Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 456: Life and Death Fight in the Forest (Part )
Although Chixiao, Bixiao and Qingxiao are indeed the weakest three among the Jiuxiao Swords, since they can be ranked among the Jiuxiao Swords, it means that no matter how weak they are, they are still first-rate swordsmen.

For a swordsman of this level, no matter how his moves are, at least in terms of internal strength, he has reached a certain level.

To be more specific, except for a very small number of people with high talent or who have had a chance encounter, a person with average qualifications, who practices an upper-middle level of internal energy, will not be able to reach the lower limit of internal energy required of a "first-class swordsman" without more than twenty years of hard training.

Right now Qing Xiao is sure of this...

He was sure that, considering Qin Feng's age and his impression of Qin Feng's martial arts, even if this kid had made some progress in the past year, there was no way he could survive a direct attack from his sword style that focused on suppressing internal energy. So he used very low-level verbal provocations as a prelude to this move.

And Qin Feng's response was exactly what Qingxiao wanted.

At this moment, before the swords of both sides collided, Qingxiao was already organizing his words in his mind, ready to taunt his injured opponent in two seconds.

Of course...

Zeng——chi——

Two seconds later, accompanied by a scraping sound and the sound of a limb being cut off by a sharp blade... Qingxiao's right arm holding the sword flew away from his body.

"What..." A look of surprise instantly filled Qingxiao's face, and then his face further twisted, turning into a look of fear and pain.

"Ah——" He screamed, covered the wound on his shoulder that was gushing blood, and staggered backwards.

Chi Xiao and Bi Xiao, who were standing not far behind him, didn't pay any attention to him at this moment; let alone helping him seal the acupoints and stop the bleeding, the two didn't even want to give him a hand.

Obviously, the relationship between these three people is not very good. Compared with caring about the injured Qing Xiao, the remaining two are more concerned about the opponent...

Qin Feng's sword changed Chi Xiao and Bi Xiao's judgment of the situation. Their expressions and postures became tense and alert.

"This is not the martial arts of the Tianjian Sect..." Chi Xiao said in a deep voice after a moment.

"It's not the martial arts of Wujian Villa." Bixiao ruled out the possibility that Qin Feng learned this skill from Xiao Zhun.

Qin Feng looked at the two people's reactions and found them funny. He retracted his sword and shook off the blood on the blade. He replied, "Take your time to guess. See if you can guess it before you die."

Now, Chi Xiao and Bi Xiao were also a little anxious.

"Hmph...boy, you were lucky enough to take off Qing Xiao's arm because your opponent underestimated you." Chi Xiao snorted coldly, "You won't have this chance again."

"Ha! So funny~" Linghu Xiang at the side interrupted with a smile, "It's three against two now. Even if you don't underestimate the enemy, you still have as many chances as you want."

He's right.

After Linghu Xiang spoke, Chi Xiao and Bi Xiao suddenly realized that since Qin Feng's martial arts had improved beyond their expectations within a year, what was the current strength of Linghu Xiang, who was said to have restrained Xiao Zhun for a moment by himself?
Thinking of this, the two of them suddenly felt a little weak.

Originally, in their calculations, with the power of the Three Sky, besieging a Three-Character King, the worst case scenario would be that the other party would fight them desperately, and then they would win a miserable victory, such as "one death, two injuries, and victory".

But the appearance of Qin Feng and Linghu Xiang disrupted their initial plan.

At first, the three Xiaos still thought it was nothing, because Qin Feng was just a negative burden in their eyes, and even if Linghu Xiang was somewhat useful, it was nothing more than offsetting the burden...

However, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse when Qin Feng cut off Qing Xiao's arm with a sword.

That's right, Qingxiao was careless. If he hadn't underestimated his enemy to the point where he was already thinking about other things before he finished his moves, it would have taken at least thirty moves between him and Qin Feng to determine who was better, and Qingxiao would most likely win in the end.

