The heavens began with the Divine Condor becoming the disciple of the Old Urchin.

Chapter 23: Taking a Clever Tactic

Lu Qingdu was tricked by Yang Guo and almost burned to death, so he has always harbored resentment towards Yang Guo.

However, Yang Guo later transformed himself into his martial uncle, leaving him with no chance to take revenge.

He was often ridiculed by his fellow students for this, who said he was outmaneuvered by a child.

The moment Yang Guo stepped off the stage today, he already had plans to go down and teach Yang Guo a lesson.

But to everyone's surprise, Yang Guo's progress was so rapid in just a few months. He was able to perform the Haotian Palm technique with unparalleled skill, and Yang Guo had no confidence in winning at all.

This made him feel even more distressed.

He knew that if he couldn't get revenge today, Yang Guo would become stronger and stronger under Qian Jin's guidance, and he would never have another chance to take revenge.

That's why he's been hesitating down there until now, but it also gave him this idea.

Yang Guo had only been a disciple for a few months, yet he was able to master the Haotian Palm technique to such a high level. He must have spent all his time cultivating this palm technique.

So if he could get Yang Guo to give up his palm techniques and compete with him in swordsmanship, wouldn't he be able to easily defeat him?

To achieve this goal, he specifically emphasized that Yang Guo is now his martial uncle.

If you, a third-generation disciple, were to fight me, a fourth-generation disciple, wouldn't the choice of what to fight depend on the fourth-generation disciple's ideas?

Lu Qingdu thought he was very clever, but none of the people present were fools. They understood his thoughts as soon as he spoke.

They all frowned immediately.

Ma Yu hesitated for a moment, just about to call Yang Guo back, when he heard Yang Guo say loudly:

"Haha, since this junior disciple Lu knows he is no match for me in fist and foot techniques and wants me to teach him a few sword moves, then I will grant your request."

After saying that, he went to the side and took a wooden sword.

When Yang Guo saw through his thoughts, Lu Qingdu's lips trembled slightly. He wanted to retort, but he didn't dare to.

He was afraid that Yang Guo would say to him again, "Since you think your fists and feet are better than mine, then let's have a fist and foot contest!"

So he had no choice but to swallow his anger and go to the side to fetch another wooden sword. Then he gestured to Yang Guo, saying:

"Uncle Yang, please enlighten me."

Yang Guo laughed heartily upon hearing this and said:

"You are the junior, so naturally you should make the first move."

Seeing that Yang Guo, despite his young age, still acted like a senior when facing Lu Qingdu, who was much larger than him, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The laughter from the crowd immediately reminded Lu Qingdu of the times he had been mocked in the past, which made him even more annoyed.

He secretly vowed to teach Yang Guo a lesson today.

Then, wielding his wooden sword, he attacked Yang Guo.

Upon seeing this, Yang Guo immediately used the Quanzhen Sword Technique to fight back.

Qian Jin had just reached the fifth level of Quanzhen swordsmanship, where he had entered the inner sanctum, and then he never practiced it again.

Therefore, when teaching Yang Guo, it didn't directly point to the origin of the palm technique like the Haotian Palm.

When Yang Guo was practicing, he naturally felt that the Quanzhen Sword Technique was not as powerful as the Haotian Palm, so he spent relatively less time practicing it.

Lu Qingdu, however, was different. Since he entered the sect, he had devoted himself to studying Quanzhen swordsmanship, so his achievements in swordsmanship far surpassed those in fist and foot techniques.

With this shift in power, although Yang Guo's Quanzhen swordsmanship was quite good, it was still somewhat inferior to Lu Qingdu's.

Gradually, they began to lose ground.

Even so, Ma Yu and the others still watched with shining eyes.

Qiu Chuji, in particular, was fond of Yang Guo and extended that affection to him as well. Seeing how much Yang Guo's martial arts had improved in just a few months, he couldn't help but praise him:

"Hahaha, good! I thought that since Guo'er could master the Haotian Palm to such a high degree, he must be lacking in the Quanzhen Sword Technique."

Now it seems that Yang Guo's Quanzhen swordsmanship is quite good, which is truly rare.

Upon hearing this, Ma Yu chimed in from the side:

"Indeed, I was just thinking that Guo'er might be a bit too arrogant to compete with Lu Qingdu in swordsmanship."

Looking back now, I realize I underestimated him.

Although he will ultimately lose to Lu Qingdu in this competition, it's only because he hasn't cultivated for long enough. Given more time, among the fourth-generation disciples, no one should be able to surpass him.

Hearing their conversation, Wang Chuyi couldn't help but shake his head and said:

"Hmph! That Lu Qingdu is opportunistic. Even if he is slightly better than Yang Guo in swordsmanship, he can't be considered a winner."

Comparing your strengths to someone else's weaknesses, even if you win, is still a loss.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement with Wang Chuyi's words.

"Indeed, if the two of them were to have a fight, Lu Qingdu would definitely be no match for Yang Guo."

Seeing that his fellow disciples were all siding with Yang Guo in their words, Qian Jin couldn't help but chuckle and say:

"Fellow disciples, there's no need to speak up for Yang Guo anymore."

A loss is a loss; it only proves that he was indeed inferior in swordsmanship.

"If we want to win back, we need to work harder on the Quanzhen Swordplay from now on."

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Lu Qingdu was naturally unaware that he had already been judged to have lost the competition by his grandmaster and all his grand-uncles.

Seeing that Yang Guo was gradually being beaten down to the point where he could only parry and had no power to fight back, he became even more smug.

The thrill of revenge made Lu Qingdu unable to resist making a sarcastic remark:

"Hahaha, Yang Guo, don't think you're so great just because you've mastered the Clear Sky Palm and defeated a few fourth-generation disciples."

"You are far from being a match for the Quanzhen Sword Technique. I can easily defeat you with just a little effort."

Yang Guo was already resentful after being defeated by Lu Qingdu using the Quanzhen Sword Technique.

Now, being mocked like this again, the boy's competitive spirit was immediately aroused.

He thought to himself that Lu Qingdu's swordsmanship was nothing special. If his master hadn't taught him the One Sword Transforms into Three Pure Ones sword technique and forbade him to use it easily, how could he have lost to this fat Taoist?

It was also his own fault. He had focused all his energy on the superior sword technique "One Sword Transforms into Three Pure Ones" during this period and had not diligently practiced the Quanzhen Sword Technique, which was why he was taken advantage of by this fat Taoist priest during the competition.

Yang Guo became more and more indignant. This fat Taoist's martial arts were clearly inferior to his own, so why did he have to lose to him in such a humiliating way?

Lu Qingdu saw Yang Guo's indignant expression, which greatly satisfied his desire for revenge.

"Hahaha, Yang Guo, even if you're not convinced, you're no match for me. I think you'd better just admit defeat!"

After saying that, he thrust his sword at Yang Guo.

Seeing Lu Qingdu thrust his sword at the very spot where his own sword technique could not reach, Yang Guo's heart sank.

Are we going to lose?

If he were to lose like this, wouldn't he be letting down his master's teachings all along?

In an instant, Yang Guo suddenly had a flash of inspiration. His right wrist trembled slightly, and the wooden sword in his hand turned into three afterimages.

It is the superior swordsmanship of Quanzhen, one sword transforms into three Pure Ones.