Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-One, The Sword of Jian Er
The two walked while talking, their feet moving very fast, and finally arrived at Juhuading near dusk. Qingshi once again enjoyed the scenic view of 'Jianzong Xiyan'.
Slowly approaching the three stone archways, Qingshi was going to observe the 'Huading Sword Carvings' again, but found a large group of people standing on the big stone dam behind the stone archways, apparently waiting for him. Sure enough, from a distance, Then I heard Jian Qi's rough voice: "Brother Qingshi is finally here! All our brothers and sisters have been waiting for it for a long time! Hahaha..."
Qingshi knew that it was probably Jian Erjiu or Jian Wu who sent the message. He had no choice but to walk over, clasping his fists and bowing his head, saying, "How dare you work for me brothers! I can't bear this kind of kindness!"
More than twenty Immortal Sword Sect disciples were seen standing scattered in twos and threes on the stone dam. Although these people were divided into several small teams, Qingshi still spotted the most eye-catching person among them at a glance. This person Qingshi had never seen before, he was like Javelin stands alone in the center, with an aloof and indifferent expression, and is dressed in white. He is obviously the protagonist, or at least he thinks so.
A voice in the crowd said with a slightly mocking tone: "Brother Qingshi, don't think that everyone is here to greet you, there are also some who want to turn you away, it's better to be careful!"
Qingshi saw that it was Jian Shiyi who was speaking. Apart from Jian Yi, among the disciples of the Xianjian Sect, Jian Jiu and Jian Eleven had a better relationship with him. Qingshi knew that he was obviously not mocking himself, but mocking others. And remind yourself that someone is going to be bad for you.
Qingshi quickly glanced at everyone, looked at Jian Wu beside him and said, "Didn't Brother Jian Wu say that Brother Jian San is still stationed here? Why didn't you see him?"
"Yes!" Jian Wu asked Jian Qi with a surprised look on his face, "The one who was supposed to be on duty has disappeared, but so many brothers and sisters have come. Why is that?" It seems that it was not him who spread the news that Qingshi went up the mountain.
Before Jian Qi could answer, the aloof-looking young man in white in the middle said calmly: "Jian Er, I happened not to be on the mountain when Brother Qingshi came last time. It's a pity that we couldn't meet him. Today, Brother Qingshi comes again, and Jian Er can't wait to see him. I immediately wanted to ask Brother Qingshi for advice, so I sent away Junior Brother Jian San to come and greet him. Isn’t Brother Qingshi strange?”
"How dare you!" Qingshi could clearly feel Jian Er's hostility towards him and said lightly, "I heard that Brother Jian Er is the best swordsman in the Xiaozi generation. Qingshi is flattered by such enthusiastic welcome and eager advice! Please come!"
"Please!" Jian Er calmly said coldly.
The other disciples of the Immortal Sword Sect all retreated, leaving only Qingshi and Jianer on the scene. Where Qingshi was thinking, the Qinglian Sword appeared in his hand, with the tip of the sword pointing diagonally towards the ground. Jianer's sword was always carried behind his back. He held the hilt of the sword with his backhand and pulled out the long sword with a cry. He rushed forward with an arrow and slashed with a slash. There was a trace of light on the tip of the sword, as fast as a shooting star.
Qingshi swung his sword to separate the incoming sword, turned his wrist and stabbed the sword under the ribs of the second sword, but the tip of the sword made a gentle sound. The second sword did not dare to neglect, and moved his feet to avoid it, and the sword in his hand was tilted. Lifting Qingshi's throat, Qingshi also used the three skills of rapid wind to dodge. The two of them moved extremely fast and were instantly engaged in a battle, which dazzled the surrounding Immortal Sword Sect disciples.
Over the past year, Qingshi's swordsmanship did not seem to have improved much, but his perception of the sword's intention had become sharper, and the improvement in his swordsmanship realm was very obvious.
Realm is a bit abstract, and it is difficult to detect it during daily practice. Only when fighting against an opponent can one realize the benefits of improving the realm.
Just now, Qingshi was fighting Jian Wu. Jian Wu was the oldest in Xiaozi generation and started early, but his kendo skills were slightly inferior to even Jian Shiliu. Qingshi fought easily with him and didn't realize that he was in actual combat. The improvement of combat power.
But now, Jian Er's sword was extremely ruthless and erratic, and Qingshi had to muster up his energy to fight with it. Under the pressure of Jian Er's sword moves, Qingshi began to feel the power of comprehending the sword's intention and improving his realm in the past year. Here comes the benefit.
The direct benefit of improving your realm is not to make your sword faster, more skillful or more powerful, but to make yourself aware of your own shortcomings. In the same way, it is naturally easier to see the opponent's flaws.
The sword of Sword Two is indeed very good, even more powerful than that of Sword Three. He strikes faster and is more cunning and cruel. A year ago, in terms of swordsmanship alone, Qingshi was inferior to Jian Er. But now, although Qingshi feels that Jian Er's sword skills are powerful, his threat to him is not as good as the sword a year ago. three.
This is because Qingshi can easily discover the flaws in Jian Er's sword technique, and his prediction of his sword moves is naturally more accurate. In this way, it is relatively easy to deal with him.
Although his speed and strength have not improved significantly, after he has become more aware of the shortcomings and strengths of his own swordsmanship, discovered more of his opponent's flaws, and predicted his opponent's moves, his accuracy and agility have improved. The speed, grasp of rhythm changes, and the rationality and pertinence of the shots are greatly enhanced. It becomes much more effective to limit the opponent's moves.
