roccoschili Chapter 1233 - 1233 412 The Eagle Transforms into a Dove
Chapter 1233 - 1233 412 The Eagle Transforms into a Dove
1233: Chapter 412: The Eagle Transforms into a Dove 1233: Chapter 412: The Eagle Transforms into a Dove The Canon says: “The eagle of Wen Mountain transforms into a dove, forgetting its identity and still emitting the cry of an eagle, thus chased by the flock of birds.”This implies that an eagle turned into a dove but forgot its identity, still sounding its cry, and hence was expelled by the flock.
Having lost the reliance of the eagle yet making the cry of the eagle, this act is unwise.
As the third phase of the Startling Insects Sword, it carries the notion of the decline of spring.
Transform the eagle into a dove, prevent it from crying out!
From a distance, executing this move, the Geng Metal sword in Deng Qi’s hand began to waver, its structure slowly crumbling, the Sword Qi scattering!
But Deng Qi simply thrusts forward following the momentum, the entire Geng Metal sword dispersed into countless flows.
The innumerable Geng Metal Sword Qi swirled like a swarm of bees, assaulting Yin Wenhua.
Though the eagle has turned into a dove, how could the dove not kill!
If not by the eagle’s talons, then by the dove’s.
The dense Geng Metal Sword Qi swept through, like Golden Needles, piercing spikes, akin to a cross-sky barrage of arrows.
Filling the view, the killing intent filled the sky.
Yin Wenhua stood with the sword in front of him, left hand together at the fingers, placed beside the blade, swept from bottom to top.
A paulownia tree towered in front of him, its white blossoms blooming.
Falling like a shower of flowers, gently drifting.
The Sword Qi opened each white paulownia flower, each striking against the dark Golden threads.
This sword stroke cast by Yin Wenhua is named [Qingming].
It is the fifth sword of spring in the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword Canon.
The initial phase of Qingming, called “Paulownia begins to bloom.”
This shower of white paulownia flowers is precisely opposing the Geng Metal Sword Qi with Qingming Sword Qi.
The Sword Qi clashed, threads grinding against each other.
The piercing noise of the Sword Qi resounded intermittently.
And Yin Wenhua advanced forward, behind the fluttering white paulownia flowers, facing the dark golden Sword Qi rain, vibrated the longsword in his hand, presenting the second change of the Qingming sword technique.
The second phase, the field mouse transforms into a quail!
(ru.)
Watch him stride forth, sleeves fluttering.
The ancient sword Bright Candle of Longmen Academy, like a painting brush in his hand, depicting the abundance of spring.
Wind Yuan took the form of a naïve pale blue mouse, scurrying around, one by one suddenly burying their heads, burrowing underground.
And on the Bright Candle sword, the sword light shone, detaching from the sword, transforming into sleek agile birds, gliding smoothly, soaring individually.
The scene was as beautiful as a painting.
From the stands, Xu Xiangqian couldn’t help but praise: “At his age, to be able to use the Startling Insects and Qingming sword techniques to such an extent, truly an astonishing swordsmanship talent!”
“Not just that!” Zi Shu casually said: “Among the younger generation of disciples at Longmen Academy, only three are proficient in the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword Canon, and brother Yin Wenhua is among them.”
Xu Xiangqian frowned: “You mean, proficient in the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword Canon?”
Li Longchuan knew very well.
Although Xu Gaoe was not very serious, his insight was unquestionable.
Since he expressed doubts about this, it indicates that mastering the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword Canon at a young age is extremely difficult.
In fact, how could it be merely described as “difficult”?
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword Canon encompasses all phenomena, acclaimed as the “Sword of the Epoch.”
It implies this sword technique can be regarded as a classic through the ages, also a standard reference for all generations of sword practitioners.
It is the flagship Sword Manual of Longmen Academy.
People say the creator of this sword manual is the master of Longmen Mountain, Yao Fu.
However, Yao Fu emphatically stated many times that this manual was not solely his work, attributing it as the collective effort of the past strong practitioners of Longmen Academy.
Reviewing the entire Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword, indeed it wasn’t created by Yao Fu alone, but truly it was this great scholar who compiled, amalgamated, enhanced, and perfected the outstanding sword techniques of Longmen Academy generations into this peerless Sword Manual.
Nearly half of the sword techniques were summarized from predecessors.
The other half, however, were genuinely his original creations.
