"I ask you, what is a sword?" The Sword Master's majestic and fierce voice sounded, no longer the kind and family tone before.
I thought that the sword master was going to use some ultimate move, some kind of devastating move, but he didn't expect to ask himself a question directly, and he almost couldn't turn his mind around.
"...Is this a test?"
"Ran Ye! Tell me your answer!"
"The sword is a holy product! It is a gentleman's weapon! It has the edge, ridge, conong, 锷, stem, grid, head, hoop, 缯, reins, and tassels, which constitute the foundation of the sword. It can chop, chop, collapse, tease, grid, It can be used to wash, cut, stab, stir, press, hang, sweep and other moves. The sword is like a flying phoenix, it can be hard or soft, it can be swallowed freely, and it is light and airy... It can also be divided into short sword, long sword, double sword, blunt sword, etc."
After Ye Hong finished speaking, the sword master asked again:
"What is sword intent?"
"Sword intention, the artistic conception of the sword! It is a unique perception on the path of the sword. The strength of the sword intention depends on the consciousness and realm of the sword holder. Sword whistle, sword energy, sword light, sword gang and sword power are the sword intention. It is indispensable. According to my understanding, it can be divided into four categories. The beginner's sword intention is based on the sword, relying on the sword to focus on the momentum, and it is stored for a long time; When you are successful, your sword will come out; when you reach the peak, you can use it with anything, and you are not limited to the grade of the sword, and it can be used instantly; when you reach great success, you can move according to your heart, your hand can be a sword, everything can be used as a sword, and even invisible things can be used instantly... …”
"Then what is kendo?"
"However, heaven has the way of heaven, and humans have both mortal and immortal ways. The sword should have its way of the sword, also called the way of the sword. The way of the sword should be able to open up the yin and yang, control the five elements, sweep away the six and eight wastes, and be crowned with thunder to cut through all the ways. ...Although the way of swordsmanship is a way, it has countless ways, which can be deposed or tolerated. It is stronger than killing and invincible. It can also be a way of justice for good, a way of protecting family affection, but on the contrary, the deceitful ways of evil can be blended with it. Emphasizing the original intention of the sword wielder and adding it to the foundation of the sword."
The sword master was silent for a while after hearing this, and then asked:
"Why do you practice swordsmanship?"
Ye Hong replied without thinking: "Of course it's to be cool! To look cool! How majestic it is to play with a sword!"
"..." The sword master was silent for a long time after hearing this.
Seeing that the sword master had not spoken for a long time, Ye Hong was confused and asked:
"Do you have any other questions?"
When Ye Hong finished asking, he saw an illusion gathering two feet in front of him, forming an illusory figure. Upon closer inspection, it was seventy-eight times similar to his appearance in the illusion just now.
"No, you remind me of when I was young." The shadowy figure smiled back at Ye Hong, it was the Sword Master.
"Are you the Sword Master-senpai?"
Xuying chuckled and said: "That's right! You still have one last test. If you pass it, the Sword Intent Grass will be given to you. If you fail, you will go back to where you came from!"
"What other tests are there? So did I pass the previous test?"
"Except for the first test, there is no guarantee of passing the previous tests. It depends on my mood."
Without waiting for Ye Hong to speak, the Sword Master continued: "The last test is that you have to hold on to a stick of incense in my hand to pass."
As soon as the shadow of the sword master finished speaking, a sword blade condensed in his hand. Ye Hong hurriedly stopped when he saw this.
"Senior Sword Master, don't be ridiculous! How can I hold on to your hand for even one stick of incense? You are a strong man in the Holy Realm! I only have the cultivation level of the early Golden Core, and you can kill my little one with one sword. Fate, let's change the test? How about you suppress your realm?"
"In the early stage of Jindan, you are a clever ghost. Don't think that I don't know that your physical defense is amazing. You dismantled the puppets in the first test, and even the low-grade spiritual weapons at the earth level can't do anything to you. At most, I will reach the realm of Suppressed at the ninth level of the Emperor, you can also use sword skills to attack me during the process."
