As Cao Qiudao appeared, everyone in the venue cheered immediately, but Cao Qiudao seemed to be completely unconcerned. He just stared at Fang Zheng, then walked down the stairs step by step, came to the square, and walked towards Fang Zheng step by step.

One step, two steps, three steps.

Cao Qiudao's movements were very slow, just like a slow motion movie. His right hand tightly grasped the hilt of the sword and slowly pulled the sword out of the scabbard. The onlookers in the distance could not see clearly, but Zhongsun Xuanhua and others saw clearly that Cao Qiudao's expression at the moment was extremely solemn, as if he was facing a life-and-death battle.

“Swish!”

Finally, Cao Qiudao suddenly swung his right hand, drew out his long sword, and pointed it at Fang Zheng. Seeing this scene, everyone cheered again, and then immediately felt something was wrong - Cao Qiudao had only drawn his sword, so why did we feel like he had overcome the difficulty?

Is this young man really that powerful?

"Not bad, you have some skills."

Seeing Cao Qiudao draw his sword, Fang Zheng also smiled slightly.

"Then take my sword. If you can block it, then the title of Sword Saint is not an exaggeration."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng slowly raised his right hand and made a hollow grip.

Then everyone was stunned.

As Fang Zheng made his move, a giant sword shining with silver light reappeared from nowhere above his head. It looked as if it was formed by a beam of light. It was dozens of meters tall and even thicker than a thousand-year-old tree. The mere appearance of this sword made everyone hold their breath involuntarily. Some weak-minded people even fell to the ground with weak legs.

“This, this is…”

At this moment, even Cao Qiudao's expression changed. He stared at the giant sword hanging in the air, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

“Sword will takes shape, how is this possible? How is this possible…!?”

However, Fang Zheng obviously would not give Cao Qiudao the opportunity to doubt his life. He just looked at Cao Qiudao in front of him, and then waved his right hand downwards.

The giant sword came crashing down.

"boom--!!!"

For a moment, it was as if the earth was cracking and the whole ground was shaking. The audience nearby screamed and backed away, and the King of Qi and others on the viewing platform were also terrified. At this moment, the whole square was shrouded in smoke, and no one could see what was happening inside. The guards surrounded the princes and nobles, fearing that they would make mistakes. However, these people who were protected were not so nervous. On the contrary, they stared at the smoke-filled square with wide eyes, wanting to see what the result would be.

Not long after, the smoke dissipated, and after seeing the situation inside clearly, everyone gasped.

A huge gully emerged from the square and extended all the way to the depths of the Jixia Academy, as if the invisible giant sword had split the entire Jixia Academy in half. Cao Qiudao stood there, holding the sword with both hands in a defensive posture, standing there motionless, but opposite him, Fang Zheng disappeared without a trace.

What is the result?

Everyone couldn't help but stare at Cao Qiudao, as if they wanted to get an answer. However, in full view of everyone, Cao Qiudao's body suddenly trembled, and then with a "puff" sound, blood spurted out of his body as if he had been stabbed dozens of times, and then Cao Qiudao fell to the ground.

"master!!"

"master!!!"

Seeing Cao Qiudao falling to the ground covered in blood, Zhongsun Xuanhua and others were shocked and rushed over. At the same time, Fang Zheng's voice passed through the void.

"Cao Qiudao, it seems that you are unworthy of the title of Sword Saint..."

As the words fell, a gust of wind swept past, and then there was silence all around, without any other sound.

Rumors spread faster than anything else.

In just half a day, the news of what happened at the Jixia Sword Meeting spread throughout Linzi. And within a few days, the news spread again and soon spread among the seven countries.

And these news have also attracted the attention of those countries.

Although there have always been many legends about gods and ghosts, these legends are illusory and have little evidence. However, the sword mark in the Jixia Academy cannot be faked, and this scene was seen by everyone at that time. Not only the people of Linzi saw it, but also the envoys and dignitaries of various countries saw it clearly, which is equivalent to conclusive evidence!

So the countries immediately took action and began to look for Fang Zheng. Although Mr. Fang had been listed among them before, at that time, the countries' views on Fang Zheng were actually very cautious and contradictory.

On the one hand, they rationally believed that it was impossible for one person to kill tens of thousands of cavalrymen disguised as horse thieves, but on the other hand, their cavalrymen disguised as horse thieves were indeed killed without a single one left, and the war horses were taken back by the other party and sold back to them.

This contradictory logic makes people suspicious. Of course, in the end they still believe that Fang Zheng is likely to have mastered some kind of magic, so for such a person, the ministers' advice is naturally to stay away from him.

