"Why can he always see through my moves at critical moments?"

Liang Yan had doubts in his heart.

He had been planning the attack just now for a long time. The three sword pills cooperated with each other and the sword moves changed, forcing the eight-armed sword ape to a dead end.

If the Eight-Armed Sword Ape has any powerful magical powers or magic weapons and relies on pure strength to defend himself against attacks, then he has nothing to say.

But this monster ape didn't use any means. He just dodged or parried at the last moment, and actually defeated all his attacks!

At this moment, Liang Yan suddenly had a strange feeling in his mind.

It seems that his sword moves have slowed down. Although his killing moves are coming one after another, there is no threat in the eyes of the opponent.

This monster ape has always been calm and unhurried. Even if he was enveloped by the sword light, he did not feel the slightest sense of crisis, because he knew that he could always be one step faster than Liang Yan's flying sword.

"Why is this happening"

Liang Yan couldn't figure out the mystery.

In fact, his flying sword is not slow, and his opponent's speed is not that fast. It's just that every time in a dangerous moment, the eight-armed sword ape can always see through his intentions in advance, and then change his moves one step ahead of him, and finally calmly

resolve.

"Are you confused? Why are your killing moves always one step behind me?"

Just when Liang Yan was secretly frightened, the Eight-Armed Sword Ape suddenly spoke.

"Um?"

Liang Yan raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that in this life-and-death fight, this monster ape would actually be interested in talking.

Zheng!

The two exchanged blows again, and then in unison they distanced themselves and temporarily stopped fighting.

"I do have this doubt. Are fellow Taoists willing to help me solve my doubts?" Liang Yan guarded the sword pill beside him, and then followed the other person's words and asked tentatively.

"Haha, your sword moves are very good, and I have seen another kind of style. And the reason why I can avoid all your attacks in advance is because of my Divine Ape Sword Heart."

"The Divine Monkey Kenshin."

Liang Yan was slightly startled when he heard this, but he immediately reacted and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes: "You mean you have entered the Sword Mind Realm?!"

"good!"

The Eight-Armed Sword Ape did not deny it, nodded and said: "When Tianji Pavilion was still there, I was already a sword cultivator in the sword mind state. It's a pity that Tianji Pavilion was destroyed, and I was trapped here. After all, I couldn't bear it anymore.

The passage of time has turned it into what it is now."

The tone of the demon ape was very sad, a bit unwilling, and a bit lonely.

Although Liang Yan remained calm on the surface, he was extremely shocked inside.

This was the first time he met a sword cultivator in the Sword Mind Realm!

He has been walking alone on the road of swordsmanship for these years. Although he has seen some amazing and talented people, most of them are just short-lived. Looking back now, those people who he thought were amazing at the time have disappeared in his eyes.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, in the ruins of Tianji Pavilion, I met a senior who had cultivated the sword mind in the form of a monster!

In fact, Liang Yan had already seen that the eight-armed sword ape in its heyday was definitely stronger than himself.

You must know that the most important thing for a sword cultivator is the natal flying sword, which is closely related to his life. It can be said that most of his magical powers are on the sword.

However, the eight-armed sword ape in front of him had already destroyed his flying sword. He only relied on eight "iron knots" to fight him back and forth. This shows how strong the opponent was in his heyday.

Already.

"Although Liang has attained the mastery of Sword Heart Realm, he still hasn't touched the threshold of this realm. He always feels elusive and elusive." Liang Yan shook his head and murmured.

"That's because you haven't realized your own way yet." The Eight-Armed Sword Ape smiled slightly: "If I read correctly, you should have learned more than one sword technique, and these sword techniques are not weak?"

"How do you know?" Liang Yan raised his eyebrows, with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

"Haha, don't be surprised. When you reach the sword mind state, you can be like me."

When the Eight-Armed Sword Ape said this, his smile suddenly faded and his expression became serious. "Although you have learned a lot, what others have belongs to others after all. If you don't realize your own way of swordsmanship, you will have no choice but to do it in the end."

Stop here!"

"What did you say? My own swordsmanship?"

"Yes, it's the 'way' of swordsmanship, not the 'skill' of swordsmanship!" the eight-armed sword ape replied with a serious face.

This statement made Liang Yan's heart move.

He had also read similar records in "Fish and Dragon Dance", but this sword technique was unpredictable and the further back he went, the harder it became for him to understand. To this day, through the guidance of the Eight-Armed Sword Ape, he actually has a vague understanding of it.

comprehended.

"The way of the sword is different from the ten thousand ways, and it is not among the three thousand ways. How can I find it?" Liang Yan asked sincerely.

