Why do you always want to be my Taoist partner?

In Jiang Li's impression, Bai Sheng is a somewhat timid girl.

But at this moment, she clenched her fists and her cheeks flushed slightly, which was really cute.

Qin Gou only then turned his eyes to Bai Sheng. After hesitating for a moment, he tilted his head, but ignored Bai Sheng and just looked at Jiang Li, "Do you still want to be a coward behind a woman?"

Jiang Li just shrugged and said nothing.

Bai Sheng was staring at Qin Gou's face at the moment, and Qin Gou finally turned to look at her, and then he said, "Jiang Li has offended someone he shouldn't have offended, I will punish him on his behalf, Junior Sister, there is no need for you to get involved in this mess. This coward who can only hide behind a woman is not worth it for Junior Sister to stand up for him."

Bai Sheng turned a deaf ear to him and just tightly grasped the sword in his hand, "I won't let you attack this flower field."

"What if I insist on doing it?"

"Then ask the sword in my hand whether it agrees or not!" Bai Sheng's voice began to tremble.

She had been practicing silently these years and had almost never fought with others, so she was already red-faced after just a few words of argument. Qin Gou hesitated for a moment and looked at Bai Sheng, "Junior sister... I know who you are, Bai Sheng, who is ranked fifth in Jijian Mountain, right?"

"I have been entrusted with a task, so I have to do something today. If Junior Sister is still unwilling to move aside...why not fight with me?"

Bai Sheng has already taken out the photo stone, and the meaning is self-evident.

The photo stone is used to record the sword debate between two people. As long as both of them agree to the sword debate, the photo stone will record it. Qin Gou turned his eyes to Jiang Li again, but unexpectedly, Jiang Li was already sitting on the recliner and making tea for himself. He felt like he was watching the fun and just lacked a plate of melon seeds.

But at this moment, the arrow was already on the string, and Qin Gou had no time to taunt Jiang Li, as Bai Sheng's sword had already attacked.

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Bai Sheng is ranked fifth at Jijian Peak. Jijian Peak and Yinjian Peak are both among the five inner sect peaks. The sword techniques they practice are equally powerful, and the qualifications of the disciples are also similar.

Qin Gou was ranked sixth among the Jijian Peak in the last Hidden Sword Peak competition. Three months have passed since the last Jijian Peak competition, and his cultivation has advanced from the early stage of foundation building to the middle stage.

Even though he knew that Bai Sheng's cultivation was at the late stage of foundation building, he still had absolute confidence that he would win.

But sometimes, having too much confidence is not a good thing.

Qin Gou had fought with the monks from Jijian Peak before, and he was very clear that the monks from Jijian Peak practiced fast sword. But once the rhythm of their fast sword was disrupted, they could easily win. He originally wanted to take the first sword head-on, without dodging or evading, and then wait for an opportunity to strike with the sword. However, he never expected that he had an inexplicable intuition in his heart as soon as Bai Sheng's chasing light was only the first move.

He couldn't dodge the sword, and he would be stabbed in the left shoulder by it.

Even though he tried hard to dodge or resist, the sword fell like a stream of light, landing on his left shoulder, drawing a streak of blood, and the next sword fell again in an instant.

Sword intent!

The sound of the sword cutting through his clothes and skin seemed to ring in Qin Gou's ears. He widened his eyes, unable to understand how a sword cultivator who was only ranked fifth on Jijian Peak could comprehend the sword intent... There were clearly only ten cultivators of the same generation in the entire Xuantian Dao Ji Sect who had comprehended the sword intent!

How could it be… How could it be? She is only this age, how could she comprehend the sword spirit? !

But Bai Sheng did not give Qin Gou time to think. Her sword fell in the next instant, and each sword contained the essence of sword intent. Each sword made Qin Gou unable to avoid it. Bai Sheng only struck out the ninth sword, and the black clothes on Qin Gou's body were already soaked with blood, and the green grass on the ground was already dyed scarlet.

"I surrender!"

Qin Gou's voice soon sounded.

In the face of the fear of death, not many people actually have the confidence to fight to the death, not to mention that he just accepted some benefits and came to help a little.

Qin Gou's surrender made Bai Sheng stop drawing his sword. Qin Gou hurriedly took out a pill from his storage ring and swallowed it, barely stopping the gushing blood. He stared at Jiang Li in front of him with a trembling voice, "You...you give it to me...you must remember this...!"

