Time flies, ten years have passed.
Guo Jia hacked at various angles on the wall of the stubborn stone peak for several hours, and finally carved into two big characters: Guo Jia.
Han Dan, who was supervising behind him, couldn't help but nod secretly. Guo Jia has been practicing swordsmanship diligently for the past ten years, and has become able to skillfully control the angle and force of swinging the sword. It is not easy to carve words on the mountain wall with a soft sword now. It's time to move on to the next stage.
Before Han Dan could speak, Guo Jia turned around with pride and asked, "Master, am I a master of swordsmanship now?"
"You can't even call it a small success, it's just a beginner." Han Dan immediately poured cold water on him.
After these years of getting along, Han Dan has figured out Guo Jia's character. As long as he gives him a taste of sweetness under appropriate high pressure, he will immediately regain his mentality and practice well. But this kid doesn't need to be praised. Every time he is praised, he will swell for several days.
"But you have almost mastered the art of stacking swords. It's time to teach you something else. Let me ask you, what is the most important thing for a martial artist?" Han Danfa asked.
"Study hard and practice hard day after day?" Guo Jia guessed.
"Wrong, the most important thing for martial arts practitioners is to save their lives. When encountering an invincible enemy, you must know how to save your life. So from today on, I will teach you one of the three secrets of our sect, Silent Steps." Han Dan said.
"Silent steps? Will there be no sound when walking after you practice it?" Guo Jia said thoughtfully.
Han Dan wanted to brag about this unique skill, but when Guo Jia said this, he lost interest and could only reply angrily: "Yes."
Guo Jia's eyes suddenly lit up and she couldn't wait to say: "Then when will you start learning? Today?"
"If you are not tired, I can teach you today. You have performed well during this period. I originally wanted to give you a few days off." Han Dan said hypocritically.
"No, master, let's start learning today. I don't need a rest!" Guo Jia flatly refused.
"A boy can be taught. Then follow me back to the mountain gate first, and I will prepare a few things for you." Han Dan said with a smile.
Half an hour later, Guo Jia was blindfolded with a cloth, and Han Dan tied a string of bells around her ankles, which would make a crisp ringing sound whenever she moved around.
"Master, why are you covering my eyes?" Guo Jia asked confused.
"Losing vision can make hearing sharper. This is what my master told me." Han Dan explained.
"Then how should I practice now?" Guo Jia asked.
"Practice according to your own feeling. When you can't hear the bells ringing when you walk, you are done. Don't lose these strings of bells. These were made by the ancestor. There were originally more than twenty strings. , now there are only seven strings left." Han Dan warned.
"What? Didn't you teach me the method?" Guo Jia pulled the cloth off his face and said in surprise.
"I don't know how to teach you, so I expect you to learn by yourself without a teacher." Han Dan said honestly.
"You don't know how I can learn it. Aren't you kidding me?" Guo Jia said angrily.
"It doesn't matter. Learning this all depends on one's talent. There was a person who learned it by himself in just one day." Han Dan said deceptively.
"Then why didn't you learn it, master?" Guo Jia questioned.
"I don't know. It may be a matter of body shape and physique, but my master knows how to do it," Han Dan replied.
"Then where did Master Master go?" Guo Jia asked.
"The immortal has passed away." Han Dan replied.
"How can I practice if I don't have any tricks at all? According to you, doesn't it mean that anyone who walks without making a sound can be said to have practiced silent steps?" Guo Jia argued.
"That's true... No, this string of bells is the core method of silent steps. It is the key to learning silent steps!" Han Dan said, suddenly feeling confident.
Now even a fool could see that Han Dan knew nothing about silent steps, and Guo Jia suddenly looked like he was hesitant to speak.
"Aren't there any insights left by predecessors?" Guo Jia asked rationally.
"Yes, but you won't be able to understand it if I show it to you. The ancient books in the library are all written in small seal characters. You also know that since the death of the fifth generation sect master of our Juejian Sect, the number of disciples has begun to decline. As for the classics in the library, no one has been taking care of them. After so many years, people in Dongtian have begun to use Chinese characters, so there is no way to find someone to translate them." Han Dan said regretfully.
Guo Jia nodded thoughtfully and replied: "Master, you also know that I am from the mainland."
"So what?" Han Dan frowned.
"Actually, I am a historian on the mainland, especially proficient in ancient texts." Guo Jia said shamelessly.
"Is this like this!? Great, hurry up and translate all the classics left by your ancestors. You don't need to practice during this time." Han Dan said excitedly.
"Wait a minute! I'm just kidding, there is no historian as young as me." Guo Jia quickly denied it. He had been to the Juejian Sect's library. There were at least three bookshelves in it. By the time he finished translating, there would be at least two bookshelves. Ten years have passed.
"How dare you deceive me as a teacher! As punishment, you must learn the silent steps. I will give you three months to learn, otherwise this inheritance will be ruined in your hands." Han Dan said unreasonably.
Strangely, Guo Jia nodded and agreed.
Han Dan suspected that he had seen it wrong and couldn't help asking: "Are you willing to teach yourself?"
"Okay, didn't you say you would give me three months of self-study time?" Guo Jia responded.
"Don't think about using this to make yourself lazy. If you can't produce any results by then, I will punish you corporally." Han Dan warned.
"Disciples must remember the master's teachings and carefully consider the silent steps!" Guo Jia said cautiously.
Han Dan glanced at Guo Jia suspiciously and said, "I'll trust you for the time being. You can practice on your own."
