Chapter 114: Comparing with the Dongxu Monk
Jian Ruyu is the most outstanding swordsman among the younger generation in the Divine Sword Sect, so naturally he attracts countless people's attention.
The moment she moved, the monks noticed and started talking about it.
"It's Jian Ruyu! Jian Ruyu is going in!"
"It is rumored that Jian Ruyu's sword intent has already reached great perfection, and she is not too far away from perfection. She is only at the Nascent Soul stage! This level of sword intent cultivation even exceeds that of most senior Dongxu sword cultivators! This talent is unimaginable."
"Who are the two people beside Jian Ruyu? The old man has a deep and vast aura. He must be a very powerful swordsman. His cultivation has reached the Void Realm, right? The other young man seems to have just reached the Golden Core Realm? Does he have the confidence to enter the sword arena?"
"Can you enter the sword arena at the Jindan level? If you really succeed, you will probably be no weaker than a sword genius like Bai Shaoming."
"Don't you know? That young man is a very famous genius in Qingzhou. It is said that he has realized the sword intent in the Qi training stage and even attracted the Qi training thunder tribulation! His talent is extremely monstrous!"
"Hiss..." Everyone gasped and their eyes changed when they looked at Lu Yi.
"Is this true?! So powerful? If he really could comprehend the sword intent at the Qi training stage, then how strong would his sword intent be now that he is at the Golden Core stage?!"
Everyone was talking about it and started paying attention to Lu Yi.
In the sky, Xing Jiuzheng and a group of Mahayana elders were also paying attention to Jian Ruyu.
An old man with a round face smiled and said, "Ruyu's sword intent is stronger than before."
"Yes, with her talent, she should have no problem reaching the Mahayana realm, and she may also be able to reach the Tribulation Realm. She is a rare gem in the rough."
"The little guy beside Ruyu seems a little unusual..." an old man said uncertainly.
Hearing this, the others also looked over and paid close attention to Lu Yi. Then, they also revealed a trace of doubt: "Huh? He can't even sense the sword intent? This little guy...what's wrong?"
Even Xing Jiuzheng couldn't help but take another look, frowning and saying, "The sword power in his body has returned to its original state... This little guy is extraordinary. Where did he come from?"
"I don't know. They seem to have a good relationship. They should be old acquaintances?"
While they were talking, Lu Yi and the other two had already arrived at the Sword Intent Platform.
The three of them stepped inside, and Elder Ming's sword intent soared into the sky, stirring up the wind and clouds. Even the colorful clouds of spiritual energy were shaking. The cultivators in the sword arena all looked over, surprised at Elder Ming's sword intent.
Elder Ming’s sword intent was powerful. The sword intent rushed towards him from the sword arena, but it slowly dissipated before it got within three feet of him.
He stepped inside.
On the other side, Jian Ruyu also stepped in. Jade sword intent condensed around her, forming a jade dragon to protect her body.
As the Jade Dragon roared, the sword that had been vibrating calmed down and no sword intent was emitted.
However, when Lu Yi stepped in, there was the least noise. He walked forward step by step like an ordinary person. The swords on the kendo stage seemed to have no reaction, and even the sword intent was not stimulated.
He walked onto the kendo stage calmly.
Many monks were stunned when they saw this scene.
"…What's going on? Why didn't that kid's sword intent spark when he stepped onto the sword arena?"
"Is there something wrong with the kendo stage?"
Some monks approached cautiously, intending to try and see if there was really something wrong with the kendo platform.
However, as soon as they stepped onto the kendo stage, they were blasted away by the terrifying sword intent and started coughing up blood.
This stunned the monks who were originally eager to try.
They looked at Lu Yi with a look of surprise and doubt.
"The kendo stage isn't broken, how did he do that?!"
"Did he really comprehend the sword intent in the Qi training realm? I now believe it a little. He is not simple."
In the sky, Xing Jiuzheng and the others were very silent, looking deeply at Lu Yi who was slowly walking towards the kendo stage, with shocked expressions on their faces.
“This… sword intent is like the sea, returning to its original state. The sword arena treats him as a long sword, and it is difficult to stimulate the sword intent at all.”
"This kid is really extraordinary! His sword power is extremely high, probably more than 90%."
"But how is this possible? He is only at the Golden Core stage, but he has more than 90% of the sword intent?! Is he a natural sword immortal?!"
