Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest

Chapter 297 Breaking up the Teachers
The quarrel among the large group of monks was undoubtedly just a small episode for the two teams.

After all, they are a top team that can leave the border and fight for the country. It is really hard to arouse much interest in such a fight between domestic weaklings and who bears the main responsibility for the win or loss.

After dinner, the men went out to play basketball to digest the food, while Yan Yu took everyone to the basement and asked Li Minghu to give the girls a basic understanding of sword-wielding.

After a test, it was found that Lin Ning and Zhao Yuanzhen had the highest swordsmanship level, while the other three were just so-so, all about the same - Chen Lingyun and Su Yunjin still didn't react fast enough, and Xie Ruoxi simply didn't practice enough.

However, compared with the overall sword-wielding skills of current college students, it is still much stronger.

"Their level should be enough for normal use." Li Minghu said with a smile, "Two magic cultivators and one envoy. The core of their fighting style is Taoism and ghost control respectively, not sword control. Just being able to protect themselves is enough."

"The problem is that even if they want to protect themselves, their current level is not enough," Yan Yu said.

"Not enough?" Li Minghu asked in surprise. "Even abroad, unless you encounter a strong man of Liu Longtao's level in a one-on-one fight, there is generally no risk."

"What we need to consider is that they need to be able to survive stably for a long enough time when they face a strong opponent head-on." Yan Yu replied.

Li Minghu: ………………

"Uh." Although her mind was full of questions, she still asked for confirmation, "Yan Yu, you should know that even among the current domestic team cultivators, most of the sword immortals who specialize in sword control can't last more than a few minutes under Liu Longtao, right?"

"Are you planning to train those members of your team who are not Sword Immortals to the point where they can use sword control techniques to withstand the full force attack of a top-level Sword Immortal?"

"Right." Yan Yu said as a matter of course, "How confident do you feel?"

Li Minghu: ………………

If you're not sure, you'd better seek help from someone else.

Among the four major professions in the current cultivator system, Sword Immortal is the most popular profession with the most candidates. For example, there is a Golden Wing Team or even a team of five Sword Immortals, which shows how popular this profession is.

It can even be exaggerated to say that the main reason why monks did not choose the Sword Immortal profession was not that they were more suitable for other professions, but that they could not meet the threshold requirements of the Sword Immortal profession.

Chen Lingyun and Su Yunjin both had average reaction speed and adaptability; Xie Ruoxi's mental toughness was flawed, she became terrified at the first sign of danger, and her ability to withstand pressure was practically nonexistent. None of these three girls were cut out to be sword immortals. They were like liberal arts students whose scalps tingled at the mere sight of arithmetic formulas. Now you want them to study science, and to learn to the point where they could compete with the top science students. How could that be possible?
Even if you spent countless hours and energy to reach that level, what good would it do? Forcing liberal arts students to take science exams, and forcing non-sword immortals to specialize in swordsmanship, isn't that putting the cart before the horse and going astray?

After all, I owe him a favor, so I have to try my best to remind him.

"Yan Yu, I think this is a bit unrealistic," Li Minghu said gently. "To reach that level, you have to transform them into Sword Immortals. Regardless of whether it's possible, even if you can afford that cost, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to use that time and energy on their original career paths?"

"Ah?" Yan Yu was stunned for a moment, then reacted and clarified with a smile, "Minghu, you misunderstood. I don't mean to force you."

"I don't intend for them to give up their jobs and become sword masters. My vision is that when they encounter a formidable opponent like Liu Longtao, they can defend themselves with sword techniques in their left hand, remaining invincible. Attacking with Dao techniques in their right hand, they can use Daoist magic or demonic techniques to find opportunities to turn defeat into victory. In other words, they must be proficient in sword control and their primary killing methods must be unrivaled. Reaching this level will be enough."

Li Minghu: …………………………

You are not forcing people to do something against their will, you are forcing them to fly!
I thought you were going to get arts students to switch to science, but you actually wanted them to be in the top ten in science and number one in arts! Isn't that a bit... ahem!
Perhaps thinking too much gave him a headache. Li Minghu coughed for a moment, sighed, and said, "Forget it, I don't care about that anymore. I'll just do my best to train them in swordsmanship. As for whether they can grow to the level you require, I'm not sure."

"Of course." Yan Yu nodded and smiled, "As long as you can do your best..."

Before he could finish his words, someone behind him pulled his sleeve.

"Captain," Lin Ning said calmly, "I don't understand something about the 'Dividing Clouds Eight Trigrams Steps'. Can you come and teach me?"

"Deputy Captain Li." Su Yunjin also called Li Minghu over. "Can I ask you a few questions about swordsmanship?"

"Just call me Minghu." Li Minghu said quickly.

"Yes, Minghu, come and take a look. I'll demonstrate it to you." Su Yunjin readily agreed.

The two teachers had only been chatting for a few minutes when they were immediately called away and separated by their students.

"Is there anything you don't understand about footwork?" Yan Yu asked.

"My question is, what's the point of practicing footwork?" Lin Ning asked, puzzled. "Wouldn't flying with a sword be faster?"

"That's a good question," Yan Yu answered patiently. "Sword flying is indeed faster than footwork, but the prerequisite is that the space is large enough for you to move back and forth directly. If it's a small space, such as a building, a cave, or a secret realm with flight restrictions, flying with a sword requires you to be distracted and guard against colliding with other things and triggering the restrictions. It's not as flexible and convenient as footwork."

"Also, if you're using your flying sword to attack now, the opponent will basically be unable to withstand it. However, if you encounter an enemy who excels at defense in the future and need to engage in close combat, footwork that can move swiftly and maneuverably within a short distance will be superior to flying swords."

"I understand." Lin Ning quietly looked over at Su Yunjin. Seeing that she had also successfully entangled Li Minghu, she continued to ask, "Then do you think there is any problem with my footwork training..."

She performed the Fenyun Bagua steps in front of Yan Yu.

"No, no," Yan Yu corrected her immediately. "Are you memorizing it by rote? The key to the Fenyun Bagua Step is to match the numbers of the Zhouyi Bagua. Only then will the steps be infinitely varied. If you memorize it by rote without any adaptation, it's not a step, it's a dance!"

"Oh oh oh." Lin Ning responded repeatedly, feeling secretly proud in her heart.

How could I not know there's something wrong with my gait? That's why I came to you for advice!

If there were no problems on my side and you had nothing to do, you would have stuck with that Deputy Captain Li again!

"Watch carefully, I'll walk it again." Yan Yu didn't know what she was thinking, so he just demonstrated and said, "Don't remember how I walked, think about why I walked that way!"

　I'll update less at noon and make up for it in the evening. This volume is coming to an end, so I'll take some time to think about the ending.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)