Wan Jian returns to his clan!

Chapter 43 Mother and Daughter's Nighttime Talk
"Mother, after you take a bath early in the morning, you still need to go find your junior brother to practice your swordsmanship."

We climbed to the top of Wangtian Cliff.

Once led to the backyard of Tianxing Palace, Ouyang Lan became somewhat impatient.

She casually hung the wreath of purple azaleas on the coat rack behind the door, thinking that her junior brother must be quite unaccustomed to his new arrival. Despite being a woman, her seventh senior sister was rather rough and unruly, and wouldn't know how to take care of anyone.

"Xiaolan..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huaiying paused slightly, and her eyes became somewhat strange.

His gaze swept over the purple wreath, but he didn't say much. He simply asked in a low voice, "Is Wubing's swordsmanship really that good? I heard Yun Chong say that he can learn something quickly and master it in no time?"

"Mother, it can only be better than you imagine, look, look."

Talking.

Ouyang Lan drew her long sword from her back, casually twirled it, and dodged forward and backward, the sword flashing and drawing large and small circular arcs in front of her.

Large circles encircle smaller circles, interlocking one another, creating a sense of endless continuity.

"Xiao Lan, you've actually made a breakthrough with this move, 'Three Rings Encircling the Moon'?"

Qin Huaiying had such keen insight.

She could see through her precious daughter's sword technique at a glance; it was both offensive and defensive, and exuded a chilling killing intent.

It's not some fancy performance piece.

"Not only that, there's also this..."

Ouyang Lan grinned, revealing her teeth, her eyes slightly narrowed, her swordplay swirling triumphantly. She stumbled and fell, swaying as if drunk.

The longsword in his hand moved lightly around him...

The sword light was as clear as if it were covered with a sword armor.

Then, the sword stance changed again...

The whistling sword light instantly became gentle, like a breeze or flowing clouds, revealing no trace of killing intent.

Yet it is light and ethereal, omnipresent.

"You've mastered both 'Drunken Universe' and 'Gentle Breeze and Flowing Clouds' to perfection, excellent!"

This time, Qin Huaiying's voice became slightly excited.

She was always worried about her daughter's talent in swordsmanship and internal energy cultivation.

He was also disappointed in his daughter's laissez-faire attitude towards self-cultivation, feeling she was not living up to her potential.

In terms of internal energy cultivation and swordsmanship, Ouyang Lan has been practicing for ten years, starting from the age of eight.

However, whether it was swordsmanship or internal energy cultivation, she was actually not considered to be among the most skilled of her disciples.

The eldest disciple is one thing.

There's no comparison.

The second disciple, Tie Chongshan, already possessed advanced skills when he joined the master's school. He had a solid foundation, so there's not much more to say about him.

The third disciple, Wu Yunchong, has been a disciple for eight years.

The fourth disciple, Zhang Dexing, and the fifth disciple, Zheng Fangming, have also been on the mountain for seven years.

These three are all a cut above her.

Even the sixth disciple, Yuan Fei, and the seventh disciple, Lin Wenjing, who came from poor families and had only practiced for six years, gradually caught up with their daughter in terms of swordsmanship and skill.

When it comes to perseverance and endurance, even daughters are superior.

Qin Huaiying had tried everything to make her only precious daughter. Seeing that her daughter was about to become the last of the direct disciples of Tianxing Peak, it would be a lie to say that she wasn't anxious.

Thinking that if they were ever in danger, his silly daughter would definitely suffer a great loss.

This time, I steeled myself and let her come down the mountain to gain experience and see the world. I was also hoping to change her perspective and help her mature.

I didn't see any maturity in him.

However, this level of swordsmanship gave him a huge surprise.

Swordsmanship skill levels are a matter of either knowing them or not knowing them.

No matter how hard you try, it's not very effective.

Just like a person's talent...

Some people practice their whole lives but still can't break through that mental barrier. Being able to master sword techniques to the point of fluency is already quite an achievement.

This is precisely the limit that even the most foolish people in the martial arts world can reach through hard work.

But the Proficiency Realm is different.

No longer just reciting from the book in a rigid and dogmatic way, but having their own understanding of swordsmanship and comprehending the true spirit of swordsmanship.

In any skill, mastering it will make you a top performer in that field. You'll be one in a thousand, and your reputation will spread far and wide.

Among the disciples on the mountain, the eldest disciple Yue Lingfeng is known as a genius because he has mastered a set of basic sword techniques.

Even with the advanced sword technique [Shadowless Sword], a small portion of the moves have been mastered.

Although his cultivation level was only fifth rank, his swordsmanship was already considered extremely outstanding among second-rate martial artists in the martial world, and he could hardly find an opponent.

The lineage of the Tianxing Sect's Wangtian Cliff leader has always been able to suppress the Jinyutang Shen family and the Menghujian Li Feiying lineage, and Yue Lingfeng's swordsmanship and cultivation have played a crucial role in this.

Even the Ziyang Sect and the Mingyue Sect knew that Yue Lingfeng, the eldest disciple of Ouyang Zheng, the leader of the Tianxing Sect, was an exceptional swordsmanship prodigy who had a great chance of bringing glory to the Tianxing Sect in the future.

This demonstrates the high level of expertise required to reach the mastery level in swordsmanship.

"Why are they all defensive moves?"

As Qin Huaiying carefully observed Ouyang Lan's swordsmanship, she was overjoyed, but also had some doubts.

Logically speaking, basic sword techniques are easy to learn but difficult to master. However, once you understand the essence of swordsmanship, the first thing you should do to break through to the mastery level is to master offensive techniques.

After all, no matter how much one considers a gentleman to possess a sword, it is still a murder weapon.

With a sharp sword in hand, one naturally feels a surge of killing intent.

When ordinary people practice swordsmanship, they will naturally gain more experience in mastering offensive techniques.

For defense, you'll learn faster by using a shield.

But with the daughter, it was the opposite.

He practiced a few sword moves that emphasized defense over offense until he was full of energy and spirit, but he only became proficient in the offensive moves.

"This brings us to my junior brother's sword."

"Mother, you haven't seen it. That guy's sword strikes are incredibly fierce; he hits wherever it hurts. I think it's much more effective than my parents teaching me how to spar."

Ouyang Lan smiled smugly.

"Is it really so magical?"

Qin Huaiying said she couldn't understand.

If an opponent uses formidable internal energy or exquisite swordsmanship to force one to unleash their full potential, everyone would do just that.

In fact, if it were truly useful, Ouyang Zheng and Qin Huaiying wouldn't have stood idly by and not adopted it.

The disciples' talent is there, but their comprehension ability is insufficient.

No matter how much you pressure someone, you'll only drive them to the brink of collapse.

Because things that are beyond the comprehension of others often don't inspire inspiration; instead, they undermine confidence and leave people feeling lost and confused.

But the speed at which her daughter's swordsmanship has improved is undeniable.

It leaves no room for doubt.

Surely she can't just suddenly figure it out on her own, can she?
It's better to believe that the golden crow on the mountaintop, which often steals meat, can talk than to believe this.

"Tell me about how Wubing became an apprentice and how he behaved along the way."

Qin Huaiying's curiosity could no longer be suppressed; it was like a hundred claws scratching at her heart, an unbearable itch.

The information she received was not detailed...

All I know is that the newly initiated disciple is a swordsmanship genius who learns things very quickly.

Their combat capabilities are also extraordinary.

At only sixteen years old, although she started learning late, she was still just catching the tail end of adulthood.

The weakness of slow internal energy cultivation can be compensated for by a high level of swordsmanship, and it is not impossible for him to become a pillar of the Tianxing Sect.

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(End of this chapter)