Chapter 284 : Sword Person and Sword Person

Chapter 284: Sword Person and Sword Person

“What!?”

The dead gambler was the first to cry out in shock.

Even Jiang Zhi could not help but look Chu Huaixu up and down, immediately using his divine sense to investigate.

How could someone in this world possibly possess two Sword Hearts?

Chu Huaixu immediately activated both the power contained within his Heart Sword and his 【Myriad Swords Return to One】.

In an instant, expressions of astonishment appeared on everyone’s faces.

The two forces were completely different!

Previously, everyone had speculated—since his Sword Heart Clarity realm was a Spirit Embryo Divine Ability, was it possible for him to condense a Sword Heart on his own?

They had even held intense discussions on this matter.

In the end, Jiang Zhi, who seemed to hold all the answers, vetoed the idea outright.

Within the entire Dao Gate, no one had a deeper understanding of the sword path than him.

He had stated with certainty that such discussions were meaningless.

“What is a Sword Heart?”

“A Sword Heart is the condensation of one’s understanding of the sword path once it reaches a certain level.”

“It represents all of your comprehension of the sword path.”

“Even if your understanding is chaotic, even if it contradicts itself, even if you walk two completely different sword paths at once… in the end, there will only be one Sword Heart.”

“Because the Sword Heart is the sum of everything!”

“Chu Huaixu’s current Sword Heart was triggered by his Spirit Embryo Divine Ability.”

“In the future, he will naturally develop his own understanding of the sword path.”

“And all of that will only strengthen his Sword Heart and merge into it.”

After calming down and thinking it through, everyone had agreed with this reasoning.

But who would have thought—

He had actually condensed a second Sword Heart!

Li Chunsong slapped his thigh on the spot in regret.

“Smack—!”

Everyone’s gaze instantly converged on him.

They immediately understood what he meant.

He was regretting it.

—What a perfect betting opportunity!

And yet they hadn’t organized a wager!

As for Jiang Zhi, who had once seemed all-knowing, his confidence now lay shattered.

Ever since Chu Huaixu came up the mountain, he had grown somewhat accustomed to this feeling.

Even so, he still looked deeply at his disciple’s disciple, sensing that something was off.

But after some thought, he did not voice it in front of everyone.

Because Chu Huaixu’s display had already thoroughly shocked the crowd.

Next, Xiang Yan and the others asked about 【Myriad Swords Converge】.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Huaixu replied:

“This disciple witnessed the Dao Ancestor perform Myriad Swords Converge and gained profound insights.”

“I am confident that one day, I will comprehend it!”

He even made a bold promise.

Wasn’t it just spending Experience Points to gamble? He refused to believe he could fail forever.

“Excellent!” Xiang Yan and the others laughed, clapping their hands.

“When the time comes, let those from the Sword Sect see what true Myriad Swords Converge looks like!”

After chatting a bit more, everyone prepared to go about their own business.

Jiang Zhi volunteered to bring Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang back to the Gentleman Temple.

No one objected.

Xiang Yan and the others had sect affairs to handle, while Jiang Zhi had no specific duties at all.

After returning to the Gentleman Temple, Jiang Zhi had Han Shuangjiang leave first, then stopped Chu Huaixu.

“Grandmaster, do you have further instructions?” Chu Huaixu asked.

“Do you know what a Sword Heart is?” Jiang Zhi asked.

The young man in black robes thought briefly before answering:

“After a sword cultivator reaches Perfection of Sword Intent, they gain a higher level of understanding of the sword path.”

“When that understanding reaches a certain stage, it condenses into a Sword Heart.”

Jiang Zhi nodded slightly.

“You and Frost Descent, within the Dao Ancestor Inheritance Secret Realm, read all Three Thousand Scrolls of the Sword Dao and cultivated alongside the Dao Ancestor. Your understanding of the sword path advanced rapidly. Both of you reached Perfection of Sword Intent, and you even condensed a Sword Heart—I do not find that strange.”

“But the problem is, the Sword Heart is the sum of your sword path comprehension.”

Hearing this, Chu Huaixu also began to feel something was off.

And Jiang Zhi’s next words left even him momentarily confused.

“Therefore, Chu Huaixu.”

He paused briefly.

“Logically speaking, your experience in this secret realm should only have strengthened your original Sword Heart in certain aspects.”

“If the Sword Heart you condensed today is the sum of your sword path comprehension—”

“Then whose comprehension formed the previous Sword Heart?”

“If both are yours, they should merge into one!”

Beneath the ancient tree in the Gentleman Temple, a gentle breeze passed.

Chu Huaixu stood there, stunned.

He actually felt Jiang Zhi’s reasoning made some sense.

But he had no answer.

“This disciple does not know,” he said sincerely.

The Dao Gate’s foremost expert in sword cultivation looked up at the sky.

In the end, he only said:

“Even I cannot understand it. It is only natural that you cannot either.”

“In any case, for now, this is a good thing—not a bad one.”

“You have never been ordinary to begin with.”

“It merely contradicts the cultivation system of us sword cultivators.”

“Perhaps when your sword path improves further, you will find the answer.”

“Go back.”

“Yes, Grandmaster.” Chu Huaixu bowed. “This disciple takes his leave.”

On the way back to his residence, Chu Huaixu quickly threw the matter to the back of his mind.

“Because I have the system!”

“These powers were obtained through the system to begin with.”

“Experience Points and opportunities were earned through my own ability.”

“But strictly speaking, this time in the secret realm, all of the sword path comprehension was something I, a genius with Comprehension 7, personally cultivated step by step.”

“If we really want to be precise, then the first Sword Heart can be considered the system’s sword path comprehension.”

“And this one now is my own—Chu Huaixu’s sword path comprehension!”

He quickly came to terms with it and did not dwell further.

—If you don’t have cheats, you wouldn’t understand!

But as he walked, this cheat-enabled protagonist suddenly stopped.

“I can accept this because I understand how powerful and outrageous the system is.”

“But why did the Dao Ancestor not find it strange when he helped me condense the Sword Heart in the secret realm?”

“He seemed completely able to accept that one person could have two Sword Hearts?”

This made Chu Huaixu feel that the Dao Ancestor was even more unfathomable.

And he still could not understand what the Dao Ancestor was truly thinking.

As he continued walking, he soon returned to his residence.

Han Shuangjiang had already gone back to cultivate in seclusion, consolidating her gains from the secret realm.

Xu Ziqing, seeing that Senior Sister Han had returned alone and learning that his senior brother had been kept behind for questioning, waited outside to welcome him.

“Senior Brother!” Little Xu smiled and stepped forward to greet him.

Chu Huaixu looked at the refined young man before him and could not help but pause slightly.

He had never felt this way when looking at Xu Ziqing before.

In the past, he would think:

“With that androgynous appearance, if this were Earth, it’d be a waste not to dress as a girl and become a streamer.”

But now, when he looked at Xu Ziqing, a strange thought arose.

Chu Huaixu wanted to… use Little Xu?

The reason for this absurd thought was simple—

The boy now gave him the feeling of:

“What a peerless, exquisite sword!”

After all, he was Xu Ziqing’s guide on the path of cultivation.

Ever since he had written the four words “Peerless Divine Skill” in that small booklet of the Sword Refining Art, the boy had stepped onto the path of using heaven and earth as a furnace to temper himself.

Even stranger, at this moment, when Xu Ziqing looked at his senior brother—

Even though Chu Huaixu had completely restrained his aura and emitted no sword intent at all, the boy still felt that something about him had changed.

He had always regarded his senior brother with admiration and a hint of reverence.

“But today… for some reason, that sense of reverence feels especially strong.”