Ye Hong was extremely happy when he heard the Sword Master Phantom said that he would suppress the realm to the ninth level of the Emperor. As long as he was not in the Holy realm, he had nothing to panic, but Ye Hong definitely couldn't show it at this moment.
"Then... that's okay! Senior Sword Master, please be gentle. It only takes a stick of incense as promised."
"here we go!"
As soon as he said it, he just finished speaking. The sword master's shadow made a move and attacked him first. Ye Hong reacted quickly. Due to the inertia when encountering a powerful opponent, wind suddenly appeared under his feet and he moved at the speed of sound. He tried his best to retreat, but it was still a step too late.
The sword master's shadow's attack came in an instant. Even if he was stabbed in the chest, he didn't care so much. He quickly retreated and tried his best to cover up the place where he was attacked.
"The Phantom Dance of Wind and Shadow!"
Before the Juggernaut Phantom attacked again, Ye Hong had already used his combat skills again. His tactics at this time were to hide and hide whenever he could, trying not to confront the Juggernaut Phantom head-on. His speed was not as fast as the Juggernaut Phantom. Liao Jin uses the speed of sound to increase his speed, and then combines his combat skills to create a phantom to delay time.
The sword master felt shameful about Ye Hong's tactic of blindly avoiding and not fighting, but it was a good tactic, so he attacked the scurrying Ye Hong like a cat and a mouse.
At first Ye Hong thought he could still deal with it, but gradually Ye Hong found that it was getting harder and harder to hold back the Sword Master's shadow with this move. Not only was he struggling, but he was also attacked by the Sword Master's shadow several times.
There is nothing wrong with him, but he has already exposed the fact that he can block the ninth level imperial level attack. It is inevitable that the Sword Master Phantom will not take any measures to restrain him.
"I'm surprised by how strong your body is! Try eating me!"
"Strangle with sword shadow!"
"It's too late! I'll block it! Wind wall! Earth element force condenses!"
Sharp sword shadows struck from all directions. Even though Ye Hong tried his best to block it, he was still unable to block it. The defensive layer formed by the wind wall and earth elemental power instantly collapsed, and the sword shadows came straight towards him like breaking bamboo.
The clothes on his body were torn to pieces by the sword shadow, with rags flying everywhere, exposing his strong muscles. The sword shadow attack left some light white marks on his body.
"It seems that you have underestimated it. Try taking advantage of my sword!"
Seeing the movement of the sword master's shadow, Ye Hong was suddenly startled and almost cursed. I saw the phantom of the Sword Master slashing at me with another sword. This seemingly ordinary sword contained destructive sword intent. How could I resist it?
Normal attacks with sword skills can be blocked by one's body, but attacks containing sword intent cannot be resisted so easily.
"I can't hide anymore, I have to bite the bullet!" Ye Hong gritted his teeth and made a decision in his heart.
"Isn't it just the intention of the sword! The Thousand Shadows Phantom Sword slashes continuously!"
The green-edge swords in the hands of many phantoms buzzed, accompanied by flashes of thunder, and seemed to have roars of wind. They faced the phantom of the Sword Master directly. The sword of the phantom of the Sword Master collided with Ye Hong's thousands of phantom swords. together.
"Qiang!"
Ye Hong flew out upside down, spitting out a mouthful of blood at the same time. He looked a little embarrassed after regaining his balance. After the aftermath of the attack dissipated, the silhouette of the Sword Master appeared, looking at Ye Hong with a playful expression.
"It's a good attack method. Sword intention is integrated into sword skills. It seems that you have touched the essence of using sword intention. It's just a pity that your sword intention has not yet taken shape."
He had been dodging the attacks of the Sword Master's phantom, which consumed a lot of internal energy from the wind element. Then he used the earth-level combat skill Wind Shadow Phantom Dance, and the heaven-level combat skill Thousand Shadows Phantom Sword to slash in succession, which consumed a huge amount of internal energy. At this time, only half of the time had passed. Ye Hong was really unsure whether he could block the attack of the half-column incense sword master's phantom.
"Ye Hong is not good at learning and can't understand the essence. Please ask Senior Sword Master for advice!"
