Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 140 Completely Different Sword Skills

The jade discs were all covered with restrictions, and could not be opened without specific means, and Yang Qian had no ability to forcefully break them open, so he could only see the most superficial overview.

This is the same as the situation when you were choosing the jade disc of martial arts in the outer gate of the Five Thunder Palace. You have to make your choice before you can read the contents afterwards. It is impossible for you to take advantage of it.

According to what Yang Qian and Jiang Yun said before, he can first choose one of these sword techniques as a reward for his hard work, and then he can choose one or two more afterwards, depending on how things go.

Looking at the jade discs one by one, even if it was just the simplest summary of these jade discs, it still gave Yang Qian a very different feeling.

The swordplay of martial arts is all about "moves". Different styles of moves are used to define the general direction of a swordplay.

Either strong or agile, or a combination of hardness and softness.

Similarly, the quality of swordsmanship in martial arts is also determined by the sword moves. The setting of sword moves and the killing effect they can produce are the boundaries of the high and low levels of this swordsmanship.

However, this time, when Yang Qian was selecting the ten sword techniques given to him by Jiang Yun, he found that the overview of these sword techniques did not mention a single word about sword moves. Instead, it emphasized something he had never encountered before: momentum.

For example: This sword technique has the force of a mountain collapse and is very powerful.

Or: Practicing this knife technique can make you understand the softness of water, its endless entanglement and its ability to penetrate to the utmost.

Also: Even if the heart is as cold as ice, I will not be shocked even if the sky falls.

In Yang Qian's opinion, these things or these statements are completely different from the swordsmanship at the martial arts level, and they are not even the same thing.

After thinking for a moment, Yang Qian suddenly realized.

The sword techniques in martial arts that he had come into contact with before focused on form, but the sword techniques in these jade discs now focused on spirit.

After some selection, Yang Qian finally picked the one that he couldn't understand the most.

The weather is as cold as ice, and you are not scared even if the sky falls?
What kind of situation is this?

Heart? Are you talking about something psychological?
Finally, Yang Qian made his choice, held it in his hand and looked at Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Brother Yang, your eyes are quite lively. I thought you would continue your previous habit of agile and ghostly swordsmanship, but you chose this "Drinking Snow"."

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Master Jiang. I've never seen this kind of swordsmanship before. I was curious for a moment, so I wanted to find out what it was all about."

"Brother Yang is a true character. But I still want to remind you that these sword techniques are very different from the sword techniques you have learned before, and it is not easy to comprehend them. It is actually safer to choose a way that is mutually compatible."

Jiang Yun had good intentions. His Tianhan Sect was a sword-cultivating sect. Although it had long since fallen into decline, the basic philosophy of sword cultivation and the difficulties of this path were still very clear. The same was true for the sword and the knife, so he felt that Yang Qian's choice was not appropriate.

But you know your own business.

Comprehension? Enlightenment? This thing is very important to others, but it is completely meaningless to Yang Qian.

Talent and comprehension thresholds? They don’t exist in front of the experience panel.

"Thank you for your kindness, Master Jiang. Yang Qian likes to practice casually. Since he likes this "Drinking Snow", he will not change it. At most, he can slowly comprehend it in the future."

Jiang Yun nodded upon hearing this. Anyway, he had said everything he should say, and the next choice was up to Yang Qian.

So Jiang Yun took the "Drinking Snow" jade disc, and then removed the restriction on it, and then handed it to Yang Qian. At the same time, he put all the other jade discs on the table back into his storage bag.

Yang Qian did not immediately start learning the new sword technique, although he was itching to try it out, but business was more important.

"I've taken the benefit. Master Jiang, can you tell me what you need me to do?" Jiang Yun nodded, stood up and said, "I haven't had time to go around in Sandao City these few days. Can Brother Yang be a guide?"

"of course."

The two men left the inn, rented two horses at the inn, rode out of the city, and walked slowly along the path beside the city.

"If Brother Yang can help me open this thing, then we can talk about the rest. Take a look first."

After arriving at the wilderness and clearing the surroundings, Jiang Yun took out a fist-sized stone ball from his storage bag and handed it to Yang Qian who was riding beside him.

Stone?

To be exact, it was a pebble that looked battered.

It is a little bit oval, but the originally smooth surface of the stone is covered with various traces of cutting and chopping. The shallow ones are just a mark, while the deep ones are so sharp that they cut your hands when you touch them.

Apart from this, Yang Qian really couldn't see anything special about the stone in his hand.

"This is?"

"I don't know what it is either."

"Ah?" Yang Qian was a little confused, and turned to look at Jiang Yun, who was riding a horse beside him with a rather helpless expression. He seemed to be asking him, "You don't even know what this thing is, and you still want me to open it? Are you kidding me?"
Jiang Yun explained: "This stone is very special. It is not an ordinary stone, but something similar to a jade disc, with something hidden inside. But I don't know how to open it, and I don't know what it is called. It is even a guess whether there is really a message hidden in it, but the possibility of a message is very high."

Yang Qian understood now. This stone should be the threshold. He was helping Jiang Yun test the threshold. If he couldn't pass this, he would just learn a sword technique and that was it. He didn't need to think about the rest.

The two soon stopped by the roadside.

Yang Qian dismounted and examined the stone carefully. He asked, "How did these marks come about?"

"I don't know. These marks were already there when we got it. We thought it was caused by someone chopping it with brute force. But we tried. This stone looks ordinary, but I can't chop a crack in it anyway."

"So magical?"

Yang Qian didn't believe it, and immediately pulled out the oxtail knife from his waist and cut the stone in his hand. After a series of metal friction sounds, it was just as Jiang Yun said, there were no new traces on the surface of the stone, not even a white mark.

hiss!
Yang Qian didn't believe it, so he used his innate true energy attached to the blade and cut again.

But the result did not change. The stone was still the same stone. Even with the sharpness of the innate true energy in Yang Qian's hand, it was still powerless.

Finally, Yang Qian also used his own sword intent, but the result was still the same.

but.
"Huh?" Although there was no cut on the stone, Yang Qian clearly felt a slight warmth flash through the stone the moment the knife touched the stone!

Jiang Yun had been paying close attention to Yang Qian's expression. Seeing the surprise and doubt on Yang Qian's face, he immediately became a little nervous.

"how?"

"Master Jiang, don't worry. I'll try again." Yang Qian did not use the oxtail knife this time. Instead, he directly gathered the knife's intention at his fingertips and approached the stone again.

As a result, this time the stone once again flashed a hint of warmth the moment it came into contact with the knife!

And because Yang Qian sensed it carefully, he realized that the warmth of the stone was a change caused by absorbing his sword intent!

(End of this chapter)