I forge immortality with spiritual treasures.

Chapter 44 Nighttime Discussion on Swordsmanship, Yunfang Arrives

Seven or eight days later, the moonlight was hazy.

Above the 26th courtyard of the Jiazi building, two silver lines were weaving through the clear moonlight, like fish swimming in water or birds chasing each other in the mountains.

Ying Chan and Li Xuanying sat in the courtyard, neither of them speaking, but focusing on the silver lines in the air, their fingertips occasionally twitching slightly.

The two silver lines then began to change, spinning, swirling, and intersecting, occasionally gently pecking at each other and emitting a clear 'ding' sound.

"Well."

Li Xuanying's gaze sharpened, and he simply cast a spell.

Seeing this, Ying Chan smiled slightly and also began to make hand gestures.

As the two men's expressions turned serious, the silver threads changed more and more rapidly, even clashing frequently, with a constant tinkling sound. When danger was imminent, the silver threads weaved in all directions, as if creating a large net in the sky above the courtyard.

Just then, a rainbow flashed on the courtyard wall, and the colorful sparrow suddenly returned from outside the courtyard, almost crashing into the two silver lines.

"oops!"

As Cai Que'er exclaimed in surprise, Ying Chan and the other person pressed their hand seals, causing the silver lines in the air to pause simultaneously, instantly revealing their true forms under the moonlight.

They turned out to be two flying needles, each about an inch long.

"Taoist priests! What nonsense are you spouting here again!"

The colorful sparrow was greatly annoyed. With a flash of rainbow light, it landed on Ying Chan's head and pecked at his forehead several times.

"Please don't be offended, fairy." He raised his hand, recalled the flying needles in the air and put them away. He then stroked the sparrow's colorful feathers and said with a smile, "We were just practicing swordsmanship, and we were careful."

It turned out that he and Li Xuanying were actually testing their swordsmanship with flying needles.

The reason it is not a flying sword is because the talisman sword is heavy in both form and substance, and if one wants to control it at will, one needs to use more magic power.

In this way, the purpose of the exercise would be lost, and there is also the risk of making too much noise and disturbing others.

Therefore, Ying Chan specially crafted these two talisman needles for use.

The colorful sparrow remained silent upon hearing this, only pecking at Ying Chan incessantly.

Ying Chan felt a tingling sensation on the top of his head and smiled slightly.

At this moment, Li Xuanying also summoned back the flying needles from the air, but couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

When Li Xuanying was learning swordsmanship, he also received a lot of guidance from Ying Chan.

However, he had been exposed to the art of flying swords earlier than Ying Chan, and his cultivation level was also much higher.

Therefore, when Ying Chan began to try to control the flying sword through the "Star Pointing Sword Technique", Li Xuanying had already made up for the lack of basic skills and caught up with him.

When the two first began practicing swordsmanship, Li Xuanying had the upper hand.

Although he could also feel that as Ying Chan gradually applied his swordsmanship to his flying sword, each day brought a completely new look.

However, Li Xuanying was no ordinary person. Ying Chan's ever-changing swordsmanship actually spurred him to make rapid progress.

Therefore, no matter how much Ying Chan's swordsmanship improved, he was never left behind, and was often even one step ahead.

But in recent days, the situation has changed.

Ying Chan's swordsmanship seemed to have suddenly undergone a qualitative leap.

During the fight, the attacks became increasingly sharp, and the pressure on the opponent grew stronger, to the point that Li Xuanying often had a certain feeling.

It was as if his every advance and retreat, every contraction and expansion, was within Ying Chan's expectations, and that his 'sword' was always releasing killing intent at his weaknesses.

"Xuanying, Xuanying?"

Just then, Ying Chan's call came.

Li Xuanying suddenly realized that he had been lost in thought and had wandered off into his own world.

"Xuanying," Ying Chan said, "Why did you suddenly seem distracted? Are you alright?" "I'm fine," Li Xuanying paused, but couldn't help asking, "Senior Brother's swordsmanship seems to have improved by leaps and bounds again?"

"Well."

Ying Chan pondered for a moment before saying, "I have indeed gained some insights recently."

He knew why Li Xuanying had asked that question.

In fact, the reason why his swordsmanship suddenly improved so much was also because of the Heavenly Pearl.

Initially, Ying Chan only used the Heavenly Pearl to observe the changes in Li Xuanying's swordsmanship when practicing swordsmanship with him.

This was originally just an experiment to see if the Dzi Beads could play a role in the magical duel, but the results were unexpectedly remarkable.

After using the Heavenly Pearl, he felt that every change and movement of Li Xuanying's swordsmanship had become crystal clear before his eyes, making it incredibly easy to deal with and allowing him to strike at Li Xuanying's weaknesses with every move.

Of course, this relies on the wonder of the Heavenly Pearl, not on his own swordsmanship. Even if he could win easily, what good would it do?

He and Li Xuanying were merely practicing swordsmanship, not engaging in a magical duel. Otherwise, Li Xuanying, with his magical power that had opened over thirty acupoints, could have easily defeated Ying Chan.

So apart from the initial few attempts, Ying Chan never used the Heavenly Pearl again when practicing swordsmanship with Li Xuanying.

However, the feeling of using the dzi bead still gave Ying Chan great inspiration.

Since then, he has gradually gained a completely different understanding of the Star Point Sword Technique, and when practicing swordsmanship with Li Xuanying, he feels more and more relaxed and at ease.

Even if it's not as effective as when using the Heavenly Pearl, allowing me to see through Li Xuanying's sword techniques, I can still force him to reveal weaknesses through continuous attacks, achieving the goal of swift and fierce strikes.

Li Xuanying said with some envy, "Senior Brother's talent in swordsmanship is truly extraordinary."

"I've heard that within our Xuandu Sect, there is a true lineage, a great sword cultivation technique. Mastering it allows one to roam the world freely!"

"If you join our sect in the future, you may be able to receive instruction."

Ying Chan simply smiled upon hearing this.

He has a great interest in swordsmanship, but specializing in one sword technique is not very suitable for him.

For him, the wonders on the path of spiritual practice are countless and endless.

He was not content until he had seen all this scenery.

……

Later, during their casual conversation, Li Xuanying asked Ying Chan for advice on his recent improvements in swordsmanship.

He should speak frankly and without reservation.

Before we knew it, the night had deepened.

The colorful sparrow had already flown to the branch and curled up. Ying Chan glanced at the sky and said, "Let's stop here for today. We still need to gather qi tomorrow morning."

Li Xuanying nodded and got up with him, then reminded him, "After gathering qi tomorrow morning, we'll be going out again, so don't forget, senior brother."

Ying Chan was slightly taken aback before he remembered.

A few days ago, Li Xuanying told him that the Yunfang from Wanshanfang City was coming soon, and if he wanted to go to the boat meeting, he could go with him.

Ying Chan was indeed very interested and wanted to see what a gathering of practitioners looked like.
What kind of weather is the cloud boat that travels between Wanshanfang City and the entire Da Wanshan Mountains?
"Thank you for the reminder, Xuan Ying," Ying Chan said. "I'll remember it."

Li Xuanying nodded and said, "Senior brother, you can bring the money along with you."

"There are many novelties at the boat party, and perhaps one of them will interest you, Senior Brother."

"But it's not like the Taoist academy, where you can exchange Taoist merit for anything. The only thing you can use there is magic money."

Ying Chan readily agreed, and the two returned to their respective rooms.

Soon, the night passed silently.

(End of this chapter)