He? Probably a Useless Sword Dao Hack

Qingyun Dao Sect.

Back Cliff.

Ye Ping sat quietly on the ground, his gaze fixed at all times on the Sword Mark Su Changyu had left behind.

An hour earlier.

He had still been completely clueless.

But an hour later.

As a breeze swept past, Ye Ping abruptly sensed something unusual.

The Sword Mark was sharp, carrying a headstrong, single-minded feeling, as though it had been left behind by a peerless swordsman. It contained Sword Intent that ordinary people found difficult to perceive.

The longer he looked at that Sword Mark, the more alarmed Ye Ping became.

In the end, a figure suddenly appeared in Ye Ping's mind.

The figure held a longsword and began demonstrating Sword Moves.

That was right—Sword Moves.

Rumble!

It was like thunder roaring, like the great bells of Huanglü tolling beside his ears.

The figure in his mind became clearer.

The figure performed Sword Moves, and every move gave Ye Ping the sensation of being enlightened as though a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head. It was as though he himself were practicing the sword.

The Sword Moves were swift and fierce, like a raging gale.

This set of Sword Moves had twelve stances in total. Every three stances felt different, as though they were four separate sword techniques that had been fused into one.

The twelve stances were demonstrated in his mind with vivid perfection.

And they were not demonstrated only once. They were demonstrated over and over again.

Once! Five times! Ten times! Fifty times! A hundred times!

The Sword Moves were demonstrated faster and faster. At first, it took twelve breaths to go through them once; then six breaths; then finally three breaths. After a full hour, they could be demonstrated once within a single breath.

Every demonstration was equivalent to Ye Ping personally practicing the sword. This realization was even more terrifying than enlightenment by a bucket of ice water poured over his head.

Moreover, more and more Sword Moves emerged in his mind—twelve moves, fifteen moves, twenty moves...

Feeling the sword techniques constantly evolving within his mind, Ye Ping was utterly shaken.

"Senior Brother truly is a peerless Sword Dao expert."

Awakening from his epiphany, Ye Ping was incomparably excited.

He had merely watched the Sword Mark for three hours, yet he had already learned a sword technique.

This made Ye Ping feel even more strongly that Su Changyu was a Peerless Expert.

But Ye Ping soon calmed his excited heart.

He composed himself.

"Ye Ping, don't get excited. This is only the beginning. In the future, you may comprehend even more sword techniques."

Ye Ping silently reminded himself.

He reminded himself not to get too excited, to remain calm. This was only the beginning.

After this reminder.

Ye Ping became even calmer.

At the same time, he became even more eager to learn.

To be honest, before comprehending the Sword Moves, Ye Ping had harbored the faintest sliver of doubt. He had suspected that Su Changyu was fooling him. But now Ye Ping believed. He thoroughly believed that his senior brother had to be a Peerless Expert.

Thus, Ye Ping became more attentive and worked harder than before.

Meanwhile.

Elsewhere in the Qingyun Dao Sect.

Su Changyu held a longsword as he practiced swordsmanship in an open space.

Though his Sword Moves appeared fierce, they always lacked explosive power. After a full set of swordsmanship, even someone who knew little about the sword could sense a few flaws.

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn.

Su Changyu sheathed his sword.

His forehead was covered in beads of sweat, but to maintain his image, Su Changyu did not sit down to rest. Instead, he went to the side to recover his strength.

"Senior Brother, I've watched you practice that sword technique for ten years. How come you still haven't mastered it?"

In the open space, Qingyun Dao Sect's Little Junior Sister, Chen Lingrou, spoke. Her eyes were full of curiosity as she looked at Su Changyu.

"Little Junior Sister, you are being shallow."

Su Changyu lightly wiped the sweat from his forehead before speaking slowly, looking unfathomably profound.

"How am I being shallow?"

Chen Lingrou grew curious, unable to understand why Su Changyu said that.

"Little Junior Sister, this sword technique of mine is no ordinary sword technique. It ranks among the top ten sword techniques in Qingzhou and is called the Four Thunder Sword Technique."

"This sword technique consists of four sets: the Spring Thunder Sword, Summer Thunder Sword, Autumn Thunder Sword, and Winter Thunder Sword."

"It is an utmost rigid, utmost yang sword technique. If one masters all four sets, one can summon the thunder of the four seasons, producing extraordinary effects against Demonic Evil and crooked paths. Back then, Daoist Siji became famous throughout Qingzhou with this very sword technique and founded the Four Thunder Sword Sect. Understand?"

Su Changyu earnestly explained. When mentioning this sword technique, he spoke in an endless stream, practically wishing he could praise it all the way to the heavens.

"The Four Thunder Sword Technique?"

Chen Lingrou did not know much about sword techniques, but it sounded rather formidable.

"Then, Senior Brother, which set have you practiced to now?"

Chen Lingrou asked.

"Your senior brother has already cultivated the Spring Thunder Sword to Peak Proficiency."

Su Changyu declared with a proud expression.

"Still the Spring Thunder Sword?"

Unfortunately, Little Junior Sister gave Su Changyu no chance to show off.

"Little Junior Sister, you are not a Sword Cultivator, so you do not understand. This Four Thunder Sword Technique was Daoist Siji's painstaking life's work."

"Daoist Siji once said that for an ordinary Sword Dao cultivator to practice this sword technique to completion, even five hundred years might not be enough. Even a Sword Dao genius would need at least a hundred years. Without the slightest boast, your senior brother is precisely such a Sword Dao genius."

