He was so persuasive that he actually practiced extraordinary

After quickly browsing this ancient book, Zhang Beixing frowned.

This seems to be another book that contains only theoretical knowledge but does not record practical or cultivation methods.

However, Zhang Beixing still became interested in certain ideas in ancient books.

For example, ancient books mention that swordsmen should focus on sword energy and sword intent, and the moves are just superficial.

Does this mean that as long as one masters the sword intent and sword energy, one can become a great swordsman even without fancy moves?
This view breaks Zhang Beixing's traditional perception of swordsmen.

In his impression, swordsmen are always associated with fancy moves, earth-shaking sword energy and messy sword intent.

The same is true of the image of swordsmen in film and television dramas.

However, through long hours of practice, although Zhang Beixing did not realize it, he had been able to cut sticks and chop fallen leaves with simple chopping.

Looking back now, the mysterious feeling when I used the wooden sword to cut the wooden stick was so mysterious.

The power in his body seemed to surge on its own, uncontrollably, as if it were being driven by some force.

Moreover, before he chopped it, the voice in his heart told him to chop at the stick...

This seems to be somewhat similar to the sword intent described in ancient books.

Sword intent?

Could it be that I already had the sword intent so early?
But since he had mastered the sword intent, why did it only appear once?
It stands to reason that once the sword intent is formed, it will not disappear.

So, what was my state at that time?

In addition, he also keenly discovered that when he used the wooden sword to chop the fallen leaves today, the violent and crushing aura he felt from the wooden sword itself was vaguely similar to the description of sword energy in ancient books.

Sword energy, sword intent... these two terms that Zhang Beixing had never actually come into contact with, now seemed to appear in front of him out of thin air.

After reading this ancient book, he felt both unfamiliar and familiar with these two terms.

All he was sure of at the moment was that the state might be a kind of existence similar to sword intent or sword momentum.

And the violent and crushing aura that envelops the wooden sword today may be the so-called sword energy.

Sword energy...it was such an illusory thing before.

But today, I have practiced it myself?
This is really scary.

If that feeling was really sword energy, then wouldn't I be the only land sword immortal in the five thousand years of history?
After putting down the ancient book, Zhang Beixing carefully savored the knowledge he had just gained from it.

He realized that sword energy, sword intent or sword momentum were the crucial things.

However, although these two words seem simple, it is extremely difficult to truly master them.

What's more, it is something that no one has been able to master throughout history.

It becomes extremely difficult to master these by yourself.

It seems that I still have to figure everything out on my own.

After Zhang Beixing collected the ancient book, he opened the live broadcast software and transferred 30,000 yuan to the fan who sent him the private message.

In his opinion, these 30,000 yuan were the value of the ancient books.

After all, this ancient book was not of much help to him. It just helped him to understand the concepts of sword energy and sword momentum.

What Zhang Beixing didn't expect was that the fan actually felt that the money was a bit too much and wanted to return some to Zhang Beixing.

However, Zhang Beixing still rejected the other party's kindness.

After realizing it for a while
Zhang Beixing began to pack up and prepare for the next live broadcast.

In any case, today's live broadcast must continue.

He promised his fans that he would use a wooden sword to split the stone, so he must complete it!
The wooden sword splits the stone...

Thinking of this, Zhang Beixing's face became a little more solemn, but he also felt a little funny, and the corners of his mouth slightly curved upwards...

That afternoon, Zhang Beixing's figure appeared in the open space on Fenglan Mountain.

He is now so familiar with this place that he can walk here with his eyes closed.

At this moment, he was placing the things needed for the live broadcast, preparing to start today's live broadcast.

As soon as the live broadcast room was opened on time, thousands of viewers flocked in.

Through so many days of practice, he has accumulated a group of "special effects fans", that is, fans who keep saying "the host must be using special effects" in the live broadcast room all day long.

Although these fans talk about special effects every day, Zhang Beixing knows that they just like to play and have no ill intentions.

If they really had malicious intentions, they would have reported it long ago, or unfollowed and moved on to other things. Why would they have to check in at the live broadcast room every day?
"Hello everyone, our live broadcast room is open again on time!"

Zhang Beixing greeted in a good mood.

