Chapter 2: Refining Flying Swords, Swordsmanship Wizards
The Ghost Valley of Yunmeng Mountain is a place that is difficult for ordinary people to find, which has a lot to do with the huge reputation of the descendants of the Ghost Valley in the outside world.
As the most mysterious sect in the world, the land of the Ghost Valley, except for the descendants of the Ghost Valley in the past generations, no outsiders have ever entered.
And Ye Qianqiu has become the only exception in the past hundred years.
Although Zhao Yi couldn't accept Ye Qianqiu as an apprentice, he admired Ye Qianqiu's Wen Taowu very much, he was lonely in the valley, and he was naturally happy to be a neighbor with Ye Qianqiu.
In the past hundred years, the descendants of the ghost valley have set off monstrous waves in the world.
Whether it is Shang Ying, the disciple of the first generation of Guiguzi in the past, or Zhang Yi and Su Qin, the disciples of Guiguzi in the later generations, they are all on the cusp of this era.
And in Zhao Yi's generation, his reputation among the Seven Kingdoms is not as resounding as Zhang Yi and Su Qin.
Although Zhao Yi's martial arts strategy is extremely good, the current trend of unification of the world has become more and more clear.
Compared with the huge Qin State, the six eastern countries are already lambs to the slaughter.
When the Qin State will go east and slaughter one lamb after another, it all depends on the mood of the Qin State.
In the face of the general trend of unification of the world, even if it is Guiguzi Zhao Yi, who has a literary and martial strategy, he cannot perform among the six countries that are extremely weak and conservative.
What's more, Zhao Yi once said to Ye Qianqiu that the only place where he can show his talent today is the Qin State, but the Qin State is full of talents, the Qin King Yingzheng has not yet been in power, and there is Lu Buwei Xiangguo, even if he is in the Qin State, he will not be able to achieve the position of Xiangbang.
He would rather choose to live in seclusion in the Ghost Valley and not be famous in the world.
What's more, the heirs of the Ghost Valley prefer to show their ambitions when the world is in turmoil.
Since Qin Zhaoxiang Wang Yingji launched the Battle of Changping, defeated the Zhao army, captured the Eastern Zhou Dynasty's capital Luoyi, captured the king of Zhou, moved Jiuding to Xianyang, and ended the 800-year rule of the Zhou Dynasty.
In the past few years, there have been no major disputes in the world, and the Qin State has been fighting for many years? Feeling tired? Years of immobility, recuperation.
And the six countries in the east are all afraid of the Qin State like a tiger and a wolf? Qin State does not move? They also survive, even if they are strong in the art of co-indulgence? It is difficult to have miraculous effects when encountering the monarchs of the six countries who have their own ghosts.
As Zhao Yi got older and older, he knew that he might not be born in this life to show what he had learned? So I thought about taking two apprentices? Teach what you have learned to the apprentices, and let the apprentices go to dominate the world.
finally waited for a Ye Qianqiu, but Ye Qianqiu's talent was no longer something he could teach.
So? Zhao Yiyi is good to go out of the valley? Go and find two disciples.
It was the cold winter wax moon, and after Zhao left, Ye Qianqiu lived in seclusion in the valley, living alone, but he was also happy.
In your spare time? He will go through the codex of the past generations of Guiguzi in the valley, although he is not a disciple of Guigu? But Zhao Yi allowed him to go through all the classics in the Ghost Valley.
Zhao Yi is broad-minded, can he become a contemporary Guiguzi? In addition to his academic strategy, what is more important is that he is a good teacher.
Although Ye Qianqiu's knowledge made Zhao Yi admire? But Zhao Yi felt that the knowledge of the Guigu lineage was broad and profound.
He, Zhao Yi, is less than one-third of the original Guiguzi? So? He asked Ye Qianqiu to flip through the Guigu classics.
It also wanted Ye Qianqiu to understand the breadth and profundity of the Ghost Valley.
