Who taught him to practice swordsmanship like this?

Su Baichen first honestly performed the "Changchun Yangzhen Sword" technique that he was most familiar with.

He used this sword to attain enlightenment, and when he wielded it, it was naturally imbued with Daoist essence, giving it a sense of perfect harmony.

Upon seeing this, the Sword Maiden Guanlan nodded in approval. Although he was only at the level of a True Sword cultivator, the fact that he had mastered the basic sword techniques to such a level was enough to prove that Su Baichen's foundation in swordsmanship was extremely solid.

She simply couldn't understand how such a prodigy could be let go by Wufeng Sword Elder and Qingfeng Han.

"Is there anything else?"

She asked another question.

Upon hearing this, Su Baichen immediately changed his sword technique again, switching to the "Mysterious Yin Sword Art" that he had begun to create three years ago.

The moment this sword technique was displayed, Guanlan Sword Lady showed a look of surprise.

Because she saw that this sword technique had a strong connection with the Xuan Yin Qi Technique, a true inheritance of the Yin Sect.

Both follow the same path of generating yang from yin, but this one has even more profound mysteries of yin-yang harmony, and in terms of its conception, it is even slightly superior to the Xuan Yin Qi Jue.

However, it also has significant flaws.

First of all, the level and realm are too low. Although there are lofty ideas, in practice, the level is only at most the Foundation Establishment or Qi Refining stage.

Guanlan Sword Lady said tactfully, "This sword technique doesn't seem to be perfect yet."

Su Baichen immediately nodded and said, "Yes, I'm still trying to improve this sword technique. However, as my cultivation level increases, some new ideas will inevitably emerge, making it look somewhat incongruous."

Upon hearing this, the Sword Maiden of Guanlan couldn't help but show a look of astonishment: "You used your own Qi Refining Realm insights to apply to your swordsmanship?!"

Su Baichen smiled shyly.

Guanlan Jian'ao remained silent for a long time before finally asking, "Is there anything else?"

Su Baichen quickly replied, "There are more, but they're just my game creations..."

Guanlan Sword Maiden said, "Just show me how it's done."

Upon hearing this, Su Baichen didn't delay any longer. His sword technique reverted to the Nourishing Truth Sword, and then, based on this, he selected many agile moves and recombined them into an extremely light and versatile sword technique.

His sword moves were actually quite simple and not very complex, but they were full of illusions, making it difficult for people to distinguish between what was real and what was illusory.

Qing Mozi stood by his side the whole time, clearly hoping to see if he could get some pointers.

But when he looked at Su Baichen's sword moves, he felt a sense of brilliance and chaos, and after a moment his head felt heavy and dizzy.

He dared not look any longer and could only silently retreat back to his room... Perhaps this is the greatest tragedy of life: neither Su Baichen nor Guanlan Jian'ao hid anything from him, yet he neither understood nor could bear to look...

The Sword Maiden of Guanlan revealed a satisfied expression this time: "The name of this sword technique is quite interesting."

Su Baichen was surprised. He said, "I call it 'Mysterious Yin Thousand Illusions,' but it's not finished yet. It's just a transformation that I'm using in the fourth stage of the Eight Transformations of Illusory Yin, which is both real and illusory. When I reach the third stage, which transforms the illusory into the real, it will have other profound mysteries."

Upon hearing this, Guanlan Sword Lady shook her head: "I'm not saying that you used anything in it, but rather that this sword technique actually contains some seeds of sword intent."

"Unlike the previous two sword techniques, which are inanimate objects, you can comprehend the essence of swordsmanship by carefully studying it."

Su Baichen was astonished: "Sword intent? That's... what exactly does that mean?"

He actually had many interpretations of sword intent in his mind, but upon closer examination, they were nothing more than hearsay from his previous life, so how could they be considered valid?

So he earnestly asked for advice.

"The so-called sword intent is the pure and ultimate will that a swordsman generates when performing a sword technique."

"This will is not enhanced by the will of the swordsman himself, but rather arises from the resonance between the sword techniques, actions, and the surrounding environment."

"Or rather, the essence of everything exists inherently in this world. And the so-called sword intent is what a swordsman uses through resonance to retain a portion of that intent within their own sword."

"The excellence of a swordsmanship does not lie in how ingenious its techniques are or how much power it can wield; those are minor matters. The truly excellent swordsmanship lies in its ability to help the swordsman achieve resonance with the sword's intent."

"Do you understand now?"

Su Baichen was greatly impressed, feeling that his horizons had been broadened.

So this is what sword intent is like?

But perhaps this is the true way of the sword. Under this understanding, the sword intent becomes the medium for comprehending the true meaning of heaven and earth, which is the "Dao".

Su Baichen bowed respectfully to Guanlan Sword Granny. He thought what she said made a lot of sense and touched him deeply, so he gladly bowed.

At the same time, he sighed, "After hearing what Uncle Guanlan said, I feel that the swordsmanship I did before was utterly worthless and full of craftsmanship."

The Sword Maiden Guanlan praised her highly: "Wonderful! You grasped it immediately. You truly are a promising talent in swordsmanship."

"Actually, your last technique, 'Mysterious Yin Thousand Illusions,' was quite good; it already had the rudiments of sword intent."

Su Baichen exclaimed in surprise, "But that was just something I created as a game!"

Guanlan Sword Lady was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Often, it is these kinds of works of art, which are free from any utilitarian purpose, that resonate more with the intent of the sword."

Su Baichen was inspired once again.

He recalled that when he was pondering the "Mysterious Yin Thousand Illusions", he did have a kind of wicked sense of humor. He thought to himself: If Master knew that he had incorporated the Eight Transformations of Illusionary Yin into his sword technique, I wonder how interesting his expression would be.

Looking back now, this quirky sense of humor might have been the stroke of genius in this sword technique.

Su Baichen's eyes grew brighter and brighter; he had already figured something out.

He picked up the sword to practice again, but suddenly remembered something and put the long sword away. Instead, he took out the wooden sword that Feng Linzi had given him when he was eight years old from his treasure bag.

He casually brandished the wooden sword, his moves no longer following any set pattern; it looked chaotic and like he was just randomly fiddling with it.

But ironically, this haphazard handling made the sword technique increasingly interesting.

Yes, it's interesting.

It contains no intention to kill, and makes people not perceive any danger whatsoever.

But its sword light is so intense that seemingly random movements often unleash a series of wondrous changes.

Some are caused by illusions, while others are simply bizarre and imaginative tricks.

Su Baichen, wielding a sword, looked like a child playing with a toy, appearing mischievous at first glance.

Guanlan Jian's lips twitched suddenly, then she slapped her forehead, revealing an extremely distressed expression.

Good heavens, what did she see?

She actually saw Su Baichen create a sword technique with sword intent right in front of her.

But the question is, what kind of sword intent is this?!

"The Sword Intent of a Mischievous Child"? "The Sword Intent of Playfulness"? Or "The Sword Intent of Mischief"?

Either is fine, but they all have one thing in common: they're not serious!

This isn't proper sword intent at all...

Her pain lies in the fact that before, when people asked, "Who taught him swordsmanship?" the answer was Qing Fenghan, but now that answer might be hers...