I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 64: He cuts himself with his sword, thus severing all traces.

Blood-red wings blotted out the sky, and sword energy soared through the air.

Faced with this earth-shattering killing move, Ye Qingzhou was already in a desperate situation. His entire body was locked by Duan Ming's aura, and even if he had the ability to sense danger, there was no way to survive.

Ye Qingzhou closed his eyes, his mind racing, countless pieces of information surging through his mind like a flowing river.

Through his fight with Duan Ming, he had already grasped the mysteries of martial arts true qi.

What is true qi?

"Existence" is true, "non-existence" is false.

"Life" is real, "death" is unreal.

Vital energy, though capable of evolving into all things, is ultimately nothing more than a wisp of lifeless energy.

Only by infusing vitality and spirit into one's inner breath, using the false to cultivate the true, can primordial energy produce all sorts of incredible and wondrous uses.

Therefore, the so-called martial arts true energy is actually the vital energy that has been fully activated by the infusion of martial arts will.

Because it no longer needs to be stimulated by internal energy, but can be freely transformed and mobilized like human breathing, the power and efficiency of true energy can far exceed that of internal energy.

Although he understood the principle, Ye Qingzhou was unable to convert his internal energy into martial arts true qi for the time being.

After all, realm is realm, and strength is strength. Even if one has achieved enlightenment in one's mind, one still needs to put it into practice in order to master the power of martial arts true qi.

However, with this realization, Ye Qingzhou was able to apply the same principle to other situations, and the wind force that had been stuck at the perfect level began to loosen.

"Entry level means initially mastering the techniques of coordinating internal energy and force in the movements."

"Proficiency means knowing it by heart, being able to do it effortlessly, and having your body develop muscle memory for the movements."

"Mastery" refers to studying the principles behind techniques in order to understand not only what they are, but also why they are.

"The ultimate goal is to fully understand the variations of the moves and be able to control them at will."

"Perfection, on the other hand, emphasizes the flawless execution of techniques, returning to simplicity and authenticity, adapting to all changes, exhausting human potential, and reaching the ultimate limit."

"I had already perfected the wind and fire elements, so I felt there was no way to advance further. Even after consulting various ancient texts, I couldn't find any record of the final realm."

"It seems the phrase 'exquisite skill' is merely a misinterpretation..."

"Only today, having teetered between life and death, pushed my spirit to its limits, and let my divine sense emanate from the void, have I finally glimpsed the mysteries of this ultimate realm. So that's how it is..."

The Heart Sword Technique: A single thought can last a thousand years!

As Ye Qingzhou had a thought, time stretched infinitely in his mind, as if a thousand years had passed in the blink of an eye.

Through deduction, contemplation, and finally, mastery!

When Ye Qingzhou suddenly opened his eyes, his wind power had already reached the ultimate level of mastery, a realm that no one had ever set foot in before!

He swung his sword and cut himself in two!

The sword of the mind came from nothingness and struck Ye Qingzhou. Immediately, all the injuries, physical damage, and energy depletion he suffered were cut away by the sword of the mind, and he was restored to his full strength.

Conventional martial arts involve refining essence into qi and cultivating qi into spirit, but the Heart Sword can do the opposite, which is truly incredible.

However, this move is extremely mentally taxing, and Ye Qingzhou's current mental strength is already at its limit after severing himself once.

After recovering, Ye Qingzhou looked at the crimson sword wings descending from above, his expression calm: "Too slow."

In the blink of an eye, Ye Qingzhou's figure vanished without a trace, like a wisp of smoke.

"What?!"

Duan Ming's eyes widened in anger, finding it hard to believe. Then, before he could react, his left sword wing was slashed by a swift, cold light.

After the Blood River Sword Qi shattered, Duan Ming finally heard the sonic boom of the blade whistling past. Even after he hit the ground, a look of astonishment remained frozen on his face: "What a fast sword!"

When Ye Qingzhou reappeared, his demeanor was completely different from before.

He moved with agility, and the air around him seemed to kneel before his king like obedient subjects, allowing Ye Qingzhou to drive him at will.

"Why is your sword so fast?"

Duan Ming's expression turned solemn. Ye Qingzhou's sword speed had actually broken the speed of sound, which posed a great threat to him.

It should be known that among all martial arts techniques, none are invincible except for speed!

Ye Qingzhou smiled calmly: "I have to thank you for this, otherwise I would not have been able to comprehend the 'Severing Sound' sword technique."

A thousand miles apart, yet the wind blows silently and without a trace!

At this moment, his power has exceeded its limit, and his techniques are almost supernatural. At this level, any martial art will undergo an incredible transformation, allowing one to enter the realm of gods and reach the ultimate realm.

Ye Qingzhou simply moved casually, and the surrounding air not only did not become an obstacle for him, but instead escaped to both sides, forming a vacuum zone.

Even the wind behind Ye Qingzhou would surge forward on its own, pushing against his back and making him accelerate.

The six forces of military struggle: wind, fire, mountain, forest, shadow, and thunder!

Ye Qingzhou was the first martial artist to reach the pinnacle of wind power and step into the realm of divine speed.

In fact, the reason why the realm of "transcending the divine" was established was entirely because Zhang Xinwu had a sudden enlightenment about the mystery of thunder power and was the first to step into the realm of "transcending the divine", cultivating thunder power to its extreme.

Only then did people realize that there was a sixth realm above the perfection of the fifth realm!

Unfortunately, over the years, only Zhang Xinwu has successfully stepped into this realm of divine mastery.

Even Qi Shengtian, the number one martial artist in the Eastern Kingdom, could not comprehend this divine mystery.

Duan Ming had no idea that Ye Qingzhou's aptitude was comparable to Zhang Xinwu's. He simply assumed that Ye Qingzhou must have obtained some incredible high-level or even super-level martial arts technique from the Heart Sword Secret Manual.

Otherwise, how can the speed of a sword break the speed of sound?

This is simply against common sense!

clang clang ~

Now it was Duan Ming's turn to suffer. Under Ye Qingzhou's lightning-fast sword, he could only passively defend, using the Blood River Sword Qi to transform into a pair of blood wings to completely envelop himself.

Although Ye Qingzhou's sword speed was fast, his internal energy was ultimately no match for the power of martial arts true qi, and he was completely helpless against Duan Ming's tortoise shell.

"Cough cough..."

After a prolonged battle, Duan Ming's old injuries flared up again, stemming from the internal injuries he sustained when he took the full force of Liu Haochi's sword energy: "Damn it, of all times, it has to be at this time."

"Huh? You're injured?"

Ye Qingzhou stopped attacking: "You can leave now. I won't take advantage of someone in distress."

"Get lost, I don't need your pity!"

Duan Ming was furious, but as a powerful aura approached, he knew the pursuers were near. Therefore, he didn't linger, untied the Longyuan sword from his back, and tossed it to Ye Qingzhou: "If you have the guts, take it. Next time we meet, we'll have a proper fight!"

After saying that, he turned and left, his figure quickly disappearing from sight.

Ye Qingzhou took the Longyuan sword, feeling utterly bewildered: "Leaving the sword to me, does that mean I'm admitting defeat? Oh well, I'll just run away first."

With a flash, he disappeared.

A few seconds later, Nangong Yicai arrived late. Looking at the traces of the battle before him, he was deeply shocked: "Who on earth fought Ghost Sword Sorrow? Could it be one of the master-level experts stationed in Star City who intervened?"

(End of this chapter)