Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 65 Swordsmanship (Additional Chapter for the Alliance Leader)

"You don't want to fight me?!!"

"Why? It would benefit both of us, increasing our combat experience!"

"...Could it be that you're afraid of me more than you're afraid of Xiaodie, which is why you won't fight me?"

That day, Yan Lingwei arrived at the training ground and heard a shocking revelation.

Upon learning that Zhong Cang was unwilling to fight her, her first reaction was to attribute Zhong Cang's refusal to Xiaodie.

In response, Zhong Cang simply shook his head and said, "You're overthinking it. It has nothing to do with Xiaodie."

"I refuse to fight because it benefits you, not me."

"???"

At this point, Yan Lingwei was only puzzled and didn't realize anything, but the next words from Zhong Cang made her face turn pale with anger, her breathing became difficult, and she tightly clenched the folding fan in her delicate jade hand.

"You're too weak now. Fighting against you poses no pressure for me. Such a fight would only be a waste of my time."

"You..."

Pointing at Zhong Cang, Yan Lingwei was so angry that she couldn't speak.

This scene also prompted her maid to speak up for her mistress.

"How dare you mock my lady... wuwuwu..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Yan Lingwei struck her maid with the folding fan.

As for the reason, although Yan Lingwei was angry and annoyed by Zhong Cang's words, she admitted one thing: in recent days, the pressure she had been putting on Zhong Cang had indeed decreased.

There was no way around it. She had grown through battles.

Zhong Cang, who possessed Sword Heart, grew even faster.

The sparring sessions in recent days had made Zhong Cang extremely familiar with Yan Lingwei. He didn't even need to activate his Dual Sword Heart to sense what kind of spells Yan Lingwei was using and how to counter them. In this situation, fighting against Yan Lingwei became a piece of cake for Zhong Cang.

And beating up on weaker opponents wouldn't help him gain combat experience.

It was because of this recognition that Yan Lingwei was so furious.

After all, the truth hurts the most.

However, although she was angry and thought Zhong Cang lacked humor, Yan Lingwei didn't want to lose Zhong Cang as her sparring partner.

- It would be good to increase her strength before the big competition.

And she had a way to make Zhong Cang spar with her.

"Spar with me, thirty spirit stones a day."

"Sorry, I'm not a sparring partner, I'm the sparring supervisor."

"Twenty spirit stones."

"I already told you, I..."

"Thirty spirit stones!"

"...How do you want to train?"

"... "

Zhong Cang's straightforward agreement caught Yan Lingwei off guard.

But, his agreement was always a good thing.

After agreeing to thirty spirit stones a day, their sparring sessions continued.

That day, Yan Lingwei returned home with a series of failures.

In the following days, she often sought out Zhong Cang for sparring.

With the spirit stones, Zhong Cang also cooperated.

And during their sparring sessions, Zhong Cang didn't come away empty-handed - mainly because he found a new way to spar.

He wouldn't personally engage, but instead attack with his sword.

For Immortal Dao cultivators, using a sword was only a temporary measure when their spiritual consciousness was weak in the early stages.

When cultivators reached the Qi Refining Late Stage, swordsmanship would become the main form of attack for sword cultivators.

Upon entering Foundation Building, most sword cultivators would completely abandon using a sword as their main attack method, only using it as a last resort.

This was done for safety and flexibility.

Safety was easy to understand - with both the person and the sword attacking, it was equivalent to a simultaneous attack.

And if the person and the sword were separated, with the sword attacking in the front while the person continuously moved in the back, the safety level of the sword cultivator would instantly rise several levels.

However, doing so requires the cultivator to divide their attention, which is also the reason why cultivators can control swords only when they reach the Qi Refining Late Stage.

As for flexibility, it is easier to understand.

Without the limitations of the human body, the limitations of the sword technique will also be lifted, allowing for various attack methods that cultivators cannot achieve while wielding a sword.

This makes sword attacks more threatening.

By the way, the reason why Zhong Cang did not learn sword techniques is because the sword techniques in the mortal world are basically useless for sword control.

...

One practices spells, the other practices sword control, and the two of them spar every day.

After more than ten days, Zhong Cang reluctantly admitted one thing.

Sword control is indeed more advantageous than sword attacks, especially for him, whose spiritual consciousness surpasses his cultivation level.

This is a good thing, but having sword control always makes Zhong Cang feel like his physical strength is being wasted.

And this made him sigh:

"No wonder normal cultivators, although they think the body is important, often put Body Tempering at the end. Physical cultivation is also at the bottom of the cultivation world's hierarchy. It is not the most important thing for cultivators who are accustomed to long-range attacks."

Fortunately, although it is said to be a waste, when Zhong Cang advanced to the Mastery stage, he gained a characteristic: Chest Containing Five Qi. This ability can increase Zhong Cang's spiritual energy reserve. Spiritual energy is the foundation of cultivators.

So, Zhong Cang's Body Tempering cannot be said to be useless.

...

Sword control is too strong, making Body Tempering seem useless. This is Zhong Cang's annoyance.

And Yan Lingwei has been feeling down these days.

The reason for her bad mood is very real - she was beaten and became withdrawn.

When she initially fought against Zhong Cang, she had the idea of winning.

However, after more than ten days, Yan Lingwei despairingly discovered one thing:

As time passed, she not only did not get closer to Zhong Cang, but instead drifted further away from him.

This miserable situation made her return to her home on Fire Prison Island with a cold expression.

This unpleasant mood was sensed by her maid, Xiao Chan, which led the somewhat foolish but loyal maid to criticize Zhong Cang.

"That guy is so despicable, especially today when he just sat there and only used sword control. He completely disregarded you, Miss... Sob, sob, Miss?"

As expected, Yan Lingwei hit Xiao Chan again for criticizing Zhong Cang, and the reason was:

"Only losers are called arrogant."

Yes, even though Zhong Cang sat on the arena all day without moving a step, he still won the battle.

The sword controlled by him, Maple Flower, fluttered like a startled swan, graceful like a wandering dragon. It blocked all of Yan Lingwei's attacks in mid-air.

This battle result made Yan Lingwei feel powerless.

And after continuously losing to Zhong Cang, Yan Lingwei's mentality gradually changed.

Initially, she had a grudge against Zhong Cang and only wanted to defeat him and beat him up.

But as time went by, watching Zhong Cang make progress step by step every day, Yan Lingwei, who witnessed all of this, didn't even realize it herself. Her attitude towards Zhong Cang changed from disdain to recognition.

Finally, recognition turned into admiration.

It is not surprising that this happened.

Humans are all eager for strength, especially diligent ones.

And when someone admires someone in their heart, Yan Lingwei, she cannot tolerate others insulting Zhong Cang.

Xiao Chan made this mistake.

However, because she hadn't realized it yet or was avoiding it in her heart, Yan Lingwei did not think about the aspect of "admiring Zhong Cang and therefore cannot tolerate others insulting him."

She attributed the reason for punishing Xiao Chan to herself.

"If he is arrogant, what does it matter if I, a loser, am defeated by him?"

"Huh?"

This statement confused Xiao Chan. After a while, she hesitantly said, "Then, I will praise Lord Zhong Cang from now on."

"Bang!"

Yan Lingwei hit Xiao Chan again for saying that.

"That bad guy has no gentlemanly demeanor at all. He insults me every day. With him like that, do you still want to praise him? Tell me, are you my maid or his?"

"Huh?!!"

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