I Fabricated the Techniques, but my disciple really mastered them?

Xu Yan glanced at the old man and nodded, saying, “You’re wise enough to know my superior talents and strength, and understand that I am not bound by rules!”

Having said that, he continued to ascend, showing no intention of sparring with the old man.

The old man was taken aback, “Young man, you haven’t defeated me yet.”

Xu Yan halted, conveying disappointment on his face, “I thought you understood. You say I don’t need to obey the rules but still expect me to defeat you by them.

“If you truly believe I don’t need to conform to rules, you shouldn’t expect me to fight. I could just bypass you and find a stronger opponent.”

The old man winced, feeling frustrated. Was a simple compliment enough for you to look down on me?

Taking a deep breath, the old man shook his longsword in his hand and said solemnly, “It appears to me, young man, that you also practice the Sword Dao. I dare to learn about your Sword Dao Technique!”

Xu Yan shook his head, “Your Sword Dao is too bad. It would be bullying you if I drew my sword. Let’s stick to the old rule, you catch my palm.”

What the hell!

The old man’s face turned pale. Where did this arrogant young man come from?

The crowd of martial artists and the disciples of the Seven-star Study Palace gasped in astonishment. This guy was truly audacious, openly criticizing the great instructor’s Sword Dao as inferior?

Although the Seven-star Study Palace’s Sword Dao might be slightly inferior to that of Sword Master Cliff, it still ranks second in the Inner Domain.

The old man before them had spent his entire life practicing and studying the Sword Dao. He even managed to defeat a Grandmaster of Sword Dao from Sword Master Cliff.

Does such strength deem unworthy in the eyes of this young man?

“Arrogant boy, take my sword!”

The old man’s face turned crimson, furious as thunder, he held his longsword horizontally, then with a loud bang, his Sword Qi bloomed. The icy gleam was intimidating, layers of sword radiance rolled out, sweeping across like a link between heaven and earth.

“Is this the Heaven and Earth Ice Light? It seems that the great instructor is really angry. He once defeated the Grandmaster of Sword Master Cliff with this Sword Dao Technique.”

“So powerful! I also practice the Sword Dao, but facing this sword, I have no idea how to react. There’s completely no flaw to exploit!”

The students of the Seven-star Study Palace expressed their amazement in unison.

No wonder he’s the great instructor, a cultivated Sword Dao Grandmaster. His strokes are extraordinary.

The martial artists observing the fight, many of whom also practiced the Sword Dao, sighed in admiration. The great instructor of the Seven-star Study Palace deserved his reputation. His Heaven and Earth Ice Light move was incredibly sharp. It seemed relentless and unavoidable, without any flaw, yet concealed variety within it.

Among the watching martial artists, a man in his early twenties watched the old man’s sword intensely, not blinking an eye.

“Is this the Heaven and Earth Ice Light that defeated our Grandmaster of Sword Master Cliff? It’s truly incredibly sharp. I wonder how Brother Xie would counter this move?”

Cold Autumn thought to himself.

As a disciple of Sword Master Cliff and considered second only to Xie Lingfeng, Cold Autumn’s visit to the Seven-star Study Palace was to learn and challenge their Sword Dao.

Aiming for his breakthrough to the Grandmaster realm.

“Flashy tricks!”

Xu Yan shook his head, raising his palm to strike.

A golden dragon roared, diving into the layers of sword radiance. In an instant, the sword radiance that enveloped heaven and earth crumbled.

“Spin!”

The old man looked solemn. The shattered sword radiance suddenly started to spin, this was one of the killer moves of Heaven and Earth Ice Light.

However, the forceful golden dragon smashed onto the old man’s spinning sword radiance, before the sword momentum could even turn into a force, striking it fiercely.

Bang!

The sword radiance exploded and collapsed, while the tail of the golden dragon swept the old man off.

Quiet!

The venue fell silent once again.

Could such a powerful move not withstand a single palm strike from the young man?

What cultivation technique produced that golden dragon? It’s incredibly powerful.

The old man lay on the ground, stunned.

For a moment, he was confused. Was his prestigious Sword Dao so fragile?

Xu Yan was about to continue his ascent. He glanced at the old man, paused, and said, “Sword Dao is not about grandeur or fancy moves, but the essence of a single sword, which is the real art of killing, everything else is just an embellishment.

“You haven’t stepped into the gate of Sword Dao, unaware of Sword Intent. For you, speed, ruthlessness, and sharpness are the right paths.

“Rather than spreading meaningless sword momentum, weak and unsubstantial. Even if it has variations, it’s too slow.

“I have a friend. He has cultivated his sword technique to the peak, far stronger than you. He is the closest person to stepping into Sword Dao.”

Although the old man’s Sword Dao appeared to be powerful and his sword momentum was grand, it was ultimately just a facade.

Sufficient against ordinary martial artists.

From Xu Yan’s perspective, the old man’s technique wasn’t as good as Xie Lingfeng’s Myriad River Sword Technique, let alone the Flying Rainbow Sword Technique.

Should he face Xie Lingfeng, the Heaven and Earth Ice Light would be cut down by a mere stroke of the Flying Rainbow Sword Technique.

So far, among all the Sword Dao martial artists Xu Yan had seen, only Xie Lingfeng had truly touched the threshold of Sword Dao, cultivating his sword techniques to the peak.

He had even almost stepped beyond the confines of swordsmanship.

However, he was still a little short of stepping into Sword Dao.

“I wonder if Brother Xie has attained the clarity of Sword Intent yet?”

Xu Yan thought to himself.

He probably hasn’t. After all, attaining the clarity of Sword Intent wasn’t that easy.

The old man was dumbfounded, his mind buzzing. He had been practicing for most of his life, yet he hadn’t even entered the gate of Sword Dao?

He wanted to argue, but what right did a loser have to refute?

In the end, he sighed, “I stand corrected!”

Cold Autumn stood still, startled by Xu Yan’s words, gleaning a new insight from them.