Chapter 137 Chapter 138, Brother Ouyang
Zheng——
Amid the pleasant sound of the sword, the green sword light was like a waterfall falling from the sky, slashing towards Ouyang Feng.
The pre-swing of this knife is a bit long, which is suitable for cooperation with others. It can be performed when comrades are holding back the enemy, or it can be used as a chasing and killing finishing move to beat the enemy to the brink of collapse and unable to recover in time.
If used as a starting point in a duel, it has too many flaws and is only suitable for bullying weak opponents.
However, the power was truly terrifying. Even with Ouyang Feng's cultivation level, when the green blade light slashed down, he felt a chill on his forehead, and his mind instinctively raised a crisis warning.
Of course, mental warning only focuses on whether the current threat will cause physical harm.
If Ouyang Feng did not dodge or parry, Guan Feng's sword would be enough to break Ouyang Feng's hard skills, cut his iron bones, and split his head in two.
But again, this move has too long a lead-in time, even Wang Wu wouldn't be hit by it, let alone Ouyang Feng?
Zheng!
Amid the long sound of the sword, Ouyang Feng swung his snow-white iron sword backwards. The icy sword energy soared into the sky and collided with the green sword light in mid-air, bursting into a sky full of shattered sword energy, which splashed in all directions, sweeping away large pieces of peach blossoms and also cutting cracks all over the ground.
It was at that moment when the swords collided, the strong wind spread, the light flashed, and the vision was blocked.
Guan Feng suddenly slapped out with his left hand, pressing on the impact wave caused by the collision of the sword light, and actually used this force to leap into the air for a second time, lightly and silently passing over Ouyang Feng's head, somersaulting in the air to come behind him, and slashed with a backhanded knife.
This knife was not only silent, but also did not stir up even a trace of air. The knife seemed light and weak as it broke through the air, but it was as fast as lightning and slashed towards the back of Ouyang Feng's neck with an extremely contradictory feeling.
Seeing that Ouyang Feng seemed to be blinded by the strong wind and light caused by the collision of the swords and was completely unaware of her change of tactics, Guan Feng couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
The huge movement of the first blow is just a cover-up to make people underestimate the enemy. This blow is the real killing move!
pity……
Guan Feng didn't know how strong Ouyang Feng's spiritual perception was.
In other words, the masters of the Fengyun world are powerful in destructive power and are good at using "momentum" to oppress the enemy, but they do not seem to be particularly sharp in spiritual perception.
They seem to be more accustomed to relying on their five senses, and are used to countering attacks and using their great strength to make bricks fly.
If someone can understand the enemy's movements without relying on the five senses, it can be called a "unique skill".
Therefore, Guan Feng could neither completely restrain his own energy nor knew how to disrupt or even block the enemy's spiritual perception.
She didn't even know that even though Ouyang Feng's ears and eyes were blocked, he could still use his spiritual perception to reflect her every move.
Just as Guan Feng raised a smile on his lips, the "Zhanfeng Blade" was about to chop Ouyang Feng's neck.
Ouyang Feng's long sword suddenly pierced out from under his ribs, and he used his backhand to pick up Guan Feng's long sword like lightning, first picking up Guan Feng's long sword, then pointing the blade upwards, stabbing Guan Feng's lower abdomen with a "puff", and then picking it up, cutting open her from her lower abdomen to her chest.
Guan Feng's body was thrown backwards, and he rolled twice after landing. After getting up, he touched the line from his chest to his lower abdomen with a lingering fear on his face.
Even though she had been stabbed by Ouyang Feng more than ten times in various ways, and even though she was not really injured in the illusion, the feeling of being stabbed or even disemboweled was extremely real. She really felt death coming, and even fainted for a moment.
It is precisely this real sense of death that will never make people gradually get used to or become numb to it that is truly useful.
Otherwise, after experiencing "death" again and again, one would gradually get used to it and no longer be afraid of it, and it would no longer serve the purpose of tempering one's life-and-death battles.