"Goodbye, I won't see you off." Jiang Li shook the folding fan in his hand and said with a smile.

Qin Gou ran away quickly, his steps looked a little embarrassed, and Jiang Li only then moved his eyes to Bai Sheng. Bai Sheng's hand holding the sword was still trembling, and she had just come to her senses.

"You rarely fight with others, right?" Jiang Li asked.

"Hmm..." Bai Sheng lowered her head slightly and walked towards Jiang Li. Fortunately, her dress was not stained with blood, but there were two blood drops on her left cheek. Jiang Li took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the blood on her face, saying softly, "Thank you, Junior Sister Bai Sheng, for helping me out."

Bai Sheng shook his head in panic, "It's okay."

"The way Junior Sister Bai Sheng drew her sword earlier really looked like a sword cultivator." Jiang Li said with a smile. His handkerchief had already wiped off the blood stains on Bai Sheng's face. Bai Sheng came back to her senses and looked at Jiang Li's face. After a second or two, she whispered, "Who did Senior Brother Jiang Li offend?"

"Master Brother from Hidden Sword Peak, Qian Tingsheng."

"What did Senior Brother Jiang Li do?"

"Because Yue Ji came to talk to me for a while, he got jealous and wanted to find someone to teach me a lesson."

Bai Sheng's eyes were filled with confusion, "But... this is useless."

"Yeah, it's useless." Jiang Li slowly picked up the tea on the table, "Even if he taught me a lesson, my relationship with Yue Ji will still be good, and Yue Ji will only hate him more, but this kind of idiot with only one mind can't figure it out."

"He only thinks that as long as his fists are big enough, he can win the favor of women, but he doesn't know that in Yue Ji's eyes, he is just a drooling mangy dog."

Bai Sheng was amused by Jiang Li's description, but after a second or two, she began to worry, "What if he comes to trouble Senior Brother Jiang Li in person?"

"Isn't there still the Discipline Hall?"

Bai Sheng wanted to say something but stopped herself, but Jiang Li just smiled. He even reached out and pinched Bai Sheng's face, signaling her to relax.

The corruption of the Discipline Hall is well-known in the Xuantian Dao Sect, but everyone knows it, but no one dares to speak out.

Bai Sheng felt a tingling sensation on her cheek, and then she realized that Jiang Li had pinched her face. She shrank back and stared at Jiang Li with wide eyes, but Jiang Li looked innocent.

"you……"

"Junior Sister Bai Sheng was so cute when she drew her sword earlier. I couldn't help but pinch her."

Jiang Li still looked like a rogue, and changed the subject, "In order to repay Junior Sister Bai Sheng for standing up for me, I decided to teach Junior Sister Bai Sheng another sword skill."

Jiang Li stood up and picked a bunch of peach branches from a nearby peach tree. He turned to look at Bai Sheng and asked, "Junior Sister Bai Sheng, do you know what sword intent is?"

Chapter 16: Chapter Eating

As soon as Jiang Li asked this question, Bai Sheng couldn't help but pout his lips.

Does Senior Brother Jiang Li treat her as an idiot?

As a sword cultivator, one naturally knows what sword intent is. Sword intent is something that is derived after sword skills are comprehended to the extreme. It is something that belongs only to one person and is a sword cultivator's complete understanding of the sword. Sword intent will make sword moves more mysterious and harmonious. Even the momentum emitted by sword intent alone can make the opponent timid.

But not everyone can comprehend the meaning of sword. If one wants to comprehend the meaning of sword, one must practice diligently and also have absolute talent. Relatively speaking, the latter is the most important.

"Sword intent is the ultimate comprehension of sword moves and the unique understanding of one's own swordsmanship." Bai Sheng still patiently answered Jiang Li's question, but the concept of sword intent is actually quite vague. After all, there are not many people who can truly comprehend sword intent.

It is already amazing if one out of a thousand sword practitioners can comprehend the sword intent.

Jiang Li looked at Bai Sheng in front of him and smiled, "Half right."

"half?"

"Sword intent is something that is born out of obsession after a move has been practiced to perfection."

"Obsession?"

"When a move reaches its peak, it cannot advance any further. However, if a person's determination is strong enough, and his comprehension and spiritual power are strong enough, he can comprehend the sword's meaning."

