107: Knife and Sword
The dispute between the saber and the sword finally ended peacefully with the intervention of Heart-Eye Saber.
Heart-Eye Saber, no, he is now revered by the martial world as the Alliance Leader.
After the world was at peace, he had no interest in mundane affairs and returned to that tall mountain.
At this time, this unknown, remote deep mountain already had its own name, and a small town had formed at the foot of the mountain.
The place where he practiced saber techniques was called Saber Peak, and the place where he practiced sword techniques was called Sword Ridge.
In the martial world, more than ten years of trials and tribulations had passed, but he dedicated himself to diligent study and profound research, and he comprehended a principle.
'That which is above form is called the Dao, that which is within form is called the tool'.
Saber is sword, and sword is also saber!
Sabers and swords have no good or evil, but people distinguish right from wrong. Sabers and swords can kill, but they can also save!
Saber techniques and sword techniques were originally one entity, depending on the person rather than the skill. At this time, his Realm had already encompassed, and even surpassed, the dispute between saber and sword.
Finally, he actually integrated the grand openness, fierce intensity, and profound power of saber techniques with the spiritual elegance, peculiar subtlety, treacherous cunning, and dangerous wickedness of sword techniques, creating a unique martial art under the heavens!
This martial art was called 'Dual Blade Sword Kill'!
Bai Family Courtyard
Massive streams of information rushed in, making Han Yi, who was already suffering from a hangover headache, feel like his head was about to explode!
Time seemed to slow down, and all sounds became quiet.
In Han Yi's mind, only scene after scene continuously flashed, and a unique Aura emanated from him.
This was a strange Aura, possessing the heaviness of a mountain and the ferocity of blood!
Half of his body was like an Asura demon that had crawled out of a pile of corpses, wanting to destroy himself along with everything in front of him, causing heartbreak.
The other half of his body was like a golden-bodied Divine Being cultivating on the peak of a desolate mountain, capable of crushing clouds and the towering mountains below with a single raise of his hand, leaving people in awe.
The two Auras clashed, intertwined, and then merged...
For some reason, this deduction took an unusually long time.
So long that Han Yi felt as if his brain was filled with various fragments by a wooden mortar, with countless scattered snowflakes and scraps of cloth flying around, utterly chaotic.
After what might have been a moment, or perhaps an eternity, and a brief dizziness, Han Yi slowly opened his eyes.
His face was somewhat weakly pale, and he took deep breaths of the fresh air. He touched the small jade Buddha beside him, and his spirits lifted slightly.
Subsequently, a powerful Aura surged out from his body.
Bang!
In the unseen corners of the room, dust was shaken out from the cracks in the door and windows, and the entire room instantly brightened.
In his mind, a large understanding of sword techniques suddenly emerged, and his original Basic Knife Technique quietly integrated with the sword techniques, becoming indistinguishable...
[Deduction complete, consumed five points of Yuan Power]
[Deduction complete, consumed twenty points of Yuan Power]
[Name]: Han Yi (16/119)
[Realm]: Refining Blood (22/100); Sword Intent: Ten Steps, One Kill; Saber Intent: Solid as a Mountain
[Cultivation Method]: Yang Yuan Skill (Incomplete, Trait: Rejuvenation, Minor Accomplishment 5/50, can be upgraded); Jade Bone Skill (Mortal Rank, Trait: Strong Bones, Body Protection, Great Accomplishment, cannot be upgraded)
[Martial Arts]: Ben Lei Palm Technique (Yellow Rank High Grade, Trait: Stone Shattering Earth Splitting, Frenzied Strike, Proficient (7/20), can be upgraded); Flying Swallow Kick (Yellow Rank Low Grade, Trait: Gust, Minor Accomplishment (9/50), can be upgraded); Dual Blade Sword Kill (Mysterious Rank Low Grade, Trait: Focus, Dual Wielding, Proficient (5/30), can be upgraded)
[Yuan Power]: 69
Mysterious Rank Low Grade martial art!
Han Yi was slightly dazed. He had heard that the highest martial arts cultivated by the Inner Sect Disciples of the Crimson Flame Sect were only Yellow Rank High Grade.
He didn't expect that the deduction of the Mortal Rank Basic Knife Technique and the Yellow Rank High Grade Bai Family Swordplay would result in such a significant improvement...
In the previous deduction, the Mortal Rank Mountain Crushing Fist and the Yellow Rank Low Grade Thunderbolt Palm, after deduction, resulted in the Yellow Rank High Grade 'Ben Lei Palm Technique', but that was only a small level increase. This time, it was a leap across a major stage!
No wonder it took so long this time...
As for the new traits of 'Dual Blade Sword Kill'—'Focus' and 'Dual Wielding'...
He could feel that the saber practice of Basic Knife Technique and Mind's Eye had merged into one, transforming into a new trait, Linkage.
'Focus' had the same ability as the previous 'Mind's Eye' trait, but seemed slightly stronger and was no longer limited to using a saber.
Although Han Yi's hands were currently empty, it was as if he had grown a pair of invisible eagle eyes, capable of observing any situation around him at any time, and capable of automatic counterattack!
The 'Dual Wielding' trait didn't need much explanation. Han Yi could now use either a saber or a sword with ease, as if they were extensions of his arms, doing whatever he wished.
He could even use both hands simultaneously, with the Blood Drinking Sword in his left hand and the Armor Breaking Saber in his right hand. The thought of this image was beautiful!
Let's take a look at my overall strength...
Bare-handed, it has increased from the previous '60~69' to a striking '65~95'!
Although the defense hasn't changed much, still around the Refining Blood, due to the comprehension of Sword Intent and Saber Intent, the attack power has greatly increased, infinitely approaching the attack power of a Tongmai Stage Martial Master!
In that case, if I am fully armed, wearing leather armor and holding the Xuan Tie Sword, with the bonus from external items, can I temporarily contend with a Tongmai Stage Martial Artist?
Han Yi secretly pondered. The Sect's minor competition is the day after tomorrow. After the minor competition, the Inner Sect Disciple initiation will be held. Both in terms of reason and emotion, he has to show up...
Thinking of this, Han Yi's eyes suddenly turned sharp.
He thought of Elder Li. Although Elder Li should not make trouble for him in a major event like the Sect's minor competition, he still had to be on guard!
As a Tongmai Stage Martial Master, Elder Li's overall strength is probably between '105~160'...
Although I now have the initial strength to contend with the Tongmai Stage, it's not enough!
Continue adding points!
Thus, another profound and mysterious feeling emerged.
At this moment, he clearly did nothing, just tapped a few times in his mind, but some strange changes seemed to have occurred on his body.
The skin on his palms and the backs of his fists quietly became rough, and then turned into calluses.
His arms also underwent some subtle adjustments in silence, the muscles and bones becoming more coordinated and graceful, seemingly more suitable for exerting the power of fist and palm techniques...
The current Han Yi was like a Martial Artist who had practiced fist and palm techniques for many years, with full and bulging muscles throughout his body.
[Martial Arts]: Ben Lei Palm Technique (Yellow Rank High Grade, Trait: Stone Shattering Earth Splitting, Frenzied Strike, Minor Accomplishment (1/50), can be upgraded); Flying Swallow Kick (Yellow Rank Low Grade, Trait: Gust, Minor Accomplishment (9/50), can be upgraded); Dual Blade Sword Kill (Mysterious Rank Low Grade, Trait: Focus, Dual Wielding, Proficient (5/30), can be upgraded)
[Yuan Power]: 56