a feeling - I can also hold that sword.
But that was just a vague premonition, and it was okay to say that it was a guess, but this time it was different. He had a strong feeling, even a strong emotion, that this was his sword!
That feeling...how to put it? Even using fate to describe it is too shallow. It is more like parents seeing their newborn children at a glance, and they are connected by blood, and there is no way to fake it.
Although the newborn sword was dusty and looked like a wrinkled clown child like a newborn, in the eyes of his parents he was extremely cute and unique.
Tang Zhao has never been a parent, but he already knows this feeling.
At that time, he couldn't restrain his impulse. Even though he knew that all the guests outside had already arrived and he should just go out to welcome them, he still reached for the sword at that moment.
The feeling of holding the sword - very warm.
He once held the Quan Sword, held the magic weapon, and took the magic weapon suitable for him. He felt the powerful power in an instant, and even had a strong impact on his body and mind.
However, this sword did not. Everything was so warm and soft, like soaking in hot spring water, no, lighter than spring water, like a sunbath in winter.
Gradually, he could no longer feel the sword, nor the light outside. The light had integrated into his body, and the light was also a part of his body. They blend together without any discomfort.
Under Xue Xianyun's onlooker's perspective, the newly-baked sword had been quietly unsheathed.
Three inches out of the scabbard is for the sword.
Under normal circumstances, the first meeting between the sword and the swordsman should end at this point. A swordsman wants to close the scabbard. On the long road to sword mastery, what he wants is for a moment when the sword blade comes out of the scabbard, like a mountain splitting stone.
The first level of sword heart - metal and stone are open.
Faith will move mountains to open.
Without him, sincerely.
No matter how ambitious you are, whether you have the thoughts of a sage, or how talented you are, you will never be able to knock on the sword's door to enlightenment. The first step of Kenshin is sincerity.
Be true to your sword, be true to yourself, and go straight to your heart.
When you got the sword, what were you thinking about most?
Everyone forces themselves to think desperately about things related to the sword, but in fact they can't decide what they are thinking about when they realize the sword.
The same is true for Tang Zhao. He reads a lot of books and his mind is always full of various ideas. What's more, under the bath of the sword, his heart becomes clear. What should he have thought of, what should he have realized, but he didn't expect to think of it at this moment. is his own name.
Zhao.
From the day, from the call.
"Youth is thanked, and the sun shines brightly."
Initially, his father "borrowed" this name from Mr. Zhaoming in the hope that he would be able to win the top prize like the Wenqu star and honor his ancestors.
Later, when Mr. Chen came here, he told Tang Zhao the meaning of his name, Zhao, Riming, which means bright sunshine. He said: "This is a good name and it suits you. You want to be a child like sunshine."
Perhaps from then on, he always felt that he had some strange connection with tomorrow in the sky. Of course, this was only his unilateral feeling. The sun treated him no differently than all living beings.
Although it is ridiculous, he really demands himself with the bright sunshine as his ideal.
The sun shines brightly on itself and also illuminates others.
Perhaps it was fate that he got the "Great Sun God Chariot Sutra" from the pool. The Gang Qi he cultivated was the Great Sun Gang Qi. Even his internal power was modified by the "Binghuo Heart Method" known as the fire of the sun. The direction of his inspiration was also The flames and the sword type also matched him, and the sword body material was mainly "gold", which was also the color of sunlight.
Isn't everything destined to happen?
Holding the sword today, I also feel the sword's vitality like sunshine. Is it God's will?
In fact, he had already felt this way, but he always felt that identifying himself as a "son of the sun" would be ridiculous, and he felt ashamed even if he thought about it in his heart. Only when all the distractions in the world disappear, and I no longer have worldly thoughts, can I think quietly and carefully, and can trace back such a long time. Only at this moment, he was holding the sword that was connected to his blood, and the thoughts in his heart emerged one by one like bubbles in a hot spring.
This is really a wonderful state.
Some people say that before a person dies, his life's experiences will flash by like a revolving lantern. So, is there such a moment before a person is born? Count the past lives in the halo and look forward to this life.
It’s just that no one remembers what happened before they were born.
And now, a young man has found his own sword, which will accompany him for a long time and open up an infinite future. Isn't it a new life?
Or maybe it's not his new life, but the sword's new life. This was originally a nascent sword.
Just remember, think, and feel.
Sometimes the thoughts are extremely clear, sometimes they are chaotic and inexplicable, and sometimes they are like flying immortals from the sky. In the end, countless thoughts are wound together like a ball of thread, and the thread can no longer be found.
He also snapped out of his daze, turned his head, and looked toward the sky.
The windows of Jianlu had been opened. It was early in the morning, and a large ship appeared out of thin air on the swamp. The ship's hull was covered with a layer of dull golden light, as if it had just returned from the sun.
This moved his heart.
This movement was like a hole in the dammed glacier being opened, and the flood poured down from it, rushing thousands of miles.
“I have wanted to be sunshine since I was a child, and it has never changed since I grew up, and it will not change in the future.”
This is my path.
"Let's start from this moment."
As his countless thoughts finally came to this sentence, it may not be a brilliant philosophy, but it moved the sword in his hand.
The starting point of Kenshin is sincerity, awareness, and a vow.
Faith will move mountains to open!
boom--
Rays of light spread out from behind, almost rising into the sky.
Xue Xianyun, who was standing by, had already been dumbfounded. When he saw this situation, his jaw dropped even more.
He was also a swordsman himself, so how could he not know that this was a sign of Kenshin's enlightenment?
However...it's wrong to have a sword now. The birth of a swordsman also takes time. The big ship outside has already arrived. The guests with different thoughts are gathering. They must spend time watching the whole process. Don't worry about whether it is rude or not. If someone with evil intentions makes trouble, interrupt them. This hard-won opportunity was lost.
"There's really nothing I can do against you." Xue Xianyun reached out and pulled out a jar.
This is the time jar they prepare early. It was originally just in case. In the unlikely event that something goes wrong at the last minute while the sword is being made, and guests arrive in front of you again, you can buy some time to adjust so as not to show up in person.
There isn't much time, just three hours.
at last……
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The scene at that time flashed by, and Tang Zhao asked deputy envoy Chi, "Deputy envoy, how come you don't have a sword elephant? Didn't you see the light rising into the sky?"
