Who taught him to practice swordsmanship like this?

"Hahaha……"

The young emperor, Tang Dezhao, clutched his stomach and laughed.

No one knew why he was laughing. After a brief moment of awkwardness, the palace servants behind him also laughed awkwardly.

"Alright, alright, do you guys know what I'm laughing at?"

The young emperor stopped smiling and instead scolded the palace servants with a look of annoyance.

The head palace maid didn't take it to heart and said sincerely, "If Your Majesty is happy, then this old servant is happy."

Su Baichen felt a little nauseous. This old eunuch was far too good at flattering people.

The young emperor, completely subdued by such flattery, waved his hand impatiently and said, "Go away, go away, stay out of the way, don't get in my way."

After the palace servants had slunk away to stand in a corner, the young emperor asked, "Master Bai, is that right? Do you know why I laughed?"

Su Baichen said indifferently, "Your Majesty can laugh if you want; it's none of my business."

The young emperor's expression stiffened, and he pointed at Su Baichen, saying, "Fine, I like your strong personality."

"I laugh at you. You entered the palace under the name of my swordsmanship teacher, but only to seek the sword techniques collected in the palace."

"Don't you think it's interesting?"

Su Baichen was slightly surprised, but then, seeing the young emperor's serious expression, he suddenly smiled and said with relief, "If that's the case, it's quite interesting indeed."

The young emperor laughed heartily: "I knew it! Hahaha!"

He seemed to have a clear understanding of things.

Then, patting his chest, he said, "Don't worry, it's just some swordsmanship. I've learned all of that; I'll teach you!"

Su Baichen chuckled and said, "Alright, then I'll trouble Your Majesty."

This was another unexpected answer; the young emperor had never experienced anything like this before.

He exclaimed with delight, "Great! Let me teach you properly. I wonder how talented you are?"

Su Baichen replied, "I am quite confident in my swordsmanship talent, otherwise I wouldn't be considered a disciple of the Sword Sect."

The young emperor scoffed, "Just a nominal disciple? I thought you were at least a first-rate sword immortal."

The young emperor got so excited that he forgot to refer to himself as "朕" (Zhen, the imperial "I") and started addressing Su Baichen as "you" and "me."

Su Baichen chuckled and said, "Yes, yes, how does Your Majesty know I won't become a sword immortal in the future?"

The young emperor was overjoyed: "That's great! If you're a sword immortal, then I'll be someone who taught sword immortal techniques."

He imagined it for a while and found it increasingly exciting.

So he stood up impatiently and said, "Come, come, let me teach you a sword technique first, and see how long it takes you to learn it."

"Let me be clear from the start, I'll only demonstrate it for you three times at most!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed outside, grabbed a guard's sword, and then began to demonstrate it to Su Baichen in a precise and methodical manner.

Su Baichen was quite surprised. Judging from the performance of the young Emperor Dezhao, his swordsmanship was quite skillful and decisive, and he actually had a pretty good swordsmanship.

He recalled what Yu Renxiu had said earlier: Tang Dezhao disliked literature from a young age but preferred martial arts, and spent his life practicing the skills of the mortal world and was often proud of himself.

A moment later, after completing a set of sword techniques, the young emperor wiped his sweat and asked, "How was my 'Frosty Bone-Breaking Sword' technique?"

Su Baichen commented, "The sword technique is simple yet dangerous, it should be a martial arts technique for killing in the martial world, right? But why can't I sense its energy flow path? This sword has nothing special if it only has sword moves, it also needs to be matched with an energy flow path to unleash its full power."

Hearing this, the young emperor immediately lost interest and said, "I haven't found the method for circulating qi in this sword technique either. If I did, would I need you to teach me?"

Speaking of this, he remembered what Su Baichen's job was here.

Su Baichen chuckled and said, "Alright, alright, I'll teach you the Qi circulation method of the 'Frosty Bone-Breaking Sword' right now."

The young emperor exclaimed in astonishment, "So you know the complete version of this sword technique?"

Su Baichen shook his head: "How could that be? But if I have sword moves, it's just a matter of matching them with some corresponding qi circulation methods. That's not difficult for me."

