The system gave me immortality, and I survived everyone

Chapter 2142 The Three Realms of Swordsmanship: All Great Paths Lead to the Same Destination!

As his state of mind changed, Shi Qi's aura became even more pronounced.

At a certain instant, a strange fluctuation erupted from Shi Qi's body.

In that instant, all things in heaven and earth fell into a state of peace.

"brush!"

With a casual flick of his hand, he unleashed a burst of sword energy, causing the rapidly running snow rabbit to suddenly stop.

Even the well-informed Chen Changsheng couldn't help but admire this scene.

"Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"

"Truly a peerless and wonderful person!"

“You’re right, he is indeed a swordsman who doesn’t know how to use a sword.”

"I think I know how to teach him now."

Dugu was somewhat surprised to receive this answer.

"You found out so quickly?"

"Of course, because I am the Imperial Tutor!"

Chen Changsheng said with a smile, then waved his right hand, and Shi Qi, who was far away, was immediately trapped in a maze.

"You made the right choice to come to me this time."

"If Shi Qi were taught by other children, he might become a powerful figure."

"But they could never fully unleash Shi Qi's talent."

Upon hearing this, Dugu sat down and said, "Can I hear your thoughts?"

"Of course!"

"Moreover, this is a spiritual insight that I only recently came to understand."

"How long ago was 'recently'?"

"just!"

Upon receiving this answer, Dugu calmly said, "I would like to hear the details!"

Seeing Dugu's serious expression, Chen Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "Sword cultivators are one of the most lethal types of cultivators in the cultivation world."

"At the same time, because I have a connection with sword cultivators, I have a deeper understanding of them."

"The sword cultivator's mental state is divided into three levels. The first level is the tangible sword."

"It emphasizes relying on the sword in one's hand and superb swordsmanship to kill the enemy."

"The second level is the invisible sword, which means having no sword in hand but a sword in heart."

"At this level, even a blade of grass can cut down stars."

"The third level is abandoning the sword, which means having no sword in hand and no sword in heart."

"This realm can be considered the highest realm of sword cultivation."

"At that time, the Sword God proved the existence of this realm to me with his actions, and the Sword Master Chen Feng used his unique insights to help me summarize the wonders of this realm."

After listening to Chen Changsheng's words, Dugu thought for a moment and said, "So you want to tell me that Shi Qisheng was born at the third realm, right?"

"wrong!"

"What I want to say is that there has never been a so-called third realm for sword cultivators."

Upon hearing this, Dugu asked curiously, "Isn't what you're saying contradictory?"

"The Sword God has already proven the existence of the Third Realm with facts. What makes you think that sword cultivators don't have a Third Realm?"

Faced with Dugu's doubts, Chen Changsheng looked at Shi Qi, who was trapped in the maze, and said.

"Before I met Shi Qi, I firmly believed that the third realm of sword cultivation existed."

"Because you and Chen Feng have both taken a half-step into this realm."

"But the remaining half step can never be taken."

"Therefore, I have been thinking about what exactly went wrong."

"But just now, Shi Qi's performance has completely filled in the gaps in my understanding of the three realms of sword cultivation."

"Sometimes it appears, sometimes it doesn't; your theory is truly confusing."

Dugu spoke his mind, and Chen Changsheng laughed and said, "It's normal for people to be confused, because this is a very profound realm."

"But as the number one sword cultivator in the Dan Era, I believe you should be able to understand."

“When I first entered the world of cultivation, people always told me that all the great paths in the world lead to the same goal.”

"But I've always considered this theory to be utter nonsense."

Even if I become the Imperial Tutor, I will still think it's nonsense.

"However, just now, Shi Qi overturned my idea. He proved to me with facts that the great paths of the world do indeed lead to the same goal."

"So do you understand what I mean?"

Looking into Chen Changsheng's eyes, Dugu pondered for a moment and said, "The highest realm of sword cultivation can be understood as breaking free from shackles."

"In fact, other cultivators also need to break free from their shackles, but sword cultivators are too obsessive, so their shackles are more obvious."

“But Shi Qi is different from us. He has never been shackled since birth.”

"His chest contains a kind heart that is benevolent towards all things under heaven."

“Such people are born without shackles, so their cultivation can naturally be twice as effective with half the effort.”

"Clap clap clap!"

Upon receiving this answer, Chen Changsheng clapped his hands and praised, "As expected of the number one sword cultivator in the Pill Era, your comprehension ability is truly fast."

"Since Shi Qi is not under any shackles, why is his swordsmanship so poor?"

"Because the sword in your hand is a sword of slaughter, the more Shi Qiyue practices the swordsmanship you have taught him, the more difficult his path of cultivation will become."

"Before I met Shi Qi, I thought sword cultivators only had three realms."

"But after meeting Shi Qi, I finally understood that there is no third realm for sword cultivators."

"That so-called third realm is the realm that all cultivators want to pursue."

"Sword cultivation, talisman cultivation, array cultivation—these diverse paths are merely methods to him."

"I don't understand!"

Dugu said earnestly, "Since sword cultivators, like other cultivators, are all pursuing the breaking of shackles..."

"Why can't Shi Qi cultivate the way of the sword?"

"It's not that Shi Qi can't cultivate the way of the sword, it's that he can't cultivate your way of the sword."

"Or rather, he is unable to cultivate the swordsmanship of the current cultivation world using conventional cultivation methods."

"Why?"

"The sword in the Sword God's hand is pure, but it is a sword of slaughter, drawn with personal will to shake the heavens."

"The sword in the sword master's hand is also pure, but his sword is the sword of justice. Although it does not have the strong killing aura of the sword god, it is not too weak either."

"The sword in your hand is different from theirs; you are only pursuing the highest realm of swordsmanship."

"In a sense, the killing power of your sword is stronger than theirs."

"why?"

Dugu asked, puzzled.

"To pursue the highest realm of swordsmanship, you must defeat all sword cultivators."

"In other words, you can kill anyone in the world, and you dare to kill anyone."

"Isn't such a sword powerful enough to kill?"

"Shi Qi does good to all things under heaven and cultivates the great way of heaven and earth."

"How can your sword of slaughter possibly teach him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Dugu's doubts were finally resolved.

At this moment, he finally understood why Shi Qi's swordsmanship was getting worse and worse.

It wasn't because I taught poorly, nor because Shi Qi didn't study diligently.

The fundamental reason was that the murderous aura in his swordsmanship suppressed the kindness in Shi Qi.

How could someone who is benevolent towards all things possibly wield a sword technique capable of boundless slaughter?