They all became female demons after being reborn.

Chapter 29 Practice Makes Perfect

Wu Cheng sat in the chair with his legs crossed, his fingers rubbing his chin as he fell into deep thought.

The cheap master said that the true energy in his "Heavenly Dao Scroll" is very pure, so he might achieve twice the result with half the effort if he switches to other cultivation methods.

"So what if he's mentally challenged? And he calls himself 'pure'?" Wu Cheng scoffed.

However, the "purity" of true qi is definitely not the same as the "purity" of cursing.

Although her cheap master seemed unreliable, he was, after all, the sect leader of the Wentian Sect and a rare innate grandmaster in the world, so she couldn't possibly have misjudged him.

However, he was concerned about something else.

"Now the True Qi of the Great Void has become the True Qi of the 'Heavenly Dao Scroll'. Is it because the 'Heavenly Dao Scroll' is more refined than the 'Great Void Returning to Origin Technique'? But the unique Qi seed after the first level of the 'Great Void Returning to Origin Technique' is indeed present. Why is that?"

Is it because his internal energy is "pure" enough and its nature is neither yin nor yang nor does it belong to the five elements that it can devour other internal energies?

"No, this is not devouring, but embracing."

Wu Cheng stroked his chin. "If that's the case, is it possible to use the true energy from the 'Heavenly Dao Scroll' to unleash the unique effects of the Primordial Void True Energy?"

Practice makes perfect; think of something and do it!

Wu Cheng immediately got up, blew out the candle, and pushed open the door to enter the courtyard.

He stood in the center of the courtyard and went through the text of the "Tai Xu Gui Yuan Jue" in his mind.

"The true qi of the void is like wind and cloud, formless and without appearance..."

Then the image of Bai Suying taking action at Shenjiazhuang flashed through his mind.

At that time, he was observing and learning the moves of various schools, and the white-clad woman in white clothes left a particularly deep impression on him.

The first priority is speed.

Qingque's rapier was already extremely fast. In Wu Cheng's eyes at that time, Qingque's fast sword was almost a blur. His eyesight could barely keep up with her figure.

But she takes a straightforward approach.

Although Bai Suying's speed and sword speed were not as good as hers, the surroundings were very strange, or rather, ethereal and unpredictable, just like clouds gathering and dispersing.

The second is sharpness.

Shen Tianba's blade energy is a qi blade attached to the weapon. Even Wu Cheng's envoy was the same. At most, because his true qi was thick, the qi blade was a little wider, but that was all. Moreover, it caused serious damage to the weapon.

But the sword energy emanating from Bai Suyi seemed to be attached to the sword itself.

Moreover, her sword, though seemingly ordinary, cut through other people's weapons with ease, as easily as a knife through tofu.

"Could this be the difference in Senior Sister's sword aura? Her sword aura can increase the sharpness of weapons without damaging the blade? I'll give it a try."

Wu Cheng glanced around, then walked to the tree and picked up a loose, bent branch.

He held the branch in his hand, and instead of channeling his energy, he thrust it straight in.

The branches pierced the air, but the sound was weak and feeble, and the tips of the branches drew a visible arc in mid-air.

"The branches are flexible, but too soft and limp to pierce straight."

However, this was within expectations.

Wu Chengmo channeled his profound inner energy into the tree branch.

The next moment, the branch suddenly straightened.

Wu Cheng thrust out another branch, this time without swaying, and it made a short, sharp sound as it cut through the air.

"Judging from its power alone, it should be enough to pierce through a not-so-thick wooden board, and the branches were not damaged."

You should know that back in Shenjiazhuang, the tree branch in his hand shattered after he poured his true energy into it and thrust it out.

It seems to have the property of not damaging weapons, but its power seems to be no different from that of ordinary sword energy.

"What exactly is the difference?"

Wu Cheng fell into deep thought, "If the true qi in the 'Heavenly Dao Scroll' truly contains the properties of the Tai Xu true qi, then there's no reason why my senior sister can do it but I can't."

If the ancient martial arts mindset cannot solve the problem, then try to solve it with the modern mindset of a time traveler.

Wu Cheng closed his eyes and began to recall all the details of Bai Suying's sword strike at Shen Family Village.

"The sword's blade glows with fluorescent light... I see, chainsaw... wind pressure... high-pressure water gun..."

After a moment's thought, Wu Cheng opened his eyes.

He raised the branch and then channeled his inner energy.

A stream of true energy adhered to the tree branch, forming a transparent film that was almost invisible to the naked eye.

This was still sword energy, but instead of being released, it remained firmly attached to the surface of the tree branch.

Then the layer of air began to rotate around the sword, the speed gradually increasing, the rotation speed increasing from half a circle per breath to one circle, and finally to ten circles, twenty circles... thirty circles!

"Thirty laps is the current limit for handling."

Wu Cheng's gaze was focused, and the tip of the tree branch in his hand brushed against the bluestone floor tiles.

laugh--!

A very slight scraping sound rang out, and a cut appeared on the bluestone slab.

Wu Cheng squatted down to observe carefully.

