Chapter 466
Hearing the footsteps, he turned around.
Li Mo had a serious expression on his face. “Bing Tuozi, my martial arts have improved again.”
“What have you improved?”
“Juexue Zhi Fa, it’s reached the transformation stage!”
Ying Bing had rarely seen anyone master Zhi Fa... let alone reach the transformation stage.
Zhi Fa was difficult to practice, and its practicality was not as good as fists or palms. If one sought lethality, weapons were far superior...
“You don’t seem to believe me. Why don’t you stretch out your foot? Let’s have a little exchange, just a light touch.”
“?”
Ying Bing tugged at the hem of her skirt, feeling that he genuinely wanted to exchange ideas, but it probably wasn’t about martial arts.
Still, she placed her slightly curled foot on his leg.
“Here it comes!”
Li Mo grabbed her small foot with one hand!
Ying Bing continued to gaze out the window, but gradually, the moonlight in her eyes shifted from the bright moon in the sky to the rippling moonlight in a well... Her delicate hand, holding a doll, tightened its grip.
She took a deep breath, and just as Li Mo was about to apply more pressure, she softly asked, “When did you learn this?”
“Just recently,” Li Mo replied without looking up.
Ying Bing bit her lip, thinking that he had quite a talent for this. She said softly, “Weren’t you focused on practicing your sword recently?”
“!”
Li Mo’s movements paused. After a moment of thought, he replied, “I’ve hit a bottleneck lately, so my progress has been slow...”
His recent understanding of swordplay had not been ideal.
“Wasn’t it going well before?”
“Yeah, I grasped the sword of chivalry quickly, but the sword of governance is much slower.”
Li Mo rubbed his temples in frustration.
The sword of governance encompassed the scholar’s sword and the general’s sword.
At this rate, he might not even see the imperial sword in the future. Well, to be honest, he wasn’t particularly interested in either of those.
“Why did you start learning swordsmanship in the first place?”
Ying Bing wiggled her toes, curious.
Li Mo held her soft, fragrant foot and pondered, “Just for fun... I mean, wielding a sword is so cool, so graceful and free, a joy in the martial world. When you see injustice, you shout out, and you can show off in front of others...”
“Then just do what you love.”
“....”
Li Mo was taken aback, looking up at Bing Tuozi, only to find her face, illuminated by the moonlight, a mix of light and shadow, gazing at him with gentle eyes.
“Interests and hobbies, it doesn’t matter how well you do them, as long as you’re happy.”
“Good!”
Li Mo’s eyes lit up, as if he had gained some insight.
Ying Bing smiled slightly, but then he added, “Actually, Zhi Fa is also my hobby, even more enjoyable than swordplay.”
“?”
Gradually, Ying Bing’s body relaxed, letting go of her tension.
It seemed this was the first time she had lost in a spar with Li Mo, but she had to admit...
The transformation stage of Zhi Fa was truly impressive...
As her body relaxed, Bing Tuozi’s heart also eased.
She didn’t want Li Mo to do things he didn’t like because of her, whether it was practicing swordsmanship or going to Tian Huang Yu (Heavenly Phoenix Domain).
Going to Tian Huang Yu felt like experiencing a heavy burden.
It was better for him to remain a carefree child...
“Alright.”
Li Mo reluctantly released her small foot and yawned.
But he noticed that the certain Phoenix Empress had already leaned back on the soft couch, breathing evenly, her sleeping face serene and beautiful.
Bing Tuozi really didn’t treat Li Mo as an outsider!
“When did she fall asleep?”
Li Mo mumbled, gently lifting her soft, fragrant body. Just as he did, he suddenly realized something from the sensation in his hands...
It was not the feel of the customs of Nan Jiang (Southern Frontier).
She really didn’t...
Oh no!
Li Mo quickly and silently placed her on the bed, covering his nose with his hand. Just as he was about to leave, a delicate hand unconsciously grabbed the hem of his clothes, pulling him back down.
But now he was already under the bleeding buff; spending a night here, who could withstand that?
So he dove into the World Seed.
“Who lives in a pineapple under the sea~”
After watching an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, Li Mo felt a bit better. He sighed, “Doing what you love also comes with a price, sometimes even injuries and bloodshed...”
“But Li Mo, you’re strong and unyielding, how can you easily give up?”
