Cultivation of immortality begins with an eighty-year-old eunuch.

Chapter 393 Enlightenment of Sword Principles! Integration of Cause and Effect! Cause and Effect Sla

Chen Fan eagerly absorbed these refined sword principles. He did not seek to master them all immediately, but rather used his own swordsmanship as a foundation to constantly verify, analyze, and select the essentials.

When you encounter something that resonates with you, study it thoroughly and absorb its essence into yourself.

When encountering contradictory ideas, one should not easily dismiss them, but rather reflect on their rationale and broaden one's understanding of the "sword".

During this process, the swordsmanship in his mind, which was originally centered on "slashing", began to quietly undergo a transformation.

Cutting off the enemy's head remains the fundamental principle.

But the way he cuts is no longer limited to being straightforward and devastating. He can cut as elusive and unpredictable as flowing clouds, as sweeping and raging as raging fire, as heavy and imposing as a rock, and even as tender and unbreakable as silk!

All changes ultimately boil down to the single word "slay".

This realization is not about increasing the number of specific sword techniques, but rather about broadening and elevating one's understanding of the Way of the Sword.

Just like a painter who originally only knew how to use bold strokes, but suddenly became familiar with various techniques such as freehand ink painting, meticulous brushwork, and layering of oil paints, even if he is not proficient in all of them, once his horizons are broadened, his brushstrokes will naturally have endless possibilities.

Time flew by amidst deep reflection.

Chen Fan wandered tirelessly among the steles, sometimes pausing to ponder, sometimes gesturing with his fingers as if they were swords, and sometimes closing his eyes to resonate with the sword intent within the steles.

A faint glow gradually emanated from his body, a manifestation of the profound fusion of his divine sense and sword intent. The myriad sword intents flowing in the air seemed to have developed a certain affinity for him, the "Sword Enlightener," no longer rejecting him as they had at the beginning, but instead subtly resonating with him.

When he reached the deepest part of the cave, there was no longer a stone tablet in front of him, only a smooth, mirror-like jade disc.

The wall is five zhang high and three zhang wide, and is completely transparent, but the inside is shrouded in mist, so nothing can be seen clearly.

Chen Fan stopped in front of the wall.

He sensed that this jade disc possessed the most ancient and obscure aura, as if it were sealing something away.

He stretched out his right hand and gently pressed it against the wall.

A cool sensation came, and the next moment, the mist inside the jade wall suddenly surged! An indescribable, vast sword intent awakened from the wall, like a sleeping dragon opening its eyes, instantly engulfing Chen Fan's consciousness!

That was not a single sword intent, but the convergence of hundreds of sword intents!

In a daze, Chen Fan felt as if he were in a boundless void.

Countless sword shadows floated all around, some as brilliant as the sun, some as cold as the moon, some as violent as thunder, and some as long as a river!

They intertwine, collide, and merge with each other, evolving into endless profound principles of swordsmanship.

In the center of the void, a blurry figure stood with his hands behind his back. Although his face was not visible, the sword intent surrounding him was as vast as the starry sea and unfathomable.

"The founder of Qingyun Sect..." Chen Fan's mind trembled, and he instantly realized. The sword intent sealed within this jade disc was actually the lifelong legacy left behind by the founder of Qingyun Sect!

Shocked, he swallowed hard and immediately tried to sense the massive amount of sword intent within!

In that instant, Chen Fan's consciousness floated and sank within the starry river of sword intent in the jade wall.

Surrounded by countless sword shadows, each one embodies the founder's profound understanding of the "sword."

That wasn't a specific sword move, but rather a sword principle that was almost fundamental!

What is a sword? What is the purpose of a sword? Where does a sword come from?

Where to go?

The blurry figure in the center of the void slowly raised its hand, but did not swing its sword; it simply tapped its index finger lightly.

In an instant, thousands of sword shadows hummed in unison! Countless insights surged into Chen Fan's sea of ​​consciousness like a torrent!

The sword is a weapon of killing, but also a tool of the Dao.

A sword can be sharp or concealed.

