However, after this battle, he had also come to understand the terrifying power of Sword Momentum. In terms of cultivation, he and Zhang Jiucheng were evenly matched; in terms of the purity and depth of their magic power, he was even superior to Zhang Jiucheng, and he was no less skilled in applying spells. Yet Zhang Jiucheng had forced him to use his Spiritual Eye divine ability, Stone Armor Art, Earth Shrinking Step, and Ape Lord Sword Art with nothing but his newly formed Sword Momentum. That was how he had won, but he had also been badly injured.
Although Zhang Jiucheng's Sword Momentum was still far from fully formed, even after Yan Chihuo used his Spiritual Eye divine ability to see through its weak points, Sword Qi alone could not hurt him. Only the Talisman Sword itself could inflict an injury. That meant Yan Chihuo had to use Stone Armor Art to protect his entire body. The weak point in Zhang Jiucheng's Sword Momentum appeared and vanished in an instant, so he had to strike quickly. That was why he had used Earth Shrinking Step and the Ape Lord Sword Art. If even one of those four techniques had been missing, he would have been the one to lose.
The Iron Sword Daoist said, "You managed to defeat Zhang Jiucheng. Whatever the case, that proves you have a foundation in swordsmanship. I won't hold anything back during these next six months; I'll teach you everything there is to know about Sword Momentum. But whether you can reach the Sword Momentum stage will be up to you."
Yan Chihuo was delighted and was just about to thank him when the Iron Sword Daoist said, "Don't get too excited yet. You cultivate an earth-attribute technique, while mine is fire-attribute, so the