Volume 2 Dragon Bird Chapter 4: Sword Qi
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Flocks of seagulls flew across the sky, making loud and clear cries.
The merchant ship sailed against the wind, the waves hitting the bow, rolling up thousands of piles of snow and making a beeping sound.
At the stern of the fleet, nine long rolling silver ribbons were dragged out on the blue sea.
What a beautiful sight...if it didn't happen every day.
This was already the eleventh day that the merchant ship had been at sea, and less than one-third of the journey had been completed.
Knock, knock, knock!
There was a knock on the door of the cabin where Lu Qingshan was.
"Come in." Lu Qingshan responded.
The person who came in was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, carrying a food box in his hand.
This person was transferred from the ship and was specifically responsible for delivering meals to Lu Qingshan, the big customer.
"Mr. Lu, this is today's lunch." The old man greeted.
Lu Qingshan nodded, and the old man put down the food box and tactfully left.
"Alas!" After the old man left, the King of Western Rat, who was lying on Lu Qingshan's bed, sighed weakly.
Lu Qingshan said mischievously: "What's wrong? Aren't you always greedy? Why are you still sighing when it's time for dinner?"
The King of Western Rat rolled his eyes, sniffed, and muttered: "Steamed squid, steamed mixed snails, steamed silver pomfret, steamed croaker, steamed..."
"As soon as I smelled it, I knew it was these things. I've been eating them over and over again since I got on the boat. They're all steamed. My mouth is almost bland."
It is not surprising. Seafood is the most common staple food at sea, and due to the high cost of seasonings, steaming has naturally become the preferred cooking method for ship chefs.
Lu Qingshan did not tease the Western Rat King for long. After saying a few words, he quickly sat down at the table holding the jade slip.
The King of Western Rat glanced at Lu Qingshan who was immersed in the jade slip, and he was extremely resentful. He muttered: "This rat has nothing to do on the boat every day, and I am almost bored to death. But you are so happy holding a jade slip."
In fact, demon beasts also need to practice. Although Lu Qingshan wanted to find a technique for the King of Western Rat, it is not easy to obtain the technique for demon cultivation, and he has not made any progress so far.
This also means that the King of Western Rat's strength growth so far is still purely dependent on his own blood awakening.
In layman's terms, it is the second generation of monsters.
Unable to practice cultivation and naturally averse to water, it is now trapped on a boat with nowhere to go. It would be strange if it wasn't bored.
Lu Qingshan was amused when he heard that. He waved the jade slip in his hand towards the Western Rat King and said jokingly, "As the saying goes, reading ten thousand books leads to traveling ten thousand miles. It's not a bad idea for you to read a book when you have nothing to do. Look at you. You look quite magical now, but your temperament is lacking. A person with knowledge and poetry will be elegant. You should read more books to make up for this. No one will object to me saying that you are a spiritual beast."
Hearing what Lu Qingshan said, the Western Rat King immediately jumped up in anger and shouted: "What's wrong with my temperament? Am I not powerful? Spirit beast, huh, Lord Rat doesn't care, whoever wants to be the one can be the one! Forget it, I won't talk nonsense with you anymore, I'm going to go out for a walk."
The King of the Rat of the West flashed and turned into a gray shadow, leaving the cabin.
As soon as he left the cabin, a strange light flashed in the eyes of the Western Rat King, and he said thoughtfully: "Spiritual beast? Is it really useful to read more books as Lu Qingshan said..."
Obviously, the King of Western Rat was just being stubborn in front of Lu Qingshan.
In fact, not only is it not as dismissive of the title of spiritual beast as it appears to be, it even has some yearning for it.
"But the problem is, I don't recognize human characters." Thinking of this, the King of Western Rat became distressed again.
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Seeing the King of the Western Rat leave, Lu Qingshan didn't say much.
Although the King of Western Rat has no means of attack, his ability to protect himself is still very strong due to his own talents, so there is nothing to worry about.
Shaking his head, Lu Qingshan's mind was immersed in the jade slip in his hand again.
[True Explanation of Sword Qi], this is the jade slip in his hand, and it is also the second jade slip in the storage bag.
This jade slip was not a reward from Zhishou Tower, but was specially compiled by Tan Tai Qingrun to represent his own experience and understanding on the condensation and firing of sword energy, and then presented to Lu Qingshan.
Sword Qi is not a spell, it is just a high-level way of using spiritual power that is unique to sword practitioners.
Sword cultivators mobilize spiritual power into the sword and, through unique techniques, transform it into a more condensed, more powerful special spiritual power with the characteristics of a sharp sword.
After a sword cultivator masters the technique of condensing and firing sword energy, his close combat capability will take a huge leap forward.
In order to unleash the sword energy, the sword practitioner needs to make countless attempts and keep exploring.
As a Jindan sword cultivator, Tan Tai Qingrun's understanding of sword energy will undoubtedly help Lu Qingshan avoid many detours.
Most importantly, the practice of the Five Elements Sword Armor requires the sword practitioner to master the technique of sword energy.
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Unlike sword skills which require both understanding and practice, the release of sword energy only requires understanding.
Coincidentally, for Lu Qingshan, the "enlightenment" of kendo is as easy and natural as eating and drinking.
On just the fourth day of sailing, he was already able to emit a sword energy through the peach wood sword.
In order to ensure that the sword armor can be flexed and extended freely like an arm, the most common and effective method is to use the sword energy generated by the natal sword to refine the sword armor.
However, Lu Qingshan did not have his natal sword at this time, and the sword energy stimulated by other swords could not come from his own body like his natal sword, so it was flawed to use it to practice the Five Elements Sword Armor.
There is a solution.
Lu Qingshan stretched out his palm, and a tangible and invisible gray-white air blade appeared at the tip of his index finger, flickering a few times, and finally dissipated into the air.
Although it has solidified, it still cannot maintain its shape.
Lu Qingshan felt not very satisfied.
This is sword energy condensed out of thin air without relying on a sword.
Although there is a gap in power compared to the sword energy stimulated by the natal sword, because it is the sword energy condensed by the body as a sword, it is completely feasible to use it to refine the five elements sword armor.
The problem is that condensing sword energy out of thin air is many times more difficult than using a sword to assist in generating sword energy.
Even with Lu Qingshan's comprehension, he was stuck at this step for nearly a week.
However, if other sword cultivators knew that Lu Qingshan had made such progress in exploring the art of sword energy, they would definitely be jealous.
——For ordinary sword practitioners, even with the sword energy firing technique taught by Tan Tai Qing Run, even the fastest ones would need one or two years of uninterrupted practice before they could successfully fire out the first sword energy.
A slow person would need about seven or eight years to hone his skills, and there were even some dull sword practitioners who were stuck at this step for decades.
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Although talent is extremely important in the cultivation of Taoism, there is always a way out. It is possible for cultivators to overcome the obstacles of talent through hard work and opportunities and become powerful cultivators in the guise of mortals.
But sword cultivators are different. They are extremely cruel.
Sword cultivation is the only one among the six types of cultivation. Without absolute talent, one will definitely not be able to continue in this cultivation system.
Because, there are some swords that you are born unable to wield, and you will never be able to wield them in this life.
