fifth form

Chapter 3212 What Doesn't Work and What Does Work

The sword-drawing technique can mimic human form in a traceable way, but borrowing factors such as mountains, rivers, geography, and weather requires the cultivator's perception and other abilities, as well as whether they can draw upon the relevant power in a short period of time.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't understand the new emperor's sword-drawing technique while in the palace. It wasn't until Chang Kong Yinghao and others analyzed and simulated it that he basically understood the principle.

This is an auxiliary technique that is easy to talk about but difficult to actually do.

It is difficult for a swordsman to unleash the power of sword-drawing techniques. The strong will not allow others to use their strength to affect their own, and will not stand still to be used by others. The weak have no need to use their strength.

As for utilizing natural features such as mountains and rivers, the difficulty is even greater; achieving this level would be worthy of being called a terrestrial deity.

"The book 'Ancient Simplicity' records that when the swordsman Gu Tiannan drew his sword, a master swordsman who was ten feet away from him had not even had time to rush close before his head fell to the ground while he was running!"

“I’ve heard about this. Some people speculate that there was a thin wire laid on the road, and Yuan Zhong was running with his sword and didn’t notice it, which resulted in his head being cut off by the thin wire!”

"Nonsense. Do you think any swordsman would be unable to react when a wire cuts into their flesh? Even the fastest swordsman could stop his body with a swift movement!"

"Severing a neck with a wire is a bit outrageous!"

"Gu Tiannan most likely took advantage of the situation; he died less than three days after unleashing that sword strike!"

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It only took a few days for the wishing well to become a popular place of discussion.

Even though Grenas, who was kowtowing and begging to be brought back to his senses, was still somewhat dazed, he sat down near the crowd to watch the Changkong siblings' demonstration.

"Why is it that suddenly we don't need to step into the Ninth Sequence anymore?" Chimman Hagrid muttered as he lay there. "Then what was the point of all our fuss?"

"This proves it doesn't work!"

Ren Yisheng responded softly.

Ren Yisheng was the first to hear about the sword-drawing technique, but he couldn't understand it at the time.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't understand, Ren Anran didn't get it either, but Chang Kong Yinghao and Chang Kong Yinglian were clear-headed. They kept practicing in the present moment and kept sharing their own insights.

As for whether the Chang Kong siblings' approach will work, that needs to be tested by Zhang Xuezhou using his control power, and only after he finally leaps out of the distortion can it be considered valid.

Compared to their plan of being buried in the ground and starving, the Chang Kong siblings' plan required risking their lives to prove it.

This is a method that has not yet been fully verified. Ren Yisheng and others are currently taking a conservative approach and will only follow it after seeing it for themselves, so as not to make a mess of things again in a confused state.

"Professor Zhang's intervals of exerting control are too long, and our opportunities to demonstrate are limited. Everyone needs to be careful when observing, lest we be unable to return to demonstrate for a while due to physical damage after we go out!"

It wasn't until the heroes of Changkong clapped and gathered everyone that Ren Yisheng finally mustered his energy to focus and observe.

Zhang Xuezhou can regain control every five to six days, which corresponds to one in and one out. When Zhang Xuezhou travels for a longer period of time, the third period of control recovery arrives as scheduled, and it is also the turn of Chang Kong Yinghao and Chang Kong Yinglian to demonstrate by taking advantage of the situation.

"We will follow Professor Zhang. If we can use the momentum to move fifty meters, we will meet His Excellency Patton's standard for going out. If we can move less than that, then we can only practice more!"

Chang Kong Yinglian, carrying her sword, adjusted her posture several times, still showing some tension.

The margin for error in traversing the twisted space is extremely low; a slight misstep will result in being caught in spatial fragments, which will then shred the body into countless pieces.

Only by generating enough speed in a split second could their bodies pass through this dangerous and deadly area.

Zhang Xuezhou was able to carry heavy objects through the tunnel, while Montesbarton barely managed to leave. This corresponds to the upper and lower limits of the tunneling distortion.

Even if we don't reach the upper limit like Zhang Xuezhou, as long as we can get close to the lower limit like Montespatton, we will have the qualifications to leave this small world.

Compared to having control over one's own speed, leveraging external forces is much easier.

