Chapter 18: True Explanation of the Way of the Sword
It is not without reason that the Qin family uses the red bird as its family emblem. Most of the warriors among the Qin family have fire-attribute martial arts, and they have formed a complete set of fire-attribute skills inheritance for thousands of years.
The Red Flame Heart Technique practiced by Qin Yun is one of the basic mental techniques that all disciples of the Qin family must learn. Although it is the lowest level technique, it is the most suitable for fire-attribute martial arts.
After laying the foundation for penetrating the martial arts with the Red Flame Heart Technique, one can then learn the advanced technique Fiery Heart Technique, which is the most common choice for the Qin family's children, combined with Fiery Fire Sword Technique.
Qin Yang had told Qin Yun about this a long time ago, but it was a pity that he had not yet had time to teach Qin Yun the Fierce Fire Sword Technique, leaving only a manual of Fiery Fire Sword Technique.
Like most of the disciples, Qin Yun also took a copy of the Fiery Heart Technique.
But for the second skill selection, Qin Yun did not choose the sword manual, but stopped in front of a row of miscellaneous bookcases with great interest.
Most of the miscellaneous books are narrations of experiences, experiences and insights recorded by some senior masters in the clan during their cultivation. Some of them record anecdotes and customs from various parts of Kyushu.
It may be good to read these books to pass the time, but it is extremely difficult to understand anything from those experiences, and you may even go astray and become obsessed.
Because these casually written thoughts and insights are not extremely rigorous exercise manuals. Many of them are just a flash of inspiration from a certain strong person, and have not been verified through repeated trials and tribulations.
It is precisely because of this that miscellaneous books are basically ignored, and newcomers are dismissive of them.
If you want to read miscellaneous books, they also have them at home.
Qin Yun flipped through several books of miscellaneous notes, and with his superficial eyes he could see that these books were not suitable for him, and they were not worth wasting an opportunity to choose a technique.
Just when he was about to go to the sword bookcase to pick out another book on swordsmanship for himself, suddenly a book at the back of the bookshelf caught his attention.
There is nothing special about this book. It was just that it was not placed straight when it was arranged. The corners protruded outwards, and a written stroke was exposed.
It was this stroke that made Qin Yun's heart skip a beat.
This stroke is as sharp as an unsheathed sword. Even if it is just the tip of the iceberg, there is still a breathtaking power in it!
Qin Yun couldn't help but stretched out his hand and took it in his own hand.
This book is not much different from other books. The indigo book cover is moderately soft and hard, feels good in the hand, is only one finger thick, and the binding is quite beautiful.
There was a two-inch wide blank space in the middle of the writing, and the four characters "True Explanation of Kendo" were written on it with flying phoenixes.
The large black characters are smooth and full of desolate and majestic atmosphere, but there is a sharpness hidden between the horizontal and vertical strokes, which makes people feel shocking at first glance.
There are also a few small characters written in the lower left corner of the big characters. If you look closely, they are the four small characters "Yan Chi Xia Liu".
Qin Yun had never heard of the name Yan Chixia, and he felt a little strange.
The Yan family belongs to the Yan royal family. How come books written by members of the Yan family are placed in the library of a Qin family?
Judging from the title of the book, this does not look like a copy, but is probably the original notes.
With a trace of doubt, Qin Yun opened the book.
The way of the sword preserves the principles of nature and destroys human nature!
When the nine words on the first page came into view, Qin Yun was immediately startled. It was easy to maintain the principles of nature, but it was terrible to destroy human nature.
He has never heard that practicing swordsmanship requires practicing to the point of annihilation of human nature. Isn't that the same as being an evil demon?
It's just that Qin Yun felt that the character who could write the four characters on the cover of the book didn't look like an evil demon, so he calmed down and prepared to continue reading.
"It's almost time, have you made your selection?"
At this moment, Grandma Sun's voice sounded in everyone's ears, and the obvious impatience in her tone made everyone gulp secretly.
This person is not even looked down upon by the hall master, and he is in charge of the library of the Foreign Affairs Hall. Who among the newcomers dares to come forward and refute that half an hour is too early?
Fortunately, most people had already chosen the exercises that suited them, so they went to register in front of the steward one by one.
Qin Yun did not continue reading this book of swordsmanship. After thinking about it, he still held it in his hand and went to line up.
This was completely a sudden impulse caused by some strange combination of circumstances, but Qin Yun already had the Fiery Sword Manual, so he didn't have to worry about not having the appropriate swordsmanship to practice at the moment.
Grandma Sun was leaning on crutches next to the steward to supervise. If the disciples chose a manual of exercises such as the Fiery Heart Technique, she would not even glance at it.
And if she chooses other relatively obscure martial arts and sword skills, she will look at them a few times and then make a few remarks.
This made everyone feel that although Grandma Sun looks cold on the outside, she is not bad on the inside.
When it was Qin Yun's turn to register, Grandma Sun frowned as she looked at the book of Kendo Shinkai placed on the table.
