Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 69: Secondary Usage of Hunyuan Sword Technique (asking for monthly votes)
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Linghu Shao stared at Sun Yanwan, watching him leisurely drink his tea and even make some snacks, which were obviously produced by the best shops near Songyang. He muttered to himself, "This guy really knows how to enjoy himself."

"How can you practice martial arts well if you are so obsessed with pleasure?"

Although he was Yin Bailian's apprentice, he was still underage and had no means of making a living. He only received one guan of cash per month. This was because the Songyang Sect was wealthy and could afford to support its disciples. If it were an ordinary sect, with one guan per person per month, hundreds of people would amount to hundreds of guan, and thousands of guan per year. How could they possibly sustain themselves?
Although one string of coins was not a small amount, Linghu Shao could not afford it. He could not stand such extravagant food.

Although Sun Yanwan is rich, these teas, drinks, and cakes were not bought by him. They were sent by Sun Lingdie and Namco.

Anyway, he enjoyed it comfortably and didn't think it was bad.

Linghu Shao didn't drink tea either. He waited patiently until Sun Yanwan had two cups of tea. Then he said, "Junior Brother Sun, let's have a sword fight!"

Sun Yanwan readily agreed, drew out the Jingchan Sword and left the scene.

Linghu Shao also drew his sword and attacked, gathering all his inner energy to unleash the Hunyuan Sword Technique.

Although the two had fought in a martial arts competition before, this was the first time they really fought.

After more than ten moves, Sun Yanwan discovered that he had made a mistake.

Each sword move in Hunyuan Sword Technique has a matching mental method, and only sword moves that are perfectly matched with internal strength mental method can exert 100% of their power.

Sun Yanwan judged others by his own standards. Since this move had the "optimal solution", he naturally would not think of a slightly worse way of doing it.

This also caused a confusion. Sun Yanwan couldn't figure it out. Every move was accompanied by internal force, which was very powerful. People like him and Linghu Shao, with their cultivation level, couldn't use it at all. How could he use the Hunyuan sword technique to defeat the enemy?

You can't be like Cheng Yaojin, using all three available moves right from the start, and everyone will be happy if you win, but run away if you lose, right?
He exchanged more than ten moves with Linghu Shao, and finally discovered a "blind spot" in his own thinking area. He realized that using Hunyuan swordsmanship did not require internal force to be applied in every move.

Linghu Shao is a direct disciple of Yin Bailian who has received training in "orthodox" swordsmanship. He only strives to achieve 30 to 40 points in each move. Only when the opportunity is good will he occasionally show his prowess and deliver a sword strike of 60 to 70 points.

After all, Linghu Shao is a disciple of the Songyang School. With a swordsmanship of 30 to 40 points, he is already very powerful in the same realm. In addition, he can occasionally use a swordsmanship of 67 points, which is enough to give ordinary seventh-grade masters in the world a headache.

Sun Yanwan realized the "secondary use of Hunyuan swordsmanship" and felt that he was really a fool. His swordsmanship did not "improve greatly" as a result, but his mind and character became much more enlightened.

After Sun Yanwan took the Yangjin Pill, three of his meridians were opened up, and his internal strength increased by more than double!
With one leap, he was promoted from the eighth rank to the sixth rank, and his skills far surpassed Linghu Shao.

He just remembered the advice from his senior brother, and although he did not completely agree with his senior brother's opinion, he still chose to "obedient" and deliberately concealed 30% of his strength.

Despite this, after more than ten moves, Linghu Shao was at a loss. The Hunyuan sword technique relies most on internal strength, and it is a sword technique that controls the sword with Qi. If the skill is deeper, it can be completely suppressed. He struggled to hold on for a few more moves, but was finally "defeated" and defeated.

Linghu Shao was very discouraged. He also knew that Sun Yanwan won the first place in Group C and must have obtained the Yang Jin Dan, but there was always a bit of luck, or Sun Yanwan was not willing to eat it yet, so he still had a chance to win once.

From the first blow they exchanged, he knew something was wrong. Sun Yanwan's internal energy had surged; he must have consumed the Yang Jin Dan. He was still a little upset about losing the duel, but he didn't know how to blame him. Should he blame Sun Yanwan for consuming the Yang Jin Dan so early? He would have eaten it while it was still hot, too!

