Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Let's compete on the stage of life and death
The efforts of the whole night were not in vain. Although the meridians were not completely repaired, the circulation of spiritual energy was much smoother.
Ji Chu was in a good mood. She silently thanked the kind person who saved her life last night, then went out with her sword.
Now that I have decided to practice well, I can no longer skip morning classes.
Today, Elder Xu will teach you the way of the sword.
Although Ji Chu hurried as fast as he could, he was still a step too late.
Elder Xu has finished explaining the precautions for today and started to have everyone divide into groups for practical practice.
Ji Chu only caught up with the tail end of the two-by-two grouping.
Xue Xianchen stood there, his handsome appearance with red lips and white teeth was particularly deceptive. He smiled at her and said:
"Junior Sister Ji, why are you free to attend the morning class today? Don't you need to learn the piano with Elder Shen?"
After being reborn, the blazing malice in his eyes did not deceive Ji Chu.
Ji Chu was complaining in his heart that he couldn't even see such a clumsy "anger" in his previous life, and actually fulfilled the devil's wish. He sulked again and again, while drawing his sword and taking a fighting stance:
"Let's do it."
Seeing Ji Chu's calm look, Xue Xianchen's eyes flashed with doubt.
"Learning the piano" has always been Ji Chu's heart knot.
This thing has no talent, that's all, not to mention Chen Ke is a picky master. Using Xue Wan Ning, who is proficient in the art of zither, as a standard, and then looking at Ji Chu, it is natural that there is disappointment everywhere.
In the past, whenever he mentioned "learning the piano", Ji Chu would definitely not be able to hold back. At the very least, he would become upset and turn away, and at the worst, he would turn against him on the spot.
Xue Xianchen has always been known as a kind young man in the sect. As long as he pretends to be ignored or injured by her, Ji Chu will be accused of having a "weird temperament" and "unfriendly".
But today, Ji Chu was in no mood to play out this act with him.
She just wanted to seize the time to make up for the classes she missed.
Therefore, no matter what Xue Xianchen said, she didn't want to pay attention to him. She just wanted to finish the class quickly and then go back to repair her meridians.
"Stop talking nonsense. If you want to play the piano, I'll go find someone else to practice swordplay with."
Ji Chu's words attracted the attention of many disciples, and many of them stopped and looked over here.
Xue Xianchen heard her say this, sneered coldly where only she could see him, and drew his sword:
"Don't regret it."
He was the first to attack with his sword.
The sword was extremely fast and came towards Ji Chu's face.
Ji Chu relied on the sword moves he remembered and raised his sword to block.
When disciples fight each other, they always leave room for maneuver.
The two men faced each other with swords. Ji Chu had a lower cultivation level and was obviously at a disadvantage.
Normally, Xue Xianchen should have released the force and paused when his sword collided with hers, and he would have won.
But he didn't.
The moment the two swords collided, Xue Xianchen's strength increased instead of decreased, and he directly cut the sword in Ji Chu's hand in half, and the blade flew towards Ji Chu's eyes.
She leaned back hastily to avoid it, and the broken sword tip grazed her forehead, leaving a thin line of blood.
Xue Xianchen's sword in front of her showed no sign of retracting, pressing down heavily on her, intending to take her life—
With a "clang" sound, the sword intent hummed.
The Danyu Sword blocked Xue Xianchen's sword. Xu Ying appeared in front of Ji Chu, blocking her tightly like an eagle protecting its cub, and glared at Xue Xianchen:
"You dare to kill someone?"
She has practiced for a longer time than Ji Chu. Although she is also in the Xuan realm, she already has some of the majesty of a sword cultivator.
With the help of the magic sword, she easily blocked Xue Xianchen's sword.
Xue Xianchen showed a hint of regret at not being able to kill Ji Chu right here, but it was quickly replaced by an innocent look:
"How could that be? I just accidentally dropped it."
After saying this, his gaze passed Xu Ying and moved to Ji Chu's face:
"Moreover, who would have thought that there would be a disciple with such low cultivation level in the inner sect, who had no sword energy at all and couldn't even block a single move."
The people around immediately started talking.
What Xue Xianchen said was indeed the voice of many of them.
Ji Chu was selected by Elder Shen Ke himself to enter the inner gate. He had neither passed the inner gate assessment nor demonstrated any special talent.
Not only that, Ji Chu's performance after entering the inner sect was not satisfactory. There were voices of doubt in the sect, but because of Chen Ke's existence, no one dared to discuss it in person.
After all, many people have seen Xue Wanning, and naturally know that Ji Chu and Xue Wanning look similar.
