Nie Qingyun and the Cloud Mountain disciples saw Lu Zhou flying over and landing on the cloud platform.
All of them revealed looks of curiosity.
Sikong Beichen continued to watch from his original spot.
Yao Qingquan and Zhao Jianghe landed on the left and right, watching together.
Nie Qingyun cupped his fists and said, "Senior Lu."
Lu Zhou nodded and stroked his beard.
"Nie Qingyun is a Ten-leaf cultivator, after all. It's impossible for you to defeat him as a Nine-leaf cultivator. Why are you forcing yourself?"
Yu Zhenghai said.
"Just a little bit more … It's already a draw."
Upon hearing this, Nie Qingyun was embarrassed.
Lu Zhou shook his head.
"You've already fought eleven times. You lost the first ten times. If you only have one chance on the battlefield of life and death, how could there be ten chances? "
"Moreover, Nie Qingyun is only sparring with you. Sparring is about stopping when the fight is over … If it was a killing technique, how could you have had the chance to display it? "
When Yu Zhenghai heard this, he bowed and said, "You're right, master."
At this moment, Lu Zhou turned to look at Nie Qingyun.
"The saber is the courage of a hundred weapons. Since ancient times, there have been many people who have practiced saber techniques. They have summarized and created many saber techniques and formed a fixed set of saber techniques, even sects. It wasn't easy to bring forth new ideas.
"However, all the cultivation methods in the world lead to the same destination. Whether it's a saber or a sword, they're just tools for people to use. "
"Give me the knife."
Lu Zhou raised his right arm.
Yu Zhenghai respectfully placed the Jasper Saber in his master's palm.
For some reason, when Lu Zhou touched the Jasper Saber, something stirred in his heart when he felt the coldness from it.
It was as if everything around him was a knife.
Everything could be used as a knife.
The palm was a knife, the leaves were a knife, and the wind was also a knife.
"Both of your saber moves are old and don't have many variations. As a result, after a long period of fighting, he would quickly understand his opponent's characteristics. The longer it took, the harder it would be to determine the victor. If this goes on, the one who finds the flaw first will win, "Lu Zhou said.
Yu Zhenghai nodded in agreement.
This reminded him of the time he sparred with his Second Junior Brother, Yu Shangrong. Their battle in Radiant Cloud Forest had lasted for three days and three nights.
There was a very important factor in this, and that was that they understood each other too well. Sometimes, he only needed a glance to know what his opponent was going to do next, and he could instinctively choose the best way to deal with it.
They were locked in a stalemate.
Lu Zhou clenched his fist.
The Saber Will attacked.
The feeling of the saber grew stronger.
"There are eight moves in the saber: sweep, hack, push, slash, sweep, chop, chop, and pierce. Compared to swords, saber moves were heavy and ferocious. They were big and powerful, but they lacked more detailed variations. Secondly, a single saber depends on the hand, while a double saber depends on the movement. Once the saber's momentum sinks, it will be very difficult to change midway. You can only change it with your footwork. "
Lu Zhou said slowly, "These are the basics. As a saber wielder, you must practice them thoroughly."
Yu Zhenghai and Nie Qingyun were not the only ones who understood these words.
Even the disciples of Cloud Mountain who were present understood what he meant.
What is a teacher?
He used the most straightforward words to tell his disciples the truth of saber techniques.
This... is how a teacher should be!
The disciples of Cloud Mountain revealed looks of admiration and listened attentively.
Lu Zhou continued to speak.
"Using Qi to control the saber and condensing Qi into astral energy, one can take on many forms. Both of you understand this, so this old man won't say anything unnecessary. "
Lu Zhou loosened his grip.
The Jasper Saber hovered in the air.
His energy carried the Jasper Saber up into the air above his head.
These were the basic skills of a cultivator.
They could understand all of them.
Nie Qingyun and Sikong Beichen, on the other hand, were baffled. They did not know why Lu Zhou was talking about these basic skills.
Lu Zhou pushed.
The Jasper Saber continued to rise.
"There are four grades for swords and four grades for sabers …"
The Cloud Mountain disciples discussed among themselves.
Sikong Beichen nodded in agreement.
These theories had long been circulating in the Ninth Temple and Cloud Mountain.
"If you don't have a saber in your hand, you'll use your palm as a saber."
Lu Zhou raised his palm, and energy sabers shot out.
Yu Zhenghai and Nie Qingyun were taken aback. They seemed to have been enlightened.
They recalled the exchange of palms earlier.
Yu Zhenghai slapped his thigh and said, "Why didn't I think of that?!"
Nie Qingyun said, slightly indignant, "Senior Lu, what if we don't have a saber?"
