Chapter 42: Circle Sword Technique

  Actually, the amount of true yuan converted through daily practice of this sword technique is not that much. However, what Yue Yu valued was the accumulation over time. At least it could allow Yue Yu to complete the conversion of heteromorphic true yuan two months ahead of schedule.

  But now, what he hates the most is his own stinginess. Even if he's stupid, he can be sure that this set of sword techniques must have some connection with the world he lives in.

  If only they had spent a bit more money to buy the authentic transmission of Taiji sword from those several schools at the beginning, it would be much easier to restore them now.

  Secondly, it refers to those so-called 'masters' who have altered the Wudang Taiji Sword to be unrecognizable. These people, either for practical combat or for aesthetic purposes, have modified this sword technique into a mess. Not only has its power been greatly lost, but also in terms of refining and transforming the true yuan, it is even less satisfactory.

  That's what he said, because a few days ago, Yue Yu himself made some tentative changes. As a result, not only did the actual combat capability of this set of swordsmanship gain a lot, but also the speed of transformation of exotic true yuan increased slightly.

  Yue Yu couldn't determine just how powerful it would be when it fully returned to its original form. However, there was no doubt that there was still a huge room for improvement. Although with his current abilities, he couldn't achieve this yet.

  Nowadays, Taiji Sword is Yue Yu's daily compulsory course. While practicing, she adds her own understanding of martial arts and makes small changes according to the situation of true energy circulation in her Dantian. Basically, more than half of the day is spent on this.

  The reason for this is, on the one hand, to strengthen his right-handed swordsmanship, and on the other hand, naturally, to shorten the interval between taking the Five Elements Spirit Pills. The former is secondary, while the latter is the true purpose.

  However, after the Gale Technique was completed, Yue Yu changed his mind again. The reason is that during the experiment just now, he clearly perceived that within the effective time of the Gale Technique, the speed of using a sword to make a quick thrust was the fastest, and if it was changed to a slash, the sword speed would be at least reduced by about 30%.

  In Yue Yu's opinion, since the main effect of Gale Strike is speed, the most correct way to use it should be to bring this characteristic to the extreme. In this regard, a sword is obviously superior to a knife. It was also for this reason that his attitude towards his right-handed swordsmanship had truly risen to a level of importance, from previously being "having one is better, not having one is also okay".

  And now, in a certain sense, even without the existence of Gale Thrust, the lethality of his left-handed swordsmanship far surpassed that of knife techniques.

  When the last move was completed, Yue Yu stopped his movement, slowly putting away his sword behind him while adjusting his breathing. This set of sword techniques could react with the Great Chaos True Qi in his body, and its accompanying breathing method was also one of the reasons.

  In this regard, Yue Yu was extremely fortunate. Those drastically modified Taiji swords were passed down as the secret transmissions of those schools. The true transmission, on the other hand, flowed into civilian life due to its weak lethality and lack of value. Although it has changed a lot over the past few hundred years, this breathing technique should still have maintained its original appearance.

  And just as he waited for the true energy that was rotating like a millstone inside his lower dantian to return to its original balance of the five elements, Yue Yu's eyes caught a glimpse of Ran Li beside him, shaking his head with a strange expression and disappointment hidden in his eyes.

  This situation has been going on for a long time, Rong Li admires his left-handed knife and improved basic swordsmanship, but only looks down on this Taiji Sword. He thinks that its softness has no killing power at all, and the sword tip is always drawing circles without knowing what it's used for. It seems to have a good appearance and momentum, but once it's wielded, the surrounding small objects will be attracted over, however, Rong Li's Great Fury Demon King Axe is even more extraordinary. The giant axe can often cut off those arm-thick branches with just its axe wind. In comparison, this Taiji Sword has an unreasonable gap in all aspects, and it's not even comparable to those low-level sword techniques.

  Yue Yu smiled slightly, and he usually didn't bother to explain anything to Ran Li. But today, for some reason, his heart suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. He didn't hurry to put away his sword, but instead stretched out his left hand and beckoned Ran Li with his finger.

  Ran Li saw the situation and immediately shook his head, preparing to ignore Yue Yu's provocation. He wasn't stupid, actual combat was indeed an important training, but that also required finding an opponent who could match him in strength. Exchanging blows with someone like Yue Yu would be purely masochistic.