As a result, there is only a lot of gossip.
Although Xu Ying didn't think Ji Chu had gotten into the inner sect by relying on her looks, she was still worried that she would take it to heart, so she hurriedly said to her:
"Don't listen to his nonsense. The sect elders are not stupid people. Since you are standing in the inner gate, you are an upright inner gate disciple of the Fu Yu Xian Sect. What do they know?"
Ji Chu smiled at her to express his gratitude, but did not say anything.
In fact, other people's comments are not groundless.
If it weren't for this face, she and her family would have died in the mouth of the monster long ago. How could she have the chance to stand here again?
As for her cultivation, she is indeed very poor.
She spent half of her time imitating Xue Wanning's piano playing, and the other half imitating the kneeling and sadness after failure. How could she have the energy to concentrate on practicing?
If it were her, she would also look down on herself.
In Xu Ying's eyes, Ji Chu's silence looked like a sad forced smile.
How could she bear to see her friend being bullied like this? She immediately pointed her sword at Xue Xianchen:
"Want to fight with swords, huh? Come and fight me if you dare! Let's see who can kill who?!"
"What are you doing? Are you planning a rebellion?"
Elder Xu appeared and shouted, and everyone quieted down.
He first glanced at Ji Chu with an impatient look, then turned to Xu Ying:
"This is the Fu Yu Xian Sect, who do you want to kill?"
Xu Ying shut up angrily.
Elder Xu said:
"It's perfectly normal for swordsmen to have friction when sparring. If anyone can't endure the hardship or get hurt, they don't have to miss my class... Please."
Although no one was named directly, it was obvious that Ji Chu was being accused of "making a mountain out of a molehill" and "not being able to endure hardship."
Xue Xianchen was secretly proud of himself.
This is also the reason why he chose to do it during the sword fighting class.
Xu Zhaohua is a very upright person and cannot tolerate any sand in his eyes.
Ji Chu skipped the assessment and joined the inner sect directly, which violated his bottom line from the beginning. He only endured it for the sake of Chen Ke's face.
After that, she frequently had problems in his classes, and Elder Xu's already bad impression of her became even worse.
No matter how much he defended himself at this point, he would only think that Ji Chu was deliberately causing trouble.
Ji Chu therefore did not refute.
Xue Xianchen bowed to Elder Xu, looking very tactful.
"Junior Sister Ji is obsessed with the art of the zither and rarely participates in competitions where injuries are common. Naturally, she is unaware of the dangers of swordplay. Elder Xu, please don't blame her."
It seems that he is pleading for Ji Chu, but in fact he is reminding Elder Xu:
Ji Chu skipped classes too many times and was so timid and cowardly that he didn't even know that it was easy to get injured during sword fighting.
Elder Xu's anger suddenly surged:
"If you like the zither, why bother learning swordsmanship against your will? You're only dirtying the sword in your hand!"
Xu Ying couldn't stand it any longer:
"Xue Xianchen! Stop gossiping and sowing discord! What kind of cultivator do you think you are?"
“That’s enough!”
Elder Xu could no longer bear it:
"Ji Chu, you don't need to come here anymore. My class doesn't welcome students who are cowardly and afraid to compete!"
Ji Chu looked up suddenly.
Xu Ying was even more indignant:
"Why?! It was Xue Xianchen who started it first—"
"Who said I don't dare?"
Ji Chu suddenly stepped forward, looked directly into Xue Xianchen's face, and said coldly:
"I'm competing with you."
"you?"
The sarcastic curve of Xue Xianchen's mouth widened:
"You couldn't even block one of my moves. If you lose again, are you going to accuse me of deliberately killing you?"
He said with disdain:
"Ji Chu, you should go back and study your piano honestly."
"Life and Death Stage."
Ji Chu spoke again, saying something shocking:
"Let's compete on the life and death stage."
The crowd was shocked.
The mocking smile on Xue Xianchen's lips froze, and his eyes became deep.
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Although the "Life and Death Stage" itself is not as scary as its name sounds, it is no small matter.
Both sides will invest their spiritual power and cultivation into the life and death arena, and the duel will be carried out in the form of phantoms, which will not really endanger their lives.
However, once the life and death stage is opened, it will not be closed. Surrender and escape are not allowed. The winner will not be determined until one person's phantom is beheaded.
The loser's spiritual power will be exhausted, his cultivation will be damaged, and those with unstable minds will also suffer serious damage to their consciousness; the winner absorbs the loser's spiritual power and his cultivation will be greatly improved.