"Diligence and studious are a good seedling. What a pity..." Sword Master Xuying murmured softly and couldn't help but sigh.
"This is the Thunder Sword Intent! Please give me some advice, senior!"
Before Ye Hong could finish his words, he was already halfway there. The thunder shadow of the Qingfeng Sword in his hand flashed and he was already attacking the phantom of the Sword Master.
In response to Ye Hong's attack, the sword master's shadow did not dodge. The sword shadow in his hand continued to catch Ye Hong's every attack. He observed Ye Hong's moves and seemed to really have the intention to guide Ye Hong.
"The sword intention is not yet formed, it's too hasty! There are distracting thoughts in the mind when it comes to the sword, it's too slow! It's too stupid to use both thunder and chopping power! It's full of flaws. Although it has ideas, it doesn't have enough experience!" Sword Master's shadow blocked the night. Hong said while attacking.
"Fire-burning sword intent!"
Ye Hong changed his attack moves, the fire element around his body was active, and the Qingfeng sword was ignited with fire, and the buzzing sound continued.
"It's interesting! Unfortunately, you are still too young and not skilled in using it. In the true sense, your sword power is not considered a sword power. It can only be called a special internal power blessing. It is similar to inlaying a demon core into a weapon to complete elemental enchantment and increase the attack power of the sword." Sword Master Phantom commented.
"That's just a prelude! Senior, you have to see clearly!"
The corner of Ye Hong's mouth curled up slightly, and with a thought in his mind, the Qingfeng sword in his hand let out a long roar. The sword moved at will, and the shadow moved with his heart, and the sword blade turned into a fiery force and cut straight into the shadow of the sword master.
Blocking Ye Hong's offensive again, Sword Master Xuying felt the shock coming from Ye Hong's Qingfeng sword, and suddenly understood in his heart, and said:
"Sword roar, rise up, turn into thoughts and leave traces! It's a bit like that. You must have understood the sword trace left on the sword test stone in front of the hall!"
Ye Hong was shocked when he heard Sword Master Xuying's words. He didn't expect that Sword Master Xuying could see so much from his own moves. He even knew the sword marks on the sword test stone.
"Yes, Ye Hong lacks talent and qualifications. I have only scratched the surface of the sword marks on the sword test stone, and I feel ashamed of myself!"
"No one can change the innate factors. It is really rare for you to have such understanding. That sword mark was left when I realized the way of swordsmanship. How much you can realize is your fate."
"I have told you too much, and I have wasted a lot of time. It should be over now!" After speaking, Sword Master Xuying's momentum began to rise, and his sword intent rose, as if he wanted to kill Ye Hong immediately without wasting time.
Seeing this, Ye Hong knew that this delaying tactic was ineffective, but he didn't want to lose just like that. After all, there was not much time left for Yi stick of incense. As long as he persisted for a moment, he could pass this final test and obtain the Sword Intent Grass.
"Senior Sword Master, wait a minute! I think the competition is unfair, can I say one more thing!"
"Oh? What's the injustice?"
Seeing that the sword master's shadow had restrained his momentum, Ye Hong breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"First, my physical defense is slightly different from that of ordinary practitioners, and my cultivation level is only at the early stage of Jindan. However, Senior Sword Master used near-Saint-level attacks to fight me. The disparity in combat power is too great, and I feel it is unfair. Secondly, my soul power is weak and I cannot compete with the Nascent Soul stage, let alone escape from the hands of my seniors. How can I survive if my seniors use such powerful swordsmanship? However, I feel it is unfair to die if I touch him."
"Fairness is relative. There is no absolute fairness in the world. Rule makers are determined by strength. The current rules are decided by me. Do you think you have the qualifications to bargain?"
"Ye Hong is not bargaining, he just feels it is unfair. The senior insists on doing this, and Ye Hong has nothing to say. The majestic sword master bullies the small and bullies me, a junior, just because he is afraid that it will not be heard well and ruin the reputation of the senior sword master."
The sword master's shadow became more serious and said, "Boy! Are you threatening me?"
"How dare I!" Ye Hong always maintained a respectful attitude.
