Chapter 347: Chapter 64: You Can Fool Fellow Disciples, But Not Your Senior Sister
“Dao Ye True Person?” Ling Yunpo was also greatly shocked upon hearing the name mentioned by Duan Fenhai and Sima Changyan.
Before his first participation in the Shushan Tournament, Lin Duanshan had explained the various schools of sword techniques in Shushan to him, also mentioning this title — Dao Ye True Person’s swordsmanship was vastly different from Su Jian’s Seven Kills Sword Technique.
Seven Kills Sword Technique emphasizes “striking first to gain the upper hand.” As long as my sword is fast enough, I can quickly seize the initiative in battle.
However, Dao Ye True Person’s Ziyuan Sword Technique took the approach of “striking later to gain control.” Its theory also had the mystical style of swordsmanship: A Sword Immortal’s moves, if there is a moment when they are impregnable, then it must be the instant when his sword is about to strike but has not yet done so.
In other words, if the opponent’s sword strikes before mine, his flaws will inevitably be exposed first. Then I can use this opening to break through my opponent… To win without a move against a move, to remain unchanged against a thousand changes, that is the essence of Ziyuan Sword Technique.
Of course, if it was merely the theory that was distinctive, it wouldn’t have caught the attention of the Sword Immortals; Shushan had many more mysterious sword techniques.
The real issue was, it was said that in Dao Ye True Person’s matches against Su Jian, he was almost undefeated in every battle, without a single loss, so much so that everyone said Ziyuan Sword Technique restrained the Seven Kills Sword Technique… Of course, Su Jian at that time was not yet the renowned Peak Master of Qingluo Peak, and the Seven Kills Sword Technique had not yet reached the stage of Great Perfection.
It wasn’t until after Dao Ye True Person disappeared, and Su Jian had knelt in front of the Long Eyebrow Immortal for seven days and nights, that his sword skills truly began to improve by leaps and bounds, but those are stories for another time.
An Zhisu, as Su Jian’s Direct Disciple and biological daughter, had the calmest reaction among the four when hearing this name.
It wasn’t until the eccentric Sword Immortal elder came stepping over the surface of the water from the poisonous miasma in the distance that her expression finally changed slightly.
Though the Sword Immortal elder was clearly still far away, he took only a few steps to reach everyone’s presence, catching the returning Xin Jinhua Qi Sword with his hand and saying,
“All of you, you also think there’s a problem with my swordsmanship, don’t you?”
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Although everyone was bewildered, seeing the Sword Immortal elder getting increasingly ferocious and angry, Sima Changyan hurriedly spoke up first,
“Senior’s Ziyuan Sword Technique is the best in the world, and your peers in Shushan hold your swordsmanship in high esteem…”
“Then tell me, what is the second move of the fourteenth form of Ziyuan Sword Technique!” the elder shouted angrily.
Sima Changyan: ???
He just stood there stunned, only to see the elder’s expression suddenly turn gloomy as he said,
“I knew it, another liar. You also think my Ziyuan Sword Technique is worthless, right? Then let me show you the prowess of my swordsmanship…”
With those words, he suddenly circulated his True Yuan, stabbing the Xin Jinhua Qi Sword towards Sima Changyan.
In a rush, Sima Changyan used Sword Control to block, and as expected, his flying sword was directly repelled, and dozens of strands of Sword Qi emerged where the metal clashed, converging and shooting towards him.
Luckily, he was also proficient in Two-Handed Sword Control Technique, and immediately had to control a second flying sword to shoot out, trying to block those Sword Qi. Then he saw the Xin Jinhua Qi Sword come flying from another direction.
Knowing he was outmatched, just as he was about to change the path of his flying sword to intercept the Xin Jinhua Qi Sword first, he saw a streak of black light diagonally intersecting from the side, stopping the Xin Jinhua Qi Sword.
Ling Yunpo employed Man-Sword Unity, and in addition to the hardness of the Qingping Sword and the Innate Sword Bone, he was still unable to contend and was directly cleaved away by the Xin Jinhua Qi Sword.
This strike also produced dozens of Sword Qi, shooting towards Sima Changyan, who was closest.
Sima Changyan nearly coughed up blood. Although the other party had good intentions to save him, this rescue was tragically ineffective…
He was too lazy to resist and simply used Sword Control to rapidly retreat, with Duan Fenhai’s Cangtie Sword shooting out in time to intercept a portion of the Sword Qi for him.
