"Old buddy! I have neglected you." Owen looked at the wide sword in his hand with a misty gaze. This sword had been with him for thirty years! He held the sword with one hand, and with the other, he flashed white True Qi. He wiped the white light onto the body of the sword, and the rust on the sword quickly disappeared, revealing a dazzling blade.

"Ah Dai, this wide sword has been with me for thirty years. From today, it will be your partner. It is five feet and six inches in length, the handle is one foot and two inches, and the blade is four feet and four inches. At the widest point, the blade is half a foot wide and three inches thick, weighing seventy-six kilograms. The sword’s name is Tian Gang."

Ah Dai was startled, "Seventy-six kilograms? Uncle, you are not mistaken, right?" Even the iron hammer used by the town’s blacksmith only weighed twenty kilograms.

Owen leveled the sword’s body and shook it with only a quiver of his fingers to make the sword’s shadow move. The seventy-six-kilogram heavy sword in his hand was as light as a feather. Holding the sword horizontally in front of him, Owen stroked its body and sighed, "Does it feel heavy? Perhaps in the beginning, you may think so. But when your heart becomes one with it, you will no longer feel its weight."

Ah Dai looked at the Tian Gang Sword, which was taller than he was, and couldn’t help but get excited. He took a few steps forward and pleaded with Owen, "Uncle, can I try it?"

Owen twirled his fingers around the sword, pointed the tip of the sword down, and handed the handle over to Ah Dai. As soon as Owen let go, Ah Dai felt a sudden heaviness in his hand. Even though he was prepared in advance, he didn’t hold on to it tightly, and the sword quickly fell to the ground with a thump. Owen chuckled in amusement, "You clumsy lad, did you cultivate your True Qi in vain? Control the sword with your Qi."

Ah dai stuck out his tongue, took a deep breath, activated the True Qi in his body, and began to radiate white light. With a strong grip of his hands, he lifted the Tian Gang Sword in an instant. Under the influence of the True Qi, the sword indeed felt lighter to him. However, swinging it was exceptionally difficult. If it hadn’t been for his many days of training with martial qi, he probably wouldn’t even have been able to swing the sword. Owen spoke in a deep voice, "Lower your qi to your Dantian, keep your feet steady, run the True Qi to your waist, let the waist lead the back, the back lead the shoulders, the shoulders lead the arms, the arms lead the elbows, the elbows lead the wrists, the wrists lead the hands, and the hands lead the fingers. This is the basic principle of wielding a sword. The Tian Gang Sword Technique originally had thirty-six moves, but there are too many moves, which you might find difficult to memorize. I will simplify it to nine moves. Pay attention, the first move is ’Long Rainbow Piercing the Sun.’

Ah Dai’s vision blurred, and the Tian Gang Sword in his hand was suddenly light. It had already reached Owen’s hand. Owen’s body flashed in the air, and he lunged forward with the sword and his body as one. The white light on the Tian Gang Sword fluctuated, full of unstoppable momentum. Upon landing, Owen said, "Did you see it clearly? Although it looks like a simple move, it requires your hands, eyes, and mind to cooperate. Well, for now, you don’t need to practice the sword technique. Today, first practice the three basic movements of chopping, lifting, and stabbing." After finishing his words, Owen explained the essentials of the three movements, handed the Tian Gang Sword back to Ah Dai, and walked away lightly.

"I chop, I chop." By the time the sun had set, Ah Dai was already sore and aching all over. Despite only practicing three simple positions, he could never find the rhythm.

"How’s the training going?" Owen’s figure suddenly appeared on top of the rock. He was holding a tree branch in his hand.

Ah Dai scratched his head and said, "I can’t really explain, but it just doesn’t feel the same as when you demonstrated."

Owen glanced at the sword marks on the rock and shook his head. "The chop should have the momentum of chopping. Although you can only exert 70% of your strength and must save 30% in case of changing moves, you must overpower your opponent in terms of momentum. You watch." He raised the tree branch high with both hands, and the surrounding sea breeze seemed to stop, no longer blowing on Ah Dai. The immense pressure forced him to take a few steps back. He was amazed at the tree branch in Owen’s hand.

