Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

After the award ceremony ended, Yan Yu and the girls did not leave, but instead headed to the president's office.

They wanted to see what the second edition of the textbook, as described by Instructor Qi Changping, looked like.

The textbook was called "Professional System and Basic Tactics," introducing the basic concepts of the "Taoism Method, Sword, and Assistant Enforcer" professions, as well as methods of using Sword Control Technique.

Speaking of Sword Control Technique, we have to mention that woman who haunted Zhao Yuanzhen's dreams, both feared and despised:

Mei Yingxue.

The astonishing Sword Immortal Mei Yingxue, who had disappeared without a trace since she went to Pingjing, left Yan Yu with no clue what she was up to.

Of course, from his memories of a past life, Mei Yingxue indeed vanished mysteriously in the early stages.

It was not until the likes of Li Minghu, Zhou Hongyu, Su Yunjin... these pioneer cultivators sacrificed much, and the national defense situation became increasingly dire, that she was played as a trump card by the higher-ups of Lu Country.

Now, the puzzle that troubled Yan Yu was finally solved:

Mei Yingxue was compiling textbooks.

In the book "Professional System and Basic Tactics," the "Taoism Method, Sword, and Assistant Enforcer" system, while factually existing in the Cultivation World, had never been systematically classified. Sword Control Technique, on the other hand, was a "mandatory subject" that everyone knew.

The reason was simple: Sword Control Technique had a wide range of applications, but required very little energy to activate.

Unlike various Taoism Methods that consumed massive amounts of True Yuan, Sword Control Technique used about the same amount of True Yuan as the Metal-Element Impact Curse, but its power far surpassed that of the Impact Curse, and it was not only for offense but also for defense, extremely flexible in use.

For example, if a tree demon hits you with its roots, or a ghost scratches you with its claws, you just need to call back your Immortal Sword to block physically—saving much more True Yuan than using an Earth-Element Sturdiness Charm.

Of course, basic Sword Control Technique is something everyone knows. As for advanced styles and sword techniques, those are "graduate subjects" delved into by Sword Immortals.

Yan Yu flipped through "Professional System and Basic Tactics" for a long time, confirming that it indeed contained just the basics of Sword Control Technique, without a trace of any advanced sword styles.

Or to put it more accurately, Mei Yingxue had specifically eliminated all the profound and sect-related advanced sword moves from her own repertoire of sword techniques, retaining only the most basic and primal sword moves, finally compiling this textbook of Sword Control Technique suitable for novices with zero foundation, allowing all cultivators to learn with peace of mind.

How touching, Teacher Mei! Your contributions to the educational cause of Lu Country's cultivation are too great; we will never forget you!

After finishing his internal rant, Yan Yu made a suggestion to Li Weiguo:

"I have no objections. If I must say something, swapping these two sections around, explaining Sword Control Technique first and then introducing Taoism Method, Sword, and Assistant Enforcer later, might align better with the principle of progressing from easy to difficult."

"So you mean to change the book title to 'Basic Tactics and Professional System'?" Li Weiguo pondered.

"Exactly," Yan Yu nodded, "Teaching Sword Control Technique is an urgent matter that can quickly boost the average combat power of cultivators. Taoism Method, Sword, and Assistant Enforcer belong to wide-reaching systemic concepts that can be gradually understood later on."

"The main reason for placing Sword Control Technique at the end was actually considered in regards to the supply issue of Immortal Swords," Li Weiguo spoke slowly, "If we're going to teach Sword Control Technique in the next phase, then at the very least we need to equip each student with a Flying Sword for practical teaching, right?"

"Had it not been for your victory over the Dragon Spring Mountain Secret Realm, gaining a wealth of sword-casting techniques and literature, we wouldn't have planned to release this edition of the textbook immediately.

The reason for placing Sword Control Technique in the latter part of the textbook was also to consider developing the sword-casting industry from now on, so that by the time actual teaching begins, we could at least muster the Flying Swords you'll need."

"I see," Yan Yu said calmly, "There's over a hundred cultivator students at our school, and the total number surpasses four hundred considering the other three institutions. It's indeed tough to gather enough Flying Swords. But our squad only has five people; how about distributing the Flying Swords in storage to us first, so we can get in some practice beforehand?"

