Tokyo Swordmaster Online Dealer

"I want to see you awaken your swordsmanship with my own eyes!"

Chapter 249 The Man in the Mirror

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

"I can guarantee that even if you, an old rogue, had a son, you would still pamper him like this. I have never seen the great swordsman of the Shinkage-ryu look so kind and benevolent."

"I was wondering why you are so confident in facing Ah Jian. It seems that this last disciple of yours is your lifeblood. You are willing to sacrifice your dignity to ask me for the Sword Heart Seed, just to give it to him."

"That's not a waste of my treasure."

Teppei Yagyu is not someone who cannot afford to lose. Moreover, although he and Hidekawa Kamiizumi seem to be at odds with each other, they are actually bad friends. They had fought together and even chopped people to death. Although he lost the bet, he still showed his sarcastic attitude.

Kamiizumi Hidekawa rolled his eyes.

"Don't talk nonsense, you lost. Remember what you promised me, you have to lend me the Moon Manuscript of Yagyu Shinkage-ryu for a while!"

Yagyu Teppei waved his hand impatiently.

"Here, here, this is for that kid too?"

".Sure, Xiuchuan, the day of the imperial examination is approaching. The imperial examination will determine the qualification to ascend to the Dragon Bird martial arts performance. Are you..."

Kamiizumi Hidekawa nodded proudly.

"That's right. I plan to let Qing go to the Imperial Trial this year. It's not that I'm arrogant, but in my eyes, no swordsman of his generation can definitely beat him."

"Neither can your boastful little son."

"You know my criteria for selecting disciples. The first thing I look at is talent."

"Effort is not worth mentioning in my eyes, because it is the basic skill!"

"A mediocre person can work hard, but a genius can't? But the gap in talent is absolutely impossible to make up!"

"Do you know how long Qing has been learning sword from me? Less than a year!"

"He learned the swordless take in just three days. He has already learned all the secrets of the New Kage Style. One month from now, he will be able to defeat the enemy with the swordless take and take you down as the chief! Can your little son do it?"

Yagyu Teppei's eyebrows twitched violently, and he looked at Kamiizumi Hidekawa in astonishment. Seeing that he didn't look like he was joking, he could only shake his head dejectedly.

"Lian is the one I taught her swordsmanship since she was a child. If we compare them, you, my apprentice, will win."

"Humph, it seems that Lian's future kendo career will not be lonely. He has been complaining to me that he doesn't have a decent opponent."

Kamiizumi Hidekawa rolled his eyes again, snorted, ended the small talk, and spoke seriously to Uesugi Kiyoshi.

"Qing, I know you have some extraordinary abilities, but you probably haven't awakened your swordsmanship yet."

"This Kenshin Seed is a treasure of the miser Teppei. It is the best quality Kenshin Seed currently in existence in Japan. This is the best I can give you."

"I left in a hurry, so I didn't tell you something. I'll tell you now. To awaken our swordsmanship, we swordsmen need the help of the swordsmanship seed."

"The function of the Sword Heart Seed is to allow the swordsman to [look directly at his true heart]. The better the quality of the Sword Heart Seed, the more it can allow the swordsman to see his true self."

"The extraordinary abilities of extraordinary people all come from their spirits. The same is true for swordsmen. The swordsman's Qi is also a kind of extraordinary power condensed from the burst of spiritual power combined with the energy in the body's cells."

"To awaken the swordsman's heart and the [Chi] in his body, the swordsman needs to have a deep understanding of himself on the spiritual level, strengthen his beliefs, and cut off all distracting thoughts and demons in his heart."

"This sword heart seed is a tool for you to face yourself."

"If someone has strong spiritual power, the Sword Heart Seed can even evoke memories of their past lives. With a double burst of spiritual power, the power after awakening will be even stronger."

"This process will be dangerous, so I sent Murasame back. You take the sword. The sword has the effect of calming the soul, destroying demons, slaying ghosts, and calming the mind. It can make your awakening process smoother."

"Find a spacious place and let A-Lin and A-Jian protect you. You should get ready now. There is no time to lose."

"Ajian, you brought the whetstone, right?"

Yagyu Ken nodded hurriedly and looked at Uesugi Kiyoshi.

Uesugi Kiyoshi pondered for a moment, then stood up and walked towards the backyard. The backyard of the gym was very spacious, so awakening a swordsman would probably not be a world-shattering event.

"Shingo, help me watch the front. If Liu comes, give him this bunch of snow. Ah Lin, accompany me to the backyard."

After giving a few instructions and explaining some things, a few minutes later, in the Japanese courtyard at the back of the dojo, Uesugi Kiyoshi sat cross-legged with his hands folded and palms facing the sky, regardless of the dew on the bluestone floor.

