Chapter 12: Master Sets Off Into the World (1)

It's just as I thought. <

/i>Zhou Xuchuan thought as he observed Liu Zhengmu's movements.

His master was still executing the Five Ways Plum Blossom Art slowly. However, it was different from when he was executing the Fourteen Forms of the Plum Blossom Sword.

While displaying the sword art, he was considerate towards his disciple, allowing him to observe closely. That was why he exaggerated some movements and angled himself so that he could be seen more clearly.

Just executing it slowly was challenging enough yet, he was being considerate so that his disciple could see it properly.

However, such considerate movements stopped when he started executing the third form of the Five Ways Plum Blossom Sword Art. Now, Zhou Xuchuan often struggled to see some of the postures unless he shifted to another position.

It wasn't that Liu Zhengmu was exhausted or couldn't be bothered to. On the contrary, he became so immersed in executing the Five Ways Plum Blossom Sword Art, that he momentarily forgot about the presence of his disciple.

My actions change the future. I never imagined that both the first and second matters would be related to my master.<

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Just now, Zhou Xuchuan had discovered something strange when Liu Zhengmu displayed the Fourteen Forms of the Plum Blossom Sword, in other words, his full strength.

There's an imbalance between the five elements. There's a heavy bias towards water qi because of his consumption of the Water Spiritual Fruit.<

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Initially, it appeared that the energy from the Water Spiritual Fruit only stopped the leak of his innate true qi. However, upon closer inspection just now, Zhou Xuchuan realized that wasn't the sole effect. There were still some minute remnants left.

He didn't realize until Liu Zhengmu displayed the Fourteen Forms of the Plum Blossom Sword Art. Liu Zhengmu used all of his power to display even sword qi, and in it, he felt yin qi that stemmed from water qi.

That was why he specifically asked his master to perform the Five Ways Plum Blossom Sword Art slowly.

The Five Ways Plum Blossom Sword Art, as its name implied, was a martial art that contained the mysteries of the cycle of the five elements. It was the best in fixing the imbalance of the five elements.

The reason he asked his master to perform it slowly was to let him focus. There was a chance he might miss it because of the subtle difference.

I didn't know a single spiritual medicine could have such dramatic effects...<

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Not only did it fix his weak constitution, which he thought was a disease, but it also became a clue to advancing to a higher realm of cultivation.

While he was thinking, Liu Zhengmu completely executed the Five Ways Plum Blossom Sword Art. Immediately after, he began circulating his qi.

It was to absorb the epiphany he had just gained and advance in cultivation.

Zhou Xuchuan stood guard and held his breath so that he did not disturb Liu Zhengmu.

The imbalance between the five elements is nothing more than a trigger.<

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The residual water qi from the Water Spiritual Fruit didn't even amount to much. He might have called it an