Chapter 90: Only those who practice ten thousand swords can practice one sword [Two-in-one subscription and monthly ticket request! ]
When the Taoist Alliance arrived at Zhijian Peak by boat, Yuhu, Muyun and Yin Yang Master had already taken their seats, sitting cross-legged on the half-suspended obsidian at Chengjiantai.
Xiao Bai and Landozi, as contestants of this Chengjian Competition, stood beside Chun Xiaozi.
Following the host's voice, everyone looked up.
In the mist in the southeast sky, a huge black shadow slowly flew over, covering the sky and blocking out the sun. From a distance, it looked like a giant Kun, cruising in the misty ocean current.
Behind the huge ship shadow, there were more than a dozen small yellow ship shadows following one after another.
No one on the Chengjiantai had expected that this Jiandao Palace trip would be such a grand affair.
When they got closer, everyone could see clearly that the huge black shadow cruising in the fog was actually an Earth-class boat from the Taoist Alliance headquarters.
It was over a hundred feet long and as black as a whale.
The Dao League’s sword cloud logo is engraved on the flag, the side of the ship, and even the bottom of the ship.
The Sword Cloud Emblem is also engraved with complex, high-level defensive prohibitions, which exude a majestic spiritual pressure and is awe-inspiring without even being angry. It faintly reveals the majesty of heaven that no living being can look directly at and can only bow down to.
However, what surprised everyone was that, besides the two helmsmen and more than a dozen boatmen, there were only a handful of people on such a huge boat.
The new regent of the Cambrian Empire is Lu Youwei.
Chief Assistant Supervisor of the Zongjian Office, Xuan Shi.
And several unimportant followers.
There are not as many people as on the small boat behind.
The twelve small yellow boats at the back were the smallest warships of the imperial guards.
It is said that this time, Princess Feiyue specially brought 800 imperial guards to support Xueyan Sect's anti-monster operations.
There weren't many people, so they just gave symbolic support, but there were more people than those who came to the Jiandao Palace.
Xiao Bai always felt that Princess Feiyue was about to become the ambassador to the Xueyan Sect. Every time there was something going on, she would represent the court to visit the sect.
Is she really a bad woman? Or is it that the relationship between the imperial court and the Xueyan Sect has not yet returned to the pre-war level, and every time they send a playful princess to fool around? And the new supervisor, Lu Youwei, seems to be a person who likes to show off.
He actually flew on a giant boat all the way to the sky above Zhijian Peak and only stopped when he was infinitely close to the sword tomb.
You should know that although this ship is not a patrol ship, its offensive and defensive magic weapons have the spiritual pressure of the distraction realm!
After joining the sect, he showed his power...
The yellow warships of the imperial guards were parked obediently at the foot of the mountain.
The eight hundred imperial guards dispersed to various mountains and came into contact with the patrolling disciples of the Discipline Hall.
Only 20% of these imperial guards are Qi-refining practitioners, and the rest are mortal soldiers.
Princess Feiyue, dressed in a pink palace maid's outfit, led the Imperial Army instructor who had reached the Golden Core Realm—an old man in military uniform and with an upright posture—to the Sword Platform. She bowed slightly to Chun Xiaozi and said, "Master, how are you?"
Chun Xiaozi bowed in return. Compared to the Taoist Alliance, he respected the imperial court more.
"Princess Feiyue, Mr. Ouyang, thank you for leading the imperial guards to come to our aid."
Feiyue saw Chun Xiaozi's serious look and smiled, "Although these imperial guards are not very skilled, they are all fully armed and will definitely be of help."
The old man in military uniform twitched his eyebrows slightly, and it seemed that he wanted to say something, but he finally held back.
Afterwards, Feiyue appeared in front of Xiao Bai with ghostly steps and patted Xiao Bai's chest with the back of her hand.
"How was the black sword last time? The hand cannon must be quite powerful, right? Unfortunately, you have already reached the peak of foundation building. If I have time, I will get you something good."
What's with this unreasonable familiarity?
Xiao Bai glanced down.
The girl that he had imagined back then, Princess Feiyue, although her personality was completely different, her figure and appearance were still top-notch. She was a bit like Mu Yun, but less arrogant and more fake like a lady from a noble family.
Under the light pink long skirt that makes her look like an ordinary lady, she has a beautiful figure that is as thin as a bamboo but still has charm.
The air bangs cover half of the oval face, the eyebrows are like distant ink, the eyes are like autumn water, the round bun is like a crimson moon, and the body fragrance is like musk - the body fragrance may be to cover up the smell of gunpowder.
Thinking of the black sword and musket, Xiao Bai understood what he meant.
