When Fang Jie witnessed the old cripple's sword technique under the withered plum tree in the backyard of the Red Sleeve Inn, he stood there dumbfounded, like a withered branch of that plum tree. Only after the old cripple finished demonstrating his technique did he realize how terribly wrong he had been.
"One sword technique" is not just one move.
"One sword technique" is an entire style of swordsmanship.
Leaving aside the astonishing power of this swordsmanship, the way it was wielded was terrifying.
Every strike followed a single line, each angle of attack so bizarre that it seemed as if the wielder's arm was broken. Because to anyone, a normal human arm could not possibly have so many movements. A human wrist can exert force in six directions, which is already the limit of the flex
