Chapter 80: The Eastern Lu Li

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Jiang Yebai's gaze was somewhat excited: "Li'er, when did you comprehend Sword Intent?"

"Three days ago, while battling a demon cultivator."

Lu Li thought to himself: 'It seems that in the Tianxuan Continent, there really are higher-tier sword techniques.

The Sword Intent I comprehended in the Smiling Proud World—although ordinary disciples don't know it, Uncle Jiang recognizes it.

' Jiang Yinuo, standing to the side, suddenly recalled the Sword Intent her master Yu Ying had spoken of; at the time, Yu Ying did not believe Lu Li could comprehend Sword Intent while in the Initial Realm.

Yet today, her own father had personally confirmed it.

She heard Jiang Yebai say: "Three days ago, comprehending Sword Intent while in the Initial Realm..."

"Li'er, you must keep this matter secret; in the future, do not easily reveal your Sword Intent in front of others."

Lu Li asked: "Uncle Jiang, why is that?"

Jiang Yebai stood with his hands behind his back: "Everyone generally believes that the realms of sword technique go from Entry to Mastery. When one cultivates technique to the extreme, making body, mind, and technique one, that is reaching the realm of Mastery.

This is the limit of technique."

"But to perceive a trace of the momentum of heaven and earth above that, one has the chance to enter a higher realm: the Realm of Momentum.

Once in the Realm of Momentum, one is already able to unleash a trace of the power of heaven and earth, which is why you were able to easily break Bai Wan's Double Dragon Twist."

Jiang Yebai said with a solemn expression: "Average sword cultivators explore Sword Intent when they reach the Fourth Realm.

And Sword Intent is also one of the conditions for breaking through to become a great cultivator of the Fifth Realm."

"Sword cultivators with exceptional talent generally begin seeking this path in the Third Realm. Yinuo, you are now at the Second Realm Perfection, so you can also attempt to comprehend Sword Intent."

"And Li'er, you comprehended Sword Intent in the Initial Realm; your future achievements are unpredictable."

In truth, Jiang Yebai's meaning was very clear: if a disciple's talent is average, talking to them about Sword Intent at this stage is a waste of time... Meanwhile, Jiang Yinuo pouted slightly; she was only just starting to comprehend Sword Intent now, and she feared she could not compare to the depth Lu Li had reached.

Jiang Yebai continued: "And precisely because of this, you need to be even more careful."

"A genius who has not yet grown up is easier to fall than a mediocre person; the demon race will not let you grow freely."

"I will go explain this to the other instructors first; come find me at the hour of Shen."

Having said this, Jiang Yebai removed the Soundproof Array and flew away.

Lu Li's heart tightened; he recalled that when he unleashed the Five Mountains Sword Momentum on the arena, an instructor had let out a low exclamation but was interrupted by Jiang Yebai—it must have been to keep it secret.

Fortunately, the situation was not yet bad; only a few people had seen Lu Li unleash his Sword Intent with their own eyes.

The demon cultivator was dead, Jiang Yinuo and Jiang Yebai were trustworthy, and those few instructors would be warned by Jiang Yebai.

As for the ordinary disciples, they could not yet see the subtlety of Lu Li's sword strike.

If trouble really did come looking for him, Lu Li was not overly worried.

After all, the cooldown time for the Heavens Sword Dao System was about to end.

"If a demon cultivator comes, perhaps I can even receive clues about the badges..."

... The hour of Shen.

"Lu Li, do you want to learn embroidery?"

"Embroidery?"

Lu Li was stunned; after a long while, he asked somewhat blankly: "The embroidery you speak of... is it embroidery... of flowers?"

"That is correct."

Jiang Yebai's very firm answer completely dispelled Lu Li's doubts.

Lu Li's expression was very subtle; he was a towering, upright man, so why should he learn embroidery? Jiang Yebai laughed: "Although you won the match against Bai Wan today, I discovered that you cannot control your Sword Intent and Spirit Qi with precise detail."

"You cannot perfectly control the power of your Sword Intent; once you strike, you cannot pull it back. If I hadn't intervened, you would have surely severely injured Bai Wan."

Lu Li was silent; he admitted that Jiang Yebai was right.

In today's match, if it had been a life-or-death struggle, Lu Li could guarantee he would have killed Bai Wan.

But he could not control it precisely; he could not achieve victory without causing injury.

"Lu Li, do you think embroidery is simple?"

