Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 427 I Have Too Many Skills
"Actually, as long as we master the four basic sword techniques, we'll be able to handle most combat situations," Lin Ning said. "I practice the basics like this: White Rainbow Piercing the Sun, Pines Welcoming Guests, Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, and Night Battle in All Directions. I perform each move 500 times a day. My goal is to reach the point where I can shoot and receive without thinking."

"Yeah." Su Yunjin took note of it carefully.

"Yun Jin, you can practice White Rainbow Piercing the Sun first." Lin Ning suggested, "I'm going to practice the Dividing Cloud Bagua Steps, so you can use White Rainbow Piercing the Sun to hit me, and I can use it to dodge."

"Okay." Su Yunjin nodded repeatedly.

The two of them fought and chased each other for almost half an hour. Suddenly, Lin Ning stopped and looked into the distance in surprise:

"Why did the captain suddenly start practicing Taoism?"

Su Yunjin followed her gaze and saw Yan Yu standing in the Taoist practice field. He quickly made complex Taoist gestures with his hands, suddenly spit out a golden thread, and swept his head across, cutting down all the targets in front of him.

Then he took out a pill, swallowed it, and began to refine the medicinal power.

"How about taking a break first? I've practiced my White Rainbow Piercing the Sun for almost five hundred times." Su Yunjin said, turning around.

"Well, let's take a break." Lin Ning said.

Su Yunjin walked towards Yan Yu, and Lin Ning quickly followed from behind.

"Ningning, where are you going?" Su Yunjin asked.

"Where is Yunjin going now?" Lin Ning asked back.

"I'll go ask the captain what he's doing." Su Yunjin replied.

"Me too." Lin Ning agreed.

The two girls stared at each other for a moment, and suddenly a rivalry arose. Although they didn't say it explicitly, everything was implied.

Coming to Yan Yu, who was standing there refining the medicinal power, Su Yunjin asked with concern:
"Captain, are you practicing Taoism?"

"Aren't you a sword immortal?" Lin Ning also asked, "Do sword immortals still need to practice Taoism?"

"Nothing, just some casual practice." Yan Yu said absentmindedly, feeling helpless.

The result of the test was that with his current reserves of true energy and spell proficiency, he would be exhausted after casting the Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire twice at most, and the killing power was obviously insufficient, probably only half of the power described in Taoist scriptures.

In summary, it has basically no practical value.

I asked Agent Tang on the phone, and he said that Zhou Hongyu could cast the Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire seven times in one breath without taking any medicine. It can be seen that there is a huge gap between him and regular practitioners in this regard - after all, only cultivators with sufficient and powerful true essence will choose to become practitioners.

Allowing puppets to indirectly cast Taoist spells through the Qianling Zhenmei Fire can solve the problem of insufficient spell power, but endurance is still the biggest hurdle restricting the puppet's Taoist spells.

In other words, a highly lethal armor-piercing Dao technique like the Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire was undoubtedly the most suitable for the puppet Ah Zhen. On the other hand, a Dao technique like the Great Bright Light Fire, which focused on suppression and large-scale bombing, was not suitable for use on a puppet, as he did not have that much true essence to waste.

Yan Yu was thinking about it when he suddenly heard Su Yunjin say:
"Captain, if you have any questions about Taoism, I should be able to help answer them."

"Me too." Lin Ning blurted out driven by her competitive spirit, and then suddenly reacted.

Taoism? I can't seem to help. After all, I'm proficient in swordsmanship, but why would the captain ask me for swordsmanship advice? His own rank is so much higher than mine.

So she hastened to make amends:

"Captain, if you need any help, feel free to tell me."

"Okay." Yan Yu smiled, "You guys go get busy first."

The two girls expressed their loyalty, gained favor, and then went back to continue practicing. Yan Yu stood where he was and continued to plan and consider.

The cards he could use now included the two-handed sword-wielding technique, the Cloud-Dividing Eight Diagrams Step, and the Silk Puppetry Secret Technique. The first two were the path to becoming a sword immortal, while the latter was the path to becoming a puppeteer.

The two weren't particularly compatible, requiring deep study in both. He dared to cultivate both because he had already advanced considerably on the path of a Sword Immortal in his previous life, having "reached the pinnacle" and "reached the pinnacle," bringing with him a full set of experience and skills. Therefore, in this life, he only needed to focus on learning the Silk Pulling Technique.

But who could have foreseen the existence of the two-handed sword technique? Considering that most of his current strength came from the skills of the Sword Immortal, Yan Yu had originally preferred to practice the two-handed sword technique first, and then delve into the silk-pulling technique.

But I didn't expect that the Qiansi Dafa would also reach its upper limit, and the puppet could actually use Taoist magic!

If Two-Handed Sword Controlling was about using one Sword Immortal as two, then the current Puppetry Technique was about combining a Sword Immortal with a Magic Cultivator. The latter, due to its class pairing, was undoubtedly more valuable than the former. For example, some enemies had extremely high physical defense, making them difficult to slash with an Immortal Sword, but using Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire could easily penetrate them.

