CHAPTER 376: CHAPTER 374: BRINGING WEI QIQI ABOARD

"Master, rest assured, your disciple will definitely work very hard!"

Thinking of cultivating immortality like my own master, how could I slack off?

Yuan Bao waved his small chubby hand, expressing his determination.

Seeing Yuan Bao’s response, Ying Li nodded slightly and then leapt away.

"I wonder when I can fly like that?"

Watching his master leap away as if flying, Yuan Bao was filled with envy.

Beside him, Mei Jiu looked on with admiration.

Ying Li’s skills made her genuinely impressed.

Although Mei Jiu once considered herself a decent practitioner, she felt that if she were to face Ying Li, she might not even withstand a single glance before being defeated.

The difference in strength was just too great!

"Village chief, we should head back now!"

Mei Jiu snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Yuan Bao, who had resumed reading the booklet.

Yuan Bao responded with an "ah" and followed Mei Jiu into the Wei Family’s gate.

The booklet left by Ying Li wasn’t some kind of secret martial art manual; it was a basic sword skill book commonly found anywhere.

The so-called Basic Sword Skill was just simple sword moves: drawing, leading, lifting, blocking, striking, thrusting, selecting, collapsing, stirring, pressing, chopping, intercepting, and washing.

Of course, each move had different postures.

To master these, it also required time and, more importantly, the grind of practice.

Just like in novels, practicing a certain number of thrusts and swings each day, and so on.

In Yuan Bao’s opinion, these requirements could be scientifically explained as forming muscle memory. Once the sword was in hand, the body would naturally react accordingly.

"Mei, did you practice this too back then?"

On the way, Yuan Bao turned to Mei Jiu and asked curiously.

Mei Jiu nodded slightly and said, "I did!"

"However, Basic Sword Skill is too simple. We only practiced it for a month before moving on to more advanced sword techniques."

Upon hearing Mei Jiu’s words, Yuan Bao was slightly taken aback.

Although she had just started martial arts and wasn’t strong, as a transmigrator, she was well aware of modern martial arts theories, like ’The great wisdom seems foolish’, ’The great accomplishment seems incomplete’...

In Yuan Bao’s view, no matter the sword technique, it should be an extension of the basic sword moves.

To the truly skilled, the more complicated the moves, the more flaws there are.

The ultimate simplicity leads to ultimate perfection.

Like those sword Dao masters who often resolved battles with a single sword strike.

Yuan Bao aspired to be such a master.

To have a sword that could move mountains, fill seas, open heaven, and split earth.

So any advanced sword techniques were nonsense. This sis is just practicing the Basic Sword Skill!

Yuan Bao figured her highly skilled master must think the same way.

Back at the Wei Family estate, Yuan Bao quickly saw Wei Qiqi.

Wei Qiqi knew Yuan Bao was practicing martial arts and that she left the city early every morning to train. She once wanted to join, but she couldn’t get up, so she gave up the thought of practicing.

Seeing Yuan Bao return, Wei Qiqi immediately bounced over.

"Jiaojiao, I don’t have to go to school today; let’s go out and play!"

Despite being a spoiled young lady, Wei Qiqi had a lot of education to receive.

In comparison, the much younger Yuan Bao had much more freedom.

"Qiqi, what do you want to do outside?"

Yuan Bao wasn’t in the mood to go out then.

Having just received the Basic Sword Skill from her master, she was eager to start practicing!

"Go to the street and see if there’s anything delicious or fun. I’ll treat you!"

Wei Qiqi confidently put on an air of wealth.

Yuan Bao couldn’t help but laugh and said, "Qiqi, look at the sun. Do you think it’s a good time to go out?"

Though autumn had come, the weather hadn’t cooled much.

Especially after mid-morning, under a clear sky, the sun was still blazing, not much different from the summer heat.

"Then what should we do?"

Wei Qiqi pouted, "I’ve finally got a day off!"

"Why don’t you practice swordsmanship with me, Qiqi?"

"Practice swordsmanship?"

Wei Qiqi blinked, looking at Yuan Bao, showing she didn’t understand.

"This is what my master just gave me today, told me to come back and practice!"

Yuan Bao waved the Basic Sword Skill book, looking as if she had a new treasure.

Wei Qiqi thought about it and said, "Alright, I’ll practice with you!"

To practice swordsmanship, one must naturally have a sword.

For someone of Wei Qiqi’s age, finding a suitable sword wasn’t difficult. The Wei Family’s storeroom had what she needed. But it was a bit miserable for Yuan Bao.

Yuan Bao was too small, and much weaker in strength.

Any sword randomly picked wouldn’t be something Yuan Bao, so tiny, could wield.

Of course, Yuan Bao could also show her innate divine strength.

But even if she could lift the swords from the mansion, her height would make it impractical to practice with regular swords.

Finally, Mei Jiu had to find someone to make a slightly longer short sword.

Thus, Yuan Bao could finally practice swordsmanship.

But as soon as she saw the first requirement of the Basic Sword Skill, Yuan Bao couldn’t laugh.

Not only couldn’t she laugh, but she also felt like crying.

The first requirement of the Basic Sword Skill was for the sword practitioner to know their sword before learning swordsmanship.

People can betray you, but a sword will not.

To know your sword, it requires interacting with it and ideally holding it personally to see if using it as a weapon suits you.

And to Yuan Bao’s surprise, the process of knowing one’s sword in Ying Li’s booklet involved writing an essay.

The requirement was to describe in detail what their sword looked like.

This question felt like making things difficult.

Yuan Bao’s dagger-like sword paled in comparison to Wei Qiqi’s treasure sword in size, though Yuan Bao’s daggerlike sword easily outshined its appearance.

"Qiqi, your sword seems less impressive!"

Yuan Bao held her dagger-like sword, trying to clash it directly with Qiqi’s sword.

"Where is it lacking?"

Upon hearing Yuan Bao’s comment, Wei Qiqi couldn’t help but pout. Her sword was so pretty; she didn’t want to see it damaged.

Seeing her step-sister not taking the bait, Yuan Bao hummed twice and said, "Qiqi, let’s practice swordsmanship!"

Initially, sword practice begins with learning to draw and sheath a sword.

Of course, before drawing or sheathing a sword, one must learn how to hold it.

If you can’t even hold a sword, what sword skills are you learning?

Holding a sword wasn’t difficult; the hard part was standing there holding it, not moving, not even blinking.

"Jiaojiao, maybe you should practice by yourself!"

After being tormented for quite a while, Wei Qiqi finally gave up on the idea of practicing martial arts.

The main issue was that it was too tiring!

Under the scorching sun, even with the shade of trees, it was still very hot.

After just a short while, Wei Qiqi was ready to give up entirely; it was just too exhausting, and crucially, super hot.