One Month Later;

Tyler stood in front of a large tree. With his hand on the hilt of his sword, his eyes were closed.

The next moment, he opened his eyes, unsheathed his sword, and swung it horizontally.

A fierce dark red energy erupted from the blade, turning into a sword light that moved towards the tree.

[Sword Drawing Technique- Mountain Slaying Sword]

The sword light tore through the bark of the tree, reaching its other side as it cleaved the tree in half.

The sword light continued to move when it reached behind the tree until it attacked two more trees.

The first tree didn’t fall, but the tree behind it fell immediately

At this moment, a voice rang in his head.

"It seems you still haven’t mastered the basics of Sword Control."

Sword Control was a term used to describe one’s control over their sword attacks.

Since swords were weapons, they could be pretty deadly. A good swordsman must always control their sword.

It was divided into three stages: Cutting the Steel, Cutting the Air, and Cutting Nothing.

Swordsmanship itself was divided into nine realms.

A Sword Apprentice- someone who has mastered the first stage of Sword Control.

A Sword Graduate- someone who has mastered the second stage of Sword Control.

A Swordsman- someone who has mastered the third stage of Sword Control.

A True Swordsman- someone who has awakened Sword Intent.

Swordmaster- someone who has mastered Sword Intent.

Sword Grandmaster- someone who has mastered more than one Sword Intent and has formed a Sword Embryo.

Sword King- someone who has turned the sword Embryo into a sword soul.

Sword Emperor- someone who has created a Sword Domain.

Sword Saint- someone who has mastered the Sword Domain.

In other words, swordsmanship was divided into four levels- Sword Control, Sword Intent, Sword Soul, and Sword Domain.

But swordsmanship was divided into nine realms based on how much they had mastered these four levels.

Of course, that was only for the Lower and Spirit Realm.

A proper Sword Apprentice could fight a peak of Mana Condensation Realm cultivator at the early stage of that realm.

But at the peak of Mana Condensation, he could fight someone at the peak of the Treasured Body Realm.

A Sword Graduate could fight someone at the Soul Sublimation Realm, but only when his cultivation had also reached the same level.

Because a swordsman would need physical and mental strength to support his attacks.

A Swordsman could fight anyone below the Inner World Formation Realm as long as their stamina and reflexes could keep up.

That’s because their attacks could cleave through anything, including the power attacks from the peak of the Soul Sublimation Realm cultivators.

Within just a month of training, Tyler had already surpassed the Sword Graduate Realm, but he still hadn’t reached the Swordsman Realm.

Because in this realm, one could cut everything while also cutting nothing.

"It has only been a month. I am already surprised I’ve reached this level within just a month."

Tyler said with a smile on his face.

Now, with his physical strength and mental strength, he could use his swordsmanship to fight anyone below the Soul Sublimation Realm.

That meant even someone at the peak of the Treasured Body Realm wasn’t unbeatable.

His cultivation hadn’t changed.

After a month, his cultivation was still at the peak of the Mana Condensation Realm. But with his resources, he had managed to cultivate fifty-four scales.

That meant he had reached the middle level of the Dragon Skin Stage. So, physical strength wasn’t going to be a problem for him.

But the soul was a problem.

He needed to open the Mana Veins to send a stream of mana into the sea of consciousness to open it.

The process couldn’t be hastened; otherwise, it could harm his brain.

So, even though his swordsmanship was progressing faster, it could come to a stop.

Of course, that’s what others think.

Including Xue, nobody believed that swordsmanship alone could help people defeat powerful enemies.

After all, swordsmanship was supported by mana, physical strength, and mental strength.

Two days ago, his teacher asked him what his sword belief was.

She asked this because he was progressing too fast.

People had different sword beliefs. Why they picked up a sword mattered for swordsmanship.

Even his teacher had a simple belief.

Swordsmanship was her strength. It gave her strength. That’s what her sword belief was.

