Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Spar

The old tree at Dustfallen Precipice never withered despite having existed for over two centuries and weathered the seasons over and over. Cheng Yan, who was meditating under said tree, grew a lot more mature over the last two years but didn’t lose his refined demeanour. He had ascended to Golden Core Realm, but only Feng Haochen and he knew exactly which layer.

Xiang Nan and the twins hid whilst brainstorming their approach.

Mu Yu emerged from the forest. He looked up to the sky with a grin. He fused with the trees and travelled from tree to tree, which was remarkably faster than flying. When Lan Ling’er finally appeared, he yelled, “Ling’er, what took you so long?”

Lan Ling’e was baffled. Mu Yu still kept his unique ability a secret and only stealthily used it every now and then.

“I guess you don’t need to fly to move fast, huh?” Mu Yu winked, then ran off to Xiang Nan whilst laughing.

Lan Ling’er scoffed and joined the others.

“What’s First Senior Brother up to?” queried Mu Yu.

Before Nan Xiang could reply, a sword shot over. Xiang Nan deftly leapt up.

Cheng Yan finished training a while ago and wasn’t keen on being their victim. “You all must have a lot of time on your hands!”

Xiang Nan lost control of his flying sword after twenty-nine exchanges. Lan Ling’er lost after twenty-eight exchanges. The two of them were limited to dual wielding. They could’ve forced themselves to wield a third one. Nonetheless, they would rapidly expend their spiritual energy.

Once he was done with Xiang Nan and Lan Ling’er, Cheng Yan mounted an assault on Mu Yu using all of his swords. Because Cheng Yan’s focus was on Mu Yu alone, Mu Yu was quickly pressured into focusing on evading the attacks.

“That was thirty exchanges!” cried Mu Yu.

Mu Yu soon lost control of his swords. Cheng Yan made swift work of Mu Yu, erasing the clones and knocking Mu Yu to the ground. Cheng Yan stored his swords away and gave his juniors a smile. He said to Mu Yu, “Thirty-two exchanges, not bad!”

Mu Yu couldn’t be bothered responding. He regretted joining the twins, figuring he could’ve taken a nap instead of a beating. The twins decided to prop themselves on Mu Yu and catch their breaths.

The reason Xiang Nan and Lan Ling’er lost quicker than Mu Yu despite their more advanced cultivation was because Mu Yu merely had a better grasp on the swordplay. Cheng Yan only tasted their swordplay. If spiritual energy was part of the equation, it would’ve been one-way traffic, with Cheng Yan being the oncoming traffic.

Cheng Yan sat down on a rock and questioned, “We can descend the mountain tomorrow. What are your plans?”

Mu Yu’s ears twitched upon hearing the news.

Glossary

Technique VS Moves – Moves refer to the movements comprising a technique. This is different to combinations. As an example, the technique “White Crane Spreads Its Wings” from Yang Style taichi consists of numerous moves that make up the technique. They are not the same in Chinese martial arts.