This is the magical characteristic of Tongtian Fantasy Realm.
With a real sense of death that is always fresh and never numb, people can always feel the pressure of the great terror between life and death, helping them to squeeze their potential to the limit and keep moving forward.
After taking a few deep breaths to calm down, Guan Feng asked curiously:
"How did you see through my trick?"
"It's not about seeing with the eyes, nor hearing with the ears, but about feeling with the heart." Ouyang Feng said: "The masters in your world should also be able to feel the aura of murderousness, death, etc., right?"
Guan Feng nodded:
"Yes. The more powerful a person is, and the more he has survived hundreds of battles, the more sensitive he is to murderous and deathly auras. I can do it, too. My father is particularly sensitive to murderous auras. But..."
"But you can't fully sense the enemy's every move, or even the slightest flaws in his moves?"
"I really can't do it." Guan Feng asked curiously, "So how did you do it? Why does it seem like you have eyes behind your head?"
"This is a 'heart method'." Ouyang Feng said, "I can teach you how to use the energy to sense, but if you want to achieve my level of having eyes in the back of your head or even opening the 'heart's eye', ordinary methods cannot achieve it."
In the Tang Dynasty world, any expert would use the power of Qi to sense the energy.
The higher the martial arts level, the more advanced the training method, the stronger the Qi sensitivity and the faster the response.
Like Shan Wanjing, when Ouyang Feng first met her, he felt that her reaction time was incredibly fast. Often when he was halfway through a move, she had already made preparations to deal with it, forcing Ouyang Feng to develop a new fighting style of restraining and disrupting his own qi and pulling the enemy to his level.
But his spiritual perception was so sharp that it seemed as if he was equipped with a human body radar. It turned out that the only one who could identify him was Kou Zhongxu Ziling who practiced the "Eternal Life Secret".
Even the spiritual perception of the "Heavenly Demon Art" is not as sharp as the spiritual perception of the cultivator of the Longevity Art.
Guan Feng knows how to use "momentum" and can sense murderous aura, so she can learn how to use qi perception, how to restrain her own qi, and how to interfere with and block other people's perception of her.
But it is impossible to have the spiritual perception of “a clear mirror in the heart, reflecting all directions”.
As for imparting the "Secret of Immortality", not to mention that their friendship has not reached that level yet, even if it has, he would not dare to impart it carelessly.
The essence of heaven and earth in the world of Fengyun must be extremely active. If you practice the art of longevity without dispersing your energy, it will really kill you.
Ouyang Feng then sat down on the grass and taught Guan Feng how to use Qi sensing.
He explained it in great detail, and with Guan Feng's intelligence, she understood it almost immediately.
If Guan Feng raised any questions that he didn't understand, he would explain them patiently and in detail.
After spending an hour or so, Guan Feng had almost learned how to use Qi sensing, and the rest was just a matter of practicing until he became proficient.
"Ms. Guan, have you learned it?"
"Yes. I have learned it. But I can't use it in actual combat today."
"Maybe next month. If Miss Guan has rested well, why don't you and I have another fight?"
"Okay. But... don't call me Miss Guan anymore."
"Oh?"
"I have learned so much from you, it is inappropriate to be so polite. So, just call me Feng'er. My father, brothers, eldest uncle, third uncle, Uncle Zilong, Mr. Kong Ming all call me that."
Guan Feng's smile was bright and beautiful, showing the cheerful and heroic spirit of a daughter of a general:
"I'll call you Brother Ouyang from now on, okay?"
Brother Ouyang?
I'm used to being called "brother", but this is the first time someone calls me brother.
Ouyang Feng felt subtly happy, and the corners of his lips unconsciously raised. He nodded and said:
"can."
"Then call me first."
"Feng'er."
"Hey, Brother Ouyang, look at the knife!" Zheng!
Amid the sound of the sword ringing, Guan Feng was in high spirits and swung out a brilliant sword light that was unstoppable and full of murderous aura.
……
In late autumn, Lin Chaoying finally came out of seclusion, and all her jade-girl qi was transformed into innate qi.