He held the sword heart seed carefully in his hand.

Murasame was placed in front of him within arm's reach.

In front of Murasame, there was a black stone that was neither gold nor jade.

As a tool man, Yagyu Ken was holding the phone diligently and adjusting it to a suitable position so that the two swordsmen over there could see Uesugi Kiyoshi's whole body.

"Qing, that is the sword-testing stone. After a swordsman awakens, he will strike out a sword with enlightenment. That sword is an outburst of faith. Its power determines your potential in the way of the sword."

"The sword-testing stone is three feet high, and swords and knives cannot penetrate it. Only the sword of enlightenment at the time of the swordsman's awakening can cut into it. The deeper the sword can cut, the stronger the enlightenment will be, and the stronger the ability to control qi will be, and the further one can go on the path of extraordinary swordsmanship."

"Don't be nervous. Qing."

"I'm always good at judging people. You're better than a third-rate swordsman like me."

"You may be able to reach the heights that I cannot reach."

"I'm old now. Some things depend on you!"

Kamiizumi Hidekawa finished his speech with a complex expression and full of emotion.

Uesugi Kiyoshi stared at his master's face, which was no longer young, pursed his lips, and nodded heavily.

He also wanted to know what this sword heart seed would bring him.

What he cares about most is "being able to have the Sword Heart Seed evoke memories of past lives."

He used to think that he remembered his past life very clearly, but after going through so many things, he was no longer sure.

Is the poor boy on Earth who relied on hard work to make his way back on earth in his memory really his previous life?

Did those vivid, genuine memory fragments really happen to him?

who is he?

Maybe the answer lies in your hands.

He exhaled, calmed his mind, and used the method his master taught him to connect his sea of ​​consciousness with the mirror-like sword heart seed.

Slowly, a drowsy feeling came over me.

The surroundings became unexpectedly warm, as if he was in his mother's arms, making him so comfortable that he almost moaned.

I don’t know how long it took, but Uesugi Qing was in a daze, and his consciousness seemed to have melted away.

At a certain moment, the warmth receded like the tide, and Uesugi Kiyoshi shuddered and suddenly opened his eyes.

There was endless darkness all around, and there was nothing in sight.

There was only a floor-to-ceiling mirror standing in front of Uesugi Kiyoshi.

In the mirror, there was "himself" who looked so familiar.

Before he could come to his senses, he saw himself in the mirror with a strange smile on his face, raising his hand and greeting him.

"Hello, Uesugi Kiyoshi."

He said so in the mirror.

But his hands hung by his sides, he didn't move at all, and didn't say a word!

Chapter 250 Who am I?

It was pitch black and silent, but I could still see things.

In a mirror, I saw myself vividly, but I greeted myself with a strange smile.

This situation and this scene are probably enough to make ordinary timid people scream out in fear and be terrified.

Uesugi Kiyoshi just subconsciously reached for his waist - he wanted to draw his sword.

This is the swordsman's instinctive reaction.

He touched nothing.

This was not surprising to him. With a thought, he called out the name "Onikiri".

Logically speaking, in the next second, Dojikiri and Spiderkiri would appear in his hands.

Then the surroundings were still pitch black, and Uesugi Kiyoshi's hands were empty.

When he sensed carefully, he was shocked to find that he could no longer sense the mirage.

The Dream Mirror, the Mirage, the Onikiri, and even the Hundred Demons Emakroku, all seemed to have left him.

In an instant, a layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Veterans who suddenly leave the battlefield and return to peace, suddenly losing their guns, are often shrouded in an inexplicable sense of crisis because they have lost the "power" to kill the enemy and save lives.

This is roughly the same situation as Uesugi Kiyoshi's current situation.

He now has no sword in his hand and is disconnected from the dream mirror. As a result, he suddenly finds that he is now far away from all "supernatural powers".

The power that allowed him to fight against ghosts and gods actually seemed far from solid.

A long-lost feeling of panic came over him, but he forced it down.

After taking a deep breath, Uesugi Kiyoshi slowly calmed down.

Even so, he would not be afraid like a coward, screaming at the top of his lungs because of the loss of strength. When he first arrived and was powerless, didn't he still dare to take out a fruit knife and fight with the evil spirit?

When he looked at himself in the mirror again, the smile of the person in the mirror became playful.

"I thought you would panic, get scared, lose your composure, and become like a weak mortal."

"Now that it seems like it, how can I put it? It's really me."

The voice of the person in the mirror is exactly the same as Uesugi Kiyoshi's.

Uesugi Kiyoshi blinked slightly, and went straight to the point without any further ado.

"Who are you."

He asked a most concerning question.

I thought the other party would play tricks on him and confuse his mind. After all, isn't that how horror movies work?