CHAPTER 242: CHAPTER 199: WHY IS HE EXPLAINING ’BASIC SWORDSMANSHIP’ WHILE SPARRING?

"Yan Chuan is too strong!"

Wang Zhengyi felt a heavy heart.

Just now, Yan Chuan held back, likely out of consideration for their previous efforts in honing his disciples. After three punches and two kicks, this small favor was repaid.

Next, Yan Chuan was very likely going to get serious and determine victory or defeat!

"Fists and feet won’t work!"

"Use weapons!"

Wang Zhengyi made a decisive decision, increasing the intensity.

Mixed battle!

Weapons!

The choices made before the start for safety were now all at play, but Wang Zhengyi felt no joy. He looked at Yan Chuan with only seriousness in his heart.

The strength of Yan Chuan was beyond imagination.

Even Wang Zhengyi didn’t expect that after leaving Nanyue Lake, he would be frustrated so soon.

This battle!

It’s dangerous!

Yan Chuan did not stop Wang Zhengyi and others from fetching their weapons.

Because—

Even if he blocked them, the referee wouldn’t allow it!

This was a rule restriction!

However, given the absolute disparity in strength, even if Wang Zhengyi and the others each had surprise weapons, Yan Chuan could face them without fear—

"Sword comes!"

This match.

Weapon battle.

Yan Chuan was going to wield the sword!

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[Task Four]

[Research Project Name: Dugu Nine Swords (Difficulty: Geng ★)]

[Inspiration: 4]

[Completing the task can earn ’Experience +50000’, ’Spiritual +50000’.]

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The martial art of ’Derivation Skill’ at the Seventh Level ’Geng Level’ has an extremely high research difficulty. Even though ’Dugu Nine Swords’ is only Geng Level One Star in difficulty, it is the same.

Yan Chuan had been developing ’Dugu Nine Swords’ since the second day of the ’Jian Province Competition’; it took exactly three days, but the inspiration progress of ’Dugu Nine Swords’ only reached 4 points.

Yan Chuan explained seven competitions today, among which there was a highlight scene where everyone broke the limit, some were sword experts, but Yan Chuan’s explanation only increased the inspiration by 1 point, the progress was slow.

At this rate, it might take fifty or sixty days of consecutive battles and explanations to fully develop.

Moreover, ordinary matches won’t do.

It must be a high-intensity competition of strong versus strong.

After all, even a clever housewife cannot cook without rice!

Without demonstrating sword moves under the spotlight, relying solely on Yan Chuan lecturing in the observation seat is too ineffective.

And this match is a rare opportunity.

Yan Chuan wielded the sword, not for the enemy, not for victory, but for the ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’, just for ’Dugu Nine Swords’!

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"Sword?"

"Isn’t the Palace Master a spear expert?"

Among the audience, Duan Jiu was surprised.

He remembered that at the Guangling City Martial Arts Competition, Yan Chuan wielded a weapon, a floral spear, that was very sharp. ’Cheng’s Six Harmonies Spear’ was famous in Guangling City and was still etched in people’s memory after half a year.

But now, to abandon the spear for the sword?

Is this arrogance?

Or does Yan Chuan have other skills?

"No need to worry." Luo Yi had no concern at all and laughed, "Once one masters boxing, one can master all weapons. The Palace Master is unsurpassed in boxing, so whether it’s spear technique or swordsmanship, it will not be lacking."

Nearby, Zhou Bin also laughed, "Brother Duan, just rest assured, with the strength of our Palace Master, even with a hammer or axe, it’s no difficulty to defeat these five. From the previous round, it was obvious that the gap between them and the Palace Master is too great!"

Everyone in the Hundred Flower Palace was gathered together, the atmosphere was lively.

For the past three days, they hadn’t seen Yan Chuan take action. Today they finally did, and Yan Chuan did not disappoint—

Xingyi Boxing!

Eight Diagram Palm!

Baji Fist!

Tai Chi Boxing!

And one Xingyi boxing that Yan Chuan had not yet shown to others!

Yan Chuan created Five Peak Boxing Skills, each containing a limit-breaking secret technique, outstandingly brilliant!

Other spectators might just be amazed.

