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Chapter 555 An unexpected gain
Time quickly moved forward to the battle of the Demon City Cavern. Zhang Haoran watched "himself" take out the triangular Sword Sect Spirit Seal, and immediately concentrated all his mind. The black-clothed man appeared! Every time he swung his sword, it brought Zhang Haoran an extremely strong shock.

gap!

a very wide distance!
The gap in sword skills, the gap in the application of sword intent, the gap in the control of strength!

The huge gap did not make him feel depressed, but rather very excited. A gap meant there was a goal to catch up with, which meant he could become stronger.

At the same time, he also figured out an important issue: "In the world of high martial arts, one should not practice swordsmanship. No wonder there are records of sword intent in history, but no truly powerful swordsmen have grown up. It is estimated that they all died on the way to improve the realm of swordsmanship.

I was tricked, or I jumped into the trap on my own initiative."

The training system here is inherently flawed, and there have been only a handful of warriors from ancient times to the present who can truly fully control their own strength.

But as a swordsman, the synonym of offensive power is to have complete control over one's own strength, which is the basic requirement.

If you cannot integrate your own strength and concentrate it on one point, how can you exert a powerful attack power?

If you can't control your own strength, the difficulty of improving your swordsmanship will increase several times.

It requires the guidance of a swordsman of a higher level, to capture the charm of his sword, and to feel the state of the next level in advance, before it is possible to find an opportunity to break through.

From this point of view, his previous feeling that the appearance of the man in black was the key to his breakthrough should be correct.

In fact, not only swordsmen, but any martial arts master should first control his own strength, and after reaching a limit, then seek the blessing of external force.

When one cannot fully control one's own strength and is aided by a strong external force, it is easy to lose control and cause energy overflow.

If a swordsman can fully control his own strength, then even if there is no one to teach him, as long as he has enough talent and relies on his own efforts, he will sooner or later break through to the next level of swordsmanship.

This is also a prerequisite for the transformation of the sword soul.

But in this world, no swordsman can do this, and thus cannot break through to the fourth level. Without reaching the pinnacle, they are just ants in the eyes of true strong men. No wonder they cannot leave behind any legacy.

Zhang Haoran had the opportunity to possess Ye Chen and summoned the man in black. He was now in a state of retrospection and could calmly observe the other party's moves. As long as he could capture that hint of his spirit, breaking through to the realm of sword of will would not be difficult. After all, he had enough foundation and what he lacked now was a little guidance.

He watched every time the man in black swung his sword very carefully and did not notice at all that two entities appeared in the scene, namely him and the man in black.

In other scenes, no matter what kind of enemy it is, it is just an illusory projection, including Chu Mu and Su Xiao fighting in the Wanjie Building.

But the man in black was different. He had been a physical entity since the very beginning. Zhang Haoran had not noticed the difference between the two at this time. His whole mind was carefully observing every swing of the sword by the man in black, remembering all those charms firmly in his mind.

Unconsciously, his swordsmanship was improving, but it had reached a bottleneck. It seemed that there was some obstacle and he could not break through.

The man in black fought for a very short time and did not use his sword very often.

Soon, the scene went back to the time when he made his last strike with the sword. At that time, everything was still and only the man in black could move. He struck out with the most powerful sword.

But in this flashback, Zhang Haoran was unable to reproduce the scene at that time and could only barely recall some of the charm of that sword.

Just this one sword brought him huge benefits.

The surrounding scenes were shattered like a dream. Zhang Haoran stopped looking back. He had just learned the beheading sword technique. It didn't make much sense to look back or not, and it would consume his energy.

At this moment, in his mind, there was no longer the scene of the battle between the men in black, but the contrast between him and the two men in black when they drew their swords in the same posture.

There were many Zhang Haorans appearing beside each man in black, and those were all scenes of him swinging his sword before.

Although he had only been practicing for a short time, only two years, he had experienced countless killings during this period.
He swung the sword so many times that there were always times when his expression was similar to that of the man in black.

In this flashback scene, each of these experiences of swinging the sword is distilled and compared with the black clothes.

The purpose was not to make him realize the gap, but to recall his state when he was swinging the sword.

When you discover that what others can do, you have also done it, then everything is no longer a mystery.

Looking back again and again, comparing again and again, the same posture, the same angle of sword strike, what's the difference?
Of course, it is only the charm, or the realm of swordsmanship.

