A rare kendo talent in a thousand years!

As Master Xu Yan's incessant speech continued, everyone's interest slowly waned.

Sleepiness swept over their minds, and a young boy had just lowered his head when Xu Yan sharply struck him with a bamboo stick.

"Wang Meng, in seemingly insignificant matters, there are often traps set by enemies."

"Human hearts are unfathomable, like the depth of the ocean."

"You must listen carefully and not be careless."

......

A touch of fish-belly white appeared in the east, and night quietly departed.

Sunlight pierced through the clouds and sprinkled onto the earth, bestowing vitality upon all things.

Xu Yan, who had been sitting cross-legged, also straightened up, and a wooden sword appeared in his hand at some unknown point.

Seeing their Revered Master stand up, everyone quickly straightened their backs, their faces filled with excitement.

Because they knew, their Revered Master was about to teach sword techniques!

"Morning is the period Cultivators must not waste; a clear mind is more conducive to practicing swordplay!"

"To comprehend the sword, one must first experience the sword!"

The wooden sword in Xu Yan's hand seemed to come alive! It danced freely around him.

Sometimes soaring to the heavens, sometimes delving deep into the earth, and finally returning to Xu Yan's hand.

This miraculous display made everyone's eyes widen, and a longing for it surged in their hearts.

"Take out the iron swords distributed by the Sect."

As soon as Xu Yan's voice fell, Chu Yunfeng dared to ask, "Revered Master, can we use our own swords?"

Xu Yan gently shook his head, tenderly stroking the wooden sword in his hand, wiping away the dirt from it with a handkerchief.

"You are not yet qualified to use a sword."

"My Disciples, watch closely, I will only demonstrate it once!"

The wooden sword seemed to merge with Xu Yan, swinging with ease from incredibly tricky angles, still like a crouching tiger, moving like a flying Dragon.

Clearly, he swung his sword to the side, but the sword light swept across a ten-zhang radius, and the sky full of silver light would easily cut down enemies.

A thousand swords swung in an instant! The sword technique was elegant and agile, making it difficult to predict, and the cracks on the ground proved the extraordinary power of this sword.

The next moment! Xu Yan's sword momentum shifted, his posture light and graceful like a flying swallow, unrestrained.

With each sword dance, his attacks became sharper and more vicious! Easily splitting open rocks.

Rocks flew everywhere, and the cuts were incredibly smooth....

"A sword is not a dead object; in your hand, it must move with your will, enhance your synergy with it, and hone the tacit agreement between you."

"When swinging the sword, your spirit should be internalized; where the intent is, the spirit is, and the sword is, all embodied within the sword technique."

"Discard distracting thoughts from body and mind, empty your mind, and feel the changes between your breathing and heartbeat."

Everyone mimicked the sword swings, carefully experiencing what Xu Yan meant by becoming one with the sword.

"Discard distracting thoughts, empty your mind, and feel my heartbeat."

Li Tan closed his eyes tightly, sensing that profound and subtle change.

"Thump.... thump...."

"I heard it!"

Xu Yan's voice rang out in the field: "Breathing and heartbeat are indispensable; integrate both into the sword body!"

"Hoo...."

"Hoo...."

"Hoo!"

Li Tan's eyes suddenly opened! Emitting a sharp brilliance he had never shown before!

"Slash!"

He clearly felt his blood boiling and hot, and his Spiritual Qi was instantly drained!

gravel flew across the Yanwu Arena, where a massive pit had been cut out.

A figure slowly emerged from the pervasive smoke, his long sword dragging on the ground, creating a grating sound.

....

There was no praise as imagined, only a resounding slap.

Xu Yan frowned and smacked Li Tan hard on the head, making him grimace in pain.

Looking at Xu Yan, who was so angry, Li Tan was momentarily unsure what he had done wrong.

Wang Longzhi's comprehension also quickly came to an end, identical to Li Tan's, with grand Aura and considerable power.

