Reading poems from Teyvat

She once again released her pure land of one mind. Although the lightning in her pupils was more blazing than ever before, her expression was unusually clear:

"This time, we'll have to talk with swords."

Shen Zhigui was stunned for a moment:

As for communicating with swords, haven't they been doing the same thing these days?

Even if you are in the Pure Land of One Mind, what difference does it make?

"This time, let's finish the undecided outcome from last time and completely determine who is better between you and me."

Shen Zhigui could not help but flick his finger at the Huaying Sword:

Honestly speaking, although he could do his best in Lei Dianying's pure land, he really had no interest in using his trump card again in such a matter. After all, there were only a dozen or so "flying birds" he split out. Every time he used one, there would be one less. Now, there didn't seem to be any obvious benefit after deciding the outcome with Lei Dianying, right?

Although he estimated that the two of them would have to do this sooner or later.

But if his journey to Sumeru can really go as he wishes, then it doesn't seem to matter if he uses a trump card here.

"If you are better than me, then I will not complain about anything you do, but if I am better than you, you must not complain either."

So under such an agreement, Shen Zhigui finally nodded and walked into her open and pure land to face the ideological thunder movie.

Chapter 75: Let’s Go to the Baiyue Tattoo Site (Part 2)

But once he stepped into Lei Movie's Pure Land, Shen Zhigui couldn't help but be a little stunned:

Originally, her inner world was a desolate ruin with bare stones everywhere and the sky was full of gray clouds. It seemed as if the whole world was a wasteland after a nuclear war. Being in it, one could only feel a kind of desolate loneliness rising from the depths of her heart.

But the world before my eyes was full of picturesque scenery, chirping birds and fragrant flowers. The sky was like a huge flawless blue crystal embedded there. Under it, the air was filled with a fresh and cheerful scent. All the flowers, plants and trees were full of vitality. The birds and animals running and flying in it were even more dazzling.

It seems that it would really mean a lot to her if Raiden was actually resurrected.

Shen Zhigui couldn't help but say in his heart.

But for Lei Dianying, perhaps Lei Dian’s resurrection was indeed the main reason why her inner world became what it is now, but if it weren’t for Shen Zhigui, none of this would have happened. This is also one of the facts she wants to tell Shen Zhigui.

But at this moment, both of them grasped their weapons at the same time.

They could have explained the situation clearly in just a few words, but they had to hold their swords tightly. Is this the inevitable fate of warriors like them?

But when the young man returned to the way he was when they first met, and she saw that his whole body exuded a sense of alienation that was incompatible with this world, and his entire demeanor became almost the same as hers, that sharp aura that was almost tangible rushed towards her, as if it was going to penetrate into her body, making her lose her mind for a moment. So Lei Dianying couldn't help but realize that during this period of time, not only did she improve under the training of the young man, but the young man also improved himself in corresponding areas, which made it even more difficult for Lei Dianying to enter a state of no thoughts and no desires after he had given his all.

But at this moment, Lei Dianying had more confidence than ever in the naginata in his hand.

So she let her thoughts run wild, and her whole figure flashed by in an instant. The edge of the naginata drew a trajectory as bright as a meteor, and intersected with the sword in the young man's hand. After a moment, the sound of weapons clashing became a continuous line, and the figures of the two kept flashing back and forth in this world of blooming flowers. This time, there was no real intervention of thunder and lightning, and no intervention of the Eightfold Son of God. The two could only rely on their own background to determine who was better.

At this moment, Lei Dianying devoted all her feelings towards the young boy. She no longer forced herself to enter that state to use the "Unthinking Sword". Instead, she poured her emotions into the weapon in her hand. Every swing of the sword, every advance and retreat seemed to be telling something. She was using the weapon in her hand to have a real dialogue with the boy.

In her opinion, perhaps this is the fate of warriors like them, that they can only have a real conversation through swords rather than words, but she also believes that the communication they can achieve through this form is far beyond the tacit understanding that can be achieved through words, because she has seen the scene of the young man telling lies without changing his expression, and sometimes she can't tell clearly what is true and what is false in the young man's words, and she herself may not be able to reveal all of her thoughts, but if through swords, she believes that both she and Shen Zhigui can capture the true intentions of the other party.

So she had to use this method to communicate with the boy and complete the victory with him this time.

And the more she poured her emotions into the duel, the more she felt that her state was closer to her original martial arts constraints, or in other words, she felt as if she had obtained a sword heart that was no less than Wu Nian and Wu Xiang. Her state continued to reach perfection, and then as if a blessing had come to her, she reached out to the young man at the moment when their swords intersected, and her dream suddenly turned into a stream of light and returned to her hand. As she infused it with the power of the Thunder God, the artifact that had been with her day and night evolved into the form she was familiar with, rather than the ordinary appearance that fell into the young man's hands.

