Chapter 141: The Cultivation of Taixuan Sword Qi
The next day, early morning.
Kirataka opened his eyes on time.
Looking at Higokumaru, who had fallen asleep on top of him without him noticing, he carefully lifted her up and put her aside, then sat up without disturbing her.
After a simple wash and tidying up, Kirataka pushed open the door and came to Kiana's room.
The curtains in the girl's room were drawn tightly, and not a single ray of light could penetrate into the room.
At this moment, the white-haired ball was still immersed in sleep.
The pure white long hair was pressed under the body, like the finest silk, swaying with luster even in the dark.
Because of the weather, the thin quilt was kicked aside during her sleep, revealing her graceful and charming figure. The short dress as thin as gauze set off her exquisite and petite figure.
The slender legs were exposed naked in the air, as crystal clear, slender, and well-proportioned as jade carvings. The fleshy and shiny legs formed a beautiful inverted triangle, as breathtaking as a beautiful painting.
Kirataka walked to the window and opened the curtains a little, allowing a ray of light to fall into the room through the gap.
The cool wind flowed through the gap and brushed her sleeping face. She subconsciously curled up her body in her sleep, and unclear mumbling came out of her thin lips.
There seemed to be some traces in the corners of her eyes — probably from a nightmare.
However, this curled-up sleeping posture was indeed exactly the same as that of a certain Sirin.
Kirataka smiled, then sat down beside her bed and poked her face with a finger.
Well, it's quite soft and elastic.
"Hmm…"
The awakened girl groaned softly and opened her eyes hazily.
That tender face was still slightly rosy because she had just woken up, like a peach.
"Kirataka... um... good morning."
She had not yet forgotten the wish she had made on her birthday yesterday and the changes she wanted to make, so she supported herself on the bed with her hands and sat up.
When she wasn't noticing, one of the straps of her pajamas slipped off, revealing her fair and slender collarbone and snow-white shoulders.
Kirataka stared at it for a second or two, then looked away and said:
"I'm going to prepare breakfast; you can clean up first."
"Okay~"
Then Kirataka pushed open the door and left the girl's boudoir.
...
After some preparation, Kiana also went down the stairs to the first floor.
Kiana had changed into a short-sleeved shirt that was convenient for sports, and surprisingly, she no longer had her pigtails.
Just like what Kirataka saw last night, her hair was straight and flowing like Mei's.
'Is she planning to keep it like this forever...?'
Kirataka thought silently.
Maybe, like the heroine in a romantic TV drama who cuts off her hair to show her determination after breaking up with the hero, Kiana also wanted to make some slight changes.
Because it was still early, Mei, Seele, and Bronya had not gotten up yet, and there were only him and Kiana at the table.
Looking at the girl who was eating the food on the plate silently, Kirataka asked casually:
"Did you have a nightmare last night?"
"Hey, how did you know..."
"There are still traces of tears in the corners of your eyes."
"…Yeah, it was a nightmare."
After knowing that the core of the Herrscher of the Void and another dark will were hidden in her body, she had not had any good dreams in the past few days.
Perhaps it was her inner uneasiness and worry, or perhaps it was the dark consciousness of the Herrscher that was causing trouble, and all she saw in her dreams were dark things.
After breakfast, Kirataka and Kiana went out together and followed the rising sun all the way to the forest on the east side of the academy.
The place where the Immortal Phoenix does morning exercises is always in that place and is easy to find.
As a self-disciplined warrior, it is very important to maintain daily physical training.
When Kirataka and Kiana arrived, she was already performing a set of punches alone on the open space.
The punches were powerful, and the steps were firm. Even those who don't know how to fight would feel excited watching them.
Seeing the two people coming, the Immortal Phoenix stopped, stood up, slightly wiped the sweat off her face, and said with a smile:
"Kiana is here today too?"
Kirataka nodded and explained:
"Well, Kiana will come for morning exercises from now on."
"Thank you for your help, Class Monitor."
Kiana also whispered.
'...Is it because of what happened in Singapore before?'
