Xiwei's nervousness was finally relieved, while the golden-horned demon showed an expression of disbelief.
You must know that Cheng Ling's cultivation level is only a five-star immortal emperor. If he can defeat the golden-horned demon across three stars, it is impossible to say whether there is anyone in the immortal world who can do it. Even if there is, it is only one in ten thousand.
The dragon feather sword held a sword flower and put it into the body.
Cheng Ling is also sorting out his thoughts on this battle. In terms of absolute strength, he may not have improved much or even at all, but in terms of swordsmanship, his level has increased by a large level, and his combat ability has also increased linearly.
The insight of using the sword to control the sword with the heart made him realize that it is not the hands that control the sword, but the heart, the will, and the mind. The hands are just appearances.
As fast as the heart is, the sword is as fast, and its speed should be higher than that of using the sword with both hands.
In the previous breath, the sword appeared here, and in the next breath, the sword appeared there again. This is the true meaning of the fourth level of swordsmanship!
In fact, from the perspective of Cheng Ling's swordsmanship, he knew that he had reached the peak of the fourth level very early, but it was always unclear and he always felt that he could not perfectly display the power of his swordsmanship.
Of these four levels, the first level is that the sword is a sword, and the person is a person, with clear distinctions; the second level is that the person and the sword are one, and the person and the sword are indistinguishable from each other, and the long sword in the hand is an extension of the arm. There is nothing much to say about the first two levels.
When you reach the third level, you have actually stepped into the threshold of wielding a sword with your heart. The difference is that you don’t need to have a sword in your hand, but you also have a sword in your heart; and the fourth level is when you really step into the door and follow the direction of your heart. Wherever the sword goes, the speed of consciousness is much faster than that of the arm.
Reaching this level, no sword technique in the world can surpass it in speed!
Of course, this does not mean that Cheng Ling is invincible in swordsmanship. The sword in the heart is the realm of swordsmanship, and the sword in the heart is the essence. These are not direct swordsmanship, and there is no advantage when displayed.
Only by cooperating with the sword technique can the mystery be revealed and the power of the sword technique be enhanced again. So far, Cheng Ling has only been able to integrate the realm of heart and sword into the basic sword technique.
Basic swordsmanship is the foundation of swordsmanship, it is the foundation, the foundation, and it is very important. However, the foundation is the foundation after all. No matter how far you practice, it will always be the foundation.
The existence of basic swordsmanship is originally to let people practice swordsmanship and become familiar with swordsmanship, rather than to kill and destroy swordsmanship. Therefore, there is nothing special about its power.
In addition to the basic swordsmanship, other swordsmanship has not yet reached the point where the Heart Sword is integrated into it. Just like his own Nine Jue Divine Sword, the power is indeed very powerful. However, the more powerful the swordsmanship is, the more powerful it is. It becomes more difficult to integrate the essence of Heart Sword Ruyi.
This was a dilemma, and it was also the enlightenment he gained after studying the sword canon and integrating various inheritances.
"Swordsmanship, I still need to practice more swordsmanship!" Cheng Ling thought.
In the past, he would not have had such an idea at all. Compared with the Nine Jue Divine Sword passed down by the Golden Page, left by ancient sword cultivators, and self-created, the power of other sword techniques is simply incomparable. But in order to integrate Xinjian Ruyi into his self-created sword style as soon as possible, he had to practice swordsmanship.
It's very simple. The current Heart Sword Ruyi can only be integrated into basic swordsmanship. After all, basic swordsmanship is the lowest level and the weakest. Moreover, Cheng Ling has been immersed in basic swordsmanship for hundreds of years. With his swordsmanship, Talent and understanding, no matter how many times you practice basic swordsmanship, have already penetrated into your bones. Deep into the soul, more instinctive than instinct.
On the other hand, the various sword techniques I have learned, whether they are gold pages or self-made, or even the sword techniques such as the Cloud-Piercing Sword Style and the Sky-Severing Sword Style that I learned from the Sword Sect's ruins, are many times more powerful than the basic sword techniques. , its level is also far superior to basic swordsmanship.
