Chapter 436: Chapter 300: Chen Ze’s Enlightenment! Swordsmanship 7 Realms! Yan Chuan: Today, please junior fellow apprentice ascend to immortality! [Seeking monthly pass!] _2
At this point, Yan Chuan finally confirmed:
"Situ Fei! Swordsmanship is extraordinary!"
Because of Situ Fei’s ease and skillfulness, Yan Chuan had never been sure what level her swordsmanship had reached, nor what rank she actually held.
Until now.
After Situ Fei’s state declined, facing the challenge from the peak-form Ying Jifeng, this "Chufeng" first talent shown their brilliance for the first time.
The Divine Sword!
It’s glowing!
Situ Fei, emerging as the seventh ’extraordinary’ figure in this Sword Discussion!
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"Speed, sniping, hidden, soft and hard, illusion and reality, changes!"
"Junior brother! Pay attention!"
"Hardness and softness, yin and yang complement each other, pure hardness will lose, pure softness is hard to win. Excessive hardness is easy to break, all softness is bullied, this is the ’soft and hard’ of swordsmanship!"
"Illusion upon illusion, reality within reality, true becomes false, false becomes true. If their moves are heavy, I dissipate with a sidestep; if their moves are light, I press in with a heavy sword, this is swordsmanship’s ’illusion and reality’."
"’Quanzhen’ lies in ’soft and hard’!"
"’Jade Maiden’ lies in ’illusion and reality’!"
Yan Chuan explained Situ Fei’s "Sky Flying Shadow Embrace Divine Sword," and as he explained, he started passing on the common points to instruct Chen Ze in "Quanzhen Swordsmanship," "Jade Maiden Swordsmanship."
On the You Character Arena.
With the Divine Sword in hand, Situ Fei unleashed the ’Dragon Skill’ from the ’Thirty-Six Techniques’—
The Dragon Skill borrows waves for strength!
The Dragon Skill splits with a single word!
This is the first.
One word is horizontal, one word is vertical, one word can capture all knives and staffs, with this one word, there’s no fault, trains the true dragon never leaving the water, breathes and dives, bouncing up and down on the waves, with boundless strength.
Situ Fei’s qi strength, energy, though on a decline, at this time, wielding one Divine Sword expounding the thirty-six techniques, she drove the peak Ying Jifeng to constant retreat, utterly unable to fight back.
"Swordsmanship lies in balancing softness and hardness, horizontal and vertical connecting, serving as the backbone. The backbone lies beneath, better to defend at the top, and with defense at the top, becomes the master’s command."
"When attacking, use light force, both shoulders rising with the left hand’s action connecting the right foot’s force, the right hand’s action connecting the left foot’s force. The stance is three forward, seven back, first protect yourself, then harm others."
"Inch by inch soft yet powerful, step by step soft yet rooted."
"Five energies focus to source, five mechanisms return to unity. No gap to enter, no void to exploit. Thoughtful approach suits all, rarely a mishap."
"This is Soft and Hard!"
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Bang bang bang!
Chen Ze watched Situ Fei wield the sword, listened to the senior brother teaching sword, his mind rang incessantly, spirit light filled his mind, not knowing when or where, a beam of light seemed to generate from his consciousness, illuminating through, straight into the depths of his soul—
"The grand path opens the nine apertures initially, yet the aperture originally at the tailbone acupoint. First from Yongquan at the soles rush upwards, Yongquan rushes up gradually to the knees. Pass the knees slowly to the tailbone, quickly spirals on the top of the mud-pill."
"This is Quanzhen!"
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"Quanzhen Swordsmanship!"
"Jade Maiden Swordsmanship!"
"Soft and Hard!"
"Illusion and Reality!"
"They mutually form yin and yang!"
"Swallow in the pool, swallowing is enduring. Swallow like a cat playing with a mouse, implying softness overcomes hardness."
"Spit in the field, the dantian. The dantian correlates with the gate of life, the root of one’s strength and longevity. Spit like a tiger emerging from the woods, advancing with bravery beyond defense."
"Float on the mountain, float like clouds reflecting the mountain, with the meaning of light yet firm truth, the reasoning of calm spirit goes."
"Sink in the water, sink like a great stone thrown in the river, sinks but not disconnected, like water flowing above, turns below without emptying."
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"So it’s like this!"
"So it’s like this!"
Chen Ze achieved Great Enlightenment.
Sword in hand!
Swallowing and Spitting, Floating and Sinking!
Before him was the 106th ’Eight-directions Power’ Ning Junlong from the "Hidden Dragon" list. Having been challenged by Wang Zhengyi and injured before the match, he had finally recuperated, and his first challenge was choosing the Hai Character Arena where Wang Zhengyi was, attempting to redeem himself.
