From the pile of books and jade slips he had taken out, Ye Han picked up a manual. It contained the cultivation methods for Basic Swordsmanship...
Although his senior brother Zhang Qingshan seemed to be missing a screw and was honest to a fault, hardly resembling someone from the Cultivation World, he had another side to him.
He was also as meticulous as a strand of hair, looking out for Ye Han at every turn. He had probably bought Basic Swordsmanship for him so that he could practice using the Flying Scale Dagger...
After all, when wielding daggers, swords, and similar magic artifacts, relying on the Object-Driving Art alone allowed only basic attacks against an enemy.
But with sword techniques, spell power and sword intent could be infused into the artifact, making the power of its attacks soar.
Some sword techniques even required specific magic artifacts. His Qing Xuan Sword Technique, for instance, would be far more powerful if used together with a specially forged Qing Xuan Sword.
Of course, Ye Han had not even crossed the threshold of swordsmanship yet. Thinking about anything beyond that was a little premature.
Ye Han immediately took out the instructions for Basic Swordsmanship and began reading them carefully.
He pondered its formulas and cultivation methods in detail.
Basic Swordsmanship was much simpler than the Qing Xuan Sword Technique, and its sword moves and formulas were within his understanding.
It also explained many specialized swordsmanship terms.
For instance, one formula in the Qing Xuan Sword Technique read, "The sword connects with spiritual awareness; awareness connects with the sword spirit."
No matter how Ye Han pondered this formula, he could not grasp its meaning.
Basic Swordsmanship, however, explained how to cultivate "sword connection" and what it meant. It also explained that "connecting with the sword