Li Yao arrived at a water source, squatted down, and while processing the pheasant's skin and internal organs, he smiled and said, "Don't panic. If I wanted to harm you, you would probably be dead by now."
Yuan Zong's expression shifted slightly, and he asked, "May I ask how I should address you, brother?"
Li Yao was focused on cleaning the pheasant, without even looking up, and said, "My name is Li Yao."
Yuan Zong looked Li Yao over carefully and smiled, "I just saw Brother Li's skills; you seem to be a martial artist."
Li Yao nodded. "I guess so."
Yuan Zong hurriedly asked, "Do you know swordsmanship?"
Li Yao had already cleaned the pheasant, so he stood up and said, "I don't know swordsmanship, I only know a little bit of knife skills."
Yuan Zong's eyes lit up, and he immediately took off the two black wooden swords from his back, took out one of them, threw it to Li Yao, and said, "It's alright, just think of this wooden sword as a knife, let's have a spar."
Li Yao thought to himself: This is exactly what I've been looking for.
He took the wooden sword with one hand and found it to be much heavier than the Embroidered Spring Blade, but it was very easy to handle.
At this moment, his blood and qi began to boil.
As a martial artist, he not only did not fear challenges, but actually craved them.
He hung the pheasant in his other hand on a tree branch, then walked to the opposite side of Yuanzong and said excitedly, "Come on!"
Yuanzong was surprised to find that Li Yao had suddenly become excited.
At the same time, he had a feeling of being stared at by a wild beast, which made the hairs on his body stand on end.
He was secretly amazed: this person was so young, yet his aura was so powerful; it was truly rare.
He suddenly shouted, "Take this!"
Immediately, he flicked his wrist and swung his sword, attacking Li Yao at an extremely tricky angle.
Li Yao strode forward, gripped the wooden sword in his hand tightly, and slashed down at the air as if it were a large knife.
Bang!
The two wooden swords collided.
Yuan Zong's expression changed drastically as he was forced back by a powerful force.
Li Yao, however, remained standing in place like a mountain.
Li Yao, unaware of Yuan Zong's strength, unleashed a portion of his power, intentionally testing Yuan Zong's abilities.
Yuan Zong truly lives up to his reputation as the leader of the Mohist Guild; his swordsmanship is indeed quite impressive.
Next, Li Yao displayed strength comparable to Yuan Zong, using his sword as a blade and employing the Qi Family Blade Technique to engage in a fierce battle with Yuan Zong.
Li Yao's swordsmanship was expansive and unparalleled in its sharpness.
Yuan Zong's swordsmanship is bizarre and unpredictable, using defense as offense.
After a fierce battle, Li Yao fought with great satisfaction and felt extremely refreshed.
At the same time, Li Yao also knocked many attribute light orbs off Yuan Zong's body.
Li Yao was secretly delighted: Yuan Zong is a real friend!
Chapter 36 Mozi's Swordplay: A Word to Awaken the Dreamer
Thump thump thump...
Li Yao's offensive suddenly became much more intense.
With each strike of his sword, Yuan Zong's wooden sword emitted a low, trembling sound.
At the same time, it also made Yuan Zong's arm holding the sword feel sore and numb, as if he had been bitten by thousands of poisonous snakes.
Nevertheless, Yuan Zong gripped his wooden sword tightly, retreating continuously while struggling to defend himself.
"let go!"
Li Yao suddenly shouted, and his wooden sword ripped through the air, striking Yuan Zong's wooden sword mid-air.
Bang!
Yuanzong's expression changed drastically, and his arm felt as if it had been struck by lightning.
He quickly flung the wooden sword from his hand.
Fortunately, he swung it in time; otherwise, his arm would have been crippled by the continuous residual force from the wooden sword.
After the wooden sword was thrown, it spun several times in the air and struck a large tree, breaking it in two with a crack.
Yuan Zong was completely stunned, and felt a wave of fear wash over him, as if he had escaped a calamity.
He had never expected that Li Yao was so strong.
If he hadn't thrown off the wooden sword in time, it probably wouldn't have been as simple as just losing an arm; his internal organs might have been shattered.
This is terrifying!
At that moment, he remembered Li Yao's earlier words: "If I wanted to harm you, you would probably be beheaded by now."
It turned out that Li Yao wasn't joking with him.
If Li Yao really wanted to kill him, it would be easier than stepping on an ant.
Li Yao ignored the bewildered Yuan Zong and instead glanced at the ground.
"Ding! Successfully picked up 'Luck Point', Luck +30!"
"Ding! Successfully acquired the 'Physique' attribute, Physique +26!"