After hearing this, the eight-armed sword ape smiled slightly: "As the saying goes, 'where the sky rises, the sword is born!', the sword is the ultimate of the Tao. If you want to find the way of the sword, it is not in the outside world, but in your heart. People in the world refine weapons,

A real person cultivates his body, and a god and a man harmonize with the Tao! And the state of mind of the sword is the first step to harmonize with the Tao!"

"Want to find the 'way' of the sword, is it in my heart?"

Liang Yan moved slightly, and suddenly realized something in his heart.

"hehe, not bad!"

Seeing Liang Yan's reaction, the Eight-Armed Sword Ape showed a look of relief on his face.

Next, his voice sounded again, and in the empty room, it actually seemed a little ethereal.

"Three thousand avenues are the door to all wonders. In fact, all sentient beings in the world are working tirelessly to explore the truths of the avenues. They all originate from the mysteries of the universe, but only the way of swordsmanship is different!"

When the eight-armed sword ape said this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at Liang Yan, and said slowly: "The way of swordsmanship we are pursuing is not to explore any laws in the world, but to explore ourselves. Wait until you reach that level.

, you will find that you are the universe, and the three thousand laws are just dust in your universe. If you are willing, a willow branch can break all laws!"

"Am I the universe?"

When Liang Yan heard this, what he had already understood suddenly became illusory again, and his eyes became confused again.

"It seems it's too early to tell you this." Seeing his expression, the Eight-Armed Sword Ape shook his head and sighed:

"That's all, you just need to know that 'sword' is just an appearance, and 'skill' is just a means. The most fundamental difference between kendo and other avenues is actually the different directions of exploration."

After listening to the eight-armed sword ape's words, Liang Yan suddenly thought of something, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

"The three thousand avenues are not connected to each other. For example, the four major traditions of the origin of human race cannot be practiced at the same time under normal circumstances. However, monks from any family, including Buddhism, Demons, Taoism, and Confucianism, can practice swordsmanship. Is this the reason?

"

"That's right! You understand it very quickly!"

The eight-armed sword ape suddenly laughed: "No matter what sect you are from, you can practice swordsmanship, because swordsmanship does not belong to any law in this world, but a way to control yourself."

"I see."

Liang Yan murmured, his eyes a little wandering, as if he was caught in his own epiphany.

Although what Yaoyuan said was not much and sounded very simple, only those who have truly practiced the way of swordsmanship and reached the level of swordsmanship like Liang Yan can understand the subtleties of the great way.

It's like a faint ray of dawn shines through the abyss of chaos!

This kind of epiphany is extremely rare and cannot be disturbed. If the Eight-Armed Sword Ape attacks at this time, Liang Yan will fall short.

However, unexpectedly, the Eight-Armed Sword Ape did not attack Liang Yan, but sat cross-legged on the spot, seemingly waiting for him.

After a long time, Liang Yan's wandering eyes gradually regained their clarity.

He looked at the demon ape in front of him, suddenly stood up, and bowed to the opponent to the ground.

"Thank you, senior, for your advice."

By now, Liang Yan had been able to confirm that this eight-armed sword ape did not want to be his enemy. If it wanted to be detrimental to him, it could have taken action just now without giving him a chance to realize his enlightenment.

"It seems you understand a lot."

The eight-armed sword ape accepted his salute calmly, with a smile on his face.

"I just have a superficial understanding and see a little direction of progress on this foggy road." Liang Yan answered truthfully.

“It’s good to have a direction.”

The eight-armed sword ape nodded with a smile, and was about to say something more when he suddenly coughed violently.

"Ahem! Ahem!"

The Eight-Armed Sword Ape covered his mouth with both hands, and his face was distorted by the severe pain. The powerful sword intention could not suppress the injuries in his body, as if he was a dying man, forcing himself to hold on for the last moment.

Liang Yan didn't expect that the Eight-Armed Sword Ape had such serious injuries in his body. He didn't even notice it when he took action just now!

Upon closer inspection, black liquid actually flowed out from the gaps between the fingers that the demon ape used to cover his mouth, and he had seen this liquid before in the previous rooms.

Five-color peacocks, double-faced ghost vultures, fish-scale beasts, devil wind dragons, these zombie-like monsters all have this mysterious black liquid in their bodies.

"Senior Jian Yuan, you."

Liang Yan's eyes showed concern, but before he could finish speaking, the Eight-Armed Sword Ape waved his hand and said slowly: "I can't suppress it anymore, and we don't have much time left."

"What is 'it'?" Liang Yan raised his eyebrows and asked immediately.
To be continued...