Sword Among Us

Panda Novel

Happy was within Intelligent Heart Temple in Eternal Peace County. He was sitting cross-legged in a training field while he basked in the warm light of the morning sun.

When he removed the cold and gorgeous Golden Armor Equipment to switch to his normal blue robes and a hero’s bandana, he looked dashing and handsome. If it were not for the fact that there was a Golden Gauntlet with three colors fixed to his forearm, he would have looked just like a scholar with a heroic air.

Happy had just gone through a tough battle. He panted slightly, and his shirt was slightly wet. The small beads of sweat exuded a strange charm under the sunlight.

He was so focused on his task that he ignored everything else.

He loosened his hands and let his palms fall flat on his thighs while he circulated Emei Sect’s Nine Yang Skill. Soon, thin and indistinct waves of red aura turned clear and thick. They flowed slowly from everywhere into his body with the slow sound of water flowing.

It was different from other martial arts.

Nine Yang Skill was a qi cultivation technique that provided qi of the highest purity and greatest degree. When Happy circulated his qi, an unprecedented heat swiftly blended into his body from his skin. and the blood and true qi in his body quickly increased in temperature.

His face and every inch of his skin quickly turned red. He looked as if he had been soaked in hot water for a long time.

It was a must to withstand extraordinary heat when circulating Nine Yang Skill. His Dantian region would heat up, and his qi, which would then be almost spent, would increase by several times its original speed. Soon though, it would fill his Dantian region and his limbs, and the feeling of weakness will instantly vanish!

Nine Yang Skill’s speed of recovery was several times faster than other of qi cultivation techniques.

But Happy did not immediately stop circulating his qi. Even though his qi had already reached 357 points, after practicing this qi cultivation technique and asking for guidance for twenty days, he came to understand that Nine Yang Skill still had some deficiencies, but it also had some hidden functions aside from recovering qi.

The deficiency was that while the recovery speed of qi was very fast, before Happy mastered this Divine Skill, Nine Yang Skill used up his qi incredibly quickly. Hence, he needed to use Nine Yang Skill even more diligently. If he did not, it would be a fatal weakness when he fought against others.

However, if he could withstand the heat from Nine Yang Skill and persist in circulating it for three full circulations, Nine Yang Skill could help him increase 0.2 qi in one day. It would add up to more than seventy qi points in one year, and that was the effect of an incomplete divine skill.

Happy might have been shocked by this at the start, but he soon accept it. He would definitely circulate his qi using Nine Yang Skill three full times every day.

Hui Xin sat in front of Happy, and she recovered much faster than he did. She stood up without a sound and remained where she was quietly until Happy stood up as well.

“Mistress, please.”

Happy showed all the proper etiquette as a sign of respect.

Hui Xin nodded in secret and brought out her Autumn Water Sword without batting an eyelid. “Young Swordsman, you improve at an astonishing speed. I will have to give my all to help you train.”

Right after she finished speaking, she took a slow step forward.

She was very slow, but the moment her foot landed, she moved more than six feet forward, and she shot straight into an area from which she could threaten Happy.

Her sword glare shone with a golden light under the sun, and the training field was instantly filled with sword glares!

That might seem like a normal attack, but she instantly shrouded Happy with her sword momentum. She did not show any mercy nor any intention to just spar.

Her abilities of a Moksha Realm fighter were revealed completely.

If there was someone else in the area, when they saw Happy going up against a Moksha Realm NPC without any armor, just a pair of gauntlets and boots that increased speed, they would be so shocked that their jaws would fall.

But the Emei Sect disciples and Hui Xin had already become used to this sight.

The sword glares increased in brightness by leaps and bounds, and they were as bright as a piece of jade. They intertwined with each other and swept toward Happy with the force of an avalanche that charged forward with an explosive force. Hui Xin’s momentum completely burst forth as Happy retreated. Each of her attacks was stronger than the last, and their speed also became faster and faster.

Happy held his sword with one hand, and his robes fluttered. With one tap, he traveled thirteen to sixteen feet forward,. His movement speed had clearly become better, and Leader Hui Xin, who was in Moksha Realm, actually had a hard time catching up to him within a short period of time.

