Chương 186: War God’s — Chapter 187 - Ye Miyue: Master, What Are You Two Doing?

Outside. Ye Miyue trained obediently for a long time. Having cultivated in the spirit dwelling for several months now, she was quite familiar with her master's residence. The training room was where daily martial practice and teaching took place. As a swordswoman, her cultivation differed from ordinary martial artists. She didn't need the training room. She only needed the spirit-nurturing chamber within the spirit dwelling to comprehend the artistic conception of the sword path. She was already at the Third Realm.

She needed to comprehend various sword intents more deeply. Comprehending sword intent, aside from special combat situations, generally required seated meditation. Once sword techniques reached their peak, deep contemplation was needed to ultimately grasp an artistic conception of swordsmanship that belonged to oneself. It was just that... Although her master was teaching Wang Xian, which left a trace of concern in her heart, once she entered meditation, Ye Miyue's mind completely immersed itself.

No external thoughts remained. Her extreme focus made her lose all sense of time's passage. She was utterly immersed in the artistic conception of Cold Moon Sword Song, this advanced sword technique. Until she had a faint realization. Ye Miyue checked the time.

"Mm... it's already almost noon." Several hours had passed. Rising, Ye Miyue stretched her limbs, then went to the spirit dwelling's kitchen and poured a cup of clear tea for her master. She thought for a moment. And also prepared a cup for Wang Xian.

"So much time has passed. I wonder how Master's guidance is going..." Ye Miyue had heard of the Phantom Shadow Sword Art. It was nominally called an advanced sword technique, but in truth, its upper limit was extremely high. At the very least, she felt she couldn't learn it. The footwork requirements were far too high. Even just the entry-level Phantom Shadow Folding Step, her master had said she herself only learned it at the Sixth or Seventh Realm.

Had it not been to improve her own sword path cultivation, her master wouldn't have wanted to learn this exceptionally strict and unconventional sword martial art back then.

"The first move, Sword Scar Nine Flashes, seems to require the martial artist to continuously shift positions through footwork, thrusting nine swords from nine different positions." Just thinking about it felt impossibly difficult. Because these nine position shifts required not only high speed, but also breaking through the body's neural reactions to generate spatial fluctuations. Only then could it be considered a success.

It was said that when executed, the swordsman's figure was like stars in the sky strung into a chain of pearls, resembling the trajectory of a sword scar. No one could react to it at all.

"The second move, Phantom Shadow Thousand Layers, requires circulating elemental force throughout the entire body, moving so fast that when swinging the sword, afterimages are left in place. The afterimages generate sword-sound fluctuations, layering move upon move, each move stronger than the last." Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author.

"The highest record is stacking over 1, 000 sword moves within a few breaths, reaching the level of cross-realm combat!"

"But this instantly drains all of a martial artist's strength." This extreme footwork sword art placed far too high a demand on a martial artist's physical strength. And without possessing a certain special talent, learning it truly meant only learning a hollow imitation. For example, with Sword Scar Nine Flashes, the hollow imitation was just nine consecutive moves, like a gust of wind, with no sword scar trajectory appearing in space. Its power was very inferior.

Yet even a hollow imitation was very difficult to learn in a short time... The only advantage of this sword art was probably that it didn't demand a high foundational sword technique tier from the martial artist. It didn't demand a high level of understanding of the sword path. While recalling this martial art, Ye Miyue couldn't help but stick out her tongue. She arrived at the training room door. Because the soundproofing was excellent, she had no idea what was happening inside.

Holding the tea tray, Ye Miyue thought for a moment, then gently knocked on the door. She waited. No response.

"They should still be teaching, right?"

"I'll just go in and put the tea tray down..." Ye Miyue gently pushed open the door. The instant the door opened, waves of intangible sword qi rushed at her face. In the vast space, there was only a single figure continuously flickering and shifting unpredictably through the void. With every flicker, a faint, tangible sword scar was left behind in the air! Ye Miyue recognized it at a glance. This was Sword Scar Nine Flashes!

