Chapter 514: The Purpose of Comprehending the Dao of the Sword

"For your sword moves to have such power, you must have a preliminary understanding of the Dao of the sword. To better understand and comprehend the Dao of the sword, you must understand its essence."

"The so-called Dao of the sword is the great principles of the Dao contained within the sword."

"As for what principles are contained within the sword, we will talk about that later."

"Have you ever thought about why your spiritual root is called a Sword Spiritual Root? Since there is a Sword Spiritual Root, are there Blade Spiritual Roots, Spear Spiritual Roots, Staff Spiritual Roots, or to be more direct, is there a Weapon Spiritual Root?"

Lu Yang shook his head. He had never really thought about this question; he just felt that he was handy when practicing the sword, as if he were naturally destined for the sword.

"The Sword Spiritual Root mutated from the Metal Spiritual Root. The characteristics of the Metal Spiritual Root lie in controlling minerals and having extremely strong offensive power, while the Sword Spiritual Root abandons the characteristic of controlling minerals and mutates the offensive aspect to the extreme."

"The so-called Sword Spiritual Root does not mean you are naturally destined for the sword, but that you have mastered the most powerful means of attack, and the most powerful means of attack is a weapon, and the best carrier among weapons is the sword."

"Only by using a sword can you bring the characteristics of the spiritual root into full play."

Lu Yang was a bit puzzled: "But when I execute magic, the power is about the same as when I use a sword."

If the Sword Spiritual Root could bring offensive power to the extreme, then the Dao of the sword should be the most powerful.

Daoist Bu Yu looked at Lu Yang's puzzled expression and pondered for a moment: "This corresponds to an old saying."

"What old saying?"

"Geniuses don't follow logic."

"Experience is summarized by predecessors, but predecessors haven't seen everything. For example, predecessors have never seen you."

"And to say the Sword Spiritual Root is the strongest is not entirely true. Look at the four ancient immortals—which one used a sword? If the Sword Spiritual Root were the strongest, why hasn't anyone become an immortal?"

Lu Yang thought to himself that there was actually one who might have become an immortal, but he used 'Man-Sword Unity' too well and stifled himself on the path to becoming an immortal.

Being called a "formidable rival" by the Decayed Fairy at the Tribulation Transcendence stage shows how strong the other party was.

The last person called a formidable rival by the Fairy was a peerless genius who turned 'Words Follow the Law' into a passive skill.

Moreover, it's not that no immortals used swords; the Qilin Immortal often used a sword, and Lu Yang's Underworld Moon Sword was reshaped from the Qilin Immortal's sword.

"To comprehend the Dao of the sword, you must have a clear purpose. Little Yang, let me ask you, what is your purpose in comprehending the Dao of the sword?"

Asked this question, Lu Yang was silent for a long time. Since he started cultivating and using the sword, he had never thought about what his purpose was.

He was just drifting with the tide, cultivating without purpose.

He slowly closed his eyes, as if placed in an ocean of memories, recalling the things that had happened since he started cultivating:

When he first entered the sect, he met many friends. Although they often schemed against each other, those were just jokes between friends. When he encountered problems, he would ask his senior brothers and sisters for help, and they were all willing to lend a hand and answer his questions. Eldest Senior Sister taught him and built a solid foundation for him. Although Eldest Senior Sister was silent, Lu Yang could feel her care for him...

Lu Yang opened his eyes, looked straight into Daoist Bu Yu's eyes, his gaze firm, and spoke the answer in his heart.

"I comprehend the Dao of the sword for the sake of protection!"

He wanted to protect all this beauty!

Daoist Bu Yu hammered Lu Yang on the head.

"Protect my foot! Who needs your protection? Is it me or Little Yun?"

Lu Yang: "..."

He thought about it and realized it was indeed the truth. Meng Jingzhou and the others were all peerless geniuses, and his senior brothers and sisters were even more skilled, stronger than him. Whenever he went out, he relied on his senior brothers and sisters to hold the fort. As for Eldest Senior Sister, it went without saying.