Ye Qianqiu was very clear about the old boy Zhao Yi's thoughts, this old boy's desire to win was very strong, and he let himself flip through the Guigu classics just to tell himself that Zhao Yi was not good at learning, but it was just that Zhao Yi was not good at learning, not that the way of Guigu was not successful.
The first generation of Guiguzi Wang Chan, proficient in hundreds of schools, proficient in the laws of nature, the mystery of the way of heaven, was respected by later generations as "seeking saints".
He hid in the world, put the world in a chess game, and his disciples entered the phase, affecting the survival of the nations and driving the direction of history.
The classics he left behind have also been passed down to future generations.
But the classics left in the Ghost Valley are many secret books that Ye Qianqiu has never seen before.
This includes cultivating the true nature, being wonderful in form and spirit, transcending all things, and being in line with the natural way of refining qi.
After Ye Qianqiu finished reading the record about Guiguzi's way of refining qi, he also had an understanding in his heart.
But when I thought about it, I suddenly felt a little strange.
He carefully deduced that if the first generation of Guiguzi Wang Chan was cultivating this kind of qi refining method, he would at least be able to live for three hundred years.
But the current Guiguzi is Zhao Yi, not Wang Chan, and Guiguzi has been passed down for several generations.
Ye Qianqiu secretly guessed that a great talent like Wang Chan, who had passed through the heavens and latitudes, and was proficient in the method of refining qi, must still be alive in the world.
I just don't know where I went.
Just three months after Zhao Yi left, he returned to Guigu on time.
When he came out of the valley, Zhao Yi was alone, and when he returned to the valley, he brought back a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy.
The young man had short hair, was dressed in a coarse cloth shirt, and a long sword hung from his waist, and there was no special expression on the young man's face.
I saw that Zhao Yi had just entered the small courtyard with the young man, and he said loudly to Ye Qianqiu: "Brother, look what I brought you back!" ”
Ye Qianqiu was sitting under the eaves of the main house meditating, and when he heard Zhao Yi shouting like this, he opened his eyes.
I saw Zhao Yi holding a bamboo basket in his hand and striding towards Ye Qianqiu, the bamboo basket was covered with a layer of coarse cloth.
Zhao Yi lifted the coarse cloth on the bamboo basket and smiled at Ye Qianqiu: "How is it?" This is the best bacon on the land of Wei. ”
Seeing this, Ye Qianqiu was also speechless.
Zhao Yi, the old boy, actually brought back a basket of bacon from Wei, and there was really no one.
If you want to eat bacon, you can make it yourself in Guigu, why bother bringing it back from Weidi.
However, Ye Qianqiu didn't hit Zhao Yi, smiled slightly, and said, "Can this trip go smoothly?" ”
When Zhao Yi heard this, his expression was a little unnatural, and he said, "Smooth, smooth." ”
Ye Qianqiu saw that his expression was different, and he didn't ask more.
At this time, Zhao Yi beckoned to the short-haired young man who was still standing in the courtyard and said, "Gai Nie, come and see Mr. Ye." ”
I saw the young man Gai Nie slowly walked a few steps, stood in front of the house, bowed towards Ye Qianqiu, and said calmly: "Gai Nie has seen Mr. Ye. ”
When Ye Qianqiu heard this, he smiled slightly, glanced at Zhao Yi on the side, and said, "This kid is the apprentice you want to accept?" ”
Zhao nodded and said, "That's nature." ”
When Ye Qianqiu heard this, he glanced at Na Gai Nie and said with a smile: "What is the origin of this child?" ”
Zhao Yi said to Gai Nie: "Gai Nie, you come." ”
Gai Nie bowed to Ye Qianqiu from the side and said, "Taigong Wang, the twenty-first grandson Gai Nie has seen Mr. Ye. ”
Ye Qianqiu smiled and said, "It turned out to be a descendant of Taigongwang." ”
The reason why Ye Qianqiu asked this question was because there was a sword hanging from the waist of the young man Gai Nie.