He casually tossed his hair, and plunged his sword fiercely into the ground!

Seeing Master Xu Yan not far from him, he smiled complacently, anticipating everyone's praise.

"Slap!"

Another resounding slap, and the two were pulled together into a corner.

Xu Yan's face twitched slightly, and he sternly reprimanded, "A sword is not a saber! A sword is not a saber!"

"Don't always think that brute force can overcome everything!"

The two lowered their heads in shame, not daring to meet Xu Yan's gaze.

As time passed, Yue Shiwei also finished her comprehension.

Her sword momentum was continuous, her steps light and elegant, possessing both masculine vigor and feminine beauty.

"Sword techniques are not performances; they focus on offense," Xu Yan nodded slightly, casually offering some guidance.

"You two, continue to comprehend as I've instructed!"

Li Tan and Wang Longzhi immediately understood, and quickly picked up their iron swords.

"First step, grip the sword."

Li Tan took a deep breath, adjusting himself, casting away all distracting thoughts.

But before he could proceed to the next step, he heard the sound of the bamboo stick again, accompanied by a miserable shriek from beside him.

Li Tan looked in the direction of the sound.

Wang Longzhi was clutching his head, looking pitifully at Master Xu Yan.

"Grip the sword with one hand!"

The small interlude quickly passed.

Under Master Xu Yan's careful guidance, the two successfully moved to the next stage.

"Empty your mind, feel your breathing, feel your heartbeat."

"Pay attention to the circulation of Spiritual Qi, your Meridians and blood...."

The two dared not be careless in the slightest, carefully comprehending the intricacies within.

"My body seems to have become lighter, my breathing more natural."

"Everything around me has become silent; all I can hear... is my heartbeat."

Spiritual Qi surged freely through the Meridians, vaguely sensing a connection with the sword, very faint... but definitely present!

This state can only be experienced, not described.

Xu Yan's voice softly drifted in from outside: "Establish contact with the sword, become one with the sword!"

"Then dance freely with the sword!"

At the same time, Li Tan and Wang Longzhi shouted in unison!

"Slash!"

Under everyone's stunned gaze, a corner of the Yanwu Arena was blasted into nothing but scattered rubble by a powerful force!

The Spiritual Qi fluctuations lingered for a long time without dissipating.

Some Disciples were even forcibly pulled out of their comprehension, their minds dazed, scanning their surroundings with confused expressions.

......

Xu Yan's face was dark, holding a thick bamboo pole in his hand.

"Today, I, your Revered Master, will let you all see clearly what 'brute force can overcome everything' truly means!"

Piercing screams echoed throughout the entire mountain peak, and the birds in the sky were startled, scattering in a panic.

"Swing the sword! Wang Longzhi, how many times have I told you!"

"You cannot use both hands to swing the sword!!"

"And Li Tan! Don't always drag your sword on the ground!"

Xu Yan closed his eyes and took deep breaths, trying to calm himself down.

He had never imagined that teaching Disciples would be so difficult....

"Could it be that my teaching method is problematic? That I didn't explain the core clearly?"

"It must be that I was too impatient! That's why this result occurred!"

"After all, cultivation is not something that happens overnight!"

Xu Yan, with his good mindset, quickly figured it out and no longer complained about the two's sword practice progress.

He decided to teach them using a ' The dumb way' (clumsy method)! Perhaps it might actually have a miraculous effect!

Li Tan saw the book his Revered Master handed him, and he was very puzzled: "Could it be that Xu Yan is giving up on me so quickly?"

Wang Longzhi stared at the book in his hand, his mind also filled with wild thoughts.

Before the two could figure out why, Xu Yan's voice entered their ears.

"If you cannot comprehend the sword, then first feel the sword!"

"What you need to do from now on is to pick up the sword in your hand and engrave characters!"

"The characters must not be crooked! They must not be of different sizes!"