Now, he can easily chop a full hundred bundles of firewood every day with a dull sword.
Those miscellaneous task workers and sect disciples who once called him a waste are still pacing in place, proudly clinging to their minor achievements in the Sword Dao.
Yet, Chu Feng, the so-called waste, has already left them far behind.
Through ten months of grueling cultivation, chopping countless bundles of firewood, he successfully comprehended the second level of the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill.
Heavy Sword without Edge!
Actually, the heavy sword isn’t edgeless; its sharpness is concealed.
When the power, speed, and angle of your slash meets an extremely high standard, the hidden sharpness naturally reveals itself. But even that is only the most basic profound meaning.
What Chu Feng comprehended encompasses deeper layers of the fortes of the heavy sword.
For instance, how should Sword Qi assist when the dull sword slashes down to make it sharper? At which point should one strike to cleanly and neatly cut through the tough firewood with a single slash? And aspects such as the vibration frequency and amplitude of the sword, among others.
It has taken Chu Feng, an old monster who lived for thousands of years, a good ten months to finally grasp its essence.
This demonstrates the profoundness of the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill.
Due to its difficulty, it’s also powerful. Now that Chu Feng has grasped the second level of the heavy sword, his combat power could at least double.
This is no exaggeration at all.
With the same slash, he might have only been able to cut through a five-millimeter-thick steel plate before. Now, he can easily slice through a one-centimeter-thick steel plate, no doubt about it.
In battle against enemies, his armor penetration ability, damage coefficient, in all aspects, there’s a straight-line surge.
Besides cultivation and sword techniques, the Sky-reaching Sword Cultivation Skill that Chu Feng chose was also strategic foresight. He has already learned it all.
He’s just waiting to get his hands on a supreme treasure sword to slowly nourish it.
"In half a month, it will be the year-end contest. I’m really looking forward to it, I’ve made many preparations for that day."
"Now, I am only two steps away. I need to obtain a treasure sword, and also, I must find a way to make a great contribution to get my hands on the Asura Sword Control Technique from the third level of the Sword Pavilion."
Grasping for more is human nature.
With the Sword Nourishing Technique and great advancements in sword techniques, Chu Feng is longing to acquire the much-desired Asura Swordmanship.
Because although he has now created nine Fake Sword Veins and cultivated the Sword Qi in each Fake Sword Vein to its fullest, the difficulty to defeat Prince Jianyun is still extremely high.
It’s said that Prince Jianyun has recently obtained a Blood-drinking Sword that is nourished daily with human blood and specifically left on the battlefield to absorb Killing Aura and Evil Qi, giving the Blood-drinking Sword a malevolent nature.
Its power is surprisingly great.
According to the intelligence collected by Li Shishi for Chu Feng, Prince Jianyun has secretly challenged two of the top-ranked True Disciples within the sect and easily defeated them.
This suggests that Prince Jianyun, who is already extremely strong, might now possess the power to contend with an ordinary Sword Saint with the aid of the Blood-drinking Sword.
For Chu Feng, this news is not good at all.
"In addition to finding a way to obtain the Asura Sword Control Technique, I have another more important task, and that is to get my hands on a Supreme Treasure Sword!"
Chu Feng seems very wise, his eyes sparkling with intelligence, his spirit platform bright.
No matter how powerful the opponent, he will not be discouraged or afraid.
If Prince Jianyun is monstrously strong, the solution is to slowly accumulate power and surpass him.
When Chu Feng returned to his residence, Li Shishi was not at home. Since her arrival at the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, her prowess as an intelligence expert had been fully demonstrated. She quickly used her beauty, along with her social skills, to establish a foothold in the sect.
Not only did she secretly recruit a group of male disciples for her use, but she also set up a female-only intelligence network, just like she had in the Jianyun Dynasty.
Given her status as a Sword Slave, to be able to build an intelligence network within just ten short months was truly remarkable.
Apart from cultivation, Li Shishi was also particularly busy every day.
As her master, Chu Feng gave her his deepest trust and the most lenient freedom. Other Sword Slaves had to serve their masters day and night, always on call.
Chu Feng rarely disturbed her unless she was not busy, taking those opportunities to practice swordsmanship or spar with her.
This complete delegation of authority and high degree of trust gave her a perfect stage to display her talents freely.
When Li Shishi was recruiting members for her intelligence network, she inevitably exploited the fact that Chu Feng was an elder disciple. Chu Feng, for his part, fully cooperated with her.
Not long after, the door opened, and Li Shishi’s charming figure appeared in Chu Feng’s line of sight.
There was a trace of tiredness on her face, but also confidence and excitement.
It seemed she had made significant gains in her intelligence work.
"Shishi, come over here!" Chu Feng waved at her.
Li Shishi immediately appeared somewhat tense, her delicate nostrils flaring, her almond eyes vigilant.
"I greet my master! May I ask for your instructions?" Her attitude towards Chu Feng was always .
When collecting intelligence for Chu Feng, she was highly dedicated and loyal in her work. However, when alone with Chu Feng indoors, as a woman in the company of a man, she was especially cautious.
She exhibited a deep sense of wariness.
For instance, every night she would bolt the door from the inside before sleeping.
As for changing clothes and the like, she was even more guarded. Every time she emerged, if Chu Feng was outside, her cheeks would blush, betraying her embarrassment.
At this moment, when Chu Feng called her to sit beside him, she did not comply.
Instead, she stopped about three feet away from him and bowed respectfully to Chu Feng.
"Why are you standing so far away? I won’t eat you!" Chu Feng glared at her and roared.
Hearing what Chu Feng said, Li Shishi bit her red lips, trembling slightly. Her long eyelashes blinked incessantly, and her body appeared very stiff, displaying a very nervous demeanor.
Her face even showed a hint of embarrassed annoyance.
"Come, sit next to me!" Chu Feng commanded unmistakably.
Li Shishi hesitated for about two seconds, and eventually moved to sit next to Chu Feng.
However, she kept a distance of over a meter between them.
A faint fragrance wafted over. Observing her nervous demeanor, as if she was guarding against a big bad wolf like defending against him, Chu Feng felt both amused and somewhat helpless.
"If I truly wanted to have your body, there are at least a hundred ways I could do so. Your vigilance is futile!" Chu Feng was in a good mood today and decided to tease her a bit.
At the same time, he intended to knock lightly at the barrier between master and servant, trying to make it thinner.
Otherwise, her constant wariness of him as if he were a big bad wolf was certainly not a good thing.
If it were another woman serving as Chu Feng’s Sword Slave, she would probably have taken the initiative by now. But Li Shishi, due to her outstanding abilities, was very proud and would never stoop to trading her body for favor.