In the green miasma mist, there are four bright flames.

The flames continued to burn the miasma, making crackling sounds like burning firewood.

The four Shushan swordsmen were within the range of the firelight, carefully looking around.

"Got it!" Sima Changyan discovered another flash of light in the distance.

Everyone followed the guidance of the spiritual light and rushed over, and saw a glowing calamus growing in the mud beside the pond.

This plant is called calamus, and its stems usually grow up to nine nodes, so it is also called nine-node calamus.

But if it grows in an environment with abundant Yi wood energy, it will continue to grow, producing a new node every year. After a hundred years, it will be called Hundred-node Calamus, and can be used to refine Hundred Herbs Sweet Pill, which after taking it can be equivalent to five years of cultivation in the Transformation Palace.

Although he has only been cultivating for five years, the difficulty of obtaining Acorus calamus is relatively low among all the secret medicines of the Purple Palace - after all, as long as he can find a place with abundant Yi Mu spiritual energy, he will have a chance to find it.

Therefore, everyone was delighted: Since there is calamus here, shouldn’t there be other magical herbs as well?

"I will take this herb first, and then give it to Senior Brother Duan for safekeeping." Sima Changyan said hurriedly, "Afterwards, we will divide it equally according to the value of the spiritual medicine."

The so-called "equal division method" is a method of distributing spoils of war that is popular among casual cultivators. Its principle is also very simple:

For example, if three people, A, B, and C, get a large pile of treasures together, A will divide it into three parts according to its value, and then let B and C each choose one part, and the remaining one will go to A.

If A's distribution is unreasonable, resulting in one share being too valuable, then B and C will both choose to take that share.

Then A will distribute some of the treasure to other shares, or mark a price (that is, the person who finally gets this treasure must pay the rest of the people the corresponding amount of spirit stones as compensation), so as to make the value of each piece of spoils as equal as possible.

Sima Changyan proposed the equal division method, and Duan Fenhai readily expressed that he had no objection, but Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu looked confused.

Ling Yunpo had never shared the spoils with others. After all, no matter Qiu Changtian or Wei Dongliu, they took the leading position of the team from the beginning, and then picked up the most valuable ones, and the rest "you can divide up as you like", without ever considering the value.

An Zhisu had almost no experience in going out for training with companions, so naturally he had never thought about how to distribute the spoils.

Sima Changyan then explained the rules in detail, and after the two discussed it, they felt that there was no problem, so they agreed.

Everyone reached a consensus, and Sima Changyan was about to go and get the grass.

As soon as they approached, they saw ripples on the surface of the water, and then a huge head suddenly popped out. As the snake's tongue moved in and out, its golden vertical pupils stared at everyone indifferently.

This is a giant white python... No, the experienced Ling Yunpo quickly identified that this is a white water viper.

The water viper is the predecessor of the Jiaolong. In Longlong of the Eastern Emperor Realm, the current true form is a water viper.

After all, he was a viper, so Ling Yunpo knew best what this thing was. The animal instincts brought by his bloodline were generally arrogant, cruel, cold-blooded, and impulsive, and they were very aggressive and aggressive.

Since the opponent was lying in ambush in the pool, he chose to show up suddenly instead of waiting for people to get close and then attack. I guess he didn't have the confidence to defeat four people alone.

Well, your guess is correct.

Sima Changyan was obviously startled. When he came to his senses, he saw Duan Fenhai's Cang Tie sword and An Zhisu's Fei Yan sword flying out almost at the same time.

The water viper widened its eyes and saw a shadow flash by, and then the two flying swords were knocked out at the same time.

"It's its tail!" Duan Fenhai warned loudly.

The tail can also be used to whip flying swords? Ling Yunpo seemed to have an epiphany, and decided to practice with Dragon Fox when he returned... Oh no, practice with Dragon Fox, so as to avoid being slapped in the face by her big tail all day long.

You have a tail, but I don’t?

Sima Changyan retreated quickly, while An Zhisu stepped forward. The Feiyan Sword flew back and stabbed at the eyes of the water viper again.

The water viper stretched out its tail again and hit the Feiyan Sword with lightning speed. It was obvious that it had been prepared for someone to attack its eyes.

The moment the Feiyan Sword was hit, it quickly turned into a cloud of green smoke, and then suddenly exploded into raging flames, enveloping the entire water viper.

The next second, the viper turned its head and dived directly into the deep pool.

The huge figure, along with the burning flames, were completely submerged by the water.

Ling Yunpo immediately shot out the Qingping Sword, and the sword light swept towards the Acorus calamus by the pond. As a result, another tail stretched out from the pond and came straight towards the Qingping Sword.

Obviously, even if the fire was put out by using the lake water, the water viper still did not escape, but instead lingered not far from the water surface, refusing to give up the calamus.

Ling Yunpo was too tired to complain: It's just a elixir that can only be used to level up to a five-year palace cultivation level. Is it necessary for you to go head-to-head with four Shushan swordsmen of the same level?

People die for money and birds die for food. There is some truth in this.

He controlled the Qingping Sword to spin rapidly, and at the same time shot out the Leizhi Sword again, continuing to roll towards the calamus.

Seeing that he was unwilling to give up, the water snake became extremely anxious and tried to use its tail to hit the Thunder Sword again.

As a result, the Taoist magic on the Thunder Sword was activated, and a thunderbolt came down, shaking the water snake's whole body and paralyzing it.

Ling Yunpo took the opportunity to merge his sword with Qing Ping's, transforming into a dazzling sword light, and directly cut the water viper into two pieces.

"Good!" Duan Fenhai cheered loudly, "This move of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west is the essence of the sword immortal's fighting method!"

An Zhisu also showed a hint of pride, because this two-handed sword-wielding technique of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west was also something she had personally taught to Ling Yunpo.

Now, my junior brother could actually think of using the water viper's greed and obsession with the calamus to complete a beautiful tactical attack. It can be seen that he has almost absorbed all of my knowledge of fighting.

Sima Changyan also applauded, but was secretly confused in his heart.

The water viper is a species of dragon, and its dragon scales are invulnerable to swords and spears. This white water viper should be of the water element in the five elements, and it uses water pressure to strengthen its body, so its body surface is incredibly hard.

Just now, both An Zhisu's Feiyan Sword and Duan Fenhai's Cangtie Sword were whipped back by the opponent's tail, and there was not even any mark on the scales, which was a clear indication of their strength.

This Poyun Sword Immortal... although he is usually the junior brother of the Mowing Sword Immortal, he has always been hiding under the spotlight of his senior sister.

When people mention him, they usually refer to him as "that junior brother of that guy", and occasionally say "Poyun Sword Immortal" or "Ling Poyun", and even call his name wrong. It can be seen that although he ranks second on the Immortal Sword List, public opinion has indeed discounted his ability.

Who would have thought that this combination of man and sword could actually cut the water viper, which neither the Feiyan Sword nor the Cangtie Sword could do anything to, into two pieces cleanly and easily!

If we think about it more carefully, if Ling Yunpo faced Shangduan Fenhai or An Zhisu in the competition, and he directly used all his strength to combine man and sword, what could the opponent do?

If you use your natal sword to resist, the sword will break and you will spit out blood!

Thinking of this, Sima Changyan immediately came to the conclusion:

No wonder, during the last Shushan Competition, this Poyun Sword Immortal only fought with Duan Fenhai in pure swordsmanship on the stage. He neither used the Taoist sword techniques nor the unity of man and sword. I didn't expect that he was hiding his strength!