But Zhou Bin and others, as members of the Hundred Flower Palace, as Yan Chuan’s nominal disciples, were all exhilarated—

"Five Fists and Five Skills!"

"As long as we stay in the Hundred Flower Palace, the so-called ’Qi-Blood Breaking Limit’ in the New Faction is not difficult for us either!"

This is of course great!

Moreover, Yan Chuan not only had strong ’creation’ abilities, his hard strength was also initially showcased at this time—

Just now when competing with Wang Zhengyi, even thousands of pounds of giant rock impact could be easily taken.

The combination of the Five Limit Breakers was still no match.

Yan Chuan!

Too strong!

Following such a person, being a disciple of the Hundred Flower Palace, one is naturally wholeheartedly convinced, more confident.

They eagerly hoped for Yan Chuan’s success.

And at this moment, Yan Chuan wielded the sword, the sword experts in the Hundred Flower Palace, such as ’Huayu Sword’ Duan Jiu, such as ’Plum Blossom Sword’ Luo Yi, were all full of expectations.

They knew Yan Chuan well, thus they understood—

"When he wants to wield the sword, he can’t help but explain swordsmanship!"

And Yan Chuan’s martial arts lectures often get to the heart of the matter, thought-provoking.

Therefore, the sword experts of the Hundred Flower Palace are all invigorated, hoping to gain new insights from Yan Chuan’s words.

As people are known by their names, places by their shadow!

Yan Chuan’s image as a ’good teacher’ has unknowingly been established in the minds of many.

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"The sword is the king of all weapons, its lightness and agility, elegance and grace. It is said ’sword goes in a beautiful style’, ’sword like the flying wind’."

Sure enough!

It began again!

Wang Zhengyi was holding a long spear and saw Yan Chuan, unsurprisingly, begin explaining swordsmanship again. Even though he was just suppressed by Yan Chuan, even shocked, at this moment he found it somewhat amusing.

Although Yan Chuan is strong!

He has an odd quirk!

Wang Zhengyi fully understood and respected Yan Chuan, but they had to continue the fight. He couldn’t let Yan Chuan drag the time—

"Brother Yan!"

"Be careful!"

Wang Zhengyi gave a reminder, then shouted, "Let’s all attack together!"

At this time—

Zhong Le, Teng Siqian, including Feng Ru, all wielded swords, their sharpness revealing.

Gong Yu, practicing ’Six Harmonies Fist’, wielded a steel knife.

Five people with weapons attacked Yan Chuan together.

Yet Yan Chuan walked at a leisurely pace, the ’White Horn Trumpet’ hung on his chest, continuing to explain swordsmanship—

"Thrust, lead, lift, block, strike, stab, point, collapse, stir, press, slash, intercept, wash, cloud, hang, slash, chop, cut, scrape, sweep, stab, circle, etc., are all sword techniques, endless!"

"Swordsmanship has numerous names, various forms, Art Sword, Walking Sword, Mian Sword, Drunken Sword, Double-Handed Sword, and so on."

"Everyone look—"

"Strong and healthy form, dignified demeanor, each move very proper, this is ’Art Sword’!"

"Smooth and carefree, swinging freely, with little pause between moves, this is ’Walking Sword’!"

"Soft, natural, full of strength, gentle and harmonious, this is ’Mian Sword’!"

"Reckless waving, slow at first then fast, seemingly drunk but not, this is ’Drunken Sword’!"

As Wang Zhengyi and the five attacked with weapons, Yan Chuan, with ease, used basic sword moves to counter them, focusing on explaining the fundamentals of swordsmanship in actual combat.

Yet even with basic swordsmanship, in Yan Chuan’s hands, it displayed tremendous power.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sword techniques were solid and varied, and through the twists and turns, one person easily fought against five!

This is a display of deep foundational skill.

On the stands.

Ni Mengtong looked puzzled, glancing at Yan Chuan on the field, then around her, ultimately focusing on Du Zhenzong, the person in charge of Taikang Academy, and wondering, "What is he doing?"

"What?"

Du Zhenzong was listening to Yan Chuan’s swordsmanship explanation, and was caught off guard by Ni Mengtong’s question. He didn’t react immediately.

Ni Mengtong added, "What is Yan Chuan doing?"

