With older sisters, why need an old man?

The Kaiyue Sword, a cold, gray blade, shot forward, only to be parried by Ling Yunpo's Qingping Sword, controlled by a sword seal in his right hand.

Lin Duanshan formed another sword seal with his left hand, and the golden-red Changbing Sword arced around, zipping in from the other side.

Ling Yunpo quickly channeled energy with his left hand, controlling the Shuangjiang Sword to attempt a block.

However, both the Kaiyue Sword on his right and the Changbing Sword on his left moved with uncanny agility, their trajectories exceptionally tricky, constantly probing for openings in the Qingping and Shuangjiang Swords' movements.

Ling Yunpo had to split his attention to control the Qingping Sword and suppress the opposing Kaiyue Sword, while also focusing on the still-unfamiliar Shuangjiang Sword to block the Changbing Sword's flanking attacks. He had no time to observe and learn the Huashan Sword Technique.

He was stretched thin; when the Qingping Sword on his right gained an advantage, the Shuangjiang Sword on his left immediately fell into disadvantage. When the Shuangjiang Sword recovered its footing, the Qingping Sword's rhythm was disrupted. He was truly unable to attend to both, flustered and overwhelmed.

Lin Duanshan seized the opportunity to press his attack, intensifying his dual-sword offensive. He unleashed the Huashan Sword Technique with full force, coldly remarking:

"Your sword paths must be steady! Seeking both left and right will result in losing both! Do you understand the need to distinguish primary from secondary? With such comprehension, how did you even get accepted into Green Snail Peak? Aren't you afraid of embarrassing Senior Sister An..."

"Lin Duanshan!" An Zhisu glared, "If I hear you insult my junior brother again, I'll skewer your pipa bone with my sword first!"

"My apologies, Senior Sister An," Lin Duanshan said obsequiously, "I wasn't disparaging Junior Brother Ling's talent. I imagine it's the Tenth Order Qingping Sword's unruly nature, coupled with him not yet reaching the Marrow Cleansing Stage, preventing him from nourishing the sword with his body and fully refining the Qingping Sword, that's causing his sword paths to be erratic and affecting his swordsmanship."

Senior Sister An's expression softened slightly. The Qingping Sword, however, was not pleased and immediately began clamoring in Ling Yunpo's sea of consciousness:

"What nonsense is this person spouting? Are you blaming my poor swordsmanship level for your incompetence?"

"Qingping," Ling Yunpo said coldly, "Perhaps I should throw you into the Sword Pool, and you can find someone with better swordsmanship?"

"Sword Master!" the Qingping Sword quickly chimed in with a fawning smile, "A loyal subject serves only one master, and a virtuous woman marries only one husband. How could I possibly leave you, Sword Master?"

"Jianjian," the Kunlun Mirror interjected with a sneer, "Your sycophantic behavior is quite similar to that Lin Duanshan over there."

"Yao Yao, you shouldn't slander a fine sword with baseless accusations!" the Qingping Sword argued with it, "As a Destiny Flying Sword, is it called being a sycophant to please my Sword Master?"

Speaking of which, her voice became even more charming:

"Sword Master, let me tell you, that fellow's sword path is a variant of the Huashan Sword Technique. It appears intricate and complex, but its true essence lies in vicious sneak attacks. If it can attack from a blind spot, it will never take the direct route."

"When a sword path deviates, the frontal defense weakens. Therefore, this sword technique will ultimately fail to become mainstream."

"For example, after his Changbing Sword is blocked by the Shuangjiang Sword, it will rebound and pull back. In the Huashan Sword Technique, this is called 'Peak Turns, Path Winds,' a preparatory move for evasive maneuvers, and its flaws are very obvious."

"When it retreats, you just need to redirect the Shuangjiang Sword's target to Lin Duanshan and unleash a full-power thrust. This will precisely bypass the Changbing Sword's edge and break through its defense. This move is called 'The map reveals the dagger,' one of the few assassination sword moves in the Huashan Sword Technique worth learning..."

After she finished explaining, Ling Yunpo immediately followed her instructions.

The Changbing Sword struck from a tricky angle, and Ling Yunpo blocked it with the Shuangjiang Sword.

Metal clashed against metal, sparks flying, and both sides were repelled by the shockwave.

As expected, the Changbing Sword dipped slightly upwards. Ling Yunpo saw his chance clearly and immediately channeled true qi into his left arm, rapidly propelling the Shuangjiang Sword forward.

