"Of course I have a sword! Without a sword, how can I execute my Sword Intent?"
But before Zhang Xuan could finish his words, Dan Xiaotian's eyes suddenly widened, and his lips twitched. "I threw my sword away after entering the room … Could it be that my teacher took the test without a sword?"
As he was unable to bring out his powerful Sword Intent due to his ordinary swordsmanship, he had thrown his sword away shortly after entering the room. As there was no wall in front of him, he had no idea where the sword had flown to, so he was unable to retrieve it.
He hadn't thought too much about it back then, so his teacher's sudden question had left him flabbergasted.
How could he execute his Sword Intent without a sword?
This was no different from milking a bull. If there was no milk, how could he possibly milk it?
But even so, his teacher still managed to achieve a score of two thirds of a meter …
That was equivalent to squeezing out half a pail of milk from a bull …
How in the world did he do it?
Dan Xiaotian felt as if he was going insane.
"Cough cough!"
Hearing Dan Xiaotian's confirmation, Zhang Xuan felt a stifling pain in his chest.
The heck! Everyone else tries to scam their parents, but you are scamming your teacher!
How in the world did you accept such an unreliable student?
No wonder it couldn't exceed one meter. After all, it turned out to be like this …
"Don't tell anyone about this. I'm going into seclusion to cultivate!"
Zhang Xuan knew that he would lose his dignity if he were to continue speaking about this matter, so he waved his hand and returned to his room.
Suppressing the stifled feeling in his heart, he flicked his finger, and the Book of Heaven's Path appeared in his palm once more.
He had wasted an entire book to seal a surge of Sword Intent. He would like to see what was going on!
Flipping open the Book of Heaven's Path, Zhang Xuan saw the surge of Sword Intent swimming within.
Hu!
A surge of comprehension of swordsmanship flowed into his glabella through his fingertip, and in an instant, it invaded his consciousness, threatening to burst his head. At the same time, a resounding voice echoed in his mind.
"Swordsmanship, the Way of the Sword. It doesn't belong to the Way of the Heavens and Earth, but a path created by man …"
Zhang Xuan listened for a moment before immersing himself in it.
Compared to this swordsmanship, the Heaven's Path Sword Art that he had cultivated previously was nothing more than child's play.
While there was nothing wrong with the sword art, the sword art that he had practiced was the one that was acknowledged by the heavens of the Master Teacher Continent. Before the sword art before him, it was filled with flaws.
It was just like how, no matter how accurate one's knowledge was, would it necessarily be correct once one entered university?
Not necessarily!
Newtonian mechanics, which people believed in for three hundred years, was also questioned. Hence, the theory of relativity was born.
In ancient times, the sky was round and the earth was flat. Everyone thought that this was the truth. After the heliocentric theory, it became ridiculous. People thought that the sun was the center.
Then … he realized that saying that the sun was the center was equally ridiculous.
Knowledge was improving, and so was the Heavenly Dao.
The so-called truth might be a joke a hundred years later.
Several hundred years ago, everyone believed that it was impossible for anything to travel faster than sound. But what about now?
Swordsmanship that was acknowledged by the heavens on the Master Teacher Continent was infallible and flawless, but that was not the case in the Azure.
"It's no wonder … even though I have cultivated the Heaven's Path Divine Art, I am still unable to adapt to the spiritual energy of the Azure. It turns out that the cultivation technique that I have cultivated isn't as accurate as I thought. In fact, it might even be filled with flaws!"
"If that's the case, then every Heavenly Dao has its own right and wrong. If that's the case … then what is real and what is fake?"
Zhang Xuan's body jolted in bewilderment.
Every country had its own laws. In one country, one might break the law and be executed. But in another country, doing the same thing might not only be fine, but also be praised.
Was the Heavenly Dao the same as well?
What the Master Teacher Continent's Heavenly Dao deemed to be correct might not necessarily be acknowledged by the Azure's Heavenly Dao?
"Could it be that what I have cultivated … has been wrong?"
Zhang Xuan felt a stabbing pain in his head, and he was at a loss as to what to do.
Ever since he started cultivating two years ago, he had always believed in the Heaven's Path Divine Art. Yet, at this very moment, he realized that what the Master Teacher Continent's Heavenly Dao deemed to be correct wasn't actually correct.
This sent him into a state of panic.
Just as he was about to drive his cultivation technique, he suddenly felt a little dazed. It was as if a voice was constantly reminding him that this was wrong!
Just as he was about to execute his battle technique, the same voice echoed in his mind, "Wrong, wrong, everything is wrong!"
Zhang Xuan's eyes immediately reddened, and steam rose from the top of his head. The zhenqi in his body was trembling non-stop, as if it would explode at any moment.
If anyone were to see this sight, they would surely understand …
His cultivation had gone berserk!
Zhang Xuan, who had been cultivating the Heaven's Path Divine Art all this while, had actually fallen into a state of berserk in less than half a month after arriving in the Azure!
And from the looks of it, it seemed like it would collapse at any moment.
Hong long long!
Along with Zhang Xuan's confusion, the entire Library of Heaven's Path began shaking non-stop, as if it was experiencing an earthquake. It seemed as if it would collapse at any moment.
Questioning the zhenqi in his body was equivalent to questioning the Library of Heaven's Path, questioning everything that had happened in the past.
Pu!
The Library of Heaven's Path shook violently, and a mouthful of blood spurted from Zhang Xuan's mouth.
Weng!
