Sequence Wars: The Mythical Age is Created by Me

Chapter 109 I have never felt so refreshed

Just as the three were talking, a flash of light appeared in the mural, successfully drawing Jiang Fan inside.

Liu Shui and Jiang Yang exchanged a glance, wanting to go in as well, but were unexpectedly excluded by the radiant light. It seemed that only one person could enter at a time for the test.

"Can he do it?"

Jiang Yang frowned slightly.

"It's hard to say, but he has an appraiser, so he should have some way to break the deadlock."

Liu Shui looked at the water talisman in his hand. If he could get the 500 contribution points from this mission, he might be able to exchange them for a chance to go to Wushan to provide support.

I've heard that there are monsters there, which might be helpful for his [water ghost substitute].

And at this moment, inside the mural.

A sword-wielding man emerged from the mural on the Tang Dynasty temple and looked at Jiang Fan with his sword raised.

"Wait a minute, it's not me you're fighting."

Jiang Fan quickly waved his hand to stop the other party.

Unexpectedly, the swordsman actually stopped and looked at Jiang Fan with a strange expression.

The latter slowly took out the handheld game console from his pocket, then pulled out Li Xiuyi's cartridge and inserted it.

Suddenly, a small figure of Li Xiuyi appeared on the game screen, standing at the entrance of the vortex.

Jiang Fan controlled him to enter, and the swordsman in front of him disappeared the next moment.

Then he appeared on the game screen, facing Li Xiuyi who had entered the trial arena.

This feeling is truly magical, like a living person being sucked into a game console in his hand.

Then Jiang Fan found a place to squat down and began to control Li Xiuyi to fight against the opponent.

[Mini-game: Pei Min Asks the Sword]

[Hint: Completing the Sword Dance Trial will grant you the True Name Sequence "Pei Min".]

Kenshin's stability: 100%

[Sword Inquiry Progress: 0%]

[Punishment for copying: 0/3]

At first, Jiang Fan was operating normally, parrying and deflecting according to the strategy of an action game.

But he soon discovered that this swordsman was not what he had imagined.

Just as Jiang Fan activated the [Green Snake in Sleeve] skill, the swordsman turned around like a dancing sleeve, his sword blade bypassing the green snake and slicing past Li Xiuyi's shoulder.

Then it struck Li Xiuyi's left shoulder directly.

[Punishment for copying: 1/3]

Pei Min's sword dance is not a fixed combo.

Those who imitate will fail.

? I'll copy your grandpa.

Jiang Fan couldn't help but criticize the swordsman's manners.

I just pressed a skill button and channeled it to you, how could there be any imitation?

However, this punishment can only be applied three times. Jiang Fan quickly regained his composure and carefully recalled the game scene when he made the move.

The key to Pei Min's sword dance is not the movements, but the rhythm.

Before each swordsman strikes, a very faint gold line appears around the edge of the screen.

The moment the golden line shines at its brightest, hitting a basic attack or skill that can block the swordsman's attack will result in a Perfect moment. Hitting it too early, or...

If you're too late, you'll get cut by the sword's shadow, and getting cut is considered copying, right?

This sword saint has quite the nerve.

[Special Mechanism Identified: Sword Dance Rhythm]

[By parrying the attack at the moment the golden thread converges, you will gain the "Sword Stance".]

Consecutive Perfects will increase the progress of the Sword Inquiry.

Repeating the same sword strike path will trigger a "copying penalty".

As if knowing that the players had figured out the pattern, a corresponding prompt appeared on the game screen.

In other words, Jiang Fan cannot blindly press the same key.

It's a bit like a parry game combined with a rhythm game; you have to hit the right spot and deal the right amount of damage to pass.

After figuring out the game's patterns, Jiang Fan quickly got into the zone; observation is a fundamental skill for any player.

Li Xiuyi's attack methods were not static. When the two swords clashed, he lowered his sword by half an inch, released the Green Serpent Sword Intent from his sleeve, and slashed at the wrist of the swordsman in the mural.

