Chapter 7

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

As he continued to learn from Senior Sister An, Ling Yunpo realized that the Seven Kills Swordsmanship was too ferocious.

Every move was an attack without any defense.

Take the opening stance of “Pine Welcoming” as an example:

The general outline of the Flying Sword Technique of Mount Shu mentioned that the ‘Pine Welcoming ‘was to allow the flying sword to move in an arc to attack the opponent. Moreover, the sword body and sword path were separated by about one-sixth of the right angle (which was also 15 degrees). The purpose was to be flexible in dealing with various situations.

If the opponent chooses to defend, the sword can turn the angle at any time and launch a probing attack.

If the other opponent also attacked, the flying sword could take advantage of the situation to turn around and block the other opponent’s flying sword.

Attack while you can defend, and advance while you can retreat, which are the essence of this move.

When it came to the Seven Kills Swordsmanship, it was changed by Su Jian to “the sword path coincides”, that is, the tip of the sword and the path of the sword completely overlap.

If the other party was defending, he would control his flying sword to move around and change directions rapidly until breaking through the entanglement of the other party’s flying sword to directly assassinate the sword immortal!

If the other party attacked, he would activate his flying sword with all his might and charge forward at full speed. Before the other party’s flying sword touched him, he would kill the sword immortal opposite him first!

Ling Yunpo could even imagine how Su Jian had considered this move when he first created the Seven Kill Sword Technique.

“What? Probing him? Why don’t we just kill him directly?”

“Senior Sister.” He hesitated for a long time before asking, “Don’t we need to consider defense when using the Pine Welcoming?”

“This is called a preemptive strike,” An Zhisu explained with a smile. “When both sides are facing each other’s swords, you will use your flying sword to attack from the very beginning. When the other party is shocked, six out of ten will choose to defend.”

“As long as he defends, you can suppress him. Most of the sword moves in the Seven Kills Swordsmanship teach you how to break through the opponent’s defense.”

“Therefore, ‘breaking through defense’ is our Seven Kills Swordsmanship’s strong point.”

“What if the opponent doesn’t defend?” Ling Yunpo asked again.

“If the opponent doesn’t defend and counterattack, you will fight him.” An Zhisu was still smiling.

“Most of these people don’t dare to fight you head-on. They will turn their swords halfway and come back to defend. Thus, we returned to the first situation.”

“What if they still attack?” Ling Yunpo confirmed.

“Then let’s see who’s faster,” An Zhisu said calmly. “Master once said that the fastest swordsmanship in the world is invincible.”

“Therefore, the Seven Kills Swordsmanship’s mental cultivation technique has pushed the speed of the flying sword to the limit.”

“Regardless of cultivation level or grade of the flying sword, it only depends on the circulation path of the sword technique. Our Green Spiral Peak’s Seven Kills Swordsmanship is the fastest among Mount Shu’s Flying Sword Techniques.”

Ling Yunpo pondered for a while and smiled.

“In other words, the other party can’t win in terms of offense and they will fall into our advantageous zone when defending. Then, wouldn’t this Seven Kills Swordsmanship be invincible?”

“Silly junior brother.” An Zhisu shook her head. “Our Green Spiral Peak’s swordsmanship is famous for its high speed. Everyone in Mount Shu knows about it.”

“Thus, when you are fighting against them, they will definitely not compete attacking with you. Instead, they will strike after you to suppress you.”

“The Seven Kills Swordsmanship must suppress the attack. As long as you suppress the opponent’s swordsmanship, the Seven Kills Swordsmanship can easily end the battle in a few breaths. But what if you can’t?”

“Once your swordsmanship is inferior to the opponent’s, when your momentum is exhausted and your swordplay is exhausted, it will be time for the opponent to counterattack.”

“Therefore, the second line of the mantra is’ Unrestrained is the Seven Kills’. The main point is that we cannot be suppressed by the opponent.”

“Let me show you all the moves of the Seven Kills Sword Swordsmanship. Watch carefully.”

An Zhisu held her hands together and pointed forward. The Frost Sword pierced through the air and stabbed into the rock wall on the opposite side. It was like cutting tofu, and the stone fragments fell down.

