Him? A sword-wielding trash?

Qingyun Dao Sect.

Back Cliff.

Ye Ping sat quietly on the ground, his gaze fixed unwaveringly on the Sword Mark left by Su Changyu.

An hour ago.

He had no clue at all.

But an hour later.

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

The Sword Mark was sharp, carrying a feeling of solitary determination, as if left by a Peerless Expert, concealing a Sword Intent that ordinary people could hardly perceive.

The more he stared at this Sword Mark, the more alarmed Ye Ping became.

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

This figure held a longsword in hand, and then actually began to perform Sword Moves.

That was right, Sword Moves.

Rumble!

It was like thunder roaring, like a great bell ringing in his ears.

The figure in his mind became clearer.

The figure executed the Sword Moves, each one giving Ye Ping a feeling of sudden enlightenment, as if he himself were personally practicing swordsmanship.

The Sword Moves were swift, like a gale.

This set of Sword Moves consisted of twelve moves, with every three moves feeling different, as if they were four separate sword techniques, yet they merged into one.

The twelve moves were performed to perfection in his mind.

And not just once—they were performed over and over.

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

The Sword Moves grew faster and faster. At first, it took twelve breaths to complete one cycle, then six breaths, then three breaths. After a full hour, one cycle was completed in a single breath.

Each cycle was like Ye Ping personally practicing swordsmanship—this kind of insight was even more terrifying than sudden enlightenment.

Moreover, the Sword Moves in his mind kept multiplying—twelve moves, fifteen moves, twenty moves...

Feeling the sword techniques continuously evolving in his mind, Ye Ping was utterly stunned.

"Senior Disciple Brother is truly a peerless sword master."

Awakening from his epiphany, Ye Ping's heart surged with excitement.

In just three hours of gazing at the Sword Mark, he had learned a sword technique.

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

But soon, Ye Ping calmed his excitement.

He steadied himself.

"Ye Ping, don't get too excited. This is only the beginning—there will surely be more sword techniques to comprehend later."

Ye Ping spoke inwardly.

Reminding himself not to be too thrilled, to stay calm—this was just the start.

After this reminder.

Ye Ping became even more composed.

And also even more eager to learn.

To be honest, before comprehending the Sword Moves, Ye Ping had harbored a sliver of doubt, suspecting that Su Changyu was fooling him. But now, Ye Ping believed—he was fully convinced that this senior brother of his was definitely a Peerless Expert.

Thus, Ye Ping devoted himself even more earnestly than before, working even harder.

Meanwhile.

Elsewhere in Qingyun Dao Sect.

Su Changyu held a longsword, practicing swordsmanship in an open space.

Though his Sword Moves seemed sharp, they always lacked explosive power. After finishing a set, even someone with little knowledge of swordsmanship could sense some flaws.

After the incense stick's time.

Su Changyu sheathed his sword.

His forehead was covered in sweat, but to maintain his image, he didn't sit down to rest on the ground. Instead, he went to the side to recover his strength.

"Senior Disciple Brother, I've seen you practice this sword technique for ten years now—how come you still haven't mastered it?"

In the open space, Qingyun Dao Sect's Little Junior Sister, Chen Lingrou, spoke, looking at Su Changyu with curiosity in her eyes.

"Little Junior Sister, you're being shallow."

Su Changyu lightly wiped the sweat from his brow, then spoke slowly, appearing profound and unfathomable.

"How shallow?"

Chen Lingrou was curious, not understanding why Su Changyu would say that.

"Little Junior Sister, this sword technique of your senior brother's is no ordinary sword technique—it's one of the top ten sword techniques within Qingzhou, called the Four Thunder Sword Technique."

"This sword technique has four forms, named the Spring Thunder Sword, Summer Thunder Sword, Autumn Thunder Sword, and Winter Thunder Sword."

"It is a sword technique of supreme yang and hardness. If you master these four forms, you can summon the thunder of the four seasons, which is especially effective against Demonic Evils. Back in the day, Daoist Siji made his name in Qingzhou with this technique and founded the Four Thunder Sword Sect. Got it?"

Su Changyu earnestly explained, and when he brought up this sword technique, he became even more effusive, practically praising it to the heavens.

"Four Thunder Sword Technique?"

Chen Lingrou didn't understand much about sword techniques, but it sounded impressive.

"Then, Senior Disciple Brother, which form have you mastered now?"

Chen Lingrou asked like this.

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

Su Changyu said with a face full of pride.

"Still just the Spring Thunder Sword?"

Unfortunately, the little junior sister gave Su Changyu no chance to show off.

"Little Junior Sister, you're not a Sword Cultivator, so you wouldn't understand. This Four Thunder Sword Technique is a labor of love from Daoist Siji."

