Chapter 434: Chapter 299: Innate Master? Absolute Master! [Seeking Monthly Votes!]_2
"Black Dragon Tail Hand draws a circle, Dragon Rising twists and turns. Silent Water Leg leaves no trace, Swallowing Cloud Mist Sword hides mysteries. Shape like a wandering dragon returning to the sea, Divine Eyes Skill naturally occurs. Still as a sleeping dragon, breathing slowly, Moving like the old man dancing above the clouds. Three years of boxing, three years of kicking, Ten years of kung fu, ten years of sword. Dragon Form Dragon State Dragon Tiger Fist, Refining Essence to Qi Power boundless."
"This is the ’Black Dragon Sword’, also the ’Dragon-shaped Sword’!"
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Yan Chuan no longer spoke on a large scale, he went against the usual method, simplifying, reducing Lu Yuru’s practice of the ’Three Great Swords’ down to the "Four Symbols Sword", then from "Four Symbols Sword" to ’Dragon-shaped Sword’, and then further down to talk about ’Coiled Dragon Sword’, ’Black Dragon Sword’.
In this way, it opened new perspectives, created new realms.
Lu Yuru listened, entranced, feeling as if the gray sky had been split open by Yan Chuan’s axe—
Rumble!
A brand new sky was revealed.
"Coiled Dragon Sword!"
"Black Dragon Sword!"
"Dragon-shaped Sword!"
"Four Symbols Sword!"
"Trapped Dragon Ascending, so that’s it!"
Lu Yuru felt like a trapped dragon rising to the heavens, suddenly achieving great enlightenment and great freedom.
"Four Symbols Sword"!
With this breakthrough, Refining Fire!
Lu Yuru!
Should be the Cang Mountain Sixth Extreme!
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"Ding Xiang!"
"Peng Fannian!"
"Jing Bao!"
"Lu Yuru!"
"Did Yan Chuan just point out four Absolute characters?"
With Yan Chuan’s sword teaching, with Lu Yuru’s "Four Symbols Sword" strong breakthrough, declaring Absolute, the surrounding people all exclaimed, utterly shocked.
Counting carefully—
From Ding Xiang’s "Shadowy Charm" to Peng Fannian’s "Twelve Skills of Acupuncture", from Jing Bao’s "Shunshi Sect" to Lu Yuru’s "Four Symbols Sword", it seemed all were thanks to Yan Chuan’s guidance to achieve the Absolute level, making these four people Absolute characters, entering the First Tier of Sword Discussion Heavenly Pride!
"’Innate Master’ Yan Chuan!"
"Could it be he can really teach the Innate, or become an Innate’s mentor?"
The crowd was astonished.
One point after another, one breakthrough after another, Lu Yuru and the "Four Symbols Sword" was a turning point, finally making more people realize Yan Chuan’s incredible ability.
"Yan Chuan is amazing!"
"No no no!"
"Yan Chuan isn’t that extraordinary."
"Ding Xiang and Lu Yuru were originally the fifth and third among the ’Chufeng’, with strong abilities, only a step away from the true peak, even on their own, they could reach the ’Absolute’ level, regardless of Yan Chuan’s guidance. Even if it can barely be said that Yan Chuan gave a push that sent them into the peak ranks, don’t forget Peng Fannian and Jing Bao, the two first showcased their peak combat strength, and only after did Yan Chuan guide the ’Twelve Skills of Acupuncture’ and ’Shunshi Sect’, their Absolutism has nothing to do with Yan Chuan!"
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Some people think Yan Chuan is amazing, others think Yan Chuan is average.
Pointing and nudging.
It’s all subjective.
Whether Yan Chuan is competent in guiding martial arts remains uncertain, there’s no definite conclusion.
Many even during Yan Chuan’s explanations and martial arts elucidations found inspiration, solved many martial arts difficulties, but still felt it was due to their own accumulation, their own thoughts and insights, unrelated to Yan Chuan.
The success lies in me!
Not in Yan Chuan!
Reflecting!
Understanding!
Inspiration!
All these things are very mysterious.
Whether these thoughts and insights arose because of Yan Chuan is hard to say, but most people are more willing to attribute all successes to themselves.
Credit-seeking!
The nature of humans!
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"Thank you, Master Yan, for your guidance, which opened up my mind!"
No matter what others said, Lu Yuru was overjoyed.
She simultaneously comprehended the "Yin Yang Sword", "Four Symbols Sword", and "Eight Diagram Sword", stuck for a long time since coming to Cang Mountain, with many confusions, without a clue, making it difficult to progress any further in the three great swords, stuck in place, sometimes even faintly feeling her sword mastery was regressing.