The sight of her holding a sword in one hand and a gun in the other made Shen Zhigui feel that the two of them were destined to become like this.

No, Shen Zhigui shook his head. If you really want to say it, isn’t Xingqiu also known as an expert in both spear and sword?

Shen Zhigui secretly complained in his heart.

Although he had never seen Xingqiu use a gun.

But since the other party had already adopted such a posture, Shen Zhigui naturally took out the Liquan Gun. The two of them adopted almost the same posture. Whether it was Lei Dianying or Shen Zhigui, each other's momentum reached the highest peak at this moment. Although in fact, they were not so accustomed to using guns and swords at the same time, both of them had the same feeling in their hearts, or it could be said that both of them might want to use each other to hone their martial arts.

So in the next moment, the two figures flashed again and collided again.

But it was obvious that the battle between the two had become fierce to a certain extent. Lightning flashed continuously and then soon dimmed, but it kept repeating. The harsh sound almost never stopped in the sky, but the sky never gathered dark clouds again. The beautiful land was constantly torn apart by the aftermath of the battle between the two, but it soon healed again. The grass and trees continued to grow, and soon returned to their original state, as if no matter how fierce the battle between the two was, this world constructed by Lei Dianying's own heart would not get worse, and would even become more lush and vibrant through the battle between the two.

Shen Zhigui did not fail to notice this scene, nor did he fail to notice the emotions that Lei Dianying poured into his moves, although he actually did not quite understand who those emotions of Lei Dianying were directed at, but this scene was also reminding Shen Zhigui that if Lei Dianying had such emotions for someone other than him, it could only be Lei Dianzhen, but Lei Dianzhen was not with them at the moment, so at this moment, the person who could constantly enrich her inner world and constantly make her emotions richer in battle was right in front of her.

And that person is himself.

There is no doubt about this.

It can even be said that this is the meaning that Lei wants to convey in his movie because he cannot express it in words, so he chooses to use swords to communicate.

At this moment, Shen Zhigui understood more clearly than ever the intentions of the opponent standing opposite him.

Although this actually did not help him defeat his opponent, it was even because of him that Lei Dianying was able to achieve his current level without using Wuxiang's sword.

Chapter 76: Still No News from Other Places (Part 1)

In essence, if there was no real help from thunder and lightning, even if Shen Zhigui had made rapid progress in martial arts in recent times, even if he used the "flying bird" differentiated from "fish and birds in the world fly and sink" to transform himself into a god, he could only raise his status to the same level as Lei Dianying in a short period of time. In fact, because he was just "using" him, not like Lei Dianying who was a god himself, Shen Zhigui could only make his soul keep up with Lei Dianying in a short period of time.

Of course, after he began to comprehend the "floating life is like a dream" of "Sword Song of Penglai", his understanding of the dimension of "time" also deepened, so after he began to comprehend this move, his tacit understanding with Lei Dianying became so good, but if Lei Dianying enters a state of no thoughts or no ideas, or like now, Shen Zhigui's advantage will disappear——

After all, the benchmark for measuring all martial arts lies in how to maximize one's strengths in the same amount of time while preserving oneself.

As long as the efficiency reaches a certain level, whether it is "the intention precedes the sword", "no thoughts or ideas", or "the body follows the breath", there is actually no difference in essence.

Although for people like Shen Zhigui, martial arts are just a means to achieve his goals, so what he pursues is to coordinate everything with the mind at the center. Even when he lets his mind empty and follows the flow of true energy when practicing "Come Like Thunder, Then Take Back the Wrath", he still has to plan a direction for the flow of true energy in advance to control it. After achieving the goal of a certain stage, he will let the mind take the center to coordinate and control everything again, and choose whether to use "Come Like Thunder, Then Take Back the Wrath" or other moves.

After Lei Dianying entered a state of no thoughts and no ideas...

Shen Zhigui pondered for a moment, but soon he was overwhelmed by Lei Dianying's continuous and surging offensive. At this time, he came to his senses:

Anyway, he had never really witnessed Lei Dianying's Wuxiang's sword attack. Now, what Lei Dianying was using to deal with him was obviously "Dream Truth". So what was the point of studying Wunian and Wuxiang further?

