The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 1 Huashan Sword Skills
Mount Hua, the Western Peak, is handsome and tall, with endless scenery, all of which are due to its strangeness and danger.

The rising sun shines upon the whole world.

On the east side of Mount Huashan, on a large rock protruding from the cliff, a small figure was sitting cross-legged.

He was only seven or eight years old, wearing a green suit, with a simple ponytail, holding a short sword in his arms, and closing his eyes to rest.

The sunlight shone on his tender little face, and a layer of fine hair that had not yet faded was faintly visible.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes and jumped up from the ground. The dagger in his hand was unsheathed. With agile movements and flashing sword light, he performed the Thirteen Huashan Moves one by one.

White clouds emerge from the mountains, a phoenix comes, the celestial being hangs upside down, a white rainbow pierces the sun, tall pines welcome guests, golden geese fly across the sky, endless fallen leaves, green mountains are hidden in the distance, ancient cypresses stand tall, bells and drums ring, Xiao Shi rides a dragon, a cool breeze brings coolness, and poetry and swords meet friends.

Huashan swordsmanship combines the strange and the beautiful. The moves are extremely beautiful, and sometimes there are dangerous peaks. What it pursues is a combination of the strange and the normal, and victory in danger.

But in the hands of this boy, every move was well-organized and contained a lot of meaning, steady and powerful, without any danger or strangeness.

The huge rock where he was standing was only about ten feet in diameter, sticking out from the cliff. Even if it was only seven or eight meters above the ground, he would be half killed if he fell down.

But the boy was not afraid at all. His eyes were always fixed on the tip of the sword, and he moved steadily within the range of three meters. Occasionally, he would take a step high, turn around, and still reveal a steadiness beyond his age.

He practiced the thirteen sword moves over and over again. Every move was steady, powerful, regular and orderly.

Xu Xingchen was sent to Huashan by his seriously injured father when he was three years old. He became a disciple of Yue Buqun and has been practicing Huashan swordsmanship for five years.

He practiced sword for five years. Although due to his young age, his sword skills were not very powerful and his reputation was not spread, but in terms of his proficiency in the Thirteen Swords of Huashan, he was definitely not inferior to the other brothers in the sect.

After practicing for half an hour, the sun had risen high in the sky.

Xu Xingchen then sheathed his sword and stood still, letting the breeze from the mountain play with the strands of hair on his temples. He calmed his slightly panting breathing and thought about some problems that had arisen during his sword practice just now.

After a moment, he opened his eyes and muttered to himself, "I still have a long way to go to be able to restrain the strange and dangerous artistic conception of Huashan swordsmanship into a stable state without showing any signs of it!"

As a man of great knowledge, he was the second generation, but this was the first time he actually applied some of his ideas to sword practice.

Five years of sword training was enough for him to master the Huashan sword technique to perfection; but if he wanted to improve further, he would have to rely on hard work and improve slowly.

According to Master Yue Buqun, "Don't worry, once you improve your internal strength, your sword skills will naturally become more powerful."

In the opinion of Master Yue Buqun, practicing swordsmanship is mostly about techniques, and proficiency is enough. The most important thing is the improvement of internal strength, which is the decisive factor in determining whether the swordsmanship is powerful or not.

Xu Xingchen knew that his master was still brooding over the dispute between Qi and sword. He was young and could not explain why he knew about the past of Huashan Sect, so he naturally did not try to persuade him.

In fact, he did not agree with his master's prejudice against the Sword Sect's use of sword to control Qi, and of course, he also did not agree with the Sword Sect's prejudice against the Qi Sect's use of Qi to control the sword.

He always thought that the origin of the Huashan Sect's Qi and Sword dispute was a bit inexplicable. It was just because Yue and Cai secretly learned the "Sunflower Manual" that such a ridiculous dispute like a psychopath was extended. It was really unbelievable.

Since they care so much about the difference between qi and sword, why don't they care about the difference between "cutting and not cutting"? !
Thinking about the fact that the entire story of "Swordsman" revolves around a martial arts secret book called "Sunflower Manual", he felt the strong malice in the old man's mind when he wrote this book.

Now, he came to the world in this book, and was sent to Mount Hua by his father in this life before his death, asking Master Yue to accept him as a disciple. He knew that he had entered the game and could not escape.

In order to protect his hard-earned life in the countless treacherous and dangerous disputes in the future, he made up his mind from the beginning of his martial arts training to become famous and not lose face as a time traveler.

Xu Xingchen half listened and half ignored what his master said. He naturally kept in mind the matter of diligently cultivating his internal strength, but he also could not slack off in improving his swordsmanship.

You need to grasp both sword skills and internal strength with both hands, and both hands must be strong!
After five years, Xu Xingchen felt that he had a solid foundation in both Huashan Mental Method and Huashan Swordsmanship, so he began to carry out the next step of his training plan.

This plan is divided into two parts. The first is to converge the strange and dangerous artistic conception of Huashan swordsmanship and to practice swordsmanship in a stable and regular manner.

The conception of the swordsmanship principle comes from a sentence: Let the prosperous return to the ordinary; let the high become low.

When the strange and dangerous artistic conception of Huashan swordsmanship is difficult to reach new heights in a short period of time, let it settle down, continue to settle, and consolidate the foundation.

As for whether this method of training is useful, let’s wait and see after practicing for a while!
The second practice plan is to increase the speed of practicing Huashan Heart Method.

