Chapter 154: Preaching

After a bubble, Qingshi asked Jian Ruochen again for advice: "Listening to the first brother of the sword, Uncle Shi has a lot of experience in the four-character sword carving of 'Kendo Origin' in Huading Sword Carving, and the foolish nephew can obviously feel the artistic conception of the sword, but he can't get any inspiration and understanding from it, and I also ask Uncle Shi for guidance." ”

Jian Ruochen asked, "You mean you don't have any understanding?" How long have you been watching? ”

"Exactly," said Qingshi, "I've seen it three times, and it's more than three hours, and it's not even an hour, but I haven't gained anything at all." ”

"Hmm!" Jian Ruochen said, "What about the other 'Famous Mountain Immortal Sect' and 'Fishback Sword Marks'?" You've seen it all, but there's something to gain? ”

"Yes!" "I've been looking at these two sites for a short time, but I can learn something useful from them. ”

"Can you tell me what you've learned from those two victories?"

"I felt the stabbing techniques of the predecessors of the engraving from the engraving of the word 'Famous Mountain Immortal Sect', and learned some methods of sword movement."

"Well, that's how to move the sword." What about the scarlet on the back of the fish'? ”

"'Fishback Sword Marks' are the sword marks inadvertently left by two seniors who are extremely high in kendo when they fight, and I can experience the strength, speed, and skill of the two seniors in controlling the sword from those sword marks."

"Well, that's the method of using qi to resist the sword. So you must have started from the direction of sword movement and edgeworth? ”

"Not all, most of the sword and stone inscriptions that the little nephew has learned are like this. But there are a very few very clever inscriptions that contain sword intent that can be understood, and I think the 'origin of kendo' inscription is like this, but I can feel the artistic conception of kendo, but it is difficult to comprehend anything useful. ”

"The sword stone inscription that can be regarded as a victory by future generations is not ordinary, the 'Famous Mountain Immortal Sect' and the 'Fish Back Sword Mark' contain the same artistic conception of the sword, you can also experience it, but you can't comprehend the sword intent of the letterer, do you think about it?"

Qingshi pondered for a long time and said slowly; "Yes, I think I understand something, these three victories all contain the artistic conception of the sword, I can feel it, but I can't comprehend the sword intent of the letterer, but I can learn some of the methods of moving the sword with the arm and the sword with qi from the first two victories, but I can't learn anything in the last place."

"That's right," Jian Ruochen said, "In fact, you have learned too little from these three victories, to put it mildly, the first two places you picked up the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon, and the back one did not even pick up the sesame seeds, because the last place is simply a big gold ingot, there was no sesame to pick up, some people forcibly participated in countless years, but only scraped a little gold dust from the ingots, maybe it can be regarded as a slight harvest, but did not understand the original intention of the letterer." ”

"It's the little nephew who is stupid!" Qingshi said a little ashamedly.

"What this inscription leaves for future generations is pure sword intent, and it is the method of mastering the sword with the heart!" Jian Ruochen said, "You can only feel the artistic conception of kendo in the first two victories but can't comprehend it, so it's not surprising that you can't comprehend the true meaning of the predecessors in this place." But in my opinion, it's a good thing that you don't learn anything, otherwise you will learn something like the previous two places, and you will think that you have gained something, and you will not be able to expose your flaws. ”

"My flaws?" Qingshi wondered.

"Not bad!" Jian Ruochen was unceremonious, "Your swordsmanship is very good, and your martial arts cultivation is even higher, but in terms of kendo alone, your foundation is not solid." ”

Qingshi secretly thought: I am a famous teacher to learn swords, Qi Changzheng Gu Fei'er and other teachers are all masters, they teach swordsmanship step by step and pay attention to the basics, and Master Ou Changzhi teaches his own swordsmanship is the top swordsmanship, which is by no means inferior to any swordsmanship in the world. But Jian Ruochen said that his kendo foundation was not solid, and Qingshi was really a little unconvinced.

Jian Ruochen saw Qingshi's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Virtuous nephew martial arts cultivation is afraid that no one below the Jindan realm is invincible, right?" ”

Qingshi thought to himself, even if it was below the elixir realm, I am afraid that no one would dare to say that he would be better than him, and he didn't speak at the moment, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

Jian Ruochen said: "Your martial arts cultivation is so high, and it is a sword cultivation, so what about your sword cultivation?" In my opinion, if it is a martial arts competition, none of the disciples of my Immortal Sword Sect are your opponents, but in terms of kendo alone, you can be equivalent to the three swords and one sword, but it is not as good as the two swords and the six swords, why do you say this? ”

Qingshi was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he lowered his head and said: "What Uncle Shi said is that my kendo cultivation is too far behind my martial arts cultivation, I have never thought about this problem before, and now I know that it is the reason why my kendo foundation is not solid, thank you Uncle Shi for pointing it out." But I don't know how to make up for it? Please ask Uncle for advice. ”

"Virtuous nephew don't need to be discouraged," Jian Ruochen said with a smile, "Actually, your kendo cultivation is already the top level of your generation, but my Immortal Sword Sect has some uniqueness in the cultivation of swordsmanship, so you will be slightly inferior to Sword Two, Sword Six." I think it's because your master couldn't teach you the basic cultivation techniques and sword skills of the Immortal Sword Sect after leaving the Immortal Sword Sect, so you have a slight deficiency in cultivating the way of the sword. ”

Qingshi secretly thought: It is one thing that the master does not violate the rules of the Immortal Sword Sect, and the master is plotting the world, and it is also a reason that he rarely has time to guide himself carefully. Before leaving Chaoge, the master had instructed him to make a pilgrimage to the Immortal Sword Sect when he had the opportunity, perhaps hoping that he could have the opportunity to get kendo enlightenment from the Immortal Sword Sect and make up for the shortcomings. It's just that he is not a disciple of the Immortal Sword Sect, Jian Ruochen only said that he would answer his own questions, and did not say that he wanted to teach himself swordsmanship, and he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to let Jian Ruochen guide him.