This is not an ordinary competition, but a duel where one's entire fortune is at stake.
Xu Ying felt that Ji Chu must be crazy.
It’s not that she doesn’t trust her sisters, but to be fair, Ji Chu’s cultivation is indeed not enough in front of Xue Xianchen.
What's more, Xue Xianchen was already full of hostility towards her. This kind of opportunity was rare, so he would probably not hold back.
With Ji Chu's strength, if he wants to win, he must put all his skills into it.
But if that's the case, once you lose, your cultivation will be wiped out, your spiritual awareness will be severely damaged, and you might even be worse than an outer disciple who has just joined.
"Tsk...Ji Chu is in great danger this time."
Jiang Chengxu stood aside with his arms folded, shaking his head.
He was tall and handsome, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a heavy sword on his waist, and his standing posture was very casual, revealing a bit of casualness.
It's one thing to worry about it in your heart, but it's another thing to let others say it out loud.
Xu Ying immediately raised her hand and punched him:
"Shut up your crow mouth!"
When they were little neighbors in the human world, they fought all day long. Now they are practicing together. When they are apart, they still have some dignity of monks, but when they meet, they immediately turn into childish children and can only feel satisfied after exchanging a few words with each other.
Jiang Chengxu rubbed the place where she hit him, without getting angry. He bent down and approached her, motioning her to look around:
"Look at how many people are here. How many of them don't think the same way as I do?"
Xu Ying looked around and knew he was right, but she still felt angry and punched him again:
"Then what do you say we should do?! She brought this up herself, and I don't even have a chance to help her out! Am I just going to watch her cultivation level decline?"
While the two were talking, the stage of life and death suddenly shone brightly.
Ji Chu and Xue Xianchen stood at opposite ends, one hand on the stone pillar in front of them, transferring their spiritual power and cultivation to the stage.
Once the stage of life and death is set, both parties cannot regret it.
A barrier appeared under Ji Chu's feet, locking her in the formation.
The formation is both a confinement and a protection for her, preventing the injuries on the ring from affecting her life.
If you want to leave, there are only two choices: win or lose.
She looked at Xue Xianchen sitting opposite her.
I did have some impulsive reasons when I first proposed to compete with him.
She wanted to practice and become stronger, so she had to attend Elder Xu's swordsmanship lessons.
But she intentionally proposed the competition on the stage of life and death.
After all, the fact that Xue Xianchen was a demon was like a thorn in her heart. If it wasn't removed as soon as possible, it would only make her unable to sleep peacefully.
Ever since he knew that he had framed him, Ji Chu had been thinking about how to make him reveal his identity as a demon.
The life and death stage might be an opportunity.
The cultivator uses his spiritual power to open the stage of life and death. If it is a demon, it will naturally be exposed on the spot.
But Xue Xianchen looked normal and no different from a cultivator.
It can be seen that this demon is very powerful and ordinary means are simply unable to detect his true identity.
But this is normal. Anyone who can deceive the demons in the Fu Yu Immortal Sect must be no ordinary person. She couldn't expect to succeed so easily.
Ji Chu was only discouraged for a moment, but quickly cheered up again.
The only thing we can do now is to give our all and win this game.
On the stage of life and death, the shadow belonging to Ji Chu gradually solidified, and the long sword was unsheathed. The spiritual power was weak, and there was a sluggishness when it was in operation. It was obvious that he was injured.
Opposite her, Xue Xianchen's shadow was filled with spiritual energy. The moment he drew his sword, the sword intent lingered, and the crushing momentum was clearly visible without comparison.
Jiang Chengxu noticed something was wrong and couldn't help but frown:
"Is Ji Chu's meridian injured?"
Xu Ying had already become nervous as the two men drew their swords, and heard this:
"My meridians are severely damaged. Elder Tan said they need to be repaired slowly... Ahhhh, I'm so anxious!"
At the same time, a slender figure stood quietly on a cliff in the distance.
The cold wind swept across the top of the cliff, but was blocked out by the sword energy.
His gaze fell accurately on Ji Chu, and his eyes swept over the places where her spiritual power was stagnant.
After finally healing your meridians with someone all night and feeling a little better, you come here to duel with someone?
He has always been cold-tempered, but at this moment he felt like sighing.
Looking into Ji Chu's round, dark eyes from afar, he couldn't help but recall the day when they first met. There were tears on her face, and she looked so stubborn.
Looking closely, she is much more energetic now than she was then.
Maybe, you won’t lose.
The moment the sword flashed on the stage of life and death, he actually began to feel anticipation.
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