Chapter Ninety-Six: Introduction to Kendo
"Teacher Zhou has an overreputation, and the reason for the skyrocketing of my cultivation is inconvenient to reveal for the time being, but I still need more advice from Teacher Zhou on this swordsmanship. Xu Wei said modestly.
"What's so mysterious?" Chen Chao asked curiously.
"Don't ask a second question. Zhou Longyun glanced at Chen Chao, then looked at Xu Wei and said:
"Yesterday I said that I would teach you personally, but then there was a small accident, since you took the initiative to ask for it today, then I will open a small stove for you and teach you the sword moves in the future. ”
"Then thank you Mr. Zhou. ”
"Chen Chao, you can take others to practice swords today. Zhou Longyun turned his head and said to Chen Chao.
"Ah......" When everyone heard this, they were speechless and reluctant.
"Ahh
The crowd was speechless for a moment.
"Seeing that you are so enthusiastic today, everyone will give me an extra hour of practice, okay?" Chen Chao smiled and said.
"No!"
"Xu Wei, come with me. ”
"Yes. Xu Wei nodded, and then followed Zhou Longyun to the edge of the square.
Zhou Longyun stood with his sword in his hand and said to Xu Wei:
"Xu Wei, although your swordsmanship is stronger than most people, it is still full of loopholes in the eyes of real sword makers, and to put it bluntly, you are still not focused enough. ”
"Not focused enough?" Xu Wei said with some grievances: "I think I'm already very serious." ”
"That's your own delusion. After Zhou Longyun finished speaking, he shook the long sword in his hand forward, only to see an extremely sharp sword qi burst out of the air and slashed on the wall not far away, and a small crack suddenly appeared in the wall. ”
"This ......" Xu Wei's eyes widened, his face full of incredulity.
Zhou Longyun squinted his eyes and looked at Xu Wei for a long time.
This sword qi has seen others show it more than once, but he has never been able to grasp it, so he can only watch others use this trick with his eyes, and today he saw Zhou Longyun demonstrate it in person, Xu Wei was naturally excited.
"Teacher Zhou, how did you do it?" After being stunned for a long time, Xu Wei asked excitedly.
"As long as you are serious enough to reach the point where the human sword is one, and then condense your mind into sword qi. Zhou Longyun patiently explained.
"Man and sword are one?" Xu Wei was confused.
"Yes. Zhou Longyun bowed his head lightly and continued: "The reason why you haven't been able to comprehend the sword moves behind is because you are not serious enough, even if you have mastered the sword moves now, you still can't exert the true power of the sword moves. ”
"If you want to achieve the realm of the unity of man and sword, you must first be free of distractions and the ancient well is not wavering, and only in this way can you explore the mystery of the way of the sword. ”
"Kendo?"
Zhou Longyun clarified: "The depth of the sword path is divided into four levels: sword qi, sword sound, sword momentum, and sword intent. ”
"So powerful!" This is a bit subverted Xu Wei's previous understanding, it stands to reason that the profundity of the realm is the absolute truth, and the swordsmanship and sword technique are just auxiliaries, but I didn't expect that if the swordsmanship is cultivated to the extreme, it can also have such power.
"Teacher Zhou, what level of kendo are you now?" Xu Wei said curiously.
"I ?......" Zhou Longyun smiled bitterly: "I have been practicing swords for nearly thirty years, and I have only reached the level of sword sound." ”
"So low?" Xu Wei couldn't help but shout.
Zhou Longyun's face twitched, and he said restrainedly:
"This sword realm can be said to be a deep sea starry sky, I have only touched the tip of the iceberg, and I have already done my best to reach the sword sound level. ”
"After all, if this sword path is not cultivated to the extreme, the growth of one's own strength is not obvious, and for most people, the growth of cultivation is the first priority. ”
"According to what you say, teacher, I only need to dabble in this kendo simply, right?"
Zhou Longyun couldn't help but laugh and said:
"As long as you can reach the sword qi level, you will already surpass most sword wielders. ”
"Teacher that week, teach me quickly. Xu Wei said impatiently.
"Well, then you see. After Zhou Longyun finished speaking, he raised his sword and practiced.
This is the first time Xu Wei has seen people practice swordsmanship, before he studied himself according to the book, although there are no major mistakes, but it is inevitable that there will be some small details of mistakes, now watching Zhou Longyun personally practice for himself, Xu Wei recognized all kinds of deficiencies in his swordsmanship.
Xu Wei's eyes were intent, staring at Zhou Longyun's every move, every move, and he couldn't wait to engrave these in his mind.
In just ten minutes, Zhou Longyun had already practiced the twelve moves in the middle to Xu Wei six or seven times, and when Xu Wei's eyes were empty, Zhou Longyun stopped.
"Have you already started to comprehend?" Zhou Longyun said in some surprise.
Xu Wei in front of him stood still like a stone statue, his breathing was weak, his eyes were blank, his limbs were stiff, and he didn't know how to think he had a stroke.
Only Zhou Longyun knew that the current Xu Wei had swam in the ocean of kendo and could not extricate himself.
What Zhou Longyun didn't expect was that Xu Wei would be able to do this so quickly.
