Great Swordsman
Ch.42 - Train Tanding

“Protective Greetings!”

Xue Song realized Xu Feng's arrival, he cupped his hands together and was followed by the young children behind him.

This was the first time Xu Feng had attended the training so that every youngster stood up seriously, they did not want Xu Feng to be disappointed.

Xu Feng nodded modestly and stood beside Xue Song, he checked each youngster one by one and was immediately attracted to a small group of young people whose ranks were different from the other ranks.

“Why are they separated?”

Xu Feng turned his head towards Xue Song curiously.

“Protectors, they are the most talented children in the village. They were deliberately separated and trained by themselves in preparation for the selection of the Forest Eagle Sect disciples to be held next month.”

Xue Song explained as he looked at Ding Xiang, the girl seemed to have yet to explain this to Xu Feng. He was willing to be unwilling to feel worried if Xu Feng was unhappy about it.

“So so, good. I want to see how far they've progressed.”

Xu Feng did not mind what happened, he simply waved his hand and focused on the small group. There were only 13 of them and five of them were women.

The Forest Eagle Sect was a large sect that was on par with the Lotus Sect. Different from the Lotus Sect which was located in the middle of the city, the Forest Eagle Sect was instead not located in the center of Fallen Leaf Town but rather was next to the Fallen Leaf Town, in a forest not far from the city.

Although not as big as the Thousand Night Forest, the lush forest was the home as well as the natural protector of the Forest Eagle Sect.

“As your wish.” Xue Song nodded and immediately ordered the youths to practice. The movements they trained were those of the White Swan Sword Technique, a typical swordsmanship belonging to the Xue Clan.

Different from swordsmanship in general, the White Swan Sword Technique focuses more on the flexibility of the user in moving so that his defense and attack abilities are balanced. The swordsmanship was not aggressive, but its good flexibility was very useful in combat.

“Attacking without forgetting defense well.”

Xu Feng instantly understood the essence behind that sword technique due to his high comprehension on swordsmanship thanks to the Heavenly Sword Technique.

The Heavenly Sword Technique was a technique that touched the most basic essence of swordsmanship compared to other sword techniques.

Most sword techniques always focus on how strong and aggressive an attack is or how resilient its defenses are, some focus on balancing the two. Almost everyone forgets the simple truth of swordsmanship.

Attacking wasn't the basic essence of swordsmanship let alone defending, but cutting! Sword science is all about cutting and slashing everything!

Not attacking, but cutting! Only when one understood the difference between the two would his swordsmanship be on the actual path.

Xu Feng had always even been thought of by the identity of the old man, someone who imparted this great technique was definitely not a mediocre person.

“You..”

Xue Song was stunned and looked at Xu Feng in astonishment, he did not expect Xu Feng to be able to grasp that sword technique in just a short time. How high was the understanding and closeness in swordsmanship needed to be able to do just that? Xue Song was unwilling to ask so inwardly.

“Begini alone is not enough.”

Xu Feng shook his head and immediately descended into the training area. He went to the thirteen youths then told them to practice sparring, only then could Xu Feng understand their true strength.

“Xue San, Xue Tong, you guys advance first.” Xue Song immediately took the initiative of becoming a jury and emptying the middle area of the practice, he pointed to the two youths who stood at the very front.

His actions instantly aroused the interest of the other young man, however the one whom Xue Song had appointed were the two most talented young men in their village.

Xue San and Xue Tong's stature was tall and fit, their expressions were very serious, they were already prepared to take everything out to draw praise and attention from Xu Feng.

“Protectors, they are both 17 years old and have Four Circular Talents. They are the best in the village!”

Xue Song introduced from the side, he looked at the two young men with an expression full of satisfaction, they were the pride and face of the Xue Village.

“Good talent, there should be no problem joining the Forest Eagle Sect.”

Xu Feng praised, he was confident that with such talent, the two would not drown and could stand out there.

Hearing Xu Feng's praise, the two puffed their chests up high and felt proud.

“Come don't waste any more time!” Xue Song immediately started the match.

Xue San and Xue Tong saluted each other before putting up the horses. The two immediately pulled out a sword and looked at each other seriously, the aura of the First Stage coming out from both of their bodies.

When Xu Feng realized that the two were close to reaching the First Stage Peak, he inevitably clicked his tongue.

Xu Feng remembered when he first woke up in this world, he was still at the Early First Stage and his lifespan back then was already 18 years. It was also because his predecessor worked hard to achieve it, coupled with the support of the Spiritual Stone of the sect. Otherwise, even the age of 20 was still a question for the One-sided Talent.

One could imagine how high the strength of the two young men was now if it obtained a capable resource from the very beginning.

“I hope you don't disappoint.” Xue San spoke so before hurtling towards Xue Tong. His sword immediately swung.

“Hm! I'm waiting for what you can do.” Xue Tong laughed, there was a burning spirit in his eyes.

Stand off..

Two swords collided and clashed against each other in the air.

Xue San swung his sword from below with a quick movement, he made use of the open bottom position of Xue Tong. However, very nimbly Xue Tong swung his sword from above and blocked Xue San's attack.

He smirked over Xue San's simple trick.

Xue San did not budge, he instead immediately jumped sideways and his body spun like a wheel in the air, his sword that was below immediately came spinning around and appeared above Xue Tong's head.

His movements were extremely flexible and inhumane, the momentum from the attack was extremely powerful.

“Free!” Xue Tong shouted, he twisted his arm and swung his sword from the bottom up. Its swinging speed was as fast as the previous swing, its movement was as if it was unaffected by gravity.

The two swords clashed again and caused Xue San's sword to be slightly thrown backwards. Xue Tong saw the opportunity and grinned, he immediately raised his sword high and slashed towards Xue San who was still in the air.

“Hm!” Xue San snorted. In an extremely inhuman manner, he spun back in the opposite direction while still in the air and swung his sword from below to meet Xue Tong's sword.

Stand off…

The two swords collided once again and let out a slight spark. Xue Tong's sword was flung backwards upward as a result of the thrust and Xue San was thrown down onto the ground before rolling seamlessly as a landing.

“Good movement.” Xue Song praised from the side, he realized the two were close to entering the elementary realm.