The quiet mountain valley was filled with the sound of sword strikes.A young man moved across the training ground, his sword flowing smoothly through the air.Every strike carried his understanding, but there was still room for improvement.
Standing nearby, Wang Fei watched with a faint smile.Over the years, he had taken Zhou Yu's child as his disciple.The young man had grown from a small child into someone who could now stand on his own feet. His talent was not ordinary, and with Wang Fei's guidance, his foundation had become extremely solid.
The young man stopped and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Master, how did I do?"
Wang Fei looked at him and laughed softly.
"You improved."
The young man smiled.
"Only improved?"
Wang Fei shook his head.
"You are still young. Cultivation is not something that can be rushed. Your sword is already sharper than before, but your understanding is what matters."
The young man nodded seriously.At that moment, a gentle light appeared beside Wang Fei.A soul emerged.It was Lu Yu.Five years ago, Wang Fei had managed to awaken her soul and restore her sentience. Since then, her consciousness had returned, and she could appear whenever she wished.
She looked at the young man training in front of her.
"So this is Zhou Yu's child..."
Her eyes carried curiosity as she observed him.
The young man could not see her clearly, but he felt a strange presence.
Wang Fei smiled.
"Look at him , he looks just like him ."
Lu Yu ignored his words and continued looking at the young man.
"He has grown."
Her voice was soft.
"He carries some of Zhou Yu's qualities."
Before they could continue, a letter entered the celestial heaven sect mu yong could tell he teleported out and lu Yu went in a moment later he laughed and Wang fei asked what was so funny
It was an invitation from the emperor.A grand competition was being held, gathering talented cultivators from across the empire.
But the words inside were not simply an invitation.
They carried a challenge.
"The eastern continent Sect has hidden for too long. Let us see if the disciples of your sect truly possess the ability to stand among the geniuses of the empire."
Wang Fei smiled.
" They trying to provoke us "
Mu yong laughed
" Exactly"
The young man stepped down from his training arena and went to meet the two older figures he said
" Grandfather, let me see it "
Mu yong gave the letter to his grandson and after reading he said
" I want to go as well "
Mu yong and Wang fei looked at him he was now twenty years old and had cultivated to the early beginning realm Wang fei looked at mu yong and mu yong looked back they spoke through voice transmission
" Should I allow him "
Mu yong said
"Let me think "
Back in the central plains the master of the blood heaven sect had told all his disciples to go prepare for the competition and zhou yu had gone back to his quarters and wanted to continue cultivating his main cultivation art
The one he picked from the outer sect scriptures pavilion was only the rudimentary level he had gone to meet his master for the complete technique it was called the fast sword technique
The fast Sword Technique was created by an ancient sword cultivator who believed that the strongest sword was not the one with the greatest power, but the one that arrived before the enemy could react.
His philosophy:
"A slow sword can be blocked. A powerful sword can be resisted. But a sword that arrives before thought itself cannot be stopped."
First Stage: Sword Seed Manifestation
After beginning cultivation of the technique, the cultivator condenses their sword intent into a tiny sword inside their spiritual sea.
When they achieve the first level of comprehension:A small sword, no bigger than a finger, appears hovering around their hand.
It constantly rotates around their fingers like it has its own life.The cultivator no longer needs to draw a sword.Their fingers become the sword hilt.Their thoughts become the sword movement.
Second Stage of the first level: Sword Light ReleaseThe tiny sword can release Sword Light.The sword light is not large or flashy.
It is a thin, almost invisible line of sword energy.
Its strength comes from three things:
1. Speed
The sword light moves faster than normal attacks.
A weaker cultivator may only see a flash before their body is destroyed.
2. Precision
Instead of attacking randomly, it targets weaknesses:
meridians
spiritual sea
vital points
defensive gaps
3. Sharpness
Because the sword light is condensed into a tiny point, all its power is focused into one place.Against low-level cultivators:
Their bodies would be pierced before they even understood they were attacked.
Against cultivators of the same realm
If they fail to open their Spiritual Eye and sense the sword light, and they do not activate a defensive treasure They would have no chance of surviving.
Zhou yu had cultivated the first level of the technique and was about to start cultivating the second level cause at the second level you can kill ten people at once and if it reaches the third level you can kill a hundred people at once the fast sword technique was heaven defying it was the best sword technique on azure dragon expanse
It was in every major sect scriptures pavilion these three swords technique the fast sword, the slip sword and the great sword it was left for status disciple low level or middle level sect don't even get the complete version only the rudimentary level was left to outsiders
Just like the one from the outer scriptures pavilion that one only had the first level and Zhou yu got the complete version when he became a status disciple he brought out the technique from his treasure bag he sat cross legged and was about to start cultivating when a knock came on the door it was fang yu Zhou yu said
" Enter "
When he did he cupped his fist to zhou yu saying he wanted to see him zhou yu said calmly
" In a year time the central plains will hold a competition us three have already been picked to represent the sect but every sect needs to bring at least five people are you interested"
He thought for a moment then he said
" Yes I'm very interested"
Zhou yu said good and asked him to bring out his main cultivation art as he wanted to take a look he brought it out from his treasure bag it said" blood rebirth "it was a technique that turned blood into anything a sword a spear or a shield you could even have blood escape dissolving yourself into blood it was a good technique zhou yu brought out an empty cylindric disk and recorded the blood rebirth art within it as he wanted it as well
He gave back the cultivation art to fang yu and told that it was a good technique but it was not enough he gave him the rudimentary level of the fast sword technique and fang yu said
" Im sorry but I don't think I'll be able to comprehend this technique I've already tried severally even if given the whole year to comprehend it I don't think I'll succeed"
Zhou yu looked at him again and told him to hold still he had comprehend the first level so he could help fang yu comprehend the technique he put his hands on fang yu forehead and a moment later he said
" Try it "when fang yu got up and made a finger motion a tiny sword hovered around his fingers he said
" Thank you for helping me comprehend the fast sword technique"
He told him to leave as he wanted to continue his cultivation the central plains competition was in a years time and he wanted to prepare himself completely he had made a resolve he would not lose to anyone this time.