Travel through the heavens

When Fang Muye went to meet the swordsman before, he placed his sword on the stone table in the backyard. The swordsman walked straight over and picked up the sword. He gently stroked the sword with his left hand, then bent his fingers and flicked the sword lightly. A clear sword chant was heard with a "ding" sound.

The swordsman's eyes were as clear as water, and he said in a deep voice: "This sword is OK. Next, I will teach you the sword moves. I will practice them first, and you watch carefully and remember the moves."

After the swordsman finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes, and opened them suddenly a moment later. The clearness in his eyes like water had turned into the sharpness of a sword. With a flash of his figure, he leaped to the side and began to practice swordsmanship.

The swordsman was seen dodging and moving around, dancing like a leaping rabbit and as nimble as a nimble monkey. The sword shadows were also seen flying, with different weights, slow and fast movements, crisscrossing. When they were fast, they were like a white snake spitting out its tongue, with a startling momentum; when they were slow, they were like a swimming dragon, moving in all directions.

Fang Muye didn't understand swordsmanship, but he didn't feel it was impressive either. He just felt dazzled and yearning, and he wanted to become the swordsman and travel the world with a sword.

After about a quarter of an incense stick of time, the sword shadow faded away, and the swordsman stood with the sword in his hand, proudly sitting in the courtyard. He looked at Fang Muye, whose eyes were shining, and asked, "How much do you remember?"

Fang Muye closed his eyes and thought about it, then opened his eyes and answered, "Seven or eight out of ten."

The swordsman raised his eyebrows in surprise and praised sincerely: "You have an excellent memory."

Thinking back to the content of the discussion on Yue Girl Sword, after all, it was not long, and I thought it was an extraordinary performance, so I remembered 70% to 80%. However, Yue Girl Sword has so many moves, it takes 7 to 8 minutes to practice it once, and there are changes in importance and speed, but I surprisingly remembered 70% to 80%, which is not something that can be achieved by extraordinary performance.

Fang Muye was then certain that his memory had indeed improved a lot. After thinking about it, he could only attribute it to the unknown mysterious power that allowed him to travel through the world. However, the degree of memory was only stuck at 70% or 80%. What the hell was that?

There are quite a few Yuenu sword moves, which are a bit complicated. The swordsman did not expect Fang Muye to remember too many moves after he practiced them once. He wanted to break them down one by one and slowly teach them to Fang Muye. However, he did not expect that Fang Muye could remember 70% of them after reading them once, so he changed his original idea.

The swordsman said, "I'll demonstrate it to you again."

Suddenly, a sword rose up in the courtyard. Fang Muye immediately focused all his attention, his eyes fixed on the swordsman.

After another rehearsal, the swordsman put away his sword and asked, "How much did you remember this time?"

Fang Muye thought for a while and answered confidently, "I remember them all."

The swordsman's eyes sparkled. He swung the bronze sword in his hand and held the hilt towards Fang Muye: "Practice it for me."

Fang Muye took the long sword in his right hand, with the tip of the sword pointing diagonally to the ground. He walked to the side, stood still, concentrated his mind and calmed his breath. A light flashed in his eyes, and then he began to perform the sword technique he had just memorized.

Although it did not have much power, every move and every form was flawless. It was fast when it should be fast, slow when it should be slow, heavy when it should be heavy, and light when it should be light. The moves were also connected, and it looked pleasing to the eye.

After the drill, Fang Muye took a breath, walked up to the swordsman and asked, "What do you think, sir?"

The swordsman nodded and praised: "Just by watching me perform it twice, you remembered it completely and were able to perform it continuously without any mistakes. Your talent is different from that of ordinary people."

Fang Muye couldn't help but laugh happily when he heard this: "Thank you very much for your guidance, sir."

The swordsman smiled and said, "Practice your sword moves today, and I will teach you the rest tomorrow."

Fang Muye readily agreed, and then went to the side to practice sword skills attentively.

Which man doesn’t have a dream of being a knight?

Fang Muye has been holding the sword for more than three months, and has only been practicing simple chopping, stabbing, poking and blocking, which he found boring a long time ago. Now that he has finally learned the Yuenu Sword, he is naturally very happy and full of energy, and is practicing with gusto.

This afternoon, Fang Muye rested when he was tired, and continued to practice after resting. With repeated practice, the moves that were originally just continuous gradually became smoother, and the swordsman sitting at the stone table drinking tea could not help but nod secretly, and there seemed to be something in his eyes that had not appeared for a long time.

In the evening, in the front hall of Nangong Mansion, Fang Muye hosted a banquet to entertain the swordsman, and the swordsman had all the meat and wine he requested.

During the dinner, Fang Muye frequently raised his glass to toast and found topics to talk to the swordsman. The swordsman changed his previous coldness and arrogance and gave many responses.

