Ye Chen ignored their shocked expressions.
He picked up the chopped wood in his left hand and waved his sword in his right hand.
Swish, swish, swish!
The cold light flickered, and wood chips fell like dancing snowflakes.
A faint woody fragrance permeated the air.
His movements were incredibly fast, yet they carried a leisurely rhythm.
It was as if they were not whittling wood, but performing some kind of sacred ritual.
A moment later.
When Ye Chen stopped.
Two wooden swords with simple shapes, smooth and symmetrical appearance have taken shape.
"Here, use this."
Ye Chen casually threw two wooden swords to Ruoxi and Xiaodie, who were still a little dazed.
The two women caught it subconsciously.
The wooden sword felt warm to the touch, with a fresh scent of having just been cut.
"Next, concentrate your strength on the sword."
Ye Chen's voice rang out again, breaking the silence in the courtyard.
"Just use this wooden sword and repeat the same chopping motion!"
"When you can make the wooden sword remain unbreakable, you will have succeeded!"
His eyes swept over the two women with an unquestionable meaning.
Ruoxi and Xiaodie looked at each other.
There was an obvious hint of doubt in the beautiful eyes of both of them.
Wooden sword? Keep it from breaking?
This... is this difficult?
They are the pride of heaven and have practiced basic swordsmanship a lot.
In order to avoid accidental injuries, isn't it common to practice with wooden swords?
It was no longer a difficult task for them to keep the wooden sword from breaking.
But now they dare not disobey Ye Chen's words.
The two looked at each other again, and saw a hint of...eagerness to try?
Well, since Ye Chen said so, let’s give it a try!
How difficult is it?
The two took a deep breath and concentrated their strength on the sword as Ye Chen requested.
Then, almost at the same time, the two men raised the wooden swords in their hands and slashed forward!
"call!"
The wooden sword broke through the air, bringing up a slight gust of wind.
However, at the moment when the wooden sword was swung and fell, something strange happened!
Puff! Puff!
Two almost inaudible sounds rang out at the same time!
The freshly carved wooden swords in their hands suddenly began to break into pieces starting from the tip without any warning!
It completely turned into flying powder, drifting in the air with the wind!
Ruoxi and Xiaodie both froze in place, maintaining the posture of swinging their swords.
But their hands were already empty.
Only a small piece of the bare hilt remained, still held in the palm of his hand.
Ruoxi: “…”
Xiaodie: “…”
The courtyard fell into an eerie silence, with only the rustling of leaves in the breeze.
"this……"
Xiaodie's eyes widened as she stared at her empty hands in disbelief.
what happened?
Wooden sword, shattered?
how so?!
"Grandpa!"
Xiaodie looked incredulous and turned to look at Ye Chen who was standing with his hands behind his back.
The delicate little face was full of confusion.
"W-What's going on?!"
"Why did this happen? How did the wooden sword shatter into powder?!"
This was completely beyond her comprehension!
Ruoxi also took a deep breath, and her slightly trembling eyelashes revealed her inner uneasiness.
She looked at Ye Chen, her cold voice carrying a hint of doubt.
"Brother, what's going on?"
"When we practiced before, we often used wooden swords."
"Even if you chop with all your strength, the wooden sword will at most break or be knocked away."
"Never before has such a situation of being reduced to dust occurred!"
This is so weird!
It’s as if there’s some kind of power hidden within them that they themselves don’t even know about!
This kind of power emerged on its own when they swung their swords!
The fragile wooden sword was instantly destroyed!
Ye Chen looked at the two women's expressions as if they had seen a ghost, and the smile at the corners of their mouths became more obvious.
He spoke slowly, his voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by both of them.
"Because you have achieved the state of clear sword mind and the unity of man and sword."
"Your will and strength were not focused enough when you poured them into the wooden sword, causing the power to flow uncontrollably through the blade!"
"It's like a flood bursting its banks, rushing into the fragile riverbed in an instant!"
Ye Chen pointed at their empty hands.
"How can a fragile wooden sword withstand the impact of such violent and chaotic power?"
"If it isn't instantly crushed to dust, what else can it do?"
Ye Chen's eyes swept over the two women with a wisdom that seemed to see through everything.
"The problem has never been that wooden swords are too fragile."
"It's you who are still unable to muster your willpower."
"when……"
Ye Chen paused and emphasized his tone.
"You can concentrate this willpower that is infused into the sword at a high level!"
"Let it no longer be a flood rushing in all directions, but a force with a clear direction!"
"It can accurately follow your 'intention' and reveal the 'form'!"
"Then, the power will no longer wantonly destroy the fragile blade."
"This wooden sword will naturally not break."
"By then, the transformation of the sword energy into a physical form will be a natural process."
Ye Chen smiled slightly, and his words were like enlightenment!
It instantly awakened the confused Ruoxi and Xiaodie!
I see!
So that’s how it is!
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