  But before he could turn his head, Yue Yu used her sword to draw a sword flower in front of her body, which was one of the moves in what he secretly called "Circle Sword Technique". The big circle wrapped around the small circle, and Rong Li had been familiar with it for two months. Yue Yu's intention at this time was also very clear, that is, this time, she would only use this set of sword techniques.

  "Young master, you really plan on using just that circular sword?"

  Ran Li raised his axe and stood three zhang in front of Yue Yu. He was still a bit hesitant, but thinking about it, this was a rare opportunity, and if he could make Yue Yu yield, that would be pretty good too. And even if he lost, it wouldn't be too embarrassing.

  Of course, before that, it's necessary to confirm first. If he uses the "Gale Technique" from just now, I'll probably lose even before he makes a move.

  "Nonsense! When have you ever seen me not keep my word?"

  Yue Yu swung his sword somewhat impatiently, but before he could finish speaking, Rang Li suddenly took several large strides forward and then leapt up, his massive axe chopping down with the force of a mountain splitting apart. The move looked like it was going to be the strongest technique in the Da Nuo Wang Axe's Breaking Void Cave style.

  Yue Yu's eyes narrowed, and the corners of his lips curled up even more. He thought to himself that this little guy was indeed quite sinister, and if he wasn't careful, he might really get ambushed. He didn't bother to retreat, but instead thrust out his sword, and just as their weapons were about to clash, the sword suddenly sank down. By the time they passed each other, Rong Li's axe had already spun through the air and landed tens of feet away. As for Rong Li himself, he was kicked in the stomach by Yue Yu and fell to the ground with a thud.

  He glanced at Ran Li, who was crouching with his butt out, looking like a dog eating feces. Yue Yu shook her head. If he had been in his past life, borrowing strength to defeat stronger opponents, using softness to overcome hardness, and using four ounces to counteract a thousand pounds, he would have only achieved minor success. But in this world, after half a year of bitter practice with the Taiji sword, he had truly reached the level of mastery. Under unexpected circumstances, as long as his internal energy and strength did not exceed Ran Li's by more than one fold, he would be able to control him. Ran Li's defeat was inevitable.

  However, this time, he took advantage of the guy's unawareness, but next time when Ran Li is on guard, it won't be that easy.

  As Ran Li lifted his face, with a look of deep shock in his eyes, Yue Yu smiled again and finally put away the sword in his hand.

  Although he is eager to strengthen his right-handed swordsmanship, he also wants to spend more time dissipating the foreign true yuan in his body. However, there are other matters to attend to this afternoon, and at least for today, he has no time to practice Taiji Sword again.

  Ran Li, on the other hand, had flipped over and was lying on the grass in a daze. He still hadn't figured out what had just happened. With his strength being at least comparable to that of an ordinary second-level martial artist within the clan, how did he inexplicably lose?

  He can now be certain of only one thing, that at the time, Yue Yu did not use his Gale Technique, and from start to finish, he only used a single sword.

  Ran Li only vaguely remembered that at first, he felt his axe was chopping into cotton. Then Yue Yu's sword drew an arc in front of him as usual. Immediately after, he felt his axe becoming uncontrollable, with an incredibly viscous force pulling it to one side. What was even more bizarre was that at the time, his axe hadn't even made contact with Yue Yu's sword——

  Then Yue Yu turned his sword upwards again, at which point he could no longer control his axe, and it flew into the sky under the influence of a powerful force. As for the final outcome, Yue Yu waited until he fell to the ground, then stretched out his foot and tripped him up while he was still off balance, which was quite an ordinary move.

  He knew it should be a gravitational force method, but the question was how did the other party do it? How could that soft and fluffy circle be so powerful?

  At this point, Rong Li got up and took two steps back, then picked up his giant axe again. He also imitated Yue Yu's style, drawing circles in the air. However, just as he swung it once, Rong Li felt a sharp pain in his right wrist, and had no choice but to let the giant axe flip towards the sky again. When he looked at his left wrist, he saw that it was slightly red and swollen. Only then did Rong Li realize that their brief exchange had caused minor strains to the muscles of his wrist joints.