This is a fusion of Jiang Fan's own control and the game character's understanding of sword moves.

The sword strike knocked the sword from the swordsman's hand, but the latter skillfully tossed it upwards, turned, and stepped on Li Xiuyi.

He wielded a straight sword, then caught the sword in mid-air and slashed it down.

Li Xiu couldn't dodge in time and could only use [Green Snake in Sleeve] to deflect the opponent's attack route before the golden circle appeared.

This caused Jiang Fan to break out in a cold sweat.

Indeed, according to the normal gameplay, he could have perfectly blocked the swordsman's attack, but the opponent deliberately exposed a flaw to lure Li Xiuyi into attacking, thereby turning danger into safety, which instead put Li Xiuyi in a predicament.

【Sword Heart Resonance】

[Sword Inquiry Progress +15%]

[Hint: He didn't accept Pei Min's sword, but rather Pei Min's name.]

Both displayed their best skills in the swordsmanship contest, but the swordsman was clearly superior.

Such a keen sense of combat is something no skill design can achieve; one can only say he truly deserves the title of Sword Saint.

However, it is true that the Sword Saint is very strong, but Jiang Fan is even stronger. Or rather, it is the power brought by the game console that makes even the most exquisite sword skills detectable, just like an NPC.

Next, whenever a golden circle appears around the game screen, Jiang Fan will first have Li Xiuyi create distance, and then use [Green Snake in Sleeve] to interrupt the opponent's attack.

After a while, the "Sword Momentum" bar reached halfway, and then a new phase was triggered.

Phase Two: The Three Masters on the Same Stage

【Poetic Swordplay: Change the direction of your sword strike based on the breaks in the poem.】

【The trajectory of cursive script: The sword path no longer moves in a straight line, but turns along the strokes of cursive script.】

[Sword Dance Rhythm: Listen to the melody of a sword dance; it will help you.]

Jiang Fan stroked his chin upon seeing this. This Tang Dynasty mural didn't just feature the Sword Saint; it would be perfect for him to experience the grandeur of the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty.

The swordsman completely changed his attack style, the golden circle disappeared, and the game's perspective was raised to a top-down view.

Li Xiuyi and the swordsman are like chess pieces on a chessboard, with their heads occupying the main visual component.

The two then resumed their fight.

The sword is the weapon of a gentleman.

Initially, it was not a weapon used on the battlefield, but a ceremonial object.

It wasn't until the Warring States period that swords became widely used as weapons in the military, and from then on, sword culture spread throughout China.

However, because the sword was originally a ceremonial object, it is not seen as having the same killing power as a spear, but rather as a symbol and a vehicle for poetic and artistic imagination.

The so-called Tang poetry, Song lyrics, and Yuan drama should logically combine the swordsmanship and poetry of the Tang Dynasty.

The most important aspect of poetry is its imagery.

In this second stage, it is no longer just about the swordsman's sword, but also about the spirit of the Tang Dynasty.

With this in mind, Jiang Fan indeed figured out the trick to this second stage.

The sword path doesn't follow the logic of martial arts, but rather the strokes of a brush.

The swordsman appears to be slashing to the left, but in reality, he is writing the character "风" (wind) in cursive script on the chessboard.

No wonder the camera angle was set up like that.

Jiang Fan watched as the swordsman finished writing the complete character for "wind," and then...

Li Xiuyi was immediately knocked over by the "wind" character that appeared on the ground. The swordsman seized the opportunity and rushed forward to execute him.

Fortunately, Jiang Fan still has an instant-cast move called [Sword Qi Thunder Sound]!

A surge of true energy suddenly erupted from Li Xiuyi's body. This true energy was like rolling thunder, and in his hand, it was like a sword lightning bolt, directly...

The swordsman was then blasted away.

Here, only sword techniques can be used to fight. This move was originally intended by Jiang Fan to finish the fight off.

It seems we can't let the other party write the word out completely, otherwise the corresponding imagery will change, and it will only target the challenger.

