The root of all this is the sword!
The sword is a weapon. Those who use the sword as a weapon can all be called kendo practitioners. There are more than hundreds of millions of practitioners who can use the sword as a weapon. Among them, how many people practice the sword as a way? In the kendo, the sword is just the appearance, and the way is the root!
Because of the inheritance of Emperor Haoyang, Yang Qi has always used the sword as a weapon, and the martial arts he practiced were also sword techniques, but what else? The soul is the means he relies on the most, and the way of fusion is the path he understands the most deeply, but that's all.
Because of his deep-rooted sword-wielding mentality, Yang Qi naturally regarded himself as a sword practitioner. However, in the final analysis, he was just a practitioner who used the sword as a weapon, not a true sword practitioner! He did not have the sword-wielding heart to take the sword as the way!
When a practitioner reaches a certain level, he can easily create martial arts without attributes, which are suitable for various weapons. Changing a weapon will not have a big impact on his own strength. For a true sword practitioner, the sword is no longer a weapon, but their way, which is integrated into their bones and even their soul.
Because of this, the man in animal skins was able to get hold of the long sword, and his entire aura changed dramatically!
Of course, compared to ordinary practitioners, the identity of a swordsman is also an important reason. The swordsmanship of the man in animal skins is purer than that of Zhuo Qi, so there is no such change in Zhuo Qi, but there is in the man in animal skins.
The path of sword cultivation may not be suitable for Yang Qi, but the path of swordsmanship is what Yang Qi has been walking on. The true path of swordsmanship is also the path that Yang Qi is seeking, but he has not truly comprehended it before.
Now, with the reminder from the man in animal skins, Yang Qi finally understood what was missing from his swordsmanship. He lacked the heart of swordsmanship, the heart to achieve success in swordsmanship!
"Thank you, fellow Daoist." After understanding all this, Yang Qi's temperament had obviously changed. There was an air of dominance yet tolerance.
Sensing the changes in Yang Qi, the animal-skin man couldn't help but flash a hint of surprise in his eyes, and then he said, "No need to thank me, this is all I can see. If you don't understand it yourself, I can't help you."
Although the beast-skin man's swordsmanship level was slightly higher than Yang Qi's, it was only slightly higher. He could see the general problems with Yang Qi, but when it came to instructing and guiding Yang Qi in which direction, he couldn't do it because his realm and vision were not at that level.
The reason why Yang Qi was able to comprehend this was mainly due to his own accumulation. When he first started practicing, he practiced under the guidance of Emperor Haoyang, and the opportunities he got later were mostly related to the way of swordsmanship. In fact, he was close to comprehending the heart of the way of swordsmanship, but he was just a little short of that. Zhuo Qi and the animal-skin man's words were the fingers that broke through this layer of window paper!
“No matter what, I owe you a favor thanks to you this time.” Yang Qi said seriously. He was a man who clearly distinguished between gratitude and resentment. Even if it wasn’t for the man in animal skins, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to comprehend the heart of the sword, but the man in animal skins sped up the process. This was a favor.
Hearing this, the animal-skin man couldn't help but smile calmly and said, "In that case, when you reach the peak of the three-star martial emperor, we can fight again."
"good!"
Yang Qi nodded solemnly. He had comprehended the heart of the sword. His knowledge of the sword was also improved. He also knew clearly the gap between him, the beast-skin man, and Zhuo Qi. Now he was definitely not their opponent in a head-on fight. But when his heart of the sword was stabilized and his cultivation was improved, he would not necessarily be weaker than the two!
Whoosh~ Whoosh~
The beast-skin man and his group flew away. If Yang Qi had not comprehended the Heart of the Sword, although he was powerful, he could not be his and Zhuo Qi's opponent. Now that Yang Qi comprehended the Heart of the Sword, he was already strong enough to be his and Zhuo Qi's opponent. It was lonely at the top, and there was such a strong man among his peers. The beast-skin man was not jealous, but looked forward to it.
Yan Yi came to Yang Qi's side, frowned slightly and said, "Brother Yang, your temperament..."
They only understood vaguely the conversation between Yang Qi and the man in animal skins, and had no idea what it meant. However, they could clearly sense the change in Yang Qi's temperament. Yang Qi at this moment was obviously more powerful than the one before!
"I have gained some insights, so there have been some changes in myself." Yang Qi said with a calm smile.
Things like the Heart of Kendo can only be comprehended by the practitioner himself. If the original intention of achieving the Heart of Kendo is not achieved, even if Kendo is forcibly instilled, it cannot be achieved, and in the end, one will be nothing more than a practitioner who uses the sword.
"Congratulations, Brother Yang, on your great improvement." Sun Yue smiled and continued, "I believe that it won't be long before Brother Yang's strength will not be inferior to that beast-skin man and Zhuo Qi."
Upon hearing this, Yang Qi said calmly, "I hope so!"
Comprehending the heart of the sword was beyond Yang Qi's expectations. For him, the gains from this trip to the Profound Heavenly Sword Realm far exceeded his expectations. Even if he was defeated by the beast-skin man and Zhuo Qi in the end, he would not care too much. After all, his cultivation journey has just begun, and there is still a long way to go. He believes that his future achievements will definitely not be worse than Zhuo Qi and the beast-skin man!
Yang Qi and the man in animal skins fought, although they only exchanged one move, but Fang Jinlong and others knew clearly that Yang Qi's strength was much stronger than theirs. They were probably the only ones in the secret realm who could suppress Yang Qi now. Naturally, they no longer had any doubts about the previous fight between Yang Qi and Zhuo Qi.
In the following time, Yang Qi and others continued to seek opportunities in the secret realm, and the number of conflicts between the teams of practitioners became more and more frequent. No matter whether they were practitioners in the arena battles or practitioners from the Xuanjian Sect, some people were forced to choose to exit the secret realm to save their lives.
Because the blood demon beast was getting stronger and stronger, some practitioners were forced to retreat when facing the blood demon beast. In addition to the blood demon beast, some other strange beasts gradually appeared in the secret realm. These strange beasts had different methods, making it difficult for practitioners to guard against them.
Yan Yi looked at Yang Qi beside him and said with a wry smile, "Brother Yang, two more practitioners who participated in the arena battle were forced to leave the secret realm."
"Is it the Xuanjian Sect?" Yang Qi raised his eyebrows.
Upon hearing this, Yan Yi shook his head slightly and said, "No, it's a strange beast."
"Strange beasts are indeed troublesome. If it weren't for Brother Yang's insect beast, I'm afraid we wouldn't have known that a strange beast was approaching." Sun Yue on the side said in a deep voice.
Yang Qi and his companions encountered strange beasts more than once. The most dangerous time was when the dark beetle discovered that the strange beast was approaching and gave a warning, so Yang Qi and his companions were able to defeat the strange beast and escape. Otherwise, if they were entangled by a large number of strange beasts, they would be in trouble. It was also at that time that Yan Yi and his companions knew that Yang Qi actually had a powerful insect beast. (To be continued)