At this moment of life and death, Lu Qinghe's thoughts became extremely cold.
The pain of the fractured left shoulder could not shake his will in the slightest.
"Kill!"
Lu Qinghe fiercely pulled the Moon Cold sword out of the body of the black ferocious beast, leaving a horrifying wound on it.
Such a heavy blow would have killed a human, but ferocious beasts are just that, ferocious beasts.
After landing unsteadily, the ferocious beast roared again and pounced once more.
"Three Light Sword Shadows!"
Lu Qinghe let out a low growl, his left hand useless and hanging down, but his right hand still intact.
Moreover, drawing lessons from before, at this moment the tip of his sword was pointing at the huge wound on the body of the ferocious beast.
Facing the advantage of Moon Cold, the black ferocious beast let out a low growl, and its body twisted, and the bone spines on its back were used to their fullest advantage.
"Cut!"
Lu Qinghe burst out with a shout.
At this shout, his entire body was filled with surging blood and spirit, and his innate true qi surged out again.
"Bang!"
With a burst of energy, the surrounding air seemed to explode.
Although the bone spines on the back of the black ferocious beast blocked Lu Qinghe's sword energy, the shock generated by the burst of energy caused the huge wound that had already been torn open to suddenly explode.
With blood, flesh, and internal organs scattering, under the immense burst of energy from Lu Qinghe, a fist-sized bloody hole was blasted open in the wound on the black ferocious beast's body.
"Just now..."
Sensing the extraordinary effect of that sword, a hint of surprise appeared in Lu Qinghe's eyes.
Blood and qi boiling!
Spirit focused and condensed!
True qi surging!
At the moment when the spirit, qi, and swordsmanship were perfectly in sync, Lu Qinghe's spirit and swordsmanship merged perfectly, as if they were one.
Unity of man and sword.
This was the realm of unity of man and sword.
The enlightenment-like effect that emerged in this life-and-death struggle made Lu Qinghe not daring to waste even a fraction of it.
Swordsmanship, once again displayed.
With the breakthrough in his swordsmanship realm, the fusion of the Flowing Light Thirteen Swords and the Star-Piercing Moon Sword was completed silently.
Fast!
Sword speed at its peak!
Fourteen swords in one second, or fifteen swords in one second?
When the sword speed reached its peak, the concentrated force poured out, causing an explosive surge, greatly expanding the wound with indescribable efficacy.
"Quick Sword!"
The Moon Cold Sword in Lu Qinghe's hand soared in speed once again, disregarding the enormous burden on his arm, the sound of bursting air resonated once again.
Although due to the insufficient true energy, this explosion did not cause the wound on the black ferocious beast to expand again, but inside, blood splattered and intense pain caused the ferocious beast to hastily retreat several steps, putting some distance between it and Lu Qinghe.
At this moment, it seemed to understand that in its current state, it could no longer kill this human.
"Roar!"
It let out a deep roar, and the black ferocious beast slowly began to retreat, its steps faltering, and with each step, a large amount of blood dripped from its wound.
Seeing the appearance of the ferocious beast, Lu Qinghe understood that it had no way out and was just a matter of time before it succumbed.
The black ferocious beast retreated, but Lu Qinghe did not pursue.
At this moment, he should focus on consolidating the realm of the unity of man and sword that he had just realized in his breakthrough.
His gaze was fixed on the black ferocious beast.
Not until the black ferocious beast had completely disappeared into the forest in front of Lu Qinghe did he restrain his mind.
With his mind relaxed, the wound on his chest, which extended from his chest to his waist, more than forty centimeters long, made him grimace.
At this moment, he realized that his injuries were extremely severe.
Large claw marks on his chest, bones visible deep within.
Broken ribs in his chest.
Broken finger bones of the left middle finger and index finger.
Broken shoulder bones.
Torn muscles and a risk of disability in his right hand and between fingers.
At the brink of life and death, unable to care about it, and at this moment, the pain struck, coupled with excessive bleeding from the chest wound, causing Lu Qinghe to stagger and feel dizzy.
This was because his physical body was stronger than that of an ordinary person; an average cultivator at the sixth level of True Qi refining might not have been able to fight a Monster of the Sixth Order like this.
"This is only the first layer after all, and that ferocious beast is most likely the overlord of this area."
Lu Qinghe thought to himself, standing still for the first time, despite his severe injuries, and slowly thrusting out the Moon Cold Sword in his hand, one by one.
Although it was just a simple sword thrust, the sword art he was now using was completely different from before and had a natural charm and essence infused within.
"Unity of Man and Sword!"
Although seriously injured, he finally realized the realm of the unity of man and sword...
Worth it.
After half a day, Lu Qinghe grasped the rhythm of the unity of man and nature and slowly stopped his cultivation.
