kvmb Chapter 36 Mirror Flowers and Moon in the Water
Chapter 36 Mirror Flowers and Moon in the Water
Shen Xu didn't sleep all night, his mind constantly replaying the events of the previous night.
Feng Bao realized that Han Yue's situation was now completely beyond his comprehension.
He felt he had come into contact with something extraordinary: an endless dark space, a shattered moon, the changing form of the cold moon, and the piece of the moon that had merged into his forehead...
"And what did Han Yue mean when she said it was leaving? She even told me to go find it. There seemed to be another sentence after that, but I didn't hear it clearly." Shen Xu frowned.
However, whatever changes have occurred to Han Yue, they are not things he can access now.
If we ever have the chance to meet again in the future, I can ask him what happened last night. I bet Han Yue will have a lot to say to him then!
He still needs to focus on the present; he has a lot to do and a long road ahead.
The events of last night left many people without a good rest, so Cuiyun Mountain woke up earlier than usual today. When Shen Xu came out of his wooden house, many disciples had already gone out.
After his fight with Yang Sen, Shen Xu realized the lack of his own offensive methods. Although the Overlapping Wave Sword Technique was comprehensive, he had no other powerful offensive methods besides this sword technique.
The Cangsong Sword Technique was gradually becoming too slow for him, and he needed a brand new sword technique to expand his attack methods.
So he planned to use going out for training as an excuse to take out the sword technique he liked to use most when he was in the Qi Condensation Realm in his previous life—the Blood Mist Sword Technique, a high-grade human-level technique.
Judging from the name, it's clearly not a proper sword technique, so Shen Xu naturally couldn't just use it directly. He decided to modify it, which, if successful, would be of immense benefit to his swordsmanship.
Of course, this idea didn't just pop into his head on a whim; it was a decision he made after careful consideration and taking into account various factors.
As the morning sun rose, Shen Xu walked lightly, avoiding weeds and pebbles, slowly making his way to the top of the mountain.
He vaguely remembered the first time he walked this mountain path after his rebirth. Back then, the path was steep, overgrown with thorns, and littered with loose stones. Looking back now, the path he walked then is now a smooth road.
On the Sword Practice Cliff, withered pines hang upside down, a gentle breeze blows, the sea of clouds churns, and a rising sun slowly ascends.
Shen Xu sat cross-legged on the edge of the cliff, with two swords resting on his lap: one was Cold Moon, and the other was Nameless. Both swords held special significance for him.
He picked up the Cold Moon sword and set it aside. Although the Cold Moon sword was of a higher grade than his precious sword, Shen Xu still felt that the precious sword was more convenient to use.
Shen Xu was very familiar with the Blood Mist Sword Technique. After making sure that no one was around, Shen Xu began to practice the moves according to his memory.
At first, he wasn't very skilled, but with repeated practice, he gradually regained the feeling he remembered, and every move he made was full of ruthlessness and determination.
In fact, the Blood Mist Sword Technique is a sword technique that relies entirely on the essence of blood. The most important part of the Blood Mist Sword Technique is the blood mist in its name. The sword is hidden in the blood mist, and blood can transform into the sword. When the sword is drawn, it drinks blood, and killing intent is everywhere.
The final move of the Blood Mist Sword Technique, "Blood Rain," transforms blood into swords, with blood swords raining down from all directions, leaving the enemy nowhere to hide.
The presence of the Blood Essence can also give the Blood Mist a special "Blood Terror" effect. Blood Terror will amplify the enemy's fear of blood and killing intent, thereby reducing their reaction speed and adaptability, and even undermining their fighting will.
It can be said that Blood Fear is the most crucial effect of the entire Blood Mist Sword Technique. Without this effect, the hit rate of the Blood Mist Sword Technique would be greatly reduced.
However, this sword technique has a drawback: the source of the blood mist, besides killing people to obtain blood, is primarily the user's own blood and energy.
However, the user's own blood energy is limited, so the amount of blood mist produced is also limited. Once the enemy escapes the range of the blood mist set up by the user, this sword technique is mostly useless.
However, in places with abundant blood sources, or in large-scale battles, the blood mist can be quickly replenished from enemy corpses and blood sources, thus expanding the blood mist to a large area. Such scenarios are the best places for this sword technique to unleash its power.
If he could replace the blood mist with water mist, this drawback would be eliminated, because water vapor is almost everywhere, except in some special places.
Even now, Shen Xu can create a dense fog within a certain range.
However, without the Blood Fear effect, the entire sword technique loses its essence.
