In the blink of an eye, the swords of the emperor and the four brothers of the Yu family were all blown away by a blow, and the seven daggers with cold light penetrated into the solid rosewood pillars at the rear and disappeared into the handle.
The emperor's sword, because his internal power was deeper than that of the four brothers, was more powerful when faced with a counterattack. It flew straight towards the wooden window that separated the inside and outside of the south study room five or six feet away.
But before it could get out of the window, a sword shadow came from behind and blocked the way. It was brought back with sticky force and returned to the emperor's hands.
With the eyesight of the emperor and the King of Xicheng, although it was difficult to see the specific situation of the eight swords being knocked down and flying out, the last sword was held by Zhao Qing's Seven Star Sword five feet away and flew back. The sword queen was still hanging in the air, but they could clearly see it in their eyes.
The two of them couldn't help but be extremely surprised. For a moment, they respected Zhao Qing like a god and fell into a daze.
Even the four brothers of the Yu family, who were withdrawn and rigid, couldn't help but soften and almost bowed down.
"Is it really the flying sword technique of 'controlling objects with energy'? The immortal family's methods are really shocking. I wonder if you can let me see it again?"
The emperor looked at the seven-star sword that was clearly visible not far away, but made people feel that it was far away, and murmured in his mouth.
Zhao Qing glanced at him and nodded slightly.
Suddenly, the Seven-Star Sword, which was originally suspended three feet above the ground, suddenly rose up and turned into an afterimage that surrounded her within one foot. It circled in an unknown number of circles in that instant.
Finally, it hung in the air and stopped on Zhao Qing's right hand. She gently took it off and inserted it back into the scabbard.
"Actually, this is not an immortal method, it is just a natural use after one's skill and swordsmanship reach a certain level."
She didn't want others to fall into the worship of immortals and gods, so she explained truthfully that after all, it would not be a good thing for the emperor to pursue the pursuit of immortality.
After "Hundred Skulls Become God", Zhao Qing started to use superior weapons like the Seven Star Sword again, and no longer only used the sword energy from his bare hands. Naturally, there was a reason.
Since the sword energy used with bare hands is not affected by the weight of the weapon itself, the speed of the attack is faster and the inertia required to change the attack is smaller. It can also be extended in length and divided into multiple parts, almost surpassing the actual sword in terms of changes. Several times, it is also quite advantageous compared to the sword energy emitted by a real sword.
But in terms of power, such sword energy can only compete with weapons made of Chang Tie. It is still half a step behind weapons made of hundreds of refined steel, and is inferior to weapons made of black iron, cold iron, etc. In comparison, it is much weaker.
When Zhao Qing previously fought against Mu Taoist, the reason why her strength was not inferior to Mu Taoist's sword energy in a head-to-head encounter was because she had mastered the subtle changes in yin and yang's strength and softness, and could use small changes to Condensing the power contained in the sword energy greatly increases its power, exerting ten points of sword energy to twelve points of power.
Now, she has used a real sword again, which is naturally related to the breakthrough of "Hundred Skeletons Becoming Divine".
When she first entered Lu Xiaofeng's world, Zhao Qing used the lower-level alternative method of "controlling the sword with Qi", "controlling the sword with threads". At that time, her skills were insufficient. On the sword, it is impossible to use the inner strength of the true energy to still control the sword freely and the power will not decrease even after the sword is far away from the body.
But after breaking through the realm of internal strength, her spiritual energy has reached the point where it can be initially transformed. She can attach her spirit to the sword, and transform it into true energy at the critical moment when the sword is turning around in the distance, adding a burst of strength to make it more powerful. The effective distance of its manipulation is greatly increased.
However, due to the extra mental consumption, using the flying sword is actually quite labor-intensive, and it is lacking in durability.
In addition, due to the basic principle of "the farther the force is, the weaker", at this time, although the maximum effective distance that Zhao Qing can control the sword to fly in the air has reached seven to eight feet, but to use its peak speed and changes, it is necessary to It must be maintained within two or three feet to use the maximum power of "Controlling the Sword with Qi".
From Zhao Qing's current point of view, the real power of "Controlling the Sword with Qi" is not that it can change the Qi of an empty-handed sword and at the same time, it can also rely on the superior quality of the sword body and blade. Even more lethal.
Rather, "using Qi to control the sword" can use certain skills to make the sword faster and faster, continuously accumulating power, and bursting out with power that breaks through the limits, and defeats the enemy with one sword.
It's like extending an arm that was originally two or three feet long to two or three feet. When swung, the length of the space for accumulating energy and acceleration increases sharply, and the power naturally increases greatly.