Conventional combat methods or key killer skills, which one should be practiced first? Alas, I can't believe that there are times when I, Yan, have too many skills to learn. It's not like in my previous life, when I was concentrating on practicing the basic skills of the Sword Immortal from beginning to end and didn't need to think about so much.

Just when Yan Yu was secretly sighing, he suddenly received a phone call. It was Li Weiguo asking him to go to the principal's office.

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Because the Liangyi Microdust Sword was sealed by the old man with long eyebrows, the researchers were unable to find out anything from it. Therefore, they simply measured the basic data and then returned it to Yan Yu.

But unexpectedly, rather than "obtaining the Liang Yi Micro Dust Sword" itself, the fact that "Yan Yu found the Liang Yi Micro Dust Sword alone" attracted great attention from above.

"The Pingxi Army has already sent people to conduct an on-site survey there," Li Weiguo told him, "and they didn't find the entrance to the secret realm you mentioned."

"Hmm." Yan Yu pondered for a moment and asked, "So the Privy Council thinks my confession is false?"

"Of course not." Chen Tianming laughed beside him, "Your confession is highly consistent with Tang Xiaolian's statement. The Privy Council doesn't suspect you of lying. This secret realm must have a unique mechanism that will only open when someone who meets the requirements arrives."

"The question now is, how many such secret places are there in the country that we haven't discovered yet?"

"I don't know." Yan Yu shook his head.

But it’s definitely a lot.

Official monks were supported by the nation's resources, while private monks had to fend for themselves. Why were these monks able to flourish in previous lives, even rivaling the official monks? Because their numbers were large enough.

Once the population base grows, there's no shortage of examples of rare finds. For example, an old scroll in a family collection may hold the entrance to a secret realm, or a secret passageway suddenly appears deep in the cellar of an old rural home. These illogical, untraceable "encounters" are completely impossible for the government to control or suppress.

On the other hand, due to the lack of universal cultivation in China, many adventures have gone unexplored. Take, for example, the legacy of the long-browed old man: if news of this were shared with the cultivator Yan Yu, he would have taken the initiative to seek out adventures. However, if a mortal were to learn of this, he might not have the initiative to pursue the treasure, ultimately leading to the legacy being left unclaimed.

Transcendents are both users of existing Transcendent resources and discoverers of potential Transcendent resources. The number of cultivators in China is smaller than that of Transcendents abroad, which will result in the production of Transcendent resources being inferior to that of foreign countries. Over time, this will inevitably lead to a significant gap in overall strength.

To Yan Yu, this was just an ordinary treasure hunt. But Li Weiguo, Chen Tianming, and the bigwigs in their circle almost immediately saw the worrying nature behind this matter.

If the internal stagnation and external urgency continue for a long time, it will definitely cause serious trouble!
Yan Yu took the Liang Yi Micro Dust Sword and left. Li Weiguo was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked:
"Why don't you ask him what he thinks?"

"It's useless to ask." Chen Tianming laughed. "Given his personality, he'll definitely say something like 'Let him be strong, I'll kill them all with one sword.'"

"That's certainly his personality." Li Weiguo also laughed. "Young man, you really show off your talent."

Neither of them said everything, but they both understood what the other meant.

If Yan Yu could truly maintain this arrogance and pride, it would at least prove that his strength remained at the world's top level, which would be a great blessing for the Lu Kingdom. However, if his strength slowed down and he fell behind, who would then be able to replace Yan Yu and continue to intimidate the surrounding forces? The situation would be extremely dire, so everyone would rather Yan Yu continue to show his brilliance.

The essence of this matter is that the efficiency of this planned monk training system in China has fallen far behind the free competition abroad, lagging behind the invisible hand. However, due to various factors, it is impossible to change the flag at this stage.

The further Yan Yu, Liu Longtao, and others can advance on the path to becoming top cultivators, the longer the existing system's confidence can be maintained. Considering this perspective, while the Zhendong Army will have to continue recruiting emerging civilian cultivators, it must prioritize supporting Yan Yu and the Zhenhai Squadron to avoid a situation where the weak stem dominates the strong.

"Niutou and Mamian, we still need to urge the Dingbei Army to move forward," Chen Tianming suddenly said. "Any capital that can enhance the Zhenhai team's strength must be fully utilized as soon as possible. We can't delay any longer."

"You've given birth to a wonderful daughter." Li Weiguo chuckled. "I'll call Old Yang later to check in. By the way, the Annan Army has gone to the Privy Council again, still regarding Xie Ruoxi's matter."

"Don't worry," Chen Tianming said calmly. "Xie Ruoxi is serving in the Yanyu team and has proven that she can perform well. She won't be moved again. The reason why Old Zhang complained to the Privy Council was actually because of the March budget."

"I see." Li Weiguo nodded and added, "Li Minghu from the Qing'an team seems to have had health problems again recently."

"Then it's impossible to ask Xie Ruoxi to replace her." Chen Tianming said calmly, "She can't be replaced."

(End of this chapter)