Lu Yuru inevitably felt anxious.
But the more anxious she became, the harder it was to understand, and the more difficult it was for the sword art to break through.
Persistence!
Attachment!
Stagnation!
Regression!
Made Lu Yuru anxious.
She came to Cang Mountain with hope, hoping to find an opportunity for a breakthrough here.
But she didn’t expect, after six or seven days, the breakthrough would be in the "Four Symbols Sword", in the ’Dragon-shaped Sword’, and the person who helped her break through was Yan Chuan!
"Thank you, Master Yan!"
Lu Yuru thanked again, sincerely grateful.
Her initial intent of approaching was to cultivate a close relationship with Yan Chuan, hoping to gain some benefit. After all, Yan Chuan possessed "Wave Riding Micro Steps" and "Shadowy Charm", nearly invincible, now with Wang Zhengyi’s transformation after the Mirage Pearl shattered, his strength soaring to the ’Absolute’ Heavenly Pride level, renowned as a Sword Discussion peak master.
Yan Chuan and Wang Zhengyi collaborated, alternating to hold the arena, hoping to remain in the ’Hai Character’ arena until the end.
Moreover—
"Yan Chuan also possesses a piece of Fourth-Rank Purple Equipment!"
Yan Chuan’s movement technique!
Wang Zhengyi’s Qi power!
Plus the yet unrevealed Fourth-Rank Purple Equipment!
Lu Yuru speculated boldly that Yan Chuan and Wang Zhengyi were very likely able to hold the arena until the Sword Discussion ended.
Then—
"Forty-nine days!"
"Arena Master Award First Tier!"
"By then, either Yan Chuan or Wang Zhengyi will gain a King City, becoming the City Lord, a significant stake at hand. The newly acquired King City, in need of people."
Lu Yuru initially planned to strengthen her relationship with Yan Chuan and Wang Zhengyi, collaborating to manage King City, gaining benefits while using the King City platform, relying on her ’Wisdom Eye’, to discover and collect more treasures—
Third-Rank Blue Equipment!
Fourth-Rank Purple Equipment!
Even Fifth-Rank Orange Equipment!
She wanted them all!
Yan Chuan had no sect, no family background, but like the Third Prince Ying Jifeng, possessed a piece of Fourth-Rank Purple Equipment, evidently with great luck.
Staying with such a person, Lu Yuru believed with her ’Wisdom Eye’, the hope for securing treasured items was immense.
Above!
This was Lu Yuru’s thinking before ascending the arena, before the breakthrough.
Yet under Yan Chuan’s guidance, as "Four Symbols Sword" broke through, all plans were relegated.
Strengthen relationships!
Borrow fortune!
All relied on others, how could it compare to true power breakthroughs?
"’Four Symbols Sword’ breakthrough!"
"’Yin Yang Sword’, ’Eight Diagram Sword’ are not far away!"
"Once the three great swords all breakthrough, I can start to merge ’Three Heavenly Swords’, I am hopeful to prove the Innate Dao!"
This was Lu Yuru’s greatest gain from this journey!
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The admiration of others.
Lu Yuru’s gratitude.
Yan Chuan didn’t really care.
He guided Ding Xiang, Peng Fannian, and others, purely because of ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’, for his own growth.
For example, in recently guiding Lu Yuru, Yan Chuan himself also made progress in swordsmanship—
"Five Mountains Swordsmanship", "Quanzhen Swordsmanship", "Jade Maiden Swordsmanship", "Dugu Nine Swords"!
More or less.
All improved.
Especially "Dugu Nine Swords", step by step advancing towards the Sixth Realm. And, as the Cang Mountain Sword Discussion continued, with Yan Chuan’s deeper knowledge of the various sword arts, more insight into various martial arts across different schools and sects, considering the traits of "Dugu Nine Swords", no doubt, there would be a day for it to shine, amaze the world.
Yan Chuan has many methods—
"One Yang Finger!"
"Lion Roar!"
"Wave Riding Micro Steps!"
For now, "Dugu Nine Swords" wasn’t needed, but as the competition progressed, it was bound to heavily rely on this unparalleled swordsmanship!
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This sword competition, sword teaching, not only did Lu Yuru achieve a breakthrough, but Yan Chuan also gained benefits, including Fu Yunzhan and Chen Ze, both their swordsmanship also advanced.
Among them, especially Chen Ze advanced the most, with "Quanzhen" and "Jade Maiden" two sword arts restless, a breakthrough imminent!
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