But to Tyler, it was a bit different.

It was a pursuit.

Even if the cultivation realms became limited, the swordsmanship itself didn’t have a limit.

Unlike mortals, cultivators possessed an extraordinary power of comprehension.

Comprehension in itself wasn’t that different, but when it was combined with the supernatural elements of cultivation, it became extraordinary.

Allowing humans to comprehend the powers of concepts.

Like Death, Life, Creation, Destruction, and so on.

There would come a point where cultivation realms no longer had any direction forward, but his swordsmanship could keep growing.

Because there would always be something worth cutting.

So, Tyler’s pursuit of swordsmanship was so pure that even if it was due to his past memories, his sword training progressed too smoothly.

Even faster than those with powerful talent for swordsmanship.

In just a month, he not only comprehended the first layer but also mastered the technique Daisy taught him.

Eternal Spring Sword Scripture!

It was a unique technique made by one of the oldest swordsmen recorded in human history.

Even his name had been unknown to the masses, and people only remembered him as The First Sword Emperor.

The scripture didn’t say his name, but the technique was missing a quarter, the last stage.

Because this technique was divided into five stages.

The first stage was known as the Flowing Water Stage.

The second stage was known as the Rough Wood Stage.

The third stage was known as the Silent Ice Stage.

The fourth stage was known as the Eternal Breeze Intent.

The fifth stage was unknown.

He roughly understood this technique. At least, it was easier to comprehend than the Sword Control itself.

Because the first three stages represented three different powers.

The Flowing Water Stage represented the fluidity and soft movements of the sword.

The Rough Wood Stage represented the durability and hard movements of the sword.

The Silent Ice Stage represented the powerful and sharp movements of the sword.

Only by mastering these six movements can one master the first three stages of the scripture.

But that’s what made it easier than Blood Sword Scripture.

To master the second stage of that scripture, he had to master the Sword Control.

But with this, he only needed to master the six different styles of swordsmanship.

"Yes! I still need more practice."

Tyler nodded, agreeing with the words of his teacher.

"You shouldn’t have wasted your time learning those moves. They are useless."

The voice rang in his head.

"To you, it might be. But teacher, I’m very weak. So, I can’t ignore it."

Hearing his refusal, the voice didn’t continue.

Murong Xue also knew Tyler was weak, but that’s exactly why he should focus on making his swordsmanship stronger, instead of learning wasted techniques.

Although that technique was created by one of the best swordsmen in the history of this world, it was still very weak.

So weak that she didn’t even look at it to understand it.

She saw what Tyler was doing during his practice and mastered it immediately.

That’s how weak that technique was.

"Are you in a hurry?"

Murong Xue asked.

Since she couldn’t read his mind, she didn’t know what worried him.

She could see that Tyler’s attention towards combat techniques was increasing rapidly in the last two weeks.

It happened after Daisy came last time.

"My enemies are preparing for an attack, teacher. I can’t just sit back and let others handle everything."

"I have to take this burden on myself. So, I need techniques that can kill my enemies."

Hearing his words, Murong Xue asked.

"But I didn’t hear that before. How do you know this?"

Tyler sheathed his sword and tapped his head.

"Think about it, teacher! Those two families have spent so much money buying so many people just for this mine."

"If they find the smallest change in their plan, they wouldn’t hesitate to strike."

"The last time Daisy reminded me about their recent actions in the Black Market."

"Just like how Daisy learned about them from the Black Market, they are also trying to learn about Daisy from the Black Market."

"It has been two weeks since then. By now, they should’ve already learned about it and sent enemies to silence me."

Hearing that, Murong Xue asked.

"But why wait two weeks? If they can obtain information from the black market, it shouldn’t take this long, right?"

Tyler chuckled as he walked towards the mansion.

"Isn’t it simple, teacher? They want confirmation that I have not informed the Grant Family."

"Only if I am a greedy person will they send people to kill or capture me."