Chapter 1127: Chapter 1154: The Difference Between Philosophy and Materialism! (Two More) Chapter 1127: Chapter 1154: The Difference Between Philosophy and Materialism! (Two More) Is it too late?
When Yang Zhen said this, the smile on his face was as inscrutable as that of an old man who had lived for tens of thousands of years.
“The vast and profound cultural heritage of my Azure Planet, how could you possibly understand it?”
“Little broken sword, take form!”
Yang Zhen winked at the sword spirit, his face full of teasing.
What?
Upon hearing Yang Zhen's words, Luo Shanyang almost spat out a mouthful of old blood in astonishment.
You're taking form too?
A mere sword spirit, which has already taken the form of the Willow Heart Sword, how can it take form again?
Luo Shanyang was about to scoff when the corner of his eye suddenly twitched uncontrollably.
The sword spirit that had just coalesced into the Willow Heart Sword suddenly twisted and morphed into the shape of the Great Missing Sword!
“This is impossible!”
Luo Shanyang stared dumbfounded at the sword spirit that had changed its form before him and roared, “Impossible, you have already acknowledged me, why, why would you also acknowledge Yang Zhen?”
The way he said it was rather unimpressive, Yang Zhen shook his head, looking somewhat disappointed at Luo Shanyang.
So what if you are obsessed with swords? Aside from some achievement in the Sword Dao, you've lost all the basic manners of human interaction.
Who said that if a sword spirit acknowledges you, it can't acknowledge someone else?
It acknowledged you because it saw something in you, shouldn't you be happy about that?
Anyway, the sword spirit was quite happy as it quickly came to Yang Zhen's side.
Seeing this, Luo Shanyang was even more furious. A burst of light exploded from the Willow Heart Sword as he pointed it at Yang Zhen and said, “I am obsessed with swords, and I have immersed myself in the Sword Dao for many years, am I really inferior to the Sword Dao that you've casually taken up recently?”
Yang Zhen sighed and had no intention of arguing with Luo Shanyang. Such a Sword Dao was nothing more than a petty path after all.
Luo Shanyang, oblivious to his own shortcomings, was fuming with madness, his face filled with crazed expression. Suddenly, he threw his Willow Heart Sword and burst into wild laughter, looking utterly deranged.
In mid-air, the lingering sword intent congealed into the shapes of Willow Heart Swords, startling Yang Zhen.
This sword fanatic truly worthy of being the Sword Demon's disciple, even under such circumstances, he was still able to exhibit such astonishing talent.
No wonder the sword spirit had already acknowledged him. If Yang Zhen hadn't been here today, perhaps the sword spirit might have been subdued by Luo Shanyang.
Nine Dragons and Heaven Mountain Holy Lord both had serious expressions on their faces, exchanged a glance, then turned to look at Luo Shanyang.
“Enlightenment?” Heaven Mountain Holy Lord hesitantly said.
Nine Dragons nodded and said, “This boy's talent is truly extraordinary. The old Sword Demon has found himself a good disciple.”
Heaven Mountain Holy Lord hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at the Sword Demon.
The Sword Demon, clad in black, revealed a hint of satisfaction on his face, nodded, and said, “To have no sword in hand but a sword in heart–is the highest attainment in the Sword Dao. Under pressure, you managed to overcome your inner demon and enhance your sword heart. You haven't let down my earnest grooming.”
Lo Shanyang laughed heartily, showing glimpses of the Sword Demon in him. Every part of him was emitting waves of sword intent, even the shadow behind him solidified into an immensely large sword light!
“So that's how it is, that's how it is…” Luo Shanyang, having finished laughing, murmured to himself as if obsessed, staring at the sword spirit in front of Yang Zhen and saying, “With a sword in my heart, what does it matter if there's no sword in my hand? Once I take one more step, everything can become a sword. Could my talent really be inferior to the sword intent cultivated by Yang Zhen? He doesn't even have a sword heart!”
Yang Zhen doesn't even have a sword heart!
Every word struck home, chilling those who heard and prompting them to look at Yang Zhen simultaneously.
Indeed, Yang Zhen didn't have a sword heart; in fact, everyone had by now realized that Yang Zhen hadn't deceived them at all–he really had just recently started practicing the sword.
The talent displayed by Luo Shanyang had already shocked the majority of those present.