Fortunately, these Sword Qi did not multiply… The Xin Jinhua Qi Sword paused slightly, and then the Sword Immortal elder turned his head, his eyes widening with veins of blood, shouting,
“Seven Kills Sword Technique? Good, very good! Let’s have a proper comparison then!”
Before his words fell, the Xin Jinhua Qi Sword turned around and shot towards Ling Yunpo with great speed.
Ling Yunpo’s expression was unchanged, or rather, he had anticipated this outcome before he even made his move.
“I’ve scanned and confirmed it,” the Kunlun Mirror said in the Sea of Consciousness, “He indeed has only one soul and one spirit left at this point.”
“A mortal has three souls and seven spirits. If only one soul and one spirit are left, it’s very difficult to maintain normal consciousness, which is why he seems mad and deranged.”
“Hmm,” Ling Yunpo said solemnly.
Dao Ye True Person was at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core Realm. If he could maintain his sanity, then, aside from groveling and begging Ah Jing for help to escape, Ling Yunpo had no other way to deal with this person.
However, Ling Yunpo and Wei Dongliu were different. The latter didn’t have close sect siblings. Jiang Liyan and Wen Yang were both afraid of asking questions, so in a critical moment, they could cheat by using Ah Jing’s power.
But revealing Ah Jing’s abilities in front of Duan Fenhai and Sima Changyan was too risky—who knew what these two would tell the Jade Capital Sect Leader once they returned?
It would be better to teleport and escape directly, letting these two be silenced by the mad Sword Immortal.
But then, what about Senior Sister An?
In the split second of lightning and flint, Ling Yunpo had already calculated all the intricate relationships and variables.
The most suitable plan now was to feign sacrificing oneself to lure away the mad Sword Immortal, urging the others to escape quickly.
Once away from Duan Fenhai and Sima Changyan, he could use various secret and nimble methods: the Five Elements Divine Light, the Five Thunders True Law. If all else failed, he’d swallow his pride and beg Ah Jing to use the Illusion Technique again, freeze the mad Sword Immortal, and then teleport himself to safety.
He could later claim that “he narrowly escaped death,” and as long as no one saw it, he could brag without bounds… He could even use the opportunity to curry favor from Duan Fenhai and others, crafting a noble image of one who sacrifices himself for others, reaping two benefits at once.
“I’ll lure him away!” he shouted toward the distance and, stepping back on the Thunder Punishment Sword, he retreated quickly, his expression tragic yet resolute, “You all return to the mountain for reinforcements!”
Duan Fenhai and Sima Changyan were about to come to support when they heard this, both stood still for a moment, then turned around without hesitation and fled on their swords.
Both were not the type to be entangled in emotional dilemmas, and rational analysis made it clear that even if all four of them banded together, they would not be able to defeat Dao Ye True Person, who had gone mad.
If Ling Junior Brother was willing to sacrifice himself, then naturally they could not let his earnest intention go to waste— they must report Dao Ye True Person’s whereabouts back to Shushan and then come back to rescue Ling Junior Brother (or his body)!
Seeing the two turn and run away, and watching his synchronization value as an unyielding character skyrocket, Ling Yunpo felt immensely satisfied.
Excellent, my plan is perfect.
Glancing slightly to the side, he saw An Zhisu and the Flying Smoke Sword merge into Man-Sword Unity. The Sword Light surged almost exponentially, charging at full speed towards him. Ling Yunpo’s mood then plummeted to rock bottom.
Tsk.
I seem to have overlooked something…
I need to come up with a plan to deceive Senior Sister An as well!
The Qing Ping Sword rushed to the rescue, clashing again with the Cangtie Sword transformed from Xin Jin Qi.
While the sword itself remained unharmed, the gap in True Yuan and Physical Strength meant that Qing Ping Sword was once again sent flying, neutralizing the force only dozens of yards away.
Dozens of Sword Qi strands burst forth from the Cangtie Sword at the moment of clash, their color like rolling silver, brilliant as fine gold, shooting densely towards Ling Yunpo, their speed even faster than his all-out driven Thunder Punishment Sword.
Ling Yunpo was about to use the Sword Dao Techniques on the Thunder Punishment Sword for a difficult mid-air spin and block, but An Zhisu, now unified with her sword, had already reached his side. The Harsh Cold Sword shot out from her sleeve rapidly, turning into a sharp, frosty white cold light, swiftly intercepting the Sword Qi and scattering them with a rustling sound.
“Senior Sister! (Junior Brother!)” both exclaimed almost simultaneously.
Staring at each other, minds slightly stunned, they once again shouted in unison:
“I’ll hold him off, you go first! (You go first, I’ll deal with him!)”