Three hundred years ago, there was a master of swordsmanship and a famous writer who once made an interesting analogy, saying that sword intent is like literary talent, and there is talent in it, and it cannot be practiced without practice.

But there is literary brilliance in talent, but it may not necessarily be revealed.

It's like a person who has the talent to write articles, but his family is poor, he has never been to school since he was a child, and he doesn't know how to read. So even if he has more literary talent in his talent, he has no chance to show it.

It is precisely because sword intent is so scarce that Zhou Ziheng is still very conceited about his sword intent.

He smiled reservedly and said, "How about it? Do you want to learn it? Although whether you can comprehend the sword intent in the end depends on talent and chance." But no matter how good the talent is, it will not be written on the face. ”

"The outside of the jade will be covered with a layer of stone skin, making it look like a stubborn stone. The same goes for talent. If you want to fully reveal your talent, you must go through a painful grinding process like grinding the original jade, and grind off the outer stone skin to reveal the beautiful jade in it. ”

"Worship me as a teacher, it is your chance, if you learn from me, my experience can allow you to avoid many detours and comprehend the sword intent as soon as possible. ”

Wang Xiaotian did not speak. He didn't even hear what Zhou Ziheng said at all.

Just now, the sword that Zhou Ziheng stabbed out touched him very much, as if he had been plucked, and there was a hidden string deep in his body, and his body was trembling slightly with the frequency of the string vibration.

But he didn't know any of that.

To outsiders, Wang Xiaotian was looking at the branches that were piercing the trunk, but his eyes were not focused, and he looked like he was in a daze.

In fact, in his mind, the derivation technique was running wildly, repeating over and over again, the picture of Zhou Ziheng waving a branch and piercing the trunk.

Every time he repeated it, Wang Xiaotian felt that something was clearer in the slightest.

After looking at it thousands of times, that thing suddenly became clear, and Wang Xiaotian's consciousness immediately caught it!

After Zhou Ziheng finished asking, seeing that Wang Xiaotian did not react, he took a closer look and found that he was immersed in deep thought. Thinking about it, it must have been the sword he stabbed that inspired him greatly, and he was trying to learn something from it.

It's just that it's easier said than done!

Zhou Ziheng has been practicing swords for nearly 20 years since he was a child, and although his swordsmanship is superb, he can be called a generation of grandmasters, but in terms of sword intent, he has never gained anything.

He has also entered this state of clarity many times, although he has gained every time, but he has nothing to gain from missing the sword intent every time.

Later, by chance, he was fortunate to see a sword stabbed by Wang Chengbai, a generation of swordsmanship masters, and suddenly gained something, and he sat down and thought hard for three days and three nights before he cultivated his sword intent. After ten years of tempering, he reached the realm of sword intent proficiency.

Wang Xiaotian is just a yellow-mouthed child, what can he realize?

However, no matter what Wang Xiaotian realizes, it will be of great help to his future practice, and this kind of clear state of thinking on the Lingtai is unavoidable, and once it disturbs him, it will be wasted.

Therefore, Zhou Ziheng didn't bother Wang Xiaotian, and at the same time he motioned to the other two to sit down and rest, waiting for Wang Xiaotian to come to his senses.

More than an hour later, Wang Xiaotian suddenly smiled, his eyes shining, and said softly: "I understand." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pulled out the stabbing sword from behind his back, pinched a sword trick with his left hand, and swung the sword with his right hand, from the bottom to the top, as if slow and fast, drawing an extremely mysterious arc, stabbing at the tree that Zhou Ziheng had just stabbed.

Wang Xiaotian's movements have a natural meaning, but they are a little jerky and not mellow enough, and there is a slight sound of sword roar during the stabbing process. With a "poof", the blade pierced the trunk of the tree more than three inches.

Zhou Ziheng and the three of them were surprised. They all felt it, and the sword that Wang Xiaotian stabbed out did not use the slightest force.

Although the stabbing sword is relatively sharp, but at this moment his arms are injured, he can't use much strength at all, and it is good to be able to move the stabbing sword, in this state, he can still pierce the trunk of the tree more than three inches, indicating that he has understood the sword intent.

