Chapter 43 Secret Sword
After brewing the medicine and preparing the meal, Tie Dan settled the two handicapped senior brothers and ran around the mountain twice. With nothing else to do, he practiced the "Threading Needle Sword Technique" in the maple forest of Guangxia Mountain.
This swordsmanship is meant to practice the accuracy of Sword Control. At the highest level, one could throw a needle into the wind and manipulate a thread to pass through its eye. Once mastered, controlling the sword to hit any target becomes as easy as threading a needle.
However, as Tie Dan flipped casually through the technique, he discovered that it did not significantly enhance his skills. After all, it was more of a guide to advancing Sword Control Technique, teaching methods and key insights for training. Ultimately, it served as practice for ordinary disciples, relying on practice to achieve perfection.
Tie Dan was exceptionally gifted, naturally not lacking in the accuracy of his flying sword. Although hard work did lead to improvements, they were limited. He also found parts of the technique to be incorrect, with some training methods being overly extreme.
For instance, the secret to improving eye power required staring at a candle for three days and nights without blinking, even when pricked by needles—this was pure foolishness. No wonder his two senior brothers ended up with mismatched eyes and squinting eyes, all from training the Threading Needle Sword Technique...
In any case, Tie Dan hadn’t reached that level of cross-eyed mastery yet. He practiced casually, knocking down maple leaves from the treetops with Money Manipulation while stabbing them with sword energy.
Suddenly, a sword light descended; it was Chen Huzi returning to the mountain.
"Are you all well?"
Tie Dan sheathed his sword and saluted,
"Senior brother can channel Qi, Xiao Liu can walk, and all the rats inside and outside Guangxia Mountain are gone."