If he wants to successfully change the blood mist into water mist without affecting its power, he must make up for the blood terror caused by the loss of blood essence in the water essence.
Although it was not easy, Shen Xu naturally dared to try because he had his reasons. Although the artistic conception presented by blood mist and water mist was completely different, blood mist was essentially water mist mixed with some other things.
He didn't create a sword technique from scratch, but rather removed the influence of the Blood Mist Sword Technique and replaced it with the influence of the Water Technique.
His understanding of blood was simplistic: blood was synonymous with killing and a harbinger of death. When the concept of blood was added to blood mist, it became a terrifying effect.
But water has too many variations. To find out which variation is best suited to water mist, he must find a good entry point to allow the effects of water to be fully realized in the state of water mist.
He was completely clueless about this.
Time passed slowly. Shen Xu sat listlessly on the cliff. A gentle breeze blew, his robes fluttered in the wind, and the sea of clouds constantly changed, with golden sunlight constantly moving within it.
From morning to afternoon, once he had an idea, he would start practicing it, trying out each move one by one. When he discovered a problem, he would frown and continue to sit and ponder.
As evening approached, the setting sun, like blood, illuminated the ever-changing sea of clouds, turning it into a vibrant golden-red hue.
Shen Xu's eyes were fixed on the ever-changing sea of clouds before him, but his thoughts drifted far away.
At first, his mind was filled with countless thoughts, and he wanted to try everything, but in the end, he found that nothing was suitable. Even after all the ideas in his mind were exhausted, he still had not found a suitable solution.
But at this moment, Shen Xu calmed down. His mind was free of preconceived notions, and thus free from constraints. His consciousness was now blank, waiting for a flash of inspiration to fill it in.
As the sun sets and night falls, darkness instantly sweeps across the sky, plunging the vast sea of clouds into deep gloom. A cold wind rises, the crescent moon hangs like a hook, and a chill creeps in.
Under the cool moonlight, the sea of clouds before Shen Xu's eyes showed a completely different state from that during the day. The silver moonlight sprinkled on the sea of clouds, as if draping them in a mysterious veil.
A white mist filled his vision, dancing in the gentle mountain breeze, soon forming clouds that surrounded him, and his body gradually sank into the mist.
A sudden flash of inspiration struck him: what are the unique characteristics of water mist compared to blood mist? He had previously tried to make use of the fact that water mist was more abundant and easier to obtain, but this characteristic of water mist was not enough to bring about a qualitative change in the battle.
He had always wanted to find a way to replace the effect of blood terror with the power of water, but the nature of water meant that he could never do it.
Therefore, the only correct solution is to take a different approach, borrowing the skin of the Blood Mist Sword Technique while completely abandoning its core, and creating a genuine Water Mist Sword Technique! He was too obsessed with imitation before.
Water has a unique characteristic: it can reflect light very well. If one can create numerous water mirrors in the mist and then hide the water sword transformed from the sword technique in the water mirrors, the water sword will be both real and illusory, making it difficult for the opponent to distinguish which attacks are real and which are illusory.
Moreover, the light and shadow of the water sword, reflected in the water mirror, can even create the effect of swords raining down, full of deception and lethality.
With a thought, a bright sword light leaped up, sweeping through the mist in the sea of clouds, swirling around Shen Xu's body, and then spreading outwards.
Guided by the inspiration that flashed through his heart, Shen Xu was free of any distracting thoughts. Water mirrors appeared in the mist, capturing the surrounding sea of clouds and countless crescent moons within the mist.
As Shen Xu's sword light pierced the moonlight, streaks of water swords appeared in the water mirrors.
Shen Xu controlled the angle of the water mirrors in the mist, making them reflect as many water mirrors as possible. At the same time, he controlled a water sword to shoot out from the water mirrors in an instant. Instantly, a water sword shot out from every water mirror at the same time, densely packed, which made people tremble with fear.
Moreover, due to the fluidity of water, water swords can change direction instantly. Each attack may seem chaotic, but it actually hides a deadly intent, and each sword light could be a fatal blow.
Seeing the effect, Shen Xu smiled with satisfaction, "Let's call this move 'Mirror Flower, Water Moon'!"
Thinking of this, another cold light streaked across the dark night sky.
After countless practice sessions, the sky began to lighten with the first rays of dawn. As the first rays of morning light fell upon Shen Xu once more, the sea of clouds seemed to regain its vitality and began to churn again.
Shen Xu sheathed his sword and stood there, for sword practice requires a balance of tension and relaxation.
The outer sect competition is in three days, and he needs to be in top condition to face it. In addition, he still has a letter to read.