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Li Yao discovered that the attribute orbs that Yuan Zong dropped had exceptionally high individual attributes, far exceeding those of any orbs he had picked up before.
This shows that Yuan Zong's strength is far superior to that of Xiang Shaolong, Shen Lian, Ye Wen, and others. They are not even on the same level as Yuan Zong.
"Ding! Successfully picked up a 'gift pack', please check it!"
"Ha, I've picked up another 'gift package'!"
Li Yao was overjoyed.
He had already guessed what kind of martial arts skills this 'gift package' would contain.
It must be the sword technique used by Yuan Zong: Mozi Sword Technique.
Sure enough, Li Yao issued a command to the system, which activated the gift pack and revealed the 'Mozi Sword Technique'.
Mozi Swordplay should be a first-class swordplay in the world of A Step into the Past. However, with the addition of the three supplementary moves to Mozi Swordplay, it becomes a top-tier swordplay.
This swordsmanship is quite good, combining offense and defense.
Right now, Li Yao is lacking in swordsmanship.
Therefore, he consumed a lot of luck points to upgrade the Mozi Sword Technique to the highest level.
Soon, one move after another of Mozi's sword techniques flashed through his mind.
Instantly, he grasped all the moves of the Mozi Sword Technique.
To his surprise, he discovered that the three supplementary moves of the Mozi Sword Technique, as well as the mysterious Mozi Breathing Method, were all included in it.
In fact, compared to the Mozi Sword Technique, Li Yao valued the mysterious Mozi Breathing Technique even more.
He remembered that in the original novel, Xiang Shaolong used this breathing method to practice swordsmanship for three consecutive hours, and as a result, he not only did not feel tired at all, but was also full of energy.
This demonstrates the remarkable nature of this breathing method.
Li Yao guessed that this breathing method was actually an internal energy cultivation technique.
Although he is currently at the Body Refinement Realm, he guesses that there should be no conflict if he cultivates internal energy techniques now.
Besides, he is already at the sixth level of the Body Refinement Realm and will soon step into the Qi Refinement Realm.
Practicing internal energy cultivation now can be seen as laying the foundation for entering the Qi Refining Realm in advance.
After learning the Mozi Sword Technique, Li Yao started a fire and began roasting a pheasant.
At this moment, Yuan Zong finally came to his senses from the shock.
He plopped down next to Li Yao and asked, "Brother Li, I see that you are exceptionally skilled, no ordinary person. I wonder if you have any ideals or goals?"
Li Yao smiled slightly. He knew that Yuan Zong, as the leader of the Mohist Guild, loved to talk to others about ideals and ambitions.
So he countered with the question, "Does Mr. Yuan have any ideals?"
Yuanzong smiled calmly and said, "Yes, that is to eliminate the great scourge of the world and realize the great benefit of the world!"
While turning the pheasant over the grill, Li Yao asked, "What is the greatest harm, and what is the greatest benefit?"
Yuanzong immediately became interested and began to speak eloquently: "The greatest scourge in the world is the law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak, large countries invade small countries, and the wise oppress the foolish. The root of all these calamities is that people do not love each other. If people could love each other, wealth could be distributed equally, and there would be no more jealousy, resentment, or strife, thus achieving the greatest benefit for the world."
Li Yao shook his head repeatedly, unconvinced.
Seeing Li Yao's dismissive expression, Yuan Zong frowned and asked, "What? Brother Li, do you not agree with the ideals of our Mohist school?"
Li Yao said, "I agree! But your ideal is just a pipe dream and will never be realized."
Yuanzong immediately frowned and asked, "Why?"
Li Yao said, “You said that the greatest scourge of the world is the law of the jungle, and the root cause of the law of the jungle is that people cannot love each other. If we can achieve ‘universal love and mutual benefit,’ then we can achieve great benefit for the world.”
Yuan Zong nodded, not understanding why Li Yao was repeating his words.
Li Yao asked with a smile, "Then let me ask you, have you achieved 'universal love'?"
Yuan Zong was taken aback, then quickly nodded and said, "Of course I did it."
Li Yao then asked, "Is that so? Then let me ask you again, when I revealed your identity and background, why did you become wary of me? Is this also a form of 'universal love'?"
Emperor Yuanzong opened his mouth wide, speechless for a moment.
Li Yao continued, "If you yourself cannot practice universal love, how can you expect others to do so?"
Emperor Yuanzong was ashamed.
After a pause, Li Yao continued, "Your Mohist Guild was originally a unified whole, but now, due to power and profit, it has split into Qi Mohist, Chu Mohist, and Zhao Mohist. Yan Ping, the leader of Zhao Mohist, has been relentlessly pursuing you in order to seize your position as Grand Master. Is this what you call universal love?"