Chapter 142 Master and Apprentice
Hua Lizheng wondered: "No, we are not bad at even the advanced basic swordsmanship now, and the inner disciples are still practicing the intermediate swordsmanship.
Didn’t Senior Brother Linghu tell us that he practiced the move of Endless Falling Trees for a whole month?
Other fellow Qi Zong disciples still don’t know how to use it very well. It only took me 40 days to master it. Although I’m not as talented as Brother Linghu, I’m not bad either!
When you became the master's disciples, you wouldn't do that either, right?
In just one month, you have not only learned the move of Boundless Falling Trees, but also learned other sword techniques such as Ancient Cypresses and Phoenix Arrives? No way, it's impossible, right? "
Yan Xianglin smiled and said, "It only took me five days to master the Endless Falling Trees move. It's actually not that difficult. Feng Lai Yi said it was more difficult than Endless Falling Trees, but it only took me two days.
As for this Little World Sword Technique, I have only learned two or three moves so far, and I am still far from mastering it."
Mu Xiji didn't believe it and said, "Please use Endless Falling Trees and Phoenix Arriving. I don't believe you can do it. These two moves are too difficult. I don't believe you can learn them in just a few days. Wouldn't that make us look stupid?"
Yan Xianglin smiled, and a flash of sword light fell casually, vaguely like endless fallen leaves rustling down. After using this move, he immediately followed up with You Feng Lai Yi. The sword energy flew out, light and agile, and it was seen that his sword technique contained seven or eight follow-up moves. The endless and continuous meaning was fully displayed, which showed that he had already grasped the essence of You Feng Lai Yi!
Mu Changjun and others all fell silent.
Zhu Qingxuan looked at Chen Zichi, Jiang Zicheng and other disciples of Xin Zhen. Seeing that they all had smiles on their faces, his heart skipped a beat and he said in a hoarse voice, "You... haven't learned all of them, have you?"
As a woman, Yuan Sumei was more thoughtful. Seeing the expressions of Zhu Qingxuan and the others, she knew what was going on and said quickly, "It doesn't matter if we go faster or slower. Going slower will give us a solid foundation. Although we are going faster, we still have to slowly lay a solid foundation. No one can escape this."
Mu Changjun sighed and said, "Okay, Junior Sister Yuan, you don't have to comfort us. Junior Brother Yan's two moves are more than just solid foundations. It's obvious that he has already mastered the essence of Endless Falling Trees and Phoenix Arriving. The head of the sect... after all, he is the third place in the imperial examination..."
He didn't say anything after that, but everyone knew what it meant.
Mu Changjun and others looked at Xin Zhen's disciples with envy. They suddenly remembered that when they were accepted as true disciples, the outer disciples and inner disciples looked at them in the same way.
Even among the true disciples, there is still a gap!
Originally, they envied Chen Zichi and others for being accepted as disciples by the headmaster, but now they are even more envious.
Famous teachers and their students have always achieved mutual success. Their qualifications are actually similar, but because they have different teachers, their progress is completely different!
Chen Zichi and the others realized this one by one, and quickly restrained their smug expressions. They warned themselves in their hearts that they should be more careful with their words and actions in the future so as not to hurt the feelings of other brothers.
But they were extremely excited in their hearts, feeling lucky to have met a famous teacher like Xin Zhen. They would work harder in their practice in the future to repay their teacher's kindness.
After Chen Zichi and his companions returned, they told Xin Zhen about the incident and promised Xin Zhen that they would not be so high-profile in the future so as not to hurt the self-esteem of other fellow disciples.
Xin Zhen frowned after hearing this and ordered Xu Jianping to find Mu Changjun, Tao Zhongke and others and asked them to demonstrate sword moves such as Endless Falling Leaves and Phoenix Coming. As expected, they used them haltingly.
Xin Zhen casually pointed out to them how to practice these sword moves. Mu Changjun and others exclaimed: "So that's how it is. I was wondering why one sword cannot be connected to the next one after another. It turns out that this is the crux of the problem!"
“Haha, so that’s how it is, so that’s how it is, this is how the Phoenix Comes, hahahaha!” “…”
Seeing the ecstatic disciples, Xin Zhen was thoughtful and set up a new course in the school that evening, called "Small Tips for Sword Practice". This was an open class and any disciple who had learned the basic sword skills could attend.
The speaker was naturally Xin Zhen.
When one's own master teaches a class, one's own disciples will naturally go to support him, so Chen Zichi and others naturally went in a group.
The headmaster started the class, and the rest of the outer disciples, inner disciples, and true disciples all arrived.
Seeing that the outer disciples had also arrived, Xin Zhen started by explaining the low-level basic sword techniques. Chen Zichi and the others thought that it would be a bit boring. After all, they had already practiced these sword techniques countless times and thought that they had already mastered all the essences, so there was nothing to look forward to.
But when Xin Zhen started talking about it, they all said "fuck" in their hearts.
"Fuck, it turns out this move has so many follow-up moves! I thought four or five follow-up moves were enough to reveal all the mysteries of this move, but in Master's hands, this move seems to come alive!"
"Oh shit! So this is how this move is used. Was my previous understanding too narrow? Oh shit! Oh shit!"
"Fuck! Damn it! Damn it! Can anyone tell me why my brain is so stupid? Why didn't I notice all these details? I just stepped slightly to the side and the sword went an inch further. With just this one move, the enemy was pierced through the chest! Damn it! Damn it!"
"..."
Under Xin Zhen's explanation, a seemingly ordinary basic sword technique actually has infinite uses. Every detail can be explored in countless ways, and every response can be anticipated with seven or eight follow-up moves!
Disciples like Chen Zichi, who claimed to have mastered low-level basic sword techniques, turned pale after Xin Zhen's explanation.
However, Mu Changjun and other disciples of Feng Buping were ecstatic and absorbed the knowledge taught by Xin Zhen eagerly.
Not to mention the outer and inner disciples. Although they have teachers to attend classes, in terms of level, Xin Zhen is still the best.
After the class, that evening, Ren Yingying smiled and said, "You don't have any sectarianism. You can teach these secrets to Master Feng and his disciples as well. Aren't you afraid that they will surpass your disciples?"
Xin Zhen smiled and shook his head, saying, "This kind of sectarianism is the most harmful. You see, the Sword Sect has just started, and now the disciples under different masters have already had these ideas. Won't there be rifts in the future?
What I want is for all my young disciples to receive the same education. As long as they are talented enough, they can learn any sword skills secrets.
Only in this way can the Sword Sect continue to produce talented people and become truly powerful, instead of being bound by sectarianism or political tactics of weakening the branches and strengthening the trunk."
(End of this chapter)