frightfiction Chapter 426 Could He Be Right?
Chapter 426 Could He Be Right?
The person wielding the sword in front of me couldn't make out their face; they were just demonstrating their sword moves.
But the more I read, the more confused I became, even though I hadn't been invited.
Because this sword move is too commonplace, it seems like a street child who takes a wooden stick, pretends to be a swordsman, and thus creates his own "special move".
But to those in the know, it is full of flaws.
In other words, this set of sword moves is completely worthless.
It should be considered the lowest level of swordsmanship, and whether it even constitutes a systematic approach is debatable.
Let alone the person standing here being Zhu Wuyao, even if it were Zhu Wuji himself, with his mediocre swordsmanship, he could still rival the swordsman before him.
But Zhu Wuyao is not him.
He had lost some of his unwarranted arrogance.
The Qingyun Sect specializes in swordsmanship, so how could the sword moves demonstrated in this Sword Trial Realm be so crude? There must be another trick to it.
About fifteen minutes later, the swordsman in front of me sheathed his sword, then drew it again and continued to demonstrate the same set of sword moves.
It seems they are waiting for Zhu Wuyao to understand and respond.
Until the third time.
Zhu Wuyao finally drew her sword. The flaws in this sword technique were everywhere. She slightly raised the tip of her sword, blocking the swordsman's downward sword strike, and then sent the cold light back.
In that one-on-one duel, the swordsman was easily defeated.
It's as weak as it gets.
Immediately, the swordsman's figure solidified again, and he drew his sword, seemingly about to begin demonstrating his disjointed swordsmanship once more.
I hope you will not repeat your old tricks.
But this time, the swordsman before them did not repeat the same mistake.
Just as Zhu Wuyao was about to counter with a sword strike, the swordsman's downward sword strike, which should have been aimed at him, turned into a feint and perfectly avoided Zhu Wuyao's blade.
She was slightly surprised, but quickly drew her sword to block the variation of the move.
Using his memory, he shifted his position and once again exploited other openings to defeat the swordsman in front of him.
Now that things have come to this, Zhu Wuyao has figured it out: the swordsman in front of him is constantly improving his sword techniques. Every time he is defeated, he will make up for the flaws of the previous one and try to counterattack.
A swordsman's enemies are different.
Each evolution of the sword technique resulted in a different move.
A few hours later.
Zhu Wuyao was on high alert.
The swordsman before her was now able to perfectly counter her sword-wielding habits; she had never encountered such a formidable enemy before.
Every sword move landed precisely on a spot she was completely unfamiliar with.
These are two completely opposite sword styles.
She frowned. The swordsman in front of her had gradually become able to fight her on equal terms, starting by passively parrying her attacks and then exploiting her weaknesses. But now, the tables had turned.
Zhu Wuyao was unexpectedly forced to take the bait!
Despite facing such a formidable opponent, her exchanges were far from pleasant.
The swordsman will find a different approach when faced with an attack he could have blocked last time, creating a sense of frantic, piecemeal struggle.
But this doesn't mean the swordsman has become stronger.
Instead, the two of them were caught in a vicious cycle.
Zhu Wuyao could clearly feel that the swordsman made rapid progress at the beginning, but during the battle with her, his unsystematic swordsmanship gradually developed a structure, and even had some "sword intent" and his own style.
Until—Zhu Wuyao could no longer find any flaws in the swordsman's defenses.
The swordsman's techniques have stopped improving and have become a nearly complete system.
This left Zhu Wuyao with a somewhat complicated feeling.
She seemed to have a clear understanding of the upper limit of her own sword skills.
With his current swordsmanship, the swordsman is already capable of dealing with Zhu Wuyao.
Zhu Wuyao did not use the passive sword technique that could break ten thousand situations, nor did he use the Falling Leaf Sword Technique.
The former is related to the oath made to Heaven.
She didn't know the upper limit of this Sword Trial Realm, so she dared not gamble on whether this passive sword strike would also be countered.
Moreover, this was just a trial run, so they were extremely cautious in their actions.
This process is repeated three times.
The swordsman did not draw his sword again, but instead spoke:
"Please leave your name, fellow Daoist."
Seeing this, Zhu Wuyao knew that the trial was nearing its end. She had never been particularly talented at naming things, but she used Zhu Wuji's heroic ambition of "swearing to slay autumn" to connect it to the season.
He raised his finger to write, and wrote two characters—
"Heavy snow"
A solar term in winter.
The name took shape in the void. Zhu Wuyao stared at the name and saw it rise several hundred places in the overall ranking of the Sword Trial Realm.
In a moment of distraction, the fleeting images of the place where she had come flashed before her eyes, and Zhu Wuyao returned to the room where she had first arrived.
The sky is about to turn white.
Having scouted the route tonight, Zhu Wuyao, having practiced swordsmanship on the testing platform for a long time, was somewhat tired and planned to retreat back into the barrier to catch up on sleep.
She returned a little later than usual.
It's not midnight now, and her outfit, which covers her entire body, might seem particularly inconspicuous in the darkness, but it would be quite striking at dawn.
As soon as I stepped off the steps of the sword-testing platform, a few people glanced at me.
There were steps in each of the four directions of the sword-testing platform. The person coming down from another direction was Han Ge, who had come out, then received a number to go in again, and then came out again. He was only one step behind Zhu Wuyao.
He was somewhat surprised to see Zhu Wuyao with his face covered, as if he hadn't expected to run into him again.
Han Ge briefly recalled the rankings, confirming that there were no significant changes in the rankings among the top-ranked individuals. He then stepped down the steps and approached Han Ge, saying:
"Is this junior brother also competing for a ranking on the minor list?"
"I wonder what name you're using?"
Han Ge was always somewhat concerned about this person who was concealing his identity.
Seeing his fellow disciple approach him, Zhu Wuyao worried that his voice would be recognized and he would be reported again.
Elder Liao left Zhu Wuji a chance.
But Zhu Wuyao didn't take the right path.
It would be one thing to do it quietly, but to show up in front of one's fellow disciples so openly would be a blatant disrespect to Elder Liao.
With that thought in mind, she pointed to her throat, waved her hand, clasped her hands in a salute, and then turned and left.
Behind him came Han Ge's slightly surprised whisper:
"The mute of Qingyun Sect... could he be practicing silent meditation...?"
Zhu Wuyao ran back to Pinglan Mountain in a flash, afraid of running into Han Ge. Nothing else happened along the way, and she finally got her wish and lay down on the bed.
Not long after.
Zhu Wuyao suddenly opened his eyes and said:
"its not right!
"The Sword Trial Realm doesn't care about strength, it only cares about understanding the way of the sword, so how come I only rose a few hundred places?!"
"How is this any different from Zhu Wuji!"
It should be noted that even though she did not fully demonstrate the sword intent of the Falling Leaf Sword, as a sword cultivator, her understanding of the way of the sword was integrated into every move and every stance.
Even if it's not the Falling Leaf Sword Technique, but rather random, impromptu moves, it doesn't prevent the interpretation of "Tao".
That is to say-
Her understanding of swordsmanship and her talent in it, according to the Sword Testing Realm, would only rank her around 9,300th in the Qingyun Sect?!
Zhu Wuyao's pupils trembled; he was deeply shocked.
Could it be... that Zhu Wuji was right?
That Sword Testing Realm is like someone who has eyes but doesn't recognize gold inlaid with jade.
How could someone with such exceptional talent in divination and understanding of swordsmanship be ranked 9,030? There must be something wrong with that!