Chapter 1428: Five Types of Sword Dao

"Jian Qinsheng? He's too stubborn... Forget it, meeting him would waste a lot of time. I just want to go see that Zhang Xuan now... I'll take a detour!"

Dream Sword Saint nodded.

"Alright."

Knowing that running into this Jian Qinsheng would inevitably lead to dredging up old grudges, the middle-aged man nodded and lightly stamped his foot.

The sacred beast immediately soared into the clouds and vanished.

"Hmm?"

As the sacred beast disappeared, Jian Qinsheng in the house furrowed his brow.

"What's wrong?"

Zhang Xuan looked over.

Normally, no one would constantly release their spiritual sense, so he hadn't seen the sacred beast that had just plunged into the clouds ahead.

"A high-level sacred beast flew away... It's nothing. It probably didn't notice us, otherwise, we'd be in trouble."

Jian Qinsheng shook his head.

As the head of the Zhang family, Xingmeng Sword Saint didn't have just one sacred beast; he could easily pick a fast mount. The distance between them was great, and with the beast's quick evasion, Jian Qinsheng hadn't seen who was on its back, but he was certain that this sacred beast far surpassed the Cloudlight Sacred Beast beneath them.

Since it was of a higher level but turned and left, it probably hadn't noticed them; otherwise... they would have faced a tough battle.

Although having reached the Saint Domain, they could fly and didn't fear falling, fighting in the air against a super sacred beast still put them at a disadvantage. They would be as cautious as possible.

"That's good then..."

Zhang Xuan understood this and breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Zhang family isn't far from here. If we speed up, we should arrive in about half a day."

No longer dwelling on the sacred beast that hadn't noticed them, Jian Qinsheng confirmed their location again and smiled.

"I'm to compete in swordsmanship with the Zhang family. I wonder... what awe-inspiring prodigies does the Zhang family have, and which true interpretations have they comprehended?"

Zhang Xuan looked over.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Although he had absolute confidence that challenging him at the same level in swordsmanship was asking for humiliation, he still needed to be careful. Otherwise, not only would he fail to avenge the other's grievance, but he might also get beaten to a pulp... Then what right would he have to thrash that little prodigy and marry Luo Ruoxi?

So, his only goal in going to the Zhang family this time was to establish his authority!

He could not allow any mistakes.

Even if that little prodigy who never showed up appeared, he would make him know his own strength!

"The one in the Zhang family who has comprehended the most in swordsmanship is called Zhang Xu. Xingmeng Sword Saint once gave him guidance. Last time he came to see me, I spotted him at a glance and kicked him out..."

Jian Qinsheng said.

"Zhang Xu?" Zhang Xuan nodded.

He had heard about this from Shui Qianrou and had concluded that the man before him had a somewhat eccentric temperament.

It turned out that he had a grudge with the Zhang family head, which was why he was unwelcoming and found an excuse to drive him away. It wasn't that his nature was unpredictable.

"There are five types of true interpretations of the sword. You have comprehended Sword Elder's offense, which is the law of power, and you have also comprehended Flowing Water Ancestor's defense law. The remaining three are agility, speed, and... void!"

Speaking of swordsmanship, Jian Qinsheng's expression turned serious.

"Void?"

Zhang Xuan was puzzled.

He could understand agility and speed, but what was 'void'?

"I don't know what void is either. I've only heard legends that back then, Teacher Kong once reached this realm. With a casual move, his speed wasn't fast, his strength wasn't strong, and his defense was full of holes, yet... he ignored the opponent's techniques and easily defeated them!"

Jian Qinsheng explained: "Void means non-existence, means emptiness. It truly integrates with the Great Dao. If I guess correctly, this realm was achieved by fusing the remaining four true interpretations... But comprehending one true interpretation requires immense effort from a person. Four... besides Teacher Kong, no one has been able to do it so far."

"Oh!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

He had comprehended two true interpretations and was no lower than the man before him in swordsmanship. Although the other spoke vaguely, he quickly understood.

The true interpretations of the sword were sword techniques that aligned with the Great Dao, but they were still far from the true peak of swordsmanship. 'Void' should be a realm closer to that peak.

"The true interpretation the Zhang family has comprehended is 'speed.' When they use their sword techniques, their speed becomes extremely fast, as if time doesn't exist. So it's extremely terrifying..."

Jian Qinsheng continued.

"Speed?"

Zhang Xuan's expression turned serious.

He had personally experienced the Zhang family's bloodline power to control time, and it was indeed formidable.

The 'speed' they had comprehended should be related to this bloodline talent.

In the mundane world, no martial art is indestructible; only speed cannot be broken!

Speed is always a great weapon in battle.

His 'One Sword Splits the Sea,' though extremely powerful and devastating, required time to gather strength when used. If the opponent's speed was extremely fast, not giving him time to gather strength, winning would be nearly impossible.

"Yes, their swordsmanship is so fast it transcends time. The Flowing Water Sword Intent can't hold out long before being pierced. Coupled with their attacks being faster than yours, in many matches, my students have lost."

Jian Qinsheng shook his head.

Although he knew the foundation of the opponent's swordsmanship and knew what to do, he couldn't find a better solution.

"So, it's impossible to win?"

Zhang Xuan frowned.

If even you can't do it, even if my swordsmanship is a bit stronger than yours, I'm afraid it's hard to win!

"Winning is indeed difficult, but not impossible. Among the five true interpretations of the sword, besides 'void,' which no one understands, the other four are almost mutually reinforcing and counteracting. Fast speed often means insufficient strength. Combining Sword Elder's true interpretation with the Flowing Water true interpretation is the best way to counter it!"

Jian Qinsheng said.

Zhang Xuan was puzzled.

He had just thought that gathering strength required time and the opponent wouldn't give it, so why did it seem easy in the other's words?

"You are too focused on the details to see the big picture!"

Seeing that Zhang Xuan, who usually understood combat so deeply, was now confused, Jian Qinsheng laughed: "When the Flowing Water Sword Intent is used, although it can't hold out long, for you, just a few breaths are enough. Use this time to gather strength, then you can use Sword Elder's ultimate move and crush them with absolute offense!"

"All means and techniques are useless in the face of absolute power!"

"This..."

Zhang Xuan opened his mouth wide and couldn't help but laugh.

Indeed, he had been thinking of using the two true interpretations separately and hadn't considered this point.

Combined, their power was incomparable.

Flowing Water true interpretation for defense, attack true interpretation for crushing.

One force overcomes ten techniques... Even if the opponent was fast and had mastered special true interpretations, they couldn't resist absolute power and would completely lose their effect!

Power is the most formidable capital.

Having skill without power is also futile.

Just as before an empire, no matter how much a kingdom jumps around, it's useless. The gap is too great to be bridged by one or two strong individuals.