Li Mo had just come to a realization.
Since he definitely wouldn’t excel in the imperial sword and the governance sword, then...
He should focus solely on the sword of chivalry and master it completely, right?
Little Li felt that Bing Tuozi must mean that.
He was truly a genius.
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P.S.: The server might have had issues; it took forever to upload...
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**Chapter 521: Is This a Place to Rest Your Feet?!**
【Thirty years of martial arts insights successfully infused...】
【In the first year, you swing your sword three thousand times daily, with fifteen hundred of those strokes resonating with the essence of the Impermanence Post.】
【In the twenty-sixth year, you swing your sword two thousand times daily, with sixteen hundred...】
.....
“Not enough...”
Li Mo continued to infuse his martial arts insights.
After all, he had already reached the transformation stage in the hammer technique, so keeping these martial insights was just fine.
【Fifty years of martial arts insights successfully infused...】
....
【In the fiftieth year, you only swing your sword once a day. This single stroke gathers the culmination of your fifty years of relentless sword practice; when your opponent sees your sword, they are already dead.】
【Simulation complete, congratulations to the host, the 'Impermanence Post' has reached the transformation stage!】
【Congratulations to the host, you have successfully comprehended a unique sword technique to the transformation stage, your 'Dugu Nine Swords' has made significant progress!】
Words slowly appeared, and Li Mo let out a long breath.
He felt a bit pained.
This 'Impermanence Post' was already quite friendly to him as a sword technique, but if it were the Zhi Fa and the hammer technique combined, it wouldn’t even take a hundred years.
But... as insights surged into his mind, countless sword lights flashed before his eyes, and the sword he had forged over the years left him in awe.
The heavy door of swordsmanship slowly opened a crack for Little Li, as if light was shining through.
Buzz—
The Tianren Divine Sword vibrated, as if the essence of the sword was sensing Li Mo’s transformation, emitting a sound of surprise.
“It’s just the beginning...”
Li Mo decided to keep two hundred years in reserve.
After all, if he needed it for the hammer technique, two hundred years would be more than enough.
Everything else would go into the sword of chivalry!
【Thirty years of martial arts insights successfully infused...】
【Twenty years of martial arts insights successfully infused...】
【Simulation complete, congratulations to the host, 'Duan Bu Ping' has reached the transformation stage!】
....
【Thirty years of martial arts insights successfully infused...】
【Twenty years of martial arts insights successfully infused...】
【You have become accustomed to the daily practice of swordsmanship, day after day, the sword of chivalry has integrated into your body’s instincts. At this moment, when you close your eyes, with a sword in hand, your heart also holds a sword.】
【You have nurtured your first sword intent, 'Dugu Nine Swords', to great success!】
.....
Li Mo held his breath, not pausing for a moment.
The 'Dugu Nine Swords' was also a sword technique that surpassed divine skills.
He felt that his path in swordsmanship was becoming increasingly expansive.
Even the realm of perfection was within reach.
So he only kept two hundred years of martial arts insights, using the rest for simulation.
【In the three hundred twenty-second year, you practice swordsmanship as usual. The sword of chivalry within the Tianren Divine Sword has been fully learned by you, most of it reaching the threshold. You realize that your talent in swordsmanship seems to have strengthened compared to before.】
【You understand that technique approaching the Dao is a path that is difficult at first but easier later, like a puzzle; the more complete it is, the less effort it takes.】
【In the one thousand three hundredth year, you have comprehended all the sword essences of chivalry, all reaching the transformation stage. You try to discard your sword, and suddenly feel that all weapons are inferior to one thing.】
【That feeling exists in the void, yet is hard to grasp...】
【If a flash of inspiration strikes, you can reach out and grasp that elusive thing in your hand!】
The Tianren Divine Sword emitted a buzzing sound, the sword light dimming and then brightening!
Ding—
Li Mo opened his eyes, lightly flicking the spine of his sword, letting out a long breath.
He was just one step away from achieving the state of having no sword in hand but a sword in heart, reaching the perfection of the Dugu Nine Swords.
Perhaps it was due to insufficient insights, or perhaps he was missing something else.
He was stuck here.
“But this also indicates one thing.”
Li Mo casually swung the Dugu Nine Swords, the simplified sword light flashing by, cutting through the waterfall at the edge of the Yin-Yang dojo in the small world.
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