Chen Xiaojun changed the subject with a smile. "Enough about me. How are your Sixteenth Solitary Peak Sword and Seventeenth Sword coming along?"
Chen Mu frowned, folded his hands behind his head, and looked up at the sky. "The Sixteenth Sword is still being developed. It's kind of hard."
"The variations and artistic conception of that strike are just too subtle. I always feel like I can't quite grasp it. Sometimes I think I'm about to catch hold of it, but in the blink of an eye, it slips away again."
Chen Xiaojun patted Chen Mu on the shoulder and suggested, "Then ask Old Seven and Old Eight."
Chen Mu sighed, helplessness showing between his brows. "I did. Knowing is easy; doing is hard."
"They're two people, so of course they can coordinate flawlessly. But I'm trying to force two different Light and Dark Attributes and artistic conceptions out of a single sword. That difficulty isn't ordinary at all."
"I feel like I'm walking a tightrope. One careless move and the yin and yang will fall out of balance and blow up. It really gives me a headache."
Hearing this, Chen Xiaojun said lightly, "Then just let it blow up."
Chen Mu froze. "???"
Chen Xiaojun explained in a brisk tone, "Sometimes, an explosion is also a tremendous force. As long as you can push it out in time, it might produce an unexpected effect."
Chen Mu paused. There was such a thing?
Seeing his confusion, Chen Xiaojun said, "What I mean is, you don't have to pursue balance too much. Sometimes imbalance can become an advantage too."
"It's like an explosion. Though it seems out of control, as long as it's used properly, it can produce enormous power."
"It's just like Five Elements Counteraction—balance first, then imbalance, resulting in