[The special effects anchor is on the air again. Is he going to split stones today? 】

[Host, I advise you not to broadcast live before the special effects are developed. We just want to see your live broadcast special effects! Doghead]

[That’s right, we’re tired of watching those practice live broadcasts. I urge you to just show some special effects, like the one sword opening the gate of heaven, the one sword slashing the sky, and the one sword destroying the Sakura country next door that’s living a good life. We love to watch these! Funny]

[I second this motion! I second this motion very much! ]

[Fuck, this wave can make ten thousand people sign in blood and beg the anchor to broadcast according to this live content! ]

[Host, if you can really open the gates of heaven with one sword, I will be super popular! I will definitely be there! ]

Looking at the noisy and happy audience in the live broadcast room, Zhang Beixing just found it very funny.

With one sword, you can open the gate of heaven and cut through the sky. Do you really think you are a land-based swordsman or is this a fantasy world?

Play!

If he has this ability, why would he still work so hard to do live broadcasts every day?

Still practicing with wooden sword in the live broadcast room every day?
He had already ascended to heaven on the spot!

Zhang Beixing muttered a few words in his mind and then said, "Okay, okay, what you guys said is all nonsense. I am a serious anchor after all."

[You actually said we were talking nonsense? Unfollow us! That’s too abominable. ]

[Brothers, the anchor actually dared to refute his bread and butter, so he unfollowed him! 】

[Unfollow! You must unfollow to let the anchor know about the harsh beating of society! ]

[The anchor's arrogance must be taught a lesson! ]

Zhang Beixing ignored the comments in the live broadcast room and instead glanced at the number of followers in the room.

Very good, nothing less, even a little more.

He really is someone who says one thing but acts justly!
"Okay, I have to start practicing for today. I can't waste the live broadcast time."

After saying that, he turned around and stood in front of the pile of stones, holding the wooden sword in both hands.

He specially built a small stone pile for today's training and placed a rectangular stone slab about 2 or 3 centimeters thick in the middle of the two stone piles with the bottom hollow.

Without hesitation, he held the wooden sword, adjusted his breathing, closed his eyes, and raised the wooden sword in his hand according to the position of the stone in his memory.

There was no need to consider the speed of the sword swing or the air currents in the air to cut the stone. For such things, only the strength of his sword swing and the ethereal sword energy and sword momentum were considered. After all, it was impossible for him to just rely on a wooden sword to cut the stone. That was too ridiculous.

After making preparations, Zhang Beixing took a deep breath, then suddenly opened his eyes, stared at the stone slab with sharp eyes, and chopped down the wooden sword in his hand.

The wooden sword broke through the air and seemed to carry a terrifying aura of crushing.

Just as the wooden sword touched the stone slab, Zhang Beixing first felt the vibration from the wooden sword and the powerful reaction force.

Then came the feeling of force being released.

With a "click", the stone slab broke.

The wooden sword that had accompanied Zhang Beixing for more than a month and a half suddenly broke with a crisp sound, and wood chips flew everywhere.

At the same time, the stone slab cracked in the middle with an uneven, winding crack, and then broke into two halves.

Zhang Beixing stood up in a daze, looking at the small half of the wooden sword left in his hand, the other half of the wooden sword that fell to the side and could no longer be recognized, and the stone slab that was broken in the middle. He couldn't help but gasp.

My pure power has actually reached this level?
He did not feel any sword energy, nor did he have any help from the sword's force. He was able to break the stone slab with the wooden sword just by using pure strength.

Long-term sword practice has invisibly strengthened his strength.

As his proficiency in swordplay increased, so did his explosive power when swinging the sword.

Zhang Beixing clenched his fists, feeling the strength coming from his arms, and confirmed this idea in his mind.

The audience in the live broadcast room were stunned after seeing this scene.

Then, the surging barrage of comments instantly occupied the entire screen.

"Host, is this a success?"

"No wonder the host is broadcasting live today, it turns out there are new special effects."

"No way, you see, the wooden sword has been shattered into pieces, and the stone slab is just broken. This can only prove that the host is quite powerful. Besides, the stone slab is only 2/3 centimeters thick, and I can split it with my hands."

"Chop one for me and see if you can even split it with your hands. Don't you brag without thinking?"

"Well, it seems that the anchor didn't use any special effects. Although using a wooden sword to break the stone slab looks impressive, it is also something that humans can do. It is much more realistic than the previous things like flying needles piercing wood and wooden swords chopping wooden sticks."

