Myriad Qi Self-Generation,
Pierce Wasted Acupoints;
Return to Origin Martial Arts,
Distant Sect Long Cultivation.
These sixteen words could be called the General Outline of Myriad Swords Return to One. Even Yin Bukui's Strategy Guide had mentioned them in considerable detail.
However, Yin Bukui's Strategy Guide explained those sixteen words with only four: "abolish your own martial arts." Yet through the eyes of Ye Weiming, who possessed the Martial Dao Spiritual Root, their meaning was far from so simple.
Of course, "abolishing your own martial arts" was indeed the most basic prerequisite for cultivating Myriad Swords Return to One. But it was only the most basic condition. It was still far from a truly perfect foundation!
Take an example.
It was like the mate-selection criteria of many single men. The most basic requirements were only two:
1. Female.
2. Alive.
But those two conditions were as basic as basic could get. Beyond that, the better-looking, the better; the hotter the figure, the better; the gentler the personality, the better; the closer to twenty years old, the better; the less she spent recklessly, the better; and it would be best if the cling wrap was still intact...
Though this example was not particularly appropriate, it roughly illustrated the difference between a perfect foundation and simply abolishing one's martial arts.
With Ye Weiming's current strength and foundation, he could meet the most basic cultivation requirements for Myriad Swords Return to One the moment he abolished his martial arts. But if he wanted to lay a perfect foundation, he still needed to make many preparations.
As he continued flipping through the manual, he found more than a dozen consecutive blank pages. After that came several sword moves that looked simple and crude, even more "basic" than the low-grade Moon Maiden Swordplay he had