180 Swordsman’s Three Realms (2)
However, Lin Feng believed that as he continued to become stronger, these secrets would no longer be secrets in the end.
“Then next, I’ll tell you in detail about the realms of a swordsman,” Chu Kuangren said.
Lin Feng nodded and looked at Chu Kuangren with a serious expression, indicating that he was listening carefully.
“Don’t be so serious. Young people should act like young people. Don’t be like Zhou Tiansheng and think so much.” As Chu Kuangren spoke, he casually leaned against the side of the Tree of Life.
Seeing this, Lin Feng also relaxed slightly.
“That’s right.” Chu Kuangren smiled. “Actually, I discovered that the people of your era have a huge problem.”
Chu Kuangren felt that since some things had already been said, there was no need to hide it too much. Therefore, he directly called Lin Feng and the others “people of this era”.
“Most of you only focus on leveling up and increasing your strength, but you don’t pay attention to your temperament,” Chu Kuangren said.
“Temperament?” Lin Feng was puzzled.
“That’s right, temperament. Why do I want you to act like a young man? I want you to have your own temperament. It has to be known that sometimes, temperament will affect a person’s future. For example, even if a person with a tenacious temperament is relatively poor in talent, their future achievements might not necessarily be lower than those with good talent.”
Lin Feng understood this sentence and could even think of some examples.
For example, Qin Wujiang was able to become the first divine level expert of humanity with an A level talent.
For example, in his previous life, Zhang Tao was able to become a king level expert with a B level talent.
However, there were still some things that Lin Feng did not quite understand. Therefore, he asked, “But Teacher, the temperament you’re talking about only means that you have a tenacious personality. However, what exactly is this temperament?”
Chu Kuangren shook his head. “This thing is very vague and I can’t give a definite answer. I can only tell you that you can’t forget your original intention. A good temperament can allow you to control your killing intent during the process of nurturing your killing intent instead of letting your killing intent control you.”
Lin Feng was a little confused when he heard this. Chu Kuangren continued, “You people keep becoming stronger, but you don’t have the temperament to control this power. Then, it’s inevitable that you’ll lose yourself. Some people might stagnate because of this, and some people might go astray. For example, the evil sects.”
At this point, Lin Feng roughly understood something. “Is this temperament faith?”
With the conviction to become stronger, one could continuously become stronger. Because one had the conviction to protect humans, one would not be tempted by the foreign races and become an evil sect member.
“Yes and no. In short, you can slowly comprehend it yourself. Then, I’ll talk about the first realm of this swordsman, becoming one with the sword.” Chu Kuangren said, “What does this mean? It’s said to integrate all attributes, but how can it be integrated? For example, in your previous battle, you can already be considered to have a preliminary integrated dual attack, but it’s not complete because you can’t integrate it into your skill.”
“If you can also unleash the characteristics of both attacks when using skills, you can be considered to have succeeded in integrating. For example, your senior brother, Zhou Tiansheng, has reached this step. Therefore, he has become a combat mage.”
Lin Feng said speechlessly, “But Teacher, you’ve said a lot, but you never said anything about integrating.”
Chu Kuangren laughed angrily. “Didn’t I tell you? I told you from the beginning that there’s a sword in your hand and a sword in your heart.”
When Lin Feng heard this, he began to silently digest these words.
“Having a sword in my hand… Teacher, are you asking me to use a sword as a weapon? But what does it mean to have a sword in my heart?” Lin Feng asked.
“Have you forgotten? What about the killing intent I told you to nurture?”
Lin Feng’s heart trembled.
“Swords are a type of weapon, and killing intent can also be used as a weapon. If there’s killing intent, the sword will naturally have sword intent.” Chu Kuangren reminded.
Lin Feng instantly understood. “Teacher, then I’ll use killing intent as the foundation and use my various attributes as support. Can I nurture the sword intent in my heart in this way?”
Seeing that Lin Feng had instantly thought of it, Chu Kuangren could not help but praise in his heart. Then, he said, “Everyone’s path as a swordsman is different. The sword in their hearts is also different. If this is what you want to do, just try it.”
