Liver into a martial arts legend: starting with Embroidered Spring Blade

Chapter 84: The Second Kind of Sword Power, the Path of Artistic Conception! [23]

Two months later, west of the city.

There is a Huaguang Street behind Yuelai Inn.

Compared with Yuelai Inn, this place is not very lively because most of the people living in this area are poor, and there are not many shops for eating, drinking and entertainment, so the flow of people is not large.

Three months ago, a new inn opened here. Although it was not small in scale, it was extremely low-key when it opened and not many people knew about it, which led to poor business in the early stages.

However, gradually, after some people went to taste the dishes of this inn, its reputation gradually spread.

Because the food in this inn tastes very good and the chef is said to have excellent knife skills, many people have come here in the past two months. Gradually, the inn has opened up new channels and the number of people has increased a little.

But compared to other bustling main streets, there are still not many people here.

There was a Tongfu Inn at the end of the street. Because of the cold weather, not many people were eating at the time, so there were only three people sitting in the inn.

Two of them were at a table, and the other was a drunkard. He ordered a large table of dishes and was drinking alone. However, there was no loud noise, and the inn was very quiet.

Jin Xiangyu is the shopkeeper, Qiu Moyan is the accountant, Diao Buyu is the cook, Heizi and Shunzi are responsible for greeting customers, Li Dingan is the groom and waiter, and his beggar girlfriend Heitou usually helps with cleaning and other things.

Seven people ran an inn.

As for Xiyu, she was in charge of Youming's secret line. She would occasionally come back to the inn to discuss the development of the situation with Jin Xiangyu.

At this time, everyone was doing their job and busy with their own things.

Whenever the guests in the inn needed something, Jin Xiangyu would call out and ask Heizi to do it.

Although it no longer has the lively scene of the Longmen Inn, it does have a unique artistic conception.

At this moment, a figure stumbled in, looking bruised and battered. But as soon as he entered the inn, he quickly put his hands behind his back, pretended to be calm, and shouted, "Waiter! Waiter!"

"Come on!"

Heizi ran up to him with a smile and asked, "Sir, are you here for a meal or to stay overnight?"

"Have a meal!"

The young man was not very old, probably in his early twenties. He looked handsome, but he was covered in wounds and looked a little disheveled.

He was completely oblivious and waved his hand proudly, saying, "Bring out all the good wine and good food, whatever you have on hand!"

"okay!"

Heizi quickly ran to the kitchen to give instructions, and then served the young man some wine.

The young man couldn't wait to pick up the wine jug and gulp down a big mouthful, shouting, "Great!"

"Sir, the food is here!"

After a while, Heizi and Shunzi started serving the dishes.

The young man's eyes lit up, he swallowed, then picked up his chopsticks and started to eat voraciously.

The speed at which he eats is such that it is no exaggeration to say that he devours everything in his mouth.

Heizi frowned slightly when he saw this, then quietly walked to the counter and whispered, "Madam, there's something wrong with this guy. He looks like a starving ghost. Will he be without money to pay the bill later?"

"Ok?"

Jin Xiangyu glared at him, "How dare you come to my place and eat a free meal?!"

Qiu Moyan also became interested. He turned around and took a closer look. He shook his head and said, "He's already eaten anyway. He doesn't look like he's broke from the way he's dressed. Let's wait until he finishes eating."

Jin Xiangyu snorted coldly, "If anyone dares to dine and dine on my territory, I'll make her regret ever coming into my inn!"

"Heizi, keep an eye on him, don't let him get away!"

"Yes!"

Heizi responded and then winked at Li Ding'an beside him. The latter understood and slowly walked to the door, guarding it like a door god.

"Burp...so cool!"

The young man ate and drank voraciously, making strange noises from time to time. The two people at the table next to him had almost finished their meal by now. Seeing his lack of manners, they had no intention of sitting down any longer. They shook their heads, stood up, paid the bill and left.

The only ones left in the inn were the drunkard and the uncultured young man, still drinking and eating.

"call……"

Finally, after more than half an hour, the young man was full. He had finished the entire table of dishes, his face flushed from drinking, and he stood up with a bloated stomach.

Heizi immediately became alert, quickly moved over, and asked with a smile, "Sir, are you full?"