The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were times when the family was highly respected, and most of the people who could play swords were not ordinary people, and the so-called swords were all qualifications that only the nobles of the Quan Qing would enjoy.
If the young man Gai Nie was just a young man in cloth, he would not wear a long sword at this time.
The person who can become the number one swordsman in the world in the future is definitely not from a flat-headed ordinary person.
The young guy Gai Nie is not an ordinary person at first glance, he is not very calm, he is a person who is elegant and introverted.
Gai Nie worshiped into the Guigu Valley and became the eldest disciple of Guiguzi Zhao Yi.
Ye Qianqiu witnessed everything from the side.
This day is already the tenth day after Gai Nie worshiped into the Ghost Valley.
In the past ten days, Zhao Yi did not teach Gai Nie Wen Taowu strategy, but only taught him the longitudinal swordsmanship in the Guigu Peerless Vertical and Horizontal Swordsmanship, and at the same time, Gai Nie also practiced the secret breathing and spitting method of the Guigu Valley, and the Guigu Tuna.
However, compared with the qi refining method left by the original Guiguzi Wang Chan, this breathing technique is many levels lower.
Ye Qianqiu also didn't understand what Zhao Yi meant.
This old boy was thoughtful, and finally accepted an apprentice, and he didn't give him all his money, so he didn't know what he was thinking.
Ye Qianqiu sat under the eaves and looked at the bamboo slips, which recorded some views of the third generation of Guiguzi on the general trend of the world and some experiences on the vertical and horizontal techniques of Guigu.
In the courtyard, Guiguzi Zhao Yi was explaining the Sword of Vertical and Horizontal to Gai Nie.
Gai Nie is a natural swordsman with a calm heart.
Zhao Yi also seemed to only want to train Gai Nie to be a swordsman, not a talented man of Wen Taowu.
"The vertical and horizontal sword is the swordsmanship created by the first generation of Guiguzi, and according to the way of heaven and earth, it is divided into vertical sword and horizontal sword."
"The horizontal sword attacks the technique in order to seek its benefit, which is for the sake of the sword; The sword attacks the momentum, in order to seek the truth, is to close. ”
"Nie'er, you are learning the sword, you must remember the key points of the sword."
"Be simple and simple, kill with one hit, and don't have any extra show-offs and embellishments."
"It's about the perfect combination of speed, power and accuracy."
"You are a natural swordsman, and when you hold the sword in your hand, you must know who the enemy you are going to kill when you swing the sword."
"If you can collect and release, the sword in your hand can be retracted and released freely, and you are a qualified swordsman."
"If you want to be a strong man, you have to stand at the top of everyone, and if you want to become a peerless swordsman, you have to make your swordsmanship surpass all those who practice swords!"
"Got it?"
Zhao Yi stood with his hands in his hands, looked at Gai Nie, who was standing not far from him, and said loudly.
Gai Nie looked at Zhao Yi and said, "Disciple understands. ”
Zhao Yi nodded and said, "Go, use the sword in your hand to go to the valley to catch a hundred sparrows, when a hundred sparrows are caught, come to find a teacher." ”
When Gai Nie heard this, he didn't say anything, bowed to Zhao Yi, carried a long sword, and walked towards the small courtyard.
After Gai Nie left, Ye Qianqiu opened his eyes and asked Zhao Yi, who was already sitting beside him, "Old Zhao, your apprentice is rough enough." ”
"Are you really planning to train this kid to be just a swordsman?"
When Zhao Yi heard this, he smiled faintly and said, "There are also vertical and horizontal techniques in swordsmanship. ”
"The old man is a disciple, but it's different from an ordinary person."
Ye Qianqiu heard this, but said with a smile: "Okay, don't pretend, don't think I can't see it, Gai Nie is not a good ruler." ”
"It seems that you will soon be looking for the next disciple."