“This is Pine Welcoming.”

She spun her sword again, and the Frost Sword followed suit. She executed the other moves one by one.

“This is Heart Following Mind.”

“This is the White Rainbow Penetrating Sun.”

“This is Solitary Drinking Under the Moon.”

Ling Yunpo looked at the Senior Sister silently. She was dressed like a colorful butterfly, her sword dancing in the air.

She is heroic like the Houyi shooting down nine suns, and she is energetic like a red dragon.

Its start was like a bolt of lightning struck down, and its end was like a clear light gathering in the sea!

He looked at it as if he was intoxicated. It was unknown whether he was looking at the immortal sword’s brilliant splendor or his senior sister’s beautiful figure.

An Zhisu danced with her sword and sang a clarion song:

“Lighting, lighting, listen to me!”

“Take my blood, my pride, and forge the three-foot flying sword.”

“Its voice is like the roar of a dragon, and its light was like violet lightning.”

“Slaughter the world, soar to the nine heavens.”

“Soul Sealing Jadefall, Blood Descent the hell.”

“Immortals and devils offer their heads, gods and buddhas are buried!”

“I’ve heard of the East Imperial Demon Realm, but I don’t know how far it is.”

“Where is Su Ming? Where is Zhen Mei?”

“I shall enter with my sword and cut through the natural moat.”

“Monitor Meng Zhang is unable to live, and Judge Ling Guang will die too.”

…

She slowly finished her song, and the sword light returned to its sheath.

Ling Yunpo clapped and praised.

“Good singing! The Senior Sister’s song was full of heroic spirit, it really makes Junior Brother admire you.”

An Zhisu blushed and said,

“I didn’t write this. Master used to sing it and beat it with chopsticks after drinking. I thought it was nice, so I memorized the lyrics and melody.”

“The lyrics are good, the melody is good, and the Senior Sister sings even better!” Ling Yunpo laughed.

An Zhisu became even more embarrassed. She forced herself to act like a senior sister and interrupted him.

“I’m not going to argue with you anymore. Did you see the sword move I showed earlier?”

“Oh no,” Ling Yun said awkwardly. “I was too focused on the Senior Sister and forgot to look at the flying sword. It’s my fault.”

“I’ll do it again.” An Zhisu rolled her eyes at him and summoned her Frost Sword again.

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Ling Yunpo practiced for a few days while Qiu Changtian had a peaceful time without his junior sister.

In the end, the synchronization value of the invincible setting kept decreasing, forcing the Kunlun Mirror to issue several reminders.

He had no choice but to find someone to show off.

Using the Kunlun Mirror, he loaded the template of Qiu Changtian and sent his body to Golden Mountain Range in the morning.

Qiu Changtian left his cave abode and went to find his junior sister, Xu Yinglian.

Xu Yinglian’s cave abode was located on the south side of Golden Ridge Peak. There was an empty space at the entrance, and there were often many cranes walking around, waiting for Xu Yinglian to feed them.

He walked along the path for dozens of steps before arriving at the entrance of his junior sister’s cave abode.

Xu Yinglian was dressed in white and was practicing her swordplay in front of the mansion. In her left hand, she held the sword manual of the Kunlun Flying Sword Techniques. In her right hand, she formed a sword with fingers and circulated her qi. The scarlet Yujia Sword drew across the sky, leaving behind a blazing trail.

“Junior Sister!” Qiu Changtian greeted her with a smile.

“Senior Brother.” Xu Yinglian bowed slightly and forced a smile. However, there was a lingering look in her eyes.

Qiu Changtian could tell that her obsession seemed to have deepened.

According to Sect Master Polestar, if this continued, it might turn into an inner demon.

No! Although I often need Junior Sister to help increase my synchronization value to maintain my enemy-free profile… I can’t harm Junior Sister because of this!

It seemed like he had to find a way to encourage her and cheer her up.

Thus, Qiu Changtian put away his smile and watched her focus on the swordplay for a few minutes. Suddenly, he spoke in an incredulous tone.

“That can’t be, right, Junior Sister? You’ve been practicing for so many days. Is this all?”