Xing Jiuzheng and the others' eyes flashed with a strange light.
As a holy place of swordsmanship, they naturally understood what it meant for a Jindan cultivator to reach this level of swordsmanship.
If nothing unexpected happens, such a cultivator will surely prove his truth with the sword and ascend to become an immortal.
Xing Jiu was silent for a moment, then said, "Inform the old headmaster that there is a natural born sword immortal here. I'm sure the old headmaster will be very happy."
An old man's eyes flickered as he asked, "I wonder if he is willing to join our Divine Sword Sect?"
"A sword immortal like this should practice in my Divine Sword Sect, otherwise it would be a waste of his talent! I am willing to accept him as my personal disciple!"
"Bah! I wanted to take him in as my personal disciple!"
All the elders spoke up and started arguing about it.
Only when Lu Yi stepped onto the kendo stage did he discover the peculiarity of this kendo stage.
Standing on the kendo stage, Lu Yi could clearly feel the ever-changing mysteries of kendo. These mysteries seemed to emanate from the swords on the kendo stage and the kendo stage itself.
It itself may be equivalent to the description of the philosophy of Kendo.
In particular, the sword intent has been hovering above the kendo stage. If a cultivator wants to stand firm on the kendo stage, he must use his own sword intent to counter it. This is a kind of tempering.
A sword will not be sharp if it is not sharpened.
Sharpening the sword will naturally improve the sword intent.
No wonder there are so many kendo geniuses attending the kendo tournament.
This kendo stage alone is enough to improve the sword intent of ordinary sword practitioners.
This is a rare treasure! Lu Yi sighed in his heart, worthy of being an immortal sect, the things they casually took out were so precious.
Moreover, the Divine Sword Sect is willing to share such a precious treasure with the entire Eastern Region sword cultivators. This is a manifestation of great courage.
Unfortunately, the sword power contained in the kendo stage was too weak for him and could not serve as a sharpening tool for him.
When Lu Yi was sighing, Jian Ruyu came over. She opened her eyes wide and asked in surprise: "Junior brother, your sword intent seems to have improved again?"
Lu Yi smiled and said, "I have gained some insights these days."
Jian Ruyu's eyes were filled with envy: "Junior brother's talent in swordsmanship is so great, it's really enviable."
Elder Ming beside him also widened his eyes, looked at Lu Yi, and sighed: "Lu kid, I didn't expect that your swordsmanship talent has surpassed me by so much."
Lu Yi smiled and said, "If it weren't for Master Ming, my swordsmanship wouldn't have reached this level. I will never forget Master Ming's kindness in teaching me."
Elder Ming chuckled and shook his head, saying, "You kid... the most important thing is that you have amazing talent. If it were someone else, even if I talk about it all day, it would never have such an effect."
The three of them talked and walked inside.
Wherever the three men passed, the sword cultivators who were resisting the sword intent looked over with surprise in their eyes.
The sword intent of Elder Ming and Jian Ruyu soared into the sky. Anyone who was not blind could see how strong their sword skills were.
Lu Yi's behavior was different from that of ordinary people and seemed very extraordinary, which attracted people's attention.
They walked all the way to the core position of the kendo stage.
The closer to the center, the denser the swords on the kendo stage, the stronger the sword intent, and naturally the better the effect on sharpening the sword.
Powerful sword cultivators will choose to go inside.
However, sword practitioners who are unable to advance within a certain range will sit and discuss the Dao, each exploring their own understanding of the Dao of the Sword.
In the Kendo tournament, the collision of sword skills among talented sword practitioners always creates brilliant sparks. Perhaps in a flash of inspiration, they will gain some insights and benefit greatly.
At this moment, an imperial sword intent pressed towards Lu Yi, its majesty as the wrath of an emperor, causing the faces of many sword practitioners nearby to change slightly.
Lu Yi frowned slightly and looked over. He saw Feng Mingming and several Taihuang Sword Sect cultivators standing not far away. A young man from Taihuang Sword Sect was staring at Lu Yi, with bright yellow sword light flashing around him and curiosity in his eyes.
Jian Ruyu frowned slightly. The sword dragons around him raised their heads, stared at Feng Mingming, and said, "Feng Mingming, what do you mean?"
