Chapter 1114: 1114
Black trails followed the slash . They appeared to come out of it, but an expert eye would see that they formed right after the attack crossed that s.p.a.ce .
Sword Saint curved his finger to launch a similar slash, and the two attacks collided mid-air . Noah"s blow lost, but it held its ground for a few seconds before splitting into two parts .
"I can"t help but regret showing you this path," Sword Saint said after his slash crossed Noah"s ethereal figure and dispersed before reaching the mental walls .
Noah shot a questioning look at him as he a.n.a.lyzed the outcome of that clash . He could feel that he was getting close to perfecting that attack . Only a few more decades would be enough to complete it, according to his calculations .
"Your graceless efforts to keep using blades for the centuries have made you suitable for my path," Sword Saint announced . "Your training would be already over if you had given up on the other aspects of your individuality . "
Noah shook his head at that remark . A more straightforward road made a cultivator grow faster, but it also gave less power . He would probably make the same decision even if his ambition allowed him to cut away part of himself .
"I just need to train more," Noah said as he shrugged his shoulders .
Noah"s status had changed a lot during his cultivation journey . In the past, he would have modified any part of himself to seize power faster .
However, he wasn"t in a hurry now . He would still prioritize the projects that could increase his power in the short-term, but he wouldn"t waste his potential to quicken his training .
"Now that I think about it," Noah thought before telling Sword Saint about his mission at the center of the plane . The expert was a divine being in the end . He could know something about that environment even if he was only a will .
"I see," Sword Saint said after Noah finished his story . "Hunting for the raw laws . Quite ambitious . "
Noah"s ethereal eyes widened at that answer . The fact that Sword Saint knew about the purpose of the mission surprised him, but there was a detail that left him confused .
"What do you mean by hunting?" Noah asked . According to King Elbas and G.o.d"s Left Hand"s description, the raw laws didn"t sound like something he had to catch .
"Did you expect them to come willingly in your arms?" Sword Saint answered with a tinge of sarcasm in his voice . "They come from the world to fuse with the world . Did you think Heaven and Earth made them for you?"
Sword Saint"s words made sense . Noah had initially thought that the addiction and instabilities caused by the raw laws were enough as drawbacks to make them fair .
G.o.d"s Left Hand was also there, and she had confirmed the Royal"s version of the story . Those two organizations couldn"t possibly have secrets deals because the Hive had already taken care of that part .
Still, Noah was aware that there were many blind spots in his knowledge of that topic, and the same was true for G.o.d"s Left Hand . She had probably learnt about the raw laws from Shandal, but she might only know what they were .
That would have given King Elbas the chance to hide crucial parts of his journey in the sea of magma . Noah didn"t believe that he had lied, but he was sure that he had kept many details a secret .
Sword Saint lowered his hand and sighed seeing Noah"s going over his memories of the meeting . The expert inside his mind was nothing more than a will, but that didn"t prevent him from changing his approach when needed .
"The world is a system," Sword Saint began to explain as a sphere of light formed in front of him . "Heaven and Earth can"t bother to refill all the laws and "Breath" lost because of the lifeforms in their planes, so they put a generator at their center . "
A darker sphere appeared at the center of the whiter one . Gray trails came out of it and dispersed in the outer layers .
"I thought raw laws didn"t have any true meaning yet," Noah questioned Sword Saint on the matter . He would take any piece of the expert"s knowledge before the mission .
"They don"t," Sword Saint answered as countless black dots appeared around the darker sphere, "But the rest of the world still has Heaven and Earth"s will . I don"t know the structure of this plane, but I"m sure that the path toward the raw laws won"t be easy . "
Noah nodded before sitting on his mental sea . He had already guessed that there would be magical beasts, but the expert"s words hinted that the world might be his enemy in that environment .
"When are you leaving?" Sword Saint suddenly asked . Noah felt surprised about his interest in that matter, but he replied honestly anyway .
"One year," Noah answered, "We have yet to decide the day . "
Sword Saint scratched his beard while murmuring inaudible words . He began to walk in circles, and his attention went on Noah from time to time .
"You aren"t a bad heir," Sword Saint eventually said without stopping his tracks . He kept on walking in circles even as he talked to Noah .
"You are wasting my expertise by making this training only one aspect of his power," Sword Saint continued, "But you aren"t bad at all . "
Noah watched the expert . He didn"t know what was happening, but something told him that he shouldn"t interrupt the hairy figure .
"A dangerous journey right in the middle of our training," Sword Saint said to himself before releasing a snort and stopping his tracks to face Noah . "Well, you would ask for this if you knew what I have in mind anyway . "
Noah began to understand something, but he remained silent . He limited himself to stand up to be ready if the expert asked him to perform some slashes .
"You have learnt countless sword arts before reaching my will," Sword Saint announced . "They cover almost every possible form created by swordsmen, but they are nothing more than variations . "
An ethereal sword formed in the will"s hand . Noah"s interest reached its peak during the explanation, and his dark star began to push his mental capabilities beyond their normal limits .
Noah even activated the Divine Deduction technique . The insides of his mental sphere became brighter as the inscriptions on its walls consumed mental energy to bring his mind to a superior level .
That was the same state in which he had created his movement technique . Noah couldn"t be more focused even if he relied on inscribed items or drugs .
Sword Saint continued once he sensed that he had his heir"s full attention . "Once you break down every sword art to their simplest core, you will see that a sword can only execute two forms: A slash and a lunge . "
Sword Saint performed a simple slash and lunge as he spoke . No sharpness came out of those forms, but Noah could sense something profound in those smooth movements .
He didn"t know why, but he felt sure that Sword Saint had focused on those forms for so long that they had become the main feature of his individuality .
He felt that the expert had finally decided to show his law!