Chapter 310

Chapter 310: Four Seasons – Winter Sword

The world lay in silence, and the wilderness was devoid of life.

Wang Chen landed steadily in a dense forest blanketed with pristine snow.

Gripping his sword, he surveyed his surroundings.

He was approximately fifty miles from White Tiger City, surrounded entirely by mountains and forests, with no trace of human presence.

Thus, he had chosen this place for practicing swordsmanship.

The art of flying swords required an open area to be fully unleashed.

Wang Chen’s journey along the sword path had been one of steady progress.

He began with Object Manipulation, then advanced to Sword Control, and finally received the true discipleship of the Thunderbolt sword technique from Changchun. Now, all three techniques had reached the level of perfect mastery.

Naturally, he had unlocked the secret of thunderous sword energy!

Although the Thunderbolt sword technique could be cultivated from Qi Training all the way to the Purple Palace level, Wang Chen had yet to break through to open a house, yet he had already mastered the sword technique to its fullest.

There was little room left for further improvement.

In such a situation, pursuing higher-level sword techniques became Wang Chen’s inevitable choice.

When Wang Chen parted ways with Changchun, the latter had implanted two method seeds into his Sea of Consciousness.

The Four Seasons and Longing sword techniques!

These two sets of sword techniques could only be practiced at the Purple Palace level, so before breaking through to open a house, Wang Chen had never delved into them.

Now that he had ascended to the Purple Palace level, both his root bone and comprehension attributes had each reached 7 points.

After settling in White Tiger City, Wang Chen began to study the Four Seasons sword technique.

Though he no longer had Changchun’s guidance, the method seeds gifted to him contained all the insights and understanding of the Four Seasons sword technique from the Golden Core true master.

It was like a treasure trove; as long as Wang Chen diligently explored it, he would reap immense rewards!

The Four Seasons sword technique corresponded to spring, summer, autumn, and winter, divided into four sets without any hierarchy among them.

As it was currently winter, Wang Chen first practiced the winter sword.

With a swift motion, he hurled the Wind and Thunder Sword into the sky.

This second-tier spirit sword trembled slightly, its blade shimmering with a faint silver glow, casting light upon the snowy landscape around him.

In the next moment, the Wind and Thunder Sword surged forward.

Wang Chen’s consciousness was embedded within the sword, perfectly fused with the sword spirit. With his formidable Spiritual Power, even from ten miles away, he could control it as effortlessly as his own arm.

The Four Seasons sword technique consisted of sixteen sword moves—four for each season—but this technique emphasized momentum and intent over form. Mastering sword momentum was considered advanced, while deriving sword intent reached the pinnacle.

As a novice, Wang Chen naturally began with the most basic sword moves. Through relentless practice, he attuned himself to the natural forces of the world, gradually grasping sword momentum and sword intent.

The winter sword included the moves Little Snow, Initial Clear, Heavy Snow, and Frozen Ice. Though the technique prioritized momentum over form, its intricacy far surpassed the straightforwardness of the Thunderbolt sword technique.

Had Wang Chen not recently enhanced his comprehension attribute, achieving a slight leap in that aspect, it would have been far more challenging for him to gain such insights.

The Wind and Thunder Sword howled through the air, circling around him and leaving trails of sword light as it darted and whirled.

Snowflakes subtly filled the air, creating a serene yet mystical atmosphere.

The method seed within Wang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness radiated thousands of beams of spiritual light, and countless insights began to surface.

It felt as though someone was whispering the profound meanings of this swordsmanship directly into his ear.

[Four Seasons – Winter Sword Experience +1]

[Four Seasons – Winter Sword (Entry Level) 0/100]

Just as Wang Chen was deeply engrossed in practicing his swordsmanship, lost in a state of selflessness, two lines of information suddenly flashed before his eyes, startling him back to reality.

He had entered the technique, but not fully!

This situation completely surprised Wang Chen, yet it also made sense.

It meant he needed to master the other three seasons—spring, summer, and autumn—before he could claim to have fully mastered this swordsmanship.

Only by practicing all four swords together could he achieve true results.

Not to mention the difficulty of practice, the time required for this was incomparable to that of the Thunderbolt sword technique.

Compared to the Thunderbolt sword technique, the Four Seasons sword technique was at a much higher level!

“I have three swords: one named Thunderbolt, one named Four Seasons, and one named Longing. Which sword do you wish to learn?”

“The technique is not lightly passed on: Thunderbolt is five thousand, Four Seasons is thirty thousand, and Longing is priceless!”

In a daze, Wang Chen remembered what Changchun had once said.

Only now did he truly understand how fair his master’s asking price was!

Let alone thirty thousand spirit stones; even a hundred thousand spirit stones would be considered cheap.

Unfortunately, with the great changes in the Yunyang Sect, the bond between the two had come to an end.

A trace of melancholy welled up in his heart, and Wang Chen suddenly thrust his sword finger forward: “Go!”

With the direction of his finger, the Wind and Thunder Sword, soaring in the air, suddenly dove down, instantly landing in a thicket one hundred steps away from Wang Chen.

“Eek!”

Along with a sharp and piercing scream, a cloud of blood mist abruptly burst forth.

Wang Chen’s figure swayed, and he flashed to the place where the sword had landed using Shortening the Earth.

In the snow-covered thicket lay a snow-white fox, pierced through the nape of its neck by the Wind and Thunder Sword, pinned firmly to the ground.

Bright red blood gushed from the wound, quickly melting the snow beneath it.

There was a unique sense of tragic beauty.

However, the fox’s eyes were filled with resentment and despair evident in its eyes. When it saw Wang Chen before it, it opened its mouth and emitted “Yah Yah” sounds.

It seemed to be pleading for mercy.

Its gaze turned incredibly weak and pitiful.

Wang Chen shook his head, reaching out to retract the Wind and Thunder Sword into his sleeve.

While practicing the swordsmanship earlier, he had faintly sensed a ghastly gaze filled with malice watching him.

The moment he grasped the secret of the winter sword in Wang City, that malice triggered his keen sense.

Thus, Wang Chen drew his sword without hesitation.

Strike first!

No matter how pitiful the fox was, it could not shake his resolve.

As the Wind and Thunder Sword was pulled out, blood splattered from the snow-white fox’s neck. It struggled to rise but failed repeatedly, its breath fading rapidly.

On the brink of death, the fox suddenly lifted its head and emitted a sharp hiss at Wang Chen.

“Eek~”

An invisible force surged toward Wang Chen.

However, in an instant, Wang Chen’s figure vanished from where he stood, reappearing several dozen steps away.

[Virtue +79]

He ignored the message that popped up in his view and looked toward the distant forest, his expression turning extremely solemn.

In the next moment, Wang Chen raised his hand and conjured a Fire Crow engulfed in flames.

At the same time, his figure shot back like an arrow.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from sight.

The massive Fire Crow spread its red wings and landed on the fox’s corpse, instantly reducing it to ashes.

After a short while, an ominous aura suddenly descended!

Then, a ghostly figure appeared in the forest, two long tails swaying behind it.

A sharp howl erupted!