Feng Mingming was surrounded by sword light, resisting the surrounding sword intent, looking quite relaxed. He looked at Jian Ruyu and smiled slightly, "Of course it's a sword fight. This kid is very special. My junior brother wants to fight with him to test his sword intent cultivation."
The young swordsman looked at Lu Yi and grinned, "Boy, to be honest, you are a bit pretentious. You obviously don't have sword intent to protect your body, so how can you stand firmly on this sword platform and even go deep? I want to test how strong your sword intent is."
Hearing this, the monks around looked over with curiosity in their eyes.
"It's about to start. Is someone finally going to take action?"
"This is Lin Yu from the Taihuang Sword Sect. He has a very strong talent for swordsmanship. Although not as good as Feng Mingming, he is not much worse. I heard that he realized the sword intent in the Jindan realm. Now that he has reached the Yuanying realm, his sword intent is probably no less than 50%. It seems that he has set his sights on the kid next to Jian Ruyu."
"To be honest, this kid is indeed a bit strange. I am also very curious. He clearly has no sword spirit protecting his body, so how can he move freely on the sword arena?"
"I'm curious too. I'm afraid it's not just us. There are many people who are curious, otherwise Lin Yu wouldn't have tried to test it out."
Hearing this, Lu Yi understood. He had heard that there would be sword fights at kendo competitions before. Was this probably the case?
Sword fighting is about sword intent, and what is being compared is which sword practitioner has a deeper understanding of sword intent. In this regard, Lu Yi still has some confidence in himself.
Lu Yi chuckled and said, "If you want to try it, just come on."
He said to himself, "I'm going to defeat Lin Yu in a sword fight."
【Task】
Defeat Lin Yu in a sword fight Reward: Improved sword skills, 1 Sword Will Grass.
Accept: Yes/No
The mission reward is pretty good. This guy must be quite talented.
Lu Yi accepted the task silently.
Seeing Lu Yi's nonchalant expression, the young swordsman frowned, his expression turned colder, he snorted and stepped forward: "In that case, let me see if you are really strong or just pretending to be mysterious!"
He let out a low roar, clenched his sword finger, and slashed towards Lu Yi. The bright yellow sword intent was like a king's sword, slashing towards Lu Yi with unmatched power.
The sword of the king is majestic and overwhelming, with its momentum and supreme majesty. All the sword intent on the kendo stage is squeezed away, the surrounding air surges, and the space is distorted.
Just as the King's Sword was about to fall, Lu Yi stretched out his hand and a golden sword light rushed out at an extremely fast speed and landed on the King's sword intent.
Silently, the golden sword light passed through the bright yellow sword intent, and the bright yellow sword intent shattered on the spot and disappeared.
The golden sword light rushed towards Lin Yu. Lin Yu felt the terrifying and sharp sword intent, his face turned pale with a hint of horror.
At this moment, a bright yellow sword light shot out from the side and met the golden sword light.
Boom!!! A terrible roar sounded, sword energy splashed everywhere, the space was distorted, and it was shaking like a canvas. Feng Mingming, who was standing next to him, had a solemn expression on his face, staring at Lu Yi intently, as if he was facing a great enemy.
Seeing this scene, the faces of the nearby monks changed continuously.
"This... The Great Emperor Sword Sect's Great Emperor Sword Intent is extremely powerful, but it was broken so easily?!"
"Lin Yu's sword intent is more than 50%. How come this sword energy is like clay? Even Feng Mingming couldn't suppress this golden sword intent?!"
Everyone exclaimed in surprise, and Lin Yu's face changed continuously, with an expression of disbelief.
Feng Mingming stared at Lu Yi and said, "I underestimated you. I didn't expect your sword power to reach this level."
As he said that, he stepped in front of Lin Yu, facing Lu Yi, and said, "Originally, I was planning to challenge Jian Ruyu and Wang Qifeng to a sword fight. Now it seems that you are also a good opponent. Before I defeat them, I will meet you first."
Jian Ruyu, who was standing next to him, looked a little strange when he heard this. He glanced at Feng Mingming and then at Lu Yi.
Jian Ruyu had never told anyone about her defeat to Lu Yi, so naturally no one knew about it.
Lu Yi didn't take it seriously and issued another task in his mind: "I want to defeat Feng Mingming in a sword fight."
