The First Master of the First Volume of the Martial World Chapter 55: Heaven's Net and Earth's Trap

  After hesitating for a while, Ning Ruxue finally felt that asking wouldn't hurt: "Anyway, he's my senior, and it's his duty to teach his junior sister!"

  Having convinced herself with this reason, Ning Ruxue walked to the front of Ye Wen and asked in a low voice: "Shixiong, I want to create my own set of martial arts. Do you have any good suggestions?"

  "Create your own martial art?" Ye Wen was taken aback by the words, he never thought that Ning Ruxue would have such an idea. But after a moment's thought, he understood the key to it, and finally understood what Ning Ruxue had been busy with these days. On the surface, he still pretended not to understand and asked, "Why do you want to create your own martial art?"

  Ning Ruxue's face changed unpredictably, one moment red, the next black, and then white again. Watching her, Ye Wen couldn't help but exclaim: "This is even more impressive than Sichuan opera's changing faces! And that expression, it's so vivid..."

  Under the strong pressure, Ning Ruxue suppressed the idea of turning around and leaving that had risen again in her heart, and instead made a nonchalant expression, saying: "It's just that nowadays I only know one set of Jade Maiden Swordsmanship, which makes me seem too monotonous when facing enemies!"

  Ye Wen heard Ning Ruxue say this reason, and he couldn't help but laugh so hard that his stomach hurt. Although the Jade Maiden Sword Technique wasn't considered top-notch in the original work, its complexity was not much different from those exquisite martial arts, far surpassing the Shu Mountain Sword Technique that the two had originally known.

  Even if one studies diligently, it's hard to guarantee that they won't cultivate the same level of power as Lin Chongying, which could rival Wang Chongyang. So although this excuse seems reasonable on the surface, upon closer inspection, many problems can be found.

  Besides, Ning Ruxue has only learned the Jade Maiden Sword Art for less than a year, and she probably hasn't even mastered it yet. So when she came up with this excuse, she herself felt that it was a bit inappropriate, but since the words were already out of her mouth, she couldn't take them back now.

  Her face was slightly flushed, as if she had drunk wine, and her heart was filled with guilt, making her look a bit shy. The rare sight of her feminine demeanor actually brought out Ning Ruxue's already exceptional beauty. Ye Wen couldn't help but think to himself: "This junior sister is really beautiful, not inferior to those so-called big stars in the world! And she doesn't even need any makeup or PS." After all, Ning Ruxue didn't use any cosmetics or PS, not because this world didn't have them or that the Shu Shan Sect couldn't afford them, but because Ning Ruxue seemed to be already used to her natural look and simply didn't have the consciousness for it.

  Ye Wen, after all, had experienced various 'tempering' in the original world, so it only took an instant to recover as usual, and smiled: "Sister wants to create her own martial arts, which is naturally good, but I don't know what kind of kung fu sister wants to create?"

  But even if it was just for a moment, it seemed like an eternity to Ning Ruxue. She could even feel that her senior brother's gaze had been unusual for a moment earlier, but she thought of another aspect: "Could my behavior have made him think he has won over me?" If Ye Wen hadn't spoken up quickly, Ning Ruxue would have probably exploded in anger and humiliation on the spot!

  Ning Ruxue saw Ye Wen finally shift the topic to martial arts, and her desire to prove herself once again took over, she didn't care about anything else, and hastily asked: "Big Brother, do you have any good suggestions?"

  Ye Wen thought for a moment, and finally gave his suggestion: "Since you want to create your own martial art, you must consider some basic conditions of yourself. At present, the Jade Maiden Swordsmanship that Shifu's sister is practicing has not been practiced thoroughly, at this time if you come up with another swordsmanship, it may not be better than the Jade Maiden Swordsmanship, on the contrary, it will affect your original swordsmanship!"

  Ning Ruxue thought for a moment and finally felt that her senior brother was right. She had originally thought that the current swordsmanship was not bad, and creating a set of swordsmanship shouldn't be difficult. However, when it came to actually putting it into action, she discovered that no matter how she wielded her sword, she would always find some similarities with the Jade Maiden Swordsmanship.

  The new swordsmanship didn't come out, but instead made me more confused about the Jade Maiden Swordsmanship. Many places that I thought I had already thoroughly researched now became even more incomprehensible due to this mess.

  She didn't know that her recent actions had given her a new perspective on swordsmanship. If she could overcome the current hurdle, not only would the power of the Jade Maiden Sword Technique increase, but her understanding of swordsmanship would also reach a higher level. However, being stuck at this stage didn't feel great and even made people feel anxious, affecting their cultivation. When demonstrating it, 100% of her cultivation could only be brought out to 70%.

  It was precisely because she had become increasingly anxious with each passing day that Ning Ruxue thought of discussing it with her senior brother, otherwise, under normal circumstances, Ning Ruxue would rather die than come to seek her senior brother's guidance on martial arts matters.

  At least when Ye Wen first taught her the Xīao Yáng Heart Method and the Jade Maiden Sword Technique, this junior sister had never come once. Although even if she came, he was afraid that there would be no way to give any profound guidance, but Ning Ruxue didn't know these martial arts that should have been created by Ye Wen. This "creator" himself didn't understand many things, and in general, when there were unclear points, they would go ask for guidance. If it were really like that, Ye Wen would be in trouble again.

