Chapter 296: Techniques - 296
"Congratulations. You have finished the introductory training. I now believe that you bear the necessary will to fight Yao Mun." Tian Ren spoke.
Guang Fu stood in front of him silently and still. He listened closely.
"Next, we will focus on offense. This is the most necessary aspect to defeat Yao Mun. His sacrificial ability only increases his offense as far as we know. In terms of defense, he should be considered average at his level." Tian Ren explained.
"I will teach you three offensive techniques. Hopefully, you will be able to kill him with these before running out of protection. In the case that you do not kill him, or at the very least, incapacitate him, then I shall teach you a self detonation technique." Tian Ren added.
He looked for Guang Fu's reaction, but Guang Fu did not react.
"I understand that you may be hesitant to self-destruct, but I can assure you, if you cannot kill him before the emblem stops protecting you, he will kill you. That may be the only thing I can 100% assure you of in this mission." Tian Ren spoke.
"I have a question." Guang Fu interrupted.
"Speak." Tian Ren responded.
"I have amassed a good amount of contribution points and still have some spirit stones. In the case that I die, I would like this wealth to be split among the mortal villages throughout the Heaven world." Guang Fu said.
He knew that even .01% of his wealth would be enough to completely change a village.
"Specifically, I would like a couple villages to receive a lot, as well as protection paid for with the money." Guang Fu added.
Without protection, the money given would be useless. Any wandering cultivator could steal it on a whim.
After a moment, Tian Ren spoke.
"Fine. It shall be so." He said.
Hearing Tian Ren's confirmation, Guang Fu was even more resolved than before. Whether he lived or died, he would be protecting his people.
"Let's start." Tian Ren said as he created a sword from lightning Qi.
Guang Fu held his yellow sword that he had chosen on the first day.
"First, the light space cutting technique. This technique's true power, the ability to cut space, can only be shown at the space shattering realm, or the void traversing realm if you're talented. Despite you not having a space affinity, this is one of the three best techniques for your nascent soul realm self in terms of offense." Tian Ren explained.
"In the battle, this should be the second technique to be used, if the other does not work." Tian Ren added.
It was very likely that this would be the 3rd best offensive move Guang Fu would learn in the training session.
"Hold the sword high above your head and close your eyes. We will work on a quick release version of this move, but you first need to be able to actually use it." Tian Ren explained.
Guang Fu followed Tian Ren's words and held the sword high above his head.
"Next, input light Qi into the sword, but only the edge of the blade." Tian Ren said. "This is also where you would normally move space Qi, but you obviously can't do that."
Guang Fu followed his instructions.
"Since this is your first time, use your imagination to imagine the thinnest possible line. This is the line that your sword will shoot out."
Guang Fu did as he said.
"...Finally, bring your sword down and release the line." Tian Ren said after a few more complicated instructions.
Guang Fu kept the thinnest line he could imagine in his head as he swung the sword down and released his Qi.
A thin, almost unnoticeable line flew towards Tian Ren. Tian Ren did not move as the line hit him.
He was completely unaffected, but the rest of the line traveled past him and hit a wall of the mountain. There was no explosion, but a thin line only travelable by water was created.
"Good. You have reached the initial stage of the technique. Over the next few years, we will increase the line's power and speed, as well as its release speed." Tian Ren said.
Guang Fu nodded with anticipation.
Over the next twenty years, Guang Fu trained nothing but that single technique. His cultivation speed did not slow down since most of the time in a day was used to cultivate.
Only after those twenty years did Tian Ren decide to perform a final test.
"This test will show if you have mastered the technique as far as you can in your realm." He spoke. "Regardless of whether or not you have mastered it, we will move on."
"Now, attack!" Tian Ren yelled.
Before half a second had passed, Guang Fu's sword was down and a line was flying. It hit Tian Ren and did not affect him at all, but the power was much greater than the first time.
"Well done. We will call that mastery." Tian Ren said.
"Next, another technique. This one should be the last move that you use. That is because it will sacrifice your sword." Tian Ren spoke.
After his words, Tian Ren grabbed a random sword from the rack and held it normally.
"I made this technique and called it the sword explosion drill. Simply put, you will quickly launch your sword in a rotating fashion. When it reaches the target, it will explode." Tian Ren explained.
As he did so, his hand that had been holding the sword at his side flung up and launched the sword straight into the air at a speed that Guang Fu could not follow.
After reaching 100 miles in the sky, the sword exploded in a condensed fashion.
"This will be a surprise attack. It should be fast enough to hit Yao Mun, but aim well." Tian Ren said. "Naturally, we will not be using the swords on the sword rack for practice. They are quite valuable and bring no benefit that a weaker sword cannot in practice."
As he spoke, a mountain of swords twenty feet high appeared from his spatial ring.
"When all of these swords are gone, we will move on to the next technique."
