Chapter 1470: Chapter 1470: Starting to Understand the Master… (4/4) Chapter 1470: Chapter 1470: Starting to Understand the Master… (4/4) Mo Xun took out the four materials from the interspatial ring and fell into deep thought as he looked at them.

It was as if he were questioning the meaning of life…

Ye Qiubai looked at Mo Xun helplessly and said, “Senior, you’ve been looking at them for quite a while now. With these four materials gathered, we should be able to start, right?”

Mo Xun said, “Old man’s not in the mood to build a ship right now; I only have the urge to chop you up.”

Ye Qiubai: “…”

“Alright, who knows what kind of dumb luck this kid had. Where are the other base materials?”

“They’re with the Ai Family.”

“So, why are you here?”

Ye Qiubai shrugged and replied, “I had to first ask if Senior was still willing to build it. Wouldn’t want you to break the agreement in a fit of jealousy.”

After saying that, he left Mo Xun standing there with a stunned face and pushed the door open, heading in the direction of the Ai Family.

Once he closed the door behind him and walked out of the secluded area around the small attic, he heard a voice from inside, frustrated and furious.

He heard Mo Xun curse loudly, “If I ever craft something for you again, I’d be an animal’s offspring!”

It was a stab to the heart!

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Ai Family.

Arriving at the main gate, the two guards seemed to recognize Ye Qiubai and excitedly said, “Senior Ye! I’ll go report to the head of the family immediately!”

Soon after, Ai Shouxian rushed out accompanied by a group of elders. Alongside him, the head of the Dai Family was also present.

Seeing Ye Qiubai, he laughed loudly and said, “Senior Ye, you’ve returned so quickly; it looks like you’ve gathered all the materials.”

The head of the Dai Family also bowed respectfully and said, “Senior Ye, always so decisive and efficient to have found the other three rare materials so quickly.”

Ye Qiubai nodded and said, “I’ve come for those base materials.”

Ai Shouxian smiled and replied, “They are all prepared. Please, Senior Ye, come in and have a seat. I will have someone tally them and bring them over.”

Following Ai Shouxian’s inviting gesture, Ye Qiubai walked in.

While strolling along the cobblestone path, Ai Shouxian said, “Ai Zhi has been practicing the sword technique you taught her these days and has improved leaps and bounds. However, she is still unsatisfied and hasn’t come out, so she didn’t greet you at the door. Please forgive her.”

Hearing this, Ye Qiubai was quite interested and said, “Then let’s go have a look.”

Ai Shouxian responded with enthusiasm, “Very well, very well, follow me.”

The head of the Dai Family and the other elders did not follow.

Ai Shouxian led Ye Qiubai to a separate courtyard.

As they approached, Ye Qiubai could feel an aura of sword intent permeating the air.

“Has she broken through to the realm of Sword God?” Ye Qiubai nodded in satisfaction.

And within this realm of Sword God, there was even a trace of the Dao Law of Sword.

It looked like she wasn’t too far from the Transcendence Realm.

To fully grasp the Dao Law of Sword was to reach the Transcendence Realm of Sword Dao.

Ai Shouxian said, “I won’t go in with Senior. I’ll go tally the materials. This way, it will be quicker.”

With that said, Ai Shouxian’s mouth curled up slightly, and then he left without waiting for a reply from Ye Qiubai.

Ye Qiubai didn’t call Ai Shouxian out on his pretense and simply shook his head slightly before entering.

At that moment.

A young girl was practicing her swordsmanship.

Graceful, refreshing, without any superfluous moves, no dragging or lingering.

While it lacked a bit of aesthetic pleasure, its power was more concentrated.

This was also what Ye Qiubai had pointed out to Ai Zhi at the time. Before, Ai Zhi’s sword technique seemed very flashy but was full of unnecessary movements that wasted a lot of energy.

Now, she had overcome that.

Being able to completely change the way she had practiced swordsmanship for so long in just a few dozen days was no small feat.