The pressure suddenly dissipated, leaving Ah Dai feeling like he was leaning forward. Owen said, "You saw it clearly, right? Now, use your sword to chop me. As long as you can drive my feet off their original position, consider you’ve succeeded."

Ah Dai nodded, copied Owen’s pose, raised the Tian Gang Sword high with both hands, shouted a warning to his uncle, infused martial qi into the blade, and chopped down towards the top of his head. Though he did not have Owen’s momentum, the Tian Gang Sword also emitted a faint glow.

A trace of a smile appeared on Owen’s face. Just when the Tian Gang Sword was about to hit him, the tree branch lightly lifted, and immediately deflected the sword. Ah Dai felt a sudden weight in his hand, and with a thud sound, the sword immediately fell on the ground beside him, with nearly half of the blade sunk into the ground.

Owen said, "Martial qi should be stored and not released, or suddenly erupted. If you hadn’t dispersed all of your martial qi just now, I wouldn’t have been able to easily divert the force. Try again." In this manner, the old and the young continuously practiced on the rocky outcrop. With the endless support of the True Qi, Ah Dai was able to wield the heavy sword until late at night. Finally, he was able to pressure Owen into combat with him. Although he couldn’t repel Owen, he was considerably satisfied. In order for Ah Dai to grasp the key points of the sword, and to understand the intent of the sword, Ah Dai was still tied to a wooden stake from the next day. The difference was, he would chop the waves with the Tian Gang Sword. Time flew by, and Ah Dai and Owen had now been in Stone Pond Town for six years.

A glimmer endlessly flickered on the rocks. That was Ah Dai practicing the Tian Gang Sword Technique. The thirty-six-style Tian Gang Sword dance was one of the most common sword techniques on the continent. Although it wasn’t very powerful, it had expansive momentum, making it most suitable for the battlefield. Although Owen simplified this set of sword techniques, the momentum did not weaken. After a long period of practice, Ah Dai was now proficient in controlling the Tian Gang Sword using the martial qi. With several years of solid foundation in martial qi, Ah Dai was able to learn other things much faster. In these three years, Owen imparted all his knowledge to him. Although Ah Dai was slow, his hard work more than made up for it. His martial qi was advancing towards the fifth realm, and he had made significant progress in movement technique and sword techniques. Under the condition that Owen was using tree branches, he could withstand dozens of moves without losing.

Owen stood by and watched Ah Dai, who was practicing swords, displaying a satisfied smile. In a while, when Ah Dai’s cultivation reached the fifth realm, he could impart his secret technique to him. The eighteen-year-old Ah Dai was now almost as tall as Owen, with broad shoulders and a sturdy back. Except for retaining the childlike innocence on his face, he looked more like an adult in every other aspect.

"Alright, Ah Dai, come back." Owen shouted loudly.

Ah Dai mustered his qi to make his body light, holding the Tian Gang Sword in an inverted manner, he gracefully landed beside Owen, "Uncle, are we learning something new again?"

Owen shook his head with a smile, "You have learned pretty much all the basics in these few years. Uncle is very satisfied. After a while, when your cultivation reaches the fifth realm, Uncle will teach you the Hades Sword Technique, which is renowned on the continent. That’s Uncle’s real skill! Let’s go, your Uncle Xi Er came to find me early this morning, inviting us to have crabs for lunch. This lucky lad gets to enjoy a treat."

When it comes to food, Ah Dai was still like a kid, with his eyes shining, he grinned and said, "Great! Ah Dai loves crabs the most."

The two of them walked back to Stone Pond Town, chatting and laughing. The Tian Gang Sword was left in the cluster of rocks. Even after frequent interactions over these years, Xi Er’s family was unaware that Owen and Ah Dai were well versed in martial arts. Owen only told them that Ah Dai had grown up and was working in the shipyard every day.