But even though he and Lei Dianying have an extraordinary tacit understanding, often as soon as Lei Dianying makes the slightest move, he knows what Lei Dianying wants to do next, but the same is true for Lei Dianying to him. Normally, the situation will often develop into a stalemate where both sides stay put and guess each other's intentions. But Lei Dianying's current state is obviously faster than Shen Zhigui. Thunder can be said to be one of the fastest things in the world. As the god of thunder, she naturally won't be slow. Moreover, she also needs to use the sword to let Shen Zhigui feel her mood and complete the conversation between the two. So she doesn't need to hesitate at all, and just lets herself be driven by emotion, waving her naginata and Mengxiang Yixin and attacking directly.

Although Shen Zhigui can stretch her perception of time to a certain extent, he also doubts that if she goes as fast as in Lei's movies, a similar "slow clock effect" phenomenon will probably happen to her.

In other words, Shen Zhigui's "fast" is at the level of consciousness, while Lei's film "fast" is at the material level.

Although the effects shown are the same.

But if the two men's moves are equally skilled, Lei Dianying is faster than him, and his elemental power is stronger than the true Qi he can control, then it is only a matter of time before Shen Zhigui is defeated.

It’s not that Shen Zhigui cannot accept failure.

It would be better to say that at this stage, opponents like Lei Dianying are not someone he can deal with easily.

However, now that he was in Lei Dianying's pure land, Shen Zhigui was certainly not prepared to admit defeat so easily. Anyway, he would not attract the attention of heaven here, so he could do what he wanted. So after dodging Lei Dianying's spear and sword again, he turned the Liquan spear in his hand over and used the method of "Cinnabar disappears without a trace when it sees fire" to dance a perfect arc, forcing Lei Dianying to retreat, and then threw the spear in his hand, forcing Lei Dianying to retreat again, widening the distance between him and Lei Dianying.

Of course, Lei Dianying would not take that shot head-on.

After all, the bright light on the tip of the gun is indeed sharp and unstoppable.

However, when Shen Zhigui used this move, she realized that the young man had run out of tricks.

Although she was not familiar with the allusion of "The Donkey of Guizhou".

However, it is certain that Shen Zhigui has run out of tricks.

So in her beautiful inner world, Lei Dianying's usually cold face couldn't help but show a little smile: "That's it..."

"Not necessarily."

Shen Zhigui just said.

Lei Dianying just saw the young man standing in the void in the distance, still with that pretentious posture, and even tapping his fingers on the green long sword he named Huaying Sword as usual. When Lei Dianying heard the unusual sword chant, her face suddenly became alert. After all, she had been distracted by the sounds of young men in daily competitions before, but the strange thing was that the young man did not mix any unnecessary things in the sword chant. The sword chant was purely a sword chant.

"Speaking of which, I've always been very curious," Shen Zhigui said at this time, "This world is the pure land of one's heart that you have opened up yourself. It is a reflection of the emptiness in your heart. Theoretically speaking, this is your spiritual world. If entities like me and Yae Shenzi are pulled in by you, won't there be any problem?"

"As long as we deal with you guys before you let problems arise, there won't be any problems."

"But it seems that you haven't solved me until now."

Shen Zhigui just said.

"almost."

Lei Dianying had no intention of engaging in such verbal dispute with Shen Zhigui. Seeing that he stopped just to say such nonsense, she wanted to end it all as soon as possible, so that this young man who always disturbed her mind could face up to the relationship between them, instead of being so distant and distant as before, treating her only as Lei Dianzhen's sister, Inazuma's living god, the shogun of the shogunate, and the friend of the Son of God. In the eyes of this young man, she might just be a collection of a bunch of identity labels, but not a living Lei Dianying.

Although perhaps it was because she had never admitted to the boy the mistakes she had made in Inazuma, and had never thought of making any promises to the boy that she would not make the same mistake again, so to him, she seemed to always be the tyrant who only considered her own feelings. Ah Zhen's resurrection did not make her realize her mistakes, but only made her happy. Even the reason why she listened to Ah Zhen's words was just because she would be happy because of Ah Zhen's happiness, not because she wanted to make up for the mistakes she had made before.

Although no matter from what standpoint, there was no need for her to admit her mistake to Shen Zhigui.

But to be honest, it seemed that Shen Zhigui had no right to face me at that time, right?

Lei Dianying looked intently at the young man, the lightning in his pupils becoming brighter and brighter.

Chapter 77: Still No News from Other Places (Part 2)

However, what is certain is that Shen Zhigui did not have any noble sentiments at that time. The reason why he chose to face Lei Dianying directly was purely because he wanted to test his sudden inspiration in martial arts. In addition, he had Yaezun Shenzi and Lei Dianzhen as a backup. Although Yaezun Shenzi was a terrible backup, he only regarded Yaezun Shenzi as insurance to prevent Lei Dianying from killing him. So without any worries, Shen Zhigui was of course willing to follow Lei Dianzhen's wishes and face Lei Dianying who was hiding in a pure land.