What if you also relied on swordplay to draw characters?

Jiang Fan couldn't help but think this way.

He quickly put it into action. Instead of stopping the swordsman from drawing words, Li Xiuyi started drawing words himself.

The two, one in the first half and the other in the second half, began to compete against each other using "Chinese characters".

Li Xiu first drew the character "water," and then a water column the size of a vat appeared in the arena, rushing directly towards the swordsman.

The latter was written with the character "土" (earth), and immediately several earthen walls rose from the ground, diverting the water column.

Jiang Fan then wrote the character "天" (sky), but it was clearly too large, and the screen flickered, without the corresponding image appearing.

Interesting, using the simplest brushstrokes to find the most useful imagery in order to defeat the opponent?

In this round, the swordsman wrote "Qi," and his whole body was covered in Qi, making him look much more imposing than before.

Jiang Fan then chose "Gold," and dozens of sword blades flew through the sky. Li Xiuyi used this to make them surge out like sword dragons.

This powerful sword strike, which could have ended the battle, was abruptly cleaved in two by the swordsman's "qi" and "name".

Being able to play against such a master player, Jiang Fan felt that his thinking had suddenly been greatly broadened.

The opponent used the reputation of a sword saint to break the sword dragon, but Li Xiuyi also had such a reputation.

The swordsman continued writing the next character, which appeared to be the character "圣" (saint).

As the word appeared, the swordsman's entire body radiated a purple-gold light, and his face clearly showed the shadow of the former Sword Saint.

This should be the opponent's most powerful attack. First, "wind" and "earth" show the Sword Saint's past on the battlefield, defeating the enemy army (breaking through the encirclement alone amidst ten thousand arrows, and shooting thirty-one tigers in a day in Beiping). Then, "name" and "qi" are used to show his name as the Sword Saint. Finally, the "saint" in the sword is used to end the battle.

Jiang Fan and Li Xiuyi's answers were...

Li Xiuyi wrote the simplest character he had ever written.

"Heart".

When he was a child, he met a carpenter at home who came to make furniture for his family. The carpenter saw Li Xiuyi playing in the yard, wielding a wooden stick as a sword, and promised to make a real wooden sword for little Xiuyi after he finished making the furniture.

Li Xiuyi was overjoyed at the time, and was soon coaxed by his parents to go outside and play with his friends. He didn't return home until evening, feeling somewhat disappointed.

They thought the craftsmen would forget their promise, but when they returned home, they found a polished wooden sword in the corner of the courtyard.

It was a sword, straighter than any branch he had ever seen, and could be placed at his waist.

That was the happiest day of his life.

From then on, the sword named "Heart" began to take shape in Li Xiuyi's heart.

For more than a decade, he has never grown up, or rather, he had already grasped the true meaning of growth more than a decade ago.

"Thank you, Lord Inner Demon."

Li Xiuyi spoke his character's voice.

I have never felt so refreshed.

Then, sword energy arose, and Li Xiuyi's entire body was enveloped by the heart on the ground.

The characters “圣” (saint) and “心” (heart) collided on the chessboard, locked in a stalemate, but the character “圣” gradually lost its luster.

The swordsman saw Li Xiuyi's determination, which was the most important thing for a swordsman in his life. They lived their whole lives for a single moment, for that one breath.

This spirit was nurtured and refined, and finally became the invincible path that can be called the heart of the sword.

Saint was ultimately defeated by his heart. Possessing this "heart," it is not impossible for another "Sword Saint" to emerge in the modern era.

Li Xiu leaped forward and plunged the sword directly into the swordsman's body.

"A genius with a sword. I never thought that I would see such a talented person again after a thousand years."

The swordsman grasped the longsword piercing his chest; his muscles stiffened, but his momentum had already waned.

"Young man, please keep this indomitable sword spirit and once again be crowned with the title of 'Sword Saint'."

In an instant, youthful beauty shattered.

The swordsman threw his longsword into the air, transforming himself into a cluster of scattered points of light that entered Li Xiuyi's body.