Wang Xiaotian saw the effect of stabbing this sword, and frowned again and thought about it.

When the three of them were surprised, Wang Xiaotian quickly sobered up from his state of thought, and said with a smile: "I see." ”

As he spoke, he drew his sword, stood still, and swung it again.

The sword movement was more rounded and natural, and the sword silently drew a mysterious curve, from the bottom up, with a small slope, stabbing at the trunk of the tree.

With a "snort", as if tearing a piece of paper, the stabbing sword was extremely smooth, piercing the trunk of the tree, revealing the tip of the sword more than an inch long.

Zhou Ziheng and the others were completely stunned.

According to Zhou Ziheng's idea, this demonstration is used to attract Wang Xiaotian, it is not the speed of normal teaching at all, the speed of the demonstration is very fast, and many details may not be able to be seen clearly by ordinary people.

Wang Xiaotian was able to comprehend a few sword intents from it and stab out the first sword, which was far beyond his imagination, which surprised him.

Unexpectedly, the second sword stabbed by Wang Xiaotian was raised to a higher level than the first sword! This kind of comprehension is no longer something that can only be described by heaven, it is definitely a demon!

Shen Shuming, who had thick nerves, was the first to react, and let out a sigh of unwillingness, envy, jealousy, and hatred, "My God! How can this be! You only watched it once, even if you are a genius, it is impossible for you to comprehend the sword intent so quickly." ”

Wu Ling'er nodded again and again when she heard this, expressing her agreement.

Compare goods to throw, people are more popular than people!

Wang Xiaotian smiled slightly, pulled out his sword from the trunk, and inserted it back into the scabbard.

It is true that Zhou Ziheng only demonstrated it once, but in Wang Xiaotian's mind, he watched it tens of thousands of times over and over again!

Moreover, he also discovered just now that when he was promoted to the fifth level of the Force, he comprehended the Sword Heart Enlightenment Skill (rare)! He can get twice the result with half the effort by learning all sword skills!

That's not all, the most surprising thing to him is that he has also mastered a skill - Endless Life (Legendary)!

This skill can allow Wang Xiaotian to quickly recover about half of the total amount of Force when the Force is on the verge of exhaustion.

It's just that this skill has a time limit for use, and it can only be used once a month.

The amount of Force that Wang Xiaotian himself accommodated far exceeded that of ordinary people by dozens of times, and his combat power was outrageously durable. Now that I have comprehended the skill of endless life, basically the guys who want to use wheel warfare in the future and consume hard with Wang Xiaotian can wash and sleep.

Suddenly, Zhou Ziheng pressed Wang Xiaotian's shoulders with both hands, looked into his eyes, and said, "I have accepted your apprentice." ”

"But ......"

"Nothing. Zhou Ziheng waved his hand domineeringly, "That's it." Don't worry, from now on as a teacher will cover you. ”

Shen Shuming immediately came over and coaxed, "Come and kowtow." You have to worship Mr. Zhou as a teacher, not to mention anything else, you can basically go sideways in the Eastern Chu Kingdom. ”

Wang Xiaotian was speechless. I've heard of forced buying and selling, but I haven't heard of forcibly taking in apprentices, but today is really an eye-opener.

It's not that he doesn't want to apprentice. The path of cultivation is extremely difficult, and after worshipping the master, not only does the master guide you to avoid detours, but you can also get the support of various resources, such as weapons, battle armor, pills, secret techniques, etc., which are what Wang Xiaotian lacks.

That's why it's a good thing to be apprenticed.

And with the master's care, it will be convenient for Wang Xiaotian to do something in the future.

It's just that he has too many secrets, what if Zhou Ziheng investigates him after apprenticeship and finds these secrets on him?

When Zhou Ziheng saw Wang Xiaotian, he refused to apprentice for a long time, and said with a frown: "What? Do you think Zhou is not worthy of being your master?"

Wang Xiaotian hurriedly shook his head.