"Among us Sword Cultivators, taking a hundred years to forge one sword is commonplace. Though your senior brother remains at the Spring Thunder Sword, this progress already makes him one of Qingzhou's outstanding talents."

Su Changyu earnestly sang his own praises.

"Furthermore, sword technique mastery is divided into four minor realms: Initial Comprehension, Peak Proficiency, Great Accomplishment and Perfection, and Peak Attainment."

"Your senior brother spent only ten years reaching Peak Proficiency. Within another ten years, I am confident I will enter Great Accomplishment and Perfection. Within a hundred years, I will surely reach Peak Attainment. When that time comes, you will understand just how powerful your senior brother is."

Su Changyu appeared exceedingly confident, his eyes full of expectations for the future.

"I don't really understand." Little Junior Sister shook her head. She could not understand this sort of thing; the framework was too complicated.

"Senior Brother, I heard you left a Sword Mark for that little junior brother. How long will it take him to comprehend Sword Moves and Sword Intent from it?"

Chen Lingrou asked curiously.

Su Changyu pondered for a moment.

How long would it take him to comprehend them?

He would never comprehend them.

Because the Sword Mark he had left behind did not contain any Sword Intent at all. What was there to comprehend?

But Su Changyu could only say those words in his heart. If others found out, would they not discover that he was a useless Sword Dao hack?

Thus, Su Changyu slowly said,

"The Sword Mark I left for him contains four sword techniques. If he can comprehend your senior brother's sword techniques within a year, that will already be quite impressive. As for Sword Intent? That is hard to say."

That was what Su Changyu said.

If Ye Ping truly was a genius, he might indeed forcefully comprehend the Four Seasons Sword Technique. But Sword Intent?

Wash up and go to sleep. Stop dreaming.

"What if he comprehends it within one day?"

Chen Lingrou asked curiously.

Comprehend it within one day?

Su Changyu glanced at Chen Lingrou, then shook his head. "That is almost impossible. If he truly comprehends it within one day, then he would be a peerless Sword Dao genius."

His tone was firm.

"What if he not only comprehends the sword technique, but also comprehends Sword Intent?"

Chen Lingrou continued asking.

Su Changyu found it baffling.

Are you that bored? Why ask such idiotic questions?

But remembering that Chen Lingrou was his junior sister, Su Changyu still answered patiently.

"To comprehend your senior brother's sword technique from a single Sword Mark makes one a Sword Dao genius. If one comprehends Sword Intent as well? They could be called Qingzhou's number one Sword Dao genius."

That was Su Changyu's answer.

"What if someone comprehends hundreds of Sword Intents from one Sword Mark?"

Chen Lingrou was astonished. She was not asking at random; it simply sounded impressive, and she was very curious.

"Hundreds? The number one person in Qingzhou for five hundred years. Even ten Daoist Sijis would have to bow down in willing defeat."

Su Changyu remained exceptionally patient in his reply.

"What about thousands?"

Chen Lingrou continued asking.

"The number one in the Jin Kingdom, and unquestionably so."

Su Changyu answered directly.

"What about tens of thousands?"

Chen Lingrou pressed on.

Su Changyu: ""

Was this ever going to end?

"Junior Sister, let me put it this way."

"According to legend, among the Sword Dao lineage, sword techniques are secondary. The key is Sword Intent. The more Sword Intent one possesses, the more any sword technique can turn decay into magic. Even a casual thrust of the sword would be incomparably terrifying."

"In our Sword Dao lineage, Sword Intent has three great chasms. The first chasm is Infinite Sword Intent—Sword Intent without end, impossible to describe with numbers. Upon reaching this realm, even a Qi Refinement cultivator can cross several realms and slay an enemy with a single strike."

"As for the second realm, it is far too distant from us, so your senior brother will not speak of it. But do not underestimate this first realm. You have at least heard a little of Daoist Siji, right?"

"Qingzhou's number one Sword Dao expert is now over five hundred years old, yet he has not even touched the edge of the first realm. Among the Ten Kingdoms, only one expert, upon reaching three thousand years of age, barely stepped into it with half a foot. He is known as the Grand Void Sword Venerable, honored as a distinguished guest by the Ten Kingdoms."

"So for a true Sword Dao expert, the focus is not comprehending sword techniques, but Sword Intent. The more, the better."

Su Changyu spoke at great length.

Chen Lingrou listened in a fog, mainly because this framework was too complicated.

Still, it sounded very impressive.

"In short, the more Sword Intent one comprehends, the better. Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, even a million Sword Intents—it does not matter. But the goal will always be Infinite Sword Intent. With Sword Intent without end, the Sword Dao is invincible."

Su Changyu patted Chen Lingrou on the head as he spoke.

"I understand. Then what about our little junior brother?"

Chen Lingrou continued asking, seeming somewhat curious.

Within the entire Qingyun Dao Sect, Chen Lingrou was the most interested in Ye Ping. She had always been the youngest, and now that a junior brother younger than her had finally arrived, she was naturally full of curiosity and anticipation.

"Him?"

Su Changyu looked toward the horizon, carrying an indescribable aloofness.

Then he slowly spoke.

"He is probably a useless Sword Dao hack."

Su Changyu said calmly.

At that very moment.

At the Back Cliff, Ye Ping had just comprehended the Four Thunder Sword Technique.

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