"So fast! Master is demonstrating!" Ye Miyue couldn't capture the position of these sword scars at all. Too fast. Under the effect of Phantom Shadow Folding Step, for martial artists at the current stage, unless they had talent or some other special protective equipment enhancement, it was simply impossible to capture. Especially once the Sword Scar Nine Flashes level was achieved, there was truly nothing one could do. One flash, two flashes...

Ye Miyue felt that if she were under this kind of sword style without the protection of Eternal Silence Sword Qi, under the nine flashes, with sword scars like stars, she could at most block five moves. The later five moves, she simply couldn't block. But with Eternal Silence Sword Qi protecting her body, the opponent's sword moves would be instantly captured by the sword qi upon landing, and their entire person would directly freeze. She wouldn't even need to break them herself.

Of course, this was purely the power of a taboo-tier talent. It was only when she saw the eighth flash that Ye Miyue noticed a problem.

"Where's Wang Xian?" She looked left and right but didn't see Wang Xian's figure. At that moment, the ninth flash landed. Two overlapping figures slowly descended from midair. Ye Miyue focused her gaze and stared blankly. In midair, she saw her master behind Wang Xian, one hand gripping Wang Xian's arm, the two of them holding a single sword together. Although there was still a gap between their bodies, at this moment they were pressed very close together.

Yet both of their expressions were extremely serious, both looking as though they were completely immersed in the way of the sword. Before Ye Miyue could speak, Principal Luo said calmly:"You've grasped the basics of Phantom Shadow Folding Step. When combined with the sword moves, the resulting Sword Scar Nine Flashes requires extremely deep study of spatial star positions."

"You must always remember: The sword transforms into spatial tracks, the shadow follows the stars' changes; nine flashes return to one, the boundary between real and illusory fades."

"Especially the fading boundary between real and illusory. The nine flashes have no fixed pattern. When executing, you must empty yourself of everything."

"Only when even you yourself don't know where your next sword move will land can the enemy also be unable to predict it."

"Forget all your offensive habits. Let every move truly come from the heart, just like those stars that naturally flicker without any pattern, ever-changing in myriad ways!"

"Only then can this move be considered truly mastered by you!"

"Understood?"

"Understood." Wang Xian answered truthfully.

"Mm." Principal Luo nodded, released her hand, turned to look at Ye Miyue, showing no surprise, and merely nodded slightly.

"Xiao Yue, do you need something?" Ye Miyue said quietly:"I came to bring you some tea..."

"Master, you've worked hard..." So her master really was personally teaching Wang Xian through words and action! And with such seriousness! Truly without the slightest bias! In fact, she probably even regarded him quite highly. When she herself had first practiced swordsmanship in the training room, her master hadn't taught her through personal demonstration. It was only after she practiced on her own for several days and her master wasn't very satisfied that the true personal teaching began.

It seemed that her master was very satisfied with Wang Xian's sword talent! Thinking of this, Ye Miyue felt a little happy. She had almost mistakenly thought her master and Wang Xian were doing something...

"Mm." Principal Luo walked to the side and said casually, "For the next seven days, you'll temporarily train here. Every day, I'll have Xiao Yue bring you meals on time."

"Aim to master Phantom Shadow Folding Step, and then have a rough form of six or seven flashes for this move, Sword Scar Nine Flashes."

"Of course, if you can achieve all nine flashes, that would be best. At least make it look the part."

"Seven days from now, you'll be able to take the stage at the Grandmaster Disciple Arena." Having said this, Principal Luo walked to Ye Miyue's side, picked up a cup of tea from the tray, and took a light sip. Because she was at her side, Ye Miyue noticed that although her master's breathing was steady, her neck was still slightly flushed. She figured it was probably because this kind of hands-on teaching was quite exhausting. Which only further highlighted how serious her master was.

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