Chapter 61: Saber Momentum At Minor Accomplishment—no Saber Triumphs Over Saber!
“Next year on the eighteenth of the first lunar month, Ye Chunsheng is engaged to Zhao Jingjing of Sword Forging Manor? Ye Chunsheng invited me to Sword Forging Manor…”
Ji Qing finished reading the contents of the invitation letter.
It was actually Ye Chunsheng’s engagement?
Ye Chunsheng had only been wandering the Jianghu since leaving the Hanging Temple for a full four months at most?
Merely four months’ time!
And he was already engaged?
“Who is Zhao Jingjing?”
Ji Qing looked up at One-eared.
“Mister Ji, Zhao Jingjing is the beloved daughter of the Sword Forging Manor Lord and has a fine reputation in the Jianghu.”
One-eared said with a smile.
“It seems the Sword Forging Manor Lord thinks highly of Ye Chunsheng? He even doesn’t hesitate to marry his daughter to Ye Chunsheng.”
“Young Hero Ye has indeed stirred up the entire Jianghu in the past few months, especially after observing Sword Forging Manor’s Sword Stele and gaining some enlightenment. It’s normal for the Sword Forging Manor Lord to want to win him over.”
Ji Qing understood.
The Sword Forging Manor Lord most likely valued Ye Chunsheng’s strength and talent in Sword Dao.
Sword Forging Manor’s Sword Stele was very special, said to have been passed down from a thousand years ago.
Any swordsman who gained enlightenment from the Sword Stele would basically become a first-rate expert as long as they didn’t die.
Ye Chunsheng having gained enlightenment from the Sword Stele meant he had one foot stepping into first-rate.
Becoming a first-rate expert was merely a matter of time.
Sword Forging Manor had a great reputation, with various treasured swords and the Sword Stele, maintaining close relations with many experts and even first-rate experts.
But in the past few decades, Sword Forging Manor had not produced a single first-rate martial artist.
This did not match Sword Forging Manor’s great reputation.
It was normal for Sword Forging Manor to value Ye Chunsheng.
This was the Jianghu.
In just a few months since Ye Chunsheng entered the Jianghu, he had transformed from a fledgling, unknown young swordsman into a great hero now watched by the entire Jianghu!
Reputation, martial arts, beauties all came flocking…
It seemed like he had everything!
Ji Qing accepted the invitation letter.
Calculating the time, there were still three or four months until Ye Chunsheng and Zhao Jingjing’s engagement day.
“This time Sword Forging Manor is holding a grand engagement ceremony for Young Hero Ye and Zhao Jingjing. There will probably be many Jianghu heroes and martial world notables going to Sword Forging Manor. So, Mister Ji, if you go, you should still be cautious!”
One-eared spoke very tactfully, actually reminding him.
Ji Qing had indeed accomplished several major deeds.
But currently, Ji Qing was still ranked fifth on the Villain Ranking.
His reputation wasn’t great.
If he went to Sword Forging Manor, there was still some risk.
“I know what I’m doing.”
Ji Qing said indifferently.
One-eared cupped his fists, then left quietly without a sound.
“Ye Chunsheng probably doesn’t have many friends in the Jianghu…”
Ji Qing knew very well the reason Ye Chunsheng “invited” him.
Although the two had only met once, that meeting felt like not meeting sooner was a regret. They exchanged ideas for several days and had actually formed a deep friendship.
It wouldn’t be an overstatement to call them “bosom friends.”
Therefore, Ji Qing would definitely go to Sword Forging Manor.
Even more, as Ye Chunsheng’s friend, Ji Qing going to Sword Forging Manor to congratulate him would require preparing a “generous gift.”
“Gift…”
Ji Qing pondered slightly, already having an idea in mind.
There were still three or four months until Ye Chunsheng’s engagement day.
No rush.
He had plenty of time to slowly prepare a gift.
It would absolutely be a “generous gift” unique in the entire Jianghu.
……
The ice and snow melted, all things revived—it was another spring season.
Ji Qing practiced saber technique again and again.