After Han Dan left, Guo Jia couldn't help but snicker. He has an omniscient system, and his thoughts and experiences can be directly translated. Moreover, he can also play video recordings of scenes of people who have mastered it. After learning this unique skill, he can still watch it. It's really not that difficult.
Late at night, Guo Jia sneaked into the Juejian Sect's reflection room. According to previous descriptions, Silent Steps is divided into three realms: entry, small success, and great success. If you want to get started, you must first find a dark and quiet place, and the Siguo Room is the most suitable place in the entire Juejian Sect.
Guo Jia sat cross-legged in the center of the meditation room and listened carefully. According to previous experience, there is no need to rush to practice the silent steps immediately. You must first learn to listen to sounds that you usually cannot hear, because there is no absolutely quiet space on the earth. After Guo Jia listened for half an hour, he suddenly stood up and cursed with a smile: This is nonsense! This thing still has to be practiced to be useful.
In fact, he also understood that this so-called listening was just to calm his mind. He was willing to wait for half an hour just to adapt to the environment here. This reflection room was used to punish those disciples who had made big mistakes. Here He had never been here before. Guo Jia raised her foot and took the first step. The floor reflected very obvious footsteps, and the bell on Guo Jia's ankle kept ringing. Only then did Guo Jia realize that the floor here was made of stone tiles, and due to the age, many of the floor tiles were showing signs of looseness. It was extremely difficult to move around here silently.
Guo Jia tried stiffly for a long time, but made no progress. In desperation, he turned on the omniscience system again and dug out those insights. After searching for a long time, he found that except for the requirement to put all the soles of the feet on the ground, relax the limbs, and steady the breathing, there were no other techniques mentioned.
"It seems that this martial arts differs from person to person. With my poor qualifications, it seems I can only cheat." Guo Jia murmured to himself.
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Suddenly, corresponding information boxes appeared on everything in front of Guo Jia. Not only that, some virtual red arrow signals appeared above each stone brick, reminding Guo Jia where to go to reduce the vibration. Guo Jia showed a proud smile. With these symbols, his practice would be more effective with half the effort.
Three months later, Han Dan looked at Guo Jia with a dull look on his face as he turned around several times. The bell on his ankle did not make any sound. Although he could still hear the faint sound of W's footsteps, this was no longer the case. Quite remarkable.
Han Dan couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised in a rare way: "I didn't expect that your talent in practicing swordsmanship is not very good, but you are so talented in practicing silent steps. You have reached the level of Xiaocheng in just three months."
Guo Jia raised her nostrils to the sky and said, "I can't help it. I told you that I am a martial arts prodigy. Master, you just don't believe me. Otherwise, how could Min Longdao recognize me as its master!"
Han Dan couldn't stand Guo Jia's arrogant face and couldn't help but pour cold water on him: "Okay, okay, some people practice to a small level in one day. You can only be considered a good understanding, not a martial arts wizard."
"Master, please don't be so upset. It took two weeks for the third-generation ancestor to become so awesome. How can anyone do it in one day? Stop fooling me." Guo Jia said arrogantly.
"How do you know that it took three generations of ancestors two weeks to complete it?" Han Dan asked in surprise.
Only then did Guo Jia realize that he was in trouble and had let the news slip. He quickly lied and said, "Well, I have been to the library, and there are records in it."
"Huh!? Can you understand the small seal characters!?" Han Dan stared.
"No, no, I can only partially understand it." Guo Jia said nervously.
"Guo Jia, my teacher knows that you are afraid of trouble. Otherwise, how about I give you seven days off every time you translate a book?" Han Dan said seductively.
"Master, please don't embarrass me. I really can only understand part of it. I swear to God!" Guo Jia said in a panic. A book is so thick and a seven-day holiday is a loss. He doesn't do this kind of loss-making business.
"Then don't blame me for being ruthless as a teacher." Han Dan said angrily.
Sensing Han Dan's evil intentions, Guo Jia threatened him from the side: "Master, you are my only disciple. Don't fail to cherish me."
"Bah, when did you start talking like a girl? If you don't copy it, don't copy it. Don't say these words to disgust me." Han Dan said with an ugly face.
"Then Master, how about you continue to let me practice silent steps? I feel that with my talent, it is only a matter of time before I can practice to perfection." Guo Jia discussed.
"No need. From now on, tie the bell to your ankle. Don't take it off. Keep it in its current state. Sooner or later, you will practice to perfection. I will teach you something else tomorrow." Han Dan said.
"Wearing it all the time!? It's very tiring to walk like this!" Guo Jia protested.
"I'm doing this for your own good! Or do you want to copy the book?" Han Dan frowned.
Guo Jia then thought about it and realized that he was now relying on the arrow signals from the omniscient system to achieve a small success. It was indeed a bit opportunistic. Maybe he could get used to the silent walking state by walking like this, and then completely master this skill.
With this thought in mind, Guo Jia had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree. But when he thought about someone Han Dan saying that someone could reach this level in one day, he couldn't help but said: "Master, can you stop bragging to me in the future? You can achieve success in just one day. Isn't this intentional to hurt people?" ?”
"I'm not lying to you, someone did it. That person's name is Bai Ruo." Han Dan raised his eyebrows.
"Bai Ruo? Which Ruo?" Guo Jia asked.
"The word grass starts with right." Han Dan replied.
Guo Jia couldn't help but search for this person's name, but there was no such person's name in the omniscient system's information database. Guo Jia couldn't help but said with disdain in her heart: This must be a character randomly chosen by the master to attack me, a martial arts prodigy!