In short, these sword skills and basic sword skills are equal to the difference between extremely high and extremely low, and there are several levels in between.
If Cheng Ling wants to integrate Heart Sword Ruyi into these swordsmanship, it will be extremely difficult. However, if he uses other swordsmanship as a bridge, improves it step by step, and finally integrates it into his own swordsmanship, the difficulty will be reduced by at least half.
This is an idea, but after his deduction and understanding of the realm of kendo, it is completely feasible!
However, if you want to practice swordsmanship, you still need to make some choices, and you can't practice it randomly.
Gein, no matter what kind of swordsmanship, is always created on the basis of the power of heaven and earth. Although Cheng Ling has comprehended a lot of power of heaven and earth, there are still many powers of heaven and earth that he has not touched upon.
And he felt that if these sword techniques could be integrated with basic sword techniques, the power of heaven and earth inside could be eliminated, and only the true meaning of the sword techniques could be used, the effect would be even more ideal.
This is the inspiration he got from the Cloud-Crossing Sword Style and the Sky-Destroying Sword Style. The true essence of swordsmanship is nothing more than stabbing, cutting, cutting, teasing, sweeping...etc., only by practicing these basic sword styles To the extreme, it will naturally speed up the execution of sword techniques, and the understanding of Xinjian Ruyi will become deeper.
It takes a long time to talk about what happened here, but it only lasts for a cup of tea.
When Xiwei saw Cheng Ling standing there motionless after defeating Jin Zhan, with a mysterious aura exuding from all over his body, she knew that the other party seemed to be in a state of enlightenment.
This kind of enlightenment is very precious. It is no less than a sudden enlightenment. It is a summary of one's own cultivation at a certain stage. If we can find the right direction in this regard, not only will our understanding of the way of heaven be gradually improved, but our cultivation realm will also be able to advance rapidly.
Sure enough, just after tea time, Cheng Ling woke up. Opening her eyes and glancing at Jin Zhan calmly, Xiwei noticed that this glance was completely different from the previous feeling.
If there was some hesitation and fear before, now it is completely dull and even a bit overlooking.
Jin Zhan obviously felt this change, and he was unhappy in his heart. However, he was still frightened by the sword strike just now. As long as Cheng Ling showed the slightest hint of murderous intention, he would have turned into cosmic dust.
"Brother Cheng, it looks like you have gained a lot from this battle. Congratulations!"
Cheng Ling laughed and said: "Yes, I have indeed gained a lot, and I have to thank Brother Jin for making it happen. The Black Demon Abyss matter is over. Since you have the intention to go to Zhongyuan Continent, without further delay, we will leave immediately, right? , in addition to Brother Jin, are there other golden-horned demons going together?"
Xiwei shook her head and said: "There are countless demons in the Black Demon Abyss. Once I leave, they will lose their restraints. Therefore, I have to let them guard this place."
Cheng Ling secretly cried out that it was a pity. He originally thought that with the help of these golden-horned demons, the strength of the Luochen Sword Sect would surely reach a higher level. But Xiwei is right. If all the demons from the Black Demonic Abyss appear in the Zhongyuan Continent, the entire continent will probably fall apart without any intervention from outside races.
He then said: "Okay, let's set off immediately."
The three of them left the demon nest and flew out of the Black Demon Abyss.
With Xiwei and Jin Zhan around, it was inconvenient for Cheng Ling to use sword control. Fortunately, they were both powerful at the Immortal Emperor stage and could fly extremely fast in the air. It only took one day to get from the ninth level of the Black Demon Abyss to the exit. Along the way, all the demons were frightened by the aura of Xiwei and Jin Zhan, and had already given way to a passage before they arrived.
A month later, the three of them returned to Luochen Sword Sect. Zhang Hu, Jian Yinghao, Xie Feng and others greeted him outside the main hall. As for the others, they were all practicing in the secret realm of time.
