Apart from those two basic qualities of a martial artist, what progress had he made in combat?
His Sword Technique had advanced by leaps and bounds.
After Ming Qitian's guidance, he had entered the Clumsy Realm. Even across the martial world, he could now be considered skilled with a sword, someone who had crossed the threshold and entered the hall.
He had also learned the first and second swords of the Snowy Night Flying Goose Sword Form.
With the physical capabilities of someone at seventh or eighth growth, he had fought and defeated those black-robed men who stood at the pinnacle of meridian opening. That experience and insight were beyond price.
He also had a powerful and unique gift-[Quail Head].
But.
After his conversation with Black Cat, [Quail Head] seemed to have some connection to the Immortal Lord. Unless his life was at stake, he did not want to use it lightly.
And Zhu Gaoyang had also offered advice about the Snowy Night Flying Goose Sword Form:
"Use it as little as possible. It's a little too powerful for your current realm. Even if you don't actually use the first two swords, and only fight with the outward sword moves, it still won't do your path of sword cultivation any good."
"Because the brilliance of those moves will conceal all your other shortcomings, letting you win sword fights with ease-until you meet an opponent of a sufficiently high level," Zhu Gaoyang had said. "Your sword moves will have nowhere to hide before him, and that half-baked 'intent' and 'heart' will be no more than a child wielding a blade. Then you'll discover that, apart from this sword form, you have nothing."
"Settle your mind. Learn those basic, elementary sword arts. Fight people at your own level with sword arts at