A few days ago, Yan Chuan was holding the ’White Horn Trumpet’ doing commentary from the observation seat for each battle, perhaps a desire to show off, which Ni Mengtong could understand.

After Yan Chuan himself entered the field, at the start of this match, he taught ’Eight Diagram Palm’, ’Baji Fist’, and ’Tai Chi Boxing’, to hone and train teammates in actual combat, adding strength to his ’Jian Province Competition’ journey. This, too, Ni Mengtong could comprehend.

But now!

"He’s in a martial arts competition, why is he explaining ’basic swordsmanship’?"

Ni Mengtong was puzzled and confused.

Ah, that.

Du Zhenzong understood. He indeed knew quite a bit about this, so he immediately smiled and said, "The governor might not know, Professor Yan had once been an apprentice at a martial arts hall, and he also concurrently holds the position of a martial arts hall master. He grew up in such an environment. Initially as the senior apprentice of the martial arts hall, later becoming the hall master, he most enjoyed teaching martial arts and instructing in boxing. To put it bluntly, Professor Yan has a bit of a ’teacherly’ nature. This is well known in Guangling City and Taikang City."

The teacherly Master Yan!

This title for Yan Chuan was quite well-known in Guangling City!

Du Zhenzong knew Yan Chuan well, and was aware of this.

For the first time hearing this, Ni Mengtong was quite amazed, "He actually has such a side."

But this also explains why Yan Chuan is insistent on explaining during the ’Jian Province Competition’; perhaps not only for showing off but also to indulge in his passion for teaching martial arts.

However, compared to ’being teacherly’.

Ni Mengtong thought further, considered the deeper layer: "In explaining boxing and teaching martial arts, reviewing the old and knowing the new, in such a teaching atmosphere, perhaps Yan Chuan can also gain more insights. Inspiration might burst forth, allowing self-improvement. This might be Yan Chuan’s unique ’cultivation path’, likely ’beneficial’, otherwise, even if he enjoys teaching, he wouldn’t take it this far."

Ni Mengtong speculated in her heart.

In fact, it wasn’t just Ni Mengtong who thought this way.

Anyone who had interacted with or understood Yan Chuan had similar speculations.

There’s no shortage of people in this world who ’overinterpret’.

Even what originally has no meaning can be interpreted to have some meaning.

Let alone someone like Yan Chuan who inherently has something meaningful, there will be no lack of interpretations.

Yet their understanding was limited; limited to speculations similar to Ni Mengtong’s. As for more, that was impossible.

It was even more impossible to expect that Yan Chuan actually possessed a treasure like ’Purple Mist Palace’, or that he had the shortcut of ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’ for cultivation.

Normal people!

Couldn’t think of it!

This is the confidence Yan Chuan draws from, daring to ’teach boxing’ and ’lecture martial arts’ openly, under the public’s scrutiny.

And at this moment.

In the field.

Under the watch of over 30,000 spectators, Yan Chuan wielded the sword, lecturing on swordsmanship, eloquent and incessant, as though nobody else was present—

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"Advanced swordsmanship is often derived from basic swordsmanship, as the saying goes ’ten thousand changes do not deviate from their origin’. If you want to master swordsmanship, if you want to grasp advanced swordsmanship, you must practice the basics."

"For example, the ’stabbing sword’—"

"Upright or flat sword thrusts forward as a stab, the force reaches the sword tip, the arm and sword form a straight line. As for ’upright sword’ and ’flat sword’, it’s simple, blade facing up and down is upright sword, blade facing left and right is flat sword."

"Another example, ’sword slashing’—"

"Upright sword from top to bottom is slashing, force reaches the sword body, arm and sword form a straight line. The sweeping slash should coordinate with the body’s backward turn."

"Hang sword..."

"Sword slashing..."

"Cloud sword..."

...

Yan Chuan, starting from the basic sword moves, explained and dissected each move. Even as he was on the field, amongst the turning and twisting, entangled with weapons against Wang Zhengyi and his team, the sword in his hand, his body like a swimming dragon.

Some people seriously studied the swordsmanship!

Some people earnestly observed the battle!

And those with sharp eyes could see—

"The gap is too large!"

"Yan Chuan is too strong!"

This battle, if nothing unexpected occurs, even if all five members of the Guangling Academy team broke their limits, the final victor will still be Yan Chuan!

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