That night, the two, who had not been close to each other for two months, went to the waterfall stone pool to bathe together, and then went to the small bamboo forest beside the stone pool to practice together.
After some practice, both parties benefited a lot.
Lin Chaoying lay on Ouyang Feng softly, resting for a while, then suddenly punched him twice weakly.
Ouyang Feng held her fist and said puzzledly:
"Why did Sister Lin hit me?"
"You finally succeeded, and finally came up with a truly useful dual cultivation method..."
"Since it is a useful skill, Sister Lin also liked it just now, so why did you hit me?"
"I just feel that sometimes you use your intelligence and talents in devious ways."
"How can this be considered a crooked path? It is clearly the right path for human beings."
"I can't argue with you anyway."
Lin Chaoying snorted softly, supported Ouyang Feng's chest, raised her upper body, stared at his face with her bright eyes for a while, then lowered her head to kiss him.
Ouyang Feng smiled silently, hugged her and kissed her for a while, then began the second round of practice.
A few days after leaving the customs.
Lin Chaoying gave some guidance on Baoqin's practice and arranged some sect affairs. Then she and Ouyang Feng set off for the Western Regions with three "Nawu Talismans" loaded with two million taels of gold, eight hundred thousand taels of silver, three hundred and eight sets of Ming Guang armor, one thousand strong bows and three hundred thousand arrows, one thousand liangdang iron armor, and two thousand shi of grain.
Last year, it only took them ten days to return. This year, their skills have improved by leaps and bounds, especially since they have cultivated innate true qi. When they hold hands, their true qi recovers incredibly fast, and it is no problem for them to travel a thousand miles a day.
Therefore, in just five or six days, the two of them had returned to the Western Regions. They first stayed in Baituo Villa for two days, paid homage to their parents' graves, and then went to the altar in the back mountain to inspect the results of the prayers and talismans made by the astronomical officials of the Imperial Observatory over the past year.
That’s right, this year’s prayers and talismans have yielded results.
After a year, the ten astronomical officials of the Imperial Observatory actually succeeded in refining a talisman that could absorb objects.
However, when Ouyang Feng carefully examined the talisman with his spiritual sense, he found that there were tiny cracks on it that were difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. He then used the Tongtian Baojian to illuminate it and finally concluded that the talisman could be used, but its service life had an upper limit.
It is currently impossible to tell how long it can be used. We can only observe the changes in its cracks over time and estimate its service life limit.
Although the result was meager and it was just a pitiful defective product, Ouyang Feng still rewarded the star officials greatly. Not only did the young star official who succeeded in refining it receive a generous reward, but the other star officials also received nice consolation prizes.
After completing this task, Ouyang Feng and Lin Chaoying set off for Gaochang City.
……
"Now that we have no shortage of gold and silver, we can buy grain and livestock freely. We should buy more from Xixia. Xixia nobles are very greedy. We can buy a lot of grain from them. Don't be afraid to spend money. There is plenty of gold and silver."
In the Gaochang Palace, Ouyang Feng sat in his eldest brother's study and said slowly:
"After the wheat harvest in Xixia next year, we will continue to increase our efforts to buy grain from Xixia. If anyone doubts us, we can say that we are doing it to cope with the Liao Dynasty's collection. In recent years, Liao Dynasty has frequently fought wars with the Arab states and suppressed domestic rebellions. The demand for grain is huge, and the exploitation of vassal states has become increasingly severe. Xixia will not doubt us. Even if they suspect that we are going to mobilize troops, they will only guess that we want to break away from the Liao Dynasty and establish our own independence. We are hoarding grain to cope with the Liao Dynasty's attack. They will not think that we will attack Xixia."
After all, Western Xia was a regional power. How could Gaochang, a small country with a sparse population, dare to attack Western Xia under normal circumstances?
Ouyang Lie was a little puzzled and asked:
"With the food you brought back, plus the food and livestock we have stored, isn't that enough for the army? Why waste gold and silver to buy so much food?"
