Joy of Life: Invincible Starting from Basic Swordsmanship

Chapter 83: Pointing at the Shadow

Looking at the silent shadow, Ye Chengfeng couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

However, the next moment, the shadow suddenly made a move, the short blade aimed directly at Ye Chengfeng's neck.

"Holy crap, are you crazy?"

Ye Chengfeng would naturally not sit idly by and wait to die. As he said before, in a head-on fight, Shadow could not defeat him in a short time.

Ye Chengfeng leaned back, used his leg strength, and simultaneously circulated his inner energy, quickly shifting his body to the side to dodge the attack.

"Hmph, let me see how much of his talent you've inherited!"

That's right, Shadow's purpose was that simple: to see how far Ye Chengfeng had progressed in his Four-Look Sword Technique.

"Damn it, they actually want to see my progress in mastering the Four-Looking Sword Technique! The problem is, the Four-Looking Sword Technique isn't my strongest technique. If I use it, I'm afraid I'll get utterly crushed by Shadow!"

Ye Chengfeng had no intention of surrendering, so he lightly patted his waist and drew his Xuanhun Sword.

"So this is your self-created sword control technique? Truly extraordinary!"

Although Shadow was very impressed with Ye Chengfeng's swordsmanship, he did not believe that Ye Chengfeng's swordsmanship could compare to Si Gu's swordsmanship.

Although Shadow deeply hated Si Gu Jian, he highly respected Si Gu Jian's swordsmanship. How could the swordsmanship of a grandmaster be compared to that of an ordinary person?

After Shadow finished praising, Ye Chengfeng made his move, his sword intent and momentum enveloping the surroundings.

The Mysterious Soul Sword then danced in the air!

"Although your cultivation is stronger than mine, you are not qualified to judge me in the art of swordsmanship."

This time, Ye Chengfeng attacked first, and at the beginning, the shadow was actually suppressed by Ye Chengfeng.

Of course, this is assuming the shadow isn't using its full strength.

Shadow's original intention was to test Ye Chengfeng's strength, so he not only used swordsmanship to fight Ye Chengfeng, but also suppressed his own cultivation.

After exchanging over a hundred blows, Shadow was starting to struggle and released his restraints, unleashing his true energy to force the Mysterious Soul Sword back.

"That's enough, Uncle. I am indeed not as good as you in swordsmanship."

Don't let Shadow's cold demeanor fool you; he actually has a rather funny personality. Perhaps it's his childhood experiences that make him reluctant to show his true self.

But he will still joke around with people he trusts, and Shadow is also a martial arts fanatic.

Ye Chengfeng rolled his eyes; he felt embarrassed by Yingzi calling him "little uncle."

"You call me 'little uncle' so casually!"

Ye Chengfeng reluctantly put away the Xuanhun Sword.

"I've already called you 'Uncle,' so please teach me!"

Because of her childhood experiences, Shadow desperately wants to have a family member.

However, the person he was closest to was the very culprit who caused him to be left all alone.

When Yingzi learned that she had a younger uncle, she begged Chen Pingping to bring Ye Chengfeng out of Dongyi City.

But at that time, Ye Chengfeng stayed in the Sword Pavilion, and even a Grandmaster could not bring Ye Chengfeng out.

Since Si Gu Jian seemed to have no hostility towards Ye Chengfeng, Yingzi gave up on doing so.

"You've taken the wrong path, following someone else's path. You'll never be able to break through to the Grandmaster level in your entire life."

Ye Chengfeng ultimately decided to offer Shadow a word of advice; whether Shadow could break through was up to him.

Shadow is at the peak of the ninth rank, one of the top three ninth-rank beings in the world.

His only goal in martial arts is to break through to the Grandmaster level.

However, if Shadow continues down the same path as Si Gu Jian, it will be impossible for him to break through to the Grandmaster level.

Is Shadow's talent lacking?

Of course he's excellent; he's absolutely number one in the world when it comes to assassination.

It's a pity that he has also practiced the Four Directions Sword Technique over the years. If he had focused on assassination, he would definitely be even stronger.

"Uncle, what do you mean by that?"