Zhou Ziheng was obviously in a bad mood. If he is really angry, no matter how good his talent is, he is still in the process of growing, and now he is just a little shrimp who has just been promoted to the fifth level of the Force.

Zhou Ziheng, any of the three of them can easily pinch themselves to death. In this barren mountain and wilderness, wild beasts are frequently infested, and there are really three long and two short, and even the link of burying the corpse is saved.

Of course, this is just Wang Xiaotian's thoughts from the worst side.

Taking a step back, if Zhou Ziheng brushes his sleeves away in anger and throws himself in this barren mountain and wilderness, his arms are not healed now, if he survives alone, he will not starve to death, but it will definitely be very difficult and embarrassing.

Of course, these are also Wang Xiaotian's malicious speculations.

But no matter what, no matter how good Zhou Ziheng's temper is, he is rejected by Wang Xiaotian like this, I am afraid that he will not give Wang Xiaotian a good face in the future.

This is true, not speculation.

Zhou Ziheng saw that his attitude changed and his mood improved, and he said patiently: "You know the jade." The rough stone of beautiful jade is no different from ordinary stubborn stone, but in the details, it will be different. Experienced craftsmen will patiently sharpen the rough until the outer layer of stone skin is completely worn off, and the jade can be completely revealed. ”

"But that's just the jade. No matter how good the jade is, if it can't be polished, it won't have much value. Finished is the highest pursuit of jade. However, it is a very difficult process to polish the jade, and not every piece of jade can be polished. ”

"Moreover, the texture, shape, color, and luster of each piece of jade are very different, and how to fully explore the characteristics of the jade and polish it into the most suitable vessel requires the painstaking efforts of experienced craftsmen. ”

Wang Xiaotian didn't seem to understand.

Zhou Ziheng was very satisfied with this effect, and continued: "You are a piece of beautiful jade rough stone, but it is different from those rough stones that are all wrapped in stone skin. Your talents and qualifications are excellent, as if you have revealed a large piece of rough stone of the essence of beautiful jade. ”

"When you do hard work and practice on your own, it is the process of grinding off the stone skin. However, even if you grind all the stone skin away, you are just a piece of jade, not a weapon at all. ”

"Cultivation has never been, an easy task, I don't know how many geniuses, died on the way to the top of the martial arts. ”

"So, this piece of beautiful jade of yours needs an experienced jade craftsman to ponder. And I'm the jade craftsman. I will guide you to practice according to your characteristics, so that you can smoothly reach the top of martial arts. ”

"Understand? You need me. ”

listened to Zhou Ziheng's heartfelt words, and then looked at his sincere eyes.

Wang Xiaotian nodded excitedly and asked a very important question, "Then should I be called Senior Sister Lianyou, or Senior Sister?"

As soon as he thought of calling Cao Lianyou, who was younger than himself, a senior sister, Wang Xiaotian had goosebumps all over his body.

He made up his mind, if Zhou Ziheng asked him to call Senior Sister Cao Lianyou, he would not be apprenticed to death.

If it's a junior sister, it's completely different.

The little junior sister, whether it is a gentle and cute type, or a brutal and willful type, can be hurt and spoiled, even if it is spoiled to heaven, it is a matter of course.

As for the senior sister, she should naturally take care of the little junior brother, if you want the junior brother to be hurt and spoiled...... The feeling was as disgusting as that of a sixty-year-old woman, rubbing rouge and powder, cocking her orchid fingers, calling herself a little girl.

Zhou Ziheng was stunned. This guy's brain circuit is really weird, and before he apprenticed, he asked about the order of the teacher...... Wait, did he agree to apprentice?

Well, that's what it means. However, he was also asking a question. Cao Lianyou's age is younger than Wang Xiaotian, but the apprenticeship time is early, how to sort it?

Zhou Ziheng looked at Wang Xiaotian's serious gaze, knowing that this matter was very important to Wang Xiaotian, and it was the key to deciding whether he would apprentice or not.

Zhou Ziheng thought for a while before he said: "I am her teacher, if you worship me as a teacher, I am your master." ”

Wang Xiaotian spread his hands, "Isn't this different?"