The dinner in Rozenberk's workshop was still attended by the puppet maids as always, but only half of the people at the table were left.
"It's become a little deserted," the old man said.
"Well, it seems like I'm back to before."
Yorugu Rozenberk was neither married nor had any children. Although he had several disciples in his seventy-five years of life, Ling is the only one who remains with him now.
Ling, who is from Erebonia, has been using Crossbell as her base for a long time because she wants to spend the last period of his life with this old man who has always cared about her.
"It doesn't matter, I don't mind."
Yorugu said and took a sip of tea. Only the tea was brewed by Ling herself.
The first one to leave was Reinhardt, and Ash also left Kezhou with Reinhardt on the grounds of practicing with his master. So now there are only three people in this family.
Apart from Yorugu and Ling, there is Ling's disciple Fei.
"I'm stuffed."
After putting down the bowl and chopsticks, Fei clasped her hands together and prayed silently, and then told Ling about her day's activities after the meal.
When it came to Leo's competition, Fei felt a little unmotivated.
"I've obviously become so much stronger, but I still can't beat Leo at all."
During the year she followed Ling, Fei also broadened her horizons. She was no longer satisfied with being the mascot of the group, but hoped to truly become the pillar supporting the group. So she is currently based on her original physical skills teacher Lei
Onidas is the target and will challenge him once a day. This situation is very similar to the scene in the past when Du Barry relentlessly challenged Levi.
"In terms of speed, it's full suppression, right?"
"Speed alone is useless. His defense is all-round. Although his movements are not fast, he is not slow."
You can't win, but it doesn't matter. It's only been a year, and martial arts is not a quick process. Ling thinks so, but Fei is a little anxious.
"My fighting spirit has not increased recently. Have I reached my limit?"
"Xiao Fei, the bottleneck period is something that every martial artist has to go through. But it doesn't matter if you can't break through the bottleneck, as long as you have enough skills. Unlike Qi training, the path of swordsmanship has no end. Even for me
, I only know a little bit about swordsmanship." Ling also took a sip of black tea and said.
"Huh? Isn't it important? But...but!"
"Uncle Lu Jia deliberately asked the people in your group not to teach you battlefield roar. It is true that you can achieve a breakthrough in a short time with that, but he hopes that you can follow a more formal path. You have only practiced for a year.
.”
Even though Ling comforted her like this, Fei's thoughts did not change. Fei was not stupid, on the contrary, she was very smart, but when her speed of getting stronger was frustrated, she became a bit over the top.
Fei is only fifteen years old and is already considered a leader among her peers.
One hour after the meal, Fei came to the dojo to do routine homework. First, he reviewed what he thought he had learned and presented it. Then Ling would give Fei grades or corrections.
"The structure of the sword can withstand strong lateral force, but its longitudinal resistance to shear force is very low. Therefore, the direction of force must be consistent with the direction of swinging the sword, so that the sword will not break during an attack.
"
While Fei was reviewing these basic knowledge, he assumed the starting stance of breaking the air.
The sword in her hand is an ordinary steel sword made of 235 steel. Because S weapons and stone-strewn weapons are too strong and will not break even if the force is wrong, they will not have the training effect, so Ling prepared a thousand for Fei.
An ordinary steel sword. These iron bars formed at one time using a stamping die can be quickly reheated even if they are broken, and there will be no loss. It is an inferior sword at best, but it is the most suitable prop for training.
In front of Fei are five huge sword-testing stones with a diameter of more than one sub-meter, namely limestone, marble, granite, diamond, and Samlianite.
The Mohs hardness of 235 steel is about 4.5, which is only higher than limestone and lower than the hardness of other sword test stones.
Ling measured the hardness of various minerals on the continent of Samlia according to the Mohs hardness method she knew in her previous life.
Limestone has a hardness of approximately 3 on the Mohs scale.
The Mohs hardness of marble is approximately 5.
The Mohs hardness of granite is approximately 7.
