Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 386 - 82 Two-handed Sword Control Technique

Chapter 386: Chapter 82 Two-handed Sword Control Technique

The two of them joked and laughed as they slaughtered left and right in the Illusion Realm.

Despite the hellish battlefield scene, Ye Jun wasn’t the least bit nervous or scared because, firstly, she knew it was fake, and secondly, she had the great deity Yan Yu by her side to give guidance. She just kept using the Sword Control Technique, relentlessly killing enemies from all directions.

As for the Xuan Guang Ruler, which she usually held in her hands, ready to activate at any moment, she now casually hung it at her waist.

For an Assistant Officer, a magic artifact in battle must be kept ready to be activated at all times, so strictly speaking, her behavior was against the rules—but Ye Jun didn’t care anymore.

I’m not gonna be an Assistant Officer anymore! Starting from today, my secret identity is that of a Sword Immortal!

Seeing her in high spirits, Yan Yu was also infected by her radiant smile, feeling an indescribable joy… although the Privy Council and the audience friends in front of the TVs who were still monitoring the live broadcast suffered for it.

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Unfortunately, it didn’t take long before the Illusion Realm challenge collapsed with a loud bang.

Returning to their senses, the two found themselves standing at the entrance to the Departure Palace square.

Right in front was the East Sea Departure Palace, built with giant clam columns, gold and jade bricks, glazed stones, and coral tiles, and adorned with colorful clouds and sea-sky lights that hung down like pearl curtains, resembling the East Sea Dragon Palace and exuding an air of otherworldly charm.

Excited by the sight of such a magnificent classical building, Ye Jun couldn’t help but push Yan Yu from behind.

“Let’s go inside and take a look.”

“No rush,” Yan Yu said, waving his hand, “I’ll take a look at our surroundings, you just wait here.”

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He looked around and quickly gathered some basic information.

Unsurprisingly, flying was prohibited here.

One could use Sword Flight or the Cloud Ascension Technique, but not go higher than 2 meters above the ground—an enormous restriction for a Cultivator.

The square in front of the Departure Palace Gate was very spacious and had no cover.

This meant that the square area was not conducive to Rikoku Cultivators fighting outnumbered, as attacks could come from all directions making it hard to dodge and move about.

Moving from the square towards the palace, one first had to ascend nine steps. There was a clear difference in elevation between the top and bottom of the stairway, and on both sides were deeper ponds filled with seaweed and lotuses, encircled by white jade railings to prevent people from falling in.

Yan Yu tried attacking the railings only to find his Flying Sword couldn’t leave a mark, which indicated that the Mysterious Realm’s prohibition rendered them indestructible—meaning the defenders could take advantage of the high ground and railing cover to hold their position and attack enemies below, but the enemies below would have to use projectile attacks to stand a chance, as the railings would likely block anything else.

The entire foundation of the Departure Palace rose from the ground, surrounded by a ring of railings and ponds, with only three sets of stairs directly in front of the main door allowing access: the stairs to the left and right were narrow, allowing only single-file passage; the central stairs were the widest, making them more difficult to defend.

Yan Yu, leading Ye Jun, stepped onto the stairs and discovered another ring of open space between the outer walls of the palace and the perimeter railings for passage.

However, there were no windows on the walls, which shared the indestructibleness, thus everyone had to enter through the main door; circling to the side or back walls was pointless.

The main door of the Departure Palace was a colossal wooden gate. Yan Yu took a deep breath and pushed the door open to enter.

From the outside, it looked splendid, but the inside was incredibly vast. Four pillars stood in each corner, a scroll depicting the ethereal Nine Heavens Profound Lady hung on the central wall, and below it were an incense table and a meditation cushion.

“So to claim the rewards, we have to worship Buddha, huh?” Ye Jun teased.

Yan Yu looked around briefly, then knelt on the cushion, bowed his head, and silently prayed.

Shortly after, an ethereal female voice resonated within the palace:

“Cultivator Yan Yu, having passed six trials, you are the first to clear this challenge, with excellent results.”

“Choose one of the three rewards: ‘Long Eyebrow Immortal’s Outline of the Two-handed Sword Control Technique Heart Dharma,’ ‘Huashan Sect’s Secret Fiery Thunder Sound Sword Formation,’ or a Water-Repelling Divine Pearl produced by a bivalve spirit with three thousand years of cultivation.”

Yan Yu listened carefully, quietly pondering his decision.

