A big bird is flying over the East China Sea. Although the big-billed heron is not very fast, its existence is beyond the expectations of the Sanqing monks. It does not require effort to control, and it can rest in peace, which is also an unexpected gain!
It had been ten months since he left the Royal Oyster Reef, and no one had come after him. This was a sign of weakness, he understood.
In the past, he might go back after his injury improved. What if he gained something? He is not a character who just accepts a loss.
But now, he feels that there is no need. As long as they are still in the sky, they will bump into each other sooner or later. Why bother to fight for the short-term advantage?
After gaining a deep understanding of vertical swordsmanship, his state of mind also changed. The so-called vertical swordsmanship means not being restricted in coming and going, not deliberate, not forced, and not paranoid. This is the essence of vertical swordsmanship!
Although this battle did not kill any of his opponents, it had a profound impact on him and will become a guiding principle in his future swordsmanship practice, based on which everything unfolds.
He went from wanting to be a rice bug at the beginning, to not wanting to be a rice bug, to now not caring whether he is a rice bug or not. This process is the process of exploring the avenue and the process of understanding verticality.
Now, he can truly say that he has learned how to wield a sword!
What you learn is not only the sword, but also how to be a human being!
It is to completely throw away the psychological burden. From then on, you can start your own sword cultivation life. You can come and go freely, not constrained by the shape. You can draw the sword when you rise, and put it away when it stops. Why should you care about what others think? Why should you insist on the orthodoxy?
Differences? Why should hatred affect your sword heart?
He has no hatred! Not towards the three Sanqing Taoists! Not towards Cichou! If every battle can bring him such insights, he doesn't mind whether he kills his opponent or not, nor does he mind being bruised all over his body.
Everyone who paved the way and built bridges for him on the highway was a noble person, and he was grateful!
This is a great good deed! This battle is priceless!
...A few months later, Lou Xiaoyi returned to the Xiaoshan Jianqi Chongxiao Pavilion. He needed to explain to Nan Zhenren why he didn't even bring back a single human hair from a not too difficult mission!
"I know everything! But you came back a few months late. Is the scenery of the East China Sea so mesmerizing?" Nan Zhenren had already received the news from the An family. He was not surprised by their choice. It's good to have choices.
No matter which one it is.
Lou Xiaoyi smiled and said, "People in Donghai are very hospitable! So, I got close to them..."
Nan Zhenren didn't ask further questions. They were already golden elixirs and had the right to self-determination. He was not a nanny.
"Suppose you have completed this mission! But there is no judgment of good or bad. Do you agree?"
Lou Xiaoyi breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought the sect would be dissatisfied because I didn't bring anyone with me!"
Nan Zhenren hummed, "Is the sect so stingy? Our Xuanyuan Sword Sect will not change into Xuanyuan just because of a group of people, even if they are talented people in the alchemy path! What we rely on is the sword, not the elixir!"
After a pause, he explained briefly, "Ms. An, is very resistant to the pressure of carrying the Xuanyuan family. This is normal, because human beings want to be free and unrestrained!
The An family today is no longer the An family it was ten thousand years ago, and Xuanyuan is no longer the Xuanyuan family ten thousand years ago. This relationship is a burden for both parties!
Isn't this the case for Xuanyuan? Should he protect An's family who is far away in the East China Sea? Or let him go? We are also in a dilemma!
In the final analysis, the closest connection in the world of cultivation is the connection of Taoism, not blood!
Some burdens should be relieved. In fact, we may not want our descendants to bear the debts of our ancestors, but we have to bear them because of some ethereal things!
The result is very good. As far as I'm concerned, since you didn't bring anyone back, at least it saves you a lot of resettlement trouble!"
Lou Xiaoyi, "Just don't blame me for making my own decisions! I really see that most of the people in the An clan have no intention of returning to the north, and I'm also afraid that if such a group comes over, the benefits won't be as much as the trouble, so why bother?"
After a few chats, Lou Xiaoyi said goodbye and left. Before leaving the palace, Master Nan’s teasing came from behind,
"I see that although you are in good spirits, your complexion looks weak. Could it be that you are not used to Donghai's diet? How about treating you to a seafood dinner in the evening, which can be regarded as a reward for your hard work?"
Lou Xiaoyi laughed dryly, "I don't like seafood, so let's forget it..."
What happened in the East China Sea has been exposed. After all, it is in Qianhai, and there are always monks passing by. It is not unusual for it to be spread. He did not report to the sect because he just wanted to handle it himself, and he did not deliberately hide it. Nan Zhenren's joke was not that he wanted to do it for him.
He came forward. He himself is a thug in Xiaoshan. Who else can help him except the real person who comes forward?
This is the responsibility that a sword cultivator should have. He is no longer a minor foundation-building cultivator.
This time Donghai and his party have been going back and forth for a year, and they have gained a lot. They need to digest it carefully, and then make fine adjustments in their own swordsmanship system. Such adjustments will accompany his entire cultivation process until his death!
Life has returned to its original rhythm. On the surface, it seems true, but Lou Xiaoyi knows that there is a difference!
In the past, it was a mechanical repetition, but now it is more casual. In the past, he had a purpose in going to Zhonglao Peak. Although it was hidden deeply, it was there, and he couldn't hide it from the group of Yuanying old demons. But now he is different. This
Old Man Huang saw this very clearly.
It was only after returning from the East China Sea that the old guys began to truly accept him, like a mung bean sprout among a clump of soybean sprouts.
...Lou Xiaoyi began to carefully sort out his swordsmanship system. It is not appropriate to describe it as removing the bad and retaining the good. To be precise, it is a matter of how to use these swordsmanship and fighting styles.
His previous fighting method was still a bit old-fashioned, one move after another, lacking spirituality, lack of flashes of inspiration in battle, and lack of unrestrained freedom.
This kind of incoherence will cause him to pause briefly in the battle and focus on the deepest calculations; it is not that calculations should not be done, but that it is natural. In fact, many times as long as his own attacks are smooth and harmonious enough,
You don't necessarily need to wait for your opponent to reveal a flaw, but you can completely force the opponent to take the initiative to show weakness when he is tired of running.
Rhythm, change, nature, casualness, unrestrainedness, no matter what, plus a little flash of inspiration, can form a true vertical sword style, rather than just jumping around in form.
He is talented in swordsmanship, but this talent cannot allow him to conquer everything. There are many things that talent cannot solve, such as ideas and personality.
His current sword practice is more like a purposeless splashing of ink on the landscape, hitting here and there with a hammer and a mallet. He no longer sticks to a fixed pattern. Instead, he can do whatever he likes, and let his heart drive the sword, and the sword will move again and again.
Drive people, and people will indulge their hearts!
He knew that he might have crossed a certain realm of swordsmanship!
