Teaching by Precept and Deed

The next day.

The strong wind and heavy rain turned into light rain, but the sky remained gloomy.

The square in front of the palace in Qihuang Valley was crowded with people, and monks of all sizes gathered around the ring to watch a disciple of Qingchi Jianzhuang compete with Li Yingjia of Fuqi Mountain.

Fine raindrops sprinkled on the oil paper umbrella, making a rustling sound, but it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the onlookers.

Zuo Lingquan, dressed in black and carrying a sword, came to the outside of the square and was also observing the action on the ring.

This morning, when Zuo Lingquan woke up from his trance, Jiang Yi had already returned to the capital for a morning meeting; he left without saying goodbye, presumably still sulking over his dishonest behavior yesterday. Wu Qingwan finished seeing Jiang Yi off, and then left.

I went to the main hall of the sect and got busy with business.

The news about the ambush yesterday had been reported back to the valley. However, because he suddenly reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining, leaking the news might cause unnecessary trouble. Wu Qingwan did not report everything to the senior brothers in charge.

He said that he was ambushed by an unknown opponent in the Evergreen Mountains, and that he had access to several acupoints as a blessing in disguise. He did not mention the specific cultivation levels of Zuo Lingquan and his opponent.

As for the trophies harvested yesterday, they would naturally not be handed over to the sect. Zuo Lingquan asked Wu Qingwan to take them and study them privately. Of course, he did not forget to ask Wu Qingwan to leave a few good things for Wang Rui. After all, they were both included.

Live and die together.

After concentrating on refining his energy for a night, the true energy in Zuo Lingquan's body was able to fill up two acupuncture points. Although it was still slow, it was faster than expected. The injuries on his body were treated by Wu Qingwan. Although he still felt pain at this time,

It's no longer harmful.

Zuo Lingquan watched for a moment outside the square, seeing green chickens pecking each other, but it was not interesting, so he wandered around the square. Before he walked around, he saw Wu Qingwan in black walking from the main hall of the sect.

come out.

Zuo Lingquan had just entered the twelfth level of Qi refining and was about to ask Wu Qingwan for advice on cultivation matters. He quickly walked to the corridor and shouted:

"Senior Wu."

At the other end of the corridor, Wu Qingwan was holding a book in her hand, and she was actually going to find Zuo Lingquan.

Yesterday's turmoil has temporarily subsided. After Wu Qingwan's initial shock and ecstasy, her mind slowly calmed down.

As an 'old man' who has been practicing for decades, Wu Qingwan knows how a monk should arrange his training plan. Practicing is a matter of time and effort. Now that Zuo Lingquan has developed his true energy, he must prepare for his next promotion.

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Moreover, Wu Qingwan also had some thoughts of her own - there is no one person in Qihuang Valley who is responsible for his own affairs now. If Zuo Lingquan can establish himself in the spiritual path as soon as possible, he might be able to help Qihuang Valley overcome the current crisis.

Wu Qingwan understood Zuo Lingquan's character and would not abandon the people around her. Even if she didn't care about Qihuang Valley, at least she would not abandon her and Jiang Yi.

Of course, she would not slow down Zuo Lingquan's cultivation pace and beg Zuo Lingquan to stay in Qihuang Valley and be a little leader. As long as Zuo Lingquan has the intention to protect Qihuang Valley, with his exaggerated talent, even if he goes

Being thousands of miles away from the outside world, the entire Great Dan Dynasty and even the surrounding monks will be afraid of the day he comes back. This is enough.

However, all this must be based on Zuo Lingquan recovering from his injury as soon as possible and getting on the right track.

Wu Qingwan saw Zuo Lingquan in the verandah, walked quickly to him, and said softly:

"Why did you come here? Is your injury okay?"

"The injury is almost healed. I'm still not used to sitting for too long. Let's go out and walk around."

Zuo Lingquan and Wu Qingwan walked side by side to the alchemy room. The two of them quickly walked out of the corridor. He opened the oil paper umbrella and covered their heads.

The two of them held an umbrella together and were very close to each other.

Wu Qingwan did not shy away from this, and even came closer, her sleeves almost touching Zuo Lingquan, picked up the book in her hand and said:

"Now that you have achieved cultivation, your Taoism is almost the same as mine, but your level has risen too fast, and you have not kept up with me in other aspects. I still have to teach you some things, so you have to study hard..."

Wu Qingwan was about the same height as Zuo Lingquan's lips, and as she got so close, a light fragrance drifted over her.

Zuo Lingquan was not distracted, he just moved the umbrella further over Wu Qingwan's head to prevent the rain from getting the skirt of Wu Qingwan's waist wet, and said with a smile:

"Senior Wu just treats me as his disciple, and you don't have to be polite. No matter how high my cultivation level is, Senior Wu is still my teacher. If he is willing to teach me, I can only ask for it."

"Hmph~ Your mouth is quite sweet..."

When Wu Qingwan said this, her eyelashes suddenly moved, she licked the corners of her lips lightly, and said no more words.

Zuo Lingquan didn't notice this subtle difference. He looked at the book in Wu Qingwan's hand - although the bulging skirt of his clothes obscured half of the book, he could still see a few small words on it - Hidden Sword Jue.

In addition, Zuo Lingquan also noticed that Wu Qingwan's clothes were trembling up and down very slightly as he walked, as if they had lost their restraints, and were slightly different from the past.

But Zuo Lingquan couldn't observe this detail carefully, so he quickly looked away and asked:

"Senior Wu, is this a sword manual?"

"This is the sword manual brought back by the Imperial Master from Jing Terrace. It records three sword skills, which are the special skills of our Qihuang Valley, 'Flowing Wind and Snow', 'Zhenfeng Lingyu' and 'Yuxia Chengqi'.