"Next time, I'd better prepare an instruction manual so that I don't hurt others by mistake."
Her eyes, clear as stars, swept across the VIP seats, and Feiyue smiled and said, "I see that Sister Yuhu and Sister Muyun are both fine, which means that you hurt someone else... or maybe some other demon or monster."
Xiao Bai was speechless, wondering how you managed to make two people of different generations call each other sisters?
What the hell are these other demons and monsters?
On the side, the neglected Lan Daozi also acted coquettishly: "How can a princess of a country judge people by appearance? Where are my toys?"
From the way Xiao Bai looked at him, he seemed to be somewhat obsessed with Princess Feiyue.
Feiyue shook her head regretfully and spread her hands:
"I'm still working on the toys you can use."
Although Landozi didn't receive the toy, at least he was praised for his strength. He was very happy and took the opportunity to show his humble and generous character.
"The princess overestimates me and underestimates Uncle Xiao."
Before Feiyue could say anything, an elegant, magnetic male voice came down from the sky:
"Captain Xiao is really the face of the Jiandao Palace. Beautiful women always talk to him wherever he goes."
The one who spoke was the new abbot, Lu Youwei, who descended from the sky with Xuanshi and several followers.
The others came down, but the huge Taoist alliance boat stopped in the air higher than the sword tomb.
He really understood the majesty of the Taoist Alliance.
Lu Youwei has a tall and well-proportioned figure, handsome facial features that can be described as gorgeous. His dark blue cloud robe is inlaid with colorful and beautifully structured cloud patterns, forming an ingenious illusion that makes people indulge in it without realizing it at first sight, giving people a slightly frivolous feeling.
Although he is boastful, he still has some aura, at least much stronger than Chun Xiaozi's.
Especially when he looked around and didn't see Yijianhu, his momentum became even stronger.
The power of officials is too great, making people feel uncomfortable.
The sword platform was completely silent, and the solemn atmosphere added a layer of frost to the already depressing sword tomb.
Princess Feiyue didn't even look at him, and ran to the VIP seat without saying a word.
Being teased, Xiao Bai just responded casually, with a hint of sarcasm in his words: "Not as good as Lord Jianzong's magnificent appearance."
As soon as Lu Youwei landed, he frowned and stared at Xiao Bai coldly.
I found that Xiao Bai's momentum had become stronger! His cultivation had even reached the peak of foundation building...
Is this guy really human?
Xiao Bai immediately glanced at Landozi standing beside him.
Landozi nodded and bowed to him but said nothing.
After taking a quick glance at everyone on the Sword Platform, Lu Youwei clasped his fists towards Chun Xiaozi and said, "Senior Chun Xiaozi, how are you? Without your cooperation with the Discipline Hall, it would be difficult for the Dao Palace to carry out its work... I'll be in trouble in the future."
Chun Xiaozi held the flute and clasped his fists slightly, with no special expression on his rough face.
He had met Lu Youwei at the Taoist Alliance headquarters that year.
This man showed a talent for kendo when he was young, but his talent was not as high as that of Landozi, who could ignore his background and still be noticed by others. Without a background, he had poor resources and was squeezed out of promotion opportunities by others, so he was often frustrated.
One year, he suddenly became aware of his mistake and his temperament changed drastically. He became evil, ostentatious, and secretly made friends with powerful widows. He then entered politics and rose through the ranks.
Chun Xiaozi doesn't like this person.
"Let's talk about the future in the future... Right now, the Xueyan Sect may not be able to hold out for ten days."
Lu Youwei smiled and said, "Senior, don't be so pessimistic. I heard that your sect has captured several evil spies today. This is a good thing before the Demon Alliance attacks the mountain."
Chun Xiaozi frowned. He didn't expect that the Taoist Alliance still knew about what happened in the morning even though he had kept it a secret.
This means there really is a Dao League spy inside the sect! "Then is Cheng Jian considered a good thing?"
Lu Youwei smiled evilly and nodded, "I chose this time to accept the sword because I wanted to help your sect tighten its defenses in advance. I specially brought this Dao Alliance Earth-class boat here to let Xueyan Sect know that the Dao Alliance will always stand on the side of the sect!"
Xiao Bai thought that this was what Eagle Sauce said to Ermao before the war.
Chun Xiaozi said symbolically:
"Lu Jianzong is so troubled."
Lu Youwei nodded and said, "But for now, your clan still needs to strictly arrest the evildoers and their accomplices to ensure that nothing goes wrong."
Chun Xiaozi was too lazy to say anything else.
