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Chapter 525: The True Willowy Sword Technique
Chapter 525: The True Willowy Sword Technique
Tie Kaicheng spoke calmly, "Do you still think Mo Feiyan exaggerated, and that Xie Xiaofeng and Yan Shi were boasting about their skills?"
The short man's eyes turned bloodshot, and he brandished his knife with one hand, charging at Tie Kaicheng like a madman. "Die with me!"
The Lone West Heaven's King Knife usually required both hands to wield, but now that his left hand was useless, he no longer cared about his own life and only wanted to take Tie Kaicheng with him.
Tie Kaicheng's figure flickered, dodging the short man's frenzied eighteen slashes. Then, like a gentle breeze, he slipped through an opening and lightly flicked his sleeve at the short man's chest.
Despite appearing light and airy, the blow caved in the short man's chest.
The short man tumbled backward, spewing blood from his mouth.
On the other side, having already witnessed the situation, the tall man's expression changed drastically. He blocked Li Zhenzhen's longsword with his sharp shield and leaped, intending to escape over the wall.
However, halfway through his jump, he noticed a figure above him.
"Go back," Sun Xingyu said softly, waving her watery sleeves and knocking the tall man back.
"Heavenly Beauty Saintess, the Holy Maiden's decree: brothers and sisters of the Divine Sect are strictly forbidden from killing each other!" The tall man shouted angrily.
Sun Xingyu smiled gently, "Of course, I dare not disobey the Holy Maiden's order, so I won't kill you."
Hearing this, the tall man turned in fear and saw that Tie Kaicheng had taken the longsword from Li Zhenzhen's hand.
"The sword technique you used earlier was the Willowy Sword Technique of Emei Sect," Tie Kaicheng said.
Li Zhenzhen nodded, "It's also the most famous sword technique of our sect."
"You performed it well, but your understanding of its essence is lacking," Tie Kaicheng commented.
Intrigued, Li Zhenzhen asked, "Do you also know the Willowy Sword Technique?"
Tie Kaicheng smiled, "Let me show you the true Willowy Sword Technique."
As his words landed, Tie Kaicheng extended his body, giving his wrist a slight shake. The longsword in his palm then danced with seven sword flowers. Like willows in the wind, they drifted toward the tall man—elusive, unpredictable, and graceful.
The tall man roared and lifted his left hand, causing the semi-circular sharp shield to transform into a round shape, attempting to block all the willowy sword strikes.
But, of course, he couldn't block them all.
Moving the shield created wind, and with the wind, the willowy sword strikes would sway, following the wind's momentum and infiltrating in unpredictable routes that were beyond anticipation.
So, the tall man added the wolf-tooth club to his defense.
But that only made the wind more chaotic, and the willowy sword strikes even more erratic.
They were dense and relentless, making defense nearly impossible!
After just over thirty moves, the tall man had six or seven more wounds on his shoulders, arms, and legs. None of the cuts were too deep, but they were enough to dye his entire body red.
Fear filled the tall man's eyes as he realized that Tie Kaicheng was holding back. His goal wasn't to kill him but to demonstrate the true Willowy Sword Technique to Li Zhenzhen.
If Tie Kaicheng had wanted to kill him, he would already be dead.
Was this the true Willowy Sword Technique?
The tall man had crossed paths with several Emei Sect masters, and he had even witnessed the swordplay of their sect leader. But compared to Tie Kaicheng's performance, their Willowy Sword Technique seemed like an entirely different art.
If Tie Kaicheng's longsword was willowy fluff, then the longswords of those Emei masters were mere crude wooden sticks.
Damn it! You're the chief escort of the Central Plains Red Flag Escort Agency, trained in the 132 styles of the Chasing Wind Linked Swords. How could you possibly understand the Willowy Sword Technique better than the disciples of the Emei Sect?
Li Zhenzhen's eyes were as wide as bulbs, filled with shock and admiration as she watched Tie Kaicheng's swordplay. Her breathing softened, and she became completely immersed in the sword technique that Tie Kaicheng was demonstrating for her.
