Yushui City.
After turning her gaze away from the several longswords on the ground that seemed to be paying homage to the detached courtyard, Wanwan turned her head to look at Chu Qinghe, who was surrounded by thousands of sword energies in the courtyard, and couldn't help but ask, "Has he made a new breakthrough in swordsmanship?"
Qu Feiyan, standing beside him, asked in confusion, "But isn't Young Master's current sword dao realm the Heavenly Sword Realm? Could there be a higher sword dao realm above the Heavenly Sword Realm?"
However, in this courtyard, Wanwan, Qu Feiyan, and the others have only just successfully entered the third realm of swordsmanship, the state of oneness between man and sword, through the "Ethereal Sword Technique".
Even the Water Mother Yin Ji had no clue how to enter the Heavenly Sword Realm, let alone the levels above the Heavenly Sword Realm.
Naturally, no one present could answer Qu Feiyan's question.
After a moment's thought, Jellyfish Yin Ji said, "Let's just observe quietly for now! Perhaps we can gain some insight from Qinghe's current breakthrough?"
Hearing this, the others could only suppress their doubts and continue watching from a distance.
Gradually, as the sword energy within the courtyard increased again, the power of heaven and earth across the entire Kyushu land began to be drawn in and gathered.
What surprised Jellyfish Yin Ji was that when these forces of heaven and earth were gathered, they condensed into sword energy and mixed into the courtyard without any signs of being refined.
Furthermore, depending on the different attributes of these forces of heaven and earth, the colors of the sword energy they transform into also vary.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the sword energy filling the courtyard turned into a rainbow of colors.
However, when the group's gaze fell upon the sword energy in the courtyard, they felt a piercing sensation, especially since Qu Feiyan and Wanwan were not even at the Innate Realm.
Even the jellyfish-like Yin Ji felt an urge to avoid looking at these sword energies.
Just then, as if she had discovered something, Jellyfish Yin Ji suddenly let out a soft "Eh".
Upon hearing the voice of Jellyfish Yin Ji, Qu Feiyan and the others, who had just looked away, refocused their attention.
When the group turned their attention back to the courtyard, they discovered that the sword energy that had been formed by the power of heaven and earth was rapidly changing into a semi-transparent color.
But just as all the sword energy turned translucent, the next second, all the sword energy turned fiery red again.
Almost the instant the sword energy changed color, Jellyfish Yin Ji felt a scorching heat rush towards her.
It felt like being back in the sweltering heat of midsummer; even breathing in the air felt stifling.
To the surprise of Jellyfish Yin Ji and the others, all the sword energy in the courtyard at this moment seemed to be formed by the power of heaven and earth.
But before this feeling could last long, as the sword energy turned into a snow-white color, a chill swept over them again.
At this moment, Chu Qinghe was as if he had found a new toy, and he constantly changed the color of his sword energy with his mind.
The surrounding temperature fluctuated constantly with the changes in Chu Qinghe's sword energy.
If the plants in this courtyard and the inner courtyard hadn't been treated with Fiery Soil, the continuous temperature changes would have been enough to destroy all the plants in the courtyard.
A quarter of an hour later, as all the sword energy receded into his body, Chu Qinghe in the courtyard slowly opened his eyes.
Upon seeing this, Jellyfish Yin Ji and the others, who were originally at the entrance of the villa, immediately flashed to Chu Qinghe's side.
Looking at Chu Qinghe, whose true energy had completely subsided, Wanwan asked curiously, "What were you doing just now?"
In response to Wanwan's question, Chu Qinghe replied, "My swordsmanship has broken through."
As he spoke, Chu Qinghe wore a smile, clearly in a very good mood.
Listening to what Chu Qinghe said, Qu Feiyan asked curiously, "Isn't the Heavenly Sword Realm the pinnacle of swordsmanship? Are there even higher realms of swordsmanship beyond that?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Qinghe said, "Of course there is more. Above the Heavenly Sword Realm, there is another realm called the Dao Sword Realm."
Qu Feiyan pressed further, "Then what's the difference between this Sword Realm and the Heavenly Sword Realm? Is the difference significant?"
Chu Qinghe replied, "The difference between the two is like heaven and earth."
Upon hearing the words "a world apart," Shui Mu Yin Ji and the others raised their eyebrows slightly, their interest piqued.
Under the girls' persistent questioning, Chu Qinghe explained, "At the Heavenly Sword Realm, the sword moves at will, and the will moves all things to form moves. All things in heaven and earth are swords. The sword is no longer confined to the human heart. When a martial artist's sword cultivation can step into the Dao Sword Realm, the sword moves can already have an additional Daoist charm."
"Daoist charm?"
Faced with what Chu Qinghe said, the group looked bewildered.
In response, Chu Qinghe explained: "The Dao gives birth to all things, the universe and the sky are also within the Dao. If a martial artist can generate Dao rhythm within his body, to some extent, he has already reached the level of entering the Dao through martial arts."
The essence of martial arts, when explained in detail, is nothing more than the difference between seeing a mountain as a mountain and understanding the subtle details.
However, when one can master the Daoist essence, the Daoist essence allows even a casual sword strike to be as powerful as a Daoist-level martial art. Upon reaching this level, the swordsmanship has become divine.
To put it bluntly, there is a vast ocean between the third realm of swordsmanship, the Human Sword Realm, and the fourth realm of swordsmanship, the Heavenly Sword Realm; the difference between the two is enormous.
The difference between the fourth realm of swordsmanship, the Heavenly Sword Realm, and the fifth realm of swordsmanship, the Dao Sword Realm, is like heaven and earth.
Now, Chu Qinghe, with his fifth-level swordsmanship, can easily defeat or even kill himself, who is only at the fourth-level Heavenly Sword Realm.
However, since their swordsmanship skills were insufficient, the more Chu Qinghe talked, the more confused they became.
Seeing this, Chu Qinghe shook his head and said, "You would not understand the other things now. You only need to know that after entering the Dao Sword Realm and mastering the Dao Rhyme, there is not much difference between the power of heaven and earth and your own true essence. When using the Dao Rhyme, you can make any move you make contain the power of Dao-level martial arts. You can even make your own true essence and the power of heaven and earth transform into each other."
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