Cheer Up, Junior Sister

Following Senior Sister An to continue learning, Ling Yunpo discovered that the Qisha Sword Art was truly too ferocious.

Every move was an attack, with absolutely no defense.

Take the opening stance, "Green Pine Welcomes Guests," as an example:

The Shushan Sword Control Art's general principles mention that "Green Pine Welcomes Guests" involves making the flying sword attack the opponent in an arc, with the sword body and path offset by about one-sixth of a right angle (15 degrees), the purpose being to flexibly adapt to various situations.

If the opponent chooses to defend, the flying sword can change angles at any time to launch a probing thrust.

If the opponent attacks as well, the flying sword can then use the momentum to turn sideways and block the opponent's flying sword.

Capable of offense and defense, advancing and retreating—this is the essence of this opening stance.

In the Qisha Sword Art, Su Jian, with a broad sweep of his brush, changed it to "Sword Path Alignment," meaning the sword tip and path completely overlap.

If the opponent defends, manipulate the flying sword to roam and change direction swiftly until it breaks through the opponent's flying sword entanglement and directly assassinates the opposing Sword Immortal!

If the opponent attacks, fully empower the flying sword and charge at full speed. Before the opponent's flying sword touches you, assassinate the opposing Sword Immortal first!

Ling Yunpo could even imagine how Su Jian must have thought about this move when he created the Qisha Sword Art:

"What, a probing attack? Just kill the opponent directly, what's the point of probing!"

"Senior Sister," he hesitated for a long time before finally asking, "Doesn't this Green Pine Welcomes Guests require considering defense?"

"This is called seizing the initiative," An Zhisu explained with a smile. "When two swords clash, you unleash your flying sword to attack with full force from the start. Under shock, six out of ten opponents will choose to defend."

"As long as they defend, you can press them. Most of the moves in the Qisha Sword Art teach you how to break through the opponent's defenses."

"So, 'breaking through defenses' is the strong suit of our Qisha Sword Art."

"What if the opponent doesn't defend?" Ling Yunpo asked again.

"If the opponent counterattacks instead of defending, you attack them head-on," An Zhisu still smiled.

"The vast majority of these people wouldn't dare to fight you to the death. Halfway through their attack, they'll turn their swords around and go back to defending. Then it returns to the first situation."

"What if the opponent still attacks?" Ling Yunpo confirmed finally.

"Then it's a contest of whose sword speed is faster," An Zhisu said calmly. "Master once said that in all sword arts, only speed is unbreakable."

"Therefore, the Qi cultivation technique of the Qisha Sword Art has been perfected to the extreme in empowering the flying sword to speed up."

"Regardless of cultivation realm or flying sword grade, it only depends on the Qi circulation route of the sword art. Our Green Snail Peak's Qisha Sword Art is the fastest among Shushan's sword control arts."

Ling Yunpo pondered for a while and then said with a smile:

"In other words, if the opponent can't out-attack us and defending puts them in our advantage zone, doesn't that make the Qisha Sword Art invincible?"

"Silly junior brother," An Zhisu shook her head. "Our Green Snail Peak's sword arts are known for their speed. Everyone in Shushan knows this."

"So when you face them, they will absolutely not attack you head-on; they will always strike after you."

"The Qisha Sword Art must suppress the offense. As long as you suppress the opponent's sword art, it is considered 'Qi Sha' (Seven Kills), and the battle can often be concluded cleanly within a few breaths. But what if you can't suppress them?"

"Once your sword art cultivation is inferior to the opponent's, and your momentum wanes and your sword path is exhausted, it will be the opponent's turn to counterattack."

"So the second line of the mantra is 'Without Suppression, it is Qi Sha,' the key being that you must never be suppressed by the opponent."

"I will demonstrate all the sword moves of this Qisha Sword Art for you first. Watch carefully."

An Zhisu formed sword fingers with both hands and pointed forward. The Frostfall Sword then shot through the air, piercing the rock face opposite them as if cutting through tofu, sending stone chips scattering.

"This is Green Pine Welcomes Guests."

