Sword from Songshan

Chapter 24: Great Sword Without Edge
"Uncle Lu, you are here!"

There is a branch of the Songshan Sect that specializes in forging. If a disciple's sword is damaged, or if they need to forge a new sword or other weapon, they can come here.

As one of the public welfare of Songshan School, it not only has exquisite craftsmanship but also has affordable prices.

A group of blacksmiths were busy, and when they saw Lu Nanxing come in, they hurriedly greeted him.

Although Lu Nanxing had no one to rely on in the sect, he was a second-generation disciple after all. He still had to show superficial respect to those outer disciples, preparatory disciples, or direct disciples of lower seniority.

Then, a middle-aged man with dark skin came forward.

"You are here to get the sword, right?"

"good."

Lu Nanxing nodded and glanced around.

"It's done."

"Okay, okay. I sharpened the blade and installed the hilt and guard yesterday. It just so happened that you came today. Please wait a moment, I will go get it for you."

"it is good."

Lu Nanxing nodded slightly and waited for a while.

After a moment, a dark-skinned man came over with a big sword that was five feet long and five inches wide in both hands.

He handed it to Lu Nanxing and scratched his head and said.

"But we don't have a scabbard this big. We'll make one here. You may have to wait a few days."

"No need."

Lu Nanxing waved his hand, took the sword, and his face was full of joy.

Under the guidance of Xiao Mu Ding, he developed Songshan Sword Technique 2.0. Practicing with a wooden sword was not long-term, so he came to the foundry a few days ago and asked them to make this big sword according to the size.

Compared to ordinary longswords, this big sword not only consumes more materials, but also requires higher forging skills. It cost Lu Nanxing more than twenty taels of silver!

Not only did he spend all his allowance for the past few months, but also most of his previous savings, which really hurt him.

This is still the internal price of the Songshan School. If it were the weapon shop at the foot of the mountain, it would cost at least thirty or forty taels of silver.

But when he saw this big sword at this time, Lu Nanxing suddenly felt that the twenty taels of silver were worth it!
"Good weight!"

Holding the sword in his hand, although he was mentally prepared, Lu Nanxing was still slightly surprised.

Made of fine steel, this sword weighs at least twenty kilograms!
You know, an ordinary long sword weighs only a few pounds, and even a two-handed sword weighs only about ten pounds.

According to the advanced version of Songshan swordsmanship, Lu Nanxing's greatsword is mostly used with one hand.

If Lu Nanxing had deep internal strength, this wouldn't be a big deal, but the key point is that he has no internal skills and no internal strength. It's too difficult for him to use this twenty-pound sword with one hand.

But it was precisely because of this that he wanted to forge this greatsword.

"Uncle Lu, this sword is not only big, but also quite heavy."

The dark-skinned man was so curious that he couldn't help but ask.

"What did you build it for?"

"Practice wrist strength."

Lu Nanxing used all his strength to raise the sword in one hand, smiled and said something, then turned around and left with the sword in his hand.

"Wrist strength training?"

Looking at Lu Nanxing walking out of the door, the dark-skinned man scratched his head in confusion.

Spend so much money to make such an impractical thing, just to train wrist strength?
In his opinion, wouldn't a stone lock costing a dozen cents be more cost-effective?

Furthermore, as long as you work hard to cultivate your inner strength, you will naturally have tremendous strength. Why do you need to train your wrist strength specifically?

He really couldn't understand it, but it wasn't something he should care about, so he simply stopped thinking about it and continued to forge iron.

"let's start!"

After returning to his residence, Lu Nanxing could no longer hold back and immediately started practicing with the sword.

Bang~!

However, it was too heavy. He barely managed to perform a "get straight to the point" move before his wrist gave way and the tip of the sword hit the ground heavily.

Lu Nanxing was just over sixteen years old at this time. As he had been practicing martial arts, his physique was even stronger than that of an ordinary middle-aged man.

