The young man nodded obediently, "That's what the master taught me."
"When practicing swordsmanship, you must be focused. Only by concentrating fully can you unite your mind and body and maximize your swordsmanship."
After teaching the young man a lesson, the old man's face softened a little, "Tell me, master, why were you distracted just now?"
The young man thought for a while and said truthfully, "Master said that our swordsmanship can crush Wanjian Sect. I thought it was a bit funny and forgot that I was still practicing swordsmanship."
The old man looked a little unnatural, but he didn't expect that the young man would be distracted by this matter.
"What's so funny? How come our Jinguang Sect's swordsmanship can't compare to that of the Wanjian Sect?"
The young man said seriously, "But there are only two Guang Yuanying cultivators from the Wanjian Sect. With just one breath, they can blow down the mountaintop of our Jinguang Sect."
The old man was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, but he was unable to refute, that was the fact.
"Swordsmanship, I'm talking about swordsmanship! The Wanjian Sect just relied on its large number of people and its spiritual veins to produce some Nascent Soul and Golden Core monks.
Our cultivation is not as good as theirs, but our swordsmanship may not be worse than theirs!"
The young man remained silent, but deep down he didn't quite agree.
My master's swordsmanship is very powerful, but the gap between the foundation building stage and the Nascent Soul stage is too big. In front of the Yuanying monks, the master may not even have time to draw his sword.
However, it is better not to say these inner thoughts, otherwise the master will become impatient again.
Seeing that his apprentice agreed with his words, the old man nodded with satisfaction, "Let's go and practice swordplay."
After instructing the young man to practice his sword, he looked at Xu Chunniang and put on an enigmatic look.
"Originally, I wanted my disciple to demonstrate it to you, but his swordsmanship is still lacking, so I'll demonstrate it myself. Just watch it."
Xu Chunniang suppressed a smile and nodded, wanting to see how good the old man's swordsmanship was, and he actually claimed to be able to crush Wanjian Sect.
The old man chose an open space, held the hilt of the sword with his right hand, and gently pulled out the sword.
The moment he held the sword, his temperament suddenly changed, and he felt both simple and heavy.
Xu Chunniang said softly "Huh", put away her joking attitude, and watched carefully, not missing every move of the old man.
The sword in the old man's hand was big and wide, and looked very bulky. The speed of his sword swing was very slow, and at first glance it was full of flaws.
But upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to see that the sword moves used by the old man are not old and can be changed at any time.
And as he continued to swing his sword, the sword force on his body became thicker and heavier, making it almost unstoppable.
The young man stopped practicing his sword at some point and walked to Xu Chunniang's side, watching and sighing.
"My master rarely takes the initiative to show off his swordsmanship. Your apprentice is a good swordsman, and my master is attracted by it."
Xu Chunniang's heart moved slightly. Shen Miaoling had a calm temperament and was indeed suitable for this set of swordsmanship.
However, given her character and the path of cultivation, her achievements will not be bad.
The old man sheathed his sword, and the sword power on his body was gone.
He looked at Xu Chunniang, with a hint of pride on his face, "How about it, my swordsmanship is pretty good, right?"
Xu Chunniang nodded slightly, "It's so clever but so clumsy. Your swordsmanship seems cumbersome, but there is room for every move. It's really impressive."
The old man was shocked, "You can actually see through my tricks?"
Xu Chunniang came back to her senses. In the eyes of the old man, she was just a young monk at the ninth level of qi training. Logically speaking, she should not be able to see so many skills.
She imitated the old man and put on an enigmatic look.
"Yes, but I think that although your swordsmanship is good, it is still a bit exaggerated to say that you can crush Wanjian Sect?"
An embarrassed look flashed across the old man's face.
"It's because my cultivation and qualifications are not enough, and I haven't been able to understand the deeper swordsmanship. Our humble swordsmen are top-notch, and we are really no worse than them when we practice to the highest level..."
As if he felt that his words were not convincing, the old man's voice gradually became smaller.
Xu Chunniang nodded in agreement. The old man's swordsmanship was not bad, but due to his cultivation, what he could use was limited.
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The sword intention of the Clumsy Sword is to use softness to overcome hardness, use clumsiness to overcome skill, and remain unchanged to cope with all changes, which is consistent with Taoism.
She has found a more suitable path. If the disciple is interested in this clumsy sword, he can learn it.
It's just that Shen Miaoling learned the Xiaoyao Jue and is now a member of the Xiaoyao Sect, so it is impossible to join the Jinguang Sect.
Xu Chunniang looked at the old man and said, "There are only two people in your Jinguang Sect. I think you might as well switch to another sect."
The old man shook his head resolutely, "How can this be done? Although there are only two of us in Jinguang Sect..."
At this point, he realized that he had let something slip and said quickly.
"Who said there are only two of us in Jinguang Sect? I told you, this is just a hilltop and our Jinguang Sect is very big!"
Xu Chunniang shook her head in a funny way. At this moment, the old man still insisted on his rhetoric.
"Your current strength is still not enough to establish a sect."
Xu Chunniang said bluntly, "Even if you really succeed, if there are no high-level monks in the sect, and any golden elixir monk comes to kill you, the entire sect will be at risk of being wiped out."
The old man remained silent, knowing that what she said was right.
It's just that he is old. Which sect would accept a foundation-building monk like him who is over a hundred years old?
And his biggest wish is to find a few good swordsmen to pass on the Clumsy Sword.
Once you join other sects, you may not be able to help yourself.
Xu Chunniang saw that he was worried, but she just smiled and followed the guidance.
"If you join other sects, you can still recruit disciples and pass on your sword skills. You don't need to work so hard to find successors."
"It's easy to say, but I'm getting older, and better sects will never accept a disciple like me. If I were asked to start as an outer sect disciple, I wouldn't be able to shame myself."
The old man sighed softly. In his early years, he also thought about joining the Wanjian Sect to promote the Clumsy Sword.
It was a pity that Elder Jindan of Wanjian Sect thought he was too old and laughed at his poor swordsmanship, so he asked him to start as an outer disciple.
In a rage, he left immediately, and he never had a good impression of Wanjian Sect from then on.
"I have some connections with Xiaoyao Sect. If you are willing, would you like to go to Xiaoyao Sect Xuanjian Peak?"
The old man glanced at Xu Chunniang suspiciously, "Xuanjian Peak is one of the nine peaks within the Xiaoyao Sect. Are you so capable that you can let me directly enter Xuanjian Peak?"
Xu Chunniang smiled and said nothing, "Are you willing to go?"
The old man weighed it for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "If you really have a way for me to enter Xuanjian Peak directly, starting from the inner disciples, of course you can!"
As he said that, he pointed at his disciple, "It's not just me, he's going too! But with his level of cultivation, he can just be an outer disciple."
The corner of Xu Chunniang's mouth curled up slightly, she took out a transmission talisman, injected a spiritual thought into it, and handed the transmission talisman and the token to the old man.
"Take these things and go to Xiaoyao Sect. Someone will naturally take you to Xuanjian Peak."
Looking at the word "Xiaoyao" on the token, the old man was stunned and actually didn't dare to pick it up.