Sure enough, Jian Ruochen stroked his beard and said, "It is said that with the origin of you and me, I should leave you to practice kendo in the mountain for a few years, but the rules of the door cannot be abolished." In this way, I originally promised to answer three questions for you, but now that you have asked two, I will not answer the third one, but instead make a suggestion for you to make up for the shortcomings of the foundation of kendo, what do you think? ”

"Thank you, uncle!" Bluestone is naturally willing.

"Good!" Jian Ruochen said, "I think you have your own thoughts and opinions on swordsmanship, sword intent, and even swordsmanship, but I would like to ask you to rethink a simpler question: what is a sword?" ”

"What is a sword?" Qingshi muttered.

"Don't be in a hurry to answer," Jian Ruochen said, "Can I see your sword?" ”

Qingshi hurriedly took out his Qinghua sword and presented it to Jian Ruochen, but Jian Ruochen only glanced at it and put it on it, asking, "Is this the sword you usually use?" ”

"There are several swords that the little nephew usually uses," said Aoishi, "and this one is the most used." ”

"Hmm!" Jian Ruochen said, "What are the characteristics of your sword?" Can you tell me about it? ”

"This sword is called 'Qinghua', it is extremely sharp, the hardness and toughness are very good, it contains two attributes of wood and wind, and the grade is the top grade of the Xuan level." Qingshi said.

"Gone?" Jian Ruochen asked coldly.

"This ......," Qingshi said, "and the fact that this sword contains wood attributes is very rare, and I have only seen such a one." ”

"You've already said it," Jian Ruochen said, "There are indeed very few swords with wood attributes, but what does it matter if you have an attribute or not?" A sword is a sword, does it have to be stronger if you attach attributes to the sword? Is attribute swordsmanship necessarily stronger than pure swordsmanship? In fact, otherwise, swordsmanship itself is an invincible martial art, and it seems to be more powerful after adding attributes, but in fact, it interferes with the sword intent, confuses the sword heart, and is nondescript, and it is really difficult to reach the extreme of swordsmanship. Therefore, although the attribute swordsmanship is powerful, the swordsmanship that truly reaches the extreme and is invincible in the world must be pure swordsmanship. Therefore, to practice kendo, you should start with pure swordsmanship. ”

For Jian Ruochen's remarks, Qingshi actually understands most of them, and Master Ou Changzhi has similar opinions, and Xuanjian is also pure swordsmanship. Qingshi's swordsmanship is very miscellaneous, because his attributes are full of true qi, so all attribute swordsmanship and martial arts can be learned, Qingshi not only practices fire attribute swordsmanship, but also water attribute swordsmanship, as well as wind attribute swordsmanship, thunder attribute swordsmanship and even light attribute swordsmanship, I am afraid that I will shock other people's jaws when I say it. Practicing these high-level attribute swordsmanship is naturally beneficial to improving kendo cultivation. However, the practice of kendo should start with pure swordsmanship, but this is the first time Qingshi has heard of it. Qingshi asked with some doubts: "May I ask Uncle Shi, do I want to make up for the shortcomings of the weak foundation, and I need to find some low-end swordsmanship with no attribute requirements to practice from scratch?" ”

"No!" Jian Ruochen said categorically, "Just because you haven't started with pure swordsmanship doesn't mean you have to make up for it. When we talk about swords, not swordsmanship. Now that we are back to the sword, what else do you have to add to this sword of yours? ”

"No more!" Bluestone replied.

"That's good," Jian Ruochen said, "I ask you, do you know how long this sword is?" Any idea how wide it is? How much does it weigh? How thick? What is the ratio of the sword body and hilt to the jaw? Have you tested how well this sword fits yours? Do you feel that it is lighter and heavier, longer and shorter? ”

"This ......," Qingshi felt that his head was a little big.

"Also," Jian Ruochen continued, "what materials are the parts of this sword made of?" What is the share of various materials? Why do refiners have such a ratio? What role do the various materials play? What new effects do these materials have when they are mixed together? And why are these new effects happening? Have you thought about these questions? ”

Bluestone felt sweaty.

Jian Ruochen picked up the teacup and tasted it slowly, Qingshi sat for a long time, and finally said: "The little nephew probably understands what Uncle Shi means!" ”

"Well," Jian Ruochen said, "It's good to understand, your understanding is actually very good, it's just that the way you practice kendo is a little flawed, but it doesn't matter, I said to give you a suggestion, you do what I say, maybe it can help you." ”

"Please ask Uncle for advice!" Qingshi said sincerely.

"Go down the mountain, since you are a refiner, then go and forge a sword for yourself, a sword of your own. When you really understand this sword, and really understand what a sword is, it is possible for you to understand what kendo is. After the sword is cast, you can go up the mountain to find me, the sword immortal ruins are now difficult for you to comprehend anything from it even if you pass the test, let's talk about it next time. ”

"Your own sword!" Aoshi muttered, "What is a sword?" ......”。