The roof of the Tang temple has cracked.

The sword plunged into the clouds and disappeared off-screen.

The book "Duyi Zhi" describes a famous scene that Pei Min is known for.

When Pei Min's mother passed away, he asked the renowned painter Wu Daozi to paint a mural at Tiangong Temple in Luoyang to pray for her soul. Wu Daozi said that he had been without inspiration for painting for a long time and that he could only begin to paint after watching Pei Min perform a sword dance.

Pei Min removed his mourning clothes, galloped on his horse, and drew his sword left and right. Suddenly, he threw his long sword dozens of feet into the air. The sword light swooped down like lightning. He raised his hand and caught the sword with its scabbard. The long sword went straight into its sheath, and thousands of onlookers trembled with fear.

After a sword dance, Wu Daozi was inspired and began to paint, creating a mural that amazed the world. Zhang Xu, the master of cursive script, also made great progress in his cursive script after watching it. In one day, the people of Chang'an witnessed the three wonders, which was known as a great event in a prosperous era.

And this is its final test.

[Final Mechanism: Throwing the Sword into the Clouds]

The target has disappeared.

[Invisible.]

Unstoppable.

[The only way to pass the level: Use the scabbard to hold the sword.]

[Note: Premature removal of the sheath resulted in failure.]

[Note: Sheathing the sword too late resulted in failure.]

The light not only entered Li Xiuyi's body, but also formed a sword sheath in his right hand.

Using this scabbard to catch the cloud-throwing sword falling from the sky is the final step to becoming the Sword Saint Pei Min.

Jiang Fan's finger hovered over the button.

There were no attack warnings, no red circles, no health bars on the screen, only the sound of swords getting closer and closer.

Inside, Jiang Fan was staring intently at the screen.

He can't press it.

The hardest part for players is "not pressing" the buttons; the more you try to manipulate the game, the easier it is to reveal your weaknesses.

Take a breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

A very faint white light suddenly appeared at the top of the screen.

Jiang Fan pressed the "Sheath" button.

He judged it by the game's music; when the background sound effects reached their climax, that was when the Ritual of Inheritance would begin.

screen.

【Perfect】

[Final mechanism complete]

[Sword Inquiry Progress: 100%]

Call ~

Jiang Fan breathed a sigh of relief; he had actually been gambling all along.

Fortunately, he has always had good luck in games.

[The game unit "Li Xiuyi" completes the mini-game: Pei Min Asks the Sword]

[Real name sequence obtained: Pei Min]

[Current Sequence: Tier 2 - Pei Min (Sword Master)]

[New Mechanism Skill: Sword Momentum]

Each time Li Xiu successfully dodges, parries, perfectly counters, or hits an enemy's vital point, he will accumulate one layer of sword momentum.

Each level of sword aura increases speed by 5%, swordsmanship accuracy by 5%, and sword energy sharpness by 5%.

A maximum of ten layers can be stacked.

[New Status: Ultimate Swordplay]

Once Li Xiuyi's sword aura reaches the tenth level, he can briefly enter the "Sword Mastery" state.

In this state, the power of all sword moves is increased by 50%, and it can briefly sever lower-level sequence abilities.

[New game-changing skill: Throwing Sword into the Clouds]

Li Xiuyi can throw his longsword into the clouds, briefly escaping the enemy's perception.

A few breaths later, the longsword fell with its full force, automatically locking onto the marked target and ignoring 30% of the target's protective spiritual energy.

[Special Note: This real name sequence does not cover the target Kenshin.]

[Please check the game character panel for other skill changes.]

What the heck? How come it's a second-order sequence right away?

Jiang Fan stroked his chin, wondering if it was the historical element inherent in this mural relic itself.

Just like the broken sword Richard brought gave Rias experience points for the fourth-tier [King Arthur].

However, this inheritance type is more stable.

Moreover, Li Xiuyi already had a transformative skill at the second tier, so he's finally not so weak anymore.