Legend of the Heavenly Fruit
Eps. 91 — Closed Exercises III
The technique Zhou Yuan was referring to was a technique called the Five Elements Sword Technique.
The sword techniques combined from several sword moves that formed a high-level sword technique.
In the martial world, elemental sword techniques had five types, three of which still existed until now while the remaining two had disappeared from civilization.
The two missing techniques were sword techniques belonging to the Yue clan that had already perished in the martial world and now only the Yue Jian bloodline was able to use them, namely the sound sword technique, while one other sword technique that had already disappeared was a fire sword technique that Zhou Yuan had used before.
The next three remaining sword techniques were the Xiao clan's water sword technique, the Bai clan's lightning sword technique, and the Shui clan's ice sword technique.
Each elemental sword technique was a high-level sword technique, all five of which had their own characteristics.
Starting from the water sword technique that focused the sword arts with the flexibility of the body, then second was the fire sword technique that dotted center at the speed of the sword swing.
Next was the sound sword technique based on subtle body movements, while the lightning sword technique raced at body speed, and the ice sword technique that focused on swordplay with deep power control.
Zhou Yuan could be said to have mastered the five elemental sword techniques and the technique he wanted to learn was now a combination of those five sword techniques at once.
Perhaps no one knew or actually no one would realize that the five element sword techniques could actually be put together into a perfect sword technique.
Zhou Yuan was sure that if he learned it according to what his teacher taught him, his sword technique could be said to be the highest in the Moon Empire.
Zhou Yuan this time deliberately used Kusanagi Sword in training. He wanted to adjust to the sword both the weight and length of his sword.
In addition, he had to get used to how his inner power was taken by the sword Kusanagi.
"It's gonna be hard but I'm not gonna give up..." Following his memories from his teacher Zhou Yuan began demonstrating the Five Elements sword technique.
The Five Elements Sword Technique had 28 moves in it, where the moves were a mixture of the five sword techniques.
One would not be able to demonstrate this technique if one had not mastered the other five element sword techniques, requiring a high comprehension of swords like Zhou Yuan and his teacher who could do it.
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"I didn't expect to reach this level at such a young age, it felt like a dream..." Zhou Yuan could not hide the excitement on his face.
Three years passed after Zhou Yuan decided to do the closed-door training, he was finally able to break through to the next level.
The Sky King's body was able to make Zhou Yuan jump to the level of a Level 1 Crystal Realm swordsman from before who was at the 5th Stage Gold Realm swordsman.
Such events naturally made Zhou Yuan extremely happy, needing to be underlined, reaching the Crystal Realm was much more difficult for a swordsman than breaking through to the Golden Realm.
At least even a genius swordsman could reach the Crystal Realm in his 40s.
Zhou Yuan demonstrated the results of his breakthrough with simple movements. "It's very powerful, much stronger when I used to be the first time I reached the Crystal Realm..."
The change in strength felt different because now the five physical foundations of Zhou Yuan had been perfectly improved to one hundred percent.
As Zhou Yuan was training lightly with his new strength, the sound of someone greeting him from the direction of the cave passage.
"Yuan'er, it looks like your strength is increasing again huh?"
"Grandfather..." Zhou Yuan saluted him.
A week earlier, Zhou Yuan was told that he would be finished in his training for three years in this cave so he was not surprised his Grandfather came and met him.
"Hm, as much has changed. It's hard to believe you're 15 now, Yuan'er." Zhou Bing smiled gently.
Zhou Yuan could only smile awkwardly in response. Zhou Yuan's physical development had indeed improved quite rapidly after continuing to practice physical forging.
Although he was fifteen years old but Zhou Yuan's height was now about 172 centimeters, plus the stature of the dashing Zhou Yuan people would assume that he was currently 17 to 18 years old.
Zhou Bing then brought Zhou Yuan up, when he got there Zhou Yuan had taken a deep breath because he had not felt the atmosphere outside for a long time.
Although in the cave, Zhou Yuan still knows a lot of events in the martial world by his grandfather.
At least what he knows even though it is still fairly peaceful, turmoil in the martial world is increasingly popping up in various regions.
The government had already suspected the existence of criminal Organizations especially the Sky Cloud Temple that had secretly started acting to the surface.
It didn't take them long to move and mess up the peace after this hundred years had passed.
"Your parents haven't told me about you coming out of training, they might be surprised to see you back." Zhou Bing said he was not accompanying Zhou Yuan at the moment, there was an important need he had to take care of.
Zhou Yuan did not mind it and went to his parents' residence alone. The first time Zhou Yuan met was his mother.
"Yuan'er, is that you?" Lin Ruyue was instantly shocked when she saw Zhou Yuan.
Lin Ruyue was babysitting Zhou Yuyin in her yard when suddenly Zhou Yuan called her name from behind her with the designation 'Mother.'
It didn't last long Lin Ruyue saw Zhou Yuan, from inside Zhou Yao's house came out from hearing his wife's shock. Zhou Yao's reaction did not differ much from Lin Ruyue's.
"Mom, Dad, haven't seen each other in a long time..." Zhou Yuan smiled widely as he saluted his parents.
"It turns out that's true of you, I didn't expect your change to be this big only three years didn't meet..." Lin Ruyue held onto Zhou Yuan's two hands enthusiastically. "And look at my husband, Yuan'er's face is now more handsome than you."
Lin Ruyue looked at her son from bottom to top but it was still hard to believe the changes that had happened to Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yao shook his head, sometimes his wife's teenage nature still carried over until now. "Yuan'er, you seem to have surpassed father's strength, huh?"
"That's... I'm not sure dad, maybe Yuan still has a lot to practice." Zhou Yuan scratched his cheek.
Zhou Yao chuckled. "No need to be humble or feel guilty, I can see all the lies from you. I'm glad you're a kid growing up stronger."
Zhou Yao then invited Zhou Yuan into the house while Lin Ruyue would make some food to celebrate his son's return.
Zhou Yao had officially become the Mayor of Riva City a few years before, his strength had now reached the peak Golden Realm swordsman.
In the next few weeks, Zhou Yao will also be appointed Chairman of the Zhou Family to replace Zhou Bing. Therefore his grandfather had been so busy that he had no time to drop off Zhou Yuan.
While Lin Ruyue's strength did not change much because she focused more on taking care of her family. Even so Lin Ruyue remained a swordsman.