Her sword fingers turned again, and the Frostfall Sword followed, spinning as she executed the other moves one by one:

"This is Heart Follows Will."

"This is White Rainbow Pierces Sun."

"This is Drinking Alone Under the Moon."

Ling Yunpo watched her speechlessly. Senior Sister An's robes fluttered like a colorful butterfly, her sword light danced, dazzling and brilliant.

Like Yi shooting down nine suns, like the empresses riding dragons. Coming like thunderbolts that quell rage, stopping like the sea and rivers holding clear light!

He was mesmerized, unsure if he was watching the brilliant light of the immortal sword or his senior sister's heroic and beautiful figure.

An Zhisu, getting into the spirit of her sword dance, decided to sing with a clear voice:

"Flying Light, Flying Light, hear my words!" "Take my heart's hot blood, my chest's proud bones, to forge a three-foot flying sword." "Its sound like a dragon's roar, its light like purple lightning." "Slaughter all the wilds, its aura reaching the nine heavens." "Souls filling the firmament, blood filling the Yellow Springs." "Immortals and demons offer their heads, gods and Buddhas are entombed!" "I hear of the Donghuang Demon Realm, its distance unknown." "Yet they say, where is Su Ming? Where is Zhenmei?"

"I will enter with my sword and break through the heavenly chasm."

"Mengzhang and Jianbing shall not live, and Lingguang and Zhiming will also not escape."

She finished her song, and the sword light returned to its sheath just in time.

Ling Yunpo clapped his hands and praised, "Well sung! Senior Sister, this song has heroic spirit, it truly impresses me, Junior Brother."

An Zhisu's pretty face blushed, and she said, "I didn't compose this. It's something Master used to sing when he was drunk, tapping on a jar with chopsticks. I just thought it sounded good, so I remembered the lyrics and melody."

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

An Zhisu became even more shy, so she forcibly put on a senior sister's demeanor and interrupted him, "I'm done chatting with you. Did you see clearly the sword moves I just demonstrated?"

"Oh no," Ling Yunpo said awkwardly, "I was so focused on watching Senior Sister that I forgot to watch the flying sword. It's my fault."

"I'll show you again," An Zhisu gave him a helpless roll of her eyes and summoned the Shuangjiang Sword again.

Ling Yunpo practiced for several days, and Qiu Changtian, free from his junior sister's disturbances, also enjoyed a period of peace.

However, his invincible character's synchronization value kept dropping, forcing the Kunlun Mirror to issue several reminders.

There was no choice. He had to find someone to show off to again.

Using the Kunlun Mirror, he loaded Qiu Changtian's image template and then reloaded the game, teleporting his body to the Kunlun Golden Ridge at dawn.

Qiu Changtian emerged from his cave dwelling and went to find his junior sister, Xu Yinglian.

Xu Yinglian's cave dwelling was located slightly below and to the south of the Golden Ridge Peak. There was an open space in front of her door where many cranes often wandered, waiting for Xu Yinglian to feed them.

Walking dozens of steps along the small path, he arrived at his junior sister's cave dwelling.

He saw Xu Yinglian, dressed in white, standing gracefully on the open space in front of her dwelling, practicing her sword. She held the general principles of the Kunlun Sword Control Art sword manual in her left hand and formed a sword finger with her right, channeling her energy. The crimson Yujia Sword cut through the air, leaving behind trails of scorching arcs.

"Junior Sister!" Qiu Changtian greeted her with a smile.

"Senior Brother," Xu Yinglian bowed slightly, forcing a smile. However, a lingering shadow of distress remained in her eyes.

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

According to the Ziwei Sect Master, if this continued, she might turn into a heart demon.

No! Although I often need to use my junior sister to boost my synchronization value to maintain my invincible persona... I can't harm her because of it!

It seems I need to find a way to encourage her and help her perk up.

So, Qiu Changtian put away his smile, watched her practice her sword diligently for a few minutes, and then suddenly exclaimed in an incredulous tone, "No way, Junior Sister? You've been practicing for so many days, and this is it?"