CHAPTER 63: CHAPTER 63: SEVERING WITH THE SWORD, BREAKING THE SOUND TRACE

Blood Wings covering the sky, Sword Qi soaring through the air.

Facing this earth-shattering killer move, Ye Qingzhou was already in a desperate situation, his entire body locked by Duann Ming’s Qi force. Even with Cicada Awakening, there was no escape.

Ye Qingzhou closed his eyes, his mind racing, countless pieces of information in his mind flowing like a river, ceaselessly surging.

Through the duel with Duann Ming, he had already comprehended the mystery of the Martial Arts True Qi.

What is True Qi?

’Existence’ is true, ’non-existence’ is false.

’Life’ is real, ’death’ is void.

Primordial Qi, though capable of evolving all things, ultimately is just a thread of dead Qi.

Only through a person’s Inner Breath, injecting vitality and spirit, by refining falsehood into truth, can Primordial Qi produce all kinds of incredible miraculous uses.

Therefore, the so-called Martial Arts True Qi is actually Primordial Qi that has been completely activated by injecting the Martial Arts Will.

Because it no longer needs to be stimulated by Inner Breath but can be converted and used at will, like human breathing, to unleash the power and efficiency of True Qi, thus far surpassing Inner Breath.

Although understanding the principle, Ye Qingzhou could not convert Inner Breath into Martial Arts True Qi for a while.

After all, realm is realm, strength is strength, even if the mind has already been enlightened, actual cultivation still requires physical practice to master the power of Martial Arts True Qi.

However, with this enlightenment, Ye Qingzhou found his Wind Force that had been stuck at the Perfection level loosen a bit under the inspiration of analogy.

"Entry Level signifies the preliminary mastery of the technique, integrating Inner Breath and force application in harmony."

"Skilled means familiarity, easily at hand, allowing the body to form muscle memory for the movement of techniques."

"Mastery refers to delving into the principles of techniques to understand the ’what’ and the ’why’."

"Great Success requires completely comprehending the changes in techniques, able to conform to one’s will, and be freely controlled."

"Perfection seeks the flawless, returning to simplicity, reaching the limits of human capabilities."

"Previously, I had brought both Wind and Fire Forces to Perfection and thought there was no further path. Even after reading the classics, there was no record of the final realm."

"It seemed the term ’Mastery’ was just a misunderstanding..."

"Until today, straddling between life and death, with spirit driven to an extreme, divine thought dispersed into the void, I finally glimpsed the mystery of this ultimate realm, so it is..."

Heart Sword Secret Technique, Single Thought in Thousand Years!

Ye Qingzhou gave rise to a single thought, stretching time infinitely in his mind, as if the turn of millennia flowed within this single thought.

Deduce... speculate... finally, the skill is complete!

When Ye Qingzhou suddenly opened his eyes, his Wind Force had stepped into the Mastery realm, into a realm where no one had ever set foot before!

Slash with the sword!

The Sword of the Heart, coming from the void, slashed upon Ye Qingzhou, instantly his wounds, depleted strength, and consumed Primordial Qi, all negative states were obliterated by the Heart Sword, restoring him to peak form.

The regular Martial Dao is refining essence into Qi, and Qi into divinity, but the Heart Sword can reverse this, truly astonishing.

However, this move is extremely mentally taxing, Ye Qingzhou’s divine thought at this time can only perform the self-slash once at its limit.

After recovering, Ye Qingzhou looked at the blood-colored Sword Wings above his head, his expression was calm: "Too slow."

In a flash, Ye Qingzhou’s figure suddenly disappeared, like a wisp of drifting smoke.

"What!"

Duann Ming widened his eyes in disbelief, and just as he hesitated, before reacting, the left Sword Wing was slashed by a flash as swift as lightning.

After the Blood River Sword Qi shattered, Duann Ming only heard the sonic boom of the sword passing by, even as he fell to the ground, the shocked expression still frozen on his face: "Such a fast sword!"

The reappearing Ye Qingzhou had an entirely different aura than before.

His stature was nimble, the flowing air around him seemed like obedient subjects, kneeling before their king, allowing Ye Qingzhou’s command freely.

"Why is your sword so fast?"

Duann Ming looked serious, Ye Qingzhou’s Sword Speed actually breaking the sound barrier posed a great threat to him.

One must know that all martial arts in the world are invincible, only speed breaks them!

Ye Qingzhou smiled casually: "Thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn’t have realized this ’Broken Sound Trace’ Sword."

Thousand-Mile Wind, soundless and traceless!

At this moment, his Wind Force had surpassed the limit, his techniques nearing Divine Techniques, at this realm, any martial technique would undergo incredible transformation, allowing one to step into the Divine Domain, reaching the Ultimate Realm.

Ye Qingzhou merely moved casually, the surrounding air not only did not hinder him but instead fled to either side, forming a vacuum area.

Even the wind behind Ye Qingzhou would move forward by itself, pushing against Ye Qingzhou’s back, letting him continuously accelerate.

Six Military Techniques: Wind, Fire, Mountain, Forest, Yin, Thunder!

Ye Qingzhou was the first Martial Artist to step into the extreme of Wind Force, entering the Divine Speed Domain.

In fact, the reason why the Mastery realm was established was entirely because Zhangg Xinwu comprehended the mystery of Thunderous Force for the first time, stepping into the realm of Mastery, practicing Thunderous Force to the extreme.

Only then did the world know that above the Fifth Realm’s Perfection, there was a Sixth Realm!

It’s a pity that over the years, only Zhangg Xinwu alone succeeded in stepping into this Mastery realm field.

Even Qi Shengtian, known as the number one in Martial Dao of the Dongji Kingdom, failed to comprehend the secret of Mastery.

Little did Duann Ming know that Ye Qingzhou’s aptitude could actually match Zhangg Xinwu, and only assumed Ye Qingzhou must have obtained some incredible high-tier or even super-tier martial technique from the Heart Sword Secret Technique.

Otherwise, how could the Sword Speed break the sound barrier?

This is simply contrary to common sense!

Clang, clang, clang~

This time, it was Duann Ming’s turn to suffer, under Ye Qingzhou’s Divine Speed Sword, he could only defensively shield himself, using the Blood River Sword Qi to form a pair of blood wings, wrapping himself tightly.

Although Ye Qingzhou’s Sword Speed was fast, the Inner Breath ultimately could not match the power of Martial Arts True Qi, completely helpless against Duann Ming’s tortoise shell.

"Cough, cough..."

After a prolonged fight, Duann Ming’s old injuries resurfaced, precisely due to the internal injuries left from forcefully resisting Liu Haoci’s Sword Qi previously: "Damn, and at this time."

"Hmm? You’re injured?"

Ye Qingzhou stopped the attack: "Go, I won’t take advantage of you."

"Scram, I don’t need your pity!"

Duann Ming was furious, but as a powerful aura approached, he knew the pursuer was coming and no longer lingered. He took off the Dragon Abyss on his back and threw it to Ye Qingzhou: "If you dare to accept it, we’ll have a good fight next time we meet!"

Saying that, he turned and left, his figure soon disappearing.

Ye Qingzhou took the Dragon Abyss, finding it puzzling: "Leaving the sword to me means admitting defeat? Never mind, I better leave too."

With a flicker of his figure, he vanished.

A few seconds later, Nan Gongyi leisurely arrived, looking at the battlefield traces before him, deeply shocked: "Who exactly fought with Ghost Sword Sorrow, could it be a Master Level expert from Star City?"