【Task】
Defeat Feng Mingming in a sword fight
Reward: Improved sword skills, 1 Sword Spirit Grass.
Accept the task: Yes/No
The reward for this task is similar to Lin Yu's, but Feng Mingming's talent is better than Lin Yu's. Lu Yi feels that his sword skills will definitely improve more.
Lu Yi naturally accepted the task.
With a smile on his face, he said, "In that case, let's give it a try."
Feng Mingming's face was solemn. He would not underestimate Lu Yi. After all, Lu Yi's sword intent before was enough to show how powerful his sword skills were.
He formed a complex spell in his hands, and the next moment, bright yellow sword light flashed violently, an extremely terrifying aura flowed, and the sword energy shot towards Lu Yi like star-like sword rain.
The sword rain carried an extremely sharp aura that seemed to tear the space apart. The monks around could feel the sharp aura flowing, as if it was going to cut their bodies apart. Their faces changed drastically, and they stepped back one after another to make way.
Lu Yi faced the rain of swords calmly. With a casual stroke of his hand, an immortal sword curtain emerged, like a golden barrier, blocking in front of him.
The sword rain that fell on the barrier could only cause a few ripples but could not make the barrier shake at all.
When the rain of swords dissipated, the barrier still stood.
This made Feng Mingming's pupils shrink and his expression became more solemn.
The Taihuang Sword Sect's swordsman nearby also had a changing expression and cried out in surprise.
"The Great Emperor's Sword Rain was blocked so easily?!"
"Impossible! Senior brother's sword intent is close to 80%, reaching the great perfection realm, but he can't break this kid's sword curtain?!"
The monks next to him were also extremely shocked.
"This is incredible... Feng Mingming is the most talented swordsman of the younger generation of the Taihuang Sword Sect, and can even be compared with the older generation of Dongxu cultivators. In a sword intent contest, he is actually inferior to a Jindan sword cultivator?"
"Who exactly is this Jindan sword cultivator? With such sword power, I'm afraid he won't be worse than Jian Ruyu and Wang Qifeng, right?"
Many monks were talking about it, their faces full of curiosity.
Lu Yi looked at Feng Mingming and chuckled, "My fellow Taoist, I also have a sword. How about you take a look?"
As he spoke, Lu Yi pointed his finger and a golden sword light shot out, shooting towards Feng Mingming.
Feng Mingming only felt that a tremendous sword intent was surging towards him, and he felt that it was irresistible.
Cold sweat broke out on his back and he let out a low roar. The bright yellow sword light was as dazzling as the sun. He condensed a sword and shield in front of him, trying to block the golden sword light.
The golden sword light and the sword shield collided with each other, and a roar sounded. Many cultivators only felt their ears buzzing. The sword energy raged like a sharp blade approaching their bodies, making these cultivators with strong sword intent feel a stinging pain all over their bodies.
They couldn't help but retreat again and again, looking at the collision in horror.
Soon, they saw that the golden sword light was incredibly tough and sharp. It only lasted for a few breaths before it broke through the sword shield that Feng Mingming had condensed with all his strength and shot towards Feng Mingming.
The golden sword light stopped when it approached Feng Mingming's chest, and then dissipated.
Lu Yi smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist Feng Mingming, I appreciate your concession."
Feng Mingming's expression was stiff. He raised his head silently and looked at Lu Yi: "Who are you? Your sword power is so flexible that even Jian Ruyu and Wang Qifeng can't compare to you, right?"
Jian Ruyu beside him smiled and said, "My junior brother and I had a sparring match several years ago, and I lost at that time."
Hearing this, everyone was even more surprised.
No one had expected that the young genius of the Divine Sword Sect would have lost to this Jindan cultivator who not many people knew a few years ago.
Feng Mingming silently glanced at Jian Ruyu, his face not looking good. If Jian Ruyu had said it earlier, he would definitely not have fought with Lu Yi. Isn't this asking for trouble? Jian Ruyu didn't care and smiled, "Junior brother, let's go in."
Lu Yi nodded slightly, and continued to go deeper with Ming Lao and the other two.
Feng Mingming and several Taihuang Sword Sect cultivators exchanged a glance and followed.
Their sword intent cultivation is quite good and they will not stop at this area. The reason they stopped here is entirely because they are curious about why Lu Yi entered the kendo stage without concentrating his sword intent before, and they just want to test Lu Yi's background.