However, no matter what, there was only a limited amount of space in the temple. With one chasing after the other, they soon arrived at the corner of the training field. Hui Xin’s Buddha’s Heart Sword started shining with such brightness that it looked about to become blinding.

There was no way for Happy to retreat, and it looked like multiple swords were about to pierce through him.

Happy tapped against the ground without hesitation—Birth of the Flying Dragon!

The Emei Sect disciples did not see how Happy attacked at all. His Nation Protecting Divine Sword was drawn with a sword whine that caused the air to tremble. Vaguely, they could see a silver dragon rush at Leader Hui Xin’s sword attacks.

Wherever the sword force passed, the dense layer of jade-like light would melt away like snow in spring. It lost its ferocity and sharpness in an instant. The flying dragon crushed Leader Hui Xin’s sword force as if it was snapping twigs, and the remaining force crashed into her chest.

Thud, thud, thud!

She covered her chest and took a few steps back.

“Amitabha.”

Hui Xin called out the name of Buddha and slowly withdrew her imposing mannerisms. She flipped her hand around and threw her Autumn Water Sword to a young nun outside.

“That is all,” she said with great relief. “Young Swordsman Happy, your Comprehension is indeed astonishing. You have only began practicing this sword technique a little over a month ago, and you have quickly progressed from a beginner to mastery to understanding its spirit. With just one more step, you will be able to become a grandmaster, and that is a stage that many martial artists only dream of reaching. It is a pity that my abilities are weak, and it is already difficult for me to provide any help to you.”

As she spoke, Hui Xin stared at Happy with great comfort in her heart.

Happy stood where he was with surprise, dumbfoundedness, and happiness on his face.

He had been training for twenty days, and he already had a very deep understanding of Leader Hui Xin’s sword technique.

Through the sparring sessions, he noticed that there was a very powerful sword will and power contained in Leader Hui Xin’s sword technique, but it had never been released fully.

A bit earlier, he had gotten curious, and he did not go up against her right away. Instead, while he retreated, he continuously lured Leader Hui Xin to release her complete sword will.

He had to admit, when that sword will came rolling at him like a wave, he realized that there was a desire to help behind the merciful attack, which was executed by Leader Hui Xin since she walked down the path of Buddha.

When the waves of sword will came charging at Happy, their might increased by several fold. It also forced him to use the profound skill of Flying Dragon Sword Technique to go up against it head-on.

During the final moment, Birth of the Flying Dragon successfully broke Buddha’s Heart Sword. With that one attack, Happy managed to understand the sword will behind Flying Dragon Sword Technique.

[Understood the sword will of Flying Dragon Sword Technique. Before you execute Birth of the Flying Dragon, you can be flexible in your attacks while you accumulate strength to attack, and when you execute Birth of the Flying Dragon, your attacks will roar proudly under the heavens. Your attack will kill in one blow!

[Understood the sword will. Gained five Comprehension!

[Flying Dragon Sword Technique increased by 3.02 levels, and you reached Level 90! Entered the tenth realm!]

Once the system provided Happy with the notifications, he finally came to a realization as to what had transpired. He then walked forward in front of Leader Hui Xin, who had a kind look on her face.

“Mistress, thank you for helping me succeed. I will remember all of the guidance you provided me day and night.”

“Amitabha,” Hui Xin said. “The elites from the six sects have not gathered together yet. Young Swordsman Happy, you have a little more time to prepare and train. Would you like me to continue serving you, or do you have anything else in mind?”

Happy naturally knew that when Hui Xin said that she could continue to serve him, it meant that she would help him train his other martial arts.

However, he had already stayed a total of twenty days in the temple practicing the Life and Death Realm high-tier Flying Dragon Sword Technique. Aside from taking care of his daily needs, he spent all his time practicing that martial art.

To do so, he used his fourth-echelon Nation Protecting Divine Sword, fourth-echelon Golden Gauntlet, and fourth-echelon Golden Boots. He also spent more than one thousand Dew Pills.

Now that he had mastered his sword technique and could not gain anymore experience from Hui Xin, there was no way he would continue practicing martial arts that would not help him in his quest.

His tone changed, and he said resolutely, “I would like to visit Eternal Peace Temple one more time tonight before the elites from the six sects arrive!”