Lu Youwei looked up at the sky and sighed, "The weather is a bit weird today. I wanted to see the snow in Xueyan Sect... Oh, I don't think I saw Fox Guard. Where is she?"
Xiao Bai responded casually:
"The fox monitor was attacked by a ferocious beast while lurking. He was slightly injured and is recuperating at Baicao Peak."
Lu Youwei didn't expect that this woman was stupid enough to actually go and lurk, but the more likely possibility was that Xiao Bai was lying.
"Is there really a ferocious beast within a thousand miles that could hurt her?"
Xiao Bai shrugged meaninglessly:
"Maybe she got hurt from selling her kidney for gambling money. Who knows?"
"Captain Xiao is really good at joking."
Seeing that the atmosphere on the Sword-Bearing Stage was somewhat awkward, Lu Youwei paced back and forth in front of Xiao Bai and Lan Daozi, and said, "Today, I am ascending the Sword-Bearing Peak. The matter of inheriting the Wanling Sword is a small matter. More importantly, I am here to test the defensive strength of the Sword-Bearing Peak and even the Xueyan Sect with the two of you."
Xiao Bai took a look at this guy. His posture, tone and expression when speaking, as well as the formal words he said despite being immersed in officialdom for many years at such a young age... He just short of having "I'm here to inspect you" written on his face.
Only then did he realize that this man was even more disgusting than Qi Shan.
Qi Shan just doesn't want to accept that his jade pot was stolen, so he's willing to gamble his own future on you, Xiao Bai, and turn around if he loses.
As for this Lu Youwei, he was extremely respectful in front of Yijianhu and tried to build a classmate relationship with him. When Yijianhu was not around, his official authority rose up and he was first-rate in making people hate him.
Chun Xiaozi became impatient and urged:
"Then let's get started!"
Lu Youwei symbolically paced back and forth, twisting his neck, stretching his muscles, just like an old man.
"I haven't been active for several years. I heard that the sword master mainly looks at the talent of swordsmanship. I am afraid that my advantage in cultivation is not enough in front of these two talented young men!"
Before it even started, he had already found a way out. Chun Xiaozi said with a straight face:
"You were no worse than them when you were young. Start bearing the sword."
At this time, all the elders, disciples, and high-level coaches of the sect had gathered at the Chengjian Platform.
Master Zhehui also took his seat.
The Discipline Hall is responsible for the security within the sect. Zhong Fuzi, together with Mr. Ouyang, leads the disciples of the Discipline Hall and the imperial guards to patrol inside and outside the sect.
The old master of ceremonies followed suit by ringing the bell and shouting to the sky: "The sword ceremony begins!"
…
It is said that one can see a holographic projection of the sword-bearing process on the sword-bearing platform, which is more exciting than Xiao Bai watching a movie.
Later, he must use remote sensing to connect to Yu Hu or Mu Yun's vision to see his heroic figure in breaking through the levels.
Maybe it’s the same feeling I had when I saw boys and girls rushing forward.
The rules of the Chengjian Conference are very simple.
After passing three mountain climbing checkpoints, you just need to climb up to one of the four levels: Heaven, Xuan, Earth, and Huang.
There are enough famous swords on each level.
Except for the sky layer.
The news Xiao Bai has heard so far is that there were two heavenly-grade divine swords in the heavenly layer.
One of them might have been taken away by Yijianhu by cheating.
The other Five-sided Demon-Slaying Sword is said to have been prepared for Landozi.
There are three rules for mountain climbing: First, the sword bearer cannot wear a sword or use any spiritual weapon.
2. The sword bearer cannot use soul-restoring medicine, but can use healing medicine at will.
3. Unless multiple sword bearers are competing for the same sword, private fighting is not allowed.
The sword begins.
Led by the old lady emcee, Xiao Bai, Lan Daozi and Lu Youwei came to the foot of the mountain shrouded in clouds and mist.
The howling wind, mixed with heavy snow, made it impossible for the three people to open their eyes.
The three of them squinted their eyes and looked up. In front of them was an endless vertical cliff that extended to an unknown distance in the clouds.
This is the first level of Chengjian——
Cliff layer.
The rock walls are steep, cold and smooth, with occasional scattered stone hollows, caves and ferns.
There are also vaguely visible ferocious animals such as geckos, poisonous snakes and ferocious birds, but they are sparsely distributed.
The whistling snow and wind were more than a hundred times stronger than the snow and wind over the Warcraft Mountains! In addition, dense and faint green light restrictions could be seen on the cliffs.
Look carefully, this is the Absolute Spirit Sword Ban of the Spiritual Severing Realm! It can block all spiritual power below the Spiritual Severing Realm.
This means that you cannot use spiritual power spells during the wall climbing process. This level tests your physical skills.
If we can't use magic, the cliffs, snowstorms, ferocious beasts... will all be a bit tricky.
Even if you climb up, it will consume a lot of spiritual energy to drive physical skills.
After introducing the rules, the old lady emcee left.
At the foot of the cliff, only Xiao Bai and the other two were left, feeling the cold wind.
No one went up the mountain immediately.
Lu Youwei rubbed his hands and suddenly asked curiously: "Come to think of it, I have heard of the name Lan Daozi at the Dao League headquarters. A sword genius like you wouldn't have inherited a sword yet, right?"
Lan Daozi has indeed not inherited the sword yet. This time, he inherited the sword mainly to accompany Xiao Bai to protect the Wanling Sword.
"Only those who practice ten thousand swords can practice one sword. This is my stubborn personal opinion."
Lu Youwei nodded slightly, changing his official dignity on the sword-carrying platform, and said naturally with admiration in his heart: "You are the one who pursues the great way. You need great talent and perseverance to achieve it. People like me who are less talented can only take the side path."
Those who practice ten thousand swords can only practice one sword? Xiao Bai thought, isn't this just like having enough fun with the female sea king and finding an honest man to marry?
Lu Youwei immediately turned to look at Xiao Bai and said, "I heard that Xiao Jianbu's talent in swordsmanship is not inferior to that of his junior apprentice nephew Lan Daozi. Now that he dares to inherit the sword with me in his foundation-building body, I believe it is not an empty promise."
Xiao Bai always felt that this guy was using psychological tactics, so he just responded coldly: "I don't use the sword often."
Lu Youwei smiled amiably and said, "It's okay. We can't use swords right now. The first level seems to be a test of physical skills."
Landozi observed the cliff carefully.
As a direct disciple of Zhijian Peak, he had never studied these levels. It seemed that the method of the Absolute Soul Sword Ban was extremely ingenious.
He actually used the power of Nascent Soul to form a spiritual barrier of the Spiritual Severing Realm. The person who formed the seal must be a top-notch swordsmanship genius.
"Having a soul-killing ban doesn't mean you can't use your soul power at all. For example, you can break the ban, or you can force yourself to walk with your soul power despite the ban. But if you do that, you have to change your soul pressure every time you take a step, which will consume a lot of soul power."
Lando analyzed.
"Thanks for the reminder."
Lu Youwei thanked him, thinking it was some kind of official reminder.
"The problem with this level is that we can't use the Soul-Restoring Pill. We have to conserve our spiritual energy."
Looking up, Lu Youwei immediately came up with a way to break the impasse.
"I saw quite a few ferocious beasts. Killing them and taking the pills might work. I'll leave now."
Lu Youwei said this and did it. He stood upright on the ground and then stood upright on the cliff, and soon disappeared in the wind and snow.
The first level is of Nascent Soul level difficulty, but he is a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, and the energy consumption is very high, but he can replenish his spiritual power by killing spirit beasts.
Xiao Bai was stunned and blamed Lan Daozi:
"You are stupid, why are you telling him this?"
Lan Daozi smiled and said, "Such a simple thing, I thought Lord Jianzong would definitely be able to see that, in fact, this person is not as official and pretentious as he looks."
Xiao Bai was so angry with him.
"People like this are more dangerous, we should be more vigilant, and you're still giving him a move!"
Landozi patted his head, smiled harmlessly and said:
"It's a good thing, at least we don't have to be harassed by spirit beasts. Without them, I can break these Absolute Spirit Sword Bans, and all I have to do is follow closely behind me."
Xiao Bai thought, you are quite scheming! Lan Daozi's physical skills are not bad, and he can reach the spiritual pressure strength of the Nascent Soul Realm, but the speed of climbing mountains by physical skills is obviously impossible to keep up with Lu Youwei's violent cheating speed.
For Landozi, letting Lu Youwei clear out the ferocious beasts in front while he breaks the sword ban in the back is a reasonable following tactic.
Thinking of this, Landozi leaped towards Lu Youwei and began to break the first sword ban.
At the foot of the mountain covered in wind and snow, Xiao Bai looked up for a long time, feeling unhappy.
The first level was supposed to test physical skills, which was simply a test of skills. However, no one used physical skills to climb the mountain, and everyone was trying to find ways to cheat.
Fortunately, Xiao Bai was an honest man, and he climbed up the cliff like a gecko.
He felt that Landozi's method could only follow Lu Youwei, but could not surpass him.
So he chose a...
detour.
(End of this chapter)
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