With such an intuitive comparison, he quickly grasped that hint of charm. It was not the charm of the man in black swinging his sword, but the very similar charm he had revealed when he had swung his sword, not just once, but many times.

Sometimes it was just a brief moment during a fight. The battle was so intense at the time that he didn't feel any difference at all. He just felt that the kill with that sword was very satisfying.

Some of them were swung when practicing sword skills, and at that time I felt that the sword was very easy to use.

But now looking back and comparing, I found that the sword I swung was not much worse than the one in black!
He experienced it carefully and soon grasped the charm of it. After all, this was a sword he had swung before, so it was very easy for him to master it again now.

When he completely grasped this charm, he successfully broke through the membrane, and his sword-fighting realm leaped to the level of controlling the sword with his mind.

At this moment, Zhang Haoran felt that his entire soul seemed to be sublimating. All kinds of enlightenment surged into his heart. All the phantoms surrounding the man in black rushed towards his main body. Among these phantoms, each of them brought some charm to stabilize his realm of sword intent.

When the last phantom merged into the main body, the black-clothed figure began to dissipate, and the area within a hundred meters around him became his personal domain. In this domain, he did not need to see, hear, or use mental power to sense.

You can use special perception to understand everything in it, with no doubt about the size and clarity, as if you have gone from the standard definition era to ultra-high definition.

In fact, when he realized what that aura was and saw the man in black swinging his sword, he was already able to break through to the sword of will realm, but was forcibly suppressed by the Wanjie Tower.

If you try to break through the realm by comprehending the Black-Cloaked Man's swordsmanship, you will inevitably be affected by him, and your swordsmanship will unconsciously move closer to the Black-Cloaked Man. If you want to make progress after reaching a certain level, you have to get rid of this influence, which is more difficult.

Those who learn from me will live, those who resemble me will die!

It is no problem to learn Hei Yi's swordsmanship experience and moves, or even to comprehend his essence. But once the sword art is assimilated by him, it will be difficult to get rid of it.

And although Hei Yi looks very powerful now, his upper limit is not high. Hei Yi himself has long died. What appears here is just a fragment of time and space. His upper limit is fixed. Because of the breakthrough of the sword realm and the sublimation of the spirit, Zhang Haoran escaped from the state of retrospection. The surrounding energy was affected by the realm of sword, as if it turned into a bunch of small swords, shuttling back and forth around him like swimming fish.

He could also control each sword energy as easily as with his own fingers, without feeling any burden.

However, before he could carefully experience the wonders of the Sword of Will realm, a shocking wave was once again set off in his sea of ​​consciousness.

As his sword-wielding realm improved, his sword soul became excited and began to stir, showing signs of advancing.

His mental power was also extremely active, and instantly reached the bottleneck of 9999 Hz, as if he could break through at any time.

The breakthrough in the sword realm produced a chain reaction, causing his sword soul and mental strength to reach the breakthrough point.

At this time, Zhang Haoran had already left the retrospective state, and the misty fog around him dissipated, but the golden light was still there. It was just that this golden light could only provide energy replenishment and could not help him break through the bottleneck.

At this time, Zhang Haoran was holding the Blood Shadow Sword and sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion. His aura was fluctuating and he looked extremely unstable.

He broke through to the realm of sword intent, and the sword intent should have been able to be controlled freely. However, at this critical moment, the sword soul was at a critical juncture where it could transform at any time, so he naturally would not control the sword intent.

Logically speaking, his sword soul has already exuded the radiance of will, and there should be no bottleneck in breaking through the fourth level. However, it is unable to break through at this moment. It seems more like the sword soul is suppressing itself and is unwilling to break through like this.

As a result, his mental strength began to fluctuate, creating ripples in the training room.

At this moment, the sword-intent stone tablet in front of him suddenly shattered, and the immortal sword intent inside, with an inexplicable aura, poured into his sea of ​​consciousness.

At this moment, most of Zhang Haoran's mind was attracted by the unexpected influx of immortal sword intent.

But that inexplicable aura still caught his attention. It was an indescribable feeling.

The aura was extremely mysterious and of a very high level, as if it could increase a person's innate understanding. It should be the original aura that could enhance a person's understanding when the stone tablet was broken, and it was swept out by Ye Chen's sword intent.