But the lyrics are well sung - unfortunately there is no if, only the result.

If people never make any mistakes, would Yang Guo be unable to avoid Guo Fu's attack and become one-armed?

There are some things in this world that we cannot anticipate or guard against at the moment. Perhaps afterwards we ourselves cannot figure out why we were so careless at that moment, but things have happened and there is no use in regretting.

Qingxiao had no way of knowing that after the incident at Wujian Villa, Qin Feng and Linghu Xiang accidentally obtained the secret book of "Two Steps to Heaven" in the snow-capped mountains in the northern border; after all, even the group of people who had gone to look for it at the time did not know where the secret book was.

It was even more impossible for Qing Xiao to know that during the months when he served as a sparring partner at Xiuyun Manor, Zhang Jikai, the old eunuch beside Princess Qingzhen, also gave some pointers to Qin Feng and Linghu Xiang out of considerations of human relationships.

Seeing this, some people may ask, didn’t Eunuch Zhang also give some advice to Lin Yuancheng?
Actually, he also wanted to give some pointers, but after Xiao Lin learned the "Divine Sword Is Incomplete", the upper and lower limits of his martial arts had reached a level that Zhang Jikai could hardly understand or evaluate... It was not easy to teach him blindly.

But as for Qin Feng and Linghu Xiang, Zhang Jikai is more than capable of giving them some guidance.

Therefore, during those few months, Eunuch Zhang helped Qin Feng and Linghu Xiang a lot in the practice of "Two Steps to Heaven"; there were several key bottlenecks that Eunuch Zhang himself studied carefully before helping the two boys to break through.

What? Are you asking if giving this secret book to Eunuch Zhang for free is a bargain for him?
Well, Eunuch Zhang entered the palace at a young age, and practiced "secret skills of the imperial palace that require certain training conditions", and he has more than 40 years of skills now. Would he be interested in yours?

The reason why second- and third-rate martial artists flock to “Two Steps to Heaven” is 30% because it belongs to “superior internal power”, and 70% because it has been “lost for many years”.

As we all know, in the martial arts world, a superior martial art is roughly equivalent to a VIP pass to establish a new school of martial arts.

Although not having superior martial arts skills doesn't mean you can't establish your own sect, the difficulty of running it will be very different.

The fact that it has been "lost for many years" indicates that this martial art is in a state of "not belonging to any sect, and only capable people can obtain it." In other words, this is almost a ticket that belongs to whoever picks it up, and can allow people at the bottom of the martial arts world to achieve a class leap.

That's why the mob led by Jiang Shouzheng got together and made a big fuss about this matter.

But for someone like Zhang Jikai who has no interest in or connection with martial arts, this martial art has no value; whether he practices it or not... it will not improve his upper limit. If it were not for the purpose of guiding Qin Feng and Linghu Xiang, he would not bother to learn it.

Of course, it is precisely because of such a selfless and strong teacher that Qin Feng and Linghu Xiang’s internal skills have made tremendous progress in a short period of time.

And it was not just internal strength, Zhang Jikai also gave some guidance to Qin Feng's moves (Linghu Xiang's moves were also something he could not guide)...

Some people may have forgotten that Zhang Jikai's swordsmanship skills are at the level of a "powerful swordsman" recognized by Lin Yuancheng, which means... at least at the same level as Dugu Yongping.

Under the training of Eunuch Zhang, Qin Feng's sword skills, which he first learned from the Chengtian Sword School and later was perfunctorily taught a few moves by Xiao Zhun, have been transformed into a completely new sword technique. This is why the moves he uses now are unfamiliar to the Three Xiaos.

"Brother, what he said seems to make sense..." After a few seconds of ideological struggle, Bi Xiao had already backed down. He whispered to Chi Xiao, "How about we just..."

whoosh-

Before he could finish his words, the Three-Character King's rapier had already reached his Adam's apple.