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It’s like when you’ve always used your right hand and then using your left hand suddenly feels a bit off.

However, Ai Zhi still has some issues with her understanding of Sword Dao and sword intent.

These are problems that even Ye Qiubai can neither clarify nor elucidate.

In essence, they pertain to something ethereal and intangible, that can only be comprehended through personal insight.

“Ai Zhi, stop for a moment.”

Startled, Ai Zhi ceased her sword movements, turned her head quickly to look at Ye Qiubai, exclaimed in surprise, and then hurried over to Ye Qiubai, her face blushing as she said, “Ye… Brother, why have you come?”

Ye Qiubai smiled and replied, “I’ve just arrived, not bad, it looks like you’ve been working hard.”

“Hehe.” Embarrassed, Ai Zhi scratched her head.

Just as she was about to feel proud, Ye Qiubai poured cold water on her.

“However, your sword intent seems to have some problems, wavering between sharpness and softness.”

Sword Dao is generally characterized by sharpness.

However, there is also softness, for example, a sword cultivator who uses a soft sword would likely follow the path of soft sword techniques.

Sharpness is fierce and invincible.

Soft sword techniques, on the other hand, are a combination of strength and softness.

From Ye Qiubai’s viewpoint, Ai Zhi seemed like she was sometimes leaning towards fierceness and other times towards gentle pliability.

This wasn’t an integration of strength and softness, but rather added a hint of hesitation.

Ye Qiubai took the soft sword from Ai Zhi’s hand, swung it casually a few times, then closed his eyes to feel it, and said, “Look at how I use a soft sword.”

Ai Zhi was taken aback, “Isn’t your Sword Dao based on sharpness, Ye Brother?”

Ye Qiubai said with ease, “It’s still rather easy to get a feel for it.”

Ai Zhi: “…”

But that was true.

Ye Qiubai’s understanding of Sword Dao had already reached the threshold of the origin realm.

As the saying goes, master one and you can master all. While it’s impossible to refine the soft sword technique to an advanced level all at once, it’s still no problem to use it to guide Ai Zhi.

Then,

Ye Qiubai gripped the soft sword, dashed to a practice dummy, flicked his wrist slightly, and the blade of the soft sword began to twist!

His sword intent also began to wrap around the dummy like a water snake!

Following that, Ye Qiubai’s gaze sharpened, the soft sword still coiled around the dummy, his arm shook, and his sword intent turned fiercely sharp!

His elbow retracted, and Ye Qiubai withdrew the soft sword, its flexible blade instantly tautening and slicing through the dummy!

Splitting it in two.

Ai Zhi did as Ye Qiubai said, watching and seriously feeling the changes in the sword intent that Ye Qiubai released.

At that moment, Ye Qiubai said, “The combination of strength and softness, these two paths of Sword Dao lead to the same destination. Don’t hesitate to practice or choose which path to take, as both paths are interconnected.”

“If you hesitate, your sword will also become dull.”

Seeing Ai Zhi grasping the concept, she stood rooted to the spot and closed her eyes to ponder.

Ye Qiubai’s lips curved into a small smile as he silently left the courtyard.

Outside, Ai Shouxian held an interspatial ring and softly said, “Thank you, Senior Ye, for instructing my daughter. Everything you need is inside this ring.”

Ye Qiubai took the interspatial ring and nodded his thanks, “Ai Zhi has talent to begin with, I’ve just given her a slight nudge, I haven’t done much.”

Ai Shouxian replied earnestly, “The master leads the way, but cultivation depends on the individual. What the senior has done has already saved my daughter many detours.”

Ye Qiubai felt somewhat helpless in his heart.

No wonder his master and Junior Brother Mu didn’t like getting involved with others.

Once you become a little bit involved, it’s like a lingering parasite, hard to shake off.

Now, another mentor-disciple relationship had been foisted upon him…

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PS: Four chapters ha

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