Especially when practicing the eagle claw grappling technique, although it mainly exercises finger strength, it also slightly improves wrist strength.

If not for this, he would find it difficult to hold the sword with one hand, let alone practice sword moves.

It is really difficult to use this sword weighing more than 20 kilograms without the help of internal force.

However, when practicing just now, Lu Nanxing could feel that the poison moved with the strength and finally gathered in his wrist.

As long as Lu Nanxing is willing, he can also attach it to the sword peak!

This is not the point. The point is that when the toxins gather in the wrist, they can stimulate and rapidly increase wrist strength!
He had practiced Eagle Claw grappling technique on and off for two years before, and now he had reached the finger strength of a martial arts candidate of twenty years, precisely because of the stimulating and strengthening effect of the toxin.

The same principle applies to wrist strength.

"interesting."

Songshan swordsmanship is a skill-based, not a strength-based martial art. However, because Lu Nanxing has no internal strength and cannot use the heavy sword freely, this effect occurs instead. It is really unexpected.

"continue!"

This also encouraged Lu Nanxing, he took a deep breath and continued practicing.

The heavy sword is so heavy that you can only use one complete move at a time.

After practicing a few moves, my wrists started to ache and I had to stop and rest for a while.

Even so, Lu Nanxing still gritted his teeth and persisted.

Although it was hard, under the effect of the toxin, not only did his moves become more proficient, but his wrist strength also increased rapidly!
By the next day, Lu Nanxing was able to practice one more move before resting.

On the third day, Lu Nanxing could already practice two moves at once!
……

Time flies so fast that before I knew it, more than two months have passed.

Bang~!

With a heavy muffled sound, in Lu Nanxing's courtyard, the big sword chopped down like a mountain collapsing and the sea roaring, and the wooden stakes as thick as a bowl exploded instantly!
It is not difficult to cut a wooden stake with a sword, as long as the sword is sharp enough. But looking at the wooden stake at this moment, it is clear that it was blown up by a huge force!
"A heavy sword has no edge, and great skill has no effort."

Looking at the debris and wood chips on the ground, Lu Nanxing nodded slightly.

After two months of practice, his wrist strength has increased day by day due to the strengthening of the toxin, and now he can use the sword freely.

At the same time, looking at the big sword, after two months of sharpening, it has long lost its fresh edge.

This sword is too heavy, so the blade is very easy to bend. Since it is just for sword practice, Lu Nanxing was too lazy to polish it repeatedly. Over time, it became as smooth as it is now.

Although it has become a blunt sword, due to its own weight and combined with the powerful moves of Songshan swordsmanship, it is extremely powerful!
This can be seen from the fate of this wooden stake.

Lu Nanxing smiled and couldn't help but think of the sword demon Dugu Qiubai's heavy black iron sword.

It is also edgeless and indestructible! Isn't it the same principle?

Of course, compared to the black iron heavy sword, although Lu Nanxing's sword is large, it is several times lighter when made of iron.

In addition, he himself did not have deep internal strength, so the power was several times weaker.

"Also."

However, judging from the current results alone, this greatsword version of Songshan swordsmanship is several times stronger than before!
Lu Nanxing estimated that with this broadsword version of Songshan swordsmanship, he could already rank among the top second-rate masters in the martial arts world.

Looking at the Songshan Sect, let alone those mediocre second-generation disciples, even the first-generation uncles and uncles, except for Zuo Lengchan and the Thirteen Guardians, should be no less capable than him!
If we add the Blood Clotting Claw, I'm afraid we'll still have a 70% chance of winning!
"Great!"

Thinking of this, Lu Nanxing became excited.

If one can reach this level by relying on external skills alone, what will happen if one also practices internal skills in the future?

"Internal strength."

When talking about internal energy, Lu Nanxing pondered for a moment.

He has joined the Songshan School for half a year, but no one has taught him martial arts, let alone internal strength.

If he wants to cultivate internal strength, it seems he has to find a way himself.

(End of this chapter)