Chapter 772
Chapter 772: Dance of the Rippling Cloud Robe
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: StarveCleric
The reactions his body made was simply too unnatural that he could only attempt to pass it off as his inner demons acting up . Otherwise, there was no other way he could explain his unnatural actions .
Naturally, he couldn't talk about Mind of Void either as it was intricately linked with the soul oracles .
As for the soul the other party noticed earlier, as long as he adamantly denied it, there was no way the other party could investigate the matter and trace it back to him .
"Inner demons?"
As expected, upon hearing those words, the lady in the sky dissipated the violent energy in her hand . However, given that she didn't dispel the zhenqi cage, it seemed that she still carried some doubts towards Zhang Xuan's words .
From the looks of it, it seemed that she was intending to hear Zhang Xuan's story out, but if she were to detect any falsehood in his words, she wouldn't hesitate to kill him .
"Indeed . I am a freshman of this academy, and I was intending to enter the Terpsichore Compendium Pavilion to read up on some books so as to prepare myself for the terpsichore examination . However, on my way here, an inspiration suddenly struck me, and in order to prevent others from interrupting me, I can only hide on a tree for the time being . . . " Zhang Xuan explained .
"Sudden inspiration?" The lady frowned .
Cultivators did have moments of sudden enlightenment from time to time, and they disappeared as abruptly as they appeared . Thus, it was important for one to muse over it as soon as possible so as to not allow it to slip their minds . For this purpose, the academy had built innumerable gazebos all over the academy so as to allow students to rush in and focus their attention on developing their sudden inspiration .
If that fellow really had a sudden stroke of inspiration, it wouldn't be too far-fetched for him to hide in the midst of the trees for fear of being interrupted .
"What is the relationship between you and the thing hiding in the Terpsichore Compendium Pavilion then?"
But of course, just because it was logical didn't mean that it was necessarily true . Ultimately, this was just a one-sided story from the other party . She wasn't ready to believe it so easily .
It was just a moment ago that she spotted an uninvited guest within the library, and the next moment, this fellow fell from the tree . It was difficult to believe that the both of them weren't related!
"Pardon me, but I am not very sure what elder is asking me . I was in the midst of pondering about the details regarding the [Dance of the Rippling Cloud Robe] 1 when a stroke of inspiration hit me, but due to a slight mistake I made, my cultivation almost went berserk . I have only recovered from my berserk state just a moment ago, so I'm not too sure what has happened in between . . . " Zhang Xuan replied sheepishly .
It was best for him to feign ignorance and deny his involvement vehemently right from the start . Once it was established that he was involved in the incident, the matter could potentially spiral out of his control .
"Dance of the Rippling Cloud Robe? That is a grade-6 terpsichorean art that only 6-star terpsichores are able to comprehend . What is a freshman like you pondering over it for? Are you taking me for a fool?" The lady harrumphed in displeasure .
The fellow before her was seemed to be only in his early twenties, and he had also just said for himself that he was a freshman of the academy . Yet, he also said that he was musing over a grade-6 terpsichorean art . It was obvious that there was a clear contradiction in his words, so it was inevitable that she would get even more suspicious of him .
Thus, she began gathering power in her palm once again, ready to make a move should the other party fail to come up with a good explanation for his words .
But on the other hand, seeing that he had managed to divert the other party's attention away from the appearance of his soul in the library, he heaved a sigh of relief within . After which, he flicked his wrist and took out an emblem, "Even though I am a freshman, I am a 6-star blacksmith as well . Thus, it shouldn't be too bizarre for me to be musing over a grade-6 terpsichorean art, right?"
"6-star blacksmith?" Seeing the six shining stars on the emblem, the lady frowned .
The emblems were made out of a special material, making it impossible to falsify them . In other words, the other party was truly a 6-star blacksmith .
Blacksmith was one of the Upper Nine Paths occupations . Considering that he was even able to achieve such heights as a blacksmith, it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise for him to be musing over a grade-6 terpsichorean art .
"Yes . The Dance of the Rippling Cloud Robe is one of the stronger grade-6 terpsichorean arts, and if executed well, it can even beguile a Saint realm expert, leaving him deep in a trance . However, after analyzing it for some time, I realized that despite the impressive prowess of the technique, it has several conspicuous flaws that need to be corrected . "
Seeing that he had managed to capture the other party's attention, a faint smile crept onto Zhang Xuan's lips as he continued, "Firstly, just as the name 'Dance of the Rippling Cloud Robe' suggests, the technique requires resplendent clothes and accessories in order to maximize its effectiveness . However, if you were to find yourself placed in a dangerous position abruptly and a battle was imminent, would your opponent give you time to change your clothes and accessories to prepare for battle? This is the greatest flaw in the technique I have found so far . Next, even though the terpsichorean art is indeed enchanting, it hasn't reached the level where one is unable to guard against it . On top of that, the soul energy consumption for the dance is enormous, making it extremely exhausting for the terpsichore executing the technique as well . In other words, if the technique were to fail to work on your enemy, there is a good chance that you might already be too drained to fight any longer, thus making it a double-edged sword . This is the second flaw . . . "
" . . . This is the third flaw!"
" . . . This is the fourth flaw!"
. . .
" . . . This is the seventeenth flaw!"
Word shot out from Zhang Xuan's mouth like a machine gun, leaving the other party no chance to interject at all . In a mouthful, he pointed out seventeen flaws in the Dance of the Rippling Cloud Robe .
There was a detailed introduction to this terpsichorean art in many of the books in the Terpsichore Compendium Pavilion . He had glanced through them momentarily, so he had a clear idea regarding their content . Thus, it wasn't too difficult for him to dig up those flaws .
If he wanted to pull the other party's attention away from the matter regarding the soul entirely, he would have to dominate the conversation so as to dictate the flow of the conversation .
The Dance of the Rippling Cloud Robe was one of the more common terpsichorean arts used by 6-star terpsichores, so Zhang Xuan knew that he would be able to shock the other party by pointing out their flaws . Judging from the shocked look on the other party's face, he knew that he had succeeded .
"You managed to analyze . . . so many flaws in the terpsichorean art?" The lady could hardly believe her ears .
She had often used this terpsichorean art herself, but even she hadn't noticed these flaws at all . Yet, the young man before her actually pointed all of them in a single breath, so it was inevitable that she would be shocked .
As a 6-star terpsichore, she was sufficiently proficient in the occupation to conclude swiftly that there was no mistake with the other party's analysis regarding the flaws of the Dance of the Rippling Cloud Robe at all!
To be able to see what even she had neglected . . . Just what kind of eyes did the fellow before her possess? Could he really be here to take the terpsichore examination?
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