"You sure know how to seize an opportunity!" Li Weiguo said with a laugh, "Alright. The majority of Flying Swords in storage now come from your recent victory over the Dragon Spring Mountain Secret Realm, consider it letting you have first pick of the spoils!"

He operated the computer for a moment, then stood up, saying:

"Take a look."

Everyone hurriedly gathered around. Yan Yu didn't hesitate to take the president's chair, grasped the mouse, and said:

"I've already chosen the Flying Sword for Lin Ning, the Green Bamboo Sword wielded by the guardian sword-carrying puppet in the Wuyi Mountain Secret Realm. As for the rest, you can pick for yourselves."

"You've been secretly passing on secrets, haven't you?" Chen Lingyun joked.

"Not at all!" Lin Ning protested, "I didn't know before this either!"

But she did not resist Yan Yu's choice, simply standing at the very back of the group and watching.

The captain personally picked for me... hmm, it should be good, right?

"I want this one!" Zhao Yuanzhen suddenly said, "Don't fight me for it, ha!"

Yan Yu looked closely and saw that the sword was entirely dark purple with an ominous outline, and there was a skull carving at the guard, clearly very much in line with the aesthetic taste of the Demonic Sect Enchantress—none of the other girls even wanted to compete with her for it.

He seemed to remember from his past life memories; the original name of this sword should be the "Wan Gui Xie Jing Sword," right?

It was said whenever this sword whistled through the air, it would emit a crying and wailing sound, which was why no cultivators ever chose it, feeling its style was too "emo," the kind that only "village scene kids" would like.

Later, this sword appeared on CCTV channel seven's "Immortal Sword Spectrum" show and became well-known among the public.

After selecting the Wan Gui Xie Jing Sword, Yan Yu continued scrolling down the screen with his mouse, asking,

"Does anyone else have a preference?"

"I'll take a look at this one," Chen Lingyun suddenly said, "Mm, I'll choose it."

Yan Yu clicked the mouse to select it, and it was a delicate flying sword, entirely purple-red like the evening sky, with an extremely elegant streamline, like an empress among swords, regal and magnificent.

Zi Ji Han Yuan Sword, Chen Lingyun had chosen the same one in her past life, her aesthetic taste was consistently stable.

"Yun Jin, want me to pick for you?" Seeing Su Yunjin hesitate, Chen Lingyun smiled and offered.

"Um... okay then." Su Yunjin wasn't too interested in the attributes of the flying swords but was more concerned with their appearance and design; however, she felt this approach of "judging a sword by its beauty" seemed rather unwise, so she was indecisive.

"What do you want? I'll do it!" Yan Yu simply relied on past life experience, "How about this one?"

The sword that appeared was like the sea, deep blue and clear, with slightly transparent edges resembling ice crystals. Su Yunjin liked it at first sight and immediately nodded, saying,

"Yes, I'll listen to the captain."

The sword was named "Bing Yu Han Leng," which sounded imposing and powerful, the same flying sword Su Yunjin had chosen herself in her past life.

Because the name of the sword was originally unknown, Su Yunjin named it "Shan Hu Lei." Even after confirming the original name through research, both the media and netizens generally switched to using the original name (mainly because Bing Yu Han Leng sounded more majestic, while Shan Hu Lei seemed a bit effeminate), yet she always refused to change it.

Only after Su Yunjin's sacrifice, when the sword was enshrined in the National Martyrs' Sword Museum, did they use "Shan Hu Lei" as the name on the label.

After all, it was Su Yunjin's sword.

"What about you, captain?" Everyone else's flying swords were chosen, and only Yan Yu was left. Lin Ning, standing at the back, craned her neck to see and asked curiously.

"I'll just pick one at random," Yan Yu said casually of "picking randomly," while his mouse wheel continuously scrolled without halt, swiftly stopping at a specific spot.

This was the flying sword personally picked by Chen Lingyun for him in his past life, and the one he had grown accustomed to for most of his life later on.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The sword had a thick spine and a dark yellow color, unlike those slender flying swords; it was a heavy sword very suited for a strong man.

Thanks to its extremely heavy body, it often had an advantage in flying sword duels.

Long time no see, old buddy.

Huangting Kunwu Sword.