"Wind Spirit Split Sword?"
"I never expected that Senior Sister Nalan would have even successfully mastered the Wind Spirit Fragment Sword. She is truly admirable."
"Is this combat technique a mid-level Xuan-rank technique?"
"That's right. I heard that Senior Sister Nalan only spent a year to successfully cultivate the Wind Spirit Split Sword, and she can even split it into five sword shapes!"
"Sigh, I've been cultivating for over three years, and I've only reached the fourth level!"
"This has only just begun, and Senior Sister Nalan has already used this fighting technique. She probably wants to finish this quickly, right?"
"That brat from the Xiao family is going to be in trouble."
Just as Nalan Yanran unleashed this strange fighting technique, the Yunlan Sect disciples below began to whisper among themselves.
Clearly, they all recognized the skill Nalan Yanran used, and this skill was quite famous in the Yunlan Sect.
Not only the ordinary disciples, but even the dozen or so white-robed elders on the stone platform nodded slightly, clearly satisfied with Nalan Yanran's proficiency in the fighting techniques she used.
Xiao Yan squinted, gazing into the distance. As Nalan Yanran's longsword trembled, afterimages slowly appeared around her.
He could sense the immense power contained within those afterimages.
"Very good, it seems you haven't stood still these past three years!"
After exchanging dozens of blows, Xiao Yan felt his blood boiling. Such a close and evenly matched battle was much more interesting; otherwise, an overwhelming victory would be far too boring!
"You are now worthy of my full strength!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yan moved and unleashed his full fighting spirit without reservation, causing an even more powerful aura to rise from his body.
"Take this palm strike, and the dragon will regret it!"
With his arms slightly bent, Xiao Yan unleashed an extremely powerful palm strike. A faint blue dragon-shaped energy could be seen condensing and rushing towards Nalan Yanran.
With a palm strike of full force, the air was forcibly pushed aside like ripples on water, spreading to the left and right.
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"Wow, what a lad! He's actually mastered the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms to such a level. Even Qiao Feng himself wouldn't be able to match him!"
On the cloud bed, seeing Xiao Yan unleash this palm strike, Xiao Ning narrowed his eyes, leaned forward, and let out a soft "Eh?"
In fact, the modified version of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms that Xiao Yan used was taught to him by Xiao Ning.
Having been in this world for three years, besides cultivating, Xiao Ning often pondered the difference between battle qi and martial arts in his spare time.
Broadly speaking, battle qi is an energy product obtained by warrior-type professions in the Western world after cultivation; while internal energy is an energy product obtained by all cultivation methods in the Eastern world.
In a narrow sense, fighting spirit emphasizes instantaneous bursts of power, while internal force is known for its sustained and long-lasting effects.
Internal energy flows through the meridians of the human body, while fighting spirit operates within the muscles.
Furthermore, the cultivation of battle qi proceeds from the outside in, starting with the skin and gradually strengthening the internal organs and other systems.
Internal energy cultivation, on the other hand, works from the inside out, and the first thing to be strengthened in cultivation is the soft organs inside the body.
When he was bored, Xiao Ning suddenly had a brilliant idea: to try to transform the martial arts techniques in martial arts into fighting techniques in the fighting qi system.
As the external palm technique that Xiao Ning used most often and was most familiar with, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms became his first test subject.
Fortunately, by then, Xiao Ning had already reached the Grandmaster level. After becoming familiar with the operating rules of the Dou Qi system, he took a strategic approach and spent three months creating the modified Dou Qi version of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.
Converted to the fourth rank and twelfth level of the battle qi system, this palm technique is also of the high-level Xuan rank.
Later, when Xiao Yan asked him for guidance on cultivation, he lamented more than once that not being able to cultivate Chinese martial arts was a lifelong regret.
Xiao Ning had a sudden thought, so when Xiao Yan advanced to the Dou Zhe level, he gave him the modified Dou Qi version of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms as a celebratory gift.
When Xiao Yan learned that the gift Xiao Ning gave him was the secret manual of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, one can imagine how excited he was. He immediately decided that he would definitely master this palm technique to a high level.
Now, more than two years later, as Xiao Ning had predicted, Xiao Yan's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms were just as powerful as those used by Qiao Feng.
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On the other side, seeing Xiao Yan charging towards her, Nalan Yanran frowned slightly, but the trembling of the long sword in her hand did not stop.
She stomped her foot, and pale blue battle qi surged out from her foot, instantly forming a large area of sharp wind blades that fiercely slashed towards Xiao Yan.
The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are known for their extreme yang power and ferocity. Although they are a divine skill in the low-level martial arts world, their power is limited, but they should not be underestimated.
At this moment, it shone with dazzling light in Xiao Yan's hands.
After unleashing his palm strike, he immediately charged towards Nalan Yanran, ignoring the oncoming wind blades.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out, and the wind blades swept in from all directions, but only a few struck Xiao Yan. In addition, with the Dragon Subduing Palm force in front of him, he was completely unharmed.
A ripple spread out, and the wind blades melted away like ice and snow. The dragon-shaped palm force was only slightly blocked before continuing its charge towards Nalan Yanran.
"Wind Spirit Split Sword!"
Seeing Xiao Yan's imposing presence, Nalan Yanran let out a delicate shout and pointed her long sword at Xiao Yan below.
She lightly touched the air with her toes, and a faint breeze appeared beneath her feet. Using this breeze, Nalan Yanran quickly retreated and dodged.
The five illusory energy fragments left in mid-air trembled slightly, then shot towards Xiao Yan below, one after the other.