Chapter 70: Introduction to Sword Skills

At night, the moon was high in the sky.

Qi Xiuliang returned to the Black Sword Martial Arts Hall.

Chu Liang went to the black market, bought enough monster meat and other necessities, and then returned to the Autumn Sword Martial Arts Hall.

The martial arts hall was not quiet at night. Some apprentices did not want to rest too early and took the time to practice martial arts.

Chu Liang was one of them.

He stood in the yard, his eyes calm, holding a horizontal sword.

"Swish!"

The blade flashed.

The cold blade cut through the void, leaving a silver-white afterimage.

Chu Liang moved his feet lightly, his expression focused, and swung the second sword, silently feeling the transfer of power between his arm and the blade.

"No."

Chu Liang frowned slightly, stopped where he was, and did not swing the third sword.

The feeling of swinging the sword was not as neat and smooth as imagined.

It was very awkward.

If he held the sword against the enemy, this sword would not be a help to Chu Liang at all, but would hinder Chu Liang from exerting his own strength.

"It's better to fight the enemy directly with both fists."

Chu Liang silently put down the long sword.

He remembered what Wang Guanshi said, that the weapon should become a part of the body.

"Take it slow..."

Chu Liang took a deep breath, not in a hurry.

It is normal to feel awkward or uncomfortable when practicing for the first time.

"Autumn Blade" is a difficult martial art to practice, requiring the martial artist to have a solid foundation in the way of swordsmanship.

Chu Liang did not have such a foundation.

He had only used a hunting knife before, and had killed wild boars, wild wolves, foxes and other wild animals in the mountains.

Now he could only practice slowly according to the martial arts booklet.

In the booklet that Wang Guanshi gave Chu Liang, there were a total of seventeen sword techniques, and each sword technique was broken down into many steps.

There were twenty-one pages of explanations attached to the sword techniques, and at the end there were even more than ten pages of annotations by predecessors.

The martial arts school has been established for many years, and there are many apprentices who practice "Autumn Blade".

Most of them failed, and only a few succeeded.

The more than ten pages of annotations were left by those successful apprentices, most of which were some experiences and some explanations of some moves.

Chu Liang copied a copy of the book, and evolved the copy of "Autumn Blade" into "Autumn Blade Three Knives".

He placed "Autumn Blade" and "Autumn Blade Three Knives" on the stone table.

Comparing the two, he found the difference.

"This Autumn Blade Three Knives divides the original 17 sword techniques of "Autumn Blade" into three categories: 'fierce', 'fast', and 'strange'."

Chu Liang's mind moved slightly, as if he had realized something, and continued to read.

According to the description of "Autumn Blade Three Knives", the so-called moves are all fixed, "dead" moves, not flexible, and there will be no fundamental breakthrough even if you learn them.

In the end, you are just imitating the creator of this martial art.

If you want to break through, you must give the moves a soul and make the moves "come alive".

It cannot be limited to rigid fixed patterns.

Moves such as "Forced to Split Huashan" and "Forced to Fight a Thousand Jun" in the original 17 sword moves are classified as "fierce moves".

Moves such as "Chasing the Wind and the Sun" and "Lightning Flowing Shadow" are classified as "Fast Moves".

The last moves such as "Smiling with a Dagger" and "Making a Fool of the Real" are classified as "Strange Moves".

One knife is fierce, one knife is fast, and one knife is strange!

At the end of the practice, only these three knives are left.

But these three knives can be transformed into countless knives, and the knife momentum is continuous and endless.

In this way, it can transcend the shackles of the original creator and make this knife method a new knife method that is completely controlled by oneself.

"It makes sense."

Chu Liang was fascinated and continued to read.

This evolved "Three Knives of Autumn Slashing" is much thicker than the original "Autumn Slashing", and it explains each move much more, basically down to the most basic movements.

Each move has many corresponding pictures and text explanations.

Chu Liang read it carefully, as if he could see a knife master walk out of this book and demonstrate each move to him in detail.

Unknowingly, he read it until late at night.

After turning the last page, he slowly closed his eyes and repeated the contents of the booklet in his mind, carefully experiencing and understanding it.

After about a quarter of an hour, he opened his eyes.

"I seem to understand?"

Chu Liang was in a trance.

He picked up the booklet, turned to the first page, and started reading from the beginning.

Moves, actions, details...

Turned page by page.

Countless pictures and words rose and fell in his mind, connected with each other, and gradually intertwined a complete set of sword techniques.

In the second half of the night, Chu Liang finally finished reading it for the second time.

This time, he did not close his eyes to think, but got up directly, picked up the horizontal sword, and began to practice sword in the yard.

"Swish——!"

The blade broke through the air, and the cold light overflowed.

Chu Liang's eyes were cold, and his body moved with the sword. The sword light flashed wherever he passed, and the whole person had a sharp temperament, like a cold sword out of the sheath.

The moonlight was cold, reflecting the sword light.

For a moment, the small yard seemed to be full of cold sword shadows.

Chu Liang seemed tireless.

One cut...

Another cut...

He seemed to blend in with the human figures in the booklet. His movements seemed standard, but they were a little different. Each cut had his own style.

He practiced until dawn!

He didn't sleep all night, but he didn't feel tired at all. Instead, he felt full of energy.

"Hu..."

Chu Liang put away his knife, his eyes bright, and he let out a long breath.

