The boy nodded obediently, "Master is right."
"When practicing swordplay, you must be focused. Only by concentrating fully can you achieve unity of mind and body and bring the sword's power to its full potential."
After teaching the young man a lesson, the old man's expression eased a little, "Tell me, why did you lose focus just now?"
The young man thought for a moment and said truthfully, "Master said that our swordsmanship can crush the Ten Thousand Swords Sect. I found it a little funny and forgot that I was still practicing swordsmanship."
The old man looked a little unnatural. He didn't expect that the young man would be distracted by this matter.
"What's so funny? How can our Jin Guang Sect's swordsmanship be inferior to that of the Wan Jian Sect?"
The young man said seriously, "But there are two Yuanying cultivators in the Wanjian Sect. They can blow down the mountain of our Jinguang Sect with just a breath."
The old man was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but he was powerless to refute it. That was the fact.
"Swordsmanship, I'm talking about swordsmanship! His Wanjian Sect just relied on its large number of people and the possession of spiritual veins to produce some Yuanying and Jindan cultivators.
Our cultivation may not be as good as theirs, but our swordsmanship may not be worse than theirs!"
The boy remained silent, but he didn't quite agree in his heart.
My master’s swordsmanship is powerful, but the gap between the Foundation Establishment Stage and the Nascent Soul Stage is too big. In front of a Nascent Soul cultivator, my master might not even have time to draw his sword.
But I'd better not say these words from my heart, otherwise my master will get angry again.
Seeing that his apprentice agreed with his words, the old man nodded with satisfaction and said, "Go practice sword skills over there."
After instructing the young man to practice sword, he looked at Xu Chunniang and put on an unfathomable look again.
"Originally, I wanted my disciple to demonstrate it to you, but his swordsmanship is still not up to par, so I'd better demonstrate it myself. You just watch."
Xu Chunniang suppressed her laughter and nodded, wanting to see how advanced the old man's swordsmanship was. He even claimed that he could crush the Wanjian Sect.
The old man chose an open space, grasped the hilt of the sword with his right hand, and gently pulled out the sword.
The moment he grasped the sword, his temperament suddenly changed, giving off a feeling of both simplicity and heaviness.
Xu Chunniang let out a light "eh", put away her joking attitude, and watched carefully, not missing a single move of the old man.
The sword in the old man's hand was big and wide, and looked very heavy. He swung the sword very slowly, and at first glance it was full of flaws.
But upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to see that the sword moves used by the old man are still not outdated and he can change them at any time.
And as he continued to swing his sword, the force of his sword became stronger and stronger, almost unstoppable.
The young man stopped practicing sword at some point and walked to Xu Chunniang's side, watching and sighing.
"My master rarely shows off his swordsmanship. Your disciple is a good candidate for swordsmanship, and my master is attracted to him."
Xu Chunniang's heart moved slightly, Shen Miaoling had a calm temperament and was indeed suitable for this set of swordsmanship.
However, with her character, if she follows the path of cultivation, her achievements will not be bad.
The old man put away his sword, and all the sword power on his body disappeared.
He looked at Xu Chunniang, with a hint of satisfaction on his face, "How is it, my swordsmanship is pretty good, right?"
Xu Chunniang nodded slightly, "Your swordsmanship may seem clumsy, but every move has room for improvement. It's really good."
The old man was shocked, "You can actually see through my tricks?"
Xu Chunniang came back to her senses. In the eyes of the old man, she was just a young cultivator at the ninth level of Qi training. Logically, she should not be able to see so many tricks.
She imitated the old man and acted mysterious.
"Yes, but I think your swordsmanship is quite good, but to say that you can crush the Ten Thousand Swords Sect is still a bit exaggerated, right?"
A look of embarrassment flashed across the old man's face.
"It's because my cultivation and aptitude are not enough that I haven't been able to comprehend a deeper level of swordsmanship. We are first-rate swordsmen, and after practicing to a high level, we are really no worse than them..."
As if he felt his words were unconvincing, the old man's voice gradually became quieter.
Xu Chunniang nodded in agreement. The old man's swordsmanship was not bad, but due to the limitations of his cultivation, what he could display was ultimately limited.
The meaning of clumsy sword is to overcome hardness with softness, to overcome cleverness with clumsiness, and to respond to ever-changing situations with the unchanging, which is consistent with Taoism.
She has found a more suitable way. If her disciple is interested in this clumsy sword, he can learn it.
It’s just that Shen Miaoling has learned the Xiaoyao Jue and is a member of the Xiaoyao Sect, so it’s impossible for her to join the Jinguang Sect.
Xu Chunniang looked at the old man and said, "There are only two people in your Jin Guang Sect. I think you should switch to another sect."
The old man shook his head firmly, "How can this be possible? Although we only have two people in the Jin Guang Sect..."
At this point, he realized that he had let the cat out of the bag and quickly spoke up.
"Who said that we only have two people in the Jin Guang Sect? I told you, this is just a hilltop. Our Jin Guang Sect is huge!"
Xu Chunniang shook her head in amusement. At this time, the old man still insisted on his own words.
"With your current strength, you are still a little short of establishing a sect."
Xu Chunniang bluntly said, "Even if you really succeed, there is no high-level cultivator in the sect. If any Jindan cultivator comes to kill you, the whole sect is at risk of being wiped out."
The old man remained silent, knowing that she was right.
But he is too old. Which sect would accept a foundation-building cultivator like him who is over a hundred years old
Moreover, his biggest wish is to find a few talented sword-fighting people and pass on his sword skills.
Once you join other sects, you will have no choice.
Xu Chunniang saw that he was worried, but she just smiled and persuaded him gently.
"You can join other sects and still accept disciples and pass down swordsmanship. You don't need to work so hard to find a successor."
"It's easy to say, but I'm old now. The better sects won't accept a disciple like me. I can't bring myself to start as an outer disciple."
The old man sighed softly. In his early years, he had thought about joining the Wanjian Sect and promoting his sword.
Unfortunately, the Jindan elder of the Wanjian Sect disliked his age and laughed at his poor swordsmanship, so he made him start as an outer disciple.
In a rage, he left immediately, and from then on he no longer had any good feelings towards the Wanjian Sect.
"I have some connection with Xiaoyao Sect. If you are willing, would you like to go to Xuanjian Peak of Xiaoyao Sect?"
The old man looked at Xu Chunniang suspiciously and said, "Xuanjian Peak is one of the nine inner peaks of Xiaoyao Sect. Do you have such great ability that you can let me enter Xuanjian Peak directly?"
Xu Chunniang smiled calmly and said nothing, "Are you willing to go?"
The old man weighed the issue for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "If you really have a way to let me enter Xuanjian Peak directly and start as an inner disciple, then of course I can do it!"
As he spoke, he pointed at his own disciple and said, "Not only me, but he has to go too! But with his level of cultivation, he can just be an outer disciple."
Xu Chunniang curled the corners of her mouth slightly, took out a sound transmission talisman, injected a divine thought into it, and then handed the sound transmission talisman and the token to the old man.
"Take these things and go to Xiaoyao Sect, and someone will naturally take you to Xuanjian Peak."
Looking at the word "Xiao Yao" on the token, the old man was stunned and was afraid to take it.