novelraw Chapter 272 : Sword Technique at Full Perfection
Chapter 272 : Sword Technique at Full Perfection
Chapter 272: Sword Technique at Full Perfection
As his Comprehension increased, the Experience Points Chu Huaixu needed to upgrade skills were decreasing.
Now that he had Comprehension 7, it was incomparable to when he had Comprehension 1.
Back then, when he learned 【Flying Profound】 and 【Thunder at Fingertips】, it had cost him quite a lot of Experience Points. If he upgraded them now, he could save a significant amount.
But even so, 110,000 Experience Points were still far from enough.
This made him begin to speculate:
“I wonder if there’s a time limit?”
“And if I can’t train the sword techniques to full perfection, does that count as failing the trial?”
If that were the case, wouldn’t it mean he simply couldn’t clear this instance?
More importantly, if things were truly as he had guessed—walking through the entire “path of the sword” that the Dao Ancestor had taken—then this was only just the beginning!
“There’s definitely more to learn later!”
With that thought, Chu Huaixu decided not to use even those 110,000 Experience Points.
“What a joke—it’s just Mystic-rank sword techniques!”
“I’ve got Comprehension 7, which already meets the minimum threshold for Heaven-rank Techniques. How could learning Mystic-rank ones be that hard!”
After all, he had cheats. If there really were a time limit, the System would surely notify him.
Thus, within the small courtyard, he followed the Dao Ancestor, using his fingers as a sword, continuously practicing 【Heavenly Leader Sword Technique】 beneath the tree.
Once, twice, three times…
Later on, Chu Huaixu had no idea how many times he had swung the sword.
Strangely, he didn’t feel tired at all.
Even someone with strong physical conditioning had limits—no matter how tough he was, like a bull, it shouldn’t be like this.
This made him realize just how terrifying this inheritance secret realm was.
“It’s practically tailor-made for me,” Chu Huaixu thought.
Because with the System by his side, he didn’t need to rely on so-called comprehension.
He only needed to keep practicing—each practice granted him a portion of 【Skill Experience Points】.
Once the Experience Points were full, the skill would naturally level up.
Since he wouldn’t grow tired, as long as time allowed, he could keep practicing forever.
“Just grind it out—stack repetitions.”
“Once the number of repetitions is enough, the Skill Experience Points will be full.”
With this mindset, Chu Huaixu began practicing swordsmanship day and night alongside the Dao Ancestor.
And he noticed something again—or rather, something he had already vaguely observed before.
“When the Dao Ancestor practices swordsmanship, he doesn’t use any Spiritual Energy at all.”
“That means he’s just performing… empty forms?”
“Why is that?”
If he hadn’t used Spiritual Energy in the cave because he had just started cultivating and didn’t have much energy in his body, that would be understandable.
But now, the Dao Ancestor shouldn’t be weak anymore.
“If his realm were too low, he wouldn’t be able to refine the pills that the purple-robed woman needed.”
“Even though I don’t know what’s inside that jade bottle, she traded two Mystic-rank Techniques for it—there’s no way it’s something ordinary.”
“Not using Spiritual Energy while practicing swordsmanship actually makes it harder to fully master it, because the circulation of Spiritual Energy is part of the sword technique itself.”
He couldn’t help but recall that the female founding ancestor of Spring and Autumn Mountain had said the Dao Ancestor wasn’t even a Sword Cultivator—so why be so obsessed with the sword?
And according to historical records, although the Dao Ancestor always called himself a Sword Cultivator and loved borrowing swords from others, he had never actually used any sword techniques.
He only used the simplest movements—casual slashes, thrusts, cuts…
Until he created the number one Technique in the world—Myriad Swords Converge!
Over the past thousand years, people’s imaginations had elevated this to something extremely awe-inspiring.
Many believed that the Dao Ancestor didn’t use sword techniques because he had no equal in the world.
Who was worthy of making him use sword techniques!?
Even his most casual strike was something no one in the world could withstand.
In player terms, the Dao Ancestor used “basic attacks” to defeat all opponents—he simply had no need to use 【skills】.
One normal attack—and you’re dead!
But Chu Huaixu didn’t think that way.
The reason was simple—because of his Heart Sword, he himself was also restricted in many ways. He couldn’t even possess his own Life-bound Sword, nor could he hold a sword for long periods.
However, when it came to executing sword techniques, he wasn’t restricted.
“So… is it possible that the Dao Ancestor, for some special reason, couldn’t use sword techniques?”
“Something similar to my situation, but also different?”
Just like how, if he didn’t tell others the truth, no one would believe that a genius Sword Cultivator who had comprehended Sword Intent and formed a Sword Heart couldn’t even hold a sword for long.
Time passed.
Chu Huaixu had no idea how long he had been practicing 【Heavenly Leader Sword Technique】, nor how many times he had repeated it.
Strangely, as he practiced, he gradually became immersed in it without realizing it!
He entered an extremely mysterious state, truly calming his mind and beginning to comprehend, to feel.
All along, he had relied on the System.
Of course, he wouldn’t admit that—after all, Experience Points were earned through his own efforts.
