Chapter 1: The Projection World

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One of the One Thousand and Eight Small Cities, Zijia City, No. 3 High School, Grade Two, Class Three.

"Dear classmates, this year's liberal arts exam has come to an end, so everyone should take a good rest." On the stage, the tall and sturdy homeroom teacher, Liu Yang, said loudly: "Next Monday, the martial arts final exam will officially begin. You guys, work hard!"

In the midst of students' complaints and expectations, Liu Yang turned and left.

Xu Jun tidied up, picked up his bag and said hello to a few friends before heading home.

In the evening, after their parents returned home, they inquired about his exam performance and instructed Xu Jun to have a good rest over the weekend so that he could greet Monday's martial arts assessment in the best possible condition.

Xu Jun naturally nodded in agreement.

After having a good dinner, Xu Jun returned to his small bedroom and closed the door.

This is a world with extraordinary powers.

Under the Xian Dao League, there are seven major planets.

Those with spiritual roots can ascend to the heavens and cultivate immortality.

However, the path to immortality is not entirely closed. The door to cultivating immortals has not been completely shut.

When mortals practice martial arts, they start from the acquired and progress to the innate. When their innate potential reaches its peak, they strike at the Heavenly Gate. If successful, they can condense a spiritual root of martial arts, thus transforming from mortal to immortal.

Xu Jun is just an ordinary person among the immortals of the Xianmeng.

Participated in compulsory education, began martial arts training at age seven. Now seventeen, he has been diligently practicing for ten years.

Although his academic performance was outstanding, his martial arts skills were just average. He wasn't even ranked in the top half of his grade at Third High School, let alone within his own class, the third class.

Glancing at the calendar on the wall, Xu Jun's eyes flashed a glimmer of hope.

He lay in bed, gathering his thoughts.

As expected, that spark deep within my mind flared up again.

This was a "golden finger" he had discovered half a year ago, which could project his thoughts into another world.

Time flows differently in the other world compared to the real world.

A cheat code can be used once a month, and each time it is used, one year has passed in the other world.

Six months ago, Xu Jun first used it. His thought projection materialized as a newborn baby.

Seven months have passed in a blink of an eye, and the child named "Xu Jun" from that other world is already seven years old.

Thought extended, touching upon that mysterious light point.

Name: Xu Jun

Age: 7 years old

Cultivation Realm: Human-Sword Unity (Peak of Acquired Stage)

Talent: Sword Saint Physique, Clear Sword Heart

This is Xu Jun's latest data from the other world. In terms of talent, he far surpasses his mediocre self in this world.

Xu Jun was instantly stunned.

Cultivation Stage: Human-Sword Unity (Peak of the Acquired Realm) ???

What does this mean?

If his seventeen-year-old self hadn't suffered from Alzheimer's, he would clearly remember that the child from another world didn't begin to learn martial arts until he was six years old.

Last month, on this very day, when he left using his mind projection, that child's hand grasped the hilt of the sword for the first time.

And the length of a three-foot green sword is even longer than that of a six-year-old child.

One month... no, a year in another world. Could it be that this boy's martial arts cultivation has already reached the pinnacle of the postnatal realm, achieving the state of one sword and one person?

At this moment, Xu Jun's heart surged with a powerful desire to witness it firsthand.

Projection, begin!

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A scene unfolded in Xu Jun's mind, just like watching a movie.

This "movie" plays at an incredibly fast speed, but it doesn't exceed Xu Jun's comprehension. What's magical is that while watching, Xu Jun can actually keep up with the pace and understand every detail of each frame, as if he were experiencing it firsthand, now reliving it once more.

Soon, Xu Jun already knew about the projection of this world. Xu Jun's experience from the previous year was all revealed.

In this world, Xu Jun is a child of a martial arts family.

When he was six years old, Xiao Xu Jun officially started his martial arts journey. Besides practicing the most basic punching and kicking techniques, he unhesitatingly chose swordsmanship.

And then, a year!

It's all within this short year.

Projection Xu Jun, with only the most basic introductory sword technique, actually practiced to the state of one with the sword.

Kendo, as a martial art, is not nobler than any other weaponry.

But, as long as one can cultivate to the state of oneness between human and sword… or rather, regardless of what one cultivates to reach the realm of unity, one will naturally attain the pinnacle of innate martial arts.

Xiao Xujun is already seven years old this year. His body has not yet grown, and his strength, speed, and endurance are far from comparable to those of a true martial arts master.

But, as long as he has a sword in his hand, he is at the peak of the acquired realm.

If one encounters a martial artist at the peak of their power...

Even if there is a huge difference in physical fitness between the two sides, as long as they reach the same realm, they can still fight on equal terms.

A swordsman's realm is like this, unreasonable.

As for those below the peak, do whatever you want to them.

Just now, Xiao Xu Jun is practicing in the martial arts arena, holding a green blade and sparring with several others.

A seven-year-old child, wielding a shiny broadsword, sparring with several adults armed with weapons, looked utterly ridiculous.

But Xu Jun only "looked" for a moment before he couldn't smile anymore.

Because the several men besieging Xiao Xu Jun, each one was strong and agile.

According to Xu Jun's own observation, he is someone he himself can't defeat.

But despite their all-out effort, they were easily defeated by Xiao Xu Jun's effortless blows.

This stark contrast is both humorous and slightly creepy.

Man and sword become one, terrifyingly so!

Under ideation projection, one can only possess and observe.

Xu Jun had been "looking" at Little Xu Jun for several days, and suddenly a wave of fatigue washed over him.

The scene before him vanished abruptly, and he was back in his room on the bed.

When I opened my eyes, it was the next day and the sky was already getting light.

Xu Jun wasn't surprised, this kind of experience was already the seventh time.

However, the very next moment, a drastic change occurred in his eyes.

Because he suddenly realized, it was different!

...many things that didn't belong to him appeared in his mind.

At this time, whenever his eyes saw anything, a strange feeling would inexplicably arise.

This item......

It feels as though it has always been within me, as clear and bright as a mirror.

Suddenly, a feeling of enlightenment washed over me.

Kenshin's eyes flash with insight!

Actually, when Xu Jun first projected back, his body had already undergone subtle changes.

Although he didn't attain Xiao Xu Jun's Sword Dao Saint Body, that innate level sword heart clarity still resided within his heart.

But for some reason, this sword heart just won't open.

But until this very moment, it was as if a great door had been opened, allowing this ability to be released.

Sword heart clear, minds linked with spiritual resonance!

All things in the world reflect one's heart, every detail is clearly visible, nothing can escape its scrutiny.

Not only that, Xu Jun also felt that he had even brought the state of unity between man and sword of that kid over as well.

Although his fundamental attributes like strength and speed remained unchanged.

But, the realms are different.

That's the feeling of suddenly standing at the peak, overlooking everything, seeing all the other mountains dwarfed beneath you.

Reflecting on his ten years of martial arts training, Xu Jun suddenly felt a strong sense of guilt.

These years, what exactly have I been cultivating?

Wrong, wrong, flaw, flaw.

All the flaws, all the imperfections, are now laid bare before my very eyes.

Xu Jun's face flushed red, and he suddenly jumped up from the bed.

He looked around, picked up the wooden sword on the wall, leaped into the air, and left home.

(The End)

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