The cuts on the bluestone slab were smooth and flat, about half an inch deep, while the tree branches were completely undamaged, without even a rough edge.

"So this is the secret to the unparalleled sharpness of Senior Sister's longsword. But how does she manage such unpredictable speed and tricky angles?"

Wu Cheng continued to unleash the "engineering brain".

"A slingshot...a spring...the lever principle...could it be?"

After a moment's hesitation, Wu Cheng thrust out the branch again.

This time, the branch left a very faint afterimage, followed by a soft "whoosh" sound.

"The sword speed has increased by about 50%, but the true energy consumption has also increased by 30%, although it's not to the point where it's unbearable. In battle, the true energy output of the Qi Seed is enough to cover the consumption." Wu Cheng frowned. "But the sharpness is gone, and the power has returned to the level of ordinary sword energy."

He then thrust twenty more times in succession, before stopping and sighing helplessly, "I can barely manage to multitask, but to simultaneously maintain both high-speed rotation and a spring-like state of true energy is simply impossible. Senior Sister is truly a monster..."

However, there are many ways to Rome, and the same result can probably be achieved by using a different method.

He thrust out another branch, but halfway through, it suddenly froze, as if in a frame, in an extremely unnatural way.

"Tsk, first use the spring mode to thrust the sword out, and then switch to high-speed rotation mode when the sword is about to hit the target... It's a bit difficult to switch, it's not as smooth as it used to be."

After a moment's thought, Wu Cheng drew a small circle on the ground with a twig, and then rapidly switched between four sword techniques: thrusting, slicing, parrying, and chopping within the circle. Each move would pause briefly when switching between spring mode and high-speed rotation mode.

However, as time went on, the lag became less and less noticeable.

Before they knew it, dawn had broken, but Wu Cheng seemed oblivious and continued to focus intently on his attacks against the circle.

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"Because your true energy is close to the origin of heaven and earth, it is actually purer, which is why it can contain the true energy of the Great Void. Perhaps your 'Heavenly Dao Scroll' true energy contains the properties of the true energy of the Great Void, right?"

On the fourth floor of the Sutra Repository, Gong Yuqing, sitting amidst scattered ancient books, scratched her disheveled hair, then looked up and sighed in relief. "This should be enough to fool everyone..."

She closed the book, glanced out the window, then paused, "Huh? It's already dawn? You brat, you kept me up all night... Humph! Well, you won't get a good night's sleep either! I'm going to drag you out of bed and give you a good 'lesson'!"

A wicked smile appeared on her face, and then she flashed away from the Sutra Repository and headed towards the back mountain.

But before she even stepped into the courtyard, she heard a continuous series of soft, whistling sounds.

"Hmm? He's still awake?"

Gong Yuqing pushed open the door and entered the courtyard. She saw Wu Cheng standing in the center of the courtyard, holding a tree branch and performing extremely smooth stabbing, slicing, flicking, and chopping motions on the ground.

A circle was drawn on the ground, but the bluestone slabs inside the circle had been completely altered.

The next moment, Wu Cheng stopped what he was doing, stretched, and smiled. "Finally, I succeeded!"

Turning around, he saw Gong Yuqing standing not far away, so he smiled and greeted her, "Master, you're up so early?"

Given Gong Yuqing's lazy demeanor, he had assumed his cheap master would sleep in late.

Gong Yuqing walked over and looked down at the disfigured bluestone slabs on the ground. "What are you doing?"

Wu Cheng smiled and recounted all the results of his research and practice that he had spent the whole night, then sighed and said, "I don't have the same talent as my senior sister, so I could only do it using this method."

Gong Yuqing remained silent upon hearing this, only staring intently at him with her beautiful eyes.

Wu Cheng felt extremely uncomfortable under their gaze. "W-what's wrong?"

Gong Yuqing remained silent for a long while before saying softly, "Do you think it's possible that Xiaobai is actually using the 'Ethereal Formless Sword Technique' from our Wentian Sect's Sword Pavilion...?"

The "Ethereal Sword Technique" was created by the third generation patriarch with a lifetime of effort, and it consists of 49 forms.

However, the core of this sword technique is not in the sword moves, but in the essence of swordsmanship that is close to the Tao.

To put it bluntly, the underlying logic of swordsmanship is to increase the power of sword moves and the speed and angle of the strike.

If one truly understands the essence of that sword technique, one will no longer be bound by specific sword moves, but will instead increase the speed and angle of each strike, and enhance the power of the sword moves.

Since the third generation patriarch created this sword technique and established the Sword Pavilion, over the past few hundred years, the number of people in the Wentian Sect who have comprehended this level of swordsmanship is no more than ten on both hands.

Currently, only the Pavilion Master Dugu Moli and Chief Scholar Bai Suyi in the Sword Pavilion have comprehended this level of understanding.

Wu Cheng... relied solely on his own wild guessing for a whole night, using his so-called "clumsy method" to achieve the same thing...

Gong Yuqing was now completely certain that her cheap disciple... really wasn't a person at all...