Ultimately, to merge them into this unified Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword Canon required immense painstaking efforts and dedication.
No one but Yao Fu could have achieved this.
With this sword manual, Yao Fu’s contribution to Longmen Academy is sufficient to rank him within the top five historical masters.
From this, the power of this sword manual is self-evident.
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword, each sword is a brilliant technique.
True disciples of Longmen Academy usually specialize in several of these swords, perfecting them over a lifetime.
It’s not about practicing more techniques but choosing wisely.
Even for a Transcendent Cultivator, there are only 24 hours in a day, and what to do and what not to do must be discerned.
Swordsmanship cultivation is no shortcut; every sword technique, from mastery to application, requires an immense amount of diligent practice and devoted polishing.
Wishing to master all techniques often ends in mastering none.
Those scholars who are stuck in their cultivation realm, unable to make any progress, it is not impossible for them to master the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword Canon.
For a proud talent like Yin Wenhua, focusing all his time on a killing technique like the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword seems like putting the cart before the horse and could potentially delay his cultivation progress.
It is indeed hard to understand.
Zi Shu, watching the competition on the stage, simply smiled and said, “Hehe, it’s not that hard.
Sister Zhao has also mastered it!”
“Ahaha,” Xu Xiangqian chuckled dryly.
Being one of the Four Great Academies of the World, both Qingya Academy and Longmen Academy appreciate the difficulty in mastering the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Sword Canon.
Zi Shu’s words, Xu Xiangqian truly had no response to that.
At this moment, Zhao Wuyan spoke, “Junior Brother Yin has obtained the Sky Clear Sword Heart from the second Inner Mansion.
This divine skill is known as ‘Piercing the spiritual clarity, witnessing the essence of all swords.’ That’s why his progress in swordsmanship cultivation is much faster than that of a typical genius.”
Her voice was smooth, like drifting clouds, and also tranquil, like a bright moon.
Xu Xiangqian responded with an acknowledgment, “So that’s how it is.”
He refrained from buttering her up further, uncharacteristically.
His heart was actually bursting with excitement.
This was the feeling…
this was the feeling.
She always had a way to soothe your heart effortlessly.
Being with her, one could find a peace of mind that couldn’t be found in anyone else.
In terms of appearance, she may not be considered the beauty of the age, certainly not comparable to beauties like Ye Laner.
But she had a charm that swayed Xu Xiangqian’s heart more than any beauty could.
It was because of this temperament.
Within Longmen Academy, she was highly cherished, viewed as an inviolable figure by many young disciples.
Outside Longmen Academy, her admirers were as numerous as fish crossing a river.
Like Qingya Academy’s Xu Xiangqian or Yang Liu from Sea Tower, such outstanding young talents were hardly rare.
She possessed a unique beauty all her own.
A charm more mesmerizing than delicate features.
Xu Xiangqian exerted great effort to refocus his attention back on the arena.
And there, facing Yin Wenhua’s “Bright Candle Second Phase Style,”
Deng Qi’s choice…
Was to move forward.
His thick bronze mask concealed his face, but with broad shoulders and a trim waist, his figure enveloped in the windtossed belt, he was perfection personified.
His sword-wielding hand was long-fingered and powerful, marrying strength with grace.
At this moment, his Sword Qi fully unleashed, his hand empty yet still maintaining the posture of grasping a sword.
As he walked forward, his steps casual and unhurried.
The first to snap was his index finger.
A dark bronze Geng Metal Sword Qi crashed directly to the ground, coating the arena surface with a dark bronze glow.
The Sword Qi Yin Wenhua hid underground was thus blocked.
Next came the middle finger, its dark bronze Sword Qi spiraling into a sharp cone, piercing forward in a helical pattern, as if drilling through the air and the distance between him and Yin Wenhua.
Then came the ring finger, thumb, and pinky finger.
Each finger snapping open in turn, like a blossoming flower.
Deng Qi, as if walking through a flower bed leisurely picking flowers.
Such an effortlessly graceful and beautiful posture, compelling one to glimpse beneath the bronze mask.
The sky-full of fluttering white paulownia sword flowers and chirping Bright Candle Sword Qi birds were swept away in an instant, leaving a clear and broad view!
It was indeed…
The Minor Formless Lotus Finger Sword Technique!
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Ps: 鴽: (ru) a small bird
For those interested, the transformation of an eagle into a dove, you can find the original long passage, but I have simplified it into a single sentence here.