It was still during the “Spring Festival,” but Ji Qing was alone with no social obligations. Apart from gathering for meals with Hundred Battles Sect people on Lunar New Year’s Eve and the first day of the new year, he spent the rest of the time practicing the saber.
But Ji Qing’s saber practice was only on the surface.
He was actually “comprehending the saber.”
The saber technique he was currently practicing was a brand new one, obtained by Ji Qing from Listen to the Wind Tower.
The saber technique was called Cold Moon Saber.
Though it was a third-rate saber technique, it was very distinctive.
The saber technique was chilling and icy cold.
The saber strikes were silent and deadly with every move!
Relying on his own saber technique attainment, Ji Qing practiced it to major accomplishment, then used an origin point to elevate it to perfection.
The reason he spent a precious origin point was because Ji Qing wanted to comprehend a unique saber momentum from this Cold Moon Saber.
This concerned whether Ji Qing’s saber momentum could reach minor accomplishment.
As for the saber speed and power increased after Cold Moon Saber reached perfection, they were not worth mentioning.
Ji Qing’s Cold Moon Saber had been at perfection for over a month.
But he still hadn’t comprehended “saber momentum.”
Ji Qing wasn’t anxious and continued as usual, practicing the saber with a calm mindset and seeking enlightenment through repeated practice.
“Hoo…”
A cold wind blew.
The wind in the first lunar month was piercingly cold.
But in the cold wind, warm sunlight shone on his body.
After the first lunar month, the weather would gradually warm up.
Warmer day by day.
All things revived, and vitality would grow denser day by day.
That represented hope!
Just like this warm sun in the cold wind.
Though still piercingly cold, there was a ray of sunlight that warmed the heart.
In an instant, the Cold Moon Saber Ji Qing was practicing seemed to change.
The coldness remained, but there was a trace of warmth.
“Pa.”
Ji Qing sheathed his saber.
He stood quietly in place, eyes closed, carefully savoring the feeling.
At that moment just now, the Cold Moon Saber’s saber momentum had finally formed!
At the same time, the newly born Cold Moon Saber saber momentum immediately merged into Ji Qing’s saber momentum, faintly producing an inconceivable qualitative transformation!
Ji Qing’s attention focused on the Demon Record in his mind.
He first opened the Demon Record to check his own status.
Ji Qing: Second-rate martial artist（ Seven Extraordinary Meridians unblocked）
Extreme Yang Scripture: Perfection（ Purity 180%, Internal Energy Quantity 230%）
Astonishing Swan Saber: Perfection（ Saber speed boost 170%, Power boost 50%）
Grass on Flying: Perfection（ Ultimate move: Borrowing Strength from the Void）
Saber Momentum: Minor Accomplishment（ 1%）
Origin Points: 3 points
In terms of cultivation, after months of hard cultivation, Ji Qing had used his profound internal energy to unblock seven Extraordinary Meridians. He was only one meridian short of second-rate perfection!
At his current progress, it wouldn’t take much longer.
Next was saber technique. Because he had practiced an additional Cold Moon Saber, saber speed and power had both improved, but not by much.
The biggest change was saber momentum.
Before, saber momentum was at beginner.
Now, saber momentum had reached minor accomplishment.
As for what changes the minor accomplishment saber momentum brought…
Ji Qing had a thought.
“Shua.”
Ji Qing suddenly opened his eyes.
The next moment, Ji Qing’s saber momentum erupted.
“Boom.”
The formless saber momentum now blanketed the sky, stirring the winds and clouds. It was as if in the void, one could faintly see a formless saber spanning across the void.
Anyone seeing this scene would feel utterly shocked!
Crucially, Ji Qing’s hand was not holding a saber at this time.
There was no saber in his hand!
With saber momentum at minor accomplishment, Ji Qing no longer needed to rely on the saber in his hand to unleash it from now on.
This was true mastery of saber momentum!
At this moment, even without a saber in hand, who would doubt Ji Qing’s identity as a saber user?
No saber now surpassed having one!
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