Free-Roaming Blade was not just a fixed technique but rather a conceptual framework, much like the Taixuan Sword Heart Series and the Sword Demon Manifestation from the Taiyin 13 Swords. It was an entire combat system derived from a singular principle.0

The key to the Free-Roaming Blade was in the Demonic Blade’s intuition. Thus, it was not Qi Xuansu who had discerned the original sword from the 16 duplicates—that was a skill only the Heavenly Blade could possess. Instead, Qi Xuansu followed his instincts to locate the original sword. Qi Xuansu himself could not fully explain how he came to this conclusion because he simply followed his intuition.1

After breaking through the Thousand Swords Technique, Qi Xuansu held the Ghosthead Machete in his left hand with a normal grip, its tip slanting toward Qi Jianyuan, while his other hand wielded Flying Shadow in a reverse grip. One blade was rigid, the other elusive—one was yang, the other yin.0

He then lunged forward, bringing down the heavy and now fully solidified Ghosthead Machete onto...0