"Hidden Sword Jue" originally had seven swords, but the Imperial Master only learned three of them. If you want to learn the later ones, you can only go to Jingting Terrace to become a disciple."

Zuo Lingquan nodded lightly: "The name is quite nice."

Wu Qingwan knew that Zuo Lingquan was a master of swordsmanship, so she definitely looked down on this most basic thing. She raised her eyes and looked at Zuo Lingquan:

"In my opinion, these three sword skills are still far behind compared to your sword, but you can't just use that sword. When practicing together, you will inevitably encounter tit-for-tat. If the opponent's cultivation level is not up to or down.

, I can’t defeat him without martial arts, and using that sword consumes a lot of money, and will expose what’s at the bottom of the box, so you can’t run away, right?”

When Zuo Lingquan heard what Wu Qingwan said, he really felt like this:

"I understand, Zang Feng."

Wu Qingwan nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and then said:

"By the way, what is your sword move called? It's always 'that sword, that sword'. It's not convenient to say it."

Zuo Lingquan has been practicing swordsmanship for so many years, and all he practices is the 'Zhongping Sword' in secular martial arts. When he heard this, he shook his head and said:

"My move is called the 'Zhongping Sword', and it doesn't have a special name."

Wu Qingwan knew what Zhongping Sword was, and she frowned slightly: "This move of yours has already transcended the world and become a saint. How can you call it 'Zhongping Sword' directly? If it spreads, it will mislead others. Hmm... let me think about it."

, that day you went out with your sword, the sound of the sword was like a dragon's roar, the sword energy was like a dragon walking in the wild, and the five elements belong to water, how about it be called 'Water Dragon's Roar'?"

Zuo Lingquan knew that 'Water Dragon Yin' was the name of a secular word brand. Anyway, he was not prepared to shout out the name of the move during a fight, so he nodded lightly:

"Senior Wu thinks it's suitable, so of course I have no objection."

While the two were chatting, they arrived at the main building of the alchemy room.

Qihuang Valley is about five miles in radius. As one of the five rooms, the alchemy room is quite large. The alchemy room looks like a round building on the outside, and there are more than a hundred large and small rooms inside, with various equipment inside.

At this time, in the alchemy room, there were many disciples who did not go to the square to watch the excitement. They were brewing medicine and polishing equipment in their own rooms. The sound sounded like a large pharmacy.

Zuo Lingquan put away his umbrella and followed Wu Qingwan to the large room behind the round building - the room was where Wu Qingwan usually worked. There were several desks with various utensils placed on them, as well as an alchemy furnace.

However, the alchemy furnace is just an ordinary object, not the alchemy cauldron used by alchemists. It can only refine some very basic medicines.

It's raining outside, so the only way to teach sword skills is indoors.

After Wu Qingwan entered the room, she took two wooden sticks from the desk and threw one to Zuo Lingquan:

"I'll demonstrate it to you first. You can learn the specific sword tactics yourself. With your talent, you should be able to learn it quickly."

Zuo Lingquan put down his belongings and stood opposite Wu Qingwan with a wooden stick, standing upright:

"good."

After the two sides stood still, Wu Qingwan also became serious. She used a wooden stick as a sword and pointed diagonally at the ground. She also stood still in a slim black dress.

She looked very serious and said:

"The key point of the Hidden Sword Technique lies in the word 'hidden'. When fighting against each other, the emphasis is on 'surprise and reality within the imaginary'. The first move, 'Flowing Wind Returns to Snow', is a backhand move. Now you are going to use your sword against me."

Zuo Lingquan looked equally serious and was about to draw his sword when Wu Qingwan in front of him suddenly took another step back and added:

"Don't use your true energy, just stab it in a regular manner."

He said this because he was obviously afraid that Zuo Lingquan, who had just reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining, would make a mess and hold her, the teacher down, and ravage her.

However, Zuo Lingquan was definitely reluctant to hit Wanwan, so he stabbed Wu Qingwan slowly with the speed of an ordinary martial artist without reminding him.

Wu Qingwan did not raise a sword to fight, but turned around and ran away with a wooden stick in hand.

Zuo Lingquan knew that 'Flowing Wind and Snow' was a move to counter the opponent, so he was not surprised by this and continued to attack Wu Qingwan's back.

And just when the wooden stick in Zuo Lingquan's hand was about to touch Wu Qingwan's back, a wooden stick suddenly jumped out from under Wu Qingwan's sleeve.

Wu Qingwan's body was still running forward, and the wooden stick in her hand was stabbed back from under the armpit. The angle was extremely tricky, and it stabbed Zuo Lingquan in the chest in the blink of an eye.

Boom——

Zuo Lingquan was hit in the chest, so he naturally stopped and nodded slightly:

"Showing the enemy's weakness and attacking them unprepared. Not bad, but a bit... um..."

Wu Qingwan knew that Zuo Lingquan wanted to say 'a bit sinister', so she put away her sword and stood up, saying seriously:

"In a life-and-death fight, as long as the moves are easy to use. This is just a way of using Liu Feng Hui Xue. In actual fighting, you have to learn how to use it. Once you learn the tricks of luck, its power should not be underestimated."

After rehearsing the first move, Wu Qingwan demonstrated "Yu Xia Cheng Qi" again. Zuo Lingquan had personally experienced this move and had nothing to say about it.

When it came to the third move, 'Shocking Wind, Lingyu', Wu Qingwan held the wooden stick horizontally in his hand and explained:

"This move is the 'Shocking Sword Technique'. It is used to repel the enemy and create distance. You can try stabbing me with your sword."
To be continued...