—Everything I have is through my own hard work!
But strictly speaking, because of the System’s existence, his cultivation journey had almost completely lacked the step of “comprehension.”
Or rather, after a one-click upgrade, the System would stuff all the insights into his mind at once.
It was like compressing all the processes into a single instant, then handing you the “result.”
This made Chu Huaixu’s current experience feel extremely strange.
He suspected that the earlier mass of cyan energy had other uses.
Because he knew himself well—he wasn’t someone who could easily enter this kind of 【State of Selflessness】.
“Heavenly Leader Sword Technique… finally perfected.”
He let out a long breath, and a sense of accomplishment arose naturally within him.
As expected, the frozen surroundings began to return to normal.
The Dao Ancestor stopped practicing swordsmanship and instead returned to sit on the stone bench, picking up another jade slip from the stone table.
—Mystic-rank, Mid-grade, 【Thunder Manifestation Sword Art】.
The name was rather interesting.
This sword technique was somewhat similar to Chu Huaixu’s 【Thunder at Fingertips】—both followed a fierce and domineering style.
Moreover, its presence was overwhelming—it truly felt like thunder erupting from flat ground.
With a single sword strike, thunder roared.
“If this were used in a fight, people two miles away could hear it clearly,” he muttered inwardly.
But this sword technique was different from 【Six Formations of the Broken Array】.
“Broken Array” was an elegant name for lightning.
However, that Earth-rank Technique was clearly faster and more powerful than 【Thunder Manifestation Sword Art】.
It just didn’t have as much visual spectacle—and it had backlash.
Overall, techniques with such overwhelming presence were advantageous when one needed to display power in front of others.
But in certain situations, making too much noise could be a disadvantage.
Chu Huaixu once again focused his mind and continued practicing swordsmanship alongside the Dao Ancestor.
He knew that Mystic-rank, Mid-grade techniques would definitely take more time.
But now, he was becoming increasingly patient.
Strangely, he didn’t find it boring at all.
Moreover, he had just checked his Character Panel.
After bringing 【Heavenly Leader Sword Technique】 to full perfection, his 【Sword Intent】 progress bar had increased.
In other words, the entire process helped temper his Sword Intent.
Now, his Fearless Sword Intent was still 71% away from Major Mastery, steadily increasing.
“If I can raise my Fearless Sword Intent to Major Mastery in this inheritance secret realm, that alone would be an enormous gain!”
The improvement of Sword Intent greatly enhanced overall combat power.
Moreover, Chu Huaixu was eager to find out whether it was possible for him to condense a second Sword Heart, so he paid great attention to its progress.
“Alright! Keep practicing!”
Meanwhile, Han Shuangjiang’s progress was actually similar to Chu Huaixu’s.
Because she had spent more time in the cave earlier.
However, due to her higher Comprehension, when practicing 【Heavenly Leader Sword Technique】, she quickly caught up—and had even surpassed him.
Her Reincarnation Sword Intent was also steadily improving.
At this moment, the Big Ice Block had roughly guessed the Dao Ancestor’s intention.
She had always been meticulous and thrifty—Chu Huaixu’s little housekeeper.
She valued opportunities like this, where she could learn Techniques for free, and felt like she had struck a huge bargain.
After all, she hadn’t saved up much yet and still owed Chu Huaixu a large debt.
Han Shuangjiang had already begun to look forward to it.
“We’ve already reached Mystic-rank Techniques.”
“Will there be Earth-rank next?”
“Or even Heaven-rank?”
She thought the possibility was extremely high!
As a genius blessed with high Comprehension, she never doubted her ability to learn them.
Unlike Chu Huaixu, who had previously worried that Comprehension 6 wouldn’t be enough for Heaven-rank Techniques.
“It’s just unclear how long we’ll be trapped here.”
And she keenly noticed something.
“I’m not hungry or thirsty at all this time.”
The last time she was trapped in the Dao Ancestor’s secret realm, if Chu Huaixu hadn’t entered and fed her a Fasting Pill, she would have suffered quite a bit.
Now, after being trapped here for quite some time, she didn’t feel hunger or thirst at all.
But the distracting thoughts in her mind quickly dissipated completely.
That mass of cyan energy seemed to have the ability to bring people into a state of selflessness.
Han Shuangjiang was the first to bring the sword technique to full perfection, while Chu Huaixu was much slower.
At higher levels, even a difference of 1 point in Comprehension created a vast gap.
Comprehension 7 might only be the top scorer of a city, while Comprehension 8 would be the provincial top scorer.
“Finally learned it,” Chu Huaixu let out a long breath.
He opened the System interface to check how many days had passed.
They said “there are no years in the mountains”—being trapped in this secret realm felt somewhat like that.
But with the System, which had a 【Time】 function, he didn’t have to worry about losing track of time.
“Though… why didn’t I realize this earlier? I was so focused on practicing swordsmanship, like I was possessed—suddenly becoming a sword fanatic?” he wondered.
And when he opened the System interface and glanced at the time, his pupils suddenly contracted.
“Time isn’t moving!”
“Time has been frozen!”