A sword can be straight, or it can be curved.

A swordsman needs both speed and stability.

The sword is important in form, but even more important in intent.

The sword is in my hand, and also in my heart.

The sword can slay external enemies and also vanquish inner demons.

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These seemingly contradictory sword principles are perfectly unified in the ancestral sword intent, like yin and yang complementing each other, or water and fire harmonizing.

Chen Fan absorbed the knowledge with great eagerness, and his already expanded swordsmanship realm was further sublimated at this moment!

He was no longer limited to the myriad variations of "slashing," but began to touch upon the essence of "sword."

Time loses its meaning in the process of reflection!

After an unknown amount of time, the sword intent galaxy within the jade wall gradually calmed down, and the blurry figure nodded slightly to Chen Fan before turning into specks of light and dissipating.

Chen Fan's consciousness returned to his body, and he slowly withdrew his hand from the jade wall.

He opened his eyes, and a glimpse of a sword flashed in his pupils.

Looking at the stone tablets filled with swords again, his feelings were different. The sword intent that he had to ponder before was now as clear as the lines on his palm.

He could even see the flaws in the sword intent of some stone tablets and the incompleteness of the sealed intent in some swords!

That is the "imperfection" left by the limitations of the sword cultivators' own realms throughout the ages!

"I see..." Chen Fan said softly, his voice echoing faintly in the silent cave.

Instead of examining each stone tablet individually, he walked to the center of the sword platform, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and concentrated.

Divine senses spread out like a net, enveloping the entire Sword Tomb Stele Forest.

The next moment, the words and sword patterns on hundreds of stone tablets and the intent sealed within thousands of swords surged toward him like rivers flowing into the sea!

This is no longer learning, it's "devouring"!

Using the sword intent of the patriarch as a guide and his own swordsmanship as a furnace, he melted down all the accumulated swordsmanship of the Qingyun Sect over a thousand years into one furnace!

The cave was filled with brilliant light.

The light traces on the jade wall of sword intent flickered wildly, the ancient swords on the bronze sword platform trembled and hummed in unison, and the words on the surface of the stone tablet seemed to come alive, flowing and wandering.

The vast sword intent intertwined, collided, and merged in the air, eventually transforming into an invisible vortex that slowly rotated around Chen Fan.

Chen Fan's expression was calm, with only a faint light shining through his brow.

He is sorting out, refining, and reconstructing.

While the swordsmanship tradition of the Qingyun Sect is indeed profound and extensive, it is ultimately a collection of scattered insights left by countless individuals, resulting in a diverse but fragmented understanding.

At this moment, he took the sword intent of his ancestor as the guiding principle, his own "slashing" Dao as the backbone, and then integrated the concept of cause and effect to refine and integrate these scattered sword principles.

Gradually, a brand new sword intent took shape in his sea of ​​consciousness.

That is still "slashing", but it has already transcended its original scope.

This strike can be hard or soft, fast or slow, real or illusory, straight or curved!

This slash can cut through tangible things, and it can also cut through intangible thoughts!

This strike will surely hit its mark; if it hits, it will surely sever; if it severs, it will surely destroy!

It is not destruction, but the ultimate severance of cause and effect and the cessation of karmic ties.

If a name were to be given, it could be called "Causal Slash".

As time passed, the strange phenomena inside the cave gradually subsided.

When the last sword intent merged into Chen Fan's sea of ​​consciousness, everything returned to silence.

Chen Fan opened his eyes and slowly got up.

He did not break through his realm, and his spiritual power did not increase significantly, but his overall temperament underwent a subtle change!

His former sharpness has been tempered, replaced by a profound and unfathomable composure.

With every gesture, a subtle sword intent flowed naturally, as if he himself were a peerless sword hidden in its sheath!

With a smirk, Chen Fan casually waved his hand, and Eleven instantly appeared in his palm!

With a gentle swing of his sword, a rich aura of causal intent burst forth from the blade!

The terrifying sword energy overflowed, its power far exceeding ten times, or even a hundred times, that of the original!

The cause and effect are severed!