At this time, I saw Zhao Yi blowing his beard and glaring at Ye Qianqiu, and said angrily: "Since you know everything, you still prefer not to open which pot." ”
"Does it seem that you are better than the old man or what?"
When Ye Qianqiu heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, and said, "If you want to find a good talent in the world, I'm afraid you won't come back so soon." ”
When Zhao Yi heard this, he sighed slightly and said, "Where is it so easy to find a suitable good seedling." ”
"The people in the world who can inherit the true mastery of the Ghost Valley don't know where they are."
"It's good to find a child like this who has the potential to become a peerless swordsman."
Ye Qianqiu nodded, understanding what Zhao Yi meant.
The Ghost Valley Peerless School is all-encompassing, and you want to learn the real things in the Ghost Valley Peerless Study.
You must follow the learning system of contemporary Guiguzi from an early age.
Like Gai Nie, when he entered the valley, he was already fifteen or sixteen years old, and people's energy was also limited, so Zhao Yiyi's swordsmanship in Gai Nie's ghost valley was not hidden.
A good teacher is one who can clearly see what his disciples are good at and then teach them according to their aptitude.
Zhao Yi is indeed a good teacher.
There was one more Gai Nie in the valley, and it wasn't much lively.
Gai Nie was born to talk a lot, and he was very obsessed with swordsmanship.
From morning to night all day long, it is to practice swords, practice swords, practice swords.
In Ye Qianqiu's spare time, he would also instruct him on one or two swordsmanship.
In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.
On this day, Zhao Yi took Gai Nie to Ye Qianqiu's house and said to Ye Qianqiu: "Old Ye, I want to leave the Ghost Valley for a few months. ”
"Ganie will be in your care."
Ye Qianqiu had already expected that in this troubled era, Zhao Yixin was unwilling, and wanted to cultivate two decent disciples to spread the reputation of the Ghost Valley before the curtain of the unification of the world fell.
Ye Qianqiu nodded, letting Zhao Yi leave with peace of mind.
Gai Nie is almost seventeen years old, and he respects his teacher on weekdays, and he has always respected him.
Such a disciple doesn't need to worry about anything.
So, Zhao Yi left the Ghost Valley at noon that day.
After Zhao Yi left.
Ye Qianqiu didn't pay much attention to Gai Nie every day, and studied how to get the Taixuan Sword out of the sea of knowledge all day long.
Gai Nie will deliver the food to Ye Qianqiu on time.
Sometimes, Ye Qianqiu will eat, and sometimes he is too lazy to eat, so he will put it there and wait for Gai Nie to collect it.
Gai Nie would not disturb Ye Qianqiu either.
Chop wood, light a fire, cook every day, and when practicing swords, I will come back with some game by the way.
In this way, the two spent more than two months in the valley peacefully.
It's late summer.
On this day, Ye Qianqiu did not practice in the small courtyard, but ran to the stream to meditate.
And Gai Nie was not far from Ye Qianqiu, practicing his swordsmanship.
At this moment, Gaigne suddenly heard a "buzzing" sound.
As soon as that voice appeared, it gave Gai Nie goosebumps all over his body.
Gai Nie put away the long sword in his hand, turned around and looked around.
I saw that there was a small sword glowing with golden light flying in the wind above Mr. Ye's head, and the small golden sword was only the size of the palm of his hand.
And with the breeze blowing, the little golden sword actually turned into a three-foot green edge in an instant.
Laugh at!
I saw that the three-foot sword glowing with golden light flew towards a mountain pillar that stood not far away!
The speed was so fast that Ganie was shocked.
The three-foot sword seemed to turn into light, and it flew a long distance in an instant!
Rumble!
The sword thrust into the pillars, and the boulders between the pillars kept falling.
In an instant, countless birds and beasts in the forest were alarmed.
Gai Nie's heart was pounding at an accelerated pace.
He grew up in the land of Weiyu since he was a child, and he liked to practice swords since he was a child, but he had never seen such a miraculous swordsmanship.
