Absolute Qi, Absolute Martial Arts: Besieging the Madam, Li Xian Appears, Protecting the Madam Alone

Mount Yue Sword Sect's sword-transmitting elder, Wang Zongheng, saw that neither Xiao Wanjian nor Hu Yueyue had gained any advantage. One had been blasted back through the air, while the other was drenched from head to toe, both utterly bedraggled. Unable to contain his curiosity and eager to try, he shouted, "What a demoness! Let me test your skills!"

His eyes swept the surroundings. He knew the bell would soon ring out, so martial moves had to be fast, urgent, and fierce, forming momentum in an instant to be effective. He grabbed a handful of sand and stones from the ground and flung them toward the lake. Fine sand scattered through the air, shooting in to kill. The coarser sand fell into the lake, yet instead of sinking, it swept up lake water and surged onward, splashing waves and rolling swells along the way.

As the various grains of sand and stones collided, they somehow produced a chaotic clamor, disrupting the melody. Countless fine grains shot toward the lakeside pavilion from every direction. Though tiny and light, the sand carried lethal force. This was the Great Waves Sifting Sand move from River-Watching Sword, a Mount Yue Sword Sect art. To practice this swordsmanship, one needed a man, a boat, and a sword, using the sword to pick sand from a rushing river day after day, year after year. Its purpose was "speed," "dispersion," and "density." Against an enemy, its offense poured down like raging sandstorms; its defense was like a lone boat crossing a river, calm and unmoving. Mount Yue was the loftiest mountain of the Five-Mountain Sword Alliance, and at its foot ran the Wave-Turning River. Thus, this sect's martial arts possessed a grand and magnificent momentum.

Wang Zongheng was an exceptional master of this path. As he cast