However, even so, the Sword Spirit simply floated leisurely beside Yang Zhen, without returning to Luo Shanyang.
“No, this can't be possible!” Luo Shanyang's face gradually twisted into a fierce expression as he stared at the Sword Spirit and said, “This isn't fair!”
All things can become a sword; indeed, this is the ultimate realm of the Sword Dao, something that everyone present understood or had heard of.
Especially for the sword practitioners present, their greatest goal in life was to reach the level of mastery over the Sword Dao akin to that of the Demon Swordsman.
Luo Shanyang had also been progressing towards this direction.
But now… the Sword Spirit seemed not to care for him at all!
Even the disciple of the Demon Swordsman couldn't surpass the Sword Spirit's recognition of Yang Zhen. How did Yang Zhen manage to accomplish this?
All eyes turned to Yang Zhen, filled with astonishment and doubt, particularly the Demon Swordsman, whose eyes narrowed into slits, fixating on Yang Zhen as he asked in a deep voice, “How did you do it?”
Yang Zhen glanced at the Demon Swordsman and said honestly, “I've said before that I came here to subdue the Sword Spirit, not to compete in swordsmanship with you all. Sword Dao… I'm really no good at it!”
The hum of the Sword Spirit rose, and the Great Missing Sword burst into brilliant golden light. For a moment, the entire mountaintop seemed enveloped by the Sword Spirit.
“No, you're lying!” Luo Shanyang's face was full of a gloomy look as he stared at Yang Zhen and said, “If you don't understand the Sword Dao, then why did the Sword Spirit choose you and not me?”
Yang Zhen said offhandedly, “Because you're wrong!”
Wrong?
Hearing that, Luo Shanyang staggered backward three steps as if struck in the chest by a massive hammer, his complexion pale and his face filled with bewilderment as he looked towards the Demon Swordsman.
If Yang Zhen had said this a quarter of an hour earlier, Luo Shanyang would have undoubtedly sneered at it, but now, with the Sword Spirit choosing Yang Zhen, when Yang Zhen said it again, it was like a bolt from the blue, weighing heavily on Luo Shanyang's heart.
Seeing Luo Shanyang's flickering gaze and his inner demon rising, the Demon Swordsman snorted coldly and stared at Yang Zhen, “Boy, are you questioning me?”
Hearing this, Luo Shanyang immediately let out a sigh of relief, gratefully looking at the Demon Swordsman.
Luo Shanyang's Sword Dao is inherited from the Demon Swordsman, and Yang Zhen saying he was wrong meant suggesting the Demon Swordsman was wrong too?
The Demon Swordsman is the number one figure in the Central Court's Sword Dao. Who would dare say he was wrong?
The entire mountaintop fell into a deathly silence in an instant. Yang Zhen was the first to question the Demon Swordsman.
One was the foremost figure of the Sword Dao, the other was a young practitioner recognized by the Sword Spirit. Which of them was in the wrong?
Everyone turned their heads towards Yang Zhen. With the Sword Spirit beckoning to him, Yang Zhen shook his head and said to the Demon Swordsman, “I'm not questioning you, but you're truly mistaken!”
Upon uttering these words, Yang Zhen felt as if his coolness had instantly ascended to a realm where heaven and man are one.
The Sword Spirit, like a lively child, hopped around in Yang Zhen's palm, transforming into a small flower, bright red and unassuming, devoid of any presence, like an utterly ordinary little flower.
“Sword Essence taking shape?” The Demon Swordsman's complexion changed as he said in a deep voice, “Could it be that you think 'all things can be turned into a sword' is not complete, and should instead include 'the sword can turn into all things'?”
Yang Zhen tongued his cheek, what with all things turning into swords and swords turning into all things–why don't you just ascend to the heavens?
The sword!
Is a sword!
A sword is not just a weapon; it is also a faith and an attitude.
What does it mean by all things then?
In Yang Zhen's heart, the sword could not be all things, nor could all things be the sword.
The sword is all things, and all things are the sword!
Only by truly viewing it as a sword, and not treating it as a sword, can one truly understand the king of all weapons–the sword!
That is the difference between subjective consciousness and objective consciousness. This wretched old man before me clearly does not understand the difference between philosophy and materialism.
Damn, I am thankful for the cultural heritage from my blue planet!
Chapter end
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