With such a flying sword, you can take someone's head from miles away!
Truly a sword!
Even though Gai Nie has always been extremely calm, he can't help but get excited at this moment.
He secretly rejoiced in his heart: "It's good that I followed my master to the Ghost Valley, otherwise how could I see such a superb swordsmanship." ”
"There are so many swordsmen in the world."
"I am afraid that there is only Mr. Ye who can have such amazing swordsmanship."
Just in Gai Nie's secret admiration, stunned for his work.
Over there, Ye Qianqiu had already summoned the Taixuan Sword back, and the Taixuan Sword fell in front of him, and it was already in contact with him.
Ye Qianqiu opened his eyes, and his face showed joy.
After three years of work, he finally successfully subdued this Taixuan Sword.
The Taixuan Sword has a spirit, and he used three years of work to conceive this Taixuan Sword, after all, the emperor lived up to his wishes.
With such a flying sword, if it encounters a powerful opponent and lets the Taixuan Sword fly out of the sea of knowledge, it will definitely have the effect of taking it by surprise and attacking it unprepared.
At this time, Ye Qianqiu smiled slightly, stood up, and shouted to Gai Nie, who was still stunned behind: "Gai Nie, come here." ”
When Gai Nie heard this, he immediately strode towards Ye Qianqiu.
Ye Qianqiu refined the Taixuan Sword, he was in a good mood, and looked at Gai Nie Du's eyebrows and showed off a little.
Gai Nie bowed towards Ye Qianqiu and said, "Mr. Ye." ”
Ye Qianqiu nodded and said, "How is your sword practice?" ”
Gai Nie said: "It's okay. ”
Ye Qianqiu said with a smile: "Today, I have some free time, how about you and I come to the right match?" ”
When Gai Nie heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows, bowed down and said, "Please give me advice!" ”
Ye Qianqiu raised his hand, and the Taixuan Sword fell into his hand, but he thought about it again and felt that the Taixuan Sword was too sharp, so he inserted the Taixuan Sword into the ground.
With a few moves, he cut off a branch from the woods over there.
Use your sword qi to cut off the branches of the tree.
Ye Qianqiu held this branch in his hand and smiled at Gai Nie: "Come on." ”
When Gai Nie heard this, he did not hesitate at all.
He knew that Ye Qianqiu was a master of swordsmanship in the world.
He has been learning the art of swords for half a year, and he feels that his speed and strength have improved.
But compared with swordsmanship like Ye Qianqiu, there must be a world of difference.
Ye Qianqiu was willing to guide him, which was really a good thing.
He cherishes this opportunity.
"Sir, I'm coming."
As soon as Gai Nie's voice fell, the person moved with the sword, and the long sword had already stabbed towards Ye Qianqiu's right shoulder.
I have to say that Gai Nie's speed is already very fast, but in Ye Qianqiu's eyes, it is still extremely slow.
Ye Qianqiu only relied on the reaction and speed of his physical body to be able to clean up Gai Nie's obedience.
I saw Ye Qianqiu lift the branch, and when Gai Nie's long sword was about to fall on his right shoulder, it was pointed on Gai Nie's wrist in advance.
As soon as Gai Nie's wrist hurt, his hand let go, and the sword fell to the ground.
Ye Qianqiu raised his foot and hooked the long sword with his left foot.
Ye Qianqiu shook his head at Gai Nie and said, "Your sword moves are too upright. ”
"The swordsman is ever-changing."
"Swordsmanship, emphasizing speed, strength, and precision."
"But when you really face the enemy, if the opponent's speed, strength, and precision are all above you, what should you do?"
"You are a swordsmanship wizard, and if you want to practice your swordsmanship to an unbreakable level within a few years, it is indeed a little possibility."
"But there are people outside of people, and there are heavens outside of heaven."
"The sword is not dead."
"Although the sword move is dead, the man is alive."
