Chapter 1321: Unless You Are the Sanctum Head!
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: Millman97
"You..." Struggling up from the ground, Senior Shui's lips were twitching crazily. The gaze she directed at the young man before her had changed altogether. "Your comprehension of swordsmanship... has already reached the level of Sword Quintessence?"
As a genius in swordsmanship, she was well aware of the various levels in swordsmanship. Her sword had dropped to the ground in fear before it could even nick the young man at all, trembling non-stop; she had only encountered such a situation with her teacher before! In other words, the young man who appeared to be in his early twenties already possessed an understanding of swordsmanship that was on par with her teacher!
But how in the world could that be?
To achieve Sword Quintessence required not only an extremely deep understanding of swordsmanship. More than that, one also had to accumulate sufficient experience and insight before one would be able to achieve the conceptualization necessary for the realm. The reason her teacher was able to achieve that realm was because he had once traveled a distance of ten thousand li on foot, experiencing the suffering and agony that ordinary mortals underwent, and that was what became the foundation for his breakthrough.
Even if the young man were to start cultivating from his mother's womb, that would only be a short twenty years. To achieve Sword Quintessence within this limited period of time... was truly inconceivable!
Zhang Xuan did not deny the matter. Instead, with a flick of his wrist, the sword that was bowing to him was released from its pressure.
Weng!
It flew into the air and landed in his hands.
He flicked it lightly, and a crisp metallic reverberation echoed from it.
"This sword is not bad. It's compatible with you," Zhang Xuan remarked before tossing the sword back.
The sword was light and flexible, which was well-suited for a water attribute cultivator like Senior Shui.
"My teacher picked it out for me," Senior Shui replied as she stored her sword. Following which, she turned to look at Zhang Xuan and asked, "You said that you wish to browse through books relating to swordsmanship?"
Since the young man had comprehended Sword Quintessence, there was no point in challenging him in a duel anymore.
The disparity between them was simply too big, so she would only be humiliated in the end.
"My teacher has quite a vast collection of books relating to swordsmanship, and I can bring you over," Senior Shui said hesitantly.
Hearing those words, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up. "Ah, then I'll be troubling you to lead the way then."
"However," Senior Shui said, "I should warn you first. You have already comprehended Sword Quintessence, which means that you have already found your own way, so it would be best for you not to harbor too much hope regarding the matter. I think that there's a good chance that you may be kicked out before you can see any books."
"Kicked out? Why?" Zhang Xuan frowned in confusion.
To achieve the level of Sword Quintessence at his age, he could already be considered an outstanding genius. Most sword practitioners would welcome him with opened arms, wanting to trade insights with him, so why would he be kicked out instead?
