Chapter 1134: The Old Mans Teachings
Lin Feng looked at the sword in his third eye, his mouth twitched, but he sat down too. He didnt feel great remaining there. He had almost been swallowed by that sword, the old man could easily shake his hand and Lin Feng would become the swords slave.
Dont worry. The sword fused together with your demon sword, which contained your Qi. It wont replace your sword with yourself. It doesnt want to turn into a human being. whispered the old man as if he was trying to calm Lin Feng. Lin Feng smiled wryly and nodded. Worrying was useless at that point.
Master, how do you know it doesnt want to turn into a human being? asked Lin Feng.
Cough, cough! the old man coughed. He raised his head and smiled, Im old, it might make you laugh, little friend, but Im really just an old man. Ive been cleaning this grave for a hundred years now which means Ive known these swords for a hundred years. How many days and nights have I spent with them? I understand them better than anyone else, so I can easily know what they are thinking.
A hundred years! Lin Feng stared at the old man. Was that old man really ordinary? No wonder that the swords liked him.
I see, so why did it attack me? asked Lin Feng glancing at the sword. It shook a little, scaring Lin Feng again. That sword was threatening him...
Hehe, it is just naughty. Dont blame it for its demeanor. said the old man shaking his head and smiling wryly. Jianges people only know that the sword belonged to the emperor back in the day. They only consider it as a peerless godly weapon. What they dont know is that when the emperor condensed his soul in that sword, he didnt condense much of his soul in it before disappearing. Therefore, the sword is like a human child, it is still childish.
A child... Lin Feng was speechless. The emperor used that sword and the old man described it as naughty. Could people from Jiange know those swords so well?
Jianges people are old sword cultivators and they dont understand the swords personality. They only know how to borrow the strength of a sword to the extent that they want to use your body as a weapon, making you turn into a sword slave. continued the old man sighing and shaking his head. But, even though that sword is naughty, it has its own life and it knows many things. For example, people from Jiange are Emperor Wu Tian Jians descendants, therefore, last time a strong cultivators attacked Jiange, it attacked too. Thats why theyre looking for a sword slave. Unfortunately, they chose you, but the sword doesnt want to do it. However, it wanted to help the emperors descendants so it thought it had no choice.
Woo, woo... the sword was weeping again. It felt so sad. Lin Feng was skeptical, did the old man tell him the truth?
Master, what about what happened the other day? asked Lin Feng.
Eh... the old man sighed again and shook his head again. He looked disappointed, Jianges people are the emperors descendants, they think that they actually understand swords, but in fact, they dont. Theyre not even worth calling sword cultivators. Theyll never be able to control the emperors sword!
Not worth calling sword cultivators?
If someone heard the old man now, how would they react? Lin Feng couldnt say anything anyway, he was the same as those people. He didnt understand swords either, especially compared to an old man who had spent a hundred years alone with them.
Theyve tried to control that sword many times, but they cant. Imagine, that sword was the emperors and its already so old. They dont even know how to study sword cultivation, they only know how to release explosive energies using swords. They know how to use swords to win battles, but thats all. Later on, they thought about the sacrifice and you appeared. Last time the sword reacted that way because it knew you understood it. It likes you. But Jianges people didnt understand what it meant and thought it meant that the sword had chosen you as its host. Not only did they misunderstand the sword, but they also humiliated it.
The old man kept sighing and shaking his head. Maybe that old man was disappointed as well.
Master, are you not from Jiange then? asked Lin Feng. He was curious.
No, Im just a cleaner. They dont even pay attention to me. replied the old man.
If the old man was telling the truth, Jianges people were really disappointing and pathetic. Even the old man who wasnt that strong, understood swords better than them. He was probably the only one who understood the emperors sword. Actually, they should consider themselves lucky to have such a person in Jiange, but they didnt even realize how interesting he was. On top of that, they misunderstood the emperors sword and had thought it wanted a slave.
Little friend, youre a sword cultivator, right? asked the old man.
Lin Feng shrugged. As the old man saw it, Jianges people were not worth calling sword cultivators so how could Lin Feng say he was one.
I wouldnt dare call myself a sword cultivator. said Lin Feng smiling wryly.
Dont be humble. Youre not strong, but my little friend likes you, it means that youre smart and that you understand swords. They cant even do that. Youre a better sword cultivator than them, at least. said the old man. His kind words were reassuring. Maybe that Im just lucky.
I dont believe in luck because Im old. Everything exists for a reason. Luck is just something you create. Show me your sword intent. said the old man.
Alright. Lin Feng nodded, stood up, walked backwards and released his level eight sword intent. Sword Qi whistled and started making all the swords whistle too.
Fifth Tian Qi layer, level eighth sword intent, not bad! Come here. said the old man. He then asked, Do you understand swords?
Not much. Maybe you can teach me some things. said Lin Feng nodding. He admitted that he didnt know much.
After your sword intent reaches its highest level, what will it become? asked the old man.
Abstruse sword energy? whispered Lin Feng.
There are many sorts of abstruse energies, it just depends on peoples understanding. There are fire and water abstruse energies, gold and wood abstruse energies, lightning abstruse energies, wind abstruse energies, empty space abstruse energies, absorbing abstruse energies, even decay abstruse energies, and reincarnation abstruse energies. There are many kinds of abstruse energies, but have you ever heard of sword abstruse energies? What is sword abstruse energy? Creating a sword with your thoughts and energies? Even sword intent can do that!
Sword abstruse energy doesnt exist? Lin Feng was surprised. He was trying to understand what sword abstruse energy was?
When you understand wind abstruse energies, you can move as fast as the wind and it has an impact on your speed. When you understand fire abstruse energies, your attacks become more explosive and you can burn the Earth and sky. When you understand decay abstruse energies, you can make things decay, but what could sword abstruse energy be? asked the old man. Lin Feng remained silent.
What was sword abstruse energy? Thinking and creating a sword? Thinking and killing people? Was there nothing after sword intent?
But why did so many people practice sword cultivation and say that sword cultivators, at high levels, were terrifying?
Lin Feng realized that he had always misunderstood something in the field of sword cultivation.
The old man saw that Lin Feng remained silent, he smiled indifferently and said, You dont come from a rich and prestigious family. Youve just broken through to the fifth Tian Qi layer, thats already amazing. You probably understand some spells of the Zun Qi layer even.
So, if you dont understand swords, do you understand Zun cultivators? asked the old man.
Zun cultivators? They can understand abstruse energies! replied Lin Feng.
Can Zun cultivators understand only one type of abstruse energy?
Of course not, some can comprehend more than that. replied Lin Feng.
Indeed. There can be huge differences between Zun cultivators of the same level, much larger than Tian cultivators of the same level. In what way do the differences lie? Well, some people understand several abstruse energies, first, and second. Some cultivators understand more powerful types of abstruse energies, for example, a cultivator who understands an ordinary type of abstruse energy is a lot weaker than a cultivator who understands decay abstruse energy!