Chapter 0020 – We Are Evil – Absolute Returns

The first thing to do when you get a new sword is to make a connection with it.

Treasure swords had spirituality, especially a supreme treasure sword like the Black Demon Sword, the connection between it and its owner was far beyond that of an ordinary sword.

Although a sword will not reject its owner, it cannot be utilized to its full power if there is a lack of understanding between the two.

If one uses the sword in the wrong way, it will also affect the power of the sword, for example, using the most yin internal force to catalyze the most yang sword, or using evil power to catalyze the Buddhist sword.

By the same token, if one used a domineering sword like the Black Demon Sword in an overly soft manner, or a light sword like the White Flower Sword in an overly rigid manner, one would not be able to utilize their true power.

In my previous life, I had seen a sword that was in tune with its owner’s mind, and could even emit the sound of the sword’s voice. The scene was truly spectacular, and I thought at the time how wonderful it would be if I could own a sword like that.

“Can I get to that level, with this sword?”

I meditated and drew my Black Devil Sword.

A cold aura instantly filled the air, I didn’t inject any internal force, it was purely the sharpness emanating from the sword itself.

-Hello, I’m your new owner.

I slowly injected my internal energy into the Black Demon Sword.

Around the sword, sword asters began to appear.

A sky-blue light flowed through the sword.

“It sure is different!”

This was a completely different color from the previous Sword Dipper, I originally thought that the Sword Dipper of the Black Demon Sword should be black or dark blue, but to my surprise, it was such a bright sky blue, which made me ecstatic.

“I like you.”

My mood, I hope, is conveyed to the Black Magic Sword.

I retracted the Sword Dipper and started practicing the Flying Sword Technique.

The Black Demon Sword is not a gentle sword; I must use the most powerful force and the most dominating sword strokes to complement it.

The Flying Sword Technique performed with the Black Demon Sword was completely different from before.

I finished rehearsing the sword technique once and said to the sword in my mind:

–Next, we’ll live by this sword technique, and later, I’ll teach you more powerful martial arts, until then, you have to hold on, okay?

I struggled to communicate with the Black Magic Sword.

Mindfulness alone is not enough; I have to keep practicing to become proficient at it.

I practiced it when I ate, when I woke up, and even when I went to bed I held it, even in my dreams.

With that, I was immersed in my practice and couldn’t get out of it.

On this day, I was about to leave the house to go to sword practice when I was stunned by the sight before me.

Hundreds of Demons, surrounded the open space in front of my residence.

They were the Blood Sky Blade Demon’s henchmen, the Blade Ghosts. I didn’t know if they had come under orders or spontaneously, but I knew that they were hostile to me.

They released a powerful demonic aura and pressed towards me, their eyes, cold and piercing.

I clenched my teeth, even in my long life, I had never felt such a strong pressure, even kindness can be overwhelming, let alone such a strong killing intent.

If this keeps up, I’m bound to get hurt!

But I didn’t back down, their demonic aura became even more violent, and I felt like my body was about to be torn apart, and just then, I remembered a secret art.

I let the demonic aura invade my body and began to silently recite the mantra.

Thousand Chakra Enhancement.

This is one of the several secret arts I learned in my previous life that can strengthen the meridians.

The meridians were the channels through which true qi operated, and were vital to martial artists, but they were also the most difficult parts to strengthen.

The Thousand Chakra Strengthening Technique requires multiple people to release their internal energy at the same time, attacking the target’s entire body as a way to strengthen the meridians, and the more people involved, the better the effect.

I didn’t think that I would have the opportunity to use this secret art, and in this situation.

I closed my eyes and acted like I was in pain, and those guys got even more excited as they intensified their release of demonic energy.

“More, more, more!”

The more I suffer, the happier they are.

They want me to retreat, they want me to hide in my room, they want to trap me and turn me into a coward who is afraid to go out.

I walked forward while running the Thousand Chakra Strengthening Technique.

Their demonic aura became even more violent.

I felt my meridians trembling violently as the true qi ran wildly through my body, pounding my meridians according to the Thousand Chakra Strengthening Technique’s mnemonic.

The realm of the Thousand Veins Strengthening Technique had broken through from the second to the third layer.

“More, more, more!”

With every step I took forward, their demonic aura became more furious, it was a battle of auras and a battle of dignity.

I took a few steps, and the realm of the Thousand Chakra Strengthening Technique, having broken through to the fourth layer, was moving towards the fifth and final layer.

This secret art, originally it was impossible to cultivate so fast, the most difficult part of the Thousand Veins Strengthening Art was that it required all the casters to be of the same mind and merge their internal forces together.

And now, the demonic auras that attacked me all contained the same emotion, which was – hostility.

Just when I thought that their demonic aura would attack endlessly, their attack, gradually weakened, and their internal strength, too, was limited.

When the demonic aura completely disappeared, I opened my eyes, the Thousand Veins Strengthening Technique had broken through to the fifth layer, my meridians, much stronger than before.

I looked at the knife ghosts, they were stunned, they didn’t expect that I would last until the end.

This behavior of theirs, despicable and shameless, but today, I forgive them.

I took a step toward them.

Hundreds of people had gathered, but there was silence, only the sound of my footsteps, echoing in the clearing.