This swordsman was at the middle level of Ethereal Opening. In principle, he should have been able to casually dispatch a youth still in Meditation. However, Fu Xinzhi's first strike had come too quickly, forcing him into a defensive posture. And just when he was ready to switch from defense to offense, Fu Xinzhi's second strike had come just as swiftly as the first.
That it could be this fast indicated that there were no slow movements in between Fu Xinzhi's two moves.
And the first and fifth stances of the Wind and Rain Sword of Mount Zhong were, generally speaking, very difficult to combine together, much less in such a smooth manner.
The problem was that his sword had knocked Fu Xinzhi's sword upwards.
It was that position, that precise angle, that allowed Fu Xinzhi to bring his two strikes together and attack like lightning.
He had seen the Wind and Rain Sword of Mount Zhong, but he had never imagined that it could be used in this manner.