It is said that this killer has no moral principles. He attacks as soon as he is told to, and takes lives without saying a word.

The Three-Character King's body movements, the speed of his sword, the timing and the precision of his moves were beyond his opponent's expectations.

Fortunately, although Bixiao was talking, he still didn't let down his guard. At the last moment, he still managed to block and ward off the attack and escaped.

Chi Xiao beside him was also quick-witted and quick-handed. While San Zi Wang was trying to assassinate Bi Xiao unsuccessfully and was about to withdraw his attack, he immediately launched a surprise attack from the side of San Zi Wang and raised his hand to perform the "Rain and Wind" move.

This move has both reality and emptiness within it, and reality within emptiness. Once this move is used, there are more than ten variations. Once the offensive is launched, it will be continuous, alternating between reality and emptiness, making it difficult for people to resist.

Sword skills like this, which have brought "exquisiteness" to the extreme, can be seen as the true legacy of Xiao Zhun at first glance.

It's a pity that Chi Xiao is not Xiao Zhun. Although he has learned this move, he does not have the precise control and prediction of the sword master...

The next second, without even looking, the Three Character King swung the rapier in his hand to the side, and the tip of the sword lightly touched the opponent's sword blade, causing the move to be deflected by half an inch.

This half point is as close as a world away.

The sword in Chi Xiao's hand deviated slightly, and the sword he stabbed forward just brushed past the ribs of San Zi Wang, failing to injure him.

Chi Xiao also reacted immediately, using his strength to pull his wrist, and then changed to a horizontal slash.

But the Three Character King, who had dodged the first surprise attack, had adjusted his posture and was able to turn around and fight back, and this was his area of ​​expertise.

Speaking of sword techniques that are dense, precise, and full of changes between real and fake... the set of fast sword skills created by the Three-Character King - "Silent and Soft" - is also a unique skill that is famous in the martial arts world.

In a one-on-one battle of hard power, I can't beat Xiao Zhun, but can I still beat you, Chi Xiao?
Ping Pong Pong --

There were clanging sounds and swords flashed everywhere.

In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged more than twenty moves.

These two sets of sword techniques are both based on the principles of "precision", "speed" and "danger", and there is no clear winner in the fight.

However, in terms of the swordsman's proficiency and performance in swordsmanship, the Three-Character King is more than twice as strong as Chi Xiao.

Therefore, after twenty moves, Chi Xiao was already showing signs of defeat...

On the other side, Bixiao, who had just been defeated, was entangled by Linghu Xiang and Qin Feng who rushed up when Chixiao and Sanzi Wang started fighting. At this point, he was fighting one against two and was at a disadvantage.

If Linghu Xiang's swordsmanship wasn't good at defense but attack, Bixiao would probably be defeated even faster than Chixiao.

As for Qing Xiao, whose arm was broken, he had now collapsed helplessly under a tree in the distance. Although he had managed to seal the acupuncture points with his own strength, he obviously could not participate in the battle anymore due to excessive blood loss, and he could not even escape...

In fact, what he was thinking about now was no longer fear or regret, but life questions like "Even if I survive today by chance, what should I do in the future when I become a disabled person?"

It seems that the defeat of the three sisters today is a foregone conclusion and the battle will be over soon.

However, unexpectedly, at this moment, another variable occurred.

It happened in a flash, and a man with extraordinary martial arts skills suddenly rushed out from the forest.

His sword was not fast and his moves were ordinary, but...

With just three sword strikes, he defeated the three men.

After taking the man's sword, San Zi Wang, Linghu Xiang and Qin Feng all retreated several feet before standing still.

When the three of them were observing the person who came, they all secretly felt that something was wrong.

At this moment, the man who appeared in front of them and helped Chi Xiao and Bi Xiao temporarily repel them was wearing a black robe and a wooden mask on his face.

In his hand, he held an object that once symbolized another person's identity - the Chanxia Sword.

(End of this chapter)