Soon, they continued to go deeper into the kendo arena.
As they went deeper into the kendo arena, the sword intent became stronger and stronger. Lu Yi didn't feel anything, but most sword practitioners could not resist it and stopped there.
Only cultivators whose sword intent has reached more than 70% can go deeper.
At this point, most of them are sword cultivators of the older generation. There are only a few sword cultivators of the younger generation. In addition to Lu Yi, Jian Ruyu and Feng Mingming, there is another sword cultivator with ordinary looks, with transparent sword light surrounding his body, and even a strange aura similar to the pressure of heaven.
He is Wang Qifeng, who is known as the evildoer of the Divine Sword Sect together with Jian Ruyu.
In Lu Yi's perception, Wang Qifeng's sword intent is slightly stronger than Jian Ruyu's, at more than 80%, but not much stronger.
In addition to him, there are several talented disciples from the powerful sword sects in the Eastern Region. Even if they are not as good as the Divine Sword Sect, they are not far behind, and their cultivation is all at the Nascent Soul stage.
If one can reach 70% of the sword intent in the Nascent Soul stage, looking into the future, he can expect to achieve Mahayana, and he may not be unable to accomplish the tribulation. These are all candidates for the top powerful sword cultivators in the Eastern Region in the future.
At this point, they were already close to the core area of the Kendo Arena, and it was becoming difficult for each cultivator to resist.
The sword practitioners who had reached 70% of their sword intent stopped one after another and sharpened themselves with the sword intent on the sword arena, while discussing swordplay with practitioners who had similar comprehension of sword intent.
There were less than twenty people left to move forward. After advancing for a distance, even Jian Ruyu felt overwhelmed at this point. The jade sword dragon could shatter at any time. Her pretty face was pale and sweat appeared on her forehead.
Jian Ruyu exhaled, looked at Lu Yi and smiled: "Senior sister can only stay here, you go by yourself."
The old man Ming beside him also felt a great deal of pressure, frowning: "Lu boy, this old man can only stop here."
In addition to the two of them, Wang Qifeng, Feng Mingming, and even many sword cultivators in the Dongxu realm also stopped. Even they felt a great deal of pressure.
The only monks still standing, besides Lu Yi, were two middle-aged men and a beautiful woman.
The aura of these three people is as deep as the sea, and they are all in the Void Realm.
The Divine Sword Sect stipulates that only sword cultivators at the Void Realm and below can step onto the sword arena. The spiritual energy of the combined cultivators is too strong, and even if the pressure of the sword intent is suppressed, they cannot feel the pressure of the sword, and it will not have any effect on sharpening the sword.
Otherwise, even if it is a sword cultivator at the fusion realm, there might be strong ones coming to the kendo stage.
The sword skills of these three sword cultivators in the Cave Void Realm are extremely powerful. Lu Yi can sense that their sword intent has exceeded 90%.
I'm afraid that coming to the Kendo Arena is to sharpen oneself with the sword's will and hone one's sword's will to perfection.
Although Lu Yi did not know these three people, he was able to comprehend this kind of sword intent in the Dongxu realm, and he was probably a peerless figure in the Eastern Region.
At this moment, three peerless swordsmen in the Dongxu realm looked at Lu Yi with extremely complicated expressions.
After all, Lu Yi's cultivation was only at the Golden Core stage, yet at this moment he was standing with the three Dongxu cultivators.
Not only them, but also the sword cultivators outside the sword arena were extremely shocked at this moment. They could not imagine that a Jindan cultivator could surpass a large number of Dongxu cultivators in sword intent and reach such a level.
The three Dongxu monks looked at Lu Yi with very gentle expressions. After all, Lu Yi's talent was too good. Such talent in swordsmanship was simply appalling.
The beautiful woman carried a delicate sword on her back and chuckled, "Little guy, can you go any deeper?"
The other two also looked at Lu Yi.
Lu Yi smiled and nodded: "I can still travel with the three seniors."
“Hahahaha! Such a swordsmanship prodigy has appeared in our Eastern Region. This is cause for celebration.” A handsome middle-aged man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes laughed loudly. With a heroic spirit, he said with a smile: “In that case, let’s continue to go deeper.”
(End of this chapter)
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