"As for what I taught you yesterday, it was actually just the simplest sword intent. It is the sword intent that will naturally arise when you comprehend the moves to the extreme. It is actually not that powerful."

Bai Sheng began to think seriously.

The sixteen swords that Jiang Li taught her yesterday were precisely because she had already mastered the Light-Chasing Sword Technique long ago, and those sixteen swords completely transformed the Light-Chasing Sword Technique to an unattainable height, so she naturally comprehended the sword intent, although she was not very skilled in using it, but today she used it to defeat Qin Gou with ease.

This is also the reason why Jiang Li did not choose to take action. As early as the first moment the two began to fight, he knew that Bai Sheng would win. Why not do such a good thing that would make him owe Bai Sheng a favor?

After all, they can only continue to be involved if they owe each other favors. Favors are not something that should end once they are repaid. This time he owed a little, and after he paid back a little more, he asked Bai Sheng to owe a little more, and gradually they began to become entangled.

"Then what is considered a powerful sword intent?" Bai Sheng looked at Jiang Li in front of him in confusion.

"The powerful sword intent is what I said. All you need is enough obsession. After practicing the sixteen swords I taught you for half a year, you will be able to comprehend the new sword intent you have summarized by using the light chaser. It will be much more powerful than the sword intent you comprehend from just the moves."

Bai Sheng seemed to understand a little, but Jiang Li’s words seemed to go beyond that.

Jiang Li raised the peach branch in his hand, gently grasped it, and then suddenly said, "Sword Intent is illusory, but it is not difficult to comprehend it. However, many people have spent their entire lives trying to reach the realm above Sword Intent, but have not been able to even touch it."

"Sword power?" Bai Sheng's lips moved slightly and he asked softly.

"Correct answer." Jiang Li slowly raised the peach branch in his hand. "Sword momentum is a new realm above sword intent. If sword intent is the pinnacle of sword moves, then sword momentum is the pinnacle of obsession. During cultivation, cultivators will automatically merge with this world. We are in this world and are also subject to the rules of this world. The meaning of sword momentum is to borrow momentum from this world."

"If you take advantage of the situation, you can temporarily break the rules, just like... like this."

Immediately afterwards, Bai Sheng saw a stream of light.

Many years later, Bai Sheng would still remember the scene of the stream of light emerging from Jiang Li's hand. He was clearly just standing there and throwing the peach branch in his hand, but the stream of light transformed from the peach branch was too gorgeous that she could not come back to her senses for a long time.

"Jiang, Senior Brother Jiang Li...?!" Bai Sheng's voice became a little stuttering.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Li turned around and sat opposite her.

"Where did Taozhi go?"

"The so-called chasing light, what chasing light is pursuing is the most ultimate sword, the speed is too fast, and it will naturally be turned into dust by air resistance." Jiang Li spread his hands innocently, "This is the ultimate meaning of chasing light, have you learned it?"

Bai Sheng was unable to speak for a long time, and Jiang Li just stared at her gently at this moment. Looking at the shocked expression on her face, after several seconds, Jiang Li suddenly burst into laughter.

Bai Sheng didn't understand why Jiang Li was laughing until Jiang Li took out the bunch of peach branches again and placed them on the table, "Hahahahahahahaha, Junior Sister Bai Sheng is so stupid, do you really believe that I can comprehend the sword moves?"

Bai Sheng slowly recovered from the shock and looked at Jiang Li in front of him, laughing so hard that he couldn't straighten his waist. "I just used a little trick and put the peach branch into the storage ring."

The corners of Bai Sheng's mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes were full of resentment and contempt.

Why should she really believe it?

Her eyes were staring at Jiang Li with resentment, and she was determined to stare at him until he felt ashamed.

But Jiang Li's thick skin was not a joke with Bai Sheng. He just laughed for a long time and finally held back his laughter. "The sword meaning I'm talking about is my own understanding. As for the sword momentum, it was taught to me by a senior. But I pondered it for a long time and couldn't figure it out, so I simply stopped practicing the sword momentum. I guess that senior was just pretending to be mysterious and it can't be taken seriously."

Bai Sheng's eyes were still dim, "Why should I trust Senior Brother Jiang Li?"

She was probably talking to herself. Jiang Li couldn't help laughing again. After a while, he said, "If it weren't for Junior Sister Bai Sheng standing up for me today, my flower field would have been destroyed by Qin Gou. How about I treat Junior Sister Bai Sheng to dinner as a reward?"