Weakness and pain once again struck.
"Hmm!?"
However, what truly surprised Lu Qinghe was that two figures appeared within his sense.
"Whoosh!"
Lu Qinghe's gaze shifted and landed on a young man and woman standing in the forest on the side.
"Seeing the senior's ingenious swordsmanship, I was so fascinated that I stopped to watch. If it was impolite to disturb, I hope the senior will forgive me."
Among the two, the older man politely arched his hand towards Lu Qinghe.
Lu Qinghe stared at the man, seeing that he was candid and sincere, and did not seem like he was lying.
Furthermore...
He couldn't discern the other's True Qi cultivation level, but the oppressive pressure from a higher level made him feel very real.
This kind of pressure was far stronger than that from Lu Qingyun, who was at the eighth level of True Qi refinement.
With such cultivation, there was no need to resort to deception to plot against someone heavily injured like him.
Thinking of this, Lu Qinghe couldn't help but feel generous.
"No matter. My crude swordsmanship cannot reach the level of refinement."
"This exquisite swordsmanship would make ours seem elementary."
The young man smiled wryly.
"But senior, his swordsmanship appears to be devoid of any power. It seems slow and weak, utterly unable to compare."
A younger girl, or rather, a teenager, asked in confusion.
"The senior's swordsmanship emphasizes the meaning over the form. In each of his strikes, he reaches the pinnacle of perfection, where man and sword are perfectly integrated, indistinguishable from one another. In this realm, even the most inferior swordsmanship in the senior's hands could display a miraculous power, transforming decay into magic."
The man had a high evaluation of Lu Qinghe's swordsmanship.
"Is it really that amazing? Does it surpass the swordsmanship of senior brother?"
The young man shook his head, "I must admit that at his age and level of cultivation, his swordsmanship is better than mine was at the time."
He looked composed and direct, staring at himself.
This attitude made Lu Qinghe look at it with some admiration.
"This... how is this possible? Someone's swordsmanship talent can actually rival your senior brother's?"
The young girl was suddenly very surprised, and the way she looked at Lu Qinghe changed from the previous casual and relaxed manner.
Continuously observing inside and out, as if trying to understand what was so extraordinary about him, living up to the evaluation of his senior brother.
"I am Jing Wuxie, may I ask for your name, senior?"
The young man bowed slightly.
"I am Lu Qinghe."
"Lu Qinghe?"
The speaker was not the young man Jing Wuxie, but the young girl beside him: "Hey, my senior brother's name is Jing Wuxie."
"Hmm?"
Lu Qinghe turned to the young woman, somewhat puzzled.
Before the woman could say anything, Jing Wuxie had already stepped forward, interrupting her words, and then took out a bottle of elixir from his body: "I observed that you are seriously injured, and I have a bottle of Doushou Spirit Pill in my hand, as compensation for being inattentive while watching you practice swordsmanship."
Lu Qinghe was seriously injured and was currently in the Xiantian Mountain Range. If he did not adjust quickly, he would be in danger if he encountered a fifth or sixth-level ferocious beast again.
Therefore, he did not refuse.
"Thank you."
"Hehe, it's nothing. I hope that one day, when your swordsmanship is perfected, the two of us can meet again and discuss swordsmanship."
"Perfected swordsmanship!?"
A glint of light flickered in Lu Qinghe's eyes.
At present, his swordsmanship had already reached the state of unity of man and sword, but it still could not meet Jing Wuxie's requirements for perfected swordsmanship...
Could it be that his swordsmanship realm...
Is even higher!?
"Goodbye."
Jing Wuxie smiled and bowed to Lu Qinghe, then turned around and left.
However, the direction he was heading seemed to be blocked by an ancient tree. Jing Wuxie effortlessly sliced it with a single sword...
With one sword, the colors of the world changed.
In that instant, the young man who had been elegant and witty seemed to have become the master of the world, commanding heaven and earth with the tip of his sword.
"Boom!"
The towering ancient tree burst into a thousand wood chips, and then, under the crushing force of the sword qi, it turned into nothingness.
"The unity of man and nature! The unity of heaven, sword, and man!"
Seeing the ancient tree that had disappeared with a single sword, the phrase instantly popped into Lu Qinghe's mind.
The highest realm of the unity of man and sword!
"Clang!"
A sword wiped out the ancient tree in front of him. Jing Wuxie smiled at Lu Qinghe, the wind blew beneath his feet, as if riding the wind, and he left gracefully.
"Senior brother, wait for me."
The young girl hurriedly called out and caught up.
But at this moment, she seemed to have realized something: "You, a swordsman, have never even heard of my senior brother's name. Expand your knowledge and practice swordsmanship well, don't let my senior brother down."
After speaking, she hurriedly followed Jing Wuxie's figure and left.