As the battle between the two continued, Qingshi gained more and more experience, and became more and more aware of the true meaning of swordsmanship, and his realm further improved. Only then did he truly understand why it is said that after practicing swordsmanship and even martial arts to a certain level, it becomes more and more difficult. The important thing is to understand rather than practice this principle.
The battle between the two looked very fierce. Jian Er's sword hit the blue stone like a storm. At the same time, Jian Er used the majestic sword light field martial arts. The sharp sword light enveloped the blue stone, with a terrifying momentum.
Qingshi seems to have been in a defensive posture. The disciples of the Immortal Sword Sect around him all said that Qingshi was no match for Jianer and would be defeated sooner or later. Only the two people fighting in the field knew in their hearts that Qingshi had the upper hand.
After three hundred moves, Jian Er understood his situation. No matter how fast or fierce his sword was, or how terrifying his momentum was, Qingshi's sword could always cleverly limit his moves, making it impossible for him to use his killing moves. Produce the power it deserves.
His sword light field has minimal impact on Qingshi. Domain-type martial arts originally rely on artistic conception to suppress opponents. Qingshi's artistic conception is higher than that of Jian Er, so Jian Er's sword light field has no effect.
Jian Er gritted his teeth and used all his special skills to try his best to reverse the situation of the battle. Even if he felt that he was at a disadvantage, he still felt that he still had hope of defeating Qingshi, because when masters competed, victory or defeat was decided by the smallest detail. between.
But no matter how he changed his moves or how fierce he was, Qingshi could always resolve it. As time went by, Jian Er began to understand that it was an impossible task for him to defeat Qingshi. He really didn't expect Qingshi's swordsmanship to be so good. , I originally heard that Qingshi was only slightly better than Jian San a year ago, and I should have no problem defeating him, but the result...
The suffocating fast-paced offense and defense continued for half an hour without any pause. The sun has set and the sky has gradually darkened. Only the high peak of Immortal Sword Peak is still bathed in the last trace of afterglow. Finally, the two people fighting in the field staggered and stood still, and the fighting finally stopped.
None of the disciples of the Immortal Sword Sect who were watching could see the outcome, and indeed they couldn't see it on the scene, but Jian Er and Qing Shi knew it very well in their hearts. Jian Er used his greatest strength, and now he has exhausted his true energy and is unable to continue, but even so, he can't defeat Qingshi's one and a half moves.
If Qingshi wants to defeat Jian Er, he can do it at any time from the 500th move onwards. Now the two of them have fought thousands of moves, but there is no winner on the scene. This is because Qingshi has encountered an opponent with very good swordsmanship for the first time in a year. He wants to use this to test himself and then improve himself. Therefore, he was not willing to defeat Jian Er immediately. He regarded Jian Er as a sparring partner.
But Jian Er didn't know Qingshi's thoughts, and thought that Qingshi didn't want to lose face in public, so he felt a little grateful in his heart.
Jian Er took the initiative to stop attacking, and Qing Shi also stopped.
Jian Erqiang pretended to be calm and said: "Brother Qingshi's swordsmanship is really superb, Jian Erqiang is willing to be defeated! Please come in now."
Jian Er's words were very artistic. Although he was admitting defeat to Qingshi, others could also understand that the two of them were evenly matched and the outcome was not decided. His admission of defeat was a sign of humility and magnanimity.
It's a pity that everyone knows that Jian Er has always been very arrogant. If he wins, he will be arrogant and breathless. Now that he says this, his skills must be inferior to others. Has he ever been humble?
Jian Er originally wanted to give Qing Shi a blow, but it would be very embarrassing if he was defeated directly by Qing Shi's sword. Now Qing Shi has forced him to admit defeat, but at least he has not completely ruined his face. In any case, this has already happened. This is the best result, so although Jian Er is frustrated, he is not so angry that he hates Qing Shi. Qingshi smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Brother Jian."
Jian Er nodded expressionlessly and turned around to leave, followed quickly by five or six junior brothers.
Jian Shiyi said loudly and sinisterly: "Oh! I thought Brother Qingshi was going to sleep on Yubei Peak today. I really didn't expect it! On the twenty-seventh, go to the guest house and tell Mr. Zhao and ask him to quickly prepare wine and food to welcome the distinguished guests. This I think I'm a big boss and I've always been rude, so keep an eye on him and don't let him sneak around and get away with it!" This was obviously referring to Sang scolding Huai.
Jian Er paused slightly when he heard this, snorted slightly and left without looking back. But two people behind him turned around and glared at Jian Shiyi fiercely.
Jian Shiyi laughed as if nothing had happened: "Brother Qingshi is good at swordsmanship, let's go, let's go to the guest house to welcome you. Before leaving, senior brother Jian Yi told me to treat him well when brother Qingshi went up the mountain. Senior brother Although he has gone down the mountain a long time ago, his respect for Brother Qingshi remains unchanged. Unlike some people who are very rude!"
Qingshi still smiled slightly and said: "Thank you, Brother Jianyi, for thinking about me. It's so helpful, Brother Eleven."
Jian Shiyi and Jian Jiu came forward hand in hand to shake hands with Qingshi and exchange greetings. Among the disciples watching the battle, two groups also came over to greet Qingshi. One group was Jian Twelve, Jian Thirteen and Jian Fourteen. These three people were The brothers were also admitted to the Immortal Sword Sect at the same time.
There is also a group of four people who are all young disciples ranked after thirty. In addition, there were several people who neither followed Jian Er nor came to meet Qingshi. They either left alone or in groups of two or three.
Qingshi felt that this Xiaozi disciple of the Immortal Sword Sect was actually divided into many small groups, and they were not in harmony with each other. Qingshi could feel some of it when he went up the mountain a year ago. Now that the sword is gone, this disharmony is obviously more prominent.