As Tie Kaicheng spoke, he continued his swordplay, “But it does not involve an elevation of the sword technique's essence; there are still traces to follow.”
“Speaking solely of the upper limit of the sword technique, the Willowy Sword Technique is still inferior to Hua Mountain's Clear Wind Thirteen Styles and Xuanmen's Three Great Sword Techniques,” said Tie Kaicheng.
In fact, Tie Kaicheng was being modest. The Emei Sword Technique and Bashan Sword Technique were somewhat similar, and he had infused the essence of the Returning Wind Dancing Willow Sword into the Willowy Sword Technique. At this moment, the Willowy Sword Technique had become infinitely close to the true Returning Wind Dancing Willow Sword.
The difference was that the Returning Wind Dancing Willow Sword had a rooted source of power, while the Willowy Sword Technique was like a rootless drifting willow.
Li Zhenzhen was left speechless, and even the tall man felt a bit disheartened.
“Could it be that you also know the Clear Wind Thirteen Styles and Xuanmen's Three Great Sword Techniques?” Sun Xingyu asked in surprise.
Tie Kaicheng smiled but remained silent.
He didn't know the Clear Wind Thirteen Styles, but he did know Xuanmen's Three Great Sword Techniques. In addition to the Flying Dragon Great Nine Styles that he had learned in the world of The Sentimental Swordsman and the Heartless Sword, he had also learned the Returning Wind Dancing Willow Sword and the Two Extremes Divine Sword from The Five Ultimate Experts.
Unfortunately, the Clear Wind Thirteen Styles was Hua Mountain's closely guarded secret, unknown even to the Five Ultimate Experts of that year.
The tall man's waist and ribs now bore two more sword wounds.
“Tie Kaicheng, if you're going to kill me, then do it! Make it quick! The Young Sect Master will avenge me!” The tall man roared in madness, “Your sword technique may be superior, but it won't be able to block the Young Sect Master's Godly Blade!”
Tie Kaicheng paid him no heed and instead asked Li Zhenzhen, “Did you understand it?”
Li Zhenzhen smiled bitterly, “I understood it, but I can't replicate it.”
“Practice more!” Tie Kaicheng laughed.
As his words landed, his longsword changed once more, but his body suddenly took root, and he became like a willow tree standing firm amidst the tall man's frenzied storm of attacks.
Man as the willow tree, sword as the willow branches, following the enemy's momentum, Returning Wind Dancing Willow.
“Swish!”
A light sound rang out, and the tall man froze in place, unable to move.
The next moment, a rainbow-like spray of blood gushed from his neck, a brilliant and beautiful sight.
Looking at the fallen tall man, Li Zhenzhen exclaimed, “I've also seen the Bashan Sect's swordplay, but their Returning Wind Dancing Willow Sword is also somewhat different from what you just displayed.”
Li Zhenzhen's martial arts and insight were among the best in the Emei Sect, so she naturally recognized the origin of Tie Kaicheng's final sword strike.
Tie Kaicheng smiled, “Back then, Master Gu used the seventy-seven and forty-nine hands of the Returning Wind Dancing Willow Sword to defeat all the experts in the world. This sword technique is naturally not an ordinary one.”
Li Zhenzhen's eyes sparkled, “He used the same sword technique you just displayed. This is the true Returning Wind Dancing Willow Sword!”
Tie Kaicheng was not modest, “At the very least, it's a similar sword technique.”
Li Zhenzhen couldn't help but sigh, “If only one person from the seven great sword sects could comprehend the essence of the ancestor's sword technique, how could the Demon Sect have become so rampant?”
“Not necessarily,” Tie Kaicheng said lightly.
“What do you mean?” Li Zhenzhen asked.
“Because the Godly Blade is also an unparalleled martial art,” said Tie Kaicheng, “The Demon Sect Leader only needs one move to kill. The realm of this Godly Blade strike is probably even higher than those sword techniques.”
Sun Xingyu and Li Zhenzhen inhaled sharply at the same time, “The Life-Taking Fifteenth Sword?”
(End of Chapter)
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