At that time, Lei Film was just an enemy to Shen Zhigui.

In the end, have I always been playing the role of an enemy to this young man?

The more Lei Dianying clashed with him with swords, the more clearly he could sense the boy's attitude.

Perhaps this young man is indeed the kind of playboy who has no resistance to beautiful women, and he can indeed make a clear distinction between other people's political attributes and personal feelings, so he can oppose the political ideas of his girlfriend in Liyue, while at the same time being able to spend time with her under the moonlight.

But if it were her, this person would only regard her as an absolute political figure.

Of course, maybe it wasn't that absolute, but other than that, the only thing they had in common was Ah Zhen. She could actually see that Ah Zhen wanted them to have a good relationship, but Shen Zhigui could also see that she relied on her sister, so subconsciously, they both regarded each other as an enemy who would compete with them for Ah Zhen -

Although he is still hesitant.

Therefore, Lei Dianying needs to make him face up to his relationship with Ah Zhen, and also make him face up to his relationship with himself.

So since both parties are warriors, he should not object to this method.

The lightning in Lei Dianying's eyes became brighter and brighter, and the hand holding the sword became more and more powerful.

But the young man in the distance looked relaxed at this moment, not at all like he was forced to throw away the spear in his hand to escape from the predicament before. So Lei Dianying said no more, but concentrated all her current beliefs and emotions on the next sword. Then, a flash of lightning passed by, like the beginning of the world, which turned chaos into yin and yang, and the clear air rose and the turbid air sank. The whole Yi Xin Pure Land seemed to be completely split into two by this lightning, but Lei Dianying did not feel any reality, as if what she had cut with the sword before was just the empty air.

But there was no reason why her sword would miss.

Lei Dianying looked up at the young man who still looked the same.

"You seem surprised?"

The boy just spoke casually.

"But to be honest, this is not the void in your heart, it is your own kingdom, and it is also the home ground you have built for yourself with all the advantages. To be honest, you can do whatever you want here. You can do everything that is reasonable or unreasonable. It seems that it is not a problem to deal with a mere me, right?"

Lei Dianying didn't bother to pay attention to his pretense and just asked, "How did you do that?"

“I actually have to ask you that.”

"I?"

"How did you pull a physical person into the Pure Land of Oneness that you built in your consciousness field?"

Shen Zhigui just asked.

Lei Diandian just remained silent at this time.

Shen Zhigui may have seen that she knew the result but not the reason. After all, according to the Eightfold God Son, her approach was also an idea proposed by the Eightfold God Son at the beginning. However, Shen Zhigui had no intention of delving into this point. He just said: "If you just take my consciousness into this world, then your way of defeating me may be simpler, because no matter how you plan in martial arts, as long as you control everything in this world and crush my consciousness, then I will definitely not be able to fight back. But you let my consciousness and my body enter it together. So if you want to defeat me, you must go through some kind of transformation, so that your consciousness can be transformed from the metaphysical ethereal and empty realm to the physical realm of matter, so that you can turn your ideas into reality——

"So you have to make this world adapt to my arrival. Or maybe you are subconsciously shaping this pure land according to the laws of the outside world. Because the eternity you pursue is not some mysterious and ever-changing flash of light, but the unchanging laws in reality. So even if you are the master of your inner world, you must let yourself follow the law that your speed cannot exceed a certain limit."

"So you're saying that you can put yourself beyond that law?"

Lei Movie was also a little shaken at this time:

Whose Pure Land is this?

But she wasn't even surprised.

Because the young man in front of him always does things that are beyond common sense.

"Maybe it's just because what you think is common sense is not the same as what I think is common sense?"

Shen Zhigui looked at Lei Dianying, sighed, and said, "However, I can't do that, because this is your own pure land after all. I am just a passer-by here."

Lei Dianying was silent for a moment. She seemed to have a different opinion on the term "passerby", but she finally asked:

"So how on earth did you do it?"

The young man just smiled slightly at this time: "I just let you think I can do it, just like before in that ward."

"Can……"

Lei Dianying was just about to say that she had long been accustomed to his methods and had been prepared for them. At this moment, she had already calmed down and concentrated, and would not let this young man use music to disturb her thoughts. But she soon realized what Shen Zhigui meant, because this world was a pure land created by herself, and it was naturally an extension of her senses. Although she seemed to have built a kingdom for herself where she could do whatever she wanted, at the same time, she also dispersed her power and senses, leaving a huge flaw for the young man in front of her.

He directly distorted this world's perception of him, so naturally she could not correctly sense his position through this world.

That's why her previous sword attack missed.