Chapter 731: First Bloom's Sword Practice Record (5)

"What does that mean? I'm already a martial prodigy."

Suiyang chuckled, "As long as I get a hold of your body, I can instantly open your Ren and Du meridians, letting you instantly gain a hundred years' worth of power. Winning the martial exhibition would be a piece of cake!"

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Luo Xiaohei Chronicles.

Luo Xiaohei looked up, twitched his ears, and asked, "A hundred years' power— is it really that great?"

"Nonsense, of course not," Lu Ye said, leading Luo Xiaohei down the shopping street, his eyes scanning the myriad goods nearby. "Suiyang will spin any nonsense to possess someone's body. Nothing in this world is given away for free— the free ones are often the most costly."

"Oh…" Luo Xiaohei nodded half-understanding, his gaze involuntarily drawn to the roasted milk aroma drifting from a nearby bubble tea shop, where a clerk carried a small tray holding five miniature tasting cups.

"New product launch, free tasting! ~"

Luo Xiaohei curiously pointed at the clerk, "What about this one? Is this also the most expensive?"

Lu Ye glanced, "That one is a sales tactic. Someone tries it, feels embarrassed to drink for free, then buys a cup. In essence, it still costs money."

"I see! So as long as you don't feel embarrassed, it's free?"

Luo Xiaohei suddenly understood, and with a "tap tap tap" sprinted to the clerk. In the split second before Lu Ye could react, he gulped down all five tasting cups on the tray in a flash, "glug glug."

He smacked his lips, turned back and laughed at Lu Ye, "Senior sister! Indeed it tastes great!"

"…"

The air solidified.

The clerk held the empty tray, his smile frozen on his face.

Lu Ye pressed his forehead, feeling his temples throb intensely.

"…Sorry, I didn't keep an eye on it," Lu Ye hurried over, silently pulling out his wallet, "Two cups of the signature roasted milk, regular sugar, regular ice, please."

In a moment, the two each carried out a cup of roasted milk.

Luo Xiaohei sipped the drink contentedly, looking up curiously, "Hey, senior sister, didn't you say that as long as…"

"I'd feel embarrassed. Forget it… I won't do that again," Lu Ye took a sip of roasted milk, his brows immediately knitting, "…so greasy."

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"Hehe, you want to exploit my competitive spirit, right? That's not allowed! You sneaky trickster, show yourself!"

After San Yue Qi Xiaojie scolded him, the azure Suiyang suddenly turned entirely violet, its flames contorting into twisted facial features: "Alright, you caught me. Honestly, I'm versed in all the world's martial arts. Let me touch your head, and in a blink I can transfer everything to you."

"What's the price?" San Yue Qi Xiaojie sneered, "It can't be that I'd become a zombie, spouting gibberish, right? Forget it, I don't want to learn."

"Don't want to learn? … Then you have no choice! I'll teach for free; you must learn whether you like it or not!"

Suiyang stopped the act, and after speaking, dove straight into San Yue Qi Xiaojie's body.

In an instant, San Yue Qi Xiaojie felt everything go black, countless fist and foot techniques flooding her mind, but unfortunately none of them involved swordsmanship.

When she opened her eyes again, Huo Huo and Wei Ba were already by her side.

"I—I was almost late,"

San Yue Qi Xiaojie rubbed her head, feeling a bit dizzy but unharmed: "Thanks to Huo Huo, was that eager-to-teach Suiyang just absorbed?"

Huo Huo nodded. After this incident, they understood the mystery of these "zombies." In short, Suiyang injects martial techniques into a person's brain in an instant, causing overload and limb rigidity. Having grasped this, San Yue Qi Xiaojie formed a new thought:

"Actually, I heard Grandpa Wei Ba say that when the 【Sword Learning】 memory can be directly injected into me, I must admit I felt a tiny spark of interest—just a tiny one—"

"Fortunately Huo Huo was busy then, so you couldn't succeed."

San Yue Qi Xiaojie pursed her lips, hummed, "You could actually rephrase that as 'San Yue Qi Xiaojie's willpower far exceeds ordinary people.'"

"Alright, after this Suiyang episode, I realized the gap between 【knowledge of sword techniques】 and 【mastery of sword techniques】 is still huge; it's not a shortcut to learning swordsmanship."

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Jujutsu Kaisen.

"Seems the brain gets it, but the hands don't… I totally get that feeling."

Itadori also deeply related, after all, when training with Maki Senior, this situation happened frequently.

The brain clearly makes a decision, yet the hands can't keep up, as if the brain and hands are fighting, each vying for control of the body.

"Having knowledge of sword techniques may only be the first step in sword learning; to integrate it, turning knowledge into bodily instinct… even a prodigy would need years of diligent practice to achieve that."

"Then San Yue Xiaojie would be in danger…"

Yi Gu said calmly, "Yan Qing had previously said that learning swordsmanship isn't a one‑day feat; it's never something that can be mastered quickly. But defeating a mech in fifteen days is indeed hard. If San Yue Xiaojie really intends to cheat, I don't mind."

"Right, as long as we can defeat the enemy, that's all that matters," Itadori agreed, "I think we should let Grandpa Wei Ba directly possess San Yue Qi Xiaojie; sword learning can wait, first we win this gamble against Si Ke Te."

If there's a senior in the elite academy who can defeat Sukuna and possess him, he'd be eager to avoid letting Teacher Gojo go solo.

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"I fully agree with San Yue Qi Xiaojie."

Wei Ba: "But I heard the Yi Ting envoy has a gentler, safer method than our Suiyang, inserting non‑existent 【sword technique memory】 into the mind… If so, would you still refuse?"

"I'd probably still refuse," San Yue Qi Xiaojie shook her head, "I think only by thinking with my own mind and feeling with my own body can 【Master Yan Qing's sword】 and 【Master Yunli's sword】 finally become 【San Yue Qi Xiaojie's sword】. If this process becomes copy‑paste, I'll never surpass the two junior masters."

Xing also expressed approval: "It seems you've truly grasped a lot on this trip."

"Generally speaking, if I utter 【philosophical words】, that should mean my swordsmanship has improved, right?"

"Just spouting a few motivational lines counts as improvement? Since you think so clearly, then train your sword properly!"