Jiang Yebai shook his head: "Embroidery requires using Spirit Qi to control needles; the Spirit Qi must be delicate and continuous."

"Think about it: the Spirit Qi threads vary in thickness, the embroidery cloth varies in softness and hardness, and the patterns are incredibly complex—how does that compare to you swinging a sword?"

"Do you know that a skilled embroiderer,"

"can use Spirit Qi to control over a dozen needles, embroidering in different positions simultaneously."

"And there is an embroidery master in Moonlight Tower; do you know how many needles she can control at once?"

"How many?"

Lu Li was somewhat curious.

"Six hundred and forty-eight needles."

The old man's expression was solemn.

"The Moonlight Tower embroidery master Yu Ying uses swords as needles and can control six hundred and forty-eight needles."

"When she embroiders, the flying needles each have their own spiritual nature and work in division of labor: some needles are like fish leaping with silver scales, swimming freely in the embroidered lake; some needles roam the sky like seven-colored rainbows; some needles strike into the embroidery cloth like falling mountain fires."

"She is not just an embroidery master, but also a Fourth Realm sword cultivator."

"Her control over Spirit Qi and Flying Swords has already reached the pinnacle of subtlety."

Lu Li was filled with shock; using swords as needles and controlling six hundred and forty-eight flying swords—what kind of concept was that? Jiang Yebai continued: "You think it's just needles? To embroider different charms, the embroidery threads used are also different."

"The Flowing Rock Thread is rich in fire fluctuations; the Spirit Qi fluctuations are intense and extremely difficult to control, but when they fall onto the embroidery cloth, they are like a flowering tree of silver and fire, brilliant and shocking; the Soft Gold Silk is thinner than a strand of hair and lighter than flying catkins; if the force is even slightly too great, it will be snapped."

"And then there is the embroidery cloth..."

Lu Li was somewhat dumbfounded; he had never imagined before that the embroidery of the Tianxuan Continent actually contained such profound knowledge.

And Jiang Yinuo's teacher, Yu Ying, was not only a Fourth Realm sword cultivator but also an embroidery master.

Jiang Yebai said: "Embroidery or carving, as long as you can achieve something in one of these aspects."

"Then your control over Spirit Qi can reach an extremely precise level, and the more precise your control over Spirit Qi is, the greater the help it will be to you in the future."

"You wouldn't want to become a sword cultivator who only knows how to use rigid moves in the future, would you?"

Lu Li was persuaded by Jiang Yebai.

He had to admit that what Jiang Yebai said made a lot of sense.

"Then, can't I learn carving?"

But he still did not want to learn embroidery.

"It's not impossible, but I don't know any carving masters."

Jiang Yebai did not blush or skip a beat.

"Fine, I'll learn."

Lu Li gritted his teeth and said.

To him, it was somewhat embarrassing for a grown man to learn embroidery.

But as long as he could become stronger, this was not a big problem.

He practiced the philosophy of the Dugu Nine Swords and would certainly not become the kind of rigid sword cultivator Jiang Yebai spoke of.

But he also had to admit that his control over Spirit Qi and Sword Intent still needed special training.

It wasn't impossible for a man to learn embroidery.

As long as he didn't have to castrate himself, he could accept it.

The Dongfang Bubai in the Smiling Proud World he went to was a woman, but Lu Li had become the Dongfang Bubai of the Tianxuan Continent!

Imagining Lu Li wearing a red robe, sitting upright on top of the Moonlight Tower, with the sword at his waist replaced by an embroidery needle, and adding a slogan.

"The sun rises in the East, only I, Lu Li, remain."

As soon as he thought of this image, Lu Li couldn't help but shudder.

It was too shameful.

Jiang Yebai did not know the image in Lu Li's mind and just smiled: "A wise choice."

"Tomorrow you will go to the Moonlight Tower with me."

"Alright."

"Ahem, by the way, your Uncle-Master Yu Ying is trustworthy."

"She is currently at the Perfection of the Fourth Realm and is exploring her own Intent."

"You can demonstrate your Sword Intent in front of her tomorrow; perhaps it will be of some help to her."

"If she is in a good mood, she will naturally be willing to teach you."

Lu Li was stunned, thinking to himself that earlier today Jiang Yebai had warned him to hide his Sword Intent, so why had he changed his tune? Looking at Jiang Yebai's expression again, Lu Li suddenly noticed a clear smile at the corners of his mouth when he mentioned Yu Ying.

Lu Li suddenly understood.

You rascal Jiang Yebai, you're using me as a wingman!