"Ancient and modern cultivators differed greatly in their approach to the sword. In essence, many of today's sword cultivators wouldn't even have counted as sword cultivators in ancient times..."
In the video, a scholarly, easygoing-looking True Person wore black-rimmed glasses and spoke with confidence. He was also rather plump.
Chen Zhuo couldn't say why, but the longer he watched, the more familiar the man looked. He resembled an emperor surnamed Sun.
But whatever. It didn't matter.
The recording was over six thousand years old. The True Person had long since passed away, so there was no point dwelling on it.
Chen Zhuo kept watching.
Before long, he understood many of the basics of sword cultivation.
Ming soon understood many basic facts about sword cultivators. Ancient sword cultivators sought to become one with their swords, letting the blade move with their hearts.
To that end, they tempered their sword hearts and contemplated Sword Intent, using their hearts to command their swords.
Sword cultivators of the Immortal Estate were different. For most, it was a matter of form. The sword was simply a means of attack, so they trained their sword techniques to the limit.
As for Sword Intent, anyone who couldn't grasp it on their own could pay to attend an Immortal Estate Sword Intent course, where a simulation would help them comprehend it.
That was how things had been six thousand years ago. Now it was even more extreme. If someone didn't want to pay for a course, they could simply buy a premium flying sword made in the Shangqing Domain. Sword Intent came included.
They didn't even need to cultivate. It was pure technology and ruthless ingenuity.
Of course.
However one looked at it, Sword Intent grasped through one's own insight was still held in higher regard. A Sword