"Daoist Siji once said that to cultivate this sword technique to perfection, an ordinary Sword Cultivator might not achieve it even in five hundred years. Even a Sword Dao genius would need at least a hundred years. Without bragging, your senior brother is exactly that kind of Sword Dao genius."

"We Sword Cultivators often spend a hundred years on a single sword. Don't look down on me for still being stuck on the Spring Thunder Sword—this pace is still considered outstanding within Qingzhou."

Su Changyu earnestly boasted about himself.

"Moreover, sword technique moves are divided into four minor realms: Initial Comprehension, Peak Proficiency, Great Perfection, and Peak Attainment."

"Your senior brother took only ten years to reach Peak Proficiency, and in less than another ten, I'm confident I can step into Great Perfection. Within a hundred years, I will surely reach Peak Attainment. Then you'll know just how strong your senior brother is."

Su Changyu appeared very confident, his eyes full of hope for the future.

"I don't really get it." The little junior sister shook her head. She couldn't understand this kind of thing—the settings were too complicated.

"Senior Disciple Brother, I heard you left a Sword Mark for that Little Junior Brother. How long will it take him to comprehend the Sword Moves and Sword Intent?"

Chen Lingrou asked curiously.

Su Changyu pondered for a moment.

How long to comprehend?

He wouldn't comprehend it at all.

Because the Sword Mark he left didn't contain any Sword Intent at all—what was there to comprehend?

But Su Changyu could only say this in his heart. If others found out, wouldn't they discover he was a sword dao waste?

Thus, Su Changyu slowly spoke.

"That Sword Mark I left for him contains four sword techniques. If he can comprehend my sword technique within a year, that would already be quite good. As for Sword Intent? That's hard to say."

Su Changyu said this.

If Ye Ping really was a genius, he might indeed be able to forcibly comprehend the Four Seasons Sword Technique. But Sword Intent?

Go wash up and sleep—don't dream.

"What if he comprehends it within a day?"

Chen Lingrou asked curiously.

Comprehend it within a day?

Su Changyu glanced at Chen Lingrou, then shook his head and said, "That's almost impossible. If he really did comprehend it within a day, he'd be a peerless Sword Dao genius."

His tone was firm.

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

Chen Lingrou pressed on.

Su Changyu found it baffling.

Are you just bored? Asking such idiotic questions?

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

"Just by relying on a single Sword Mark, comprehending your senior brother's sword technique would make him a Sword Dao genius. If he also comprehends Sword Intent? He could be called the number one Sword Dao genius in Qingzhou."

Su Changyu answered like this.

"What if he comprehends several hundred types of Sword Intent from a single Sword Mark?"

Chen Lingrou was astonished. She wasn't asking randomly—it just sounded impressive, and her curiosity was piqued.

"Several hundred? The number one person in Qingzhou in five hundred years. Even ten Daoist Sijis would have to concede defeat."

Su Changyu still answered with full patience.

"Several thousand types?"

Chen Lingrou continued to ask.

"First in the Jin Kingdom, and undisputedly first at that."

Su Changyu answered directly.

"Several tens of thousands of types?"

Chen Lingrou pressed on.

Su Changyu: "..."

Was there no end to this?

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

"Legend has it that in the Sword Dao lineage, sword techniques come second; the key is sword intent. The more sword intent you have, the more any sword technique can turn the mundane into the miraculous. Even a casually thrust sword becomes terrifyingly powerful."

"In our Sword Dao lineage, sword intent has three great chasms. The first chasm is the Infinite Sword Intent—sword intent without limit, impossible to quantify with numbers. If one reaches this realm, a Qi Cultivation cultivator can, with a single sword strike, cross several realms to slay an enemy."

"As for the second realm, it's far beyond us, so I won't speak of it. But don't underestimate this first realm. You've heard of Daoist Siji, haven't you?"

"He's the number one Sword Dao expert in our Qingzhou, now over five hundred years old, yet he hasn't even touched the edge of the first realm. Among the Ten Kingdoms, only one expert, on his three-thousandth birthday, barely managed to set half a foot into it. He's hailed as the Grand Void Sword Venerable, a guest of honor across the Ten Kingdoms."

"So a true Sword Dao expert focuses not on sword techniques, but on sword intent—the more, the better."

Su Changyu spoke at length.

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

Still, it sounded incredibly impressive.

"In short, the more sword intent you comprehend, the better—tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, even millions of sword intents. But the goal is always the Infinite Sword Intent: sword intent without limit, sword dao without equal."

Su Changyu patted Chen Lingrou's head as he said this.

"I understand. Then what about that Little Junior Brother of ours?"

Chen Lingrou continued asking, curiosity showing in her voice.

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

"Him?"

Su Changyu turned his gaze toward the horizon, a certain indescribable aloofness in his expression.

Then he slowly spoke.

"He's probably a sword dao waste."

Su Changyu said calmly.

Just at that moment.

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

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