Seeing that Linghu Shao had lost, Ding Fenxiu drew his dagger, jumped out, and shouted, "Uncle Sun, let's have a fight too."

She also noticed that Sun Yanwan's internal strength had greatly improved, but the shrinking sword technique she practiced was not known for its strong internal strength, so she still felt that she had the strength to fight.

Sun Yanwan said with a smile: "Very good."

During this fight between the two sides, Sun Yanwan slightly realized that he had underestimated Ding Fenxiu.

This little girl was very agile and could move forward and backward like lightning. She had really mastered the art of shrinking the earth with her sword. Now that the yard where he lived was spacious, Ding Fenxiu had nothing to worry about. It was almost impossible for him to force this little nephew to retreat.

Fortunately, he had just fought with Linghu Shao, and got out of his blind spot in thinking. He knew how to "correctly" use the Hunyuan sword technique, with sword moves of 30 to 40 points, occasionally combined with a move of 80 to 90 points of sharpness. Even though Ding Fenxiu was a genius, he could never gain the upper hand.

This was because Sun Yanwan was exerting pressure on his internal strength and only using swordsmanship to fight the enemy. Otherwise, he only needed to use his sword to shock Ding Fenxiu's dagger, and at most one or two moves would be enough to knock the weapon of this junior nephew away, just like the last time he fought with Ding Fenxiu.

Even though he held back, after more than ten moves, Ding Fenxiu was still pinned down by Sun Yanwan's sword and had to surrender.

Linghu Shao lost the duel and was in a bad mood. Just as he was about to leave with Ding Fenxiu, he heard Sun Yanwan say, "Senior Brother Linghu, how about we review these two duels?"

Linghu Shao said angrily, "You've taken the Yangjin Pill, and your internal energy is stronger than mine. What's the point of reviewing this kind of fight?"

Sun Yanwan smiled and said, "This is totally wrong!"

"Senior Brother Linghu, how many moves of the Hunyuan Sword Technique can you fully utilize?"

"How many moves of the Hunyuan Sword Technique are there that are not fully used?"

Linghu Shao pondered for a moment before answering, "The Hunyuan Sword Technique I can fully utilize consists of five moves, and the incomplete ones are probably seven or eight!"

Sun Yanwan was very discouraged after hearing this. He had taken the Yangjin Pill and opened up three meridians, but two of them were hidden meridians, which meant that he could only fully use three moves of the Hunyuan Sword Technique.

Although he was unhappy, he still pulled Linghu Shao and Ding Fenxiu and sat down on the ground. He asked, "The five moves that Senior Brother Linghu can use must be White Rainbow Sweeping the Earth, Ten Thousand Miles of Yellow Sand, Thousands of Troops Retreating, Beheading the General and Seizing the Flag, and One Pillar Pointing to the Sky?"

"Just now, in the seventh move, if Senior Brother Linghu had not used White Rainbow Sweeping the Earth and instead used One Pillar Facing the Sky, although he could not have attacked immediately, he could have held his ground firmly and could have held out for at least three more moves..."

Linghu Shao also practiced Hunyuan swordsmanship proficiently. What Sun Yanwan said was reasonable. After thinking about it for a while, he nodded repeatedly.

As the three of them discussed sword techniques, Linghu Shao's opinion of Sun Yanwan changed dramatically. He felt that this junior fellow had delved deeply into swordsmanship and had many brilliant ideas. Even Ding Fenxiu, who was not proficient in Hunyuan swordsmanship, benefited greatly from it. He thought to himself, "If I follow these methods of Uncle Sun, I can also hold on for a few more moves."

After reviewing the match, Sun Yanwan dragged Linghu Shao and Ding Fenxiu into a sword fight. The three of them fought twenty-eight rounds that day. Ding Fenxiu, despite being young, was so exhausted that she refused to move, falling asleep directly next to Sun Yanwan. Linghu Shao felt slightly better, but he couldn't move a step before his body felt so sore and weak that he almost collapsed into the grass. After struggling back to his quarters, he collapsed onto the bed, refusing to get up even if his head was cut off.

(End of this chapter)