Something strange

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The morning sun was rising.

In the middle of the Lu Family Estate's training ground.

A stern-looking young man stood there.

He was practicing martial arts.

He held a saber in one hand.

It was a straight saber forged from refined steel. Nothing special, but sharp and cheap—no great loss if it broke.

"The Five Elements Prison Demon Saber has five characteristics: Metal's sharpness, Wood's Bending and Straightening, water's flexibility, fire's ferocity, and earth's heaviness..."

Lu Xuan drew back his saber,

thinking:

The five elements generate and restrain one another. The saber technique blends hardness and softness.

The image of his master demonstrating the technique remained vivid in his mind. The movements were identical to those Lu Xuan had practiced, yet carried an indescribable spirit his own lacked.

The form is there, but not the spirit... Lu Xuan pondered.

He slowly opened his eyes, took a few steps forward, and stopped before a round stone stool.

"Whew..."

Lu Xuan adjusted his breathing again and took the saber in both hands.

He struck, cutting diagonally.

The blade passed soundlessly through the hard marble stool.

One corner slid off.

The cut surface was smooth as a mirror.

Before, the same slash had only knocked off a chunk of stone, leaving the web of his hand throbbing from the impact.

"Hah..."

His face flushed, Lu Xuan exhaled a steaming white mist.

"That's it!"

Lu Xuan was delighted.

"Earth Generates Metal. Use earth's heaviness to control metal's sharpness. That's why it cuts through stone like butter."

"Fire restrains metal. Use fire's ferocity to counter metal's sharpness. That gets rid of the backlash when I withdraw the saber, so my hand doesn't hurt anymore."

"Phew... I almost disgraced transmigrators everywhere."

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