Bai Sheng hesitated for a moment. After a second or two, she asked in a low voice, "What do you want to eat?"

"You come with me."

Jiang Li brought her to the backyard of his bamboo building, and then Bai Sheng saw the snow-white rabbits that were raised. They were particularly cute, and Bai Sheng's eyes melted at once. She leaned over and touched the rabbits several times. Then she heard Jiang Li say, "You pick one. There are four rabbits in total. We will kill two today to treat Junior Sister Bai Sheng well."

Bai Sheng widened her eyes and looked at Jiang Li. Jiang Li looked innocent, "Rabbit meat is tender and smooth. As long as it is handled properly, it is much more delicious than chicken, especially when it is made into spicy rabbit head. Junior Sister Bai Sheng will never forget the taste after taking a bite."

Bai Sheng immediately protected the four rabbits behind him, "Senior Brother Jiang Li is really too much."

The corner of Jiang Li's mouth twitched slightly, "You really don't want to eat?"

Bai Sheng shook his head like a rattle, so Jiang Li had to give up the idea, but he still couldn't help muttering, "Then I'll eat it myself next time."

Bai Sheng suddenly became a little anxious and reached out to pull Jiang Li's sleeve, "Just... can't you not eat rabbit?"

"But I raise them just to eat them."

"Senior Brother Jiang Li..." Bai Sheng's tone softened a lot, but she was not good at acting like a spoiled child, so she stared at Jiang Li with aggrieved look. Her eager eyes made it really hard to refuse.

Jiang Li was in a trance for a moment. Bai Sheng's aggrieved look at this moment made his memories that had been dormant for twenty years suddenly surge out of his mind. He was silent for a long time, "No, I have to eat."

Bai Sheng's eyes suddenly turned red. If Jiang Li said another word or two, her tears would soon fall.

"I raise them for meat. Since you don't let me eat them, then you raise them." Jiang Li brought over a cage, caught the four little rabbits in it, and handed it to Bai Sheng in front of him.

Bai Sheng was stunned for a moment, and she answered subconsciously, "But I..."

"There is no such thing as bad luck. You are just deceiving yourself. If you don't plan to raise them, I will kill them and eat their meat today. So tell me, are you bringing them bad luck or good luck?" Jiang Li tilted his head, his tone a little arrogant, and he didn't give Bai Sheng any chance to refuse.

So Bai Sheng took the cage and answered hastily, as if he was afraid that Jiang Li would change his mind, "Then I will raise it."

"That's right." Jiang Li subconsciously reached out and touched Bai Sheng's head. Before Bai Sheng could react, he quickly withdrew his hand. Just as Bai Sheng was about to say something, Jiang Li interrupted her, "Then let's eat turtle!"

Bai Sheng thought for a moment and nodded cutely.

...So women are also good at double standards!

...Why should we eat soft-shelled turtles when they are so cute!

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It is a technical job to cook soft-shelled turtle well.

Fortunately, Jiang Li often cooked soft-shelled turtle. Bai Sheng had not practiced sword skills today, so she simply practiced sword skills in Jiang Li's bamboo forest. Jiang Li killed the big soft-shelled turtle that he had caught before but was reluctant to eat, and made a pot of braised soft-shelled turtle.

He caught some more crabs and made a pot of spicy crabs, but that was not enough, so he went to the small cold storage he had built in the bamboo forest and took out the half remaining salted duck he had made earlier. Finally, he picked some wild vegetables and made a plate of dumplings.

By the time she had done all this, Bai Sheng had been exhausted from practicing sword skills. Her body was slightly covered with sweat, but she couldn't go back to change her clothes at the moment. Jiang Li looked at the crystal beads of sweat on her collarbone, handed her a handkerchief, came behind her, and before Bai Sheng could speak, his hand was already on Bai Sheng's shoulder.

"Practicing swordsmanship requires gradual progress. The improvement you have made through swordsmanship is minimal. You can practice more in your mind on weekdays. It is especially important to train your spirit and reaction when fighting with others. If you practice swordsmanship like this, it is easy to go astray. Your body will be exhausted all day long. If you lack energy, how can you comprehend the meaning of swordsmanship?"

Jiang Li's fingers began to gently massage Bai Sheng's shoulders.

Bai Sheng's shoulders almost shrugged, but Jiang Li said softly, "Relax, I will help you warm up your body."