The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 259 The Shock of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan
The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan have been in the martial arts world for many years and are not the kind of people who stick to conventions.

The second brother, Zhu Cong, had a unique skill of using nothing but his bare hands, which made him famous many times in the martial arts world and earned him the title of "the scholar with the magic hands".

But Xu Xingchen saved their fifth brother's life, so he cannot act recklessly and must give him due respect.

Therefore, after hearing about Han Xiaoying's discovery, the boss Ke Zhenwu said: "We must ask Master Xu about this matter."

Fortunately, Xu Xingchen returned from his trip the next day.

At the bonfire dinner, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan mentioned the old cave to him. While chewing beef, Xu Xingchen said disapprovingly: "Those are just my games. If you can appreciate them and are willing to watch them, I naturally don't mind."

Although the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan got the answer, they still felt a little uncomfortable.

Your casual game made our Seventh Sister think about it from last night to tonight, and she was excited all day.
Doesn't this prove that your martial arts skills are better than the seven of us?
After Han Xiaoying confirmed that the words on the stone wall were indeed written by Xu Xingchen, she was shocked and happy. At the same time, she was secretly shocked by Xu Xingchen's swordsmanship.

Her six brothers had only heard about her description of the discovery of the stone wall from others. They had never actually seen the words on the stone wall, nor had they ever understood the sword intent contained in those words. Therefore, no matter how surprised they were, they did not have too much direct feeling or shock.

Only she, who had been deeply shocked by the sword intent of the words on the stone wall, would feel more and more how unfathomable and amazing this young man in front of her who was laughing and becoming more and more unruly was.

Xu Xingchen came back this time just to report that he was safe, and disappeared again early the next morning.

Led by Han Xiaoying, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan came to the old cave.

Even Zhang Asheng was carried here on the back of the fourth brother, Nan Xiren.

As soon as he entered, the boss Ke Zhenwu twitched his nose and said in surprise: "This stench is the smell of the filth discharged from the body when it was reborn."

The second brother, Zhu Cong, sniffed carefully and nodded, "Yes, it is this familiar stench. If it weren't for your extremely sensitive nose, I wouldn't be able to tell it apart for a while."

Han Baoju was surprised and asked, "So, Master Xu had a transformation here? And then, he couldn't stand the stench and gave up this cave?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, he was reborn in a place like this, it shows that he had accumulated enough experience before."

"Considering Master Xu's age, this should be his first breakthrough."

"From my perspective, he should be only two or three years older than my seventh sister. If this isn't his first breakthrough, could it be his second? Hahahaha."

"That's true. For those of us who practice martial arts, we lay a solid foundation since childhood, constantly accumulate internal strength, and nourish the five elements. Usually, we will have our first breakthrough when we are around 20 years old. Although Master Xu has outstanding swordsmanship, there is no room for tricks in breaking through the realm. We must accumulate and nourish step by step."

"I have heard that there are some natural treasures in this world that can help us martial artists accumulate internal strength and nourish the five energies more quickly. I don't know if it's true or not?!"

"That kind of treasure is hard to come by. It may not appear once in a hundred years. Let's forget about it."

"Among the seven of us, the fifth brother has delayed his breakthrough because of his practice of Iron Shirt Qigong. The sixth and seventh sisters are still young and need a few more years of accumulation. When the three of them all break through, the seven of us will join forces and we can go anywhere in the world."

"In fact, it's all thanks to Lao Wu's training in Iron Shirt. Otherwise, the Black Wind Devils could have ripped Lao Wu's stomach and guts out with one claw."

"Fifth brother is lucky that Master Xu arrived in time when he was in danger. Otherwise, hey, brothers, why are you all silent? What are you looking at? This... This is..."

The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan were chatting and laughing, but when their eyes fell on the words on the broken stone wall, they closed their mouths one by one, and their eyes became dull, surprised, and shocked.

If you want to carve a poem on a stone wall with swordsmanship, you need a sharp sword.
However, if one wants every stroke and every line of the poem to be filled with sword intent that ordinary people can perceive, one needs to have extremely strong spiritual power and break through a certain limit before one can do so.

The seven of them had been in the underworld for many years, but they had only heard of such rumors and had never seen it with their own eyes.

Because, according to rumors in the martial arts world, only great masters who have broken through the realm three times can turn their spiritual power into reality, and thus retain their power in certain things and make it last for a long time.

Martial artists like them who have achieved breakthroughs once or twice can at best use their mental strength to change the attributes of their internal strength, thereby launching long-range attacks such as the "Splitting Air Palm".

Any more is wishful thinking.
Now, they finally saw with their own eyes the magical scene that had been rumored, and the shock they felt in their hearts was unprecedented and incomparable.

Before they knew it, all seven of them were immersed in the various sword ideas on the stone wall. Even though six of them had never practiced swordsmanship, it did not prevent them from getting some inspiration in martial arts.

