Enlightenment came from the mind. Mu Bai raced back into the Qinglian Pond, his feet moving swiftly. Azure Lotus Leaves and red lotuses shifted and transformed at speed, and Mu Bai followed the movements of his mind, stepping onto a lotus leaf with every stride. His figure shifted rapidly, his footwork wondrous indeed: "a soaring swan riding the favorable wind, momentum and technique flowing as one." Suddenly, he leaped into the air, the clear light of understanding flashing in his eyes. He poured all his soul power into the Twin Fish Sword and slashed down with all his might. A line of Azure Lotus Leaves and red lotuses shot straight toward the pond. Boom! Explosions thundered across the shimmering water.
So this was the true essence of the Green Duckweed Sword Art. What he had practiced before had merely possessed its outward form.
Waves churned in the pond and red lotuses swayed. Mu Bai hovered in the air, feeling the essential meaning of his slash. It was a resolve to face death without turning back, a unity of countless hearts sharing hatred for the same enemy. Only then could one withstand a myriad rains of swords. To attack without fearing death alongside the enemy—that was the true essence of Azure Lotus Leaves and red lotuses.
At the thunderous explosion from Mu Bai's direction, Xiong Youde looked up to see a line of red lotuses descend from the sky and burst into a wall of crimson flame.
"Elder Mu actually comprehended it so quickly!"
Xiong Youde had accompanied many Sect Heirs to these Fallen Spirits Ruins, yet none had comprehended the Green Duckweed Sword Art so swiftly. He could not help regarding this Elder Mu, whose cultivation was still low, with greater respect.
Having understood the essence of the Green Duckweed