Chapter 5: Grandmaster of Swordsmanship

Bai Sheng originally thought that the cultivation world after his transmigration would be different from games. According to the memories of this unlucky fellow named Duan Gui, he had endured over twenty years of cultivation, suffering so much that it could hardly be described. He certainly wouldn't find swordsmanship as easy to master as in games. However, when he reorganized Duan Gui's memories and demonstrated the Chicheng Sword Technique, he found every move to be so natural and effortless, not at all as difficult as Duan Gui's memories suggested.

"The Qi Mastery Technique is a solid cultivation foundation, and Duan Gui has a very stable base. But the twelve basic sword techniques of the Chicheng Immortal Sect... only twelve moves, and he practiced for twenty years and still performed so poorly! It's really unfair, is there anyone as stupid as him? These twelve basic sword techniques are much simpler than the few sword techniques I created myself. I only practiced for a day, and I already perform better than him."

In the end, Bai Sheng could only shake his head, unable to imagine why such simple sword techniques could be so hard for someone to master.

He spent just one day and could use the twelve basic Chicheng Sword Techniques with ease, as if he had been practicing them since childhood. He could even innovate and improve upon these basic twelve moves, creating dozens of variations for each. As for the sword techniques he had created in "Sword Mountain 2," he could use them as easily as breathing, as they were techniques he had practiced thousands of times. Bai Sheng didn't feel any difference from the game. If anything, in this real cultivation world, the restrictions on swordsmanship were fewer, allowing for more freedom and spontaneity. The sword light responded to his thoughts, transforming in countless ways, as if it were an extension of his arm, giving him a sense of sudden clarity and satisfaction. His sword skills seemed to have subtly improved. The only limitation was his cultivation level, which made him quite frustrated. Everything else felt more perfect, and the ease of controlling the sword light was even more natural than in the game, where he had to use a neural connection system to control the character.

When Bai Sheng modified the twelve basic moves of the Chicheng Immortal Sect, he didn't think much about it. He didn't realize that what he was doing was considered highly disrespectful in the major sects of the Southern Chanbu Continent.

On the Southern Chanbu Continent, respecting teachers and valuing the path was a very strict rule. Disciples who received teachings from their seniors would only aim to perfect the sword techniques exactly as they were taught, without daring to make any changes. However, Bai Sheng, having transmigrated, had absorbed Duan Gui's memories, but the taboos and restrictions that Duan Gui considered sacred were nothing more than dead neural pathways to him, which he dismissed with disdain.

The sword techniques passed down by the seven major sword immortal sects on the Southern Chanbu Continent were merely the accumulation of a senior's lifetime of combat experience, combined with their understanding and interpretation, and then taught to disciples. However, a person's perspective has its limits.

In "Sword Mountain 2," not to mention the fact that the sword techniques of the major sects were already the essence of ancient swordsmanship, with countless people dedicating their efforts to using the most advanced computers to calculate the angles, positions, damage, speed, and variations of the sword light, transforming them into sword techniques. They also collected data from the tens of thousands of sword battles that occurred daily in the game, and periodically modified the sect's sword techniques to make them more perfect, embodying the wisdom of countless tech personnel and players.

On the Southern Chanbu Continent, no swordmaster had as much combat experience as even a novice player in the game. Players would kill dozens of people and hundreds of monsters every day, engaging in more sword battles in a day than the most skilled swordmasters on the Southern Chanbu Continent would in their entire lives. Being killed was a common occurrence, and they had accumulated countless experiences from victories and defeats. No sword technique was created with the rich resources available in "Sword Mountain 2," where one could observe and improve upon the flaws in sword techniques from millions of battles.

Bai Sheng had not only deconstructed and recombined the sword techniques of the major sects in "Sword Mountain 2," but his combat experience was also incredibly rich. He had always been among the top three in the number of duels in "Sword Mountain 2," just behind one or two others. He would engage in dozens of major battles and hundreds of minor ones almost every day, and describing his combat as ruthless was an understatement. Even the founding patriarchs of the seven major sword immortal sects on the Southern Chanbu Continent might only engage in a few battles every few months or even decades. Cultivators competed in terms of cultivation depth, magical techniques, and powerful magical treasures, and the refinement of sword skills mostly came from daily practice. Having a few sparring sessions with fellow disciples or friends was considered excellent, and engaging in over a hundred duels in a lifetime was considered a glorious achievement. Therefore, the sword techniques created by the founding patriarchs of the major sects lacked the true refinement of actual combat, and there was a suspicion of being created in isolation.

True cultivators sought immortality, and magical power was merely a means to ensure longevity, not the ultimate goal. Thus, it was understandable that these immortals could not treat life-and-death duels as a daily routine like game players.

Combining these factors, Bai Sheng, in terms of cultivation, was just a beginner, but in terms of swordsmanship, he was already at the level of a grandmaster.

Bai Sheng didn't realize the true reason why he could easily master the Chicheng Sword Technique, thinking it was simply because Duan Gui was too stupid.

When Bai Sheng finished modifying the twelve basic moves of the Chicheng Immortal Sect, he had no interest in pondering these basic techniques and began practicing the unique sword techniques he had created in "Sword Mountain 2." He performed the "Seven Swallows Skimming the Water" technique, and the sword light formed seven rings that remained condensed and did not dissipate, already reaching about seventy to eighty percent of his level in "Sword Mountain 2." This technique was specifically designed to break through an enemy's magical defenses, especially effective against mist-like defenses.

Mist-like defensive techniques could concentrate all their power on the point of attack, making it extremely difficult to break through.

The "Seven Swallows Skimming the Water" was the best technique to break through such defenses, one of Bai Sheng's unique sword techniques. The key was to use extremely fast sword light to lightly touch the target, attracting the defensive magical techniques to concentrate their power at the point of attack, leaving other areas weak. Then, with full force, he could destroy the enemy's defensive magical techniques or magical treasures.

Bai Sheng had used this technique to kill a boss in "Sword Mountain 2" who was thirty-seven levels higher than him, the old demon of Mount Mang. He used the "Seven Swallows Skimming the Water" to break through the old demon's protective demonic aura, striking unexpectedly and killing the enemy before they could react, leaving the boss to die in great frustration without even using their most powerful techniques.

Killing an enemy before they could react, with sword techniques so fast that they were like a bolt of lightning, was the greatest characteristic of Bai Sheng's sword skills.

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