However, after Fang Zheng showed up at the Jixia Sword Meeting, people's attitudes changed immediately. There were rumors in many countries that Fang Zheng was actually the legendary Sword Immortal. He showed up at the Jixia Sword Meeting because he couldn't stand Cao Qiudao calling himself the Sword Saint, so he came to teach him a lesson and let this ignorant person have a taste of his power.

This rumor spread widely among the six states, and it greatly embarrassed the people of Qi. After all, Qi was not very popular among the six states. On the one hand, the scholars of Jixia were despised for their empty talk, and on the other hand, every time the six states joined forces to attack Qin, Qi was the one that lagged behind.

Because of this, other countries didn't look at Qi very well, but Qi had the Sword Saint Cao Qiudao after all, so no one could bring down Qi's arrogance. This time Cao Qiudao was directly chopped by the Sword Saint. It is said that although he didn't die, he became disabled. It is likely that he will have difficulty holding a sword in the future. Why not take this opportunity to add insult to injury and make fun of him?

Compared with the other six states, Qi was humiliated, but they did not dare to offend Fang Zheng. Just kidding, the King of Qi ordered the imperial guards to capture him, but they could not get within a hundred steps of him, and then he chopped down the Jixia Academy with a sword. If you provoke him, what if he chopped down the palace with a sword one day?

Naturally, this matter also reached the ears of a very important person.

"Master, have you ever met the Sword Immortal Fang Zheng, Master Fang?"

"Sword Immortal?"

Xiang Shaolong had just arrived at the palace and paid his respects to the future Qin Shi Huang, but was stunned when he heard this title.

"Mr. Fang?"

"Haha, Master, you may not know this. Not long ago, at the Jixia Sword Conference, Master Fang quietly showed up and said he wanted to see the ability of the Sword Saint Cao Qiudao. Cao Qiudao came out to challenge him, but the Sword Saint summoned a big sword out of thin air and chopped the Jixia Academy in half. His power is unpredictable and comparable to that of ghosts and gods, so he is called the 'Sword Saint'."

Ying Zheng turned his head and looked at Xiang Shaolong, his dragon eyes revealing a hint of curiosity.

"I heard that the Master had met Mr. Fang several times before?"

"That's true. I have told the prince before that Mr. Fang can be considered my savior. There were times when Shaolong would have died if he hadn't helped me."

"Well... then this Mr. Fang can be considered my benefactor. I wonder if Master Xiang can contact this Mr. Fang and have him meet me?"

"this……"

When Xiang Shaolong heard Ying Zheng's request, his face turned bitter.

"To be honest, I really have no way. He has been the one to look for me these past few times, and I have no idea how to contact him. Moreover, this Mr. Fang never cares about fame and fortune. I once saw him drive out the envoy of King Zhao who invited him to the palace, without even giving him the slightest respect."

"What if I go there in person?"

However, Ying Zheng did not seem to intend to give up.

"Anyway, it would be fine if I didn't know about this kind of extraordinary person. Now that I know that there really is such a god-like person in the world, then I naturally want to meet him."

Having said that, Ying Zheng looked at Xiang Shaolong again.

"Teacher Xiang may not know this, but the world is currently hearing rumors that the reason this Master Fang traveled around the countries is actually to find the true dragon emperor. Humph... Before, Lu Buwei once sent someone to invite him to meet..."

Speaking of this, Ying Zheng's expression was obviously not very good, and Xiang Shaolong was stunned. To be honest, in his memory, Fang Zheng was having a great time traveling around, and he didn't seem to have any intention of looking for the True Dragon Emperor - it couldn't be possible that the True Dragon Emperor he was looking for was himself or Zhao Qian.

"So, I have heard Master Fang say that he lives in a place called Xiaoyao Palace, but I don't know exactly where it is."

"It's enough to have this place name."

Hearing this, Ying Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up and he reached out to hold Xiang Shaolong's shoulders.

"Then, I'll leave this matter to Master Xiang. Please be sure to find this Master Fang and let me meet him. If I can get him to join the Qin Dynasty, then sweeping across the six kingdoms will only take a blink of an eye!"

Xiang Shaolong was not a fool, so he naturally knew that Ying Zheng mentioned this matter because it had become a hot topic. In fact, at this point, it didn't matter whether Fang Zheng was traveling or looking for the true dragon emperor. Just based on the sword he wielded in the Jixia Academy, if any country got hold of him, then other countries would probably have no choice but to surrender.

Thinking of this, Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and lowered his head.

"I obey your order."