"Ok!"

The young man nodded with satisfaction: "I'm full. The food here is good, and the wine is good too!"

"Just eat well!"

Heizi smiled apologetically and said, "Two taels of silver, thanks."

"How many?!"

The young man's eyes widened: "Two taels of silver for a meal? Why don't you just rob it!"

Heizi frowned and said, "Sir, you said that you could serve the delicious food and wine, and I did as you ordered. If you ate at this table, it would have cost more than two taels of silver, but I gave you the change."

The young man's mouth twitched, his eyes rolled, and he said, "How about we make a deal? I'll give you credit this time and pay you next time?"

Heizi's face darkened: "I'm sorry, we're a small business, and we don't have the rules for credit!"

"Ahem...that..."

The young man lowered his head and pretended to be thinking, but his eyes began to look around. Suddenly he cried out and pretended to fall. After pushing Heizi away, he immediately ran towards the door.

Bang!
But as soon as he reached the door, Li Dingan suddenly appeared and kicked him back.

"Ouch!" The young man screamed and fell to the ground with his four legs facing the air.

"Damn it, he really is here to dine and dine for free!"

Jin Xiangyu quickly jumped out from behind the counter and shouted, "Ding'an, close the door!"

boom!
The door is closed.

Jin Xiangyu put her hands on her hips, walked up to the young man, and shouted, "You dare to come to my inn and eat a free meal? This is the first time. Why don't you ask around? Back then..."

Jin Xiangyu paused, snorted coldly, and waved his hand, saying, "Heizi!"

Heizi understood and immediately started searching the young man with Shunzi.

However, the young man still didn't realize the seriousness of the problem and kept making strange noises: "Oh... Don't touch it! Don't touch it! There's nothing, there really is nothing!"

After a while, Heizi also stood up with an ugly look on his face, shook his head and said: "Boss lady, there is not a single word, it is cleaner than your face!"

"damn it!"

Jin Xiangyu was so angry that she gritted her teeth: "You don't even have a penny and you dare to come and eat for free? Beat me up!"

Crackling!

Heizi and Shunzi immediately started fighting, punching and kicking.

"Oh! Someone's been beaten to death! Help..."

The young man screamed in pain from being beaten. He held his head and curled up on the ground like a quail, allowing Heizi and the other man to vent their anger.

"Oh..." Qiu Moyan shook his head, sighed, and continued to settle the accounts with his head down. He no longer paid any attention to it and had no intention of stopping it.

If you come in begging without money, we can at least give you something to eat.

You don't have a penny, yet you come in and order such a large table of food. After eating, you want to run away. Who else should I beat if not you?

If this matter is not severely punished, this store will have no business if it gets out.

"stop!"

Suddenly, there was a loud shout.

The atmosphere quieted down for a moment.

Everyone turned around and saw the drunk in the corner standing up. He had an unshaven look on his face and walked forward drunkenly, shouting, "He's on me!"

Jin Xiangyu's eyes lit up, and she quickly waved her hand, signaling Heizi and the other man to stop. Then she smiled at the drunk and said, "Sir, you are so generous. I'll give you a favor. His table and yours together will cost five taels and thirty coins. Just give five taels."

"That's not what I meant." The drunk shook his head.

Jin Xiangyu frowned: "Sir, what do you mean?"

"Didn't I tell you that all his debts are on me?"

The drunk said, then he walked to the side, squatted down, put his hands on his head, and said, "Come on."

Everyone looked at each other, vaguely understanding what the man meant.

Qiu Moyan also widened his eyes, somewhat incredulous.

"Fuck you!"

Jin Xiangyu was so angry that she laughed. She immediately waved her hands and shouted, "Beat them! Beat them both together!"

bang bang bang...

Heizi and the other two continued to attack, one attacking one, and suddenly the young man's screams were heard again.

"Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! Didn't he say it's his fault? Why are you still hitting me?"

"oops……"

Jin Xiangyu was so angry that she joined the beating and started kicking.

In contrast to the screaming young man, the drunk man seemed to be fine. He held his head and did not move, not even a sound.

Qiu Moyan noticed something was wrong, frowned, looked at Li Dingan at the door, and said, "Dingan, you go!"

