"So in the battle between you and me, I will definitely go all out. You can make a decision after thinking it through."
Hearing this, Han Yi pondered for a moment, then nodded.
"Think clearly, it's just a whetstone, and it's not necessarily who is whose whetstone. If you lose, don't cry."
Xiaojin grinned.
"Hahaha, okay, regardless of victory or defeat, I, Jin Wushang, will recognize you as my friend."
"Come, drink."
Han Yi took the wine glass from Jin Wushang and shook his head. These two words, friend, were too heavy for him, and he couldn't bear them at all.
He shook his head and drank the wine in the glass.
Half a month later, Han Yi and Jin Wushang stopped deep in a certain mountain and began training in swordsmanship.
Han Yi and Jin Wushang sat opposite each other on two big rocks, with a blue luan bird resting in the open space behind them.
"Brother Han, do you know the significance of the existence of the sword soul?" Jin Wushang spoke first and asked Han Yi a question.
"The meaning of the existence of the sword soul." Han Yi pondered. He had never thought about this issue. For him, what weapon to use is just a personal choice, just based on preference. Sword practitioners use swords for different reasons.
For Han Yi, it was only because of his exposure to weapons that he persisted until now.
As for the meaning of the existence of the sword soul, isn't it to make the sword cultivator more powerful?
"The purpose of the sword soul's existence is probably to enhance our strength." Han Yi said uncertainly.
Jin Wushang shook his head.
"Brother Han, what you said is the purpose of our sword cultivation, but it is not the meaning of the existence of the sword soul."
"Brother Jin, to be honest, since practicing swordsmanship, I have never thought about why I want to practice swordsmanship, let alone the meaning of the existence of the sword soul." Han Yi said frankly.
"Yes, in fact many people are the same. Although they use swords to practice swordsmanship, they have never thought about why they practice swordsmanship, let alone the significance of the path of swordsmanship." Jin Wushang said with deep approval,
"Brother Han, since you have understood the realm of Heart Transformation and reached perfection, you must be able to feel that the sword in your hand seems to have life every time after stimulating the realm of Heart Transformation, and you can hear its breathing and heartbeat.
"
"It's true. The first time I entered the state of Transforming Heart, I almost lost control of the sword in my hand. After that, I completely understood the state of Transforming Heart and reached the state where man and sword become one, and then I was able to control the sword in my hand.
sword."
"For us, the state of transforming the heart only gives life to the sword in our hands, giving it breath and heartbeat, which can complement us. But this is not the perfection of the sword. We have given life to the sword, but it is still missing.
Soul. Sword soul is the soul of the sword."
"So that's it. Now that I already have the sword soul, how can I combine them into one?"
"Brother Han, what you have to do is not to merge them into one. It is the sword user who gives life to the sword, and it is the sword user who gives them soul. As long as we exist, we can give life and soul to any sword. So.
The important thing is not to combine them into one, but to let the sword soul be used by you and become the sword in your hand. We are the leaders, users, and controllers. We must not let the weapon control us at any time.
"
"But I can't even sense the sword spirit now." Han Yi felt helpless.
"It doesn't matter, I have something here that can help you sense the sword soul, and then allow you to establish contact, and ultimately help you completely control the sword soul." Jin Wushang waved his hand and took out a small silver pagoda, "This is the Tianji Sword
The tower is divided into nine floors, and each floor is guarded by puppets who are proficient in swordsmanship. As long as you get through the nine floors, you will be able to completely control the sword soul."
"The Tianji Sword Tower actually has such a treasure." Han Yi couldn't help but admire. If an ordinary swordsman enters the sword tower and breaks through the ninth floor, it doesn't mean that he can also condense the sword soul.
"Brother Han, I want to remind you. The puppets in the Tianji Sword Tower are immortals. To fight with them, you must defeat them based on your swordsmanship. Otherwise, you will never be able to get through the ninth floor in your life, and you will also be killed.
I'll be trapped in it for the rest of my life." Jin Wushang said with an extremely serious expression, staring into Han Yi's eyes.
Han Yi nodded, his eyes becoming more solemn.
"Okay, let's get started."
Jin Wushang waved his big hand, and the Tianji Sword Tower suspended in his palm flew out, growing rapidly until it reached tens of meters before stopping. The surface of the sword tower was surrounded by translucent lines, which was extremely mysterious.
The sword tower is divided into eight corners, and in each corner of the nine floors there is an illusory small sword floating and rotating, emitting extremely sharp sword intent.
There is a real long sword standing quietly on the top of the sword tower, with light patterns flowing on the sword's body, as if blood is flowing.
"Are you ready?"
"Ready." Han Yi stood up and looked at the Tianji Sword Tower, as if he could feel something calling him inside.
"Remember, the Tianji Sword Tower tests your swordsmanship, not your spiritual power." Jin Wushang reminded again.