Gai Nie said: "Sir, you want me to perfectly integrate speed, strength, and precision at the same time, and then bring forth the sword to innovate and hide the changes in it?" ”
When Ye Qianqiu heard this, he bowed his head slightly, and said with a smile: "The son can be taught." ”
"However, at the moment, your day of learning swords is still short, and you can't chew too much, you first train your speed, strength, and precision to a certain level before you are ready to try to hide the changes in the sword."
Gai Nie said, "Thank you, sir, for your advice." ”
Ye Qianqiu sent the sword on his feet up, stepped back, and said with a smile: "Come again." ”
Gai Nie's eyes were quick, he took the long sword and continued to attack Ye Qianqiu.
After Ye Qianqiu refined the Taixuan Sword, he had a lot more leisure time.
For several days, he fought with Gai Nie.
Gai Nie's swordsmanship has improved by leaps and bounds in just a few days.
The friendship between the two is also getting deeper and deeper.
Gai Nie admires a senior master like Ye Qianqiu.
Ye Qianqiu also admired the introverted Gai Nie a little.
On this day, Ye Qianqiu asked Gai Nie if he wanted to learn from ten thousand enemies.
Gai Nie said: "What is the enemy of ten thousand? ”
Ye Qianqiu said: "If you can defeat thousands of troops, you will be an enemy of ten thousand." ”
When Gai Nie heard this, he shook his head slightly and said, "I only learn swords." ”
Ye Qianqiu listened, smiled, and didn't say anything more.
Summer passed quickly.
Another three months passed, and even autumn was coming to an end.
Zhao Yi finally returned to the Ghost Valley in late autumn.
This time, he brought back a boy who looked to be about the same age as Ganie.
This young man is called Wei Zhuang.
After Wei Zhuang came to the Ghost Valley, Zhao Yi did not teach him the art of Tao strategy and national strategy, but began to teach Wei Zhuang vertical and horizontal swordsmanship like teaching Gai Nie.
Gai Nie learned the vertical sword in the vertical and horizontal swordsmanship.
And Wei Zhuang learned the horizontal sword.
Gai Nie is a year younger than Wei Zhuang, but he started first, and he is the senior brother.
The two brothers practiced swordsmanship day and night.
At the same time, Zhao Yi also taught the two of them the Ghost Valley Qimen Technique.
Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang are both rare swordsmanship wizards, and in just over a year, their swordsmanship has made great progress.
Wei Zhuang is Korean, and unlike Gai Nie, as soon as he enters the valley, he is full of confidence, like a freshly made sword, sharp, and has a posture of giving up on me.
Even if he faced Gai Nie, who started earlier than him, he felt that Gai Nie might not be able to be stronger than him.
Ye Qianqiu felt that this kid was too sharp, but it was like a sword that Zhao Yi, an old boy, deliberately found.
After Wei Zhuang came to the Ghost Valley, Zhao Yitong was still very attentive to the two disciples at the beginning, and when he came to the back, after all the teachings were taught, they were purely free-range.
Every day, he either played chess with Ye Qianqiu, or he went out for a lot of time, and he didn't know what he was doing.
Ye Qianqiu didn't bother to ask him what he was doing.
When Zhao Yi was not in the valley, Ye Qianqiu became the supervisor of Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie.
In Ye Qianqiu's spare time, he will instruct the two of them in swordsmanship.
One of these two is introverted and the other is sharp, and they both respect Ye Qianqiu.
It's just that Wei Zhuang always thinks about challenging Ye Qianqiu from time to time, and his competitive heart is a hundred times more than Gai Nie.
The days of the Ghost Valley were calm and peaceful, and Ye Qianqiu's skills were also improving in an orderly manner.
Until three years later.
This peaceful and peaceful day was just broken.
On this day, Zhao Yi, who had been away from the valley for many days, returned to the valley, called Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie, and said in front of Ye Qianqiu: "Gai Nie, Xiao Zhuang, the three-year period has expired, and the day of your decisive battle has arrived." ”