The only thought in his mind now was that the 50,000 value points were really worth it!
This sword intent, with an inexplicable aura, poured into the sea of ​​consciousness and directly merged with the sword soul.

Zheng! Zheng! Zheng!
Waves of loud sword sounds rang out in his sea of ​​consciousness.
The third-order immortal sword soul burst out with brilliant immortal light, and countless insights surged into his heart. That was Ye Chen’s understanding of the immortal sword intent.

Theoretically speaking, a person's insights cannot be taught or inherited. Even if he opens his mind and allows you to gain insights freely, what you learn will be different from what he learns.

Even those extremely overbearing skills that can completely devour a person's soul can only devour the soul's origin and cannot deprive others of their perceptions.

But all this actually happened to Zhang Haoran. This should be related to that inexplicable aura. Ye Chen's immortal sword intent has merged with that aura.

Before, when he entered the retrospective state, there was some connection between the two, and now he was absorbing it directly. This could be considered an opportunity for him.

Zhang Haoran was constantly absorbing and digesting Ye Chen's understanding of the immortal sword intent, and the immortal attribute of the sword soul was constantly increasing.

"Zheng! Zheng! Zheng!"

The sound of the sword became louder and louder, and he could feel the sword spirit leaping for joy, as if it had finally had a full meal.

After the absorption of that inexplicable aura, Zhang Haoran's innate understanding improved a lot. Even such an abstract perception as immortality, he could digest it quickly.

Now he finally understood what he was lacking before. His sword intent was not perfect enough and he lacked understanding of immortality. In this case, he could still advance, but the power of his attribute sword intent would be much worse.

This can only be said to have both advantages and disadvantages!

Attribute sword intent is stronger than ordinary sword intent, but its promotion requirements are also more stringent than ordinary sword intent, which is normal.

Being powerful always comes at a price!
Now that the shortcomings have been made up, we can naturally advance smoothly.

And they advanced in an unprecedented perfect state.

The third-order immortal sword soul is already in its best condition. It is blooming its brilliance wantonly. This time it is not the brilliance of immortality, but the brilliance of will.

The birth of brilliance from will is the symbol of a fourth-order sword king and the beginning of the true power of the will flow.

The brilliance of will can illuminate reality and interfere with the rules of reality. Wherever the brilliance can shine, it will be affected by his will.

At this time, if he wanted, he could send down a projection of his will across thousands of mountains and rivers, with strong attack power.

It is even possible to create a clone of one's will, a true clone that can cultivate on its own and has the potential for growth.

Zhang Haoran's third-level immortal sword soul released its power wantonly in his sea of ​​consciousness, causing the sea of ​​consciousness to expand continuously and the barrier to become stronger, so that even a fourth-level powerhouse would not be able to break it easily.

If he had the strength he has now, that old antique would not have been able to influence his thinking at all.

A strange scene appeared. The spiritual power that had been stirring and seemed to be able to break through at any time was now unusually quiet, like a pool of light blue lake, the surface of the lake was as smooth as a mirror, without any ripples.

It stands to reason that his mental power has reached 9999 Hz, and he is only a little bit away from breaking through to ten thousand Hz and then undergoing a transformation.

Now that the sea of ​​consciousness is expanding, the space available for its growth has increased exponentially. There is no need to use mental strength to break through the bottleneck, and it can be broken through easily.

However, Zhang Haoran's mental power remained quiet, as if it was waiting for the boss's sword spirit to advance before it would break through, not daring to go beyond it.

Actually, this is nothing. Mental power is a derivative of soul power. Now that the sword soul has reached the point of promotion, it is in urgent need of energy replenishment. Although the quality of mental power is a bit poor, the quantity is sufficient. When there is really no other way, it will also be absorbed to promote the transformation of the sword soul.

At this time, streams of silver-white mist surged out from the bottom of the sword soul. That was soul energy. As soon as it flowed into the sea of ​​consciousness, it was quickly absorbed by the sword soul.

However, more silver mist emerged from below, exceeding the speed of the sword soul's absorption, and gradually formed a silver sea of ​​mist in the center of the sea of ​​consciousness. As the sea of ​​mist surged, waves were set off in the sea of ​​consciousness, and the Immortal Sword Soul was located above the clouds.

(End of this chapter)