"Ninefold Thunder Blade, third stage!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom! — — "
In the training hall, Ye Xuan held the Blood Shadow Saber in his right hand and waved it repeatedly. The sound of the saber slicing through the air echoed in the training hall.
In the past, Ye Xuan had used two stages as a foundation. Every time he waved his saber, he would try his best to exert force. However, he did not know what went wrong. The more anxious he was, the less successful he was.
One minute...
Two minutes...
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Five minutes...
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Ten minutes...
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Thirty minutes...
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He kept waving his saber, trying to exert the third stage of force. However, no matter how hard Ye Xuan tried, he still did not make any progress after more than half an hour of training.
Not only that, but because of such high-intensity training, every time he exerted two stages of force, the strain on his muscles was very heavy. If he was an ordinary person, even a beginner warlord, he would not be able to endure such high-intensity training for more than three minutes. However, Ye Xuan continued this training for more than 30 minutes.
Even with Ye Xuan's physique, his muscles were starting to feel sore after continuously squeezing out the explosive power from his muscles for more than thirty minutes.
"Phew, looks like I've taken the Nine Stage Thunder Blade for granted. No wonder it's known as the world's most difficult blade technique. I can't even master the third stage!" After letting out a long breath, Ye Xuan stood in the training hall with his saber in hand. He could not help but sigh as he felt his sore muscles.
Bending his body, Ye Xuan sat on the ground. His right hand reached for the secret manual on the sofa, and the secret manual flew into his hand.
"Where did I go wrong?" Ye Xuan frowned and began to read the introduction of the Ninefold Thunder Blade's third stage.
In fact, in the secret manual, there was no specific introduction to the cultivation method of the Ninefold Thunder Blade. Apart from a little bit about force exertion techniques in the first layer, the rest were just some blade moves and some seemingly inexplicable words.
Ye Xuan had long since memorized these sword moves. However, Ye Xuan had already experimented with them before. There was actually nothing special about these sword moves. Although they were quite exquisite, they might not be as good as some of the sword techniques that Ye Xuan knew.
Skipping over the sword technique, Ye Xuan focused his attention on the comments at the side.
It is not as good as one's self to hold on to it.
If you are sharp, you can't protect it for long.
The hall was filled with gold and jade, and no one could defend it.
Looking at the 24 words, Ye Xuan raised his eyebrows. Ye Xuan knew that these words came from the ninth chapter of the Tao Te Ching from I.
Although Ye Xuan was not proficient in the Tao Te Ching, he had still seen it. With his memory, it was impossible for him to forget it after seeing it.
The words recorded by Thunder God in the third stage of the Ninefold Thunder Blade were from the ninth chapter of the Tao Te Ching.
It is not as good as one's self to hold on to it.
The hall was filled with gold and jade, and no one could defend it.
The hall was filled with gold and jade, and no one could defend it.
Wealth and arrogance brought about one's own sins.
Success and retreat, the way of the heavens.
The general meaning of these words was: It is better to stop when the time is right. It is difficult to maintain the sharpness when the sharpness is revealed. The hall was filled with gold and jade, and no one could defend it. If one's wealth reached the point of arrogance, it was the root of one's own misfortune. When something was done satisfactorily, it was necessary to restrain it. This was in accordance with the laws of nature.
Looking at these words carefully, Ye Xuan tried to guess Thunder God's intention in recording these words.
He felt that since the Thunder God had recorded these words in the secret manual, with the Thunder God's status and strength, it was impossible for him to speak without thinking. It was very likely that there was a purpose that he did not know, and this purpose must be closely related to the cultivation of the Nine Stage Thunder Blade.
"If you hold on to it, it is not as good as yourself; if you hold on to it, it is not as good as you; if you hold on to it, it is not as good as you …" Looking at the words, Ye Xuan couldn't help but mutter to himself. At the same time, his brain was working quickly, thinking about the deeper meaning of these words.
Apart from the superficial meaning, the ninth chapter of the Tao Te Ching seemed to have some admonishing meaning. Showing off one's abilities, being proud of one's wealth, and being greedy for power were all signs of being too radical in one's actions. I seemed to be admonishing people to leave some leeway when doing things, to know when to stop, and not to do things too excessively …
"Wait, stop before going too far? Enough is enough … "A thought suddenly flashed through Ye Xuan's mind, and another sentence suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Hardness cannot be maintained for long, softness cannot be maintained!"
"That's right, blindly squeezing out the potential of one's muscles is not in line with the way of Yin and Yang coexistence. When the Nine Stage Thunder Blade is cultivated to the final stage, one can explode with strength that is seven times greater than one's body. This strength cannot be withstood by one's own muscles. Even if one is as hard as steel, it will still be torn and torn apart. Therefore, some other strength must be added to neutralize it."
"Let's try it again!"
After thinking through some of the key points, Ye Xuan immediately stood up from the ground, then held the blade in his right hand and slashed at the empty space.
Chi! Chi! — —
The sound of a sharp blade slicing through the air rang again. The blade flashed in the training hall, and rays of light shot out from Ye Xuan's hand.
"No, that's not right …"
"That's not right either, again …"
After dozens of experiments, Ye Xuan finally found some feeling and understood some techniques to exert force.
Hu! — —
A whistling sound rang out again. In Ye Xuan's hand, a cold light flickered, and a lightning-like saber radiance flashed across the air. Then, Ye Xuan's entire body seemed to be parts that had been joined together. Layers of kinetic energy were superimposed and conducted, divided into two, and transmitted to the saber in his hand that had already condensed power.
The speed of the blade increased, and increased again!
However, this was not the end. Just as the speed of the blade was about to reach its peak, Ye Xuan's muscles seemed to tremble, and a wave of ripples spread across his muscles. At the same time, a wave of force gathered and once again gathered in the blade.
Boom! — —
Like a muffled thunder, a sonic boom was produced in the air, and an invisible shock wave rushed in all directions, instantly blowing away everything within ten meters of Ye Xuan.
"The third level of the Ninefold Thunder Blade, done!" Putting away the Blood Shadow Saber in his hand, Ye Xuan could not help but reveal an excited smile on his face.
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