The expressions on their faces were the same as when Han Xiaoying came for the first time. When they saw something wonderful, they couldn't help but gesture with their hands; when they saw something incomplete, they beat their chests in frustration; when they realized something, they couldn't help but laugh out loud; when they encountered difficult things, they frowned and thought hard.

Although Ke Zhen'e, the flying bat, cannot see the words with his eyes, he can touch them with his hands and feel them with his heart. Moreover, since he has the highest martial arts skills among the seven people, he can understand the most.

When the sun sets and night falls, and the words can no longer be seen in the cave, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan finally wake up and come to their senses. "Let's go, let's go back first, and then discuss what happened here."

Ke Zhen'e stopped everyone who wanted to talk, and they walked out of the cave one after another. Then, just like what Han Xiaoying did the first time, they moved the stones on the ground tacitly and blocked the cave entrance tightly.

Quan Jinfa was still worried, so he cut some branches and vines from nearby and covered the entrance of the cave.

They were silent all the way, and only after returning to their cave did they begin to express their excitement and disbelief.

"It's incredible. I actually realized the similarities between those sword techniques and spear techniques from their artistic conception."

"My Golden Dragon Whip Technique can be improved by incorporating some of the sword techniques into it."

"Each line of text on that stone wall has a different sword technique concept, which can be said to be all-encompassing. Although the weapons we practice are different, we can all benefit from it."

"Haha, brothers, if you just watch for a few more days, my swordsmanship will be able to break through the current bottleneck. By then, the time for the breakthrough will definitely be much earlier."

"Seventh sister, I feel the same as you do. A breakthrough is just around the corner."

Ke Zhenwu and Zhu Cong listened to the discussion of the others without saying a word. When their voices gradually died down, they slowly said, "Not only did you gain a lot, but the second brother and I also gained a lot."

"In this case, have you ever thought about how outstanding and shocking the martial arts of Master Xu, who carved those words, must be?"

The third child, Han Baoju, patted his bulging belly and said loudly: "How could we not have thought about it? On the way back, I kept thinking about this question."

"Boss, do you think that Master Xu completed his third breakthrough in that cave, and then in his ecstasy, he wrote the poem "Xia Ke Xing" on the stone wall?"

Quan Jinfa clapped his hands and agreed, "Hey, what Third Brother said does make sense. It can't be that Master Xu wrote it down before he broke through, hahahaha."

Nan Xiren frowned and said, "But, he is so young, how could he become a great master who has broken through three realms?"

Han Xiaoying reminded them, "Have you forgotten that we were discussing the rare treasures before? Perhaps Master Xu has eaten that kind of stuff before?!"

Zhu Cong coughed, interrupting the quarrel, and said in a deep voice: "Boss, what you mean is that since Master Xu has such powerful martial arts, why did he still humble himself to us when he accepted Guo Jing as his disciple?"

Zhang Asheng sat aside and said with a weak smile: "Didn't Master Xu say that he admires the friendship between the seven of us brothers? Apart from this, I can't think of anything else about us that is worth his plotting against."

After hearing this, Ke Zhenwu and Zhu Cong's faces were moved, and they thought: "Fifth brother, what you said is not without reason. Is it really because of us..."

This discussion ended in vain.

In the following days, except for the two or three people who stayed behind to train little Guo Jing in martial arts, the rest of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan went to the cave where Xu Xingchen used to live, to continue to look at the words on the stone walls, and to continue to comprehend the sword intent contained therein.

The owner of the cave has already spoken, and the seven of them are not fools, so how could they miss this rare opportunity to improve their martial arts? !
Although the handwriting is the sword technique, the sword intent contained in it is the most precious thing.

Moreover, as time passed, the sword intent in those words slowly dissipated and became weaker and weaker.

The seven people had to seize the time and watch, comprehend, and practice day and night.
Don't dare to relax for a moment!

A month later, the sword intent completely dissipated.

The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan could not help but sigh, their hearts filled with regret, thinking to themselves: "If this wall had not been destroyed, if we could have read the entire text of The Knight-errant, I wonder how much more we would have understood."

However, they are all contented people. Even if they have regrets in their hearts, they only complain a few words occasionally when they are chatting with a few people.

No one would be so confused as to complain to Xu Xingchen.
The sword intent dissipated, and they shifted their attention to the handwriting that resembled the sword technique, and also gained a lot.

Until one day, Xu Xingchen came back from outside again, and Zhu Cong and Ke Zhen'e said to him respectfully: "Mr. Xu, after reading the writings you left behind, the seven of us brothers have gained a lot."

"Now, our sixth brother and seventh sister have begun to retreat and prepare for the breakthrough."

"Please stay for a few more days this time, Master Xu, until the two of them have completed their transformation, so that the seven brothers can express their gratitude."

(End of this chapter)