"Has the anchor run out of ideas?"

"Wait, the host's wooden sword is broken, what is he still practicing? He's not going to end the show early, is he?"

"That's really possible."

Just as the audience in the live broadcast room were talking about it, they saw Zhang Beixing turn around, pull out an identical wooden sword from his bag and hold it in his hand.

"For today's practice, I have prepared at least twenty wooden swords. You can continue to watch without worrying about it."

Zhang Beixing held the wooden sword in his hand, tried the feel, and nodded.

He had anticipated that such a scene would happen.

When a wooden sword hits a stone, a normal person would think that the wooden sword breaks, the stone remains intact, and the hand still hurts from the shaking.

But Zhang Beixing was different. He went to the place where he bought the wooden swords before and bought twenty more. He also ordered another twenty from the boss in case he would use them in future practice.

Then, Zhang Beixing found another rectangular stone slab of comparable thickness and placed it on top again.

Then he raised the wooden sword high, closed his eyes and felt it carefully.

However, after a long time, I couldn't feel the sword energy and sword force.

Just like when practicing flying needles before, that state and sword energy cannot appear easily.

Perhaps only by breaking through the second level of sword skills can one control sword energy or sword force.

It still requires a lot of practice.

After Zhang Beixing made up his mind, he did not hesitate, opened his eyes and swung the wooden sword in his hand down again!
Two sounds, "click" and "pop", were heard at the same time, and the wooden sword and the stone slab broke almost at the same time.

It's still the same...but Zhang Beixing was not discouraged or depressed.

Sword energy and sword momentum are extremely difficult to master. It is not easy for him to reach that state after a long period of practice. He has already surpassed those so-called swordsmen in history.

If you think you can master it just by practicing, then you are too greedy.

Zhang Beixing continued to take out the wooden sword from his bag and trained again and again based on his insights from the previous two times...

It was unknown how much time had passed until the last wooden sword that Zhang Beixing brought broke in his hand and fell to the side.

Zhang Beixing took a few deep breaths and turned to the live broadcast room: "Everyone, today's live broadcast ends here. The wooden swords I brought are broken, so I can't continue practicing."

"But don't worry, everyone. I will go get the reserved wooden sword tomorrow, and then continue practicing. The live broadcast time tomorrow will probably be extended."

After saying this, Zhang Beixing closed the live broadcast room.

[Revenue from this live broadcast: 1487 yuan. ]

Almost 1500 dollars.

Not bad, at least I made back the money I spent on the wooden sword.

Looking up at the sunset in the distance, Zhang Beixing realized that he had exceeded the time limit for the live broadcast and quickly packed up his things and went down the mountain to go home...

Practice as usual the next day.

Zhang Beixing once again destroyed twenty wooden swords, but he had mastered the skill of keeping the wooden swords from breaking when splitting stone slabs.

On the third day, continue practicing as usual.

Zhang Beixing hasn't made much progress and remains the same as usual.

The fourth day, the fifth day...until the seventh day.

Zhang Beixing stood in front of his phone and still maintained the same posture as before.

Seven days of practice allowed him to master the technique of splitting the stone slab while keeping the wooden sword in his hand from breaking, and also the skill of keeping the sword from breaking after splitting several pieces in a row.

That is the action of swinging the sword, which must be full of explosive power but also restrained at the point of landing, using that explosive power to split the stone slab.

This statement seems metaphysical and has a sense of fraud, but also has a subtle feeling similar to that in fantasy novels.

But this is not sword energy, sword intent, or sword momentum.

In Zhang Beixing's view, this is a kind of experience or a feeling gained from long-term practice.

He still has a long way to go before he can master the true sword energy and sword intent.

Holding the sword in both hands, Zhang Beixing stood in place, closed his eyes and breathed evenly. He carefully felt the flow of power in his body, the changes in his body brought about by his breathing, and the feeling of the wooden sword in his hands.

With a long period of practice, Zhang Beixing could clearly feel that if he could become one with the sword at a certain moment and then swing the sword at this moment, it would be possible to help him master the sword's momentum and use it to achieve his goals.

That is the state of unity between man and sword as shown in some ancient books or film and television works.

If you can reach a state similar to this, will you be able to break through to the second level?

Very likely. (End of this chapter)