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Chapter 822 - 150 Guidance
Chapter 822: Chapter 150 Guidance
"Brother An, please instruct me."
On the performance stage, Mou Yunying did not hesitate. After a brief greeting, he took out his magical soldier, a rather peculiar bronze Seven Stars Sword, preparing to launch his attack.
However, noticing that An Jing did not draw his weapon nor use ’Coalescing Qi into Soldiers’ as he had in the past, Mou Yunying paused, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Why not use a weapon?"
"Huh?"
An Jing was taken aback and blinked, "Aren’t we just sparring? Do we need weapons for that?"
Realizing the slight nuance in his words, he quickly added, "Blades are blind. I’m afraid of injuring Brother Miu."
"... Thank you."
Mou Yunying was speechless. Although he knew that even without weapons, An Jing’s Body Refinement cultivation wasn’t something ordinary magical soldiers could contend with, and losing was inevitable.
—Forget it, not using weapons is fine; more sparring means more progress.
Thinking this, after saying ’I am going to attack,’ Mou Yunying initiated his attack on An Jing.
The bronze Seven Stars Sword bore Water and Fire inscriptions, emitting a fragrance of elixir. As it swung, heated mist surrounded the body, forming a layer of ’Qingyun Pill Barrier’ for defense. Then, the unique ’Condensed Light Clear Qi’ from Shihui Peak surged out, pressing towards An Jing like wave-like Sword Qi.
The entire Bright Mirror Peak leaned towards the wondrous ’Magic Martial sect,’ and Mou Yunying was no exception. Besides his Sword Qi, stars glittered on his long sword, followed by a series of Water and Fire skills interwoven, descending like raindrops towards An Jing.
Sword Qi, defense, Water and Fire skills, plus Mou Yunying holding his magical soldier himself, ready to strike from behind; this moment of focusing on five tasks, with an offensive and defensive stance, from inception to full formation, took less than half a breath.
Such a move proved Mou Yunying’s solid foundation and rich combat experience — in the Martial Meridian Realm, this could be deemed impeccable!
Alchemy essentially refines oneself, requiring both internal and external cultivation and strong control over Spiritual Fiends; thinking alchemy cultivators aren’t good fighters is a complete misconception. They are mostly just prone to ambush.
"Impressive."
Seeing this, An Jing complimented, stepping forward to meet Mou Yunying’s Sword Qi and skills actively.
Rather than using Taibai Luminous Godly Ban cultivation to withstand, An Jing raised his hand, left fist, right palm, discerning all flaws in Mou Yunying’s Sword Qi and skills like Butcher Cutting Beef, neutralizing these attacks with minimal force.
Not just that, his spine emitted invisible Qi Force, the newly trained Hundred Refinement Qi Force agile like hands, flicking away unresolvable attacks and disassembling relatively weak spells into Spiritual Fiends.
"Brother Mou, your combat technique seems complex, but in truth, it has reached the realm of Returning to Simplicity. These myriad skills and Sword Qi appear victorious by quantity, yet they form Yin Yang Dragon and Tiger in Water and Fire shapes. Dividing the middle line with Sword Qi, intending to encase the enemy in your ’Water and Fire Tai Chi Dragon and Tiger Sword Formation’ to refine into a pill."
While dismantling, An Jing lectured and pointed: "You probably have astonishing innate computation power; typical Martial Meridian, even specializing in Spirit Soul, couldn’t control such precision for extensive skills forming Sword Formation... But this combat technique has one flaw."
By now, only two breaths passed. Mou Yunying was sweating profusely, as An Jing not only neutralized his Sword Qi and skills but also stepped on the vitality points of his Sword Formation with each stride, forcing him to constantly alter his formation and use various skills and Sword Qi for remedy. Though he could throw out dozens of skills instantaneously, he was nearing exhaustion.
Upon hearing the word ’flaw,’ Mou Yunying’s spirit wavered for an instant, exposing an opening.
