The Nine Swords General Outline Could Lead to Divine Mastery

Feng Qingyang laughed and said, "This time, Xia boy, you'll memorize it first. Let me see how Talent you are."

So he memorized another 300 characters, which Shazo immediately recited flawlessly.

To Feng Qingyang's surprise, he recited 600 characters in one breath, while Shazo remained completely unfazed.

Feng Qingyang kept pushing the limits, and on the fourth attempt, he recited more than 5,000 characters in one go. Shazo still recited it word for word, and even recited the entire 9,000-character Nine Swords General Outline from beginning to end.

It's still word for word.

Feng Qingyang couldn't help but clap and exclaim, "I said before that Youngster Yue was lucky, but I didn't expect him to be this lucky!"

"To have a photographic memory is already extremely rare, but who would have thought you could also understand something just by hearing it? Young man Xia, how much of what you've understood?"

Shazo secretly calculated, folded his pen, and then wiped away the cap, saying, "I understand about 30%, but I'm not entirely sure."

Feng Qingyang sighed, "Excellent, excellent, excellent! This is truly wonderful! The Mount Hua Sect has a bright future!"

"Even with my Talent, Feng Qingyang, it took me more than three months to memorize it back then, and it took me a full ten years to comprehend even half of it. To this day, I still haven't fully grasped it."

Clearly, the old man was disheartened and couldn't help but lament, "I actually thought myself to be exceptionally talented, second only to the three masters Bodhidharma, Wang Chongyang, and Zhang Sanfeng, and no less than my Mount Hua patriarch Hao Datong."

"Now that I've seen true genius, I realize how vast the gap is between me and a grandmaster. Heh heh, it's probably even greater than the gap between me and a dog."

Even the old man Feng Qingyang couldn't help but complain to himself; the impact on Linghu Chong was truly immense.

He was completely dumbfounded. He realized that his Grand Uncle Feng was right; his prized brain was no different from a pig's head in front of a true genius.

Shazo Zuo killed Tian Boguang in a flash, so fast that no one could react. Then Feng Qingyang appeared. One thing after another, giving Linghu Chong no chance to think things through.

The recitation of the sword manual of the Dugu Nine Swords had calmed Linghu Chong down, and Feng Qingyang's focused test on Shazo also gave him time to recall the past.

Linghu Chong discovered that Shazo left a very shallow impression on him; he was almost like a familiar stranger, someone he could only nod to when they met.

His impression of Shazo was that of a very honest, quiet, and exceptionally hardworking but somewhat clumsy child.

Linghu Chong felt more than once that this kid's Talent was too poor, and he was too dull and mature, so he couldn't get along with him and would definitely not be on the same path in the future.

Who knew that with his master and mistress away from home today, a powerful enemy attacked the Mountain Gate? In this critical moment, Shazo, who had been keeping a low profile and seemed ordinary, finally revealed his true colors.

Feng Qingyang turned around and asked, "Linghu boy, how much of it did you remember?"

At this moment, Linghu Chong felt all his past pride Shattering. He lowered his head dejectedly. "Grand Uncle Feng, this disciple is dull-witted and only remembered the first 900-odd words, and..."

"Moreover, I know that there must be errors or omissions in these 900 characters."

Linghu Chong's dejected appearance pleased Feng Qingyang greatly.

This brat, relying on his talent, has always looked down on everyone. If he can learn a lesson from his junior brother's mistake today, he won't needlessly cause trouble and lose his life in the future.

Feng Qingyang smiled and comforted him, "Linghu boy, don't be discouraged. A little monster like Xia is a once-in-a-century talent. We mortals can't compare to him."

"Wait a moment, I'll teach him once first, then send him away quickly, and then you and I can learn slowly."

After saying that, Feng Qingyang ignored Linghu Chong and said to Shazo Zuo, "Boy, I don't need to worry too much about geniuses. I'll just memorize the entire sword manual, and you can go to the cave to learn swordsmanship on your own, okay?"

Shazo was naturally very willing and nodded in agreement without hesitation. "Please Grand Uncle Feng, teach me the ultimate principles of Swordsmanship."

Feng Qingyang clicked his tongue in amazement. "After hearing the general principles, you realized that this is the ultimate truth of Swordsmanship, not just a simple sword technique. You're truly remarkable."

Without waiting for a random answer, Feng Qingyang recited the sword manual of the Dugu Nine Swords, which consisted of 46,000 words and described more than 2,700 variations and specific ways to deal with them.

Linghu Chong was like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden; he was overwhelmed by everything and couldn't remember anything, let alone gain any insight.

Shazo was mentally prepared for this, and knew that the core concept of the Dugu Nine Swords was "to anticipate the enemy's moves and attack when the enemy is about to defend," always maintaining the initiative in the attack.

For Shazo, who shared the ability of Swift Style, this was the most suitable Swordsmanship for him.

Shazo gained not only power but also rich combat memories through his own efforts. By comparing these memories with the Dugu Nine Swords manual, he quickly mastered them.

I have thoroughly understood and mastered most of the "General Principle Stance," "Saber Breaking Stance- Sword Breaking Stance," "Spear Breaking Stance," "Whip Breaking Stance," "Rope Breaking Stance," "Palm Breaking Stance," "Palm- Arrow Breaking Stance."

The ninth sword technique, "Qi Breaking Stance," is far too complex to be fully mastered yet, but it's only a matter of time.

On the contrary, he hadn't fully grasped the 9,000 words of the general outline.

Shazo had previously thought he had grasped 70% of the essence, but as his mastery of the Nine Swords deepened, he realized that his understanding of the general principles was still quite insufficient.

The general principles are not limited to swordsmanship, but can be applied to individual and even squad combat, just like the military treatise "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, and will not be eliminated due to technological and societal advancements.

From this perspective, Shazo's understanding of the general principles is still far from complete; he can't even estimate how much he has actually understood.

He clearly wouldn't get any more guidance from Feng Qingyang.

So when Feng Qingyang asked if he had remembered everything, Shazo nodded without hesitation.

After receiving permission, he went into the cave on his own to watch the sword techniques of the Five Peaks Sword Sect and the method of countering the techniques used by the Ten Elders of the Demonic Cult.

After he left, Linghu Chong moved Tian Boguang's body and the wine jar into the cave, and then received food from Lu Dayou.

After Shazo refused dinner, Linghu Chong and Feng Qingyang shared their meal, and then continued their teaching.

Compared to Shazo's extraordinary Talent, Linghu Chong was naturally far inferior, but he still learned extremely quickly, especially mastering the "Sword Breaking Stance" with remarkable speed, clearly demonstrating a very solid foundation in Swordsmanship.

Feng Qingyang was overjoyed and praised, "Young man, you truly are a genius!"

Linghu Chong lowered his head shyly and said, "Compared to Seventh Junior Brother, I am far inferior."

Feng Qingyang, puffing out his beard and glaring, retorted, "Nonsense! This is how a genius should behave!"

"As for Xia boy, he's a monster!"

"Even I feel extremely insecure in his presence; please don't mention him again."

After a while, Feng Qingyang avoided Linghu Chong and muttered to himself, "Shazo's Talent seems to be comparable only to that of True Master Sanfeng two hundred years ago."

"Perhaps the Mount Hua Sect truly has the potential to produce a grandmaster in his generation."