And Master—Master's enemies were not opponents he could handle, so he didn't need protection either?

"Thinking about these useless things all day long. What I just said was all in vain. The sword is the most offensive weapon; the purpose of comprehending the Dao of the sword is naturally to pursue the ultimate attack!"

Lu Yang nodded honestly, admitting that he had overthought it.

"Sword cultivators must be pure; the purer the pursuit, the better the comprehension of the Dao of the sword!"

"As the saying goes, 'One sword breaks ten thousand laws'; this is exactly hinting at the way to comprehend the Dao of the sword!"

"And the 'Break' character technique you execute—why is it the most powerful among all the character techniques? Isn't it because the 'Break' character represents the pursuit of the Dao of the sword!"

Lu Yang recalled the process of his comprehending the Dao of the sword; it was indeed the truth. When he comprehended the Dao of the sword before, he didn't think about anything else; he was just thinking about how to rely on the Dao of the sword to become stronger.

Instead, he accidentally fit the most superior way of comprehending the Dao.

Calling it an accident, Lu Yang actually had some expectations. This could be seen from the Decayed Fairy's reaction. When he comprehended the Dao of the sword, the Decayed Fairy did not point out any errors or correct his way of comprehension, which showed that his behavior was correct.

What Lu Yang didn't know was that while he was listening to the lecture seriously, the Decayed Fairy was also listening seriously in the spiritual space, nodding frequently and gaining a lot.

"So that's what the Dao of the sword is about." The Decayed Fairy suddenly realized. In ancient times, there were very few sword cultivators; apart from the Zither-Sword Venerable, she hadn't come into contact with any other sword cultivators.

The Decayed Fairy felt that it was great to have a golden finger. Since she was resurrected, she had been resting and doing nothing all day. Following the golden finger, she could see all kinds of interesting things in the current Cultivation Realm. Not only could the golden finger help her do things, but more importantly, when he obtained opportunities, she could also obtain opportunities.

It could be called a win-win.

Getting Master's guidance, Lu Yang was suddenly enlightened. In the past, his cultivation seemed to be covered by a veil, but today it was untied by Daoist Bu Yu, and his mind suddenly became bright.

He sat cross-legged and tried to comprehend the Dao of the sword according to the method taught by Daoist Bu Yu.

"Pursuing the ultimate attack..."

Daoist Bu Yu noticed the aura of the Dao of the sword produced by Lu Yang's meditation fluctuations and nodded slightly. His little disciple's ability to comprehend the Dao of the sword was truly surprising.

Since that was the case, he should also leave.

He was just passing by the sect to go home and take a look. His path of cultivation was in the outside world, in the mortal world. Since he had already taught the most essential part of the Dao of the sword to Lu Yang, this trip could be considered complete.

He swept his horsetail whisk and walked out of the sect.

The moment he walked out of the sect, he saw countless marriage proposal teams blocking the mountain gate. When the marriage proposal teams saw Daoist Bu Yu, strange and excited smiles appeared on their faces.

"The intelligence was correct; this bastard really returned to the Congwendao Sect!"

"Old Thief Bu Yu, you finally came out!"

Daoist Bu Yu's hair stood on end, and immediately, countless attacks came crashing down on him.

"Bodhi Alms Palm!" A verdant giant palm descended from the sky, larger than a mountain, with immeasurable weight.

"Heavenly Demon Disintegration Great Art!" Some cultivators were surrounded by black energy, their momentum surging, their fighting spirit high.

"All Martial Arts Broken!"

"Creation Universe Array!"

"Thunder Roar!"

Boom—Boom—Boom—

Various dazzling attacks continued, shaking the earth and mountains, causing space to tremble.

Daoist Bu Yu silently retreated back into the sect.

He was in no rush to go out and cultivate.

The second update is at eleven o'clock.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 515 =====