After all, Yu Zhenghai's desolate-grade Jasper Saber had pressured him greatly during their sparring session.
Lu Zhou looked up at the Jasper Saber spinning in the air. "Look, what's that in the air?"
"The Jasper Saber?"
With a swoosh, the Jasper Saber plunged into the ground with a loud thud.
"Look again?" Lu Zhou asked.
There was nothing in the air.
Nie Qingyun did not understand. He asked tentatively, "Primal Qi?"
Lu Zhou shook his head. "Primal Qi can be turned into energy, but there's a limit."
Yu Zhenghai said, "Wind saber?"
"What else is there apart from wind?" Lu Zhou asked.
The two of them were stumped.
Lu Zhou curled his fingers.
The moment the palm saber disappeared …
An energy saber the size of a finger appeared in the air. It was neither golden nor red. Instead, it looked like an ice cube.
"Water?" Yu Zhenghai exclaimed in shock.
This reminded him of when he was cultivating his saber techniques in the Evil Sky Pavilion when he was young.
Back then, when he was tempering his saber techniques under the waterfall, his master had told him that when he was strong enough, he could discard his saber and use water as a saber.
His Primal Qi swiftly retracted.
Between the heavens and the earth, there was an uncountable amount of water vapor.
It was invisible to the naked eye, but Primal Qi could capture it.
Hence, an energy saber was formed.
However, this was not enough.
Countless energy sabers appeared in the air. They were lined up neatly as though they had formed a Saber Formation.
The energy sabers formed water dragons that danced in the air.
Yu Zhenghai was overwhelmed with emotions as he watched.
At this moment, Lu Zhou stomped his feet and appeared above the Saber Formation. He spread his arms.
He dove down.
The water dragon let out a dragon roar.
They continued diving until they reached the pool at the bottom of the cloud platform.
Splash!
The Saber Formation shot out of the pool.
The Water Dragon Saber Formation that was a thousand times larger than before spiraled up and circled around Lu Zhou.
On the cloud platform, the disciples looked up at this magnificent scene.
Sikong Beichen and Nie Qingyun had never seen such a saber controlling technique before.
"Nie Qingyun, can you block this?" Lu Zhou asked as he hovered in the air.
"Uh …"
Nie Qingyun felt diffident.
Even Sikong Beichen, who had comprehended using all creation as swords and understood the essence of this technique, was not confident that he could block this technique.
Lu Zhou looked down at Yu Zhenghai and said, "Yu Zhenghai, do you understand?"
Yu Zhenghai was already in a daze. Lu Zhou's question snapped him back to his senses. He hastily said, "How can I not understand it, master?"
Lu Zhou's body was as light as a feather.
He slowly landed on the cloud platform.
He placed his hands on his back. The water dragons in the Saber Formation instantly dispersed into water droplets.
Rain fell.
Yu Zhenghai and Nie Qingyun could not react in time and were drenched.
When they looked at Lu Zhou again, they saw the water droplets that landed on him had turned into energy sabers.
Each droplet turned into an energy saber.
There were so many of them …
Unlike the pure water energy sabers, the energy sabers formed by the water droplets were wrapped in golden energy seals!
Yu Zhenghai, Nie Qingyun, and Sikong Beichen. "…"
"This saber technique is called Water Dragon's Roar."
The golden dragon formed by the Saber Formation was enveloped by the golden energy seals. Its might was greatly boosted as it lunged toward Nie Qingyun.
Nie Qingyun was shocked. He stomped his feet and held his saber horizontally before him.
The dragon's roar rang in the air. The Saber Formation rose like a water dragon raising its head.
Bam!
It pushed against the Sky Soul Saber's body. It was as though a dragon had bitten the saber's blade with its fangs. Nie Qingyun reeled back as he tried to think of a way to deal with the attack.
"Avatar, activate!"
The Ten-leaf red lotus bloomed!
Lu Zhou's cultivation base was only at the Nine-leaf stage. He knew that if he activated his avatar, his cultivation base would be overwhelmed. The water dragon would surely be destroyed.
However, he would not allow Nie Qingyun to do as he pleased.
"Remember …" Lu Zhou raised his palm slowly. "You must learn how to land the killing blow."
He pushed his palm forward.
A faint blue palm seal flew toward the dragon's head. The might of the Saber Formation increased by several times.
Boom!
"No!"
Nie Qingyun retracted his saber, allowing part of the Saber Formation to land on his avatar. Then, he retracted his avatar and flipped in the air.
Lu Zhou pushed his palm downward.
The Water Dragon Saber Formation descended as well.
Several Cloud Mountain elders hastily flew to the cloud platform. They fell to their knees and shouted, "Please have mercy, Senior Lu!"
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