"it is good."

Li Ding'an nodded, stepped forward to take Shunzi's place, and attacked the drunk man.

"hiss……"

After a heavy punch, the drunk finally cried out in pain, gasped, and said quickly: "Hey... Gently! Gently!"

Jin Xiangyu noticed something was amiss and immediately gritted her teeth, "He's a martial artist? No wonder he's so arrogant!"

After saying that, he joined the group beating the drunk.

Now both of them started screaming.

I don't know how long the fight lasted, but even Jin Xiangyu, who was only a second-rate fighter, was a little tired. Heizi and the others were also sweating profusely, standing there panting.

On the other hand, the drunkard and the young man had bruises on their faces, black eyes, and torn clothes.

However, Jin Xiangyu and others also knew the severity of the situation. Although they looked miserable, they were actually just superficial injuries.

The drunk twitched in pain, turned around to look at the young man, grinned and said, "Brother, is this your first time eating a free meal? You're so inexperienced."

"Yes, it's my first time, I didn't expect it to hurt so much!" The young man said breathlessly, lying on the ground and not wanting to move at all.

Seeing that the two men were still in the mood to chat, Jin Xiangyu was furious. She stepped forward and kicked them again, then shouted, "Don't think you can let it go just like that. I'm telling you, all the money you spent on food will be paid back by working for me at the inn. You can leave when you pay me back!"

"I'll just work. I have nowhere to go anyway!" The young man waved his hand indifferently, having completely given up.

The drunk frowned and said, "Madam, we've already beaten you, it should be enough, right? If it doesn't work, you can give me two days' credit. I have things to do and can't stay here all the time!" "A drunk who dares to dine and eat for free, your pockets are ringing with poverty, and you still have things to do? Are you busy begging?" Jin Xiangyu snorted coldly, not believing it at all.

The drunk man said helplessly, "I really have something to do. I have no choice this time. I lost all my money and I'm starving, so I came here to eat a free meal. I'll pay you back after I finish this job and get the money."

Seeing that he didn't want to lie, Jin Xiangyu thought of how he had been beaten without saying a word, and frowned as she asked, "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

"Ghostwriter, jackal."

The drunk said, "I came to the capital this time to arrest someone. I just happened to be passing through the capital and my gambling addiction kicked in, so I came here to have fun for two days."

The drunk man took out a document proving his identity from his pocket.

Jin Xiangyu took it and looked at it, her face immediately showing surprise: "One of the four great swordsmen, the jackal, Pei Xing?"

"It's really him!"

Everyone looked at each other in disbelief.

The legendary ghostwriter Jackal is a first-class master after all, but how could he come here to eat and dine for free?
But when they thought of the rumors about jackals, everyone felt relieved.

Legend has it that this man had two major hobbies, one was drinking and the other was gambling.

No matter how much bounty you get for ghostwriting, you won’t lose it all in more than a day.

It's no wonder that people come to their place to eat and dine for free after losing everything.

"Humph!"

Coming back to her senses, Jin Xiangyu snorted coldly, "I don't care if you're a jackal or a wolf. Since you dare to eat and dine, you have to stay and work to pay off your debt. Will you pay it back later? You're a gambler like you. I'm afraid you'll lose all the money the next day. Who knows when you'll be able to pay it back!"

Hearing this, Pei Xing sighed and nodded, "Alright, I'm tired of running around these past few years anyway, so I might as well stay in the capital for a while and try a different way of life."

Jin Xiangyu then looked at the young man and snorted coldly, "What about you? You dare to eat a free meal? Are you also a ghostwriter?"

"I'm not."

The young man smiled awkwardly, "But this ghostwriter and I do have a common hobby, which is drinking and gambling."

Jin Xiangyu rolled her eyes and said, "I asked you what your name is, not your hobby!"

The young man smiled awkwardly: "My name is Cheng Shifei."

…………

"Pei Xing and Cheng Shifei, the ghostwriters?"

That day, Jin Xiangyu came over to light the candles. Jiang Xuan was a little surprised when he heard Jin Xiangyu mention the inn.

Pei Xing, the 'Jackal' and one of the four ghostwriters, actually went to Tongfu Inn to eat a free meal?
However, thinking of Pei Xing's character in the original drama, Jiang Xuan felt a little relieved.