She stretched out her thin hand and flipped through it casually, her eyes flashing with displeasure: "Why are you reading such nonsense books at such a young age? Why don't you choose a sword manual?"
Before Qin Yun could answer, a low sneer came from the crowd waiting behind him: "Learning is useless. At most, you will fail in two moves."
Hearing such vicious ridicule, the newcomers and disciples nearby couldn't help but smile, most of them mocking and gloating.
Qin Yun was defeated by someone with a sword on the wooden platform. It was definitely a big joke during today's selection process. It also made him very "famous" among the newcomers.
Grandma Sun turned her head to look at the place where the sound came from, her eyes were extremely sharp, and her displeasure became more intense.
The disciple who was caught by her gaze suddenly broke out in cold sweat and lowered his head in awe.
The disciples next to him felt the same and were all silent.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I still want this book."
Qin Yun has never lacked stubbornness in his heart. He knew that the other party had good intentions, but he did not want to change his decision because of this.
Grandma Sun shook her head, as if sighing at his indifference: "This book is an only copy. According to the rules of the library, it cannot be borrowed."
"But it's not a rare book. You can take it. Remember to copy it yourself and then return the original to me in the library."
"yes!"
Qin Yun bowed respectfully to Grandma Sun, and he could feel the tolerance hidden behind her sternness.
Ever since he came to Guiyang County and entered the Qin family, the skinny old woman in front of him was undoubtedly the person Qin Yun liked the most.
After selecting the exercises, the steward mentioned some things that needed attention to the newcomers, and then asked everyone to disperse from their own activities.
After walking out of the solemn atmosphere of the main hall, the newcomers felt relaxed.
They gathered together in twos and threes and talked and laughed loudly. Some self-proclaimed and generous people invited friends to have a drink and dinner at a nearby restaurant, and small groups emerged one after another.
Once you enter the Hou family, the Qin family is as deep as the sea. If you want to get ahead in the family, luck, strength and connections are all indispensable.
Those newcomers who are thoughtful and ambitious often start to emerge at this time and make preparations in all aspects in advance.
But these have nothing to do with Qin Yun.
No one greeted Qin Yun. People who knew his details didn't want to get close to him, and people who didn't know had contempt for him and were even less likely to take the initiative to win over him.
So he returned to the manor hut where he lived alone and opened the Fierce Heart Technique he had just obtained.
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Time passed by silently, and it was mid-October in the blink of an eye.
For half a month, Qin Yun's life in Muyang Road Foreign Affairs Hall was very simple.
The injuries on his back and shoulders had long been completely healed. He went out early every morning, had breakfast, went to the Foreign Affairs Hall, and then went to Lanyue Tower to attend morning classes with his black iron nameplate.
Lanyue Building is the place where the Foreign Affairs Hall specializes in teaching the martial arts and mental techniques of the Tangkou tribe. There are instructors assigned by the main hall on each floor.
The new disciples of the Foreign Affairs Hall attended the lecture on the first floor of Lanyue Building, and what they learned were the basics of inner strength, mental skills and swordsmanship.
Not everyone will come here, because for many students who have a family background, what the instructor says is already familiar to them, and it doesn't matter whether they listen or not.
These disciples will come to ask for advice more often when they encounter obstacles in their cultivation.
Under normal circumstances, mentors will answer the problems encountered by their disciples in detail, but they will remain silent on more advanced issues other than advanced skills and swordsmanship.
This is because the newcomer disciples are not their direct disciples, and they have no obligation to pass on their unique experiences unless the newcomer disciples offer enough things in exchange.
For example, family merits, such as precious spiritual jade.
To learn skills above the basic level, it is far from enough to just rely on a manual of mental swordsmanship.
The Heart Sword Technique Manual records the cultivation rules and sword-style sword moves of Lun Xing Gong, but it cannot describe the problems encountered in the practice process in detail and accurately. Many of the skills and experiences are oral and not based on the heart.
The writing will never be passed down to anyone other than the disciples and relatives.
This method of inheritance ensures that the secret skills of sects and big families will not be easily leaked. Otherwise, if anyone can practice peerless martial arts with a copied secret book, then the sect will have no meaning in existence.
It is not impossible to practice by comparing it with the exercise manual, but if you cannot deeply understand the meaning of each formula, you will not be able to grasp the essence of it, and you may even go astray and never recover.
There may be peerless geniuses who can achieve success in cultivation by relying only on secret books, but those are a very small number of extremely lucky people, and most of them only exist in legends and rumors.
But for Qin Yun now, the basic knowledge imparted by the instructors is exactly what he needs. The problems encountered in practicing the Blazing Heart Technique and the Fierce Fire Sword Technique are within the scope of the instructor's responsibility to resolve doubts.
So every day he came to Lanyue Tower regardless of rain or shine, sat quietly in the corner, listened carefully to every word of the instructors, and engraved every move they practiced deeply in his mind.
After returning to his residence, Qin Yun will review his memories, practice the Fierce Heart Technique steadily, and improve his strength bit by bit.
