Chapter 5: Grandmaster of Swordsmanship

The technique "Swallow's Seven Darts on Water" is a defensive measure specifically designed to counter this type of defense, and it is considered one of Bai Sheng's unique swordsmanship techniques. The essence lies in using extremely swift sword light to lightly tap, thereby attracting the power of such defensive magical treasures or spells to concentrate on the point of attack. Naturally, this results in weakened power in other areas, allowing for a full-force sword strike to ultimately shatter the enemy's defensive spells or magical treasures.

In the Southern Ch'an Continent, no swordsmanship elder possesses as much combat experience as even the most novice players in the game. Players kill dozens or even hundreds of monsters daily, engaging in more sword fights in a single day than those swordsmanship masters on the Southern Ch'an Continent do in their entire lives. Being killed by others has become a common occurrence, and countless experiences have been summarized from victories and defeats. No swordsmanship school has ever had such abundant resources at its inception as found in "Shu Mountain 2," where one can observe and improve upon the flaws in sword techniques from tens of millions of battles.

In this southern region of the Ch'an sect, the respect for teachers and the reverence for the Way are extremely strict rules. The juniors, having received teachings from their seniors, only aspire to practice the swordsmanship to perfection, indistinguishable from what was imparted by their predecessors, and they do not dare to alter even the slightest detail. However, Bai Sheng, who has traversed time, although he has absorbed Duan Gui's memories, regards the prohibitive constraints that Duan Gui considers taboo as nothing more than a set of dead neural pathways, which he utterly dismisses.

Several reasons combined indicate that at this moment, Bai Sheng's cultivation is merely at the beginner level, yet his swordsmanship has already reached the level of a grandmaster

The sword techniques passed down by the seven major sword immortal sects of the Southern Frog Continent are merely the culmination of certain predecessors' lifelong combat experiences, combined with their own understanding and interpretations, which they then imparted to their disciples. However, the vision of an individual is ultimately limited.

Defensive spells such as Smoke and Mist can concentrate all their power on the area under attack. Wherever the enemy directs their assault, the power is focused there, making it extremely difficult to breach the defense

In the end, Bai Sheng could only shake his head, truly unable to imagine why such a simple swordsmanship could still be beyond the reach of some individuals to master

The Qi Manipulation Technique is a genuine cultivation method. Duan Gui has a solid foundation, but the twelve sword techniques of the Chicheng Immortal Sect... there are only twelve moves. He has actually practiced for twenty years and still performs them so poorly. It is truly outrageous; is there really someone so foolish? These twelve introductory sword techniques are much simpler than the few sword techniques I created myself. I have only practiced for one day, and I already perform them better than he does.

The true cultivator seeks immortality; magical power is merely a means to ensure longevity, not the ultimate goal. Therefore, such circumstances are quite understandable. These immortals cannot treat life-and-death duels as a routine affair like players in a game.

When Bai Sheng completed the modifications to the twelve introductory forms of the Chicheng Immortal Sect, he had long lost interest in pondering this sword technique, which he considered too basic to warrant further thought. Instead, he began to practice his unique swordsmanship from "Shushan 2." With a single move, the Swallow's Seven Skims the Water, the sword light transformed into seven luminous rings, solid and unyielding, achieving at least seventy to eighty percent of Bai Sheng's proficiency in "Shushan 2." This move is specifically designed to break through the enemy's magical defenses, particularly effective against mist-like spells. With a single move, the Swallow's Seven Skims the Water, the sword light transformed into seven luminous rings, solid and unyielding, achieving at least seventy to eighty percent of Bai Sheng's proficiency in "Shushan 2." This move is specifically designed to break through the enemy's magical defenses, particularly effective against mist-like spells.

Bai Sheng originally thought that the immortal cultivation world he had traversed into was different from a game. According to the memories of this unfortunate fellow named Duan Gui, the hardships he endured over more than twenty years of cultivation were simply too numerous to recount, and it certainly wouldn't be as easy to master swordsmanship as in a game. However, when he reorganized Duan Gui's memories and demonstrated the Chicheng Sword Technique step by step, he found that each move was so effortless, far from the difficulty described in Duan Gui's memories.

Bai Sheng did not realize the true reason he could easily master the Chicheng Swordsmanship; he merely thought that Duan Gui was too foolish

In "Shushan 2", it is not only the case that the sword techniques of various major sects are derived from the essence of ancient swordsmanship, but also that countless individuals have devoted themselves to meticulously calculating every aspect of sword light, including angles, positions, lethality, speed, and variations, using the most advanced computers to transform these into sword techniques. Additionally, data from tens of thousands of swordsmanship competitions that occur daily in the game are collected, and the sects' sword techniques are modified periodically to make them increasingly perfect, embodying the wisdom of numerous technology experts and players.

He spent only one day mastering the twelve forms of the Chicheng Sword Technique, using them with such ease as if he had been practicing them since childhood. He could even innovate upon these basic twelve moves and the accompanying techniques, rectifying their shortcomings and generating dozens of variations for each move. As for the swordsmanship he created himself in "Shushan 2," it was executed as effortlessly as breathing, being a series of ultimate moves he had practiced thousands or even tens of thousands of times. Bai Sheng felt no difference between this and the game. If there was a difference, it was that in this true immortal world, the limitations on swordsmanship were fewer than in the game, allowing for greater freedom and spontaneity. The sword light responded to his thoughts, transforming fluidly and effortlessly, as if it were an extension of his own body. This gave Bai Sheng a sense of clarity and exhilaration, as if his swordsmanship had reached a new level. Aside from being constrained by his own power, which left him quite dissatisfied, everything else felt more perfect. The sensation of manipulating the sword light with such ease was far more liberating than controlling the game through a neural connection system.

When Bai Sheng modified the Twelve Entry Forms of the Chicheng Immortal Sect, he did not think much of it. Little did he know that what he was doing was already considered a great act of rebellion among the major sects in the Southern Chan Region.

Killing the enemy before they have a chance to react, the swordsmanship is as swift as lightning, a hallmark of Bai Sheng's technique

Bai Sheng not only deconstructed and reorganized the sword techniques of various sects in "Shu Mountain 2," but he also possesses an incredibly rich combat experience. In "Shu Mountain 2," Bai Sheng ranks among the top three in terms of the number of duels fought, second only to one or two individuals. He engages in dozens of large-scale battles and hundreds of smaller skirmishes almost every day, making the phrase "killing like cutting grass" seem too light. Even the founding ancestors of the seven major sword immortal sects in the Southern Chan region might only duel once every three to five months, and it is not uncommon for them to go decades without drawing their swords. Practitioners compete based on their profound cultivation, extraordinary spells, and powerful magical artifacts. Most of their swordsmanship training comes from regular practice, and having a few fellow disciples or friends to spar with is already considered quite good. To duel over a hundred times in a lifetime is regarded as a remarkable achievement. Therefore, the sword techniques created by the ancestors of various sects lack the true sharpening that comes from actual combat, which raises concerns about their practicality.

Bai Sheng once employed this sword technique to defeat the level 37 higher big boss, the Old Demon of Mangshan, in "Shushan 2". At that time, he used this technique, the Swallow's Seven Water Break, to shatter the protective magical aura of the Old Demon of Mangshan, delivering a surprise fatal blow that left this big boss feeling utterly wronged, unable to even cast his most proficient spells.