Devour: Can you also draw entries from clone projection worlds?

After descending from the Cliff of Contemplation and returning to your room, you sat on the bed for a long time.

You really didn't expect to run into Feng Qingyang so soon. According to the original timeline, Feng Qingyang shouldn't have appeared yet at this point.

Could it be that your frequent visits to the Cliff of Contemplation have caught the attention of this senior figure?

"Isn't it only Linghu Chong who would interest him? After all, he is determined to pass on the Dugu Nine Swords, and Linghu Chong is indeed more suitable."

After thinking it over for a long time, you still couldn't come up with anything, so you simply gave up. At least you got through this safely. Feng Qingyang didn't make things difficult for you, and didn't even ask you a few more questions.

But you know that you really can't go up to the Cliff of Repentance again.

Fortunately, you've already memorized most of what's on the stone carving. The rest is just icing on the cake; consider it a gift for Linghu Chong.

Life returned to normal. You continued to practice, exchange ideas, observe, and wait. You had pondered the contents of the stone carving countless times, and the more you pondered, the more interesting it became.

The methods used to solve these problems are static and cannot be taken as gospel, but the underlying principles are dynamic.

You start trying to apply these ideas to your own swordsmanship, not to break down other people's swordsmanship, but to make up for the flaws in your own swordsmanship.

This could be considered a very bold idea, but you think it should be feasible and might even bring unexpected results.

Soon, you will find that your "fast sword style" has a fatal weakness: if the opponent blocks the first three swords, the fourth sword will start to lose power.

This is clearly not a problem with internal strength, but rather a problem with the way you exert force, because you are using your full strength with every sword strike, leaving no room for error.

As the saying goes, "One should strike with full force at the first attempt, but the momentum will wane at the second, and be exhausted at the third." After three strikes, strength will be depleted, and naturally, the pace will slow down.

But how do we change it?

You start trying to conserve about 30% of your strength when you strike. The first three strikes are a bit slow, but the fourth, fifth, and sixth strikes maintain the same speed and power.

In this way, the overall attack power did not decrease, but the endurance was greatly improved, turning from a three-second, no, three-sword true man into a pile driver, outputting continuously.

This discovery excited you for an entire day. You seemed to have unintentionally found your own path, no longer simply imitating others' swordsmanship, but diligently honing your own skills and understanding the various techniques it contained.

Days passed by, and in the blink of an eye, it has been almost two years since you were projected into the world of Swordsman.

On this day, you were practicing your sword on the back mountain when you suddenly heard a commotion in front of you. You put away your sword and followed the sound, where you saw a group of disciples gathered together, discussing something.

"Has the eldest brother come down from the Cliff of Contemplation?"

"Not yet, but I heard that Senior Brother's swordsmanship has improved greatly recently, and even the inner disciples can't last more than a few moves against him!"

"Really? Senior Brother is that powerful now?"

You stand on the periphery of the crowd, listening silently. Linghu Chong hasn't come down from the Cliff of Contemplation yet, but he should have already discovered the cave entrance. As for whether he's received the Dugu Nine Swords, you can't deduce that yet. But this plot... is probably about to officially begin.

You stood outside the crowd, watching your fellow disciples discuss enthusiastically, but you didn't join in. Instead, you turned around and went back to the back mountain.

You know what's going to happen next. The senior brother they're talking about will get stronger and stronger, but he probably won't be able to catch up with you no matter how hard you try. You feel your physique and inner strength growing stronger every day, and you feel a little smug.

But his expression quickly returned to calm. After all, although you have now stepped into the first-class threshold, you can probably only compare with Yu Canghai, a first-class goalkeeper.

The leaders and elders of the other sects are all formidable among top-tier experts, and there are even more above them...

Add to that the chaos caused by the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, the Five Mountains Sword Sects and the Demonic Sect, the merger of the Five Mountains Sword Sects... the entire martial arts world will be swept into a huge storm.

And you, this outer disciple of the Huashan Sect, are only prepared to continue to eke out a living until... no one can threaten your life.

Therefore, you are not prepared to seize Linghu Chong's opportunity, nor do you intend to change Lao Yue's fate for the time being, and you have no intention of revealing your full strength to others.

"But... the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual?" This thing reminds you of a once-viral, outrageous stunt, but given the excessive risks and unsightly consequences, you have to put it aside for now.

Of course, in order to better control the plot, in the days that followed, in addition to cultivating, you also began to consciously observe this martial arts world.

You are no longer just burying yourself in your training, but starting to go out into the world, not as a "disciple of the Huashan Sect".

That would still be too conspicuous for you. After you secretly left Mount Hua, you changed into ordinary clothes and mingled into the crowd in the market, listening to the conversations of merchants, bodyguards, and even beggars from all over the country.

These people have the most authentic news from the underworld. Although you need to verify some of it, it's just right for you.

"Have you heard? The Qingcheng Sect has been making quite a few moves lately, apparently looking for someone."

"A major incident has occurred in Fuzhou. The entire Fuwei Escort Agency was wiped out. It's said that the Qingcheng Sect was responsible."

"The Left Leader of the Songshan Sect has issued a call to arms to discuss a matter of life and death concerning all sects. Many sects have received the call to arms."

You silently memorized each message, comparing it with the plot in your mind, and gradually, a very clear outline emerged in your mind.

"With the Fuwei Escort Agency destroyed, it's time for Lin Pingzhi to come to Mount Hua..."

"Is the Qingcheng Sect looking for someone or something? They don't seem to have anything else besides the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual. Has Old Yue already started to have his eye on it?"

"Zuo Lengchan issued a large-scale invitation to heroes? I don't really recall that. Am I remembering wrong? Or did this not affect the main storyline?"

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Even knowing all this, you remain unmoved: "Let the winds blow from east, west, north, or south, I will stand firm and unyielding!"

Yes, you don't want to do anything, you don't want to get involved in anything, you just want to listen, watch, and remember.

Then, whenever you have free time, continue practicing your Huashan basic internal energy cultivation and Huashan basic sword techniques.

Yes, although you have already stepped into the threshold of a first-class master, you are still practicing the most basic internal energy and sword techniques of the Huashan School.

Perhaps you are truly more suited to these two techniques. This time, plus the previous clone projection, in almost ten years, you have actually cultivated both techniques to the level of mastery.

(In the world of Swordsman, most cultivation techniques are divided into four levels: beginner, proficient, master, minor success, major success, perfection, and transcendence.)

In this way, even if you have the strength you have shown and are qualified to cultivate other techniques, you will remain unmoved and only focus on cultivating the two basic techniques.

Yue Buqun seems to have noticed your extraordinary qualities, but for some reason, he hasn't taken any action or spoken to you.