Zidian is not quite unique among the weapons of the cultivation world, in being able to turn its wielder's qi into a manifestation of the elements, but it is the only such weapon that is active right now rather than a relic which refuses any further wielders. Your mother's whip was famous before, and in your hands the two of you have found a mutual infamy.
Yan Hui channels that same power of the elements, but through his own body (as well as any blade that happens to be in his hand). And it seems to take no more out of him than Zidian does from you, even though he doesn't seem limited to only the one.
By the time the spar ends, with - much as you predicted - the practice blade bending in such a way that it will have to be sent to a smith to be reforged entirely, you're aware of the entire sect gathered around the courtyard, as well as the fact that most of them are near to terrified, even the veterans of Sunshot.
You can't exactly blame them. It's a more localized kind of destruction than what Wei Wuxian and his demonic cultivation were capable of, and the psychological impact isn't as big, either. But if it's a cultivation method that can be taught...
Yunmeng Jiang's disciples are middling when it comes to more overt qi techniques. But you haven't had the time to teach those techniques properly, and you know it. This, on the other hand, could put you on par with the Lan. It could save your sect, still tilting dangerously on the edge.
Even if it can't be taught, you can still deny it to the other sects.
When you bow to Yan Hui after the fight, it is deep with your thanks to whatever god brought him to your doorstep.
He only hesitates an awkward moment before bowing back. You suppose it would be too much to ask if he were perfect.
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Yan Hui channels that same power of the elements, but through his own body (as well as any blade that happens to be in his hand). And it seems to take no more out of him than Zidian does from you, even though he doesn't seem limited to only the one.
By the time the spar ends, with - much as you predicted - the practice blade bending in such a way that it will have to be sent to a smith to be reforged entirely, you're aware of the entire sect gathered around the courtyard, as well as the fact that most of them are near to terrified, even the veterans of Sunshot.
You can't exactly blame them. It's a more localized kind of destruction than what Wei Wuxian and his demonic cultivation were capable of, and the psychological impact isn't as big, either. But if it's a cultivation method that can be taught...
Yunmeng Jiang's disciples are middling when it comes to more overt qi techniques. But you haven't had the time to teach those techniques properly, and you know it. This, on the other hand, could put you on par with the Lan. It could save your sect, still tilting dangerously on the edge.
Even if it can't be taught, you can still deny it to the other sects.
When you bow to Yan Hui after the fight, it is deep with your thanks to whatever god brought him to your doorstep.
He only hesitates an awkward moment before bowing back. You suppose it would be too much to ask if he were perfect.