After exchanging several glances with Chang Kong Yinghao, Chang Kong Yinglian's heart finally calmed down. Her gaze swept over Zhang Xuezhou, her body pounding with a slow, heavy heartbeat.

Zhang Xuezhou is in the sixth sequence. Under normal circumstances, it should be very easy for her, who is in the seventh sequence, to guide those in the sixth sequence. However, the guiding effect seems useless. But her control changes the criteria for judging the sequence.

Meanwhile, Chang Kong Yinglian sensed an incredible energy within Zhang Xuezhou's body, an energy that gave her a feeling that was both gentle and dangerous.

She may still have the ability to guide him now, but once Zhang Xuezhou unleashes his energy and continues to rise, the difficulty for her to guide him will inevitably increase, and he may even become unable to be guided at all.

"It's about to begin!"

Zhang Xuezhou's hand gestures caught her eye, and Chang Kong Yinglian's sword twitched slightly.

As if touching a thin membrane, the alloy sword in Chang Kong Yinglian's right hand trembled slightly. She felt an indescribable power surge through the sword, and brilliant light splashed out. Chang Kong Yinglian felt that the world she saw was filled with the colors of various lights, and dizziness rushed into her mind in an instant.

The feeling of riding a roller coaster in her youth surged into her mind, and Chang Kong Yinglian felt a churning sensation throughout her body.

"Sister Lian!"

When Chang Kong Yinghao's voice came, Chang Kong Yinglian shook her head vigorously before she came to her senses.

Looking ahead, Zhang Xuezhou was already more than forty meters away, while Chang Kongyinghao was ten meters ahead.

Chang Kong Yinglian glanced back and saw that her body was already more than fifty meters away from the starting point.

Although she barely met the standard and then experienced severe nausea, Chang Kong Yinglian's performance clearly surpassed that of Montespatton, who strained his leg during his first demonstration of 'fast and slow'.

"It's done!" Chang Kong Yinglian exclaimed joyfully.

"It's done, but I feel a bit dizzy at this high speed and can't see my surroundings clearly," said Chang Kongyinghao.

“I also lack direction,” Chang Kong Yinglian said.

“Your mental strength is insufficient, making it difficult to present yourself normally when space is distorted. The more you try to see clearly, the harder it becomes. You may even feel dizzy if you stare at it several times,” Zhang Xuezhou said. “Not being able to see clearly is not a big problem. As long as you are in the same direction as me, you can pass through normally even if you are half the speed of me!”

The pursuit that drove Ren Yisheng and others to the brink of despair was actually broken by the pseudo-control simulated by the Sword Drawing Technique.

This situation also surprised Zhang Xuezhou somewhat.

The new emperor recognized the value of the goods, Huo Qubing was able to memorize the complete contents of the sword-drawing technique, and Liu Xuan, the source of the technique, had a mysterious background.

"The Thousand-Pound Drop is the riding skill of Qin generals, the Four Gates Locking Technique is used by high-ranking generals to maintain combat effectiveness, and the Sword Drawing Technique is of extraordinary significance. It should only be accessible to the top echelons of the Qin Dynasty. What exactly did Liu Xuan inherit? Even His Majesty was overjoyed to learn what he inherited. This kind of technique is of a very high level. Could he be a descendant of Qin Er Shi?"

Zhang Xuezhou knew that Liu Xuan was impersonating someone else, but he couldn't guess Liu Xuan's background.

It wasn't until the sword-drawing technique was successfully verified by the Chang Kong siblings that he determined the approximate scope and placed Liu Xuan's identity on only a dozen or so people.

These people were all relatives of the emperor, all recorded by name, and all were influential figures in the Qin Dynasty.

He can make further judgments simply by consulting the case file.

"Don't even mention a descendant of the royal family. Even if the Qin Emperor himself possessed you, it wouldn't be of any use. Without the power of the Qin cavalry, it would be difficult for an individual to stir up any waves in this era!"

Zhang Xuezhou thought for a few seconds and felt no resentment towards Liu Xuan.

An individual's strength is too small; even the most powerful cultivator can only become a strongman in one region.

Whenever there is a need from the outside world, or when someone covets them, such a powerful person has no choice but to compromise.

Even if one has the power to kill an emperor, one can only replace the emperor, not control the dynasty, and the situation would be no different from that of Huang Daoxian.