As for right and wrong...

I don’t know if they have the same name, or if it’s just a coincidence, but he is Cheng Shifei from “Number One Under Heaven” who later became the “Number One Yellow Character” of Hulong Villa?
But think about it, it's unlikely that they have the same name. After all, there aren't many people with this name in the world.

And from what Jin Xiangyu said about this kid's personality, he was erratic, lazy, funny, and he loved drinking and gambling.

It’s most likely that kid.

Jiang Xuan's eyes flickered.

He didn't care much about Pei Xing's words.

However, Cheng Shifei, this guy's background is not simple. He is the son of the undefeated grandmaster Gu Santong who was famous in the martial arts world twenty years ago.

In the original drama, this guy lost all his money in a gambling house with his friends and had no money to pay back, so he was sold to the palace by the gambling house. By chance, he fell into the ninth level of the Heavenly Prison and met Gu Santong who was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison by Zhu Wusi. Gu Santong taught him forty years of skills and he became a top master in the world.

But now it is a world of comprehensive martial arts, and I wonder if Gu Santong is still imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison?

Moreover, Cheng Shifei is now being kept in the inn by Jin Xiangyu to work and pay off his debts. The plot has changed. I wonder if he can still enter the Heavenly Prison before Gu Santong survives...

Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan's heart tightened slightly.

He was also quite interested in Gu Santong's two magical skills: the Vajra Indestructible Magic Skill and the Power Absorbing Technique.

Seeing Jiang Xuan frowning and remaining silent, Jin Xiangyu was a little confused and asked, "What's going on? Is there something wrong with these two people?"

Jiang Xuan shook his head and said, "Keep them for now, especially Cheng Shifei. Let him stay in the inn to temper his temper. Bring him to me later. He will be useful to me."

"it is good."

Hearing this, Jin Xiangyu nodded in agreement without saying much.

……

When I finished my work, the moon was already at its highest point in the sky.

Jiang Xuan put on his clothes again, went to the lobby and continued practicing.

In his heart, love and the like are just seasonings, and only practicing martial arts is the right way.

After all, even your own future and life cannot be guaranteed at the moment, so you still have to think carefully about what is more important.

One day, when your martial arts skills have reached a certain level and no one can threaten your life, you will have everything you need.

By then, it won’t be too late to enjoy life slowly.

[Martial Arts: Rama Internal Power (Minor Success)]

【Progress: 2480/5000】

Looking at the internal strength progress on the system panel, Jiang Xuan shook his head.

During this period, he mainly practiced Rama's internal strength, and took time to practice the Kuangfeng sword technique in his spare time. The combination of the two honed his qi, blood, tendons and bones, so his internal strength improved rapidly.

However, the cultivation of internal strength is much slower after all.

At this time, all the eight extraordinary meridians in his body had been opened, and he entered the late stage of the innate realm.

The first of the twelve meridians, the 'Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian', has also been opened. Next, you only need to open up the remaining eleven meridians step by step, and the internal force will form a large circulation, then you can enter the state of innate perfection.

But the progress of internal strength has not even reached half.

However, the progress of the Kuangfeng Sword Technique was extremely fast.

In just two months, the limit has been broken.

[Martial Arts: Wild Wind Sword Technique (Perfect)]

【Progress: 5892/6000】

Looking at the progress that was just a little bit away from the goal, Jiang Xuan picked up his sword and walked out of the room.

Prepare to practice the Kuangfeng Sword Technique tonight!
"Whizzing……"

The knife moved with him, and the yard was instantly covered with knife light, and the sound of breaking wind was endless.

Before I knew it, things were getting better.

Jiang Xuan's expression was calm, his body moving with the sword. As the Embroidered Spring Sword swung up and down, it stirred up gusts of wind. With himself as the center, the wind gradually grew stronger. However, there seemed to be some kind of pattern hidden in the chaos, and the dust and fallen leaves around him danced in the wind.

That familiar feeling came to my mind again.

But unlike the domineering and fierce Xiuchun sword technique, the Kuangfeng sword technique brings a feeling of speed!
Simply fast!