The Huashan Heart Method originates from the orthodox Taoism. The internal strength cultivated from it is balanced, moderate and peaceful, without the danger of going astray. The only shortcoming is its slow growth. Although it is said that the more time is spent on it, the more accumulated it becomes, but its “slow” nature is “slow” and this is irrefutable.

For those who practice Huashan Heart Method, those with good talent need 70 to 80 years to reach the level of first-rate masters; those with extraordinary talent need 30 to 40 years; as for those with mediocre talent, even if they practice for a lifetime, they can only be in the second or third rate realm. Huashan Heart Method, as a foundation-building method for the initial stage of martial arts training, is understandable, but when Xu Xingchen thought that he could only practice this internal power method for his entire life, he could not accept it.

The Zixia magic skill is something that only the head of the Huashan sect can learn, and one also needs to practice the Huashan mental method to a certain level before being able to switch to it.

Xu Xingchen was only Yue Buqun's ninth disciple. Even after a series of events that happened later, he had no desire for the Zixia magic skill.

If he wants to increase the speed of cultivating his internal strength, he can only work hard on the Huashan Mental Method.

I have read a lot of things in my previous life, but in the many stories written by the old man, the cultivation system should be consistent.

Whether it is "the magical power of Lingbo Weibu increasing by one point after walking around a circle", or "the transformation after practicing both static and dynamic cultivation, both inside and outside, in the Yi Jin Jing (The Changes in the Bones and Muscles) chapter, or the Yi Jin Jing, Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, Dragon Elephant Prajnaparamita Merit and other external magic skills that cultivate deep internal strength from the outside to the inside, they all prove one thing, that is, the growth of internal strength can be achieved not only by practicing static exercises, but also by dynamic exercises.

For Xu Xingchen today, the magical skills and secret books mentioned above are things that can only be obtained by chance, so don't dream about them!

Huashan Heart Method and Huashan Sword Method, one set for internal cultivation and the other for external training, are inextricably linked to each other. Xu Xingchen placed his hopes on these two.

He firmly believed in one thing: if others could create it, why couldn't he?
When it comes to the ability to learn knowledge and integrate it, Xu Xingchen is no inferior to anyone else, whether in his past life or in this life.

He leaped forward, and as he fell, he stepped on the protruding part of the cliff and landed safely on the ground.

When I returned to the courtyard where I lived, the servants had already brought me breakfast.

He went back to the house to change his clothes before coming out to eat his meal.

After resting for an hour, feeling that the food in my stomach was almost digested, I went to the practice room.

Light a stick of sandalwood in the incense burner, sit cross-legged on the cushion on the floor, calm your thoughts, and think quietly.

Practicing sword on the cliff rocks in the morning is a way to stay calm and focused in the face of danger, so as to enhance the stability of one's mind and sword skills.

But if you want to integrate the sword techniques and mental skills, you need to do it in a quiet environment.

In the incense burner on the table, sandalwood was burning quietly. A green line rose straight up three feet high before spreading and becoming thicker.

Gradually, the fragrance spread in the quiet room, making Xu Xingchen's mind more calm and peaceful.
Whether it is Huashan Sword Technique or Huashan Mental Technique, the ideas behind the two cycles have been completely different from the very beginning.

The Huashan Heart Method uses the circulation of meridians as its main route and is specifically used to refine the essence of the whole body and condense internal strength.

Huashan swordsmanship, on the other hand, relies more on internal force to stimulate various acupoints, allowing the body to burst out with greater strength and greater speed for use in combat.

If there is any common connection between the two, it is only the power of "internal force"; whether it is Huashan Mental Method or Huashan Sword Method, this power is needed to perform.

Xu Xingchen's thoughts were running through his mind, constantly looking for the similarities and differences between the two. Whenever he made some progress, he would stand up and try it. When he encountered difficulties, he would write them down on the paper on the desk.

At the age of eight, Xu Xingchen could already write calligraphy in a decent style. His speed in reading and writing, as well as his progress in practicing qi and sword skills, amazed all his fellow brothers on the mountain. Even his master Yue Buqun was surprised many times and said bluntly: Xu Xingchen's talent in sword skills is not inferior to that of his eldest disciple Linghu Chong.

It is said that there is a child prodigy in the world, who is naturally intelligent, can recognize a thousand words at the age of three, recite Tang poems at the age of five, read the Four Books and Five Classics at the age of seven, and is proficient in poetry and songs at the age of eight.
They didn't believe it at first, but after meeting Xu Xingchen, they had to believe it.

Because he was too "precocious", he was assigned a courtyard by his master to live alone. Apart from some chores such as eating, washing clothes and cleaning, he didn't need anyone to take care of him.

Huashan used to be glorious and splendid, with thousands of disciples. Now, there are less than a hundred people on Huashan, including the master and his wife, nine disciples, and servants. Therefore, there are many empty houses on the mountain.

Xu Xingchen chose a remote place near a cliff so that he could practice without being disturbed.

However, every now and then, they still had to go to the master's residence to ask for advice and accept tests; every ten days, they had to compete with their brothers to increase their combat experience.
Let’s get back to the quiet room.

Xu Xingchen was thinking, trying, recording and revising at the same time. He was busy for the whole morning but failed to complete a single action.

However, Xu Xingchen was not in a hurry. This kind of thing could not be accomplished overnight. He needed to be patient and search slowly, just like when he did experiments in the laboratory in his previous life. Thousands of different attempts might not necessarily lead to the right result.

But when you succeed on a certain day, at a certain moment, at a certain instant, the feeling of joy after all the hard work cannot be described in words.

　Collection, attention, thank you

　　
　
(End of this chapter)