Lin Feng was stunned when he heard this. Was everyone’s sword in their hearts different? Up until now, Lin Feng only knew of two swordsmen, Xiao Yaozi and Chu Kuangren. However, they both nurtured killing intent. How was it different?
Chu Kuangren explained, “The goal is the same, but there are many ways to achieve the goal. Take you for example. You said that the sword in your heart is mainly filled with killing intent. Can’t others take a different path and focus on their own attributes?”
Only then did Lin Feng understand. However, this also allowed him to see how majestic and spectacular the path of a swordsman was.
There were thousands of paths to become a swordsman. There was no superior path that led to more strength. The strength only depended on how far one walked.
However, Lin Feng was a little curious. “Teacher, what does your sword intent focus on?”
“Me?” Chu Kuangren smiled. “Do you want to see it?”
Lin Feng nodded. Although he was certain that Chu Kuangren was at the divine level, he did not know how powerful the other party was. Now that he had the chance, he naturally wanted to take a look.
“I’m not going to show you”
This caught Lin Feng off guard and his expression darkened. He didn’t expect the other party to be so indecent as an expert.
Chu Kuangren smiled. “This is for your own good. You can’t even be considered a beginner now. If you see my sword intent, I’m afraid you’ll be affected by me. I just said that everyone’s path as a swordsman is different. If you’re affected by me, your future achievements might be limited.”
“As the saying goes, those who learn from me live, and those who copy me die. This is the logic.”
When Lin Feng heard this, although he was still somewhat regretful, he felt somewhat relieved.
“Teacher, what about the second realm?”
“The second realm…” Chu Kuangren paused for a moment. “Actually, I’m not considered a qualified teacher because I’m not a swordsman myself. At most, I can see the glory of the first realm now. If I forcefully explain the second realm to you, I’m afraid I’ll misguide you.”
Lin Feng shook his head. “It’s fine. Teacher, tell me first. I’ll listen casually.”
“Hahaha.” Chu Kuangren laughed. “That’s right! Now you’re looking more like a young man.”
Lin Feng also smiled. He had already discovered that Chu Kuangren was the type who liked to do whatever he wanted. If one was behaving too seriously in front of him, Chu Kuangren would not like it.
Therefore, Lin Feng became more and more relaxed in front of Chu Kuangren.
“Then I’ll tell you my opinion. Don’t take it to heart,” Chu Kuangren said. After Lin Feng nodded, Chu Kuangren continued, “Actually, in my opinion, the three realms of a swordsman can be explained in a different way.”
“The first realm is called becoming one with the sword. You can see it as the mountain being the mountain, and the water being the water. The second realm is called the heart and the sword integration. You can see it as the mountain not being the mountain, and the water not being the water. At this realm, I think it’s because after understanding the essence of a swordsman, the sword intent can materialize, so it can be done without stopping. Even flying flowers and leaves can hurt people.”
When Lin Feng heard this, he immediately thought of Little Black. Wasn’t Little Black just a manifestation of mental strength?
Chu Kuangren seemed to know what Lin Feng was thinking and explained to him, “That cat’s situation is indeed somewhat similar, but it doesn’t have sword intent, so its mental strength is only mental strength. It’s not very useful.”
At this moment, Little Black suddenly rushed out, as if it had been eavesdropping. “Old man, what did you say? My mental strength is so powerful. How can it be useless?”
Chu Kuangren smiled and did not care about Little Black’s eavesdropping. If it could become a swordsman just by casually listening, then everyone in the world would have long been a swordsman.
“Then tell me, other than using your mental strength to intimidate or pressure others, what else can you do?”
“You… I…” Little Black, who usually bragged about its strength, was actually speechless for a moment. “My mental cultivation method is not complete. After I perfect it, I will naturally have many methods.”
Chu Kuangren did not refute. Little Black’s Nirvana was indeed heaven-defying. To be able to survive Xiao Yaozi’s sword, how could it not be heaven-defying?
Although Little Black was only affected by the aftershock of Xiao Yaozi’s sword back then, it still survived, right?
Lin Feng ignored Little Black and asked again, “Teacher, what about the third realm?”
“The third realm.” Chu Kuangren paused for a moment. “I’m not too sure either, but if I have to give an explanation, it should be the kind where the mountain is still a mountain and the water is still water.”