The teenagers present are not fools.

Their intelligence level is slightly above the average of their peers.

However...

When Lin Qiubai translated the Seven Vortex Sword Sect's secrets into Chinese, it was clear that he did not consider the readers specifically.

Many phrases in the secret manual, at first glance, contain very few obscure words, and each character is recognizable.

Yet, when those words are combined, they leave the reader completely bewildered, making it difficult to understand their meaning.

Even if one memorizes all the content by heart, they remain an outsider.

Overnight, the academy members have reached a consensus—the Seven Vortex Swordsmanship is much harder than Black Rock Martial Arts!

Inner Qi Cultivation, while a slow and steady process with many small bottlenecks that can drive people crazy, at least has a quantifiable progress.

Once a few acupoints are filled, that signifies a certain level.

There's not much flashy stuff involved.

In contrast, the Seven Vortex Swordsmanship is profoundly obscure, more than mysterious, and tests one's comprehension and patience greatly.

The most crucial issue, however, is elsewhere.

Swordsmanship cultivation is like rowing against the current.

Unless one reaches a very high realm, they need to experience what it truly means to "not advance is to retreat."

To say nothing about not practicing for a few days, even with hard work and sweat every day, it may not necessarily lead to progress.

In fact, it might even have the opposite effect.

The reasons for regression in realm are numerous.

Qi and blood deficiency, willpower wavering...

Difficulty in calming the mind, nervous exhaustion...

External temptations, concentration scatter...

And so forth.

Compared to Black Rock Martial Arts, the "feedback mechanism" of the Seven Vortex Swordsmanship is extremely lacking, and any sense of achievement gained through cultivation is very low.

Until reaching a certain realm, it's hard for anyone to clearly know whether, after diligent cultivation, they are making progress or regressing.

If it weren't for Lin Qiubai as a role model in close proximity, with the freshness and anticipation yet to fade away, many would have probably given up on the Seven Vortex Swordsmanship by now.

As it turns out, the saying "reading the book a hundred times, its meaning appears" doesn't apply to the Seven Vortex Swordsmanship.

If you don't understand, you just don't understand.

You must find a good mentor to guide you!

Is it true that too much is hard to digest?

The reasoning sounds correct, but if you miss this village, you won't find this shop again!

Not many can resist this temptation.

"If only the Seven Vortex Swordsmanship had auxiliary tools for cultivation similar to the Black Rock Inscription."

"You wish. Do you want a watch that checks in real-time and tells you what percentage you're away from the First Realm of Swordsmanship?"

"That would be wonderful!"

"Didn't you hear that he's being sarcastic?"

"That doesn't matter, Brother Ran is here! Let's ask how to get started?"

"Why don't you ask?"

"It's embarrassing to keep bothering people every day."

"So, you think I have thicker skin?"

Everyone thinks Ma Ran might have completely grasped and understood the introductory method to the Seven Vortex Swordsmanship.

Even if Ma Ran doesn't have swordsmanship cultivation, it's only because he lacks a handy good sword.

When he entered the scene, many immediately gathered around, seeking answers.

Ma Ran used "haven't started researching" as an excuse to uniformly decline them.

Perhaps due to the insufficient number and quality of the audience, the {play} ability only provided feedback for the first half of the Seven Vortex Swordsmanship's secret manual, not directly giving Ma Ran the strength of the Second Realm of Swordsmanship.

Even so, Ma Ran's understanding of the first two realms of the Seven Vortex Swordsmanship was completely full.

But...

He makes a clear distinction.

Today's "teacher" is Sword Master Lin Qiubai as the second alias, not Pseudo-Wisdom Seeker Ma Ran.

At nine o'clock sharp, Wan Haihao arrives on time.

The illusion of Lin Qiubai also slowly emerges behind him.

"Wow! Who's this young man? His features are completely my type!"

"It should just be a projection, not sure where his real body is..."

"Not judging appearances, we're all guys here. Judging a man seems energetic. However, solely on the aura aspect, this person is not inferior to Brother Ran!"

"Why are the eyes red? Wearing colored contacts?"

"To be honest, someone who can pull off that flamboyant purple long hair without appearing effeminate has some skill."

"This person must have reincarnated excellently, I wonder what his parents look like... I'm jealous."

"Rumor has it he's a solo interstellar traveler from an outer star, an ally, so don't get too cheeky."

"The new secret manual we received was probably sent by him, right?"

"Likely so."

"Seven Vortex Sword Master, Lin Qiubai! I heard about his deeds from a friend early this morning; he's an exceptionally skilled individual..."

The transactions were completed last night.

Each academic society received detailed information on the first half of the Seven Vortex Swordsmanship, and Lin Qiubai also received technology information on combating the Little Ice Age, along with many excellent agricultural seeds.

Seeing the main figure arrive, President Huang Weiguo enthusiastically introduced Lin Qiubai to the society members present.

"This is Lin Qiubai, Sect Master of the Seven Vortex Sword Sect from Cangming Star, you can all call him Sword Master..."

Yesterday, after Lin Qiubai skimmed through the technical documentation provided by the Chinese side, he demonstrated a show of "space transmission" right in front of many society presidents, directly making part of the seeds and technical documents vanish.

In the words of this Sword Master...

"My Sword Remains is damaged, leaving only a remnant soul and unable to transmit many things; these are already enough."

"Take the remainder back, do not waste it."

Preserving food is a virtue.

Ma Ran and Su Qiangwei's level of respect for food remains within a scope that is understandable to normal people.

After all, they're known food enthusiasts.

But Lin Qiubai's regard for food and seeds has reached an obsessive level.

At last night's banquet, for not finishing the rice in his bowl, Wan Haihao was hung from the ceiling all night, having much to say on this matter.

Such minor frictions embarrassed Huang Weiguo, making it hard to criticize an extraterrestrial visitor.

Since, in the long run, such experiences might contribute positively to Wan Haihao's personal growth... perhaps?

Furthermore, Lin Qiubai and Grass Hut Academy are currently only in a preliminary cooperative relationship, not yet true allies.

Sword Master treats others coldly, with an arrogant nature. He only reveals slight warmth when looking at Zhu Hanyi, Ma Ran, and Su Qiangwei.

The reason?

Zhu Hanyi is nominally his only Earth disciple.

Lin Qiubai regards Ma Ran and Su Qiangwei differently...

An unnamed Grass Hut Academy member speculates, likely because the two never leave any food residue when eating.

What President Huang didn't know is that the so-called "space transmission" was merely an illusion created by Ma Ran with Enclosure Text.

Essentially, the seeds and document files that disappeared were secretly dealt with by Ma Ran.

At this moment, under President Huang's arrangement, apart from Zhu Hanyi holding his Eight-sided Han Sword named "Rain Boiling", the other students all received uniform long swords.

Pressed for time, along with numerous unexpected matters, Huang Weiguo was overwhelmed and lacked the energy to perfect everything.

Though holding factory-like standardized long swords, no one complained, but the mood was generally low.

Can industrially produced swords truly become Lifebound Spirit Swords?

At this time, Lin Qiubai, who had remained silent, slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes glowed with a blood-red hue, sweeping over the standardized long swords, nodding slightly and saying in a deep voice, "You are very fortunate."

"These swords..."

"Are of excellent quality."

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