I Became The Legendary Emperor Throughout the Ages After I Started Giving Away My Territory - Chapter 199.2

“Fine, we’ll discuss sabers right now!”

The Grandmaster passed his own saber over, placing it in front of Lin Beifan, and asked with implied anger, “Now tell me, what do you think of this saber?”

Lin Beifan glanced at it and shook his head, “This saber is quite ordinary, not worth looking at!”

The Grandmaster was furious: “How dare you call this saber ordinary? This saber was forged from various precious materials collected from all over the world, and with the help of several master bladesmiths, it took forty-nine days to create this peerless blade!”

“A saber is just a saber and a person is just a person. No matter how good or sharp the saber is, if it falls into the hands of an ordinary person, it won’t be able to unleash even a bit of its power! On the other hand, if an ordinary saber ends up in the hands of a true expert, no matter how mediocre or common it is, it becomes a peerless blade!”

The Grandmaster nodded slightly: “That’s valid!”

“I know of such a saber!”

Lin Beifan spoke leisurely: “This saber is less than a zhang long and half a zhang wide, made from ordinary steel, very common! But this saber is extremely fast and also very precise. Once it strikes, in the blink of an eye, it can dismember a person into eight pieces, separating flesh from bone without damaging tendons or meridians, not missing a single detail, just like a butcher skillfully carving meat!”

The Grandmaster nodded, thoroughly convinced: “That person must be formidable! A saber strike that can disassemble a person must have reached the legendary unity of person and saber! What kind of saber is this, and who wields it?”

Lin Beifan smiled and said: “It’s just an ordinary kitchen knife, and the person wielding it is a cook!” (TLN: Saber/Knife (刀), single-edged blade.)

The Grandmaster was stunned: “An ordinary kitchen knife? A cook?”

“Yes!”

Lin Beifan nodded: “That person was originally just a cook, using a knife in the kitchen from a young age. He slaughters livestock day in and day out for twenty years, so he has long since become one with the kitchen knife!”

“He never learned any special techniques for using a knife, but he knows how to wield it, how to quickly kill an opponent with it! So, when he accidentally acquired martial arts skills, he immediately turned decay into magic, becoming an unparalleled master! And that ordinary kitchen knife in his hand also became a peerless divine weapon in the rivers and lakes!”

“Well said, very well said!” The Grandmaster closed his eyes.

The knife was just an ordinary kitchen knife, and the Master of the knife was actually just an ordinary cook!

After decades of using a knife for cooking and slaughtering livestock, he had become one with the kitchen knife!

He had never learned any special knife techniques, but he knew how to use a knife and how to quickly kill an opponent with it!

Once he had martial arts skills, he became an unparalleled master!

His knife had become a peerless divine weapon!

He felt as if Lin Beifan hadn’t said much yet had said a lot.

It seemed as if he was being taught how to practice with a saber… yet also how to abandon the saber techniques to achieve the unity of person and saber…

It’s vague and faint, but it gave him a sense of enlightenment!

When he opened his eyes again, his gaze towards Lin Beifan had changed.

This young man truly understood sabers!

Lin Beifan smiled and asked: “How does your saber compare to his?”

“Cough-cough, one might say we are on par, as I, too, have reached the unity of person and saber!” He said somewhat unnaturally, actually giving himself a bit too much credit.

Although both were at the same level of skill, if it came to a fight, he would likely be no match for the other.

His unity of person and saber was achieved through practicing various saber techniques and experiencing different realms of the saber path.

Moreover, he had also trained in other martial arts while practicing with the saber, which was quite mixed.

This made his level of skill somewhat ‘impure,’ not as pure as the cook’s.

The other person, without learning saber or knives techniques or other martial arts, had reached the ultimate realm through cooking, which was very pure.

In martial arts, it’s not about learning more but about being purer sometimes.

Only purity leads to ‘excellence’!

Lin Beifan saw through the other’s pretense and did not mock him but continued: “I also know of another knife!”

“Please, do tell me!” The Grandmaster became serious.

“This knife is also an ordinary one, made from common steel, less than two inches long and less than an inch wide, still a small knife, but its strike is sure to seal the throat, leaving only death!”

“What kind of knife is this? Could it be that this person has also reached the unity of person and knife?” The Grandmaster asked, puzzled.

Lin Beifan shook his head: “His knife doesn’t have any realms or fancy techniques. It only has one characteristic: speed, speed, and speed to the utmost extreme!”

“Before he draws his knife, you absolutely won’t see it coming! By the time you notice the knife, it’s already at your throat while claiming your life!”

The Grandmaster was even more puzzled: “What kind of knife is that? Is it just fast? My saber is fast too, but it doesn’t have the power you’re talking about!”

“That’s because your saber isn’t fast enough. When your saber reaches a certain speed, all distinctions of level and all techniques of swordplay become ineffective! As the saying goes, in the world of martial arts, no fortress is impregnable, only speed is invincible!”

“This is the essence of martial arts: either pursue extreme power or chase ultimate speed!”

“And his knife, it pursues ultimate speed!”

“When he forsakes everything else and channels all his energy and spirit into that one strike, his strike becomes invincible!” (TLN: Liam Sera Banfield?)

“You see, it’s a knife of conviction, a knife that charges forward bravely, a saber that thrives in the face of death!”

“The blade is drawn with the understanding that either you die or I perish, leaving no room for anything else!”

“It’s the most ruthless knife!”

“And it’s the most unsolvable knife!”

After hearing this, the Grandmaster was deeply shaken!

He never imagined that such a spectacular and stunning saber technique existed in the world!

A saber that casts aside all levels of skill, all techniques, in pursuit of ultimate speed!

A saber drawn with the understanding that either you die or I perish!

The most ruthless, the most unsolvable, and also the most invincible saber!

He felt that all the saber techniques he had learned before paled in comparison!

“What kind of saber is this?” he murmured to himself.

“This is Xiao Li’s Flying Dagger!” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaoli_Feidao)

Lin Beifan said with a slight smile: “Xiao Li’s Flying Dagger never misses its mark!”

“Excellent knife! What a Xiao Li’s Flying Dagger, it never misses its mark!”

The Grandmaster became excited: “With this saber, all other sabers in the world would dim in comparison! I really want to meet this senior and see the flying dagger in his hand!”

“I also really want to see it…”

The Sword Elder asked longingly: “Master, is there really such a person? Is there really such a saber?”

The Grandmaster beside him pricked up his ears to listen intently.

Lin Beifan nodded: “Yes, there is. Perhaps you’ll have the opportunity to meet him in the future!”

He chuckled to himself, thinking, isn’t that person your Master, me?

You’ll definitely have the chance to meet him!

Everyone began to yearn for it.

At this moment, Lin Beifan asked with a smile: “Do you know how Xiao Li’s Flying Dagger is trained?”

“That… I do not know!”

The Grandmaster shook his head: “Such a heaven and earth-shattering divine technique is usually kept secret and not shared with outsiders. I’m afraid no one else knows besides that senior!”

Lin Beifan nodded: “Actually, I know!”

“You know?” Everyone in the room was astonished.

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