Indeed! The Changbing Sword's downward dip was its undoing. As the Shuangjiang Sword surged forward simultaneously, it passed above the Changbing Sword by a hair's breadth, striking directly at the unprepared Lin Duanshan behind it!

Lin Duanshan, who had been focused on his attack, was startled by this sudden, seemingly celestial thrust and nearly broke out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly redirected the Kaiyue Sword to defend, managing to block it about half a step in front of him.

"What a shame," the Qingping Sword clicked its tongue regretfully, "Sword Master, if you had unleashed your full power just now, Lin Duanshan would be dead by now."

"Hmph," Ling Yunpo said coldly, "For Senior Sister's sake, I'll spare his life."

"Good!" The Lin Duanshan on the other side recovered from his shock. As if trying to save face, he shouted loudly, "A good move, 'The map reveals the dagger'! Let's see how you break this one!"

He formed several sword seals with his left hand, and the Kaiyue Sword's path became even more bizarre.

"This move is called 'Flowers Like Brocade.' It's actually flashy but lacks substance, the worst move in the Huashan Sword Technique!" the Qingping Sword quickly transmitted mentally.

"You don't need to observe its sword path; it's all a distraction. It will suddenly pause before attacking. Seize that moment and drive my sword body to suddenly chop down. This is called 'Bear-Grizzly Mountain Splitter,' specifically designed to counter 'Flowers Like Brocade'..."

Although the above text was long, in the mental exchange between Ling Yunpo and the Qingping Sword, it was merely the blink of an eye.

Ling Yunpo did as he was told. The Shuangjiang Sword continued to entangle with the Changbing Sword, while the Qingping Sword swayed slightly, feigning observation of the Kaiyue Sword's path.

As expected, the Kaiyue Sword, which had been moving erratically the previous second, suddenly braked the next, then intended to bypass the Qingping Sword's defense and strike directly towards Ling Yunpo!

However, as soon as it accelerated, it was struck from above by the prepared Qingping Sword, crashing heavily to the ground. Half of its blade instantly embedded in the earth. Only after Lin Duanshan's furious urging was it awkwardly pulled out.

"A good move, 'Bear-Grizzly Mountain Splitter'!" Lin Duanshan roared with laughter, furious. He tried his best not to lose composure in front of Senior Sister An, forcing himself to calm down and say, "You've grasped the essence of the Huashan Sword Technique, which is all about surprise."

"But if you only focus on taking risks, what about frontal defense? Let me show you the Wutai Mountain Hunyuan Sword Style!"

His finger movements changed rapidly, and the sword paths of the Kaiyue and Changbing Swords shifted again, engaging the Shuangjiang and Qingping Swords.

The Qingping Sword let out a few cold laughs, disdainfully saying:

"This Wutai Mountain Hunyuan Sword Style is said to integrate various unorthodox techniques from a hundred schools, with myriad changes, boasting 'extreme defense, impenetrable.'"

"But why should we attack its defense head-on? The biggest flaw of the Hunyuan Sword Style is that it's not 'Hunyuan' at all. It borrows a move here, snips a stance there, piecing together a 'neither-one-thing-nor-the-other'!"

"This kind of trash sword technique is not worth learning! Just ignore his sword paths and drive both your swords at him with full force. He will inevitably withdraw his changes and be forced to defend himself!"

Ling Yunpo followed her instructions. The Shuangjiang Sword and Qingping Sword charged straight at Lin Duanshan, indeed forcing the opponent to withdraw his swords and defend, ceasing his evasive maneuvers.

Lin Duanshan gritted his teeth, no longer caring about An Zhisu's expression, and roared:

"The Wutai Mountain Hunyuan Sword Style requires the use of various unorthodox spells from their All Beings Dao. Without the magical support, it's indeed useless and not worth learning!"

"Now watch my Asura Path All-Kill Sword!"

As soon as he spoke, the Kaiyue and Changbing Swords radiated murderous intent, and their sword paths became fierce.

The Qingping Sword snorted coldly and said:

"The Asura Path All-Kill Sword is indeed a pure sword technique focused on extreme killing."

"However, by concentrating solely on killing, it loses its adaptability, making it easy to be specifically targeted."

"Listen to me, the essence of the All-Kill Sword lies in its force application angles and methods..."