Chapter 55: See Clearly

"Isn't this what I'm teaching you, what it should be like above the peak?"

Li Miao scanned Zuo Lishan indifferently and raised his hand to beckon: "Come again, Sect Leader Zuo."

"Are you tired so soon? It's still early before school is out."

There is a kind of spider that ambushes prey, weaving a "lid" of spider silk and leaves at the entrance of its nest, and dragging the prey into the nest when it passes by.

Zuo Lishan's body had long been occupied by witchcraft; the holes Gao Ling saw on his face were the passages for the bugs to enter and exit. And those covered skin and flesh were the "lids" of the bugs.

At this time, his true energy was surging and his anger was attacking his heart, and he could no longer maintain his disguise. Several pieces of flesh on his face fell off, revealing the flesh and gums underneath. Those few pieces of flesh fell to the ground with a "plop," full of pus and blood.

Zuo Lishan suddenly looked up and laughed wildly: "Hahaha—! Good!"

"With such an opponent, only after defeating you can my sword technique reach the peak!"

"Your martial arts realm is indeed above mine, but unfortunately, you are too arrogant!"

Zuo Lishan's gaze swept over the branch in Li Miao's hand, his thoughts turning, and his pitch-black right-hand claws instantly elongated, tightly "locking" the hilt in his palm.

He pointed his long sword diagonally toward the sky.

*Boom!! *

Dust flew under his feet!

In an instant, he appeared in front of Li Miao!

The sword body slashed from top right to bottom left, directly "smashing" toward Li Miao's shoulder!

This move was exactly the "Rugged Ridge Across the Sky" in the Taishan sword technique! With the majestic momentum of Mount Tai, it directly shattered the opponent's weapon and smashed the skull!

Li Miao raised his hand to meet the attack, still doing the same thing. The branch carried majestic true energy and hit the weakest point of Zuo Lishan's sword force.

*Clang—*

Zuo Lishan's sword force was loose and lifted slightly.

And then it whistled down again! It was still "Rugged Ridge Across the Sky"!

Zuo Lishan's right hand had been reshaped and was no longer the same as ordinary people's. At this time, he locked the hilt tightly in his palm, leaving no gaps, and would never let go.

And he was transformed by witchcraft, his flesh was tough, and he no longer needed to adjust his stance, moves, and breath like ordinary experts after his force was loose.

This move used momentum to suppress people, slashing diagonally, covering the whole body, and could not be easily avoided.

The branch in Li Miao's hand was infused with his true energy to be able to clash with the precious sword in Zuo Lishan's hand. But this branch was not an iron tool after all; if they clashed hard, it would break after a few times.

Zuo Lishan wanted to rely on his own bizarre physique transformed by witchcraft to hard-smash the branch and Li Miao together!

"Rugged Ridge Across the Sky"!

"Rugged Ridge Across the Sky"!

"Rugged Ridge Across the Sky"!

One sword after another fell, Li Miao kept resolving it, but the branch had already begun to break, flying out wood chips.

The sword body was getting closer and closer to Li Miao's shoulder!

Zuo Lishan revealed a ferocious smile and thought to himself: "If you used a handy weapon, my whole body is not yet covered with witchcraft, and there are still flaws, I'm afraid the outcome is still between the two."

"You said I was arrogant, but you didn't know that you would also die of arrogance today!"

"Die!"

Finally, the branch broke, and the long sword fell toward Li Miao's shoulder!

*Clang!! —*

*Pfft. *

Two sounds overlapped.

Zuo Lishan's long sword instantly swung away, and he looked down at his heart.

Half a branch was inserted there.

Li Miao took a few steps back and shook his left hand: "Good sword, good strength, quite hard."

In that instant, Li Miao's left hand clenched into a fist and hit the sword edge of Zuo Lishan directly, shaking Zuo Lishan's stance, and his right-hand branch directly pierced his heart.

Li Miao looked at Zuo Lishan, smiled, and raised his left hand to him: "Iron Sand Palm, combined with Shaolin's Heart-Intent Hold, haven't seen it, right?"

Zuo Lishan pulled out the branch in his chest, blood flowed out for a moment and then stopped, and the limbs of the witchcraft faintly appeared at the wound.

"What kind of martial arts are you practicing?" he asked expressionlessly.

A move covers force, true energy, and routine, all three are indispensable.

But Li Miao's move was Iron Sand Palm plus Heart-Intent Hold, so he could use his fist to hard-shake the sword edge. The force and routine were Shaolin Heart-Intent Hold, so he could scatter Zuo Lishan's fierce stance.

If ordinary people used it this way, true energy and force would fight in the body, and it would be good if they didn't go into Qi deviation. Li Miao could actually use it roundly and easily, and his attainment was not below that of peak experts who specialized in this path.

And those five distinct Five Mountains sword techniques... this completely violated the foundation of martial arts!

Li Miao smiled: "Didn't I say it, you are just a person who took a shortcut up the mountain. When you reached the top of the mountain and saw no one, you felt that this mountain top belonged to you."

"Last time I saw you, I said that among the peak experts in the world, there are several who are not what they seem, only relying on the thick true energy cultivated over the years to suppress people."

"Now, you are the same."

"Come, let's continue."

As soon as the words fell, Li Miao approached in an instant, fingers, claws, fists, palms, his hands drawing afterimages in the air, attacking Zuo Lishan.

Zuo Lishan raised his sword to parry left and right, his eyes fixed on Li Miao, and they exchanged more than ten moves in an instant, but the more they fought, the more shocked he became.

"Taiji, Baji, Iron Eagle Spear, Blood Dissection Knife, Iron Punishment War Post, Four Symbols Palm..."

"Five Mountains, Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, Imperial Guard, Blood Clothes Building, Cao Gang..."

"Using fingers as swords, using fists as spears, using palms as knives..."

Li Miao's every move and style was ever-changing and following his heart, force and true energy were upside down, and the routine was messy and unclear.

Just from the exchange of these ten moves, Zuo Lishan actually saw the shadows of dozens of sect martial arts. The moves changed instantly when they reached his eyes, and looking at true energy, force, and moves was like an antelope hanging its horns, with no traces to follow.

In an instant, Li Miao's right hand formed a palm and hit Zuo Lishan's face, and the move was exactly the Emei unique skill "Four Symbols Palm."

Zuo Lishan raised his sword to attack with a move "Crane Returns to Clear Spring," but it slashed into the empty space. Looking down again, Li Miao's right hand had already curled into a claw, digging toward his chest, exactly Wang Hai's fundamental martial art "Falling Leaves."

Zuo Lishan raised his sword to block, but the sword body was hit by a majestic force, smashing heavily on his body!

*Pfft! —*

Zuo Lishan retreated violently with the force, a mouthful of blood sprayed out, and he retreated a full zhang before barely stabilizing his figure.

Looking up at Li Miao again, the right hand had not yet been retracted, and that claw was clearly clenched into a fist.

It was actually the "Advance, Block, and Hammer" from Wudang Taiji Fist, which broke his block!

Between this move, he actually changed three unique skills in a row!

Li Miao retracted his fist and did not pursue the victory, but looked at Zuo Lishan who was vomiting blood with ease: "How is it, Sect Leader Zuo, do you see clearly?"

"If you don't see clearly, I won't be willing to teach you, this stupid apprentice."

Zuo Lishan stuck his long sword into the ground, his hands clicked several times on his chest, and black energy lingered on his face.

Looking up again, there was no trace of blood on his face, the pitch-black right hand elongated again, twisting into a bizarre angle.

He said hoarsely: "So that's it."

"This is... above the peak..."

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 56 =====