I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

For Genichi who was so happy like a child now, Mamiya and Mucun just looked at each other with wry smiles, did not make any response, and continued to do their respective things silently.

After showing off to Mamiya and Mucun proudly, Genichi then asked Ogata:

"Have you learned all the moves in the cheat book?"

Ogata shook his head.

"I'm still learning the two tricks of Cicada Rain and Starfall, and I haven't mastered them yet."

There are only 2 moves left in Ogata's Wuwo Two Swords Style that have not yet been unlocked--7 consecutive slashing skills Cicada Rain, and 13 consecutive slashing skills Starfall.

"You still don't know these 2 moves... It's a pity, I'm old now, I don't have enough energy, and I don't want to teach anyone other than Xiaolin how to practice swords anymore..." Yuan Yi smiled wryly, "These 2 moves are only You can slowly comprehend it according to the secret script by yourself..."

"It doesn't matter." Ogata smiled slightly, "I have roughly mastered these two moves now, and I should be able to fully master them after a while."

Ogata's words are half true and half false. Only the sentence "should be able to master it after a while" is true-after the level of the Wuwo Dual Swordsmanship is raised a little bit, he will be able to unlock these 2 major skills.

At this time, Yuan Yi asked a new question:

"Then—Ogata-kun, have you...have you ever entered the realm of selflessness?"

"...Yes." Ogata nodded solemnly, "But I only entered once..."

"Oh?" Yuan Yi's gaze narrowed, "Have you ever entered the realm of no-self...not bad, can you tell me in detail the whole process of your entering the realm of no-self?"

Ogata briefly talked to Genichi about his battle of becoming famous—the Battle of Hirose Clan's Hundred People Slaying, and explained in detail the moment when he entered the realm of selflessness.

After briefly summarizing his process of entering the realm of selflessness with Yuan Yi, a bit of hesitation flashed across Ogata's face.

After hesitating for a while, Ogata seemed to have made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said to Yuanyi:

"Master Kinoshita..."

"You can just call me 'Master Yuanda'." Yuanyi smiled slightly, "Compared to my surname, it's better to call me by my first name."

"Then... Master Yuan,

I have a question I want to ask you. "

"Speak." Yuan Yi said bluntly, "If I can answer the question you asked, I will know everything."

"Master Yuan... is there a way to freely enter the realm of selflessness?"

After entering the realm of no-self once and having a taste of the sweetness of the realm of no-self, Ogata has actually become fascinated by this realm of no-self.

It's a pity——Since the Battle of Hundred People, Xu Fangyi has never entered the realm of selflessness.

This is the main reason why Ogata agreed to Mamiya's invitation and came to gourd house as a guest - he planned to come and ask Kinoshita Genichi himself whether there is a way to freely enter the state of selflessness.

It was for this purpose that Ogata came all the way to Owari.

After hearing this question from Ogata, Genichi was slightly taken aback.

Then while twisting his goatee, he smiled and said:

"Is there a way to freely enter the realm of selflessness... There is really a way."

"Can you tell me?" Ogata suppressed the excitement in his heart.

"The method is..." Genichi raised his finger and touched Ogata's chest, "The breath of Yuan."

"The breath of the source?" Ogata asked doubtfully.

"Is it written in the secret book? 'The breath of the source is a shortcut to enter the realm of selflessness'."

"And when you practice the breath of the source to its peak, you can freely enter the realm of selflessness."

"The breath of the source is my proudest stroke in this life."

Speaking of this, a strong look of pride appeared on Yuan Yi's face.

"The breathing of the source is the breathing technique I created for the purpose of freely entering the realm of selflessness."

"After successfully creating this breathing technique, I took the word 'source' from my name as the name of this breathing technique."

"The breathing of the source is a shortcut to enter the realm of selflessness. The principle is to focus one's attention by changing the breathing rhythm."

"When the concentration of attention reaches the extreme, you can enter the state of selflessness."

"When the breath of the source is practiced to the peak, you can freely enter the realm of selflessness."

"But the breath of the source is not so easy to practice."

"Whether you can practice the breath of the source to the extreme, hard work and talent are indispensable."

"There is no shortcut to the practice of the breath of origin, only hard practice."

"It wasn't until 10 years ago that I finally practiced the breath of the source to the extreme."

After listening to Genichi's last sentence, Ogata frowned.

"Master Yuan... Since you said that you had practiced the breath of Yuan to its peak 10 years ago, doesn't that mean... you are now free to enter the state of selflessness?"

To Ogata's question, Yuan just smiled and said nothing.

On the contrary, Jian Gong, who was concentrating on cooking porridge, chuckled a few times at this time:

"Ogata-kun, otherwise, why do you think Gen-sama is still unparalleled in the world despite his age?"

"..." After being silent for a while, Ogata stood up slowly, and bowed to Yuan Yixing, "Master Yuan, I have a merciless request."