Just as Zhang Xuan's zhenqi was on the verge of collapsing at any moment, a red pendant hanging around his neck suddenly emanated a warm glow that enveloped him.
Enveloped by the warm glow, Zhang Xuan's chaotic state of mind immediately calmed down. At the same time, Zhang Xuan's crimson eyes also slowly returned to normal.
At the same time, the shaking Library of Heaven's Path also seemed to have been soothed by some kind of powerful force, causing it to calm down.
Zhang Xuan's consciousness cleared up, and he felt as if he had gained some kind of enlightenment.
So that's the case. It's not a mistake. Rather, it's just that … with a reference point, I'm able to see things more holistically …
When a blind man touches an elephant, he says that the elephant is a pillar; when he touches its stomach, he says that it's a wall; when he touches its tail, he says that it's a snake …
Was it wrong?
Personally speaking, there might be no mistake, but the answer was wrong.
This was because he was unable to see things more holistically.
If the heavens of the Master Teacher Continent could be compared to Newtonian mechanics, the heavens of the Azure could be compared to the theory of relativity. It was more applicable to a larger scope, and it could better explain the paradoxes of mechanics in the macroscopic and microscopic universes.
For example, according to Newtonian mechanics, if a train was traveling at a constant speed of one-third the speed of light, the person inside the train would be able to see that the speed of light was three to four times faster than before.
However, the truth was that the speed of light was constant. No matter how fast the train was traveling, the result would be the same.
The laws of physics that he had studied previously were no longer applicable at this moment. However, there was nothing wrong with them at all. It was just that … it involved a greater world and more profound knowledge.
Take this Sword Intent for example.
It was far more profound than what he had comprehended previously. It was not that he had made a mistake in his previous swordsmanship but that … this Sword Intent stood at a higher level! Zhang Xuan could see it more clearly.
"I see …"
With this realization in mind, the Sword Intent had completely fused with him, and his understanding of swordsmanship had deepened.
The Speed Sword Quintessence, Offense Sword Quintessence, and Defense Sword Quintessence … all merged together in his mind, becoming one with one.
"It's no wonder no one on the Master Teacher Continent has been able to fuse so many Sword Quintessences together. It's due to their different attributes … It turns out that it's not a matter of talent but a matter of too low a level!"
Zhang Xuan nodded in realization as his understanding of swordsmanship deepened further.
Back when he was on the Master Teacher Continent, his father, Zhang Zhenxing, had told him that there were very few people who had comprehended two Sword Quintessences, and those who had comprehended three Sword Quintessences were practically non-existent.
All along, he had thought that the reason he was unable to do it was due to his lack of talent.
But from the looks of it now, it seemed like it was indeed impossible on the Master Teacher Continent. It had nothing to do with talent but his lack of understanding!
Was Newton able to discover the law of universal gravitation because he was struck by an apple on his head?
No, it was because he was standing on the shoulders of giants. There were countless scientists before him, and they had already accumulated their knowledge to this level. All that was left was for him to push open the door.
Weng!
The many Sword Quintessences that he had comprehended were fusing perfectly within his body, and his aura was swiftly rising. It was as if he had become a sharp sword, tempering his physical body, zhenqi, and soul.
"This is great! Only by comprehending this Sword Quintessence will I truly be invincible among my peers!"
Previously, no one in the Ethereal Hall had been able to stop him because Starlight City was simply too remote.
It was only after entering the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion and sensing the intent of the massive sword hanging at the entrance that he realized that he was not as strong as he had thought. However, now that he had completely fused his Sword Quintessence together, even the Ten Li Sword God might not be a match for him at the same cultivation realm!
Weng!
The Sword Intent had completely fused with him, and he had comprehended it completely. The sealed golden page suddenly burst into flames, and in the next instant, it vanished without a trace.
"Not only did I not lose out, I even profited from it!"
Zhang Xuan chuckled softly as he opened his eyes once more.
All along, he had been thinking that the golden page had gone to waste, and that had left him feeling extremely stifled. However, after comprehending the Sword Intent, he felt as if he had leaped onto the shoulders of a giant … It was only at this moment that he realized that not only had he not gone to waste, he had even profited greatly!
Otherwise, he might not be able to comprehend this level of Sword Intent even after ten or a hundred years.
"Ruoxi, thank you …"
Holding the pendant in his palm, Zhang Xuan smiled.
Due to his cultivation going berserk, his consciousness was in a mess, and the Library of Heaven's Path nearly collapsed. At the crucial moment, it was Ruoxin's pendant that saved his life.
Considering that Zhang Xuan had placed the Great Codex of Spring and Autumn in the Library of Heaven's Path, could it be that he had already expected such a situation to befall him?
He made a prediction in advance?
Looking down, the interior of the crystal-like pendant was as red as blood. It was still as dazzling as before, but for some reason, it seemed to have dimmed a little.
"Who exactly are you?"
She knew about the library and was able to predict such a situation. Who was Ruoxi?
"I mustn't waste any more time. I need to challenge the sect leader or the elders to find out more about Spirit God Palace!"
After studying the pendant for a moment, Zhang Xuan realized that even the Library of Heaven's Path was unable to do anything about it. Unable to hold himself back any longer, he stood up and walked out of the room.
"Cao Chengli, I have a mission for you. Find out how you can obtain the Ethereal Token of the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion. If it's convenient, get me a few of them!"
Returning to his residence, Zhang Xuan found the subordinate who had volunteered to serve him and gave him his first mission.
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