"Give up practicing the Four-Looking Sword Technique. It's not suitable for you. If you can create a complete assassination technique, you'll be stronger than you are now, regardless of whether you can break through to the next level."

The shadow fell silent. Those involved are often blinded, while bystanders see clearly. Ye Chengfeng could see it, but he himself was completely unaware.

On the contrary, he felt that the Four-Looking Sword Technique was helpful to him.

"Don't believe me? Your Four-Looking Sword Technique has a restrained killing intent, completely lacking the sword intent of putting oneself in a life-or-death situation."

Seeing that the shadow didn't believe him, Ye Chengfeng finished speaking and even drew his sword to demonstrate the Four-Looking Sword Technique.

Ye Chengfeng's Four-Look Sword Technique was filled with murderous intent, which was completely inconsistent with the identity of a shadow assassin.

If you were to attempt an assassination like this, you'd probably be discovered before you even made a move.

"Sigh, the old man's sword intent is too difficult to imitate; his killing intent is still somewhat incomplete."

After Ye Chengfeng finished demonstrating his swordsmanship, he sheathed his sword and spoke.

"Isn't this enough to completely kill me?"

The shadow watched as the surrounding plants and trees were all affected by the killing intent that Ye Chengfeng had just released.

But Ye Chengfeng said that this was not the complete Four Directions Sword Intent.

"That's right, the Four Directions Sword Technique I used was ultimately imbued with my own sword intent."

This time, Ye Chengfeng did not draw his sword, but released his sword intent, which was a graceful and agile aura.

Even Ye Chengfeng's demeanor changed at this moment, like a carefree sword immortal who had fallen into the mortal world.

Sheathing his sword intent, Ye Chengfeng smiled and said, "This is my sword intent. What do you think?"

Ye Chengfeng released not only sword intent, but also sword momentum.

This carefree sword intent may not seem very lethal on the surface, but it looks cool!

Moreover, the Free and Unfettered Sword Intent is not what it appears to be on the surface. It carries endless killing intent within its freedom. Underestimating its power will only lead to great losses.

Unfortunately, enlightenment is not so simple, and it is certainly not something that Ye Chengfeng can make others suddenly realize through a few words and demonstrations.

The shadow naturally still couldn't comprehend it. If it were that easy to achieve enlightenment, there wouldn't only be four grandmasters in this world.

"Never mind, maybe I'm just not talented enough. I came here not only to see you, Uncle, but also to ask you about your purpose."

Ye Chengfeng knew it wasn't that simple; the Shadow's visit to him this time was probably at Chen Pingping's behest.

"What purpose could I possibly have? Did Chen Pingping send you?"

"That's right, the dean can't see through you, so he sent me to test you."

Shadow was quite decisive and directly betrayed Chen Pingping.

"He's lying to you. That old fox can't see through me? You actually believe that?"

Shadow rolled his eyes. To be honest, he also thought his uncle was a very simple person.

"Of course I don't believe it. I've read your biography, Uncle. You're just a lazy person. What bad intentions could you possibly have?"

Shadow also joined Ye Chengfeng in criticizing Chen Pingping.

Ye Chengfeng looked at the shadow strangely, thinking to himself, "Is this thing really that abstract?"

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Ye Chengfeng was too lazy to continue talking to this dim-witted guy.

He prepared to return to the Fan residence first, and once again used the Sword Heart Demon Seed technique, gaining new insights.

At the same time, his cultivation level regressed again, and he needed to stabilize his realm.

Just as he was about to leave, he happened to meet Li Chengzhu, who was saying goodbye to Chen Pingping and preparing to go to Jiangnan.

The shadow naturally saw Li Chengzhu as well!

"Who is it?"

Li Chengzhu was very fast. Although the energy core was not fully repaired, the speed at which the energy recovered was enough for Li Chengzhu to use his lightness skill normally.

A Grandmaster-level speed—no wonder Shadow was shocked!

"I am the world's number one assassin, yet this person is faster than me! No, he's probably even faster than Wang Qinian!"

Although Shadow looked down on Wang Qinian, he still admired Wang Qinian's lightness skill.

He also admitted that his lightness skill was inferior to Wang Qinian's.