  But it's been so long, and Ning Ruxue has never come to find Ye Wen even once. This also made Ye Wen understand what kind of person this junior sister is. So today, when Ning Ruxue took the initiative to come and ask for his guidance, he was indeed a little surprised.

  Surprisingly, since he decided to help his junior sister, he would naturally do his best. At this moment, Ning Ruxue wanted to create her own martial art, and he was also a bit anxious, his mind racing non-stop, trying to recall the circumstances under which those great masters created their divine techniques?

  "It seems like apart from sudden enlightenment... it's still sudden enlightenment..."

  This discovery was disheartening, and it seemed that epiphany couldn't be taught. However, Ye Wen couldn't just dismiss his junior sister with a couple of words, after all, he was the master of Shu Shan Sect who had created many 'absolute techniques'!

  Ye Wen remained calm and collected, thinking about how to solve the current problem while using his words to drag Ning Ruxue along: "At present, Junior Sister's weakness is her fist and footwork. After all, no one can guarantee that they will always have a weapon in hand. If she loses her long sword, Junior Sister will likely suffer greatly! Why not put some thought into her fist and footwork?"

  Even Ye Wen felt that his words were too clever, Ning Ruxue's fist and footwork were indeed very shallow. In the past six months or so, she had been practicing swordsmanship and internal strength, and her fist and footwork had not made any progress at all. It was just that as her swordsmanship became more exquisite, her vision gradually improved, so ordinary fists and feet could also be used.

  But to say that Ning Ruxue was not good at martial arts, Xu Xian could still defeat her in a fight without using any weapons. Even though Xu Xian's internal energy cultivation was not as strong as his senior sister's, he had excellent lightness skills to make up for it.

  Ning Ruxue heard Ye Wen's words, and although she was a bit skeptical in her heart, she felt that her senior brother's words were not unreasonable. She herself didn't understand fist techniques, but this hadn't limited her thinking, and because she had been practicing the Jade Maiden Sword Technique for over half a year, her horizons had broadened considerably. Creating a new route of fist and palm techniques seemed to be entirely possible.

  Although it's hard to say how powerful the created kung fu is, at least there's a glimmer of hope, right? It's still better than being stuck in the same old routine of the Jade Maiden Sword Technique.

  Just as he was thinking, he suddenly saw Ye Wen frowning and not speaking, seemingly thinking about something. Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask, he heard Ye Wen say: "I do have an idea, but I've never been able to put it into practice. If you're capable, Junior Sister, why don't you give it a try?"

  Ning Ruxue was a little curious when she heard this and didn't know what her senior brother was thinking: "Senior brother, you speak first!"

  Ye Wen nodded and said slowly, "Sister, your current skills in body method, fist and palm are not deep. Why don't you practice them together? I have a method, if you're willing to put your heart into it and study diligently, then both your body method and fist/palm will be successful! However, this method is quite troublesome and time-consuming, and I'm not sure how long it'll take to succeed, so I don't dare try it lightly!"

  He said that, Ning Ruxue became even more interested. Thinking about it, if her senior brother couldn't do something but she could, wouldn't that just prove that she was stronger than him? However, she deliberately ignored the fact that Ye Wen's words meant he didn't dare to try easily, not that he couldn't!

  Thinking of the exciting place, Ning Ruxue urged Ye Wen to quickly say out the method. Ye Wen didn't hide it either and immediately said: "Actually, there's nothing special about it! My method is to first catch three sparrows, then release them in our sect's small practice room, and the practitioners have to catch all three sparrows!"

  "Is that all?" Ning Ruxue felt a wave of disappointment. Although this method could indeed train her body, it seemed to be just that and nothing more.

  "Of course not, this is just the first step! If we can catch three sparrows now, next we will catch five, after five it's ten, and finally we have to keep catching until we get 99!"

  Ye Wen said the method sentence by sentence, then without waiting for Ning Ruxue to ask, he went on to say: "If you can catch eighty-one sparrows, this skill will be considered to have taken shape."

  Ning Ruxue felt a chill run down her spine when she heard the 99th and 81st sparrows, and upon hearing that this was only the beginning, she was even more shocked. Just listening to Ye Wen's words, Ning Ruxue knew that if this skill were to be mastered, it would be terrifying.

  Ye Wen ignored her and continued, "Later, go to the large practice room and catch those sparrows. If you can catch eighty-one in the large practice room as well, then this skill can be considered small success!" The large practice room was a place in Mount Shu Sect where disciples would practice together or have internal competitions, its space was much larger than the small practice rooms used by one or two people. Of course, for martial arts performances, there was also the practice arena, which was even more spacious!

  "When you can catch all the sparrows in the big practice room, you can go outside to practice! Finally, you have to practice until 99 out of 81 sparrows can't escape, and even the sparrows are always blocked by your palm technique and internal energy in a space. This set of skills is considered accomplished!" Ye Wen said, not paying attention to Ning Ruxue's shocked expression: "This set of skills is compatible with the body shape and palm method, and it's like a heavenly net when practiced. It's suitable for Shifu's sister! Even helpful to the Jade Maiden Sword Technique! If Shifu's sister is interested, why not try this method?"

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