It was a bit cold in the morning after the beginning of autumn, but he was burning hot all over, with white smoke coming out of his head and blood surging all over his body, like a blazing furnace.

After practicing the sword all night, he finally found that feeling!

The horizontal sword was like an extension of his arm, swinging it like an arm, without any awkwardness or stagnation.

One sword and one style, like a rushing river, continuous!

"One sword is fierce, one sword is fast, one sword is strange, and three swords can change countless swords. It is worthy of being a third-rate martial art!"

Chu Liang was delighted.

In just one night, he had already entered the door.

The next step is to grind hard. As long as he spends more time, he can master this martial art thoroughly and make it a part of himself.

"If the third-rate martial art is so powerful, what about the second-rate and first-rate martial arts?"

Chu Liang couldn't help but look forward to it.

According to the hint of the Evolution Treasure Book, this "Three Swords of Autumn Slashing" can continue to evolve.

[Three Autumn Knives (third-rate martial arts): Evolvable]

[Offer 17 pounds of low-level monster flesh and blood to evolve "Three Autumn Knives (third-rate martial arts)" into "One Autumn Knives (second-rate martial arts)"]

Three knives become one knives!

Chu Liang was fascinated, but he couldn't get the flesh and blood of low-level monsters now, so he could only look at the name.

The strength of low-level monsters is comparable to that of human skin-refining realm masters.

Chu Liang is far from being a match for such monsters.

"It's time to listen to Master Dao's explanation. Today is the turn of the three-day lecture."

Chu Liang had a simple breakfast, packed up the things in the yard, told the donkey to watch the yard, and hurried to the yard where the lecture was.

On the way, he passed by the martial arts training yard where some newcomers were.

There was a large group of ordinary people in the yard who had not yet sensed the blood.

Tie Niu was among them.

His face flushed, and he took a very awkward stance. Perhaps because he had been holding it for too long, his muscles ached, and now his whole body was trembling slightly.

"Hold it!"

The martial arts master who was in charge of training them shouted with a stern look.

"Only those who endure the most hardships can become the best!"

"If you want to become a martial artist, how can you not endure hardships?"

"Think about the expectations of your parents and the humiliation you have suffered in the past. If you can't even endure this little bit of hardship, what can you do to face it..."

The martial arts master's voice was rough, like a sharp gust of sand, blowing across the body of every newcomer.

Hearing his words, the newcomers who wanted to give up gritted their teeth, tried their best to stabilize their trembling bodies, sweat dripping from their foreheads, and endured every minute and every second in torment.

Seeing this scene, Chu Liang couldn't help but smile, and remembered the scene when he first started practicing martial arts.

No matter who it is, if they want to step into the door of martial arts, they have to endure this kind of hardship.

Tie Niu also saw Chu Liang.

A flash of excitement flashed in his eyes, but he didn't dare to speak, fearing that he would lose his temper and completely relax and fall.

"Hold on."

Chu Liang smiled and walked over, giving an encouraging look.

He continued forward and walked towards Master Dao's yard.

There were straw mats in the yard, and more than a dozen people were already sitting cross-legged.

Those who can come here have at least condensed a stream of blood and qi, and some have condensed two or even three streams of blood and qi.

Chu Liang attracted a lot of attention as soon as he appeared.

"Newcomer?"

Seeing his unfamiliar face, many people were stunned.

A newcomer can come directly to Master Dao to listen to the class, which means that he had condensed blood and qi long before joining the martial arts hall.

"I am Qi Bai, what is the name of this junior brother?" Someone greeted Chu Liang.

"Chu Liang." Chu Liang responded with a smile.

"Oh? But the one who beat the tiger?"

"Yes."

"Haha, nice to meet you, nice to meet you, I didn't expect to see you here!"

"Nice to meet you!"

Chu Liang has been quite famous in the county recently.

Apart from other things, just the fact that he “killed a monster” was enough to earn him respect from many people.

Not every warrior can kill a monster.

Most warriors with one blood don’t have this opportunity, and even if they have the opportunity, it is difficult to kill. Only some warriors with two blood or more have killed monsters.

Moreover, Chu Liang killed the tiger monster that had been wreaking havoc for more than a month.

“Brother Chu, I’m Liu Qing, from Dashi Village.”

“Brother Chu, I’m Huang He, and I live in the south of the city.”

“Brother Chu…”

Everyone came forward and greeted Chu Liang enthusiastically.

Chu Liang responded with a smile.

As time passed, more and more warriors came to the yard, and soon the number exceeded thirty.

After hearing Chu Liang’s name, most of the latecomers came forward to make friends, and only a few of them were naturally cold and sat aside.

Not long after, Master Dao came.

He was a man with a vicissitudes of life, with gray and messy hair and several hideous scars on his rough face. It was hard to tell his exact age, but he looked about fifty.

In his hand was a long black sword shaped like a willow leaf.

"That sword is called the 'Zhan Liu Sword', it is a precious sword, and it is a qualified sword, not one of those defective swords that are not qualified. It is said to be worth more than three thousand taels of silver!"

Next to Chu Liang, a young disciple whispered with envy on his face.

Ordinary swords are only a few taels of silver.

But precious swords are much more expensive. Even if they are considered defective "unqualified swords", the price is hundreds of taels of silver, and a slightly better one is hundreds of taels of silver.

The next level is the sword of the entry level. Even a low-level sword costs thousands of taels of silver.

As for the better mid-level and high-level swords...

Their value is simply unimaginable!