"Could it be that he is a genius in the kendo field?" Zhou Longyun was secretly frightened.
At this moment, Xu Wei no longer had any distracting thoughts in his mind, and every nerve in his brain seemed to be recalling Zhou Longyun's actions just now.
Repeat, repeat, repeat.
Gradually, Xu Wei seemed to have entered a completely new realm, and he saw that Xu Wei's eyes began to emit a fine light, and Xu Wei almost instinctively raised the long sword in his hand.
"Whew. ”
The long sword in Xu Wei's hand suddenly came out of its sheath, dancing and flipping like a spiritual snake, and it was extremely strange and tricky.
"Stunned. ”
The long sword changed suddenly, and it was as fierce as a tiger, and it was extremely powerful.
In less than twenty breaths, Xu Wei played all these twelve moves, Xu Wei grinned, and the spiritual power poured into the long sword in his hand, and the long sword flashed with spiritual light and buzzed. ”
"Wow!" a crescent-shaped blade wrapped in light blue aura burst out of the sword and flew towards the wall not far away.
"Bang!"
The air blade slashed at the wall, and the rubble flew instantly, leaving a large hole of nearly thirty centimeters.
Xu Wei clenched his long sword, very satisfied with this result, and now he was finally able to swing the Qi Blade like Lu Shu.
Zhou Longyun on the side looked at the wall in a daze, and he didn't react until Xu Wei called himself several times.
"Teacher Zhou, thanks to your reminder, otherwise I don't know how long it would take to comprehend this sword qi. Xu Wei said gratefully.
"It's... This... This. Zhou Longyun said in disbelief: "In just ten minutes, you have actually reached the sword qi level." ”
"Xu Wei, you are really the most talented person I have ever met. ”
"Teacher Zhou, don't say that, compared to me, I'm still far behind. Xu Wei sneered.
"No, with your talents, sooner or later you will surpass mine. Zhou Longyun cut the railway:
"Maybe I should apply to the higher levels and let someone more capable teach you. ”
Upon hearing this, Xu Wei decisively refused:
"Teacher Zhou, I have been your student for one day, and I have been your student for the rest of my life, I will never change my master halfway, and there are many things I want to ask you for. ”
After hearing this, Zhou Longyun sighed and said:
"Xu Wei, I don't want to delay your future. ”
Xu Wei bowed his head and said:
"If I change teachers halfway, that's what delays me. ”
Zhou Longyun pondered for a moment before he slowly spoke:
"Since you insist, then I will continue to teach you. ”
"Thank you, Mr. Zhou. Xu Wei smiled happily.
"Still. Zhou Longyun paused for a moment, and then said:
"Now that you are far superior to others in terms of cultivation and swordsmanship, if you are allowed to cultivate with others again, I am afraid it will not be good for both of you. ”
"What should I do?" Xu Wei frowned.
"So be it. Zhou Longyun suggested: "From today onwards, you can choose to cultivate on your own, you don't need to force yourself to take classes with others, if you have any problems with cultivation, you can come to me at any time." ”
"Self-cultivation?!" Xu Wei opened his mouth wide, surprised and delighted.
"Yes. Zhou Longyun nodded and said, "Originally, the training for new disciples was only half a year, and after half a year, we will let go and let you cultivate on your own." Of course, if there is an outstanding performance, you can also make an exception and let it cultivate on its own in advance. ”
There is such a good thing, Xu Wei is happy in his heart, if this is the case, won't he have time to study the exercises?
He now has a lot of exercises on hand, and originally Xu Wei wanted to wait for the demon body to recover and leave the Spirit Sword Pavilion before thinking about cultivating the exercises.
But if you choose to cultivate on your own, then you don't have to be constrained by the course, and you have a lot of time to practice the exercises?
Thinking of this, Xu Wei opened his mouth and thanked:
"Teacher Zhou, since this is the case, I can't shirk it, it's just that I'm just getting started with this sword, and I still have to consolidate and consolidate it. ”
"It's okay, I can continue teaching you as long as you want. ”
"Then it's hard for you, teacher. ”
After speaking, the two continued to enter the practice of swordsmanship.
After mastering the sword qi, Xu Wei's attainments in swordsmanship have deepened, and with the help of Zhou Longyun, Xu Wei's sword moves have become more exquisite and powerful, and even some moves are even more reckless than those of his uncle who has been in the cabinet for more than ten years.
A few hours of practice passed in the blink of an eye, and Xu Wei was still a little unsatisfied.
"Okay, let's practice here today. After practicing for several hours, Zhou Longyun was also a little exhausted.
"I have worked hard as a teacher, and I have benefited a lot from the students today. Xu Wei respectfully hugged his fists.
"It's nothing, practicing swords with you has deepened my understanding of kendo a lot, let's call teaching and learning together. Zhou Longyun smiled casually.
Xu Wei also pursed his lips and smiled, and said with concern:
"Teacher Zhou, you are tired all morning, go back and rest. ”
Zhou Longyun bowed slightly:
"Xu Wei, don't forget to cultivate after you go back, I will talk to Teacher Qiu Bincheng, in the future, you will have to work hard to cultivate on your own. ”