It was extremely fast, like gusts of strong wind sweeping past, swirling around the sky, forming a tornado. The sword light was like a storm, tearing the opponent apart silently in the strong wind.

This is the force of the gale!

Swish!
After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Xuan suddenly stopped, stood with a knife in his hand, and his breathing became a little rapid.

Feeling the sword's momentum in his mind, he gently waved the long sword in his hand. Although it was very light, it easily brought up a whistling wind, as if tearing through space, giving people a feeling of weightlessness as if being swept by a strong wind and standing unsteadily.

"The second sword move..."

A smile appeared on Jiang Xuan's lips, and he was in a very happy mood.

The sword momentum is the pinnacle of swordsmanship, summarizing the essence of the moves, simplifying the complex and enhancing the power.

With the practice of the second type of sword stance, the Kuangfeng sword technique is no longer restricted to the moves themselves. Every sword move carries the momentum of a Kuangfeng. Although it may seem like just one sword move, it actually contains dozens of variations, including the Thirteen Kuangfeng Styles.

It may sound awkward, but this is the characteristic of the sword moves derived from the Kuangfeng Sword Technique.

The Embroidered Spring Sword technique is domineering and bloody, while the Kuangfeng Sword technique is extremely fast!

Jiang Xuan looked at the system panel again, but was stunned.

[Martial Arts: Embroidered Spring Sword Technique (Position), Wild Wind Sword Technique (Position)]

[Progress: 40%]

"This..." Jiang Xuan frowned, a little confused.

What does it mean?
Two sword techniques appear in one panel and share the same progress?
Moreover, the progress that had previously stopped at 20% and had not increased at all suddenly increased to 40%?
"Could it be..."

Jiang Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, with some vague guesses in his mind.

He now understood that above the "momentum" was the legendary "artistic conception".

However, the sword power of Xiuchun Sword Technique has stopped increasing after reaching 20%, which means that it is impossible to cultivate artistic conception by relying solely on Xiuchun Sword Technique.

At this time, the Kuangfeng Sword Technique and Xiuchun Sword Technique shared the same progress, and the progress directly increased by 20%, which means that the progress of this "momentum" is universal.

In other words, one needs to comprehend the combination of multiple forces and accumulate enough progress before one can comprehend the power of artistic conception?

"If quality isn't enough, can we make up for it with quantity?"

Jiang Xuan had a vague understanding in his heart.

Xiuchun sword technique is just a basic sword technique, and its level is not high. Therefore, the limit is that one can only comprehend the sword momentum, but cannot access the higher level of sword intent.

Therefore, it is necessary to practice other sword techniques to increase the understanding of sword techniques, so as to continue to improve the progress of "momentum", until the progress is sufficient to comprehend the "sword intention".

"I see!"

Jiang Xuan took a long breath and completely understood how to comprehend the power of artistic conception.

"However, after I realized the sword power in the Embroidered Spring Sword Technique, although the progress was slow, it would still continue to increase. The limit was 20%. I wonder what the limit of the Kuangfeng Sword Technique is?"

Jiang Xuan murmured softly, "If the progress of the Kuangfeng Sword Technique cannot reach 100% even after reaching the limit, then perhaps I should consider practicing another sword technique..."

His mind moved slightly and he switched to another panel.

[Martial Arts: Golden Crow Sword Technique (Not yet mastered)]

【Progress: 0/300】

This 'Golden Crow Sword Technique' was obtained when he raided the Yan family last time, and Jiang Xuan has not started practicing it yet.

Based on the level of proficiency and sophistication required to get started, Jiang Xuan judged that the level of this sword technique should be even higher than the Kuangfeng Sword Technique, and it is a first-class sword technique.

There are a total of seventy-three moves, all of which emphasize speed and grandeur, as if combining the characteristics of Xiuchun Sword Technique and Kuangfeng Sword Technique.

Although the level is higher, with the experience of two kinds of sword moves, it shouldn't take long to practice the sword moves.

"Next, let's practice this 'Golden Crow Sword Technique' as well..."

Jiang Xuan made a plan, then looked at the sky, picked up the Embroidered Spring Sword and continued practicing.

Now that you have understood the path to artistic conception, you should practice the three sword moves as soon as possible to comprehend the artistic conception!

(End of this chapter)