I Take Down Sages with Perfect Parries

Xu Ling transmigrates to a world plagued by demons. He finds himself trapped in a ruined temple, surrounded by a great demon, while a senior officer from the local government dies before his eyes trying to save them... He protects himself with parries, then fights his way into an unconventional martial path. Xu Ling: "My cultivation might not be high, but I can parry, and killing you will make me stronger." Some martial artists call his methods heretical. He doesn't deny it, even saying they could do the same if they tried. "Killing a demon takes just one blow to the head, but this guy waits until you're exhausted before finishing you off. Breaking your will is even more terrifying than killing you outright! Better to provoke a sage than Xu Ling." The unshakable confidence of any genius crumbles before his fighting style... "His martial path is simple yet supreme, like a dance along the edge of a blade. The clang of perfect parries deflecting every attack is its music." Perhaps parrying is the strongest martial path of all, the ultimate return to simplicity! Watch as Xu Ling, one of the Fourth Calamity, dares what others will not, investigates what others will not, and saves the world from peril in a realm ruled by dynasties and dominated by sects and powerful clans.