The first two rewards were undoubtedly tailored to my Sword Immortal profession. The Two-handed Sword Control Technique could be understood by referencing the methods of the Mirror Lake Divine Palace’s azure-robed female immortal. It was a one-to-many secret technique, allowing the user to simultaneously control two swords, one for attack and the other for defense, representing an all-around enhancement of combat capabilities; the sword formation likely involved joint attacks with multiple combatants, such as the three Sword Immortals from the Dragon Soar Team, who could consider adopting a sword formation approach to combat.

As for the Water-Repelling Divine Pearl, it was a heavenly material and earthy treasure that could be used in the crafting of magic artifacts, though it was also a magic artifact in its own right—I guess it realized I had a puppet on me.

“Disciple chooses ‘The Long Eyebrow Immortal’s Exposition on the Two-handed Sword Control Technique Fundamentals’,” Yan Yu stated decisively in a deep voice.

No sooner had he spoken than a multitude of information flooded his mind.

He found himself standing on a mountain peak, with an elderly man with extremely long and white eyebrows and a haughty demeanor in front of him, explaining the essentials of the Two-handed Sword Control Technique:

“What do you think is the key to the Two-handed Sword Control Technique?”

“Uh,” Yan Yu hesitated, “divided attention between two tasks?”

“Wrong! Terribly wrong!” The Long Eyebrow Immortal rebuked, “What’s so difficult about divided attention? Don’t you also divide your attention when you eat while reading a book?”

Yan Yu couldn’t be bothered to argue with him and said with a bow:

“The junior is dull-witted. Please enlighten me, senior…”

“You should call me master!” The Long Eyebrow Immortal knocked on his head, saying irritably, “Even though I’ve only left a divine consciousness here, and my true self does not know you, you have inherited my teachings, thus you must acknowledge our mentor-disciple relationship, understand?”

The immortal old man is so fussy; good thing he’s not my real master in reality, or else… Yan Yu complained inwardly but outwardly replied:

“The disciple remembers.”

“The crux of the Two-handed Sword Control lies in training your swordsmanship to the point where your fingers can wield the swords as if they were your own arms, fundamentally testing your level of swordsmanship, not some fanciful divided attention!” the Long Eyebrow Immortal spoke earnestly, “You should not think about controlling another flying sword with divided attention while you are wielding one. That would lead you astray. Rather, consider the two swords as your two hands. When your right hand holds chopsticks to pick up rice, and your left hand flips through a book, do you need to specifically practice divided attention? No! The same principle applies to the Two-handed Sword Control Technique!”

“The disciple understands,” Yan Yu said impatiently, “I can eat with my right hand and read with my left, yet I cannot control two swords with both hands. Please, master, dispel my confusion.”

“Hmph, the reason you cannot control two swords with your hands is because the meridian channels in your left and right arms are different,” the Long Eyebrow Immortal said coldly, “The meridian channels of the left hand are connected to the heart, liver, and kidneys, whereas those of the right hand are connected to the lungs, spleen, and life gate. Thus, if you wish to circulate qi through both hands simultaneously, you must follow separate circulation paths that do not interfere with each other…”

Dammit, it’s these circulation paths I want to learn, why are you going on about divided attention!?

Yan Yu’s inner monologue was filled with vehement scoffing, yet he concentrated more intently and memorized the circulation paths taught by the Long Eyebrow Immortal.

Hmm, interesting… It’s quite a clever design, splitting one qi circulation path into two, with each capable of independent existence… It’s a pity I didn’t acquire the Two-handed Sword Control Technique in my previous life. Otherwise, in my last battle, I might have been able to turn the tide and come back against the wind…

“Have you memorized it?” asked the Long Eyebrow Immortal after concluding his explanation.

“The disciple has memorized it,” Yan Yu nodded.

“Very good,” the Long Eyebrow Immortal paused for a moment and then suddenly asked, “Aside from the Two-handed Sword Control Technique, this old man has other teachings to pass on. Do you wish to learn them?”

What does he mean? Isn’t the Departure Palace supposed to only issue one reward?

With his vast experience, Yan Yu immediately realized that this “Long Eyebrow Immortal” had placed his own teachings into the Departure Palace’s reward inventory and then snuck in some personal goodies, guiding his disciples to seek his other inheritances.

But the problem is, the Secret Realm of Lígōng is not in this world! The things you left behind are mostly hidden in some mysterious realm, and it’s uncertain if they will ever appear on this version of Earth. If they were in Zhao Yuanzhen’s Cultivation World, then I might try to search for them.

Yan Yu dismissed the idea internally with disdain, but nevertheless said:

“The disciple wishes to learn. Please instruct me, master.”

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The Long Eyebrow Immortal nodded in satisfaction and then uttered four locations, followed by a clap of his hands.

Startled, Yan Yu suddenly realized he was still kneeling on the cushion in the Departure Palace, and Ye Jun was looking at him with curiosity.