Suddenly, William Clark burst into hearty laughter and said, “Qingfeng Slash, Qingfeng Slash—haha, this move was originally comprehended from the breeze itself. To master this blade realm, it must also be practiced within the breeze. I’ve always trained my blade beneath the waterfall; although I’ve honed my blade speed to the extreme, I could never grasp the true intent of the Qingfeng Blade. No wonder I couldn’t perfect my technique!”

William Clark’s mind suddenly cleared, and his whole being entered a wondrous state. The true qi within him surged along a mysterious meridian, channeling into his thick-backed blade. As the true qi flowed, William Clark faced a gentle breeze and slashed several times with a swish, swish, swish.

The hefty thick-backed blade seemed to merge with the breeze, leaving only faint traces of blade light in the air—no shadow of the blade could be seen at all.

A dozen or so fallen leaves drifted down. As soon as they entered the range of William Clark’s blade technique, they were instantly shredded to dust by an invisible force. It turned out that when William Clark unleashed the Qingfeng Slash, streams of force filled the space around him. Any leaves that touched this formless, intangible force were immediately torn apart.

Qingfeng Slash, Qingfeng Slash—the breeze brushes the face, only the breeze is seen, not the blade. At this point, after months of cultivation, William Clark’s Qingfeng Slash finally reached the realm of mastery.

Having achieved mastery in the “Qingfeng Slash,” William Clark soon discovered another problem: recovery of qi.

The “Qingfeng Slash” was indeed powerful, but it consumed a tremendous amount of true power. With William Clark’s current cultivation, after unleashing two consecutive slashes, all his true power would be depleted.

Recovery, recovery! How could he recover his qi faster, so he could unleash more “Qingfeng Slashes” in one breath?

This problem deeply troubled William Clark.

William Clark tried increasing his training volume to improve his physical condition. This method proved effective; after more than a month of practice, he could now unleash three “Qingfeng Slashes” in one breath.

Although he had made progress, William Clark was not satisfied. While practicing the Qingfeng Slash, he also devoted some energy to cultivating the “Jinghong Art.” The footwork described in the “Jinghong Art” was called “Jinghong Step,” which emphasized “as graceful as a startled swan, as elegant as a swimming dragon.” When mastered to the extreme, one could walk on snow without leaving a trace, and for travel, cover a thousand miles in a day. Among lower-level techniques, it was considered an excellent movement art.

After practicing the Jinghong Step for over a month, William Clark, with his astonishing calculation ability, tried to use the footwork to drive the “Qingfeng Slash.”

This method worked very well. After more than twenty days of adjustment, he could now unleash six Qingfeng Slashes in one breath—a threefold improvement over his initial two.

Day by day, time passed.

William Clark continued to train and ponder. As his footwork became more proficient and his coordination matured, the number of Qingfeng Slashes he could unleash in one breath gradually increased.

One day, as William Clark was immersed in his blade practice, he suddenly felt a shadow overhead and a strange change in the wind. An unknown object was falling from the top of the waterfall, dozens of meters high, heading straight for his head.

Debris falling with the waterfall was not a new occurrence for William Clark. He remained calm, flicked his thick-backed blade, and unleashed a “Qingfeng Slash” directly at the unknown object.

William Clark practiced this “Qingfeng Slash” hundreds of times every day. After so much practice, he had fully grasped its essence. When he executed it, it was as natural as breathing. Any giant logs or rocks falling from the waterfall would be split in two and sent flying by his Qingfeng Slash.

This time, though the strike was casual, its power was still considerable. With a loud “clang,” the unknown object falling from the sky was sent flying dozens of meters by William Clark’s blade, landing heavily on the shore.

“Huh? What on earth is this? My slash can split logs weighing over a thousand catties in two, but this thing is completely unharmed!” Startled, William Clark sheathed his blade and ran to the shore to check the unknown object.

When he saw what it was, William Clark was stunned.

It turned out that what he had just sent flying with a slash was actually a person. This person had taken his powerful blow head-on and was not split in two!

Chapter 0010: The Mysterious Blade Tip

William Clark gasped, thinking, “Could this guy who fell from the sky have trained his body to be as hard as iron, impervious to blades and spears? No, that can’t be. My slash was powered by true qi—even an iron man would have been left with a huge gash! Yet this man, with a body of flesh and blood, took my slash and is completely unharmed. How is this possible!?”

Cautiously approaching, William Clark saw that the person he had sent flying was a bearded middle-aged man in his forties, covered in wounds. What shocked William Clark even more was that, despite taking such a heavy blow, the man was still alive! Though his eyes were tightly shut, his chest was still rising and falling—clearly, he was still breathing!

“To take such a fierce blow and still not die—this man must be a true expert!” At this thought, William Clark immediately became highly alert and stopped at a distance.