Diamond hardness is approximately 10 on the Mohs scale.
The hardness of Semlianite is approximately 11.
Fei calmed down and turned her thoughts into silence. She drew her sword in an instant. The huge limestone was beautifully divided into two.
This is something she was able to do half a year ago, but now she is just more skilled at it.
Next is marble. Unlike the first stone, the hardness of marble is still higher than that of an iron sword. If you rely only on brute force, only one side of the sword will be broken.
Speed, strength, and skill can be cut through beautifully in a flash by combining the three.
Adjust your breathing, condense all the overflowing fighting energy into your body, and use the posture that has been tempered for thousands of times to instinctively... The marble also broke in response.
Next came the granite. This time Phoebe had more time to prepare than the previous two stones, and used all her strength to swing it down without any reservation. There was a crisp "ding" sound, and the broken sword flew out.
Inserted into the ground.
No matter how many swords are used, the result will be the same, leaving only shallow marks on the granite at best.
"Since you can cut through marble, there is no doubt that you have learned the iron-cutting strike. As a teacher, I have only completed the practice of granite."
Although using a stone-blocking weapon, her full blow can indeed cut through the stone-blocking stone, which is said to be indestructible, but using the same inferior sword, Ling can only cut through the granite in the third step.
"Actually, the Iron Cutting Strike itself is just a set of sword moves based on theory. Even I haven't completed it myself. There is no need to copy me completely. You can try your own method to improve the degree of completion."
After listening to Ling's words, Fei thought for a moment, then went to the weapons rack and picked up a wooden sword.
She held the hilt of the sword with both hands, started to accumulate strength, and then swung it at the first piece of limestone that had been separated.
With a "click", the wooden sword broke directly.
"It really doesn't work..."
"No, no, this idea is great."
Ling also took the same weapon and swung it at the limestone quickly, and the two petals of the limestone turned into beautiful four petals.
"Strength is important, but the way you use it is also very important. Your gravity bracelet has been increased five times, and the power of swinging a sword is stronger than that of most adult men who have practiced martial arts, but you cannot completely use the excessive power.
Take control. Next, let’s focus on intensive training in this area.”
After Ling finished speaking, she waved at the marble and granite, and both of them were cut open beautifully. However, the artificial diamond she synthesized with a machine was still the same as before. She couldn't insert it at all, and the wooden sword in her hand was cut open.
The backlash was completely shattered.
"By the way, don't rely too much on Dou Qi. Since you have encountered a bottleneck now, your skill will probably not increase for some time in the future. Iron Cutting Strike is a pure swordsmanship. Try cutting open marble without Dou Qi.
If you can do that, it's not too late to challenge Granite. The key is how straight the basic sword path is. It seems simple to say that the direction of force and the direction of swinging the sword are consistent, but 99.9% consistent and 99.999% consistent
The difference is the difference between being able to cut through marble and being able to cut through granite.”
When Ling used the wooden sword to split the granite in two, she did not use her power, which was far beyond ordinary people. She only exerted fifty krims of force on her hand. But the interaction of forces cannot
Changing. As long as there is a slight deviation in force, the wooden sword will be broken by the shear force from the side.
The essence of the iron-cutting attack, and what is needed to destroy the diamond is not pure strength but extreme precision. It is one of the most perfect structures in nature. If you want to cut it open by head-to-head, at least
It also needs to be as accurate as it is. This is a move that she has calculated but has not yet been able to complete. Ling herself is still working hard in this direction.
"Don't practice too hard. Remember to go to bed on time."
If the disciple can discover new things while studying, it is also a good thing for the master.
Although you can continue to advance in the martial arts by yourself, it is never a bad thing to have a companion on the road.
I don’t know if Joshua and Estil in the Regram branch have seen their master Sword Immortal. Joshua entered the bottleneck period of strength a year earlier than Fei. Everyone encountered
The predicaments are all different. Ling sincerely hopes that he can find a way to break through the shackles as soon as possible.