Buzz! The light on Yousi Sword blazed with dazzling brilliance.
Xu Xiaoshou had originally thought that for this second sword, he might try Dao Qiongchang's method: use the Heart Sword Technique as the lead, making the examples in the "Canon of Sword Observation" rub salt into Sui Yin's wounds.
But when the illusory ancient tome bloomed beneath his feet as well, a flash of inspiration struck him for no apparent reason, and Xu Xiaoshou thought of something.
Ba Zunan was undoubtedly proficient in all nine great sword techniques.
But he vaguely remembered someone saying that the one Ba Zunan used most often was the Illusion Sword Technique? The Illusion Sword Technique had far too many special effects!
It was practically the first or second choice for every ancient swordsman with a flair for flamboyance.
Ba Zunan was no exception.
Yet that was not what truly struck Xu Xiaoshou.
Rather, if the Illusion Sword Technique was more compatible with Ba Zunan, the odds of successfully inviting him over would be greater.
And the Illusion Sword Technique's chief feature was not its special effects. That was superficial. Its true focus lay in this sword technique's traits:
It, too, leaned toward attacks of the mind!
Though it was not as direct as the Heart Sword Technique, it possessed the added function of reversing illusion into reality! And if possible, the second realm of the Illusion Sword Technique could create "real" existences that did not exist! It could be an event, it could be an object...
Why could it not be a "person"?
"The Illusion Sword Technique isn't the only sword technique that touches upon the Great Daos of space and time, but it delves the deepest."
"Even if the Eight-Fingered Wastrel True Person came, it would actually be useless. The one I want