After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 113 Eight Waves

Holding his breath and concentrating, Shen Xu repeated the rising and falling waves over and over again, carefully controlling the white waves on the sword with all his might, making them surge and undulate at his will.

As he unleashed the Wave for the sixth time, a white wave, comparable to the sum of the previous five waves, took shape on his sword. He used far more energy to create this sixth wave than he did to create a single five-wave formation.

"Layered Waves!" With a thought, Shen Xu instantly unleashed the Layered Waves technique.

The sixth white wave roared and surged from the sword towards the five waves at the sword tip, then, under his exquisite control, merged into the five waves at the sword tip.

In an instant, a powerful and terrifying force suddenly erupted!

Shen Xu felt as if he could hear the sound of waves crashing against his ears, one after another, and the sound came from the long sword in his hand.

The sword tip, bearing six waves, exuded an unparalleled power, as if piercing through the void and completely repelling the surrounding air, thus creating a cone-shaped vacuum where the sword tip touched.

Moreover, even the space at the tip of the sword seemed unable to withstand such an extremely compressed density of energy, and the originally clearly visible space began to become illusory and blurry.

At the same time, countless fallen leaves, drawn by this powerful force, suddenly danced around him. They swirled and intertwined in the air, rapidly converging into a massive wave of fallen leaves under the influence of the invisible aura emanating from the six layers of waves.

The giant wave surged and tumbled in Shen Xu's courtyard as if swept by an imperceptible yet incredibly violent hurricane.

As Shen Xu slowly dispersed the six waves in his hand, the immense power gradually dissipated as well. Countless fallen leaves, having lost their support, instantly fell like raindrops, completely burying Shen Xu in them in an instant.

"Too slow!" Shen Xu frowned. Although he had successfully used the Sixfold Wave technique, it had the same problem as his pseudo-Sixfold Wave technique back then. It not only required a lot of time to prepare, but it was also very mentally taxing.

The main reason is that he is not skilled enough and has not yet been able to create a standard like the five-wave pattern. In the past, the five-wave pattern had very little variation because the energy used in each wave was fixed.

However, the energy of each wave in the six-wave structure is different. Even a small error in each wave can become a decisive factor in success or failure when accumulated over the six waves. He must make adjustments at any time during this process to ensure the final success.

"A tiny error!" Shen Xu suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

He had always thought that the element of water was the only unique characteristic of the Overlapping Waves Sword Technique, but now it seemed that wasn't the case. If only the element of water was retained, even the slightest error would be enough to cause the entire Sixfold Waves technique to fail.

Furthermore, because he only uses the hardness of water to create six waves, the error of each wave becomes extremely uncontrollable.

Therefore, he needs to spend more time and effort adjusting the error of each wave; in other words, his mental focus acts as a substitute for the gentleness of water. Thus, the correct method for creating a six-wave pattern cannot rely solely on the strength of water; the gentleness of water must also be involved.

Thinking of this, Shen Xu's sword flashed, "Rising Waves, Rising Waves, Rising Waves..." He unleashed six consecutive moves of Rising Waves, and six white waves of different sizes appeared on the sword.

"Overlapping Waves!" Without any hesitation, Shen Xu trembled his sword, and the six white waves instantly merged into a white ball of light that caused the air to vibrate, with a sound like raging waves constantly emanating from it.

Seeing this, Shen Xu's face immediately lit up with joy, and he promptly dispersed the white light from the tip of his sword. He found it difficult to control the Sixfold Wave for long; the longer the Sixfold Wave remained on his sword, the more dangerous it became for him. Moreover, the power of the Sixfold Wave was too great for him to attempt to unleash it lightly.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Shen Xu recovered his internal energy. The six-wave attack he had just unleashed was not the complete version, because he didn't have enough internal energy to create the sixth wave. The complete version should be stronger than the first six-wave attack he had used.

It's April now. For the past few months, he has been going to the Jade Bamboo Forest in the morning to train Yang Qiqi, and returning to the small courtyard in the afternoon to try the Sixfold Wave, or staying in the Jade Bamboo Forest to improve his cultivation. In four months, his cultivation has progressed from the early stage of the ninth level of Qi Nourishing to the middle stage.

He had originally planned to visit the Green Bamboo Sword Stele once during this period to see if he could gain any insights from it, but Elder Huang told him to go and try to understand it when he had a chance to comprehend the sword intent.

The reason is that the sword tablet contains a trace of the sword intent of the True Man Qingzhu. The True Man Qingzhu only yields the greatest benefit when comprehending the sword intent for the first time. Perhaps it can help him comprehend the sword intent. Shen Xu naturally yearns for the sword intent, so he readily agrees.

After recovering his energy, seeing that there was still plenty of time, he prepared to say goodbye to some people he knew, since his departure time was approaching and saying goodbye at that time would be a bit rushed.

Upon arriving at Wu Qi's courtyard, Shen Xu pushed open the door and went inside. Since setting his goal of going to Zhongzhou, Wu Qi had indeed worked hard and changed his previous habit of wandering around, becoming much more composed.

"You wouldn't come here unless you needed something, so what do you need me for?" Wu Qi said with a smile after pouring him a cup of tea.

"I estimate that I will be leaving the Green Bamboo Mountains in a few days, and I came here to say goodbye."

Some of the tea in Wu Qi's hand spilled out.

"So fast! I thought it would be later!" Wu Qi exclaimed.

"Where to go?"

"Four Directions Sword Alliance."

Wu Qi laughed and said, "A fourth-grade sect, huh! I guess you won't be able to rule like a king in the sect when you get to the local area."

"Don't slander me! I have never acted as a king or tyrant in the sect!"

"Haha, just kidding. I know you're not the type to show off in front of others."

"Only you?"

"And Senior Brother Lu."

"What's wrong with the sect this time? Sending out two geniuses in a row, don't they think they're making a losing deal?"

"The sect has more important people to cultivate. Rather than confining us within the sect, it's better to let us go out and explore."

"Sigh! You're right." Wu Qi couldn't help but sigh.

After a moment of silence, Shen Xu spoke up: "I may not be back for a long time after this departure. I hope you can take care of Uncle Wang and Wushang and Wuyou for me."

Wu Qi replied with a smile, "Don't worry, I already promised you that!"

"However, the outside world is not comparable to the Green Bamboo Mountains. There are many opportunities, but of course, there are also many dangers. You have to be careful... As I always say, staying alive is the most important thing!"

Shen Xu replied with a smile, "There are so many people at home who need my protection! I can't let them down."

"Here you go!" Wu Qi took a white jade sword ornament off his sword and handed it to Shen Xu.

Shen Xu smiled when he saw the small white jade sword, then took the sword ornament from Wu Qi and tied it to the hilt of the sword.