Special Training

Tian Jian, when he heard his father's words, he was delighted, and it took him some time to digest his words. He never thought The Mantis Sword Slash is such a powerful Technique.

"Father, you mean, although It's a Tier-Two technique, it might compare to some Tier-Three Techniques?" Tian Jian asked in a delighted tone.

"Correct, It is comparable to some low Tier-Three techniques. You must have known its value by now, and in our Village, there is only one Technique that can beat this technique in Its might." Cheng Huan said with some melancholy.

"Father, What's wrong? Why are you feeling sad when are mentioning this technique? Also, why didn't contributes this valuable technique to our Village?" Tian Jian with a surprised tone.

Tian Jian knows his father very well, and his father always endeavors for the best of the village. Since This technique is very powerful, he should have contributed this technique to the village based on his personality.

"I can't contribute this technique to others, and it's a keepsake of someone very close to me." Cheng Huan said with grief.

"Father, Whose Keepsake is this?" Tian Jian asked suspiciously.

"You don't have to know about it, and all these bad memories should be bear by me, and I don't want you to feel pain because of my memories." Cheng Huan's voice contained melancholy.

"Father, are you alright?" Tian Jian feels that this technique might be related to his mother, and His father never mentioned his wife. Although She is not his original mother, Tian Jian always thinks of her as his original mother.

Since his father doesn't want to mention his wife, Tian Jian also doesn't ask his father about her. Tian Jian knows if he mentions her now, his father might feel so much grief, so he doesn't ask anything about it.

"I am alright," Cheng Huan said convincingly.

"And also, It's time for you to practice this Mantis Sword Slash Technique. Son, It is not like the Basic sword Technique, and It is several times harder than the previous technique. You have to do so much hard work to learn this technique, and so many people may not be able to learn this technique for the rest of their lives." Cheng Huan said with a solemn voice.

"I know, father, I will practice this technique very hard, and I Won't disappoint you with my performance." Tian Jian patted his chest and said with so much confidence.

"I know about my son, and he also won't disappoint me." Cheng Huan laughed wholeheartedly.

"Son, I didn't practice Mantis Sword Slash Technique, but I know something about this technique. I will give you some guidance on this technique. This technique mainly depends on speed and accuracy, so you must train in such a way as to increase your speed and accuracy, and I know a place where you can train them both." Cheng Huan said in a calm voice.

"Father, where is that place?" Tian Jian asked with a entusasim.

"Come with me." Cheng Huan immediately began to move in a particular direction, and behind him, Tian Jian also follows him.

After Some time, they left the Lan Shan village from the north gate, and they approached the edge of the forest, but they didn't enter deep into the forest.

"Father, Why have you brought me here?" Tian Jian asked with a surprise, and he thought his father might bring him to some special training grounds.

"Son, If you Want to learn Mantis Sword Slash, there are three important rules, First Speed, second Control, and last Accuracy." Cheng Huan continued his explanation in a deep voice.

"First and foremost Speed, The essence of the Mantis Sword Slash lies in the speed itself, and You have to be so fast when you are executing this technique, and without giving an opportunity to your opponent."

"Second one is Control. Since you depend on the speed, Your attack won't carry much power, so you have to control your power in such a way that your power can be utilized to the maximum potential." Cheng Huan said in a profound tone.

"Third One is Accuracy. Blind speed is useless, and If you miss all the targets even when you are attacking at a fast speed, then all your attacks are futile. So you must maintain accuracy in your attack, and at the same time, you must maintain your speed." Cheng Huan said in a deep tone.

"Son, now, do you know which are the basic principles in learning Mantis Sword Slash?" Cheng Huan asked Tian Jian in a testing tone.

"Yes, father, But even now, I don't know why you have brought me here?" Tian Jian asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Cheng Huan didn't say anything, but he slowly walked to the nearest tree and struct it with his palm gently, but it carried a gentle and invisible force in it.

After he struck the tree, a gentle vibrational force entered the tree and caused some old leaves to lose attachment with the tree, and without that attachment, the leaves are starting to fall off from the tree without any particular sequence, depending upon the gentle breeze from the surroundings.

Cheng Huan draws his sword neither slowly nor quickly, and his sword drawing contains certain grace in it, and he with a grace waved his sword, but Tian Jian only saw some flashes, after that he put away his sword in its sheath in a gentle passion.

After he put away his sword, Tian Jian observed his father's surroundings, and he was shocked by the scene he saw. He saw around his father the leaves were fallen, but they were cut into small tiny pieces, and all these pieces are finely cut with sharp edges.

"Father, How did you do that?" Tian Jian's voice is trembling with excitement, and his eyes are sparkling with the scene he saw.

"Son, As I told you, you require three Basic principles to master Mantis Sword Slash. First, the leaves earlier are falling from a short distance without any particular frequency, so If you want to cut those leaves, then you must cut them with a fast speed." Cheng Huan is saying reasonably.

"Second, The leaves are frail and gentle, so you must cut them with the right amount of strength, and If you apply slightly more or less amount of power than the required, you won't be able to cut the leaves. So in this situation, you must control Your strength exceptionally."

"Third, You must cut them at the right spot while they are falling to the ground. In This Case, you required Acurateness." Cheng Huan's voice is resounding in Tian Jian's mind.

Tian Jian stood there completely dazed while recounting his father's actions and words.

"Son, now do you understand why I have brought you here? If you practice here like the way I instructed, you can quickly grasp the three main principles of the Mantis Sword Slash. At first, you just start with a single leaf, and even if it is a single leaf, it requires so much time to master it. After that, you slowly practice with more and more leaves." Cheng Huan instructed the Tian Jian in a gentle tone.

"Yes, Father, now I completely understand, and I will practice here daily with these leaves." Tian Jian said in an assuring tone.

"Okay, son, once you reach a certain level in the realm of the Mortal Body Realm, I will take you to another place for practice. Also, I do not come here every day to see your practice, but I will send one of my faithful servants to accompany you every day to this forest." Cheng Huan said to Tian Jian.

Tian Jian also knows, as the Head of Lan Shan Village, his father daily has so many duties to perform, so he immediately nodded his head for his approval.

"Ok, Son, It's time for the practice, and I will accompany you to today's practice." Cheng Huan said with a fatherly smile.

"Yes, Father." Tian Jian immediately draws his sword, tightly gripped its handle, and adjusts his footsteps.

Tian Jian's eyes are drawn closer and entirely concentrated on his surroundings. He fixed his concentration on a particular Leaf which has just detached from the tree, and he immediately swung his sword.

"Swoosh" although Tian Jian managed to hit the leaf, he couldn't cut the leaf, and the leaf simply slips away by the force of his sword.

Tian Jian's face slightly turned ugly by seeing the scene. He thought although he couldn't cut the leaf as the way his father did, he could least cut the leaf into two.

"Ha, ha." Cheng Huan could not stop his laughter by looking at his son's face.

"Son, What do you think? You simply can cut the leaf into two? No, you must control your strength precisely." Cheng Huan instructed him from a distance.

"Okay, Father, I understand. I'll try my control first, slowly focus on my speed and accuracy." Tian Jian said positively.