As soon as he finished speaking, he reached out and grabbed the sword from Tang Dezhao's hand.

He then slowly began to unleash the "Frosty Bone-Breaking Sword" technique he had just used.

His movements were slow, but at the same time he spoke of the Qi circulation route of the three Yin meridians of the hand, from the dantian to the arm.

Finally, when he channeled his energy into his wrist and swung the sword, the blade was already imbued with a chilling, frosty aura.

If you were to ask Su Baichen what his greatest talent in swordsmanship is...

That would naturally involve matching sword techniques with corresponding energy flow paths.

This is a principle that leads to understanding all techniques. Once he has a grasp of sword moves, he can use his knowledge of Qi cultivation to create a highly effective Qi circulation path for them.

This skill has even impressed Yu Renxiu, who can't help but wonder: Could Su Baichen really be a sword cultivator? But isn't he from the Yin Sect?

She was genuinely bewildered. After all, to casually add a qi circulation path to complete an incomplete sword technique—what an astonishing talent for swordsmanship!

But this improved swordsmanship also possesses a dignified and proper use of Yin Meridian True Qi, making it feel like a legitimate Yin Sect approach...

Even Yu Renxiu, who prided himself on his extensive knowledge and experience, was somewhat confused at this point.

But Tang Dezhao, somewhat oblivious to the danger, said, "Impressive, but it doesn't seem that impressive."

"Legend has it that when someone wields this sword technique and draws their sword, the entire street is covered in frost... What an unparalleled swordsman that must be!"

He said with great anticipation.

Su Baichen chuckled upon hearing this: "Sigh, if that person was really just a swordsman and not a sword immortal, then he would definitely be a short-lived ghost."

Tang Dezhao's eyes widened: "How did you know?"

Su Baichen pointed to the frost on the sword's edge and said, "This sword follows the Yin meridian. Without the corresponding cultivation technique to protect oneself, pushing the sword energy to that level will only deplete one's true Yang lifespan."

Tang Dezhao asked, "And you, how far can you push it to?"

Su Baichen remained silent, instead continuously increasing the amount of Xuan Yin spiritual energy he infused into the sword...

The next moment, the sword was covered in frost, and then cracks appeared... It turned out that this fine iron sword could not withstand the low temperature and was frozen and shattered!

However, the shattered iron pieces did not fall to the ground; instead, they were frozen together by a cloud of frost.

At this moment, the sword in Su Baichen's hand had changed drastically; it was now a broadsword made of solid ice... and only then did it display the splendor of the "Bone-Breaking Sword".

Without pausing, he swung his sword, and the broad ice sword flew out of the side hall, landing on the courtyard wall...

With a loud bang, a huge V-shaped gap covered in ice crystals appeared on the courtyard wall!

The little emperor's eyes lit up. "I want to learn this! Teach me!"

Before Su Baichen could say anything, Yu Renxiu had already flatly rejected the idea: "Tang Dezhao, didn't you hear what people said? This sword technique, if not practiced properly, will damage your lifespan. With your personality, how could you possibly avoid trouble? You can't practice this!"

The young emperor was unconvinced and was about to retort.

At this moment, Su Baichen spoke up in support: "The royal family has so many rare and precious herbs and elixirs, making up for this deficiency is nothing."

Upon hearing this, the young emperor's face lit up with a smile.

But Su Baichen added a moment later, "However, this sword technique follows the Yin meridian path, which will suppress certain interests and even damage certain abilities... If Your Majesty intends to practice it, you should pay attention to this..."

The young emperor immediately waved his hand and said, "No need. I am the Son of Heaven, how can I practice such martial arts of fighting in the martial world?"

The rejection was swift and decisive.

However, the young emperor had no complaints about Su Baichen, and was even more willing to get close to him... mainly because Su Baichen did not go against his wishes at all, and guided him in a go-with-the-flow manner.

It can be said that in just this short meeting, Su Baichen had already grasped the essentials of getting along with this young emperor.

P.S.: I've noticed that many people don't seem to like the "Mortal Emperor" storyline, since it involves cultivators yielding to the weaker ones—that was my mistake. But the plot needs some closure now. I'll try to avoid this situation once this part of the story is over.