Ouyang Feng smiled, "Gold and silver cannot be eaten when hungry, nor can they be used as clothing when cold. What's the point of saving them? The more food, the better. Besides, it's not enough for us to have enough, we also have to make sure that Xixia doesn't run out of food during the war. As for the gold and silver that we have used, won't they still be ours when we conquer Xixia in the future?"
Ouyang Lie suddenly realized: "I understand."
"Brother, I'm glad you understand. As for livestock, we can buy them from Xixia and the grassland tribes. Xixia can exchange them with gold, silver and cotton cloth. The grassland people prefer gold and silver. If they don't want gold and silver, we can exchange them with excess food, cotton cloth, tea and anything else they need. Don't worry if there are too many livestock and it's hard to feed them. We can kill them and boil them into fat and make salted meat. Anyway, we don't lack salt."
After talking about purchasing and hoarding, Ouyang Feng drank a sip of tea and said:
"After everything is ready, we will attack Xixia in late autumn next year."
Ouyang Lie's breathing stagnated slightly, and he remained silent for a while before nodding vigorously:
"Okay, let's mobilize in late autumn!"
Seeing that Ouyang Feng didn't seem to have anything to say, Ouyang Lie breathed a sigh of relief, changed to a more comfortable sitting position, and said with a smile:
"Second brother, when will you and your sister-in-law bring back some nephews and nieces? You can't always rely on me for the expansion of the Ouyang family, right?"
Ouyang Feng smiled, "It all depends on fate. When fate arrives, children will come naturally. Speaking of which, my eldest nephew is getting stronger and stronger, and his physique is quite good. If his comprehension is better, he will be a potential Grandmaster."
Ouyang Lie was born with congenital deficiencies and should not have had any offspring. However, after taking a drop of "Zhenlin Ganlu" that year, not only did his old illness disappear, his body became increasingly healthier, and even his genetic genes improved. His eldest nephew Ouyang Ke became as strong as a calf and was full of energy.
Ouyang Feng touched his bones and confirmed that his physique was quite good. If he had good comprehension in the future, his achievements in martial arts might not be inferior to Wang Wu.
Of course, you have to lead them on the right path.
If he were to be spoiled like Ouyang Ke, the illegitimate son of the old poisoner in another world line, no matter how good his qualifications were, they would be wasted, and he would end up being neither high nor low.
"Sister-in-law still dotes on Ke'er a little."
Thinking of the behavior of the old poisonous illegitimate son, Ouyang Feng said:
"When Ke'er is five years old, let him study and practice martial arts with the other children of the Wolf Riders and live in a dormitory."
Ouyang Lie looked like he had a headache: "I don't mind, but I'm afraid your sister-in-law will be upset and unwilling."
Ouyang Feng said calmly: "Sister-in-law is sensible. No matter how much she loves Ke'er, she knows that this is for his own good. She will agree."
"hope so."
"It's getting late. I should go back to my place."
"Don't go back. Have dinner here. I'll send someone to invite your sister-in-law."
"Then I want to eat roasted camel hump."
"How can we have the roasted camel hump in time? We can eat it in a few days. Let's eat the roasted lamb today."
"Alright."
The two brothers chatted and laughed as they walked out of the imperial study. Ouyang Lie called a maid and asked her to prepare a banquet. Then he and Ouyang Feng went to the training ground to ask his younger brother for advice on martial arts.
Ouyang Feng stayed in the Western Regions throughout the winter, traveling between Gaochang City and Baituo Mountain, training wolf riders, and making plans for the next year with his elder brother. He also personally held a ceremony on Baituo Mountain and spent another 49 days refining a "Nawu Talisman" in preparation for next year's expedition.
After the Spring Festival, Ouyang Feng and Lin Chaoying did not leave, planning to leave after the Lantern Festival.
So we waited for the Lantern Festival in Gaochang City.
The "Tongtian Spiritual Seed" of the world of the spiritual sword has finally grown.
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