Seeing Xi Wei and Jin Zhan coming together, the three of them exchanged glances. They felt that their auras were very strong, and they didn't know what the relationship between Cheng Ling and them was.
Cheng Ling took the initiative to introduce: "This is Xiwei, who has the blood of the Great Demon. He is a friend I have met since I first arrived in the fairy world. The other one is Jin Zhan. Strictly speaking, he is a demon, but don't worry, he and the others Monsters are different, but they are also my friends.”
Jian Yinghao and Xie Feng hurriedly bowed their hands and said a few words of "long admiration".
Only Zhang Hu secretly looked at Xiwei's beautiful face and thought to himself: I'm afraid this is another Master's Wife-level figure. Hey, the Master has indeed suffered hard these years. Except for Liu Qingyan, the other Master's Wifes are not Parting in life means parting in death. I hope this new wife can stay longer.
Cheng Ling didn't know the dirty thoughts of this kid. He glanced at it and said: "The matter in the Black Demon Abyss has been solved. With Xiwei and Jin Zhan here, the demons on the Zhongyuan Continent will bow their heads and obey their orders. Next, there is Let’s find a way to solve the problem of the demon clan.”
Xie Feng said: "Brother Cheng, I have been to the land of the demon clan once, so I will go with you this time!"
Cheng Ling nodded in agreement. Xie Feng had a special identity. With him here, contact with the demon clan might be unexpectedly convenient.
He immediately said: "Okay, let me repair it for three days, and then we will set off together to the land of the demon clan."
Going west from the Luochen Sword Sect, we encountered fewer and fewer pedestrians. There were lush mountains and trees everywhere. In the end, almost no human traces were found.
Xie Feng introduced: "In the land of Southern Xinjiang, the mountain range is very large, almost surrounding most of the Zhongyuan Continent. There are many powerful monsters and unknown dangers in these mountains. Therefore, few people set foot there." .”
"In this way, these mountains have not been inhabited for tens of millions of years, and they have truly become a paradise for monsters. But this is just the beginning. The deeper you go into the mountains, the more monsters there will be and their strength will become stronger. , especially some flying monsters, once they appear, they will be overwhelming, and the entire sky will be almost blocked."
Cheng Ling nodded silently. Along the way, he did find that the strength of the monsters had increased a lot, and groups of flying monsters could be seen passing through the dense forests from time to time.
He then said: "In that case, Brother Xie Feng, let's enter the land of the demon clan from the ground. With the cover of the dense forest, it must be difficult to detect the flying demon beasts above."
Xie Feng nodded in agreement, but as a result, the speed of the two of them slowed down a lot. Until two months later, the surrounding trees became taller and taller, and there were more and more poisons and monsters in the forest.
Along the way, the two of them tried their best to avoid them. They killed them when they couldn't avoid them anymore. Their clothes were torn and torn by the trees and vegetation in the forest. The two of them had no time to pay attention and just headed west.
On this day, just after passing through a huge dense forest, I felt that my eyes suddenly opened up.
Ahead is a large plain with only some low shrubs and many pillars made of animal bones, about one foot high.
Xie Feng took a deep breath and said: "Brother Cheng, we have finally arrived. This is the entrance to the land of monsters. Be careful. If the number of monsters in the dense forest is better, then the monsters inside are absolutely overwhelming. And from time to time we can encounter some Immortal Emperor-level monsters.”
Cheng Ling suddenly became vigilant, and when his spiritual consciousness swept over it, he couldn't sense a trace of life except for those animal bones. Such a place was incompatible with the mountains and was obviously not an ordinary place.
Standing on the periphery of the animal bones and observing carefully, I found that the pillars seemed to be arranged according to a certain pattern, like a formation. The sky above the plain looked gray and low, making it difficult to see clearly. direction.
He wanted to fly up and observe the entire forest of animal bones from the air, but he couldn't fly at all. It was obvious that there was an air restriction, and his consciousness spread to both sides. The area of the animal bones was so large that he couldn't see the edge at all. It seemed that the only way to continue forward was through this forest of animal bones.
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