Chapter 121: Magical Cultivation Technique, Blink Shield
After Feng Xun left, Ye Lingyue occasionally helped with the affairs of Drunk Immortal Inn, spending most of her remaining days cultivating in Hong Meng Heaven.
During this period, Ye Lingyue and Lan Cai’er had several sparring sessions.
At the age of fifteen, Lan Cai’er had participated in the Imperial Examination of Daxia, securing the tenth place, which proved that her talent and dedication far exceeded those Ye Family Disciples Ye Lingyue knew.
Ye Lingyue and Lan Cai’er had more than ten bouts, and what frustrated Ye Lingyue was that she never won once. The only time she fought to a draw with Lan Cai’er was because she used spiritual power.
Of course, this was under the condition that Ye Lingyue did not use the Blood Pattern Dagger and Siamese Ghost Smoke. If she really put up a fight, using these tricks, she could still defeat Lan Cai’er.
Yet Ye Lingyue had already decided that unless she was in grave danger, she would keep some life-saving tricks up her sleeve.
"Ling Yue, I must say, your martial arts foundation is solid. However, your martial arts focus too much on offense. If you face a weaker opponent, you can rely on aggressive attacks to gain the upper hand, but if you encounter someone with two Martial Realms higher cultivation than you, blind attacks and neglecting defense can easily put you at a disadvantage." Lan Cai’er, the general’s daughter, pinpointed Ye Lingyue’s shortcomings right after their sparring session.
After some reflection, Ye Lingyue also felt that Lan Cai’er was right.
All she learned were the eight to nine Tier Martial Arts from the Ye Family, and among these techniques, Thunderclap Fist and Flower Pinching Jade Shattering Hand were mainly offensive, even her cultivation in spiritual power was also predominantly offensive.
But once she faced someone proficient in higher martial arts like Lan Cai’er, those were of no use.