However, in this case, the sword body that was finally accelerated and shot out would most likely not be able to be pulled back by the infuriating energy. It was more like an arrow aimed at the enemy. After being shot, the sword could only be retrieved by oneself.
All in all, after understanding and practicing the skill of "controlling the sword with Qi", Zhao Qing's strength improved greatly in a short period of time, and he even gained an extra trump card.
This also proves what she said before about Dugu Yihe and Ximen Chuixue. As their skills become deeper and deeper, the limits of their swordsmanship will become higher and higher.
After hearing Zhao Qing's denial of the "Flying Sword of the Immortal Family", King Xicheng shook his head and said:
"I once read the notes left by many senior martial arts masters. One of the swordsmanship masters lamented, 'A swordsmanship genius can devote all his time to practicing swordsmanship and want to master the legendary swordsmanship of 'controlling the sword with Qi'." , it will take at least one hundred and fifty years."
He emphasized the emphasis on the "one hundred and fifty years" position, and his meaning was not clear.
"If you want to believe it, just believe it. Just don't bring it up specifically. Because the immortal in your imagination is just a martial arts master after he actually descends to earth."
Zhao Qing didn't want to bring up this topic again, and said calmly: "Wu Ming's martial arts may not be inferior to mine. If you get any information about him, please tell me as soon as possible."
"In order to guard against possible assassinations by Wu Ming and his men, we still need to add as many guard forces as possible to the Imperial City in the near future."
The three thousand imperial guards and one large inner bodyguard in the Forbidden City are the best among the best. They can easily deal with ordinary top masters, but it may not be enough to deal with a peerless master like Wu Ming, or multiple top masters.
Wei Ziyun and others in the original work judged that Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue might have the ability to break out of the siege together.
After Ye Gucheng died, Lu Xiaofeng also prepared to join forces with Ximen Chuixue and others to escape in order to save his body. The key thing is that Mu Daoren, a wily and scheming person, actually took the initiative to join Lu Xiaofeng and his group, which shows that this matter is highly likely to be feasible.
Even taking into account that compared with actively killing rebels and protecting the emperor, the psychological preparation and effort of the imperial guards should be much weaker. A master like Wu Ming should still have the ability to break through three thousand imperial guards.
At least, Zhao Qing is confident that he can win against three thousand imperial guards. After all, these guards were unable to resist the high-speed piercing and strangulation of the Seven Star Sword after it flew out.
"If the number of imperial guards is insufficient, two battalions will be transferred from outside the city to defend the imperial city." The emperor nodded in agreement.
"One more thing, you have a eunuch named Wang An here, right? This man is a spy." Zhao Qing paused and said.
This Wang An is the internal agent bribed by Pingnan Palace in the original work. If Wu Ming controls Pingnan Palace, or directly bribes him with money, he can be made to rebel and backstab the emperor.
Zhao Qing estimated that with the great power of the various palaces in Gulong's world, it might be difficult for the emperor to deal with Taiping Palace and Pingnan Palace without concrete evidence, so he did not mention it. However, such internal agents hidden in the palace are naturally It's better to kill it as soon as possible.
"Wang An?" The emperor frowned and said, "There are thousands of eunuchs in the palace. I wonder if the Wang An you are talking about is the one who serves as the general manager? Is he really so brave?"
When the emperor was still in the East Palace, he had regarded Wang An as his confidant. After he ascended the throne, Wang An became a very powerful celebrity in the palace.
Wang An was purified at the age of seven and entered the palace at the age of nine. He has always been fawning and cautious. Now he lives to be in his fifties and sixties. How could he do such a thing?
The emperor pondered for a while and said: "Of course I believe what Miss Zhao said. I will send people to check his rooms later."
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After talking for a while, Zhao Qing was about to leave, but saw the King of Xicheng suddenly bowed his head and bowed to her.
"Miss Zhao, I wonder if you can allow me to follow behind you? I am also a martial arts practitioner. I just want to be able to watch your moves. I hope I can learn a few moves."
"Well... of course, but only during the period in the capital." Zhao Qing agreed, slowly walked to the door of the south study room, looked towards the high and vast sky in the distance, his eyes were deep and distant, as if he was watching My future opponent.
The sky is cloudless, as blue as the waveless sea water, just like the little old man Wu Ming who hides his martial arts strength and true purpose tightly.
In the original work, Lu Xiaofeng once commented: Although Lao Dao Baozi is a great character, this little old man is even more of an extraordinary person. He is amazingly talented and unfathomable. Compared with him, Lao Dao Baozi is just a man by the ocean. Just a creek.
Now, she hopes that Wu Ming can be worthy of this extremely high evaluation and can bring some rare inspiration to herself after the First World War.
When facing Wu Ming's men, she was also prepared to "kill one of them if they come; kill both of them if they come two".
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