"Sir, I have heard that Senior Yue was born in a deep forest and grew up in an uninhabited wilderness. She always played and frolicked with a magical white ape. Over time, she accidentally learned the miraculous swordsmanship. Is this true?"

"It's just a lie. The girl from Yue loves swords, and her sword skills were learned naturally. But it is said that before she met the King of Yue, she met an old man who called himself Yuan Gong. Yuan Gong tested her sword, and then he transformed into an old ape, jumped onto a branch and flew away. What you said must have come from this."

"Sir, I also heard that the Yue girl's swordsmanship is amazing and her fighting power is extraordinary. She defeated a thousand armored soldiers and a thousand swordsmen of the Yue Kingdom by herself. Is this true?"

"This is a complete fabrication. Such an achievement is beyond human power. How can it exist in this world?"

"Sir, I also heard that..."

The swordsman interrupted, "Where did you hear so much?"

……

The dinner ended in such a pleasant atmosphere. Fang Muye nodded to Uncle Fu who was waiting on the side. Uncle Fu turned around and left, and returned soon with a wooden tray.

Uncle Fu bowed and placed the tray in front of the swordsman. The tray was covered with black cloth, and on the black cloth were hundreds of gold coins.

Fang Muye smiled and said, "This is the hundred gold coins we agreed on before, please accept it, sir."

The swordsman did not hesitate. After saying goodbye to Fang Muye, he took the hundred gold coins and went to the backyard. He stayed in the backyard for the next three days.

Fang Muye chatted with Uncle Fu in the front hall and then went back to the backyard to rest.

Early the next morning, Fang Muye got up and went to the yard. He greeted the swordsman who was already sitting at the stone table: "Good morning, sir. Did you have a good rest last night?"

The swordsman nodded and replied, "Very good."

Not long after, a maid brought breakfast. After Fang Muye and the other man finished their meal, they sat for a while to digest the food. The swordsman then stood up and said, "Now I will teach you the power-generating techniques of the Yue Girl Sword. You can use the moves and I will teach you the corresponding techniques."

Fang Muye then displayed his sword skills move by move, and the swordsman also explained the key points move by move.

"The waist should be used as the axis here, and the power of the body should be driven by the rotation of the waist. The power should be generated from the waist and passed to the arms and wrists, so that the power can be exerted smoothly."

"Here you need to relax your waist and lower your hips, move your strength as you wish, and let your mind follow your heart."

"Shoulders lowered, elbows dropped, strength generated from feet, vigorous from waist, released from arms, sword thrusts one point."

……

After the swordsman had finished teaching Fang Muye the force-generating techniques for each move, he let Fang Muye practice on his own.

When Fang Muye was practicing, he applied the force-generating techniques into his moves. He was not used to it at first and had to do it deliberately. However, with repeated practice, he became more and more proficient in the force-generating techniques and he could clearly feel the difference.

Compared to before, although it takes more effort to perform sword skills, the strength in my body is smoother and the force points are more accurate. I feel that the relationship between myself and the sword in my hand is much more closely coordinated.

In the afternoon, seeing that Fang Muye had been able to use the force techniques smoothly, the swordsman taught Fang Muye the breathing coordination method of Yuenu Sword, and explained to Fang Muye in detail the breathing method, breathing essentials and breathing rules of each move.

Whenever Fang Muye practiced swordplay again, he tried to incorporate breathing techniques into his practice.

As a result, when I was thinking about the breathing method, the force-generating technique was not applied properly, and when I was focusing on the force-generating technique, my breathing became disordered again.

Fang Muye knew that he was not yet proficient and had no other method but to practice over and over again until the end of the next morning, when he could perform it smoothly.

During lunch, the swordsman remained silent and ate his meat. After he finished, he said, "This banquet will be considered as my practice."

Fang Muye asked in surprise, "Are you leaving, sir?"

The swordsman nodded and said leisurely, "Yes. Your talent for swordsmanship is rare in my life. I thought that after teaching you for three days, you would be good enough if you could learn 70% or 80% of the swordsmanship. I didn't expect that in less than two days, you have learned it all. Now, you don't need my teaching anymore. From now on, you just need to practice diligently and recite the twenty words I told you and the Way of the Sword of the Girl of Yue. Then you will definitely be able to master the swordsmanship."

Fang Muye pondered for a moment, knowing that he could not keep the swordsman, he asked, "Where are you going, sir?"

The swordsman smiled carefreely: "I am like a rootless duckweed, drifting with the wind. Goodbye!"

After saying that, he stood up, walked a few steps, then suddenly stopped, turned his back to Fang Muye and said in a deep voice: "My name is Yue Li." After that, he strode away.