Unity of Knowledge and Action
"I understand."
Ye Fei nodded. He took out his Spirit Devouring Sword and pointed at his heart. "My hand is a sword, my heart is a sword! My every action is my sword! The sword is in one's heart! "
His voice was sonorous and flat, yet it actually revealed the clanging sound of a sword that was filled with iron blood and slaughter.
Sword Maniac Elder looked at Ye Fei in shock. For the first time, a gratified and satisfied expression appeared on his calm face. "The sword is in one's heart. It is rare that you can understand this. Now, stab with your sword!"
"Yes, Old Master Jian, be careful!"
Ye Fei understood that Sword Maniac Elder wanted to test him. He quickly sealed his Primordial Spirit and did not use any vital energy.
He started to stab with his sword.
With a thought, his sword stabbed towards Sword Maniac Elder's vital points like a waterfall. Sword Maniac Elder's turbid eyes suddenly became sharp.
He pulled out the stone sword on his back and started to stab. This stone sword was ordinary, but it was like a bolt of lightning in the rain. It quickly and accurately pierced through the curtain of swords in the sky.
Ye Fei was secretly shocked. The trajectory of the Devouring Spirit Sword suddenly underwent an extremely strange change. It became incomparably slow, like a perfect circle, enclosing the surrounding space inside.
"Good sword!"
Sword Maniac Elder gave a rare praise. His sword was even faster. It was still straightforward. When he stretched out his hand, he would stab again.
The simple stone sword had a strange light at this moment. It was not the light of martial arts, but the light of the sword path.
Sword Maniac Elder's sword was too fast. Ding ding dang dang, it was like a storm that suddenly became a torrential downpour, then thunder and lightning. It was like a landslide.
He did not use any vital energy. It was just a simple move, but Ye Fei's expression changed greatly. He had the illusion that there was a mountain in front of him that could not be crossed or blocked.
Clang!
The Spirit Devouring Sword and the stone sword collided. Suddenly, a great force flattened the circle that Ye Fei had drawn.
Without the perfect circle, the defense of the Taiji Sword Dao had an unavoidable loophole. Cold sweat suddenly appeared on Ye Fei's forehead, but he did not make up for it. Instead, he suddenly made the Devouring Spirit Sword swim like an agile fish. It avoided the front of the stone sword and stabbed towards the Sword Maniac Elder's arm.
Chi!
The Sword Maniac Elder didn't say a word. It was as if he was completely immersed in the Way of the Sword. The stone sword was still piercing forward. It was as if a mountain was collapsing, as if a building was tilting.
The immense sword might was so mighty that it seemed to freeze the space around it. Ye Fei immediately felt that the Devouring Spirit Sword in his hand had become sluggish.
Before he could think of a way to break it.
A stone sword had already stabbed in front of him.
"I lost." Ye Fei put down the Spirit-devouring Sword gloomily. He was a half-step Emperor now, the Sword Maniac Elder. However, he was only Wu Jun Stage Four.
In terms of cultivation level, he could crush his opponent, but in terms of Sword Dao, he was utterly defeated.
"Do you know why you lost?"
Elder Sword Maniac asked.
"I don't know." Ye Fei didn't say a word. A loss was a loss. There was nothing for him to deny. He really didn't understand why he had lost all of a sudden.
Could it be that he still didn't know anything about swords?
"Old Master Jian, please teach me!" Ye Fei cupped his fists and asked humbly. That scene caused many of the Titled Martial Lords who were watching the battle through their Divine Senses to be filled with shock.
Ye Fei was a half-step Emperor, the real number one in the northern region. But at the moment, he was asking Wu Jun for advice?
The Sword Maniac Elder sized Ye Fei up and finally put on a sincere smile. "Sincerity in your heart is sincerity in your sword! You have mastered the Way of the Sword. However, the Way of the Sword requires more than just a heart, intention, and momentum. More importantly, a soul! When your sword has a soul, you will have embarked on the real Way of the Sword. "
"Sword Soul?"
Ye Fei's heart trembled as he suddenly thought of the Undying Sword Soul within his body. He then looked at Sword Maniac Elder in shock. "Could it be that Sword Elder has already grasped a Sword Soul?"
"It's not that easy. I have only discovered the existence of the Sword Soul. I am still far from mastering it. Maybe I will never be able to master it in my lifetime. But I will go out and see all the swords in the world! "The Sword Maniac Elder was determined.
This reminded Ye Fei of how the Sword Maniac Elder had sat under the Sword Stele for seventy years in the Taixuan Holy Ground. Ye Fei suddenly understood something when he saw the Old Master Jian's sword case.
"Old Master Jian, are you leaving the northern region? What will happen to the Taixuan Holy Ground if you leave? "
"I have left the Taixuan Holy Ground to Lin Sen. With Yang Xiao's help, you and Wu Shou's help, the Taixuan Holy Ground will only grow better and better. It's time for me to pursue the Way of the Sword." A glint of light flashed in the Sword Maniac Elder's eyes.
It was the light of determination.
Ye Fei knew that he couldn't dissuade him. After all, everyone had different pursuits. Just like Hu Yanchao who had given up martial arts and devoted himself to cultivating the children of Ye Shenzong, the Sword Maniac Elder's pursuit was to pursue the Way of the Sword with his limited life.
"Old Master Jian, I have many treasures. You can take some with you." Ye Fei thought of the dangers outside. He wanted to improve the Sword Maniac Elder's strength as much as possible.
The Sword Maniac Elder smiled. "My son! I have been obsessed with the sword all my life. I have become obsessed with it. In my life, breaking through to the Half-Saint Realm is my limit. Don't learn from me. It's better to pursue the Way of the Sword with your limited life than pursue the Way of the Sword with your limited life. It's not enough to be single-minded. You have to combine knowledge and action. When you reach this height one day, it will be the time for you to comprehend the Sword Soul! "
"Combine knowledge and action?"
Ye Fei suddenly understood why he couldn't surpass the Sword Maniac Elder even though he understood the sword. It wasn't that he wasn't good at it, but that the Sword Maniac Elder's understanding of the sword had reached a terrifying level. Even a Martial God wouldn't be able to reach such a level.
However, the Sword Maniac Elder also had a fatal weakness. He was too obsessed with comprehending the sword. The deeper his understanding of the Way of the Sword, the more serious the negative impact on his cultivation.
At the end of the martial world, cultivation was still the most important thing. Only by increasing one's realm could a warrior's lifespan increase. This way, they would have more time and energy to comprehend more profound sword techniques.
However, the Sword Maniac Elder did the opposite. He used his limited life to comprehend the Way of the Sword and neglected his cultivation. This was going astray and drilling himself into a dead end.
"I guess the Old Master Jian also realized this point. That's why he left resolutely. He hoped to achieve the Way of the Sword again and break the shackles in his heart. If I help the Old Master Jian improve his strength now, I won't be helping him. Instead, I'll be harming him. Only by relying on his own efforts and tempering can he break the shackles in his heart, set things right, and rediscover his own Way of the Martial Dao! "
Combining knowledge and action, this was cultivation!
"Old Master Jian, rest in peace!"
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