"Complex things, too many changes, ultimately lack robustness. If the enemy forces you to keep changing, flaws will inevitably appear..."
How could An Jing miss this flaw? He raised his finger, Five Soldiers True Thunder gathered, a golden thunderbolt breaking through Mou Yunying’s Pill Barrier defense in an instant, causing him to stagger and nearly collapse.
As Mou Yunying fell, his Water and Fire Tai Chi Sword Formation disintegrated.
"It will be seized upon by someone for a counterstrike."
An Jing withdrew, calmly summarizing: "Brother Mou, when facing an opponent like me, remember not to reveal your Sword Formation prematurely. For me, once I see the formation’s inception, its every vital and lethal point will be uncovered."
"You must use various sword techniques and swordsmanship to force me into high-speed close combat, gradually deploying the formation, then swiftly pulling away to refine me with the formation."
"Ah..."
Mou Yunying’s body swayed, seeming on the verge of collapse, yet he managed to stand firm. His eyes were initially dazed but quickly regained resolve: "Much... appreciated!"
Though it appeared he was defeated by An Jing’s single move, both knew that the preceding was a highly perilous and intense formation battle. Mou Yunying admitted he underestimated An Jing, leading to his strategy being seen through and easily exploited.
But this time would be different!
The bronze Seven Stars Sword trembled, seven Qi Pills gathered at the seven-star positions. Instantly, Mou Yunying’s figure split like shadows, multiplying from one to two, then to four, ultimately forming twenty-eight distinct phantoms, with each phantom wielding different martial skills and spells, crashing towards An Jing!
However, Mou Yunying’s true body wasn’t amid these shadow clones; he had discreetly reached the edge of the performance stage, wielding the Seven Stars Sword, producing seven consecutive rays, encompassing Yin Water Yang Fire, Yang Water Yin Fire, Pure Water Pure Fire, and perfectly balanced Water and Fire shapes.
The original Lifebound [Dragon and Tiger Mutual Assistance] and the current Strange Mandate [Yin Yang Union] essentially revolved around one concept: the balance of motion and stillness, the equilibrium of all things, which is ’Pill.’
As a natural heir of Elixir Peak, Mou Yunying first mastered alchemy before martial arts. His martial art, akin to alchemy, refined self as refining a pill, reflecting oneself like a mirror.
Mirror represents stillness! Its state is like water, unmoved unless reflecting, embodying Qi Yin!
Human represents motion! Heart moves like fire, thoughts turn into actions, embodying Qi Yang!
Using the Water and Fire Seven Stars Sword as the core, Mou Yunying aimed to channel his Fate Pattern Divine Skill, merging it with the force of his heart mirror pill, transforming the Water and Fire Sword Qi into a strand of ’Yin Yang Dawn First Light Sword Light!’
"Water and Fire Dragon and Tiger, Yin Yang Union..."
Everything happened in an instant; An Jing wasn’t deceived by Mou Yunying’s shadow phantoms and directly spotted his true body — but for typical Martial Meridian disciples, Mou Yunying’s phantoms posed a lethal threat.
Facing Mou Yunying’s charging sword move, An Jing even felt a hint of threat, as the method of Yin Yang was something he hadn’t fully grasped yet, difficult to neutralize like the Five Elements Five Spirits.
If it were an actual battle, An Jing would let Mou Yunying execute it, experience firsthand, then incorporate it into his techniques.
But since this was sparring, better not let him attempt it recklessly, as forcing oneself to such extreme might cause injury.
Thus, An Jing decided to get serious, vanished from sight, and the area of the performance stage where he once stood suddenly collapsed, erupting in clouds of dust.
In the next moment, An Jing appeared in front of Mou Yunying’s true body, under the widened eyes of his opponent, placing his palm on Mou Yunying’s head.
"Sleep."
Like a command, Mou Yunying instantly fell into a peaceful sleep akin to an infant.
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