The reason

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The morning sun had just risen.

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

A stern-looking young man stood there.

He was practicing his martial arts.

He held a saber in one hand.

It was a straight saber forged from refined steel, nothing exceptional, but sharp and cheap—he would not feel bad if it broke.

"Five Elements Prison Demon Saber, five properties: Metal's sharpness, wood's bending and straightening, water's flexibility, fire's ferocity, earth's heaviness..."

Li Xuan sheathed his saber,

and thought:

The five elements generate and overcome one another. The saber technique combines hardness and softness.

His master's demonstration remained vivid in his mind. The movements had been identical to Li Xuan's, yet they possessed an indescribable spirit that his lacked.

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

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

"Whew..."

Li Xuan adjusted his breathing again and gripped the saber with both hands.

He drew and slashed diagonally.

The blade passed soundlessly through the hard marble stool.

One corner slid off.

The cut surface was smooth as a mirror.

Previously, the same slash had only chipped off a chunk of stone, leaving the web of his hand aching from the impact.

"Hah..."

His face flushed, Li Xuan exhaled a steaming cloud of white mist.

"That's it!"

Li Xuan was delighted.

"Earth generates metal. Use earth's heaviness to control metal's sharpness. That's why it cuts through the stool like butter."

"Fire overcomes metal. Use fire's ferocity to counter metal's sharpness. That's why the backlash when withdrawing the saber is gone, and my hand no longer hurts."

"Phew... I almost disgraced my fellow transmigrators."

The corners of Li Xuan's