Chapter 408: Chapter 145: Perception as a Mirror, Fusion of Three Saber Intents

"He also promised that after it was done, he would pass on this new Sword Technique to the Cao and Li Families."

He paused, a complex and emotional expression on his face. "When I first heard him say that, I just thought it was the reckless bravado of a young man. I even felt he was arrogant and overconfident, and I was actually quite irritated."

"It sounded like an empty promise that could never be fulfilled."

"But Feng and Qingxue couldn’t be bothered with the doubts of us old-timers and just agreed to it outright."

His gaze shifted back to the inhuman glint of the saber in the arena, his tone becoming incredibly certain. "Looking at it now... it wasn’t an empty promise. It’s that our own vision was too limited!"

"The Cao and Li Families have really struck gold this time! Look, his Seven-Star Bead Slash has already undergone a complete Rebirth! It’s not the original Seven-Star Bead Slash anymore!"

"I’m afraid... our Cao Family’s Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber has probably already been modified and made stronger in his hands!"

"With talent like this... one day in the future, he will surely be able to truly master and fuse these two Sword Techniques, creating a peerless Sword Technique that will shock the world!"

Chen Xuan, who was standing nearby, nodded in deep agreement and added a piece of news that shocked the two clan elders even more. "Of course. In fact, he has already modified our Moon Arrow Martial Arts Hall’s Moon Eclipse Arrow."

"What?!"

The two Cao Li clan elders exclaimed in unison, whipping their heads around to look at Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan gazed at Zhao Tianxing, who was training arduously in the arena, his voice filled with unconcealable admiration. "After Fan trained the Moon Eclipse Arrow to Perfection, he used his understanding of the Arrow Dao to continuously correct and perfect it..."

"The version that Tianxing and I are cultivating now is a completely new Moon Eclipse Arrow, modified by Fan!"

His eyes burned with intensity. "This new Moon Eclipse Arrow, whether in terms of Primordial Qi circulation, force application techniques, or the power of the arrow itself, is far, far stronger than the original!"

"It’s no exaggeration to say that he single-handedly raised this Archery Technique by an entire tier!"

Hearing this, the clan elders of the Cao and Li Families were first stunned, then their faces flooded with irrepressible joy and excitement.

It turned out that a great opportunity for their two families had quietly arrived, pushed forward by this young man without them even realizing it.

The three of them fell silent, standing there as still as three statues.

They stared with complex emotions at the young man in the Martial Arts Arena who was constantly challenging the limits of their understanding.

The setting sun stretched their shadows long.

They had all forgotten the reason they had come.

In the arena, Chu Fan’s mind was clear of all distractions. His entire focus was immersed in the Long Saber in his hand, in each and every slash that broke the limits of his speed.

The Long Saber in his hand transformed into streaks of cold light that seemed to chase the stars and outpace lightning, the sound of it cutting through the air a continuous, sharp whistle.

[Seven-Star Bead Slash Experience Points +3]

[Seven-Star Bead Slash Experience Points +4]

Chu Fan was completely focused, pouring his entire spirit, will, and even his understanding of the Sword Dao into every swing of his saber.

The flashes of his saber grew more urgent, faster and faster, stirring the air around him and kicking up small whirlpools of dust.

...

When the final move, "Chain Slash," was fiercely executed at a speed surpassing any previous attempt, the tip of the saber vibrated the air, letting out a sharp sound like tearing silk—

[Seven-Star Bead Slash Experience Points +8]

In his mind, the words for Seven-Star Bead Slash on the panel suddenly blurred. They then rippled like water, emitting a faint golden light before refocusing!

[Technique: Seven-Star Bead Slash (First Breaking Limit 1/4500) (Trait: Overlapping Waves Chasing Stars)]

[Overlapping Waves Chasing Stars: The Seven-Star Bead Slash’s momentum does not end at seven strikes. With each slash, Sword Momentum and speed can be accumulated like overlapping waves, each strike faster than the last. Starting from the second slash, each subsequent strike gains a 5% speed boost from the previous one until stamina is depleted. Even after seven strikes, if strength remains, the saber will continue its assault like it’s chasing the stars and the moon, relentless and unending.]

Chu Fan’s entire consciousness jolted as if it had been dragged into a strange crack in spacetime!

All perception of the outside world instantly faded away. Time seemed to stop, then flow backward.

In his mind, it was no longer a simple playback of memories. Instead, like a hall of mirrors, it reflected countless versions of himself, all simultaneously executing the "Seven-Star Bead Slash."

From the first clumsy slash to the final, perfectly fluid strike...

The scenes of tens of thousands of slashes, countless figures, overlapped and appeared!

But this was not a commendation; it was an extremely harsh self-examination.

Every figure was clearly marked with its flaws:

That slash there—the force was over-committed, the arm trembled slightly, and thirty percent of the Force was wasted into thin air.

This move—the Step Technique was off by half an inch, causing a slight hesitation in his movement and creating a minuscule but very real opening in the transition.

That time he channeled his Force, the Primordial Qi flowed sluggishly through one of his minor meridians, affecting the explosive burst of his saber’s speed.

There were also issues with angle, timing, and the coordination of his breathing with the Sword Techniques...

Countless minute errors—ones he had previously thought were harmless or hadn’t even noticed—were now exposed, as numerous and dense as a reef hidden beneath the water’s surface.

Immediately after, an indescribable, gentle yet irresistible mysterious power descended.

This power seemed to originate from the Dao in the great unknown, and yet it also felt like the ultimate sublimation of his own potential, guided by the panel.

Like a master craftsman, it began to "correct" all of this.

The slash where the force was over-committed was slightly adjusted by an invisible hand, the Force now contained but not released, guided but not spent.

The figure whose Step Technique was off was gently pushed, its foot placement now perfectly precise and in complete harmony with the Sword Momentum.

The meridians where Primordial Qi had stagnated were gently "combed through" and "widened" by this power. A new, more efficient, and more explosive route for the Primordial Qi’s circulation was naturally sketched out, as if it was always meant to be that way!

Tens of thousands of figures, countless mistakes, were all rapidly corrected, integrated, and refined under this power.