Chapter 297: Formless Sword - 297
Guang Fu walked up to the pile of swords and grabbed a random one. Just a few moments ago, he had finished receiving specific instructions on using the technique from Tian Ren.
Aiming at the sky, the sword began to twirl while floating above his hand. After a few seconds, it shot upwards.
The sword traveled a mile before exploding.
"We will practice using the technique for a while and speeding up your usage, before beginning to practice with moving targets." Tian Ren said.
Guang Fu nodded and grabbed another sword.
10 years passed quickly.
Halfway through the 10 years, Guang Fu broke into the 7th level of the nascent soul realm.
Guang Fu stood in the field while holding another sword from the pile. Despite his constant practice, the mountain of swords had only gone down about halfway.
Guang Fu held the sword up and pointed it at the sky. The sword quickly shot out of his hand while rotating. It went 5 miles before exploding in a condensed fashion.
"Good." Tian Ren said. "We will now practice with moving targets."
Another 10 years passed by.
Guang Fu stood in a field as 20 flying golems the size of Heavenborns weaved around. Guang Fu had three swords next to him.
Occasionally, a few of the targets would line up or bunch together. Guang Fu watched carefully for these moments as he picked up one of the three swords and aimed its point at the sky.
Time ticked by, and all of a sudden, Guang Fu moved fast enough to blur. Three swords were shot out and exploded almost simultaneously, destroying all twenty targets.
"Once again, well done." Tian Ren said. "The next move will be the hardest for you to comprehend. It has been named the formless sword."
Guang Fu listened attentively.
"This is not like most techniques. It will require you to attain a certain personality or feeling. You will train and hone that feeling until you can burst out with it. Only then will you touch a sword." Tian Ren explained.
"This is one of the reasons that this mountain was chosen as a training spot. It is peaceful, serene, and full of nature." Tian Ren said as he looked at the mountain peak.
"I will not lie or hide things from you. The war is taking a turn for the worse. Yao Mun has recently started an offensive campaign. Most of the talents have been killed by his hands. Now, there is even a flee on sight order. It may not help you in your training, but please, hurry up." Tian Ren spoke.
Guang Fu did not respond, but Tian Ren knew that he understood.
"There." Tian Ren said as he pointed up. "You will meditate on the mountain peak. You can cultivate while meditating, but focus on the outside world. You must become formless, a part of nature. You will know that you have succeeded when birds treat you as a resting point and grass begins to grow on you. This is as much as I can help you with this."
"I understand." Guang Fu said as he stood up and flew to the mountain peak.
Without wasting time, he began to follow Tian Ren's instruction. He meditated, and he attempted to become a part of the world itself.
What Tian Ren did not inform Guang Fu of was that only three Heavenborns had ever succeeded in achieving the formless state required to use the technique.
Even Tian Ren failed as he was held down by worries and desires concerning the Heavenborns.
Tian Ren had fueled Guang Fu's desire to help the people of the world, but it may have had a countering effect. Sadly, it was necessary.
Yet, despite his old age and wisdom, Tian Ren underestimated Guang Fu. He did not know just how much his words had affected him.
Knowing that, even in death, the mortal villagers he cared about would be protected, Guang Fu was ready to die. In fact, he expected it. The hope of defeating Yao Mun was slim to none. It would take a miracle.
After 50 years, Guang Fu stood up.
The birds perched on him and the grass covering his legs went away.
He jumped off silently and landed in front of the house.
"I am finished." He whispered.
The next second, Tian Ren was beside him. Tian Ren stayed silent and handed him a manual.
Guang Fu had already exceeded any expectations from before.
"You should understand this better than I." Tian Ren said as he walked back into the house.
Seeing Guang Fu show so much talent was making him emotional. He never thought he would see a day where another Heavenborn besides Yao Mun showed talent comparable to himself.
Guang Fu opened the book and memorized it in one go. He understood what needed to happen and how he needed to train himself.
20 years later, Tian Ren watched as Guang Fu's hand rested on the yellow sword strapped to his side.
Then, Guang Fu grabbed the sword and pulled it out in a swinging motion. As soon as the sword fully exited the sheath, the sword seemed to disappear. Of course, Tian Ren could see it, but any nascent soul realm cultivator couldn't. Even most soul formation cultivators couldn't.
The sword produced no wind or sound, and could not be seen. It was the ultimate surprise attack.
Yao Mun's strength was only in his offensive ability. He was above average in everything, but even if he was at the tenth level of the nascent soul realm, he would not have another aspect at the soul formation realm besides offense.
"Good." Tian Ren said once again. "This is the core of your fight against Yao Mun. Everything else will be additional."
Guang Fu nodded.
"Thank you." He said to Tian Ren.
"No. Thank you. You have allowed me to see hope once again." Tian Ren responded.
"We will work now on your detection techniques, followed by movement techniques, and finally creating your own sword style." Tian Ren added.
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