After hearing what the two said, Fu Hua couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
At that time, she pretended to be repelled by Siegfried, so she didn't know what happened to Kiana.
Judging from Kiana's reaction after she came back, something seemed to have happened...
She didn't think about it any further, but just smiled and responded:
"It's not a bad thing to want to exercise."
Then, the morning exercise began.
According to what Fu Hua said before, she would start teaching Kirataka some basics of Taixuan Sword Qi.
If you want to practice Taixuan Sword Qi, you need to meet certain basic conditions.
For example, possessing a certain degree of Honkai energy.
This is not a problem for Kirataka and Kiana. The former had already demonstrated extremely outstanding talent in her past school life. In her eyes, she could even be compared with Durandal. With a solid foundation already laid, it was not difficult to embark on the subsequent path of cultivation.
As for the latter...
As a Herrscher, she was born with the ability to manipulate Honkai energy, plus Kaslana's bloodline...
This is no longer a potential that can be described by the word "genius" in the ordinary sense.
If she practices Taixuan Sword Qi, she will probably only get half the result with twice the effort.
The Taixuan Sword Qi, which can artificially enhance the ability to manipulate Honkai energy, is also beneficial to her control of the power of the Herrscher.
However, for Kiana now, the most important thing is to lay a solid foundation first.
No matter how talented you are, you can't succeed if you don't practice the basics well.
Thinking of this, Fu Hua took Kiana to the side and began to teach her some of the most basic postures.
Yes, that's right, it's the training like the horse stance that Kirataka practiced at the beginning...
This time, the girl did not whine or show reluctance like she usually did during practical courses but endured it silently.
After settling Kiana down, Fu Hua came to Kirataka.
Looking at the eager student in front of her, she thought for a moment and decided to start by introducing her own martial arts:
"The martial art I practice is called [Taixuan Sword Qi], which is the essence of fighting summarized by our predecessors."
Taixuan Sword Qi, a special martial arts system or the method of using Honkai energy, is one of the means used by the civilization of the last era to transform the human body.
It can subtly transform the human body's periphery into a container and channel for Honkai energy, thereby improving the ability of ordinary people to contain and utilize Honkai energy, while greatly avoiding the corresponding risks.
The original name of this martial art was very difficult to pronounce and extremely strange. In this era, with the help of her old friend, she sorted it out and rewrote it based on the traditional Chinese culture and renamed it.
The Valkyrie fighting skills currently promoted by Schicksal are essentially the basic version of Taixuan Sword Qi.
Therefore, Kirataka, who has already laid a solid foundation in fighting skills, can proceed to the next step of training.
"The [Taixuan Sword Qi] has five elements: [heart], [form], [intention], [soul], and [spirit]."
Among them, the heart and intention are internal strength, while the form and soul are sword moves.
"Only by thoroughly mastering the first four essences can one finally reach the realm of [divine essence]."
(TL: I'm not sure what's in the Taixuan Sword Art, so if there's something off, my bad)
When one reaches the final realm, one can use the divine sword, let the sword energy flow from the heart, and perform the ultimate skill of this martial art – [Taixuan Sword God].
Of course, practicing Taixuan Sword Qi is not an easy task.
Although Fu Hua herself may have forgotten it, five hundred years ago, she traveled all over Shenzhou and accepted seven talented Taixuan disciples, who also spent a dozen to several dozen years practicing Taixuan Sword Qi.
Even so, only the seventh disciple Cheng Lingshuang, a natural born Stigmata awakener, fully mastered this martial arts and became the Taixuan Sword God.
The difficulty of practicing it can be seen from this.
However, Kirataka didn't care too much about this.
For him, it was enough to be able to come into contact with the practice method of Taixuan Sword Qi, and the subsequent practice was not too difficult.
As long as you can spend time accumulating it... it won't be a big problem.
For him, time is always enough.
Fu Hua then continued:
"Anyway, from now on I will teach you to master the form of Taixuan Sword Qi, which is the sword skills and Cunxin boxing."
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