But the result—
Wang Zhengyi sat cross-legged with closed eyes, ignoring him.
Yan Chuan, holding the ’White Horn Trumpet’, continued explaining the peak battle between Situ Fei and Ying Jifeng at the You Character Arena, also ignoring him.
Only Chen Ze, Wang Ge, and Fu Yunzhan beset him, holding down this "Hidden Dragon List" figure.
And at this moment, Chen Ze experienced Enlightenment, left hand pinching a sword technique, left foot stepping forward, a move ’Dingyang Needle’ stabbed upwards diagonally, it was authentic Quanzhen Swordsmanship.
This move completed perfectly in form, power, technique, and strength, seemingly ordinary at first glance, but the knowledgeable know, to practice a swordsmanship to such flawless level, even the less talented may not achieve in a lifetime.
Ning Junlong, fighting against the trio for some time, thought he had a firm grasp of their skills, but unexpectedly, Chen Ze’s sword moves transformed and upgraded abruptly, becoming a formidable foe in an instant—
"Playing dumb to catch a tiger?"
Ning Junlong frowned, immediately sidestepped with a long step to deflect the strike.
Seeing the sword shadow and body shift, the opponent’s blade moving from left to right, attacking from all directions, Chen Ze faced it without fear—
"Spring delicately fades, the west wind remaining, carefully fills the dipper, the autumn wind below the fort, the slanting wind and fine rain, the rain sporadic and the wind rapid, the night rain soundless!"
In an instant, they exchanged over forty moves.
Clang!
A sword flash gleamed, Ning Junlong’s long saber fell from his grip, a streak of blood appeared on his wrist, and he was unexpectedly defeated!
The renowned "Hidden Dragon List" prodigy, even ranked at the bottom, was beaten by merely a Postnatal Second Layer, Limit-breaking Second Grade nobody?
"Huh?"
"Something’s wrong!"
Ning Junlong lay on the ground looking up at Chen Ze, seeing his aura rise rapidly after the victory, cultivation advancing continuously.
Originally just a Postnatal Second Layer, Limit-breaking Second Layer.
But now—
Inner strength surged!
Inner force crisscrossed!
Second Layer!
Third Layer!
Fourth Layer!
In just an instant, he reached Fourth Layer, Fourth Grade!
"This this this!"
Ning Junlong found it hard to accept.
But on the side, Yan Chuan was overjoyed—
"Refining Fire Mastery?"
"No no no!"
"Junior brother’s preparation yielded rewards; a single Enlightenment, surpassed the Fifth Realm peak and broke into Sixth, directly entering the Seventh!"
Swordsmanship’s Seventh Realm!
Divine Transformation!
Chen Ze’s single Enlightenment, instantly ascended to immortality!
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"Hahaha!"
"Wonderful!"
"I just finished organizing the ’Martial King Elephant Throwing Technique,’ and upon opening my eyes, saw Junior Brother Chen pressing Ning Junlong!"
Wang Zhengyi laughed heartily, standing up, walking to Yan Chuan’s side: "Junior Brother Chen’s swordsmanship breakthrough, not weaker than ’two lists’ prodigies!"
He was full of joy and surprise.
Truly a double-jubilant day—
He personally had sorted through all his insights on Shakyamuni Elephant Throwing Skill, making great further progress, marking significant improvement, that’s the first happiness.
And Chen Ze’s progress and Enlightenment, having defeated Ning Junlong, truly possessed the strength to advance on the "Hidden Dragon List," from then on, their team had three "Hidden Dragon" prodigies, that’s the second happiness.
Even though Chen Ze’s cultivation was still low, and "Quanzhen Swordsmanship" with "Jade Maiden Swordsmanship" didn’t belong to Absolute Skills, the ceiling was here, making any more big progress difficult, the strength at the end of the "Hidden Dragon" wouldn’t greatly help in their upcoming arena defense.
Even so!
Even so!
Even so!
But Enlightenment!
But the breakthrough!
Was still a matter of joy and celebration for Chen Ze, and for everyone else.
At this moment.
Including Wang Zhengyi.
Including Wang Ge, Fu Yunzhan.
Including all the audience, including the Heavenly Masters above, even including Chen Ze himself, they all thought Chen Ze only gained Enlightenment breaking through to the "Hidden Dragon" end, incomparable to Wang Zhengyi’s recent enlightenment and full Ascension, with Wang Zhengyi’s gems placed before, Chen Ze could only count as a ’small breakthrough’, somewhat impressive, but just that.
Everyone!
They all thought so!
Only Yan Chuan—
"Finally broke through!"
Yan Chuan patted Chen Ze on the shoulder, comforting with a smile: "I let the junior brother endure ten years of hardship at the Academy, always feeling guilty, today the senior brother shall send you to the peak state, as an apology!"
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