The deflated cultivator refused to give up and vowed to turn the tables.

Qin Xiangxue pestered Su Zinong to teach her more cultivation techniques, but Su Zinong shook his head and sighed, saying, "What can I teach you?"

Su Zinong certainly had many outstanding qualities, but it seems that many of them were not acquired by him voluntarily.

Good swordsmanship comes from fighting many people.

He escaped with his excellent light-footed skills.

The ability to cultivate and control true qi is good because it is forced to develop due to the presence of a different type of true qi within the body.

"Hmm, hurry up and teach me! Just teach me one method, and I'll let you off the hook!" Qin Xiangxue said coquettishly.

“You come from a prestigious family, it’s really inappropriate for a rogue cultivator like me to instruct you. The techniques and skills I’ve learned are pieced together from various sources, and are quite disorganized. How about this, I won’t teach you specific moves, but rather how to use your swordsmanship to a higher level.” Su Zinong had no choice but to say a little more.

"Okay, please go ahead." At this moment, Qin Xiangxue had transformed into a well-behaved student.

"This isn't a specific technique or move, but rather a combat mindset," Su Zinong said...

People who usually use knives or swords will mostly only use knives or swords until they forget about their other hands and feet; this is the case in eight or nine out of ten cases.

If you wield a sword with your right hand, and can practice one or two palm techniques or finger techniques with your left hand, its power will increase significantly.

Firstly, the opponent will have more to guard against, thus reducing their attacks. Secondly, one's own attack power has indeed increased, greatly increasing the chance of successfully attacking the opponent.

"But the sword is too long for my arms, I still can't imagine how to use it," Qin Xiangxue said, puzzled.

“Come on, cut me with your sword,” Su Zinong said.

"No, why would I slash you for no reason?" Qin Xiangxue said, puzzled.

"Just cut it when I tell you to. I'm demonstrating for you. Understand?" Su Zinong said irritably.

"Oh!" Qin Xiangxue responded, drew her White Snow Sword, and slashed at Su Zinong from top to bottom.

Su Zinong held his sword horizontally in front of him, moved it to parry Qin Xiangxue's sword, took a step forward with his left foot, turned sideways, and pointed a finger at her chest with his left hand.

However, he didn't channel his inner energy into his left hand; his fingers merely touched the clothes before stopping. If it were an enemy, being struck on an acupoint would immediately cause them to collapse or become immobile.

"Wow..." Qin Xiangxue was stunned.

"If your arm length isn't long enough, make up for it with your technique. Remember that well," Su Zinong said. "However, at first you can simply use your right hand to wield the sword, and then at some crucial moments, you can unexpectedly use your left hand to strike, which is often more effective. You haven't felt the power yet at four stars, but when you reach five or six stars, when your palms or fingers can emit true qi for long-range attacks, you will naturally know that you are much more proficient than others."

In fact, many disciples in the world can only unleash true energy for ranged attacks when they reach the sixth star. Therefore, those who reach the sixth star or above tend to use both hands more often, while cultivators at the fifth star or below usually use one hand to wield a knife or sword.

After Su Zinong finished instructing Qin Xiangxue, Qin Xiangxue practiced on her own while thinking, and after an hour, she looked eager to try it out.

"It's no use your eagerness to try. Fighting me won't be effective because I already know and am on guard against your left hand. There's no way it will have that unexpected effect. Save it for when you encounter an enemy later," Su Zinong said.

"Enemies... Where would I get so many enemies? My only personal enemy is Danfeng. If I have any other enemies, they are all from the manor, but there aren't many of them. The main ones are the Bai family from Baiyun Fortress, but I haven't heard from them in a long time. It's impossible for me to run into them as soon as I step out the door. They are much stronger than Danfeng, too dangerous."

"Given that we've encountered the enemy Danfeng so soon after leaving home, there's a high chance you'll run into other enemies in the future, and there must be a reason for that," Su Zinong said with a smile.

"What's the reason?" Qin Xiangxue had many questions in her mind.

"The first reason is that you're too beautiful. That makes it easy to attract enemies, draw attention, and cause friction such as jealousy," Su Zinong said half-jokingly.

"Hmm, let's count this as one! What else?" Qin Xiangxue was quite pleased after hearing the first reason.

"The second reason is that I'm cursed with bad luck, always attracting enemies. In the six years since I started cultivating, I've spent nearly half the time being chased or hunted down, and the rest of the time I frequently encounter enemies, only that I can't recognize me because I disguise myself. Since you're following me, you'll naturally be implicated, or perhaps affected by my bad luck." Su Zinong said calmly, as if he were telling someone else's story, but who knows how heartbroken he was in the face of this tragic fate.

"Who said that?" Qin Xiangxue asked indignantly.

“A fortune teller,” Su Zinong said.

"I don't believe it! You shouldn't have this fate. I think that although you've had some bad luck recently, things will definitely get better in the future. What kind of lousy fortune teller are you consulting? He's definitely a fraud and his skills are extremely poor!" Qin Xiangxue said, trying to comfort Su Zinong.

"Yes, I did the fortune telling myself..." Su Zinong said casually.

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiangxue fainted instantly. "You should have said you did it yourself! You made me relentlessly criticize the fortune teller! You really are multi-talented..."

Seeing that Qin Xiangxue was a little embarrassed, Su Zinong said again, "Actually, the biggest reason is that you are a person with great fortune, and you have extremely good luck."

"What makes you say that?" Qin Xiangxue couldn't help but raise her head and ask, puzzled.

“Do you remember when you said you wanted to go out and gain experience, hoping to experience some thrills and excitement, not just a mundane one, when you were about to leave? You got what you wanted; the heavens arranged things according to your wishes. So you will experience many thrills and dangers along the way, so we should still be careful,” Su Zinong said.

"Wow, you can even make that sound plausible. Your eloquence is amazing," Qin Xiangxue said.

"This is analysis, rational analysis, not an attempt to justify myself!" Su Zinong smiled.

"By the way, where are we going next?" Qin Xiangxue asked. Following Su Zinong had been quite thrilling, and she was very curious about where they would go next and what would happen.

"Do you want to become more beautiful and charming?" Su Zinong knew that Qin Xiangxue cared most about her appearance.

"Nonsense, which woman doesn't want to become more beautiful and charming?" Qin Xiangxue opened her eyes wide, waiting for Su Zinong to say what he would say next.

"Do you want to be a fairy-like beauty who is otherworldly and detached from worldly affairs, or a different kind of stunning beauty?" Su Zinong offered two styles for you to choose from.

"Hmm, let me think about it. I still like it the way it is now, as long as it's a little more beautiful in the same direction." Qin Xiangxue actually felt that she was already very beautiful and didn't want any drastic changes.

“Alright, let’s go to Mount Ling. There are elixirs there that can make your complexion fair and rosy, and make you even more stunningly beautiful!” Su Zinong said.

Qin Xiangxue perked up immediately upon hearing this, her eyes lighting up as she clapped her hands and cheered. She quickly grabbed Su Zinong's hand and exclaimed, "Let's go, let's set off right away..."