Han Yi smiled.
"Don't worry. When I come out, I will fight you for three hundred rounds."
After he finished speaking, he swept his feet and dashed towards the Tianji Sword Tower. Buzz, the light curtain on the surface of the sword tower flashed slightly, swallowing Han Yi into it.
Ha, Han Yi fell down and stepped onto the ground. He looked around curiously, and the area he could see was endless. At this moment, he was in the center of a square, surrounded by huge stone pillars, with various sword marks all over the surface of the stone pillars. Many.
The stone pillars have been shattered and broken, turning into ruins.
"Welcome, you will be the 103rd challenger of the Tianji Sword Tower. Of the 102 challengers before, only 16 people successfully broke through the ninth floor. The others stayed in the sword tower forever.
,Are you sure you want to start the challenge?"
Silver light shone in the sky, condensing into the shape of a girl, but her expression was cold, not like a human being.
Han Yi looked at the girl curiously.
“Identify the challenge.”
"Very good, I wish you success." The girl said without a trace of emotion. She raised her hand and nine puppets wearing bronze masks appeared in the square. They were in simple robes of the same color, with silver embroidered on blue-black satin.
Sword pattern.
The nine puppets held long swords in their hands, each with a completely different starting position. The long sword in their hands vibrated slightly, as if it had come to life in an instant.
"The realm of transforming the mind, the entry point."
Han Yi was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that he would start from the Realm of Transforming Heart. According to his speculation about the nine-story sword tower, the first level should start from the Realm of Soldier Control. Progressing from level to level, he started to enter the Realm of Soldier Control.
Success, great success, perfection, then the entrance to the realm of transforming the mind, small success, great success, perfection, until the ninth level of the Yuxuan realm.
"It seems like there's too much jumping."
He frowned, but there was no fear in his heart.
"Before I start, I have a question. Will I be able to enter the next level after defeating you?" Han Yicai remembered that Jin Wushang didn't seem to tell him what conditions must be met to enter the next level.
However, the nine puppets didn't answer him at all. They all moved over and rushed towards him. Their long swords were filled with cold light and their sword moves were extremely exquisite. In an instant, the nine puppets formed an encirclement around Han Yi.
Han Yi smiled helplessly, raised his hand and used the wheel-killing sword to appear.
"If that's the case, then I'll use my entry-level state of mind transformation to fight you."
As he spoke, the state of transforming the heart was already activated, and the wheel-killing sword vibrated slightly, as if the heart was beating and breathing began.
He took the initiative to attack, stamped his foot, and shot out. His eyes instantly became extremely sharp.
"Dang, Dang -"
The three oncoming puppets flew out uncontrollably, whirring, and the sound of long swords tearing the air suddenly came from behind. The moment he launched the attack, six puppets from other directions took action at the same time, aiming at him.
Vital parts of the body.
Their speed was also terrifying. Han Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly exerted force, soared into the air, turned his body upside down, and stabbed down with a sword, hitting the puppet's Tianling Gai in the middle.
The puppets dissipated with a bang. Before Han Yi landed, the other eight puppets attacked again. Different directions and different sword moves blocked all Han Yi's escape routes.
These puppets were so accurate in grasping the timing of the battlefield, and their moves were not sloppy in the slightest.
Han Yi's mind turned quickly and he slashed to the left with his long sword. Suddenly, the huge force caused the puppet to fall to the ground. He himself used the force of the rebound to quickly twist his body in the air and avoid the attacks of the three puppets on the left.
attack.
The remaining puppet's sword moves changed again, from thrusting to teasing, chi chi chi - four sword marks were left on the clothes on Han Yi's back.
He fell to the ground, feeling annoyed secretly.
"I was careless." If it weren't for his physical strength, there would have been four more wounds on his back.
Han Yi was about to take action when suddenly there was a flash of silver light in the square, and the puppet that he had defeated appeared again. He was stunned, with a look of confusion on his face.
"What's going on?"
However, the puppets obviously would not explain the reason to him, and they attacked again. Han Yi could only continue to attack, and the two sides fought together again.
Countless exquisite sword moves were made from the hands of the puppets. Compared with Han Yi's sword moves, they pale in comparison. Although his killing moves are simple and effective, there are a lot of puppets, and they cooperate with each other in a tacit understanding, so they will not give him a decisive blow at all.
opportunity.
Han Yi was retreating steadily under the siege of the nine puppets, and had almost retreated to the edge of the square.
At that moment, he blocked with one sword and knocked back one puppet. The other eight puppets attacked from different directions. The angle of each sword was extremely tricky, like a poisonous snake slaying.
Han Yi had no time to block the attacks from eight directions. In desperation, he surged with spiritual power and drew a circle with his long sword. The eight long swords that were stabbed were sucked into the sword circle, and the eight sword lights flew out, directly