After an unknown amount of time, Song Qingshu had explored more than half of the twenty-four stone chambers. The fifth line, "Kill in Ten Steps," the tenth line, "Draw the Sword Across One's Knees," and the seventeenth line, "Rescue Zhao with a Golden Hammer"—each was part of Sword Twenty-Three. Putting the pieces together, Song Qingshu delightedly discovered that he seemed to have gained some understanding of Sword Twenty-Three.
Yet he still did not quite understand the principles behind Sword Twenty-Three. It seemed that using it consumed not internal power, but something profoundly mysterious. Song Qingshu vaguely felt that he had touched upon it, only for it to slip away again in the next instant.
However, he had always been open-minded and did not insist on getting to the bottom of it immediately. He decided to study it slowly once he left Hero's Island and had some free time.
The sixth line, "Leave No Trace for a Thousand Miles," the seventh line, "When the Matter Is Settled, Brush Off One's Robes and Leave," and the eighth line, "Hide One's Person and Name Deeply," each formed part of a lightness skill. What surprised Song Qingshu was that although he had clearly learned this movement art, he could not use it!
The feeling was exceedingly strange. If he could not use it, that should mean he had not learned it. Yet with Song Qingshu's current cultivation, he could be absolutely certain that he had. It was like Duan Yu in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, who had clearly learned the Six Meridian Divine Sword but could only make it work sporadically.
"I never thought I'd have it worse than that idiot Duan Yu." Song Qingshu smiled bitterly. Duan Yu could at least use it once in a while, whereas Song Qingshu had learned it but