The Quest for Immortality-Chapter 1291: Sword Control Genius (2)

Mo Hua asked curiously again.

Situ Jian said: "The usual process of Sword Control is to first accumulate Sword Qi, then infuse the Sword Qi into the Spirit Sword, and finally control the sword through Divine Sense."

"Once the Divine Sense, Spirit Sword, and Sword Qi are united into one, achieving a complete state of ’Sword Control,’ the Divine Sense can then be used to lock onto enemies, control the sword to pierce through the air, and kill enemies from a distance..."

"Sword Control is based on Object Manipulation. The stronger the Object Manipulation skill, the better the foundation for Sword Control."

"However, Sword Control is much harder than ordinary Object Manipulation, consuming more Divine Sense and making enemy targeting more challenging..."

Mo Hua carefully memorized every word.

However, he directly ignored the earlier part about "accumulating Sword Qi and infusing it into the Spirit Sword."

Because his Sword Qi was too weak, infusing it into the Spirit Sword would be of no use.

He planned to directly replace it with a "Sword Array."

By omitting these parts, he could skip the lengthy "preparations" and go straight to using Divine Sense to lock onto enemies, control the sword to pierce through the air, and kill enemies from a distance, in a straightforward and simple manner.

Everything else could be left to the "Formation."

"As for the specific way to control a sword with Divine Sense for long-distance kills, it is actually a special method of using Divine Sense and requires learning specialized Sword Control Skills..."

At this point, Situ Jian’s expression carried a hint of apology as he said to Mo Hua, "Our Situ Family does have a ’Divine Sense Sword Control’ method. Before I joined the sect, my father asked me to carry it with me and keep it for future study..."

"But this is family heritage, and it cannot be shared outside the family. I can’t tell you..."

Situ Jian was utterly candid.

"Mm, it’s okay." Mo Hua nodded.

He understood Situ Jian’s intentions.

However, he actually had his own Sword Control Method.

He had obtained it from Boss Jiang, in that Sever Gold Jade Slip. A portion of its contents included the ’Sword Control’ technique.

Mo Hua had already secretly studied it last night.

But some of the Sword Dao terminology was rather obscure, and Mo Hua hadn’t fully comprehended it.

Now that Situ Jian had explained Sword Control methods more comprehensively from the foundation of Sword Dao, Mo Hua gradually gained some clarity.

Mo Hua sighed lightly.

In the end, his foundation in Sword Dao was still too weak.

Without someone like Situ Jian to explain things, he would have been blindly fumbling and unable to figure things out.

"Then there’s the matter of Divine Sense..."

Situ Jian continued, "For Divine Sense Sword Control, if one’s Divine Sense is not strong enough, they naturally won’t be able to control the sword properly, so Divine Sense is key to Sword Control..."

"It’s widely known that the external projection of Divine Sense has a limited range."

"Starting at Foundation Establishment, one pattern of Divine Sense roughly corresponds to a distance of ten zhang. Generally, for an Initial Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, their Divine Sense is around eleven patterns, allowing them to project it over a hundred zhang..."

"Upon reaching the Peak of Foundation Establishment, with Divine Sense at nineteen patterns, the range of its external projection is generally over one hundred and several dozen zhang, closely approaching two hundred zhang, but never quite reaching it..."

"If one breaks through to Golden Core, the range directly jumps to four hundred zhang..."

Mo Hua nodded slightly, "So for a typical Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the range of Divine Sense Sword Control is about one hundred and ninety zhang?"

Situ Jian shook his head, "Not quite that far."

Mo Hua was somewhat puzzled, but after thinking for a moment, he understood:

"Does it experience attenuation?"

"Naturally," Situ Jian nodded, "When Divine Sense is projected freely without restraint, its range is at its maximum, but once it’s used for Object Manipulation, the distance diminishes."

"For the more complex task of Sword Control, the attenuation is even more severe."

"Generally speaking, for Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivators, the range of Divine Sense Sword Control can even be reduced by more than half."

Mo Hua froze briefly, "So, even at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, the distance for typical Divine Sense Sword Control is only around a hundred zhang?"

Situ Jian nodded slightly, "Excluding those extraordinary Sword Dao geniuses, for most Sword Cultivators, that’s pretty much the case."

"Extraordinary Sword Dao geniuses? Do we have any in Taixu Gate?"

Mo Hua asked, then silently looked at Situ Jian, whose name contained the word "Sword."

Situ Jian, being stared at like this, felt a little embarrassed and sighed:

"Junior Brother, don’t look at me... My talent might rank among the top within the Situ Family, or even among several adjacent state boundaries near the Situ Family..."

"But within the Qian Learning State Boundary, I can only be considered average."

"As for Taixu Gate, while there are individuals with better Sword Dao talent than mine, they’re not significantly better."

Situ Jian paused, glancing at Mo Hua with a trace of helplessness as he said:

"This might sound a bit harsh, but it’s the truth..."

"For true Sword Dao geniuses of unparalleled talent, they would typically join the Four Great Sects — more specifically, the Heavenly Sword Sect, known for being number one in Sword Dao. Otherwise, they might opt for one of the other three major sects."

"Such Sword Dao geniuses, frankly speaking, would not join Taixu Gate. After all, our Taixu Gate’s Sword Dao heritage is rather unimpressive..."

"Not necessarily unimpressive, more like mediocre: neither outstanding nor terrible."

Mo Hua’s gaze sharpened slightly, and he quietly asked:

"Situ, have you ever heard of ’Divine Thought into Sword’?"

Situ Jian froze, "Divine Thought into Sword? What kind of Sword Technique is that?"

Seeing that Situ Jian hadn’t heard of it, Mo Hua replied, "It’s nothing; I heard it from a storyteller, and I don’t know if it’s true."

Situ Jian’s heart sank somewhat helplessly.

Can the words of a storyteller even be trusted...

Junior Brother is very serious when he’s dependable.

But occasionally, he can be playful and whimsical, with a touch of childlike innocence and impulsiveness.

Mo Hua then said, "I’ve learned a bit of the basics of Sword Control. Can you take a look for me to see if my technique is correct?"

"Alright." Situ Jian nodded, but as he did, he suddenly stopped midway, a confused expression crossing his face:

"Junior Brother, where did you learn ’Sword Control’?"

"Also, aren’t you just at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment?"

"And, you’re not a Sword Cultivator; you don’t cultivate Sword Qi, and Spirit Sword and Sword Qi can’t merge. How are you able to control a sword?"

Mo Hua gave a "hush" gesture and whispered to Situ Jian, "I learned it secretly; don’t tell anyone."