"If you want me to tell you the secret of practicing the breath of the source, please forgive me for refusing." Yuan Yi said with a smile, "the practice of the breath of the source does not have any tricks, the only thing that can be regarded as a trick is to use it a lot .”

"No... I don't want to ask you for the practice tips of Genzhi's breath." Ogata shook his head, "I want to ask you for advice!"

"Oh?" A look of surprise flashed in Yuan Yi's eyes, "You want to ask me for advice?"

"I want to experience for myself what 'Unparalleled Under Heaven' is!" Ogata said in a sonorous and forceful manner.

Ogata's words made Mamiya and Mucun both stop their movements, and looked at Ogata with different emotions.

Genichi did not immediately agree to Ogata's request for advice.

Instead, he first glanced at Ogata with a meaningful look.

"Experience for yourself what the real 'Tianxia Wushuang' is?" Genichi repeated what Ogata said just now, "Ogata-kun, I can understand that—you want to see the man called 'Tianxia Wushuang' How strong, right?"

"That's right." Ogata nodded vigorously, "I want...to see with my own eyes how far I am from the strongest in the world!"

"Why do you want to see the gap between yourself and the strongest in the world?" Yuan Yi continued to ask.

"...Since I have practiced swords, I have confronted countless powerful enemies."

A faint look of reminiscence appeared on Ogata's face.

"There have been countless fights to the death."

"The enemies encountered are also stronger than one..."

"The more you fight, the more you feel that your cultivation is not enough..."

"A while ago on Butterfly Island, I witnessed the desolate fate of weak people, and I had to find my own way of life..."

Hearing Ogata's words, the expressions on Mamiya and Mucun's faces changed slightly.

The two of them naturally knew that the "weak people" that Ogata just mentioned were naturally referring to those islanders in Butterfly Island who finally negotiated a way out of life by negotiating with the shogunate.

"I... don't want to fall into such a predicament of groveling and begging for a living one day in the future."

"So——I want to become as powerful as you, Gen-sama."

"So strong that you don't need to bow your knees, you can live proudly with only the sword in your hand."

"Therefore, I want to see with my own eyes how much difference there is between me and the man known as 'Unparalleled Under Heaven'!"

"That..." Mamiya said softly with embarrassment on his face at this time, "Ogata-kun, what I told you at the time 'as long as you are unparalleled in the world, you can treat the shogunate as nothing'... This sentence is actually just casual Just talking...don't take it seriously..."

"No." Ogata shook his head, "Gamiya, I think what you said to me at that time made sense."

"...I see." Genichi nodded lightly at this time, "So——Ogata-kun, you want to target me and become a unparalleled existence like me, right?"

"...well." Ogata nodded vigorously.

"So——Ogata-kun, what do you think Tianxia Wushuang is?"

"Huh?" Ogata was confused by Genichi's strange question.

After hesitating for a while, he replied:

"The world is invincible, and anyone who is no match for him is unparalleled in the world."

"Is this your understanding of Wushuang Tianxia..."

Genichi nodded slightly again, and slowly stood up.

Ogata, who thought that Genichi was going to fight, slowly lowered his body's center of gravity, and pressed his left hand on Da Shitian's sheath mouth.

"Master Yuan." Mamiya beside him said softly, "Do you need me to lend you my knife?"

"No." Yuan Yi smiled and shook his head, "No need."

"No need?" Ogata asked suspiciously.

Whether it's Ogata, Mamiya, or Mucun, they all have doubts on their faces at this time.

Just when Ogata was about to ask Genichi how to fight him without Gamiya's sword, Genichi suddenly spread his right palm and waved to Ogata.

"Ogata-kun, can you lend me your sword?"

"Huh?" If the emotion of "confusion" is liquid, then there is enough "confusion" on Ogata's face that it can drip from his face.

"Master Yuan, why?" Ogata couldn't help asking Yuanichi.

"You'll know when you lend me the knife."

"……I see."

After Ogata slowly pulled out Da Shitian, he handed the handle of the knife to Yuanyi.

After receiving Da Shitian, Yuan Yi looked at Da Shitian's blade with interested eyes.

After carefully observing Da Shitian's sword, Yuan Yi let out a low exclamation:

"This knife pattern... Ogata-kun, this knife of yours is the handwriting of a monk from the Tianxiang Sect—am I right?"

Ogata's eyebrows couldn't help but raised in surprise: "Exactly."

"It's a good knife." Yuan Yi praised without hesitation, "Compared with Xiao Lin's 'Yan Mo' and 'Zhen Guishen', it is not inferior at all."

"Yan Mo? Vibrating ghosts and gods?"

"Xiaolin's Dao and Wakizashi's name. Xiaolin's Yan Mo is also written by Tian Xiangzong, but Yan Mo is an ancient sword with a history of more than 200 years. Ogata-kun, you can use your Wakizawa as well. Show me?"

"Can."

After handing Da Zizai to Yuan Yi, Yuan Yi erected Da Shitian and Da Zizai, and observed the two knives alternately.

"Your Wakizashi was also written by Amaozong. Do these two swords of yours have names?"

"Yes. Hit the knife and release the sky, and the threat is very comfortable."

"It's all Buddhist terms... It really is the sword made by the monks of the Tenxiang Sect... The monks of the Tenxiang Sect always like to use Buddhist terms for the names of the swords they forge."

"However... your two knives are somewhat different from the traditional Tian Xiangzong's knives."

"These two knives of yours... seem to have some Western casting techniques in them..."

After admiring the two knives of Ogata, Genichi returned Dazizao to Ogata.

"Ogata-kun." Genichi said while holding Da Shitian tightly with both hands, "Look, I will let you meet Kinoshita Genichi who is known as 'Sword Master' and 'Unparalleled Under Heaven' That peerless combat power!"

Genichi raised his head and looked at the sky above his head.

"Now... I will split the sky in half and show you!"

"What?!" Ogata exclaimed.

"Look!!"

After finishing speaking, Yuan Yi raised his upper body, and at the same time slowly lifted Da Shitian in his hand above his head.

This posture seems to really want to cut the sky in half.

Ogata's mind was also spinning rapidly at this time.

—Cleave the sky? Can this kind of thing really be done?

Genichi's serious face made Ogata doubt himself.

——Couldn't he... really have a way to split the sky...? !

Under this self-doubt, Ogata's breathing could not help but slow down.

Not only Ogata, but even Mamiya and Mucun nearby were startled by Genichi's attempt to smash the sky with his sword.

The three of them involuntarily slowed down their breathing, and they didn't even dare to blink their eyes, and didn't dare to let go of any of Yuanyi's next movements.

Yuan Yi seemed to be gathering strength.

After closing his eyes and taking several deep breaths, Yuan Yi suddenly opened his eyes!

"Drink ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

While exuding an astonishing arrogance, Yuan Yi aimed at the sky above his head, and slammed Da Shitian in his hand!

The wind pressure generated by the swing of the blade pierced straight towards the sky above Yuanyi's head!

Ogata and the others hurriedly looked over Genichi's head.

The sky above Yuan Yi's head, at this time, unexpectedly——!

...

...

nothing shit...

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...

A few white clouds are still floating lazily there.

Not to mention the sky, even these soft white clouds have not been smashed.

Just when Ogata, Mamiya, and Mucun looked up at the unscathed sky in bewilderment, not knowing what Genichi was doing, Genichi put down Da Shitian in his hand.

Then he let out a self-deprecating sneer.

"Ogata-kun, have you seen it? This is the strength of Kinoshita Genichi who is known as 'Unparalleled Under Heaven'."

"Even soft white clouds can't be cut."

"The sky is thousands of miles wide, and the sword is only three feet long. Even if you have the ability to restrain the gods and send generals, you can only cut things within three feet."

After finishing speaking, Genichi threw back the Da Shitian in his hand to Ogata.

"Fighting against a master like Wushuang is actually no different from fighting against a 3-year-old child. They are just fighting with ordinary people who can only cut things within 3 feet. Wushuang—that's all!"

After saying this, Genichi returned to his original seat, rubbed his hands and said to Kamiya:

"Mr. Jiangong, is the porridge ready? Just now I made a 'Splitting the Sky', and I'm even hungrier now."

"It's ready to eat..."

"Master Yuan..." Mucun smiled helplessly at the side, "Although you said a lot of things that seemed very powerful, you were just too lazy to discuss with brother Ogata—am I right? "

"Hahahaha!" Yuan laughed a few times at Mucun's question.

Just when Yuan Yi was about to say something——

"My sparring with Mr. Genichi just started...and it's over..."

Ogata, who had been standing there just now, said softly.

"I have already... deeply realized the gap between me and Wushuang in the world..."

"The realm... is too far away..."

"Hahahahaha!" Genichi let out a series of bold laughs again, "Sit back, Ogata-kun."

"Mr. Jiangong has already cooked porridge, let's eat a little bit together."

"yes……"

After sitting next to Genichi again, Ogata handed the bamboo tube he had been carrying around around his waist to Mamiya.

Mamiya knew that Ogata had already had breakfast, so he didn't pretend too much to Ogata.

But Ogata didn't have much appetite to eat at this time.

What Genichi said to him just now is still echoing in Ogata's mind over and over again.

"Work hard, Ogata-kun."

Genichi, who was sitting next to Ogata and was eating the porridge, said softly at this time.

"Aiming to be unparalleled in the world-this kind of thing is meaningless."

"Don't pursue what is unparalleled in the world, just think about working hard slowly and enjoying the process of hard work."

"Although the sky is thousands of miles wide, and the sword is only three feet long, even if you spend your whole life, you can't cut through the sky, but you can experience the joy